Great Cities of the West (2024)

Jour 1

Welcome. Transfer to hotel and free time. You will receive information for the start of your circuit in the afternoon, or through the information signs located at the hotel reception. In the afternoon, we include a visit to the Downtown and the famous Strip, the avenue with the hotels, casinos and shows that have converted this city into a genuine theme part for adults. At night, we are offered an optional tour to see the Lights of Las Vegas.

Jour 2

We left early to Arizona, stop at SELIGMAN, located in the historic Route 66, before continuing to the COLORADO CANYON. One of the great natural wonders of the world and symbol of the American West. Arrival mid-morning, entrance included to the park. With our guide and on our bus, we will visit the Bright Angel View Point, and then the Mather Point, impressive viewpoints more than 2000 meters above the river. Optionally, passengers can take an excursion by plane. At the end of the afternoon, transfer to the hotel.

Jour 3

After breakfast we leave for Nevada, passing by the Hoover Dam on our way, we will observe from the bus (without stopping), and stop for lunch. Then we continue to LAS VEGAS. In the afternoon, we include transportation to one of the city’s most popular outlets. Free night to attend one of the shows: Concerts, theaters or the wonderful Cirque Du Soleil.

Jour 4

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.Note: from June to October Death Valley is replaced by Calico Ghost Town due to high temperatures and park closures.

Jour 5

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 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.

Jour 6

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.

Jour 7

We include a city tour after breakfast. We will visit the Financial District, Union Square and its streetcars, the Theatre District, Nob Hill, the zigzaggy and flowery Lombard Street, Grace Cathedral, its famous Chinatown, the historic Haight Ashbury district, birthplace of the hippie movement. We will enjoy a panoramic view from Twin Peaks. We will take photos of the Golden Gate Bridge from the Palace of Fine Arts. We will go to Ghirardelly Square and finish our tour at the Fisherman´s Wharf and Pier 39, thus completing our seaside leisure offer. Free afternoon during which you may go on a boat tour of the fabulous bay. We include night transportation to North Beach, ¨Little Italy¨, the city’s true nightlife hub which offers a wide range of restaurants.

Jour 8

TODAY’S HIGHLIGHTS: Monterey’s jetty. Carmel, and elegant tourist resort. After breakfast we leave for Monterey, with time to walk along Cannery Row, with its old canning factories, now converted into restaurants and leisure venues. After spending some free time in the city, we set out for Carmel, an attractive tourist resort where we can visit its elegant shops and art galleries. Then we continue our journey to San Luis Obispo, a pleasant town to overnight.

Jour 9

Breakfast and departure towards LOS ANGELES. We will stop to see SANTA BARBARA, with its impressive Mission and its streets of Mediterranean architecture with shops and restaurants. After some free time, we continued to Los Angeles. Accommodation. At the end of the afternoon we include a transfer to Downtown Disney to enjoy its lively streets and restaurants.

Jour 10

After breakfast we included a panoramic tour of this extensive city. Tour including music center, civic center and financial center, via LA Live & Staples Center. We continue along Wilshire Boulevard, heading west of the city, past the Korean Quarter and the Brea Ditch to reach Beverly Hills. Continue on Sunset Boulevard to reach Hollywood and find the Walk of Fame with its thousands of stars, the Dolby Theater, Chinese Theater and the Hollywood sign. Free time to walk and have lunch. Late in the afternoon, we include a transfer to Long Beach, where palm trees mix with the glass buildings, we will have some time in Shoreline Village to walk and dine in their lively restaurants across the Queen Mary transatlantic.

Jour 11

After breakfast, end of our services.