5-Day Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Grand Canyon, Yosemite, San Francisco Tour
Address
Los Angeles
GPS
34.0536909, -118.242766
Join this 5-Day tour to visit Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Grand Canyon, Yosemite and San Francisco!
5-Day Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Grand Canyon, Yosemite, San Francisco Tour
Highlights
- 4-night hotel accommodations
- Ground transportation
- San Francisco
- Hoover Dam
- Los Angeles
- Las Vegas
- Hoover Dam
- Grand Canyon (South Rim or West Rim Skywalk)
- Effective ring itinerary to avoid repeating
- Settled or adjacent hotels
- Tour guide with fluent English and Chinese
Itinerary
Day 1 – LOS ANGELES – LAS VEGAS
Outlets at Barstow
Today’s route is east through the desert and Death Valley area to arrive at the gambling capital of the world: Las Vegas. We stop for lunch at the outlet mall at the Nevada State Line, which is filled with all the famous brand names like, Levi’s, Nike, Reebok, Timberland and more.
The Las Vegas Strip
In the evening we take a tour of the strip to see some of the truly amazing hotels and fantasies that are built in the middle of the desert. Caesar’s Palace, Mirage, Luxor, Paris, Mandalay Bay, New York New York, Treasure Island and more. Finish off the evening at one of the many casinos’, who knows maybe lady luck will be smiling on you tonight.
Day 2 – LAS VEGAS – HOOVER DAM
Hoover Dam
After a leisurely breakfast, we leave Las Vegas and make our way to the Hoover Dam, understand how this man-made phenomenon was built and what it did to the area. After our visit, we head back to Las Vegas for a free afternoon to enjoy some of the many and unique attractions or popular shows that the city has to offer.
Day 3 – LAS VEGAS – SEDONA
Chapel of the Holy Cross
After our break we head out to the surrounding desert to visit the Chapel of the Holy Cross ( self-guided visit using local stuttle service), and enjoy panoramic views of the Sedona red rock formations including Bell Rock, Courthouse Butte and Cathedral rock. In the late afternoon we depart the Sedona area to Flagstaff for overnight.
Bell Rock / 10 minutes
Cathedral Rock / 10 minutes
Day 4 – SEDONA – MONUMENT VALLEY – HORSESHOE BEND
Horseshoe Bend
We start the day by heading to the mighty Colorado River, for a visit to “Horseshoe Bend” a spectacular sight unique to this region of the country.
Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park
We continue the day heading into Monument valley, one of the Iconic symbols of the American West and one of the most majestic and photographed points in the world. Deep in the heart of the Navajo nation lies this majestic park, which consists of sandstone masterpieces that tower from 400 – 1000 feet (up to 300 meters) around these sandstone towers you can find mesas buttes shrubs and trees.
Our visit starts with a jeep tour with led by Navajo Indians. The tour will take you down into the valley and you will experience firsthand why the Navajo call this land “like no other place on earth”.
Day 5 – ANTELOPE CANYON – VALLEY OF FIRE – LAS VEGAS
Antelope Canyon
We start the day where “The water runs through the rocks” as per the local Navajo folklore. We tour the lower Antelope Canyon and visit the spectacular dunes created by the wind, water and sand; words are not enough to describe these formations created by Mother Nature.
Valley of Fire State Park
After our tour we depart this amazing area and start making our way back to Las Vegas, along the way we stop for a lunch break and then visit the “Valley of Fire” named for the magnificent red sandstone formations created from shifting sands and dunes during the age of the dinosaurs more than 150 million years ago.
Our visit is timed to be able to see the appearance of the valley being on “fire” when reflecting the powerful sun’s rays into the valley (weather permitting). Depart the Park for an early evening arrival in Las Vegas.
