Great Cities of the West, Ending in San Francisco (2025)

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Welcome. Transfer to hotel and free time. You will receive information for the start of your circuit in the afternoon, or through the information signs located at the hotel reception. In the afternoon, we include a visit to the Downtown and the famous Strip, the avenue with the hotels, casinos and shows that have converted this city into a genuine theme part for adults. At night, we are offered an optional tour to see the Lights of Las Vegas.

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We left early to Arizona, stop at SELIGMAN, located in the historic Route 66, before continuing to the COLORADO CANYON. One of the great natural wonders of the world and symbol of the American West. Arrival mid-morning, entrance included to the park. With our guide and on our bus, we will visit the Bright Angel View Point, and then the Mather Point, impressive viewpoints more than 2000 meters above the river. Optionally, passengers can take an excursion by plane. At the end of the afternoon, transfer to the hotel.

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After breakfast we leave for Nevada, passing by the Hoover Dam on our way, we will observe from the bus (without stopping), and stop for lunch. Then we continue to LAS VEGAS.In the afternoon, we include transportation to one of the city’s most popular outlets. Free night to attend one of the shows: Concerts, theaters or the wonderful Cirque Du Soleil.

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After breakfast, we set out early on a different stage to cross Death Valley, the largest natural park in the USA, with impressive, rugged scenery. We will stop to take pictures at the famous Zabriskie Point, with the remains of ancient salt lakes, and pay a visit to the lowest spot in the USA: Badwater, which is 85 metres below sea level. Before leaving the park, we will enjoy a typical Far West lunch. Then we cross the central mountain system and travel along the edge of Lake Isabella to BAKERSFIELD.Note: from June to October Death Valley is replaced by Calico Ghost Town due to high temperatures and park closures.

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TODAY’S HIGHLIGHTS: Amazing forests with its sequoias. After breakfast, we set out on a journey with scenery that is completely unlike what we saw the day before. We leave the desert behind us and enter one of the most impressive forests in the USA, inhabited by an exception species: Giant Sequoias. Visit to the Sequoia National Park. Visitors can take pictures of the General Sherman, the largest tree in the world, among others, and stroll amidst these giants of nature. Then we continue to Fresno.

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TODAY’S HIGHLIGHTS: Yosemite National Park. Waterfalls and mountain landscapes. After breakfast, we head for another important national park: Yosemite. Its awesome precipices, waterfalls and vegetation make it one of the most beautiful mountain landscapes in the world. We will visits its most important icons: the Captain, the Half Dome and its waterfalls. Free time for lunch. In the afternoon, we continue to SAN FRANCISCO where we arrive in the late afternoon.

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After breakfast, we include a city tour of the city, we will pass through Union Square with its trams, the famous Chinatown, Financial District, the Theater District, Civic Center and Alamo Square, where we can see the famous painted Victorian houses, with the contrast to the background of the modern city, which has been the scene of countless films. We will pass through the Castro neighborhood to reach the Twin Peaks hill, where we will have a panoramic view of the city and the bay. We continue through the historic hippie neighborhood of "Haight Ashbuty", and continue to Golden Gate Park where we will make a stop. We continue to the Golden Gate Bridge where we will finish the visit of the city. Free afternoon during which you can take an optional tour to the city of Sausalito, with incredible views of San Francisco and the bay. In the evening we include a night transfer to North Beach, "Little Italy", the authentic nightlife heart of the city, full of restaurants.

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After breakfast, end of our services.