The Great American Crossing

Tour Information

15nt Tour Begins New York, Ends Los Angeles: 1nt New York; 2nts Washington DC; 1nt Niagara Falls; 1nt Detroit; 2nts Chicago; 1nt Sioux City; 1nt Rapid City; 1nt Cody; 1nt Yellowstone National Park; 1nt Salt Lake City; 1nt Bryce Canyon National Park; 1nt Williams; 1nt Las Vegas;

From the east coast to the west, this American tour visits the nation’s highlights by deluxe motorcoach, starting with two nights in New York. Next up is Philadelphia, Washington and the Gettysburg battleground before crossing the border briefly to Niagara Falls. Then it’s back down to visit Detroit and Chicago before moving westwards to explore Badlands National Park, monumental Mount Rushmore and the Old West history of the Black Hills. You’ll see Old Faithfull and the goethermic sights of Yellowstone National Park as well as the snowcapped Teton Mountains as you approach Salt Lake City. Then its the canyons and incredible multi-hued rock landscapes of Bryce Canyon, Lake Powell and the Grand Canyon itself. Next up is a trip down Route 66 en route to Las Vegas, where you’ll stay in luxury on The Strip before heading back into the desert and into California to arrive at the west coast and Los Angeles.

Day 1

Fly from Dublin – New York
On arrival in New York, transfer independently to your hotel.
Hotel: Doubletree Hotel New York City - Chelsea

Day 2

New York – Philadelphia – Washington, D.C.
We depart New York for Philadelphia, where we spend the morning exploring the historic district of Brotherly Love. Explore the National Constitutional Center, see the Liberty Bell, and stroll through Independence National Historic Park and Mall. Then continue to Washington, D.C., the nation’s capital.
Hotel: Fairfield Inn by Marriott

Day 3

Washington, D.C.
Enjoy a city tour with such highlights as the U.S. Capitol Building, Washington Monument, Lincoln Memorial, the White House and Arlington National Cemetry, site of the John F.Kennedy Memorial. Spend the remainder of the day exploring some of the many museums comprising the Smithsonian Institute.
Hotel: Fairfield Inn by Marriott

Day 4

Washington, D.C. – Gettysburg – Niagara Falls, Canada
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 on our way to Niagara Falls.
Hotel: Skyline Inn

Day 5

Niagara Falls – Detroit
Spend the morning sightseeing at Niagara Falls. Stroll along Table Rock and view the thundering waters of Horseshoe Falls. Travel on to Detroit, known as motor city USA. Detroit is home to the country’s automobile manufacturing centers. Evening at leisure.
Hotel: Best Western Greenfield Inn

Day 6

Detroit – Chicago
Travel along Lake Michigan, leaving Detroit. Continue on to Chicago, where you will enjoy a short tour of the city’s highlights including Lake Shore Drive, the Magnificent Mile and Navy Pier. The Windy City’s stunning high rise architecture and one of the world’s tallest buildings, the Sears Tower (admission not included), provide a dramatic backdrop for this cultural and financial center.
Hotel: Holiday Inn Mart Plaza

Day 7

Chicago
A full day at leisure in Chicago.
Hotel: Holiday Inn Mart Plaza

Day 8

Chicago – Sioux City
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 like Lewis & Clark did 200 years ago on the banks of the Missouri River when we overnight in Sioux City.
Hotel: Marina Inn & Suites

Day 9

Sioux City–Badlands National Park–Mt. Rushmore National Memorial-Deadwood/Rapid City
Travel westward through the grasslands of South Dakota and onwards to Badlands National Park, once home to the buffalo and antelope and filled with strange shaped and colorful rock formations. Then we continue on to the Black Hills, sacred to the Plains Indians and home to Mount Rushmore, an enormous monument to four great American presidents: Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln and Roosevelt.
Hotel: Howard Johnson Rapid City (or Best Western Ramkota Rapid City)

Day 10

Deadwood/Rapid City – Bighorn Mountains – Cody
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.)
Hotel: Buffalo Bill Village

Day 11

Cody – Yellowstone National Park
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 will include Yellowstone Lake, Old Faithful, Mammoth Hot Springs, Yellowstone Canyon’s majestic falls, and the beautiful Hayden Valley.
Hotel: Gray Wolf Inn / Stage Coach Inn / Yellowstone Park Hotel

Day 12

Yellowstone National Park – Grand Teton National Park – Salt Lake City
Travel through Grand Teton National Park (weather permitting) and see awesome mountain peaks towering over 13,000 ft. (4,000 meters). 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.
Hotel: Shilo Inn

Day 13

Salt Lake City – Bryce Canyon National Park
Continue today to Bryce Canyon, where a tour through a multi-coloured world of sandstone spires and pinnacles will dazzle the eye. Nature’s artistry has created rocks in thousands of shapes, sizes and colours, beautiful in their setting against the unusually deep blue sky. Enjoy the evening at leisure.
Hotel: Ruby’s Inn

Day 14

Bryce Canyon National Park – Lake Powell– Grand Canyon National Park – Williams
Depart Bryce Canyon this morning and journey to stunning Lake Powell, where crystal blue water laps against towering red-rock canyon walls. Lake Powell is the second-largest manmade lake in America, and one of a series of lakes formed by the damming of the Colorado River. Then visit collosal Grand Canyon National Park, one of the seven great natural wonders of the world. Stop at the Desert View Tower on the South Rim to fully experience this mile-deep canyon, plunging gorges, rising spires, extinct volcanoes and below the rim, the winding Colorado River. Overnight in Williams.
Hotel: Holiday Inn Williams

Day 15

Williams – Seligman/Route 66 – Las Vegas
This morning, depart Williams and travel on to Las Vegas. 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 famous Las Vegas strip.
Hotel: Circus Circus Hotel - Sky Tower Rooms

Day 16

Las Vegas – Los Angeles
Travel to Los Angeles via the Mojave Desert, where strands 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 arriving at approximately 6.30pm.
Independent transfers back to the airport for your return flight.
If returning from Los Angeles today a late evening departure flight is required

Day 17

Arrival back to Dublin.

What's Included

• Return scheduled transatlantic flights
• Professional Tour Director Service
• Deluxe air-conditioned Motorcoach Transportation throughout the tour
• Hotel accommodation as per hotels listed above (or similar standard)
• Washington D.C City Tour
• Gettysburg National Military Park
• Niagara Falls
• Chicago City Tour
• Badlands National Park
• Deadwood
• Yellowstone National Park Sightseeing Tour
• Grand Teton National Park
• Salt Lake City Tour
• Grand Canyon National Park
• Visit Las Vegas
• Los Angeles City Tour