Western Wonders (11 Days starting from $2,099)

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Western Wonders
11 Days starting from $2,099

Countries Visited:
United States

Length:	11 Days
Type:	First Class Tour
Category:	USA Tour
Operator:	Collette
Tour Code:	3475

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About This Tour

Join us on a tour that features some of America’s most colorful and spectacular scenery and includes visits to three U.S. national parks. You’ll begin in Los Angeles, where a city tour highlights many of Hollywood’s famous landmarks, including Grauman’s Chinese Theater and the Walk of Fame. Then you’ll head east, stopping for two nights in Arizona. Here a local guide will introduce you to Scottsdale and Phoenix, and you’ll learn how Native American jewelry and handicrafts are made at a jewelry-making demonstration. Amazing views await you at the incredible Grand Canyon, before you leave nature’s beauty behind for the glitz and glamour of the Las Vegas strip. A two-night stay provides you plenty of time to enjoy the shows, the casinos and all the fun. Leave Nevada behind and travel back into the state of California and visit one of Mother Nature’s greatest masterpieces, Yosemite National Park. Yosemite’s amazing waterfalls, unique rock formations, deep valleys, Alpine meadows and groves of giant sequoias will leave you awestruck. You’ll end your vacation with a two-night stay in San Francisco. A captivating city tour features the popular landmarks of this dynamic city, and leisure time allows you to explore Fisherman’s Wharf, shop in Union Square, or ride the famed cable cars.

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Enjoy the services of a professional tour manager who accompanies you throughout your trip.

Meals
8 Breakfast(s), 6 Dinner(s)

Hotel Accommodations:
Listed below or equivalent. Rooms with private bath or shower, hotel taxes, porterage, tips, and service charges

LOS ANGELESMarriott Los Angeles Downtown
SCOTTSDALEDoubletree Paradise Valley
GRAND CANYONGrand Canyon Lodges South Rim
LAS VEGASPlanet Hollywood
FRESNORamada University
SAN FRANCISCOHilton

Complimentary hotel-to-hotel baggage handling.
Sightseeing
Private transportation via a deluxe, climate-controlled motorcoach

Day 1
San Francisco, California - Tour Begins
This tour features some of America’s most colorful and spectacular scenery and includes visits to three U.S. national parks. Your vacation begins with an arrival in San Francisco.

Day 2
San Francisco
This morning you enjoy breakfast on Pier 39, San Francisco’s #1 attraction. From here you’ll experience the opportunity of an up-close view of the haul-out of harbor seals, postcard views of the Golden Gate and Bay bridges, Alcatraz and San Francisco Bay. After breakfast you will be met by a local guide for a sightseeing tour of the city. Highlights include the Twin Peaks, Seal Rocks and the Golden Gate Bridge. Your afternoon is at leisure to explore the shops at either Fisherman’s Wharf or Union Square. Perhaps you’ll take a ride up and down the city’s thrilling hills on a famed cable car.

Day 3
San Francisco - Yosemite National Park - Fresno
Today will surely be a highlight as you visit one of Mother Nature’s greatest masterpieces, Yosemite National Park. Yosemite’s amazing waterfalls, unique rock formations, deep valleys, Alpine meadows and groves of giant sequoias will leave you awestruck. Later, travel to the San Joaquin Valley area and the city of Fresno. Known as California’s “New Frontier”, Fresno is a fast-growing metropolis within a region renowned for its agricultural setting and its cultural diversity which is displayed in a wide variety of museums, restaurants and festivals.

Day 4
Fresno - Las Vegas, Nevada
Today you will be leaving nature’s beauty behind for the glitz and glamour of the Las Vegas strip. Probably the most famous stretch of road in the world, its 4 miles of neon-lit resorts with around-the-clock action is like nowhere else on earth. A two-night stay provides you plenty of time to enjoy the shows, the casinos and all the fun.

Day 5
Las Vegas
Enjoy a day of leisure. Lounge by the pool sipping cool drinks, experience an amazing one-of-a-kind show, go hiking, or try your luck in the casino. Or perhaps explore the hotels on the strip with themes that capture your attention as you get swept away by the wonders inside. Take time to visit Mandalay Bay’s Shark Reef aquarium or stop by the Luxor to see the sphinxes and pyramid. New York-New York brings the “Big Apple” to life right on the Vegas strip. See the Eiffel Tower, “ooh” and “ahh” at the Mirage volcano, or watch pirates battle at Treasure Island. The Las Vegas strip brings the world to you.

Day 6
Las Vegas - Grand Canyon
This morning you’ll depart Las Vegas and travel to the Grand Canyon. You will travel through the spectacular Kaibab National Park before arriving at the South Rim of the Grand Canyon. Behold amazing views of the canyon with a drive along the South Rim. Theodore Roosevelt, upon visiting the canyon, is quoted as saying, “This is one of the great sights which every American, if he can travel at all, must see.” Tonight join your fellow travelers for an excellent dinner.

Day 7
Grand Canyon - Sedona, Arizona - Scottsdale
This morning you will have some time to explore the Grand Canyon before departing for Sedona. You will be amazed with Oak Creek Canyon, where the rock formations seem to change hue with every turn in the road. Tonight you arrive in the picturesque city of Scottsdale, your home for the next two nights.

Day 8
Scottsdale - Phoenix - Scottsdale
This morning a local guide will introduce you to Scottsdale and Phoenix. Highlights of this tour include downtown Phoenix, Camelback Mountain, Paradise Valley, Old Town Scottsdale and more. Next, you will learn how Native American jewelry and handicrafts are made at a jewelry-making demonstration. The remainder of the day is at leisure to check out Old Town Scottsdale or just relax and enjoy the amenities at your hotel.

Day 9
Scottsdale - Los Angeles, California
Travel west through Arizona and return to California. The picturesque countryside and diverse scenery along the way makes the journey very enjoyable.

Day 10
Los Angeles
After breakfast you will depart on a city tour of Los Angeles, the “City of Angels.” On this tour you will see many of Hollywood’s famous landmarks, including Grauman’s Chinese Theater, the Walk of Fame and the famous “Hollywood” sign. The remainder of the day is yours to enjoy at leisure.

Day 11
Los Angeles - Tour Ends
Your tour ends today but the memories will stay with you forever.

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Package Notes: *When the dinner and entertainment is not available, dinner will be substituted at one of the Grand Canyon restaurants. If you have not purchased air through the tour operator and wish to purchase transfers, you must transfer at our pre-scheduled times.

This tour features spectacular scenery and includes visits to Los Angeles, the Grand Canyon, Las Vegas, Yosemite and more.

During your time in Scottsdale, enjoy a Native American handicraft and jewelry demonstration.

Enjoy a two-night stay in Las Vegas where you can relax or join in the round-the-clock activities.

A visit to Yosemite National Park offers firsthand experiences of its towering waterfalls and unique rock formations.

Visit to the city of Sedona.

Package Notes:
*When the dinner and entertainment is not available, dinner will be substituted at one of the Grand Canyon restaurants.
If you have not purchased air through the tour operator and wish to purchase transfers, you must transfer at our pre-scheduled times.

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