The United States
The Grand Canyon, Monument Valley, the pueblos of New Mexico, Texas and Louisiana
The United States
America from west to east: Las Vegas and the Valley of Fire, Route 66 and the Grand Canyon, Monument Valley, Mesa Verde and its cliff dwellings, Taos and Santa Fe, Amarillo's Cadillac Ranch, Palo Duro Canyon, Fort Worth and Dallas, San Antonio, NASA in Houston, Lafayette, Oak Alley and New Orleans. With two more nights in New Orleans (16 days) from €3,890 per person, or a pre-tour in San Francisco (17 days) from €4,444.
When
Mar-May, Oct-Nov
Price
From 3 662€ excl. flights
(based on 2 people sharing)
How long
12 nights
Ideal length
Days 1-5
Las Vegas, the Grand Canyon and Monument Valley.
Day 1
Arrival in Las Vegas
Flight to Las Vegas, welcome and transfer to the hotel.
Day 2
The Valley of Fire
The Valley of Fire, Nevada's first state park, its red rocks and petroglyphs.
Day 3
Route 66 – Grand Canyon
Seligman, on Route 66, then the Grand Canyon and Tuba City.
Day 4
Monument Valley – Cortez
The red sandstone buttes of Monument Valley, Navajo land, then Cortez.
Day 5
Mesa Verde – Durango
Mesa Verde park, a UNESCO site, and the cliff villages of the Pueblo people, then Durango.
Days 6-10
Pueblos, Route 66 and cowboys.
Day 6
Taos – Santa Fe
Taos Pueblo, inhabited for more than a thousand years, then Santa Fe.
Day 7
Santa Fe – Amarillo
The adobe architecture of Santa Fe, Route 66 via Tucumcari and the Cadillac Ranch.
Day 8
Palo Duro Canyon – Fort Worth
Palo Duro Canyon, the 'Grand Canyon of Texas', then Fort Worth.
Day 9
Fort Worth, Dallas – San Antonio
Dallas in the footsteps of John F. Kennedy, then Fort Worth, 'Cowtown', its Stockyards and its longhorn cattle drive.
Day 10
San Antonio – Houston
The Alamo, symbol of Texan independence, the Spanish missions and the River Walk.
Days 11-14
NASA, Cajun country and New Orleans.
Day 11
Houston and NASA – Lafayette
Space Center Houston, NASA's official centre, its rockets and mission control, then the drive to Lafayette.
Day 12
Baton Rouge, Oak Alley – New Orleans
Baton Rouge, Oak Alley plantation, then New Orleans.
Day 13
New Orleans – flight home
Free time depending on your flight, then transfer to the airport and fly to France.
Day 14
Arrival in France
Arrival in France during the day.
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