The Great Lakes
Driving plan
- Day 1 Land at Chicago O'Hare (ORD), drive to Chicago
About 30 km (20 mi), 40 min - 1 Chicago, IL · Days 1–3 · 3 nights
- Day 4 Chicago, drive to Holland
About 240 km (150 mi), 3 h - 2 Holland, MI · Day 4 · 1 night
- Day 5 Holland, drive to Traverse City
About 270 km (170 mi), 3 h 10 min - 3 Traverse City, MI · Days 5–6 · 2 nights
- Day 7 Traverse City, drive to Mackinaw City
About 190 km (120 mi), 2 h 30 min - 4 Mackinaw City, MI · Days 7–8 · 2 nights
- Day 9 Mackinaw City, drive to Frankenmuth
About 330 km (200 mi), 3 h 30 min - 5 Frankenmuth, MI · Day 9 · 1 night
- Day 10 Frankenmuth, drive to Detroit
About 150 km (90 mi), 1 h 50 min - 6 Detroit, MI · Days 10–11 · 2 nights
- Day 12 Detroit to Detroit airport (DTW), fly home to Amsterdam
About 40 km (20 mi), 30 min
In all: about 1,250 km, 15 h 10 min, 7 days with a drive.