Day 1 San Francisco
Day 2 San Francisco - Yosemite - Stevenson Ranch (587 miles)
Day 3 Stevenson Ranch - Las Vegas: (253 miles)
Day 4 Las Vegas - Hoover Dam - Las Vegas
Day 5 Las Vegas-Sedona-Page (352 miles)
Day 6 Page-Monument Valley Tribal Park-Page (146 miles)
Day 7 Antelope Canyon-Valley of Fire-Las Vegas (237 miles)
Day 1:
San Francisco
In the morning, we will tour San Francisco. We start our tour at the Fisherman's Wharf with a cruise in the world famous bay, under the Golden Gate Bridge and around the notorious Alcatraz Island. Return to Pier 39 for a leisurely lunch before an afternoon tour that takes in all the city's famous landmarks, including the Golden Gate Bridge, Union square, Chinatown and Nob Hill. Our tour ends with a night view of the city from the Bay Bridge.
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San Francisco, CA
San Francisco, the heart of central California's Bay Area, is famous for its iconic Golden Gate Bridge, its unique culture, and its position at the forefront of technological innovation. Beautiful weather and waterfront views await visitors as well!
Fisherman's Wharf
This San Francisco neighborhood is a popular tourist area due to its lovely scenery and abundance of shops, restaurants, museums, and other attractions. The area also hosts several annual events, such as a July 4th fireworks show.
Golden Gate Bridge
The iconic arches of San Francisco, California's Golden Gate Bridge are known the world over as a symbol of California and the San Francisco Bay area. From movies to postcards, the Golden Gate Bridge is an American icon.
Union Square
This California Historical Landmark has become a popular tourist destination for both its historical significance and its shops and culture. The square itself is a public plaza, and the neighborhood extends for several blocks around it.
San Francisco Bay Cruise
Take a boat ride around one of the most famous and historical bays in the United States, the famous San Francisco Bay. Guests can enjoy the scenic views of the Golden Gate Bridge and Angel Island.
Opening Hours: Closed on Christmas Day and New Year's Day
San Francisco Chinatown
San Francisco's incredibly famous Chinatown neighborhood in the oldest Chinatown in North America and the largest Chinese community outside of Asia. Established in 1848, this once-small enclave has grown to over 100,000 residents and draws tons of tourists annually.
Day 2:
San Francisco - Yosemite - Stevenson Ranch (587 miles)
Breakfast: Included (Continental)|Lunch: Excluded|Dinner: Excluded
Summer Route:After departing from San Francisco in the morning, we will make our to the magnificent Yosemite National Park. In winter we will visit to the world famous Hearst Castle. We will arrive in Stevenson Ranch, CA in the late evening and spend the night.
Winter Route: We start the day with a tour of Monterrey to include the wharf and Cannery Row after our tour we continue our tour of the beautifulCalifornia Coast with a visit to the town of Carmel. Enjoy
some free time to stroll in town and enjoy the beautiful
boutiques and galleries. We head south to the worldfamous
Route #1 where we get to see the spectacular
California coastline up close (small vehicles will travel the southern portion of route 1 while full size coaches
will travel the 17 mile drive exclusively). In the evening, drive south towards Las Vegas.
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Yosemite National Park, CA
Yosemite National Park in central California is best known for the amazing granite cliffs of the Yosemite Valley as well as the towering Yosemite Falls and Sequoias. Millions of people every year journey to this UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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San Simeon, CA
San Simeon is a town on the Pacific coast of San Luis Obispo County, California. Its position along State Route 1 is approximately halfway between Los Angeles and San Francisco, each of those cities being roughly 230 miles (370 km) away. A key feature of the area is Hearst Castle.
Hearst Castle
Hearst Castle is a mansion located on the central coast of California that is a National Historic Landmark. Built in 1919 for William Randolph Hearst, the mansion is more than 90,000 square feet in area.
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Stevenson Ranch, CA
This affluent community is north of Los Angeles in the Santa Clarita Valley. Many streets in town are named after famous authors, such s Poe Parkway, Faulkner Drive, and Hemingway Ave.
Day 3:
Stevenson Ranch - Las Vegas: (253 miles)
Breakfast: Included (Continental)|Lunch: Excluded|Dinner: Excluded
Today we will travel to Las Vegas, NV. We stop for lunch at the outlet mall in Barstow. Upon our arrival in the evening, we will take a tour of the Las Vegas Strip.
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Barstow, CA
Barstow serves as a civilized stop-over for off-road enthusiasts and desert adventurers and offers access to a very modest clutch of cultural sights. Find out and about a museum or two, including one with Route 66 as its focus, filming locations like Bagdad Cafe and quaint Calico Ghost Town.
Tanger Outlet Center
The Tanger Outlets in Barstow, California-- about halfway between Los Angeles and Las Vegas-- offer designer wares at bargain prices. Guests can enjoy discounts on everything from clothing to pocketbooks to electronics and so much more!
Duration: Approx. 2 Hours
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Las Vegas, NV
Las Vegas is known as the "Entertainment Capital of the World" for a good reason-- casinos and hotels line its streets, and visitors can gamble, see shows, and shop at virtually any hour of the day or night.
Las Vegas Strip
Home to fifteen of the world's twenty-five largest hotels, this four-mile stretch of road that cuts through the heart of Las Vegas is an oasis of non-stop entertainment in the middle of the desert.
Day 4:
Las Vegas - Hoover Dam - Las Vegas
Breakfast: Included (Continental)|Lunch: Excluded|Dinner: Excluded
After a leisurely breakfast, we leave Las Vegas and make our way to the Hoover Dam, understand how this man-made phenomenon was built and what it did to the area. After our visit, we head back to Las Vegas for a free afternoon to enjoy some of the many and unique attractions or popular shows that the city has to offer.
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Las Vegas, NV
Las Vegas is known as the "Entertainment Capital of the World" for a good reason-- casinos and hotels line its streets, and visitors can gamble, see shows, and shop at virtually any hour of the day or night.
Hoover Dam
The beautiful Hoover Dam is located 30 miles southeast of Las Vegas in the Black Canyon of the Colorado River. The massive concrete dam was a monumental undertaking built during the Great Depression and dedicated by Franklin Roosevelt himself.
Day 5:
Las Vegas-Sedona-Page (352 miles)
Breakfast: Included (Continental)|Lunch: Excluded|Dinner: Excluded
We start the day travelling across the Mojave Desert, and head up the Colorado Plateau and historic route 66, before arriving to Sedona. Drive the breathtaking scenic Oak Creek Canyon that descends 2000 feet (610 meters) to the valley floor. We stop for photos of the red rocks and surroundings at the Oak Creek Canyon overlook, and the slide rock state park. Enjoy a lunch break in Sedona where you can browse authentic Indian arts and crafts stores together with unique boutiques and galleries. After our break, we head out to the surrounding desert to visit the Chapel of the Holy Cross( self-guided visit using local
shuttle service), and enjoy panoramic views of the Sedona red
rock formations including Bell Rock, Courthouse Butte and
Cathedral rock.
In the late afternoon we depart the Sedona area to Page for
overnight.
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Sedona, AZ
This small city in the Verde Valley region of Arizona attracts visitors from all over with its gorgeous red sandstone rock formations. It is a popular place for outdoor recreational activities like hiking, biking, and mountain climbing.
Chapel of the Holy Cross
This church in Sedona was built over 18 months at a cost of $300,000 in 1956. Its design was inspired by the local rancher and sculptor Marguerite Brunswig Staude.
Opening Hours: 9:00am - 6:00pm
Day 6:
Page-Monument Valley Tribal Park-Page (146 miles)
Breakfast: Included (Continental)|Lunch: Excluded|Dinner: Excluded
We start the day heading into to the mighty Colorado River, for a visit to Horseshoe Bend. Next, we head to Monument Valley, taking a Jeep Tour led by a Navajo guide.. The tour will
take you down into the valley and you will experience firsthand
why the Navajo call this land “like no other place on earth”
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Page, AZ
Page is a city in Coconino County, Arizona, United States, near the Glen Canyon Dam and Lake Powell. Page was founded in 1957 as a housing community for workers and their families during the construction of nearby Glen Canyon Dam on the Colorado River.
Horseshoe Bend
Horseshoe Bend, located within the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area about 5 miles downriver from Lake Powell, is a sharp turn in the Colorado River that formed from erosion over the course of millions of years.
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Monument Valley Tribal Park, UT
Monument Valley in Arizona is home to exquisite desert scenery and immense geological formations that can be seen for miles around. The valley lies within the range of the Navajo Nation Reservation and is accessible from U.S. Highway 163.
Monument Valley Jeep Tour
This tour is an amazing way to see the wide expanses of Monument Valley, in the safety of an all-terrain Jeep. For about an hour and a half, you will explore off road.
Day 7:
Antelope Canyon-Valley of Fire-Las Vegas (237 miles)
Breakfast: Included (Continental)|Lunch: Excluded|Dinner: Excluded
Today, we will begin where "the water runs through the rocks," according to the local Navajo folklore. We will tour the lower Antelope Canyon before making our way back to Las Vegas. Along the way, we will stop for lunch before visiting the Valley of Fire. In the early evening, we will arrive in Las Vegas.
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Antelope Canyon, AZ
The most popular slot canyon in the American Southwest is Antelope Canyon, a sandstone formation formed by flood and rainwater. The canyon is located on a Navajo reservation, and has been made a Navajo Tribal Park.
Lower Antelope Canyon
The lower canyon is in the shape of a "V" and Longer, shallower than the Upper Antelope. Lighting is better in the early hours and late morning. It draws a considerable number of photographers.
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Valley of Fire State Park, NV
This park in the southeasternmost regions of Nevada gets its name from the way sunlight looks when reflected off the red sandstone formations. The brilliant dunes and rocks are more than 150 million years old.
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