Grand Tour of the USA

Welcome to the City by the Bay

Arrive in San Francisco and make your own way to the four-star hotel on Fisherman's Wharf, base for the next two nights. Rest of the day free; evening free to dine independently.

Getting to know San Francisco

Guided tour taking in the Golden Gate Bridge, then a cruise to Alcatraz Island for a self-guided tour of the former prison. Rest of the day free to explore Chinatown, Little Italy or ride a heritage streetcar.

Exploring Yosemite National Park

Early transfer by coach to Oakland station, Amtrak train to Merced, then coach to El Portal and a guided tour of Yosemite National Park's Half Dome, El Capitan and Bridalveil Falls. Return to Merced.

Welcome to Las Vegas

Amtrak service to Bakersfield, then coach through the Sierra Nevada Mountains and Mojave Desert to Las Vegas. Check into the Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino on the Strip for two nights.

Viva Las Vegas

Free day to explore Las Vegas at your own pace, including the Fountains of Bellagio, the Luxor Pyramid and the Strip's casinos and restaurants.

To Flagstaff via the Hoover Dam

Depart Las Vegas, stopping at the Hoover Dam viewing point, then along Route 66 into Arizona to Flagstaff. Two nights at the Little America Hotel.

Route 66 and the Grand Canyon Railway

Drive along Route 66 to Williams, Arizona, then board the Grand Canyon Railway to the South Rim for free time at the Grand Canyon before returning to Flagstaff by coach.

Monument Valley and Gooseneck State Park

Coach through Navajo country to Monument Valley, then Gooseneck State Park and Bluff Fort Historic Site, arriving in Durango late afternoon.

A trip on the Durango and Silverton Railroad

Board the Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad through canyons to the mining town of Silverton, then coach to Grand Junction.

Meals: Breakfast

An overnight journey on Amtrak's California Zephyr

Board Amtrak's California Zephyr at Grand Junction for an overnight journey through Colorado's Rocky Mountains and wine region toward Nebraska.

Meals: Breakfast

Arriving in the great city of Chicago

Continue aboard the California Zephyr through Iowa and across the Mississippi River, arriving at Chicago's Union Station this afternoon; transfer to hotel in River North.

Chicago Architecture Cruise

Cruise along the Chicago River viewing the Wrigley Building, Tribune Tower and Willis Tower. Afternoon and evening at leisure.

Meals: Breakfast

A free day in Chicago

Free day in Chicago at leisure.

Meals: Breakfast

The tremendous Niagara Falls

Arrive by train into Buffalo (overnight Lake Shore Limited from Chicago), transfer by coach to hotel on the American side of Niagara Falls; visit Niagara Falls State Park.

Arriving in the metropolis of New York City

Coach to Buffalo, then train east via Albany along the Hudson River into New York's Penn Station; transfer to hotel in Times Square.

Meals: Breakfast

Exploring New York, New York

Guided tour including a harbor cruise past the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island, then Central Park, Rockefeller Center, the Theater District and the World Trade Center site.

Tour conclusion

Tour concludes; check out of the Times Square hotel and travel home at leisure.