The United States
The great Western loop the other way round, with two days in San Francisco
The United States
The Western loop starting from San Francisco: the giant sequoias, Death Valley, Las Vegas and the Valley of Fire, Bryce Canyon, Monument Valley, the Grand Canyon, Route 66 and the ghost town of Calico, all the way to Los Angeles. With an extra day in Los Angeles from €2,036, or with Universal Studios from €2,479 per person.
When
April to October
Price
From 1 947€ excl. flights
(based on 2 people sharing)
How long
9 nights
Ideal length
Days 1-5
The bay, the sequoias and the desert.
Day 1
Arrival in San Francisco
Flight to San Francisco, welcome and transfer to the hotel.
Day 2
San Francisco
San Francisco: the Golden Gate, Fisherman's Wharf and its sea lions, the cable cars, Chinatown and the Victorian houses of Alamo Square.
Day 3
Giant sequoias – Bakersfield
Sequoia or Kings Canyon park and its giant sequoias, including the General Sherman, the largest tree in the world by volume.
Day 4
Death Valley – Las Vegas
Death Valley, the lowest point in North America: Zabriskie Point, Badwater and its salt flats, then the drive into California.
Day 5
The Valley of Fire
The Valley of Fire, its wind-carved red rocks and petroglyphs, then back to Las Vegas for an evening on the Strip.
Days 6-11
Bryce, Monument Valley and the Grand Canyon.
Day 6
Bryce Canyon – Page
Bryce Canyon and its amphitheatre of orange hoodoos, seen from Sunrise and Sunset Point.
Day 7
Monument Valley – Flagstaff
Monument Valley, on Navajo land, and its red sandstone buttes made famous by westerns (optional 4x4 tour with the Navajo), then Lake Powell and the Glen Canyon dam at Page.
Day 8
Grand Canyon and Route 66 – Kingman
A stretch of the legendary Route 66 and its vintage gas stations at Seligman, then the Grand Canyon: from the South Rim, the Colorado River flows 1,500 metres below.
Day 9
Calico – Los Angeles
Calico, a former mining town in the Mojave Desert turned ghost town, then the drive into California. Arrival in Los Angeles.
Day 10
Los Angeles – flight home
Free time depending on your flight, then transfer to the airport and fly to France.
Day 11
Arrival in France
Arrival in France during the day.
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