The next tour will be our 30th Anniversary Youth Bus Tour for older ISKCON youth, ages 18 and up, with two buses, following the Ratha-yatra festival circuit in North America, starting in early June, and ending in mid August. 

Cost:

Tour cost per person is $2400 for the ten-week tour across North America, with an early bird discount of $450, at $1950 if you apply early and pay your non-refundable deposit by April 15, and your full tour fees before May 15.

There is a half tour option, for either the first half (Atlanta through Toronto), or the second half (Toronto through Miami), at a per person cost of $1800, with an early bird discount of $350, at $1450 if you apply early and pay your non-refundable deposit by April 15, and your full tour fees before May 15.

After you have applied via the application form and received an acceptance letter from the organizers, you will need to pay a non-refundable deposit of 50% of the shared per person cost of the tour to reserve your spot. This can be paid in US$ funds via PayPal, Zelle, WISE, money order, bank transfer, check or similar.

The per-person cost of the tour is based on actual costs for transportation, accommodation, food, activities, shared among the participants. The organizers and bus drivers volunteer their time as a labor of love to inspire youth in Krishna consciousness. 

Tour Schedule:

The tour will leave from Alachua, FL and travel across the United States and Canada, following the Ratha-yatra festival circuit, from early June through mid August of 2026. You will need a passport valid at least six months past the date you will enter Canada (early July). Please check your passport expiration date and begin the renewal process now, if needed.

The tour will depart from Alachua, Florida, on June 6, 2026, and return back to Alachua the evening of August 12, 2026. The midway point will be Toronto Ratha-yatra, July 11-12, 2026.  We will be attending Ratha-yatra festivals in Atlanta, New York, Harrisburg, Chicago, Boston, Montreal, Toronto, Red Deer (Alberta), Vanvouver and Los Angeles. Along the way we will visit ISKCON temples including Atlanta, New Vrindaban, Philadelphia, Gita Nagari, Chicago, Naperville, Detroit, Boston, Montreal, Toronto, Thunder Bay, Winnipeg, Edmonton, Calgary, Sharanagati, Vancouver, San Diego, Los Angeles, Tucson, Houston, New Talavana, Miami and Alachua. We will be participating in daily spiritual morning and evening programs, go on Harinama Sankirtana along with book distribution in major cities, hike in national parks including Banff, Redwoods, Yosemite, Grand Canyon, Carlsbad Caverns, camp at scenic spots, swim at rivers, lakes and ocean beaches, go whitewater rafting in the Canadian Rocky Mountains, snorkeling the coral reef off the Florida Keys, tour Monument Valley with Navajo native guides, and forge meaningful friendships with devotee peers. 

This will be the epic adventure of a lifetime. It has been eleven years since we last embarked on such a tour, and it will likely be another ten years (for our 40th anniversary in 2035) before we’ll do this again. Normally we split the summer break between the younger boys and girls tours, and we bring older youth on the Mexico Bus Tour during the winter break.  

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