The Great American Crossing – Coast to Coast
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The Great American Crossing – Coast to Coast
21 Days Starting in New York, NY, USA and ending in San Francisco, CA, USA
Visiting: New York, Philadelphia, Washington D.C., Gettysburg, Niagara Falls, Detroit, Chicago, Sioux City, Badlands National Park, Bighorn Mountains, Yellowstone National Park, Salt Lake City, Bryce Canyon, Grand Canyon National Park, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Santa Barbara, Monterey, San Francisco, United Kingdom
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Tour code:
kaga
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Fully Guided
Age range:
0-99
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Vegetarians
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Tour Overview
Join us on an incredible cross-country adventure in the USA! We’ll travel from New York to Los Angeles with incredible stops on the way.
Highlights
Itinerary
Day 1
Location: New York
Accommodation: Hotel
Accommodation Name: The Lexington Hotel
Fly to New York, where you will be met and transferred to your hotel.
Day 2 Philadelphia
Location: Philadelphia
Accommodation: Hotel
Accommodation Name: Mariott Wardman Park
We depart New York for Philadelphia, where we spend the morning exploring the historic district of the 'City of Brotherly Love' and the birthplace of a nation. See the Liberty Bell, and stroll through Independence National Historic Park and Mall. Then continue to the nation’s capital, Washington D.C.
Day 3 Washington D.C.
Location: Washington D.C.
Accommodation: Hotel
Accommodation Name: Mariott Wardman Park
Enjoy a city tour with such highlights as the US Capitol Building, Washington Monument, Lincoln Memorial, the White
House and Arlington National Cemetery, site of the JFK Memorial. Spend the remainder of the day exploring some of the many museums comprising the Smithsonian Institute or simply stroll the banks of the Potomac River.
Day 4 Gettysburg
Location: Gettysburg
Accommodation: Hotel
Accommodation Name: Best Western Cairn Croft
Today, visit Gettysburg National Military Park, site of one of the most decisive battles during the American Civil War, and the place where Abraham Lincoln gave his famous address in 1863. We then travel through upstate New York to Buffalo where the thundering noise and mist of Niagara Falls permeates the air.
Day 5 Niagara Falls - The Great Lakes
Location: Niagara Falls
Accommodation: Hotel
Accommodation Name: Best Western Cairn Croft
Spend the morning sightseeing at Niagara Falls. In the late afternoon continue to your hotel in a suburb of Detroit, known as 'Motor City USA'.
Day 6 Detroit
Location: Detroit
Accommodation: Hotel
Accommodation Name: Best Western Greenfield Inn
This morning starts with first a visit to the Rouge Factory followed by the fascinating Henry Ford Museum. After time exploring the many exhibits of the museum we will visit the nearby Ford plant and watch a modern production vehicle roll off the ever busy factory floor. We then leave Motor City behind and travel along Lake Michigan to Chicago for a two-night stay.
Day 7 Chicago
Location: Chicago
Accommodation: Hotel
Accommodation Name: Inn of Chicago
Today we will enjoy a short tour of the city’s highlights including Lake Shore Drive, the Magnificent Mile and Navy Pier. The rest of the day is at leisure.
Day 8 Mississippi River Crossing
Location: Sioux City
Accommodation: Hotel
Accommodation Name: Comfort Suites
Travel through Midwest farm country abundant in corn fields, wheat fields and dairy farms. Then we cross the mighty Mississippi River and travel into the state of Iowa to arrive just as Lewis & Clark did 200 years ago on the banks of the Missouri River. Overnight in Sioux City.
Day 9 Badlands & Mount Rushmore
Location: Badlands National Park
Accommodation: Hotel
Accommodation Name: Baymont by Wyndham Keystone
Travel westward through the grasslands of South Dakota and onwards to Badlands National Park, once home to the buffalo and antelope, and filled with colourful rock formations. Then we continue on to the Black Hills, sacred to the Plains Indians and home to Mount Rushmore.
Day 10 Deadwood/Rapid City & Bighorn Mountains
Location: Bighorn Mountains
Accommodation: Hotel
Accommodation Name: Buffalo Bill Village or Holiday Inn
Enter the state of Wyoming, which has twelve mountain ranges intermixed with deserts and rolling grasslands, and continue to Cody for the night. If overnight in Cody is not possible due to weather or adverse road conditions in Yellowstone, overnight will be in Billings Livingston, Montana.
Day 11 Yellowstone
Location: Yellowstone National Park
Accommodation: Hotel
Accommodation Name: Gray Wolf Inn or Yellowstone Park Hotel
Drive past the mountains in Wyoming to Yellowstone, America’s first National Park, and enjoy a sightseeing tour of this immense geothermal wonderland including: geysers, waterfalls, wildlife and canyons. Highlights include Old Faithful, Yellowstone Lake, Mammoth Hot Springs, Yellowstone Canyon’s majestic falls and beautiful Hayden Valley.
Day 12 Grand Teton & Salt Lake City
Location: Salt Lake City
Accommodation: Hotel
Accommodation Name: Hotel RL
Travel through Grand Teton National Park (weather permitting) and see awesome mountain peaks towering over 13,000 ft. Visit the Snake River Outlook and try your eye at capturing the stunning landscape made famous by Ansel Adam’s iconic shot. Later, arrive in the Mormon State of Utah and take a short city tour of its capital, Salt Lake City. The followers of Brigham Young built one of the best-planned cities in the country. See the State Capitol Building and visit famed Temple Square and the Tabernacle before arriving at the hotel for the evening.
Day 13 Bryce Canyon
Location: Bryce Canyon
Accommodation: Lodge
Accommodation Name: Bryce View Lodge
Continue today to spectacular Bryce Canyon, where a tour through a multi-coloured world of sandstone spires and pinnacles, 'hoodoos', will dazzle the eye. This evening, weather permitting, be sure to gaze upon the spectacular night sky filled with sparkling stars and brilliant constellations.
Day 14 Lake Powell & Grand Canyon
Location: Grand Canyon National Park
Accommodation: Hotel
Accommodation Name: Days Hotel Flagstaff
Depart Bryce Canyon and journey to stunning Lake Powell, where crystal blue water laps against towering red-rock canyon walls. Lake Powell is the second-largest man-made lake in America, and one in a series of lakes formed by the damming of the Colorado River. Then visit colossal Grand Canyon National Park, one of the great natural wonders of the world. Stop at the Canyon rim to fully experience this mile-deep canyon’s plunging gorges, rising spires, extinct volcanoes and, below the rim, the winding Colorado River. Overnight in Flagstaff, a famed stop on Historic Route 66.
Day 15 Seligman/Route 66 & Las Vegas
Location: Las Vegas
Accommodation: Hotel
Accommodation Name: Luxor Las Vegas
This morning depart Flagstaff and travel on to Las Vegas, the dazzling 'Entertainment Capital of the World'. Along the way, pass through Seligman, a town built along the famed Route 66 that looks as if it were frozen in time sixty years ago. The remainder of the day is at leisure for you to explore the dazzling Las Vegas Strip.
Day 16 Mojave Desert & Beverly Hills
Location: Los Angeles
Accommodation: Hotel
Accommodation Name: Sonesta Los Angeles Airport LAX
Travel to Los Angeles through the Mojave Desert, where clusters of unique Joshua trees dot the mountainous landscape. Upon arrival in Los Angeles you will enjoy a tour through the 'City of Angels' including Hollywood, Sunset Strip and parts of Beverly Hills, before reaching your hotel.
Day 17 Los Angeles
Location: Los Angeles
Accommodation: Hotel
Accommodation Name: Sonesta Los Angeles Airport LAX
Today we suggest an optional full-day tour visiting the world’s largest movie studio and theme park: Universal Studios. Get an inside look at the sets and uncover the behind the scenes secrets of legendary films or perhaps, for the more adventurous, take one of the Studios’ feature rides.
Day 18 Santa Barbara
Location: Santa Barbara
Accommodation: Hotel, Lodge, Lodge
Accommodation Name: Holiday Inn Hotel & Suites
Leave Los Angeles in the morning and travel north through one of California’s favourite vacation spots, Santa Barbara, where palm-lined walkways border white sandy beaches. The city is famous for its mission and Spanish heritage. Along the way, stop at an iconic California lifeguard tower made famous in the TV show 'Baywatch'.
Day 19 Carmel/Monterey
Location: Monterey
Accommodation: Hotel
Accommodation Name: Galleria Park Hotel
Today we make our way north to Carmel, home of actor/director Clint Eastwood. Enjoy browsing the shops and galleries of this famous artists’ colony. Travelling further north, visit Monterey’s Old Fisherman’s Wharf. Stroll the Pier to Cannery Row, brought to fame by John Steinbeck’s novel. In the afternoon, pass the fertile valleys of Castroville and Santa Clara en route to San Francisco, the 'City by the Bay'.
Day 20
Location: San Francisco
Accommodation: Overnight Flight
Transfer to airport for your return overnight flight to the UK.
Day 21
Location: United Kingdom
Arrival in the UK.
What's Included
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Accommodation
As detailed in the itinerary
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Airport Transfers at Destination
Yes, airport transfers are included
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International Travel
What's Not Included
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Insurance
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Tipping & Gratuities
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Meals
Accommodation
Check out our Q&As
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What is the fitness level required to do this tour?
Low
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Are airport transfers included in this tour?
Airport transfers are included on any Leger Air Holidays
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Will there be an escort accompanying this tour?
Fully escorted by our experienced drivers/crews. And in most towns and cities we either include or offer optional sightseeing tours with expert local guides to help you get the most from your visits.
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Is there a supplement for solo travellers?
Some tours carry a supplement for solo travellers, please ask for details if the Single price is not shown
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Will I know the names and details of all the accommodation before I depart?
Yes
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Is the tour coach air conditioned?
Yes
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Is there any free time to explore places during the tour?
As detailed in the itinerary
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Are the local guides on the tour English speaking?
Yes
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Is there a limit to luggage that can be brought on the tour?
On Leger Coach Holidays, your allowance is one medium sized suitcase per person, which should weigh no more than 20kg when full.
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Are flights included in this tour?
Return flights are included on any Leger Air Holidays
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What type of coach will be used?
You will travel on either our Luxuria Coach or our Silver Service Coach
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Are all the relevant entry visa’s included in the price of the tour?
No
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How long has the tour company been trading?
40 years
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Do you operate a “single share” option and how does it work?
Sole use of your own room on all Single Traveller holidays: means you still get your privacy and time out from the group.
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Will the accommodation included meet local health and safety regulations?
Yes
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Battlefield Tours - Will it be possible to visit a particular cemetery whilst on the tour?
Please contact us and we will check to see whether you can visit a particular cemetery on any of our Battlefield Tours, if we are not able to fit it into our itinerary then you could take some time out of the tour and do this independently by taxi or public transport.
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What policies are in place for Covid-19?
Please contact us for latest Covid-19 policies
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Leger Holidays requires a minimum deposit of 30% or the full booking value, whichever is less, with the final balance not due until 75 days before departure.
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Cancellation Policy
We don't charge a cancellation fee, here is a summary of leger holidays charges.
Up to 75 days before tour starts: Forfeit 100% of deposit.
At 74 days before tour starts: Forfeit 50% of booking price.
At 48 days before tour starts: Forfeit 75% of booking price.
At 35 days before tour starts: Forfeit 90% of booking price.
At 14 days before tour starts: Forfeit 100% of booking price.
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