Explore two of America’s most famous cities and discover the awe-inspiring chasm that is perhaps nature’s greatest wonder.

This hugely popular itinerary begins in the glittering make-believe world of Los Angeles, home to the star-studded streets of Hollywood, and takes you right to the edge of one of the world’s most majestic natural sights – the breathtaking Grand Canyon. See the sun rise above the Canyon, spend four fun-filled nights in the Nevada Desert’s oasis of colour and opulence, Las Vegas, and perhaps join optional excursions to visit Santa Monica or take to the skies above the Grand Canyon or Las Vegas’ dazzling skyline. It promises to be a fascinating tour, and a great introduction to the USA.

What You’ll Love

• See the Grand Canyon, and stay to watch the sun rise
• A full-day tour of sun-kissed San Diego
• Four nights to enjoy extraordinary Las Vegas and some unforgettable optional excursions
• Eight nights’ room-only accommodation in a series of good quality hotels in Buena Park (3 nights), Grand Canyon (1) and Las Vegas (4), plus one night on the aircraft
• Return flights to Los Angeles
• Visit Hollywood, the movie capital of the world
• Comfortable, air-conditioned coach travel and transfers
• Fully escorted by a friendly, experienced tour manager

Alternative Departures

• Flights also available from other UK airports –  London Heathrow – click here for more information on available dates and prices.

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Itinerary

Day One – Fly to Los Angeles

Fly to California’s largest city, meet your tour manager and make the short transfer to your hotel in Southern LA, by coach. Rest and relax after the journey, and enjoy the first of three evenings in the City of Angels.

Day Two – Included visit to San Diego

Join today’s excursion to the laid-back Pacific city of San Diego, the epitome of Southern California
living. Here, the highlights of your guided tour will include the restored Downtown area, the historic Santa Fe Railroad Depot, and the Gaslamp District’s wonderful collection of arts and crafts stores, specialist boutiques and places to eat.

You’ll return to LA to spend a second evening enjoying the warmth and excitement of the city.

Day Three – Optional Santa Monica and Malibu tour

Today you’ll have time to rest and relax in the hotel and its surroundings, enjoying the sunshine for which southern California is renowned, or to join our optional excursion to Santa Monica.

Stroll down Santa Monica’s ocean-front boardwalk, see the pier and Ferris wheel, and enjoy the exceptional shopping on Third Street Promenade. Take a seat in a beachfront café to watch LA life as it jogs, cycles or skates its health-obsessed way down towards Venice Beach, then follow the beautiful coast road west around the bay to Malibu, the exclusive beachside home to the stars of music and the movies.

Day Four – Travel to the Grand Canyon

Journey east into the Nevada Desert, heading for the spectacular Grand Canyon, close to which you’ll spend the night.

Day Five – Watch the sun rise over the Grand Canyon

Wake early, this morning, to witness the breathtaking sight as the sun rises over the Grand Canyon – one of nature’s most unforgettable sights. Later, perhaps take an optional helicopter flight over the chasm to marvel at the almost incomprehensible vastness of it all.

You’ll then continue through the awe-inspiring desert landscape, to Las Vegas, your base for the next four nights. Waste no time in familiarising yourself with your glittering, neon-lit surroundings – every bit as surreal as the Canyon’s glories.

Days Six to Eight – At leisure in Las Vegas

Spend three days discovering glittering, glorious Las Vegas and some of the extraordinary places that lie on its Nevada Desert doorstep.

Nothing prepares you for the glitz, glamour and sheer scale of this monument to man’s capacity for fun that seems to rise out of the desert floor, its towering hotels and gargantuan casinos reaching skywards, its streets – including the famous Strip – lined with colourful entertainment centres, stores, themed bars, and show lounges that have played host to generations of the entertainment industry’s most famous names.

Spend your days relaxing, checking out the city’s shopping malls or even heading for one of the resort’s many golf courses. Come sundown, try your luck – or watch others trying theirs – in a sparkling, state-of-the-art casino where you’ll find no end to the ways you can try your hand against Lady Luck. Wander up and down the Strip to see this unique place in all its colourful glory.

See the amazing displays of the Bellagio Hotel’s iconic dancing fountains, enjoy the special-effects-laden spectacle of a swashbuckling pirate adventure at Treasure Island, or take to the skies on an optional night-time helicopter ride over the Strip.

Day Nine – Visit Hollywood and fly home

Bid farewell to Vegas, heading for Hollywood, home to the stars of the silver screen and the world-famous heart of the modern movie industry. Look for your favourite star’s star on Hollywood Boulevard’s Walk of Fame, then continue to the airport to check in for your overnight flight home.

Day 10 – Arrive home

Arrive back in the UK, this morning, at the end of an exciting West Coast USA adventure.