The United States
Twelve travellers at most, a French-speaking driver-guide and the coast road
The United States
The great Western loop in a group of 12 at most, from San Francisco: Sequoia, Death Valley, Las Vegas and the Valley of Fire, Zion, Bryce Canyon, Lake Powell, Monument Valley, the Grand Canyon and Route 66, two days in Los Angeles, then Highway 1 via Santa Barbara, Carmel and Monterey.
When
April to October
Price
From 5 600€ excl. flights
(based on 2 people sharing)
How long
13 nights
Ideal length
Days 1-5
Sequoias, Death Valley and Las Vegas.
Day 1
Arrival in San Francisco
Flight to San Francisco, welcome and transfer to the hotel.
Day 2
San Francisco – Merced
San Francisco: the Golden Gate, Fisherman's Wharf and its sea lions, the cable cars, Chinatown and the Victorian houses of Alamo Square. Then California's Central Valley.
Day 3
Sequoia – 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 6-9
Zion, Bryce, Monument Valley and the Grand Canyon.
Day 6
Zion – Bryce
Zion park, its towering cliffs and the Virgin River at the bottom of the canyon.
Day 7
Bryce – Lake Powell – Page
Bryce Canyon and its amphitheatre of orange hoodoos, seen from Sunrise and Sunset Point. Then Lake Powell.
Day 8
Monument Valley – Tuba City
Horseshoe Bend, the Colorado's horseshoe meander, and Antelope Canyon, its wavy walls lit by shafts of light (optional).
Day 9
Grand Canyon – Seligman – Laughlin
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.
Days 10-15
The Pacific coast to San Francisco.
Day 10
Laughlin – Los Angeles
Across the Mojave Desert to Los Angeles.
Day 11
Los Angeles
A tour of Los Angeles: Hollywood and its Walk of Fame, the villas of Beverly Hills, Rodeo Drive, then the beach and pier at Santa Monica.
Day 12
Santa Barbara – Santa Maria
Santa Barbara, its Spanish mission and its white houses with tiled roofs, and the Danish village of Solvang.
Day 13
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 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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