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Western Highlights - San Francisco, Las Vegas, the Grand Canyon and Los Angeles
A true taste of California and beyond as we explore a selection of the National parks and iconic cities of the American west. We begin in stunning San Francisco, where you can enjoy the spectacular sights of America’s ‘most beautiful’ city. We then partake in an adventure to Yosemite National Park, where you’ll be treated to views of beautiful waterfalls, granite peaks and wonderful wildlife. Heading to lively Las Vegas, we visit the marvellous Grand Canyon, where you can choose to join a helicopter trip over the spectacular sight that has been carved by the Colorado River. From Las Vegas we head to Los Angeles, where we visit Hollywood, Santa Monica and Beverly Hills. You will also have the opportunity to see San Diego, Monterey and Carmel, making for the ultimate American holiday experience.
Tour Includes
- Flights to San Francisco and from Los Angeles with one checked-in suitcase
- Airport transfers in the USA
- Fully escorted in the USA by a Tour Manager
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Itinerary
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Fly to the USA and welcome to San Francisco!
The California Gold Rush of 1849 transformed this small, sleepy village into a bustling port nicknamed “City by the Bay.” Its cosmopolitan flair and breathtaking view of the bay attracts visitors from all over the world. San Francisco ranks as one of America’s most popular destinations for American and foreign visitors alike.
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Experience for yourself why so many people leave their hearts in San Francisco. A half-day city tour will introduce you to many sights and sounds of the city. Hear the horns of ships leaving from the Bay to faraway places, see shoppers rush by on busy Union Square, and listen to the cable car operators clanging their bells.
The afternoon is yours to cruise the bay, shop, ride the cable cars or just stroll and explore the streets. Your ATI Tour Director will be on hand to assist you in planning your activities in the city.
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Leave San Francisco and drive on to Yosemite National Park. Drive through California’s Central Valley, where extensive irrigation projects turned the region into an agricultural wonder, unequaled on the North American continent. Over 240 different crops are grown here, including almonds, oranges, and grapes.
Later, we arrive in Yosemite National Park, which is home to the truly spectacular collection of waterfalls, majestic granite formations such as El Capitan and Half Dome, and remarkable wildlife.
We will explore the park by motorcoach, but you will also have time on the valley floor to enjoy the spectacular scenery. Overnight in Fresno.
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Get an early start this morning for the drive south through the Central Valley and over the mountains into the rugged Mojave Desert.
Continue east and you will immediately notice you have entered Nevada. Casinos at the state line greet weary interstate travelers on both sides of the road. A few more miles and there it is, like a mirage in the desert: the entertainment capital of the world, Las Vegas. Once a small settlement, founded as a farming center, it fleetingly boomed during the silver rush of the 1860s. Today, Las Vegas is one of the great gambling capitals of the world, with sensational entertainment and famous shows.
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Today, you can choose to spend the day how you wish – maybe do a little shopping at one of the fine shopping outlets in Las Vegas, lounge by the hotel pool, or join an optional tour.
One of the possibilities would be a trip to Death Valley National Park. The lowest (below sea level) and hottest region in the western hemisphere.
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Continue the adventure as you travel north bound through the Mojave Desert towards the neighboring state of Arizona, which is then followed almost immediately by the state of Utah.
Traveling through the Virgin River Gorge you can see how the scenery changes from a desert to a mountainous plateau. Once you have entered the state of Utah also known as the Beehive State and headquarters to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, also known as the Mormon Church, the elevation will rise as well to an average of 6000 feet.
For the next couple of days we will visit the Colorado Plateau, home to several national parks including our destination today, Bryce Canyon.
Enjoy the spectacular views of Bryce and Inspiration points where you see how the canyon is filled with numerous Hoo-doos, a Pillar of Rock.
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After Leaving Bryce Canyon travel through the community of Kanab, where at one time the movie industry was alive and cowboys like Roy Rogers, John Wayne, and Ronald Reagan, just to name a few, filmed the old western movies with the beautiful scenery of Kanab as the background, giving the town its nickname “Little Hollywood”
After Page Arizona, we enter the Navajo Indian Reservation, where this ancient culture remains through today a fascinating one. See the original homes of the Navajo’s known as the Hogan, the vast and spread-out lands, the magnificent color formation where certain regions are knows as the painted desert.
Once we have travelled through, we enter the Grand Canyon National Park, one of the 7 natural wonders of the world. Consult your Tour Director about a helicopter flight above the canyon and experience the canyon from a bird’s eye view.
Overnight in the historic Route 66 community of Williams.
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After experiencing historic Williams, Arizona, once a thriving railroad community connecting east and westbound train travelers but also the start and end station of the Grand Canyon Railway, it is now time to travel onto Historic Route 66 and relive the 50ies and 60ies, by stopping in one of last remain historic towns, Seligman. If souvenir shopping is on your mind, this is where you find them ranging from road signs to T-shirts displaying the history of the Route.
Continue to Kingman, the largest community within the region, before returning into the state of Nevada after you have crossed the Colorado River.
Our overnight is in Laughlin named after Don Laughlin, once a land and business entrepreneur, who created the city of Laughlin, NV. Explore some of the Casinos tonight or perhaps just a relaxing stroll along the Colorado River.
An early start will take us back into the State of California and on our way to the desert Community of Palm Springs, where celebrities had their winter retreats when they wanted to escape the hustle and bustle of their busy Hollywood lifestyles of the 40ies through today. Palm Springs is also a community of Great classic Spanish Revival as well as Mid Century Modern architecture and great art festivals during the winter season.
We continue to our last destination, Los Angeles, where an orientation tour will commence upon arrival, focusing on neighborhoods of downtown Los Angeles, Hollywood and a bit of Beverly Hills before ending at our overnight hotel.
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Transfer to the airport for your overnight flight to the UK.
Arrival in the U.K.
All rooms have to be requested with our Partner, ATI, once we have confirmed your requirements we will send you a new confirmation invoice. ATI Terms and Conditions do not allow any name changes once your booking is confirmed.
This tour requires customers to have a certain degree of fitness as it is a very full itinerary. Wheelchairs must be prior approved by ATI. This is due to luggage space being at a premium on the coach. Customers are subject to 1 piece of hold luggage each, additional pieces are subject to approval by ATI and may be charged at a supplement. Passengers with medical conditions which impair their travels and may require assistance must make these conditions known at the time of booking. Tour Directors are not permitted to personally intervene or assist in medical emergencies, or assist passengers with prior medical conditions. Passengers with physical challenges must always travel with a companion who can assist them. All coaches are equipped with a lavatory. As facilities for properly serving the lavatory are extremely limited outside major metropolitan areas, the on-board lavatory is principally intended for emergency use. Of course, frequent stops are made throughout the day for the customers comfort. You may find that your tour coach does not have seat belts as American Law doesn't require them.
Please note, due to local laws at least one person in each room booked must be aged 21 years or over. Persons under 21 years of age cannot enter casinos (including those in hotels) alone in the USA and must be accompanied at all times by an adult aged 21 or over.
IMPORTANT VISA INFORMATION
Travel Authorisation via the Electronic System for Travel Authorisation (ESTA) is required prior to travelling to the U.S.A under the Visa Waiver Program, for which an additional charge is made.
Please note, it is important to stay up to date with the latest travel advice and entry requirements for your holiday, and it is your responsibility to ensure you hold the correct passport and visa required to enter the United States of America. If you are in any doubt, please contact the appropriate embassy. On receiving your travel documents, please make sure your name on your flight ticket exactly matches that on your passport and/ or visa.
It is your responsibility to ensure you hold the correct passport and visa (if required) to enter the United States of America. If you are in any doubt please contact the appropriate embassy.
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Accommodation
Throughout your holiday, you will stay at the hotels detailed below, or similar.You will stay for two nights in San Francisco at the Comfort Inn by the Bay and overnight in the Yosemite/Fresno area at the Wyndham Garden Fresno. In Las Vegas you will stay for three nights at the Excalibur Hotel, then one night each in Bryce View Lodge, Ramada by Wyndham Williams, Aquarius Hotel, Laughlin and Best Western Airport Plaza in Los Angeles.
All hotels are of European minimum 3-star standard.
Please note: due to local laws at least one person in each room booked must be 21 years of age or over.
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