American West / 15 Days

Season : Unique , High , Middle , Low , * Extra , Currency : USD

Price Includes:

Europamundo General Services

Travel by bus with English speaking guide
Basic travel insurance, and breakfast buffet
*Includes arrival transfer

Excursion:

Golden Gate y Sausalito in San Francisco.

City tour in :

Los Angeles, San Diego, San Francisco.

Evening Transfer:

Santa Monica in Los Angeles
Long Beach in Los Angeles
Barrio de Gas Lamp Quarter in San Diego
Downtown y Strip in Las Vegas
Little Italy in San Francisco.

Transfer:

Outlet in Las Vegas.

Ticket admission:

Parque Nacional in Colorado Canyon
Parque Nacional in Death Valley
Parque Nacional in Great Sequoia National Park
Parque Nacional in Yosemite

Funicular:

Palm Springs in Palm Springs.

1 Almuerzo o Cena Incluido en:

Death Valley.

Expected Hotels:

Los Angeles

HILTON LOS ANGELES AIRPORT (****)
FOUR POINTS BY SHERATON LAX (****)

San Diego

WYNDHAM GARDEN SAN DIEGO (***)

Lauglin

GOLDEN NUGGET LAUGHLIN (****)

Flagstaff

FAIRFIELD INN BY MARRIOTT FLAGSTAFF (***)

Las Vegas

LUXOR HOTEL & CASINO LAS VEGAS (****)
EXCALIBUR HOTEL & CASINO LAS VEGAS (****)

Bakersfield

ROSEDALE HOTEL (***)

Fresno

RAMADA UNIVERSITY HOTEL FRESNO (***)

San Francisco

BEST WESTERN PLUS AMERICANIA (***)
HOTEL WHITCOMB SAN FRANCISCO (***)
COVA HOTEL SAN FRANCISCO (***)

San Luis Obispo

HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS SAN LUIS OBISPO (***)

Itinerary

Day 1: WED. Los Angeles

TODAY’S HIGHLIGHTS: Arrival.

Arrival and transfer to hotel. In the afternoon, our guide will contact you with general information about the city. Later, we will visit Santa Monica and wander through its busy streets filled with restaurants.

Day 2: THU. Los Angeles

TODAY’S HIGHTLIGHTS: City tour of Los Angeles. Afternoon transfer to Long Beach.

After breakfast, organising of a comprehensive tour of this enormous city. We will visit El Pueblo, the old part of the city, founded in 1781, and now a national monument. Then we go on to the Griffith Observatory where there is a fantastic view of the city of Los Angeles and the famous Hollywood sign. Afterwards, we set out for Beverly Hills, the “glamorous” Sunset Boulevard, and lastly, Hollywood Boulevard where visitors will be able to see the Walk of Fame with the stars that decorate one of the most famous sidewalks in the world, and take pictures of the Grauman´s Chinese Theatre and Kodak Theater, where the Oscar award ceremony is held. Rest of the day free to stroll about and visit the museums and shops. In the afternoon, transfer to Long Beach, where the palm trees blend in among the glass buildings. Free time in Shoreline Village to explore and have supper in one of its busy restaurants opposite the Queen Mary ocean liner.

Day 3: FRI. Los Angeles

TODAY’S HIGHLIGHTS: Discover yourself the charms of the city.

Free day. Visitors who wish to may visit DISNEYLAND or take a tour of the Universal Film Studios

Day 4: SAT. Los Angeles- San Diego

TODAY’S HIGHLIGHTS: City tour of San Diego. Evening transfer to Gaslamp Quarter.

After breakfast, we leave for San Diego. After visiting the Old Town, with its Mexican atmosphere that reminds us that we are near its borders, we take a tour of the city centre. We will pass through Balboa Park, with its Spanish colonial architecture and museums, cross the bridge to the exclusive Coronado Island with its hotels and views, and reach the Landing Dock, with its historical boats overlooking the bay. Another option is to visit the famous San Diego zoo. In the evening, transfer to the Gaslamp Quarter, one of the busiest spots on the West Coast.

Day 5: SUN. San Diego- Palm Springs- Laughlin

TODAY’S HIGHLIGHTS: Funicular climb in Palm Springs. Desert landscape.

After breakfast, we leave for Palm Springs. This oasis, with its palm trees, is a pleasant, quiet resort and the habitual residence of many film stars. On our arrival, we visit the famous Palm Springs funicular railway that crosses a drop of almost 2000 metres. From the top, there is a marvellous view of Coachella Valley. Then we can wander through the streets and visit the art galleries and boutiques. After enjoying some free time, we leave the luxury and Green golf courses behind and cross the desert, reaching Laughlin in the afternoon. Accommodation in the hotel on the Banks of the Colorado River.

Day 6: MON. Lauglin- Rota 66- Canyon do Colorado- Flagstaff

TODAY’S HIGHLIGHTS: Famous Route 66. Grand Canyon and its impressive views.

In the morning after breakfast, we visit Arizona, stopping at Seligman, on the famous Route 66, before continuing to the Grand Canyon, one of nature’s wonders and a symbol of the American West. Arrival mid-morning, including admission to the park. Visit with our guide by coach to the Bright Angel View Point, followed by Mathers Point, an impressive viewpoint more than 2000 metres above the river. As an option, passengers can enjoy an outing in a plane. In the late afternoon, transfer to the hotel.

Day 7: TUE. Flagstaff- Las Vegas

TODAY’S HIGHLIGHTS: Visit the Downtown and Strip in Las Vegas.

After breakfast, we leave for Nevada, visiting the Hoover Dam on our way, before stopping for lunch. Then we continue to LAS VEGAS. In the afternoon, visit to the Downtown area and the famous Strip, the avenue that is filled with all the hotels, casinos and shows that have converted this city into a spectacular theme park.

Day 8: WED. Las Vegas

TODAY’S HIGHLIGHTS: Transfer to outlet in Las Vegas

After breakfast, transfer to one of the most famous outlets in the city. Free afternoon and evening to go to any one of the many shows, concerts, theatres or the marvellous “Cirque Du Soleil”

Day 9: THU. Las Vegas- Death Valley- Bakersfield

TODAY’S HIGHLIGHTS: Visit Death Valley, desert, ancient salt lakes and the lowest spot in Usa

After breakfast, we set out early on a different stage to cross Death Valley, the largest natural park in the USA, with impressive, rugged scenery. We will stop to take pictures at the famous Zabriskie Point, with the remains of ancient salt lakes, and pay a visit to the lowest spot in the USA: Badwater, which is 85 metres below sea level. Before leaving the park, we will enjoy a typical Far West lunch. Then we cross the central mountain system and travel along the edge of Lake Isabella to BAKERSFIELD.

Day 10: FRI. Bakersfield-Gran Sequoya Park- Fresno

TODAY’S HIGHLIGHTS: Amazing forests with its sequoias.

After breakfast, we set out on a journey with scenery that is completely unlike what we saw the day before. We leave the desert behind us and enter one of the most impressive forests in the USA, inhabited by an exception species: Giant Sequoias. Visit to the Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Park. Visitors can take pictures of the General Sherman, the largest tree in the world, among others, and stroll amidst these giants of nature. Then we continue to Fresno.

Day 11: SAT. Fresno- Yosemite- San Francisco

TODAY’S HIGHLIGHTS: Yosemite National Park. Waterfalls and mountain landscapes

After breakfast, we head for another important national park: Yosemite. Its awesome precipices, waterfalls and vegetation make it one of the most beautiful mountain landscapes in the world. We will visits its most important icons: the Captain, the Half Dome and its waterfalls. Free time for lunch. In the afternoon, we continue to SAN FRANCISCO where we arrive in the late afternoon.

Day 12: SUN. San Francisco

TODAY’S HIGHLIGHTS: City tour of San Francisco.

Evening transfer to North Beach, “Little Italy” After breakfast, city tour, passing through the Financial District, Union Square and its trams, the District Theatre, Nob Hill, the winding, colourful Lombard Street, Grace Cathedral, the famous Chinatown and the historical hippie quarter Haight-Ashbury. Then we can admire a panoramic view from the hill of Twin Peaks, and take a picture of the Golden Gate from the Palace of Fine Arts. Afterwards, we visit Fisherman´s Wharf, which, together with Pier 39, complete the seaside leisure offering. Free afternoon to take a boat trip on the fabulous bay. In the evening, transfer to North Beach, “Little Italy”, site of the real nightlife of the city, which has many restaurants.

Day 13: MON. San Francisco.

TODAY’S HIGHLIGHTS: Cross the Golden Gate and visit Sausalito.

After breakfast, excursion to the Golden Gate, where visitors can take pictures. We cross the bridge that spans San Francisco Bay and head for Sausalito, with its wonderful views, art galleries and Victorian houses along the sea promenade, where there are many memorable restaurants. Free time for the rest of the afternoon.

Day 14: TUE. San Francisco- Monterey- Carmel- San Luis Obispo

TODAY’S HIGHLIGHTS: Monterey’s jetty. Carmel, and elegant tourist resort.

After breakfast, we leave for Monterey and take a walk along its jetty and then carry on to Cannery Row, with its old canning factories, which have now been converted into restaurants and leisure centres. After some free time, we continue to Carmel, an attractive tourist resort where we can look at its elegant shops and art galleries. We then continue to San Luis Obispo, a pretty summer town on the coast.

Day 15: WED. San Luis Obispo- Solvang- Santa Barbara- Los Angeles

TODAY’S HIGHLIGHTS: Solvang a piece of Denmark. The Mission in Santa Barbara.

Breakfast and departure for Los Angeles, stopping on the way to visit Solvang, a surprising town that looks like a piece of Denmark planted in the centre of California. Then we head for Santa Barbara, with its impressive Mission and streets with their Mediterranean architecture, shops and restaurants. After some free time, we carry on to Los Angeles. Arrival and end of the trip.