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Western States Tour A Itinerary



Day 1 - students arrive in Oakland, California and are assigned to teams; orientation and get acquainted activities

 

Day 2 - after a quick drive to San Francisco, just across the bay, you'll have a short tour of the city with a professional guide which will include a group photo taken at the Golden Gate Bridge; after an afternoon cruise of San Francisco Bay and past Alcatraz National Monument, you can spend some time seeing some of the sights of this hilly city such as riding the cable cars and Lombard Street, the world's crookedest street; visit China Town where the largest concentration of Chinese live outside of China; tonight, you'll have dinner at an authentic Chinese restaurant in China Town before heading back to Oakland for the night

 

Day 3 - this morning you'll travel to one of the most majestic and picturesque national parks in the U.S. - YOSEMITE.  You'll want to have your camera ready to shoot as there are picture opportunities every where you turn.  You will have some free time to explore on the park's free shuttle before going to Oakhurst, CA for good night's sleep.

 

Day 4 -after some more time in Yosemite National Park, you'll travel to Atascadero, CA where you'll stay for the night.

 

Day 5 - this morning starts with a short drive to San Simeon, CA for a visit to Hearst Castle; you'll visit one of the West Coast's largest natural habitats of elephant seals; you'll attend a real Western outdoor cookout that might even include some Western dancing complete with instructions;  after all that eating and dancing, you'll head back to Atascadero for the night.

 

Day 6 - an exciting day will start with a drive to Morro Bay where you'll get to experience 'tandem' sea kayaking; have lunch on the beach and maybe have a game of beach volleyball before heading south to Los Angeles; you'll spend the next three nights in Calabasas, CA.

 

Day 7 - you'll wonder if you've become a movie star when you spend the day and experience the world's largest movie studio at Universal Studios Hollywood.

 

Day 8 - spend the day on the beach at Santa Monica Beach and work on your West Coast tan.  You'll be able to spend time in the water, enjoy some beach volleyball or just people watching.

 

Day 9 - this will be a VERY FULL day as you'll travel to San Diego, California and spend the rest of the day at Sea World home of the world famous Shamu the whale and many exciting theme park attractions.

 

Day 10 - you'll take the San Diego Old Town Trolley Tour where you can explore the city at your pace; you can get off and on the trolley as you check out the sights of this fun city.

 

Day 11 - today, you'll travel to Las Vegas, Nevada but on the way, you'll stop to eat lunch at Peggy Sue's, a 1950's style rock & roll cafe; have some leisure time on the world famous Las Vegas Strip (sorry you can’t go in the casinos and/or gamble – you have to be 21) but there's LOTS to do outside the casinos.

 

Day 12 - traveling today to Flagstaff, Arizona will include a stop in Williams, AZ along the famous Route 66.  It will seem as if you've stepped back in time as this quaint town hasn't changed much over the past 60 years; dinner tonight will be a Black Bart's where you'll be entertained while you chow down on steak

 

Day 13 - a visit to the spectacular Grand Canyon IMAX theater will give you a preview of what you're going to see; you'll have some leisure time to explore the area in and around the Grand Canyon before you board the bus and travel to Phoenix, AZ

 

Day 14 – today you’ll say good-by to your many new friends and fly from the Phoenix airport back to the city where you are hosted.  While you will be tired, you will be filled with the memory of many exciting places you've visited over the past 2 weeks.

 

Breakfast is included in every hotel stay.  You will receive cash back to buy all meals that are not done as a group or included with the hotel stay.

PLEASE NOTE:  We do our best to establish our travel itinerary early, but there can be circumstances beyond our control that force us to make changes. Please realize that itineraries are not guaranteed as circumstances often change at the last minute. 

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