The Great American Crossing
ESCORTED TOURING
Cross the vast lands of the America from east coast to west coast. Explore the birthplace of America visit the liberty bell and the nations capital in Washington D.C. Stroll through National Mall to witness its famous memorials, experience the most famous battle site in the American Civil War at Gettysburg. See the famous Mount Rushmore and its face carvings. Drive along the famous Route 66, take in the natural sights and array of landscapes in the worlds first national park in Yellowstone and explore Bryce Canyon National Park. For an urban experience tour the sights of Salt Lake City, Los Angeles and of course lose yourself in the bright lights of the fabulous Las Vegas.
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Day 1 : New York
Arrive in New York City and transfer independently to your hotel.
Hotel: The Lexington Hotel
Day 2 : Washington, D.C.
Depart for Philadelphia, spend the day seeing sights of the city. Then continue to the nation’s capital, Washington, D.C.
Hotel for 2 nights: Marriott Wardman Park
Day 3 : Washington, D.C.
Enjoy a city tour. Spend the remainder of the day exploring some of the many museums comprising the Smithsonian Institute or simply stroll the banks of the Potomac River.
Day 4 : Niagara Falls, Canada
Today, visit Gettysburg National Military Park, site of one of the most decisive battles during the American Civil War. Then travel through upstate New York to Buffalo and finally cross the international border into Canada.
Hotel: Best Western Cairn Croft
Day 5 : Detroit
Spend the morning sightseeing at Niagara Falls. In the late afternoon, return to the United States, crossing the border and continuing to your hotel in a suburb of Detroit, known as “Motor City USA”.
Hotel: Best Western Greenfield Inn
Day 6 : Chicago
This morning visit the Rouge Factory followed by the Henry Ford Museum, later visit the nearby Ford plant. Then travel to Chicago.
Hotel for 2 nights: Best Western Grant Park / Inn of Chicago
Day 7 : Chicago
Today enjoy a short tour of the city’s highlights including Lake Shore Drive, the Magnificent Mile and Navy Pier. The rest of the day is at leisure.
Day 8 : Sioux City
Travel through Midwest farm country and cross the mighty Mississippi River into the state of Iowa; overnight in Sioux City.
Hotel: Best Western Plus Ramkota Hotel
Day 9 : Rapid City
Travel westward through the grasslands of South Dakota and onwards to Badlands National Park. Then continue to the Black Hills, sacred to the Plains Indians and home to Mount Rushmore.
Hotel: Baymont by Wyndham Keystone
Day 10 : Cody
Enter the state of Wyoming, which has twelve mountain ranges intermixed with deserts and rolling grasslands and continue to Cody for the night. If overnight in Cody is not possible due to weather overnight will be in Billings Livingston, Montana.
Hotel: Buffalo Bill Village
Day 11 : Yellowstone National Park
Drive past the mountains in Wyoming to Yellowstone, America’s first National Park, and enjoy a sightseeing tour. Highlights will include Yellowstone Lake, Old Faithful, Mammoth Hot Springs, Yellowstone Canyon’s majestic falls, and the beautiful Hayden Valley.
Hotel: Grey Wolf Inn
Day 12 : Salt Lake City
Travel through Grand Teton National Park. Visit the Snake River Outlook and try your eye at capturing the stunning landscape made famous by Ansel Adam’s iconic shot. Later, arrive in Utah, known for the Mormon Community, and take a short tour of its capital, Salt Lake City. Visit famed Temple Square before arriving at your hotel for the evening.
Hotel: Little America Hotel
Day 13 : Bryce Canyon
Continue today to spectacular Bryce Canyon, where a tour through a multicoloured world of sandstone spires and pinnacles, “hoodoos”, will dazzle the eye. This evening, weather permitting, star gaze upon the spectacular night sky.
Hotel: Bryce View Lodge
Day 14 : Flagstaff
Journey to stunning Lake Powell. Then visit colossal Grand Canyon National Park. Overnight in Flagstaff, a famed stop on Historic Route 66.
Hotel: Days Hotel Flagstaff
Day 15 : Las Vegas
Depart Flagstaff to Las Vegas, along the way pass through Seligman, a town built along the famed Route 66. The remainder of the day is at leisure.
Hotel: Luxor Las Vegas
Day 16 : Los Angeles
Travel to Los Angeles through the Mojave Desert, where clusters of unique Joshua trees dot the mountainous landscape. Enjoy a Los Angeles city tour.
Hotel for 2 nights: Crowne Plaza Los Angeles Airport
Day 17 : Los Angeles
Today we suggest an optional full-day tour visiting the world’s largest movie studio and theme park: Universal Studios. Get an inside look at the sets and uncover behind the scenes secrets of legendary films or perhaps, for the more adventurous, take one of the Studios’ feature rides.
Day 18 : Central Coast
Travel north through one of California’s favourite vacation spots, Santa Barbara, where palm-lined walkways border white sandy beaches.
Hotel: Holiday Inn Santa Maria
Day 19 : San Francisco
Today we make our way north to Carmel, enjoy browsing the shops and galleries of this famous artists’ colony. Travelling further north, visit Monterey’s Old Fisherman’s Wharf. In the afternoon pass the fertile valleys of Castroville and Santa Clara en route to San Francisco.
Hotel: Hotel Carlton
Day 20 : San Francisco
Transfer independently to the airport for your return flight.
