Itinerary
- Tour
Highlight :
- San Diego
- Tijuana
- Phoenix
- Sedona
- Grand Canyon
- Route 66
- Las Vegas
- Mojave
Desert
- Sieera
Nevada Mountains
- Yosemite
National Park
- San
Francisco
- Santa
Barbara /
Carpinteria
- Los Angeles
(Anaheim)
- Day 1 - Los Angeles
(Anaheim) to San
Diego Hotel ( D )
Meet up
with your Contiki
Crew and head south
to San Diego. You’ll
check out Tijuana in
Mexico, on the other
side of the world’s
busiest border
crossing before
enjoying the Gaslamp
Quarter’s lively
nightlife.
Please Note: As of April 30 2008,
visits to Tijuana
have been suspended
due to safety
concerns.
- Day 2 -
San Diego Hotel ( B )
Today
discover what
“America’s Finest
City” has to offer –
70 miles of beaches,
a world famous zoo,
sailors, surfers,
shopping, and not to
mention some of the
world's finest
weather.
- Day 3 - San Diego to
Phoenix Hotel ( B )
Leave the beach
behind and head
toward Phoenix, a
metropolitan desert
oasis. Spend the
night in the hip
college town of
Tempe.
- Day 4 -
Phoenix to Grand
Canyon Cabin ( B ) ( D )
From the ‘Valley of
the Sun’ journey to
the majestic Grand
Canyon with a stop
in idyllic Sedona,
nestled in ‘red-rock
country.’
- Day 5 - Grand
Canyon National Park Cabin ( B )
Hike, walk, or take
an optional flight
for an up close and
personal experience
with this phenomenal
natural wonder.
- Day 6 - Grand
Canyon to Las Vegas Hotel ( D )
Get your kicks on
Route 66 as you head
toward the bright
lights of Las Vegas.
- Day 7 - Las
Vegas Hotel ( B )
It’s all glitz and
glamour as you hang
out on the ‘Strip’,
relax by the pool,
or hit up Sin City’s
flashiest party hot
spots.
- Day 8 - Las
Vegas to Yosemite
Gateway Hotel ( D )
Say goodbye to the
party in the desert
and hello to the
adventures awaiting
you in the wilds of
the Sierra Nevada
Mountains.
* Days 8 - 11
: Your
Chance to Ski Lake
Tahoe! Hotel ( D )
( B ) ( B )
Dec 2009 to Mar
2010 winter
departures visit
Lake Tahoe, where we
offer you the
opportunity to ski
or board for two
full days.
- Day 9 -
Yosemite National
Park Hotel ( B )
Enjoy the diverse
beauty of this
treasured national
park, from its
mountains and
meadows to its
waterfalls,
wildflowers, and
world-famous rock
formations, like El
Capitan. Hike and
bike around (weather
permitting) to soak
it all up.
- Day 10 -
Yosemite Gateway to
San Francisco Hotel ( B )
Head down out of the
mountains and cross
the Golden Gate
bridge right into
the rollicking ‘City
by the Bay’.
- Days 11 &12 -
San Francisco Hotel ( B ) ( D )
Get exploring in
this beautiful,
exciting, and
cosmopolitan city
for two great days.
Ride the famous
cable cars, shop in
trendy Union Square,
feel the hippie vibe
in Haight-Ashbury,
tour Alcatraz
Island, or stroll
through Golden Gate
Park.
- Day 13 - San
Francisco to
Carpinteria via
Santa Barbara Hotel ( D )
Journey south to the
lush, sun-drenched
American Riviera.
Kick back on
gold-sand beaches
and hit the shops
and galleries in
Santa Barbara before
a night’s stay in
the beautiful
coastal town of
Carpinteria.
- Day 14 -
Carpinteria to Los
Angeles (Anaheim) ( B )
Stop in showy
Hollywood, the land
of dreams, before
the tour ends and
it’s time to say
farewell to your new
friends.
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