Arrive in Los Angeles, the “City of Angels”. Make your way to your hotel, the remainder of the day is at leisure Overnight: Los Angeles
175 miles – Collect your car hire and take a short drive to Palm Springs, a great place for shopping, eating, or relaxing by the pool. Take a tram ride up to Mt. Jacinto or hike through the beautiful Indian Canyons with waterfalls and palm trees. Overnight: Palm Springs
330 miles - On the way to Scottsdale, visit Joshua Tree National Park. In Scottsdale enjoy a large selection of art galleries, restaurants and shopping opportunities. Overnight: Scottsdale
250 miles – Travel onto the Grand Canyon, a great highlight of this trip. Cleaving a mile deep into the earth and averaging 10 miles across, it will take your breath away. Travel along the rim in the free shuttle buses or walk between the different viewpoints. Overnight: Grand Canyon
140 miles - The short drive to Lake Powell gives you the opportunity to explore Grand Canyon. As you leave the canyon through the east entrance you will have spectacular views of the Colorado River below. Overnight: Lake Powell
150 miles - Continue to Bryce Canyon where you can drive to different overlooks, walk along the rim or take one of the loop trails through the colourful rock formations. Overnight: Bryce Canyon
245 miles - Travel through Zion National Park to Las Vegas, the Entertainment Capital of the World. Take in the dancing fountains at the Bellagio, see The Strip from a different view on the Stratosphere Tower and take in a show and see the amazing acrobats at the Cirque du Soleil. 2 nights: Las Vegas
Las Vegas has become the entertainment capital of the country, with casino gambling, fabulous shows, a great night-life scene, and world-class restaurants, housed in the themed mega-resorts on “the Strip,” offering Las Vegas’ take on ancient Egypt, Paris, New York, Venice and so much more.
386 miles – Today is a day of contrasts, leave the gamblers paradise behind and cross once more the Mojave Desert to Visalia at the foothills of the Sierra Nevada mountain range. In the evening enjoy the pleasant historic district of this small town. Overnight: Visalia
210 miles - When you leave Visalia today, you have the possibility to visit either of the two most beautiful National Parks in California. You could explore the magic of Sequoia National Park where the landscape is studded with the largest of trees, the giant sequoias. Many of them are more than 70 metres high. Or you could continue on and visit the cool mountains that surround Yosemite National Park, a region of unusual beauty. Overnight: Yosemite
200 miles - Continue on to San Francisco where there is plenty of time to enjoy this beautiful city. Ensure thatyou take a ride on the well known tram car, cycle across the Golden Gate Bridge and take in the sights at Union Square. 2 nights: San Francisco
Explore Fisherman’s Wharf at Pier 39 where there is something for everyone with bay view restaurants, shops and fun filled attractions. Take a boat trip to the prison island of Alcatraz and stroll through the busy Chinatown.
233 miles - Drive along the rugged Pacific Coast. On the way, there are many opportunities for sightseeing or hiking in several state parks. Visit the excellent Aquarium in Monterey, take the 17 Mile Drive with its wild headlands and beautiful mansions and stop at the enormous Hearst Castle. Overnight: Morro Bay
202 miles - On the way back to Los Angeles, visit the Danish village of Solvang and stop in Santa Barbara which offers delightful historic Spanish-colonial architecture, lots of shopping, restaurants before returning your hire car. Overnight: Los Angeles
Enjoy some time exploring Los Angeles further.