WEST COAST USA
12D11N
Los Angeles - Las Vegas - San Francisco
Validity: Until December 2024
Minimum 2 pax
*Rates are subject to change and availability without prior notice.
Php 114,458 per pax
- Private, deluxe air-conditioned motorcoach while touring with free Wi-Fi.
- 11 Nights hotel accommodation in a Superior class category
- Los Angeles: Westin Bonaventure
- Palm Spring: Palm Springs Courtyard
- Scottsdale: The Saguaro Scottsdale
- Williams: La Quintina Inn and Suites - Grand Canyon Area
- Las Vegas: Sahara Las Vegas
- Tulare: Best Western Town and Country Lodge
- Merced: Days Inn by Wyndham Merced
- Meals mentioned in the program
- Sightseeing tours and admission fees
- Services on an English speaking guide
Day 1
ARRIVAL
Welcome to Los Angeles! Arrive, meet and transfer to your hotel
Day 2
LOS ANGELES
Begin the day with a sightseeing tour of Tinseltown. Drive through Hollywood and see the historic TCL Chinese Theatre. A historic gem, this world-famous cinema (formerly, Grauman’s) has hosted some of the most exclusive movie premieres in Hollywood history. The Dolby Theater (formerly the Kodak Theater) is the first permanent home of the glamorous Academy Awards. See the Hollywood Walk of Fame where iconic terrazzo stars grace block after city block of Hollywood Boulevard.
Explore The Original Farmers Market, with more than 140 shops and restaurants. The remainder of your day is at leisure, your tour director will have suggestions for further exploration of the city.
Day 3
LOS ANGELES - PALM SPRINGS
Journey to the desert oasis of Palm Springs. Ever since Hollywood stars first came here in the 1930s, laying claim to ranch-style estates and holding up in elite hotels, the clean, dry air and sunshine have made Palm Springs irresistible.
Day 4
PALM SPRINGS - SCOTTSDALE
Travel through cacti-covered desert toward Old Town Scottsdale, where Western storefronts create an aura of the past. Afterward, enjoy free time to explore a taste of the Old West, with restaurants, shopping, and Western bars. With wooden beams, wagon wheels, and cowboy hats abundant, you’ll feel like you’ve traveled back in time to the era of outlaws and saloons.
Day 5
SCOTTSDALE - SEDONA - GRAND CANYON NATIONAL
PARK - WILLIAMS
First stop today is a visit to Sedona, a center for Southwestern and New Age Arts. Climb through Oak Creek Canyon with its weather-sculpted formations of dramatic, color-tinted crags. Then pass by the San Francisco Mountains and beautiful pine forests to the South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park. For a once-in-a-lifetime experience, take our optional helicopter flightseeing excursion for incomparable views of flame-colored walls plunging 6,093 feet into the Colorado River. Stay overnight in Williams, a picturesque mountain town with Route 66 as its main street.
Day 6
WILLIAMS - LAS VEGAS
Cross the old Mohave gold-strike country, that still has traces of century-old ghost towns set in the natural desert beauty. Look out for Joshua trees, a species of the lily family that grows to 40 feet high and can live for more than 300 years. Today’s destination is the man-made oasis in the Nevada Desert that is Las Vegas, a fantastic city of feverish gambling, neon lights, and glamorous shows. An orientation tour upon arrival shows off many of the themed casino resorts along the colorful “Strip.”
Day 7
LAS VEGAS
The day is free for exploring on your own. Your tour director will recommend favorite restaurants and shopping areas.
Day 8
LAS VEGAS - TULARE
Departing the neon lights of Las Vegas, we continue across the desert landscape of Nevada before crossing into California. See the vast Mojave Desert, which covers one-fifth of California. Pass through the agricultural land and overnight in Tulare in the central San Joaquin Valley.
Day 9
TULARE - YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK - MERCED
This morning, we enter Yosemite National Park, a wonderland of spectacular lakes, giant granite domes, towering pinnacles, cascading waterfalls, and lush forests. Next, drive to Merced.
Day 10
MERCED - SAN FRANCISCO
This morning, we continue west to the “Golden Gate City” of San Francisco, famous for its cable cars. After lunch, included sightseeing takes in the spectacular Golden Gate Bridge, Nob Hill, and bustling Fisherman’s Wharf.
Day 11
SAN FRANCISCO
The day is free for you to explore more of this fascinating city. Choose from a variety of optional excursions or visit fascinating Alcatraz Prison. Get a close-up look at the infamous federal penitentiary that was off limits to the public for years.
NOTE:
Consider advance ticket purchase for Alcatraz Island with the National Park Service.Day 12
SAN FRANCISCO
Your vacation ends this morning. Transfer to airport
