
The United States
Ten travellers at most, from Las Vegas to San Francisco through Utah's parks
The United States
A small group of ten at most: Las Vegas, Route 66 at Seligman and Williams, the Grand Canyon, Page and Lake Powell, Monument Valley, Canyonlands, Dead Horse Point and Arches, Capitol Reef, Bryce Canyon, the Valley of Fire, then Los Angeles, Santa Barbara, Hearst Castle at San Simeon, Carmel, Monterey and San Francisco.
When
April to October
Price
From 5 238€ excl. flights
(based on 2 people sharing)
How long
13 nights
Ideal length
Days 1-8
Route 66, the Grand Canyon and Utah's parks.
Day 1
Arrival in Las Vegas
Flight to Las Vegas, welcome and transfer to the hotel.

Day 2
Kingman, Seligman – Williams
Route 66 and its old-time towns, Kingman, Seligman and Williams.

Day 3
Grand Canyon – Cameron
The Grand Canyon, from viewpoint to viewpoint along the South Rim.

Day 4
Cameron – Page
Horseshoe Bend, the Colorado's horseshoe meander, and Antelope Canyon, its wavy walls lit by shafts of light (optional).

Day 5
Monument Valley – Blanding
Monument Valley and its red sandstone buttes, on Navajo land.

Day 6
Canyonlands and Arches – Green River
Canyonlands and the Dead Horse Point overlook, high above the Colorado's gorges. Arches park and its 2,000 or so sandstone arches, including the famous Delicate Arch.

Day 7
Capitol Reef – Bryce Canyon
Capitol Reef park and its colourful cliffs, then Bryce Canyon.

Day 8
Valley of Fire – Las Vegas
The Valley of Fire, its wind-carved red rocks and petroglyphs, then back to Las Vegas for an evening on the Strip.

Days 9-15
From Los Angeles to San Francisco along the coast.
Day 9
Las Vegas
A free day in Las Vegas.

Day 10
Las Vegas – Los Angeles
Across the Mojave Desert, then first steps in Los Angeles.

Day 11
Santa Barbara – San Simeon
Santa Barbara and its mission, then San Simeon, Hearst Castle and its elephant seal colonies.

Day 12
Carmel and Monterey – San Francisco
The Pacific coast road: Monterey and its bay, the artists' village of Carmel, the 17-Mile Drive and the cliffs of Big Sur.

Day 13
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 14
San Francisco – flight home
Free time depending on your flight, then transfer to the airport and fly to France.

Day 15
Arrival in France
Arrival in France during the day.


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