Solo - California and the Golden West
Solo - California and the Golden West
Solo - California and the Golden West
16 Days
Visiting: National Parks, USA, Long Beach, Redondo Beach
Tour operator:
Tour code:
TTCF1
Recommended For:
Guide Type:
Fully Guided
Age range:
16-99
Special diets catered:
Vegetarians, Please contact Titan with any specific dietary requirements
Tour operated in:
EnglishTour Overview
One of the longest-running of our original holidays, our escorted tours to California are still among our most popular itineraries today. On this solo traveller departure, we'll travel in a loop around California, nudging into neighbouring Nevada and Arizona.Our tour includes great cities like Los Angeles, Las Vegas and San Francisco, drives along Route 66 and the Pacific coastal road, and the spectacular scenery of Yosemite National Park. We’ll also spend two nights in Flagstaff: gateway to the awe-inspiring Grand Canyon.
Highlights
Itinerary
Day 1 : Uk - Los Angeles - Redondo Beach
Titan’s VIP door-to-door travel service collects you from home for your flight to Los Angeles. We’ll stay overnight in Redondo Beach.
Day 2 : Los Angeles - San Diego
We’ll stick to the coast for our first couple of days, starting in LA before winding our way south to San Diego. Guided tours will introduce us to some of both cities’ highlights - Hollywood, Sunset Boulevard, TCL Chinese Theatre (to see those all-important handprints), Balboa Park - and there’ll be plenty of time for you to relax and enjoy these seaside cities at your own pace.
Day 3 : Scottsdale
We travel from California to Arizona, arriving in Scottsdale in the afternoon.
Day 4 : Sedona - Oak Creek Canyon - Flagstaff
The desert scenery of Arizona is a complete contrast to the Californian coast - but just as beautiful. En route to Flagstaff, we’ll stop off at Oak Creek Canyon, a 16-mile river gorge. Take in the scenery (think pine forests, burnt-orange sandstone formations and dramatic buttes) and spend time in the artist colony of Sedona.
Day 5 : Grand Canyon
Nothing can quite prepare you for your first sight of the Grand Canyon. This colossal geographical wonder is 277 miles long, 18 miles wide and one mile deep. Peer down and you’ll spot the silvery Colorado River flowing far below.Get your adrenaline pumping and take to the skies on an optional helicopter ride over the canyon, or pull up a rock and ponder the incredible view. However you choose to view it, this inspiring sight is sure to inspire the creative photographer in you so be sure to charge your camera ahead of our visit today.
Day 6 : Williams - Las Vegas
Sin City. The Entertainment Capital of the World. City of Lights. Las Vegas is all of the above and more. After stopping off for a Wild West shootout at Williams, we arrive at this oasis of indulgence in the heart of the Mojave Desert.The city might seem a little overwhelming at first, but you don’t need to be a high roller or slots wizard to have fun here. Stop for a show (you’ll have plenty of choice!), visit Fremont Street - the ‘original’ Las Vegas - or walk along The Strip to soak up the weird and wonderful sights.You’ll have the chance to visit the Hoover Dam on a short morning excursion - a spectacular engineering achievement built in the 1930s.
Day 7 : Calico - Visalia
We cross the Mojave Desert en route to Calico, a once-thriving centre of silver mining, now an enjoyable reminder of the days when cowboys roamed its streets. We pause in Visalia for the night.
Day 8 : Yosemite National Park - Modesto
Yosemite is the headliner of all America’s national parks - and we’ll spend the day exploring some of its best bits. This natural sanctuary is a real feast for the eyes and for the soul. Take a deep gulp of fresh air, gaze up at the craggy mountain views and walk by postcard-pretty lakes and verdant forests.We’ll stop to pose for a photo in front of El Capitan - an immense vertical rock formation and an icon of American wilderness. Waterfalls and streams, lakes and rivers, valleys and meadows - Yosemite is endlessly photogenic. After getting our fill of this natural wonder, we’ll continue west to Modesto.
Day 9 : San Francisco
We’ll enjoy two nights in the ‘City by the Bay’, with a full day at leisure. On a guided tour, you’ll have the chance to sample delicious street food in China Town, wander through Union Square and admire the city skyline as you cross the famed Golden Gate Bridge.With a full day to spend as you please, there’s so much to see and do. There’s notorious Alcatraz (you’ll need to have booked this independently before you left the UK); you could wander up and down the iconic streets, including zig-zagging Lombard Street; or maybe walk around the eclectic district of Haight-Ashbury (the heart of America’s ‘counterculture’ in the 1960s), so beloved of hippies, artists, writers and musicians.
Day 10 : Monterey - 17 Mile Drive - Carmel - Big Sur - Cambria
Today we’ll make the epic drive from the old Spanish and Mexican capital of upper California, Monterey, to Cambria - a route which takes us along one of the loveliest roads in the world. 17 Mile Drive wiggles along the coastline of the Monterey peninsula, passing pebbled bays, craggy coves and cypress forests.We’ll stop for lunch in delightful Carmel, before continuing along the curving Big Sur coastline (the inspiration behind Jack Kerouac’s autobiographical novel).
Day 11 : Santa Barbara - Redondo Beach
Santa Barbara, a town favoured by artists, with an appealing harbour promenade and palm-fringed streets, makes a memorable lunch stop, en route from Cambria to the California coast and Redondo Beach for our final night.
Day 12 : Los Angeles - In Flight
We travel on to the airport for your return flight to the UK.
Day 13 : Uk
Upon arrival, your Titan vehicle will be waiting for the journey home.
What's Included
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14 nights in hotels and 1 in flight (accommodation as specified or similar)
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International flights. Prices are based on return flights with Virgin Atlantic from London Heathrow. Supplements may apply from other airports 12 excursions and visits
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Visits to the artist colony of Sedona; Hoover Dam; and the Old Silver Mining Town of Calico
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Tours of Hollywood, San Diego and San Francisco (including Golden Gate Bridge)
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Park entrance fees for Grand Canyon and Yosemite national parks
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Williams Depot and shoot-out re-enactment
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17 Mile Drive
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Stops at Carmel and Monterey
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Santa Barbara Plus
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Titan’s VIP door-to-door travel service
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Will the accommodation included meet local health and safety regulations?
Yes
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We've been taking our customers across the world on escorted tours for more than 40 years
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Our commitment to sustainable travel is part of our ethos. We love exploring the world and hope that, alongside our customers, we can be part of a bigger change in respecting the people and wildlife on our planet and minimising the impact we have on our environment.
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You’ll receive your Final holiday documents via email approximately 14 days prior to your departure.
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