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Arrive Los Angeles (Anaheim)This morning meet your Tour Manager and fellow travellers. Today we’ll experience a full day of LA sightseeing. Your tour will include downtown LA, an insider’s look at Hollywood with an included walking tour, trendy Melrose Ave, Sunset Blvd, Beverly Hills, Santa Monica and Venice Beach. Tonight we have organized a dinner so you can get to know your fellow travelers. Hotel -
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Los Angeles (Anaheim)You'll have 2 free days to enjoy this wonderful area - visit Disneyland or Universal Studios. Alternatively why not spend time shopping or relaxing by the pool or visit the OC and see what the fuss is all about! Hotel (B)(B) -
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Los Angeles to San FranciscoToday you will fly to the City by the Bay; San Francisco. You'll quickly fall in love with this place during your extensive city tour that includes Fisherman's Wharf, the Golden Gate Bridge, North Beach, Golden Gate Park and Haight Ashbury-Hippie Central. Tonight our included dinner is in Chinatown! Hotel (B,D) -
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San Francisco at leisureTap into the Good Life of this beautiful, cosmopolitan “City by the Bay.” Ride the famous steep street cable cars, shop in trendy Union Square, tour Alcatraz Island, or chill out in Golden Gate Park. Hotel (B) -
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San Francisco to Las VegasToday's flight brings us to the wildest city of them all - Las Vegas! Our illuminations tour will take us down 'The Strip' where you won't believe your eyes at this crazy place. After the light show at Fremont Street, win a million at the casino or party on at one of Las Vegas's premier hot spots! Hotel (D) -
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Las Vegas at leisureVegas, Baby! Only in Las Vegas can you visit most of the world's largest hotels and casinos in one day, gamble while you swim, catapult 327 metres (1,081 feet) up in the air from the top of the Stratosphere Hotel, feel like you are in Venice, Egypt, New York, Ancient Rome, and Paris all at the same time, and party like a rock star 24 hours a day! Get out there and do it all - or just lie by the pool and relax. Perhaps you'll want to take an optional helicopter ride to one of the seven natural wonders of the world - The Grand Canyon. Or shop in some of the outlet malls. Why not take in an optional Las Vegas cabaret show? Hotel -
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Las Vegas to New YorkThis morning you'll fly to New York where on arrival you'll be transferred to the hotel. Tonight is free to relax or explore Manhattan. Hotel -
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Hello Big Apple!This morning enjoy a sightseeing tour of Manhattan including fashionable Fifth Avenue, Central Park, Harlem's Apollo Theatre, Greenwich Village, the World Trade Centre Site and much more. After lunch we'll board a ferry to Liberty Island to see the Statue of Liberty. To complete your day, you'll have an opportunity to take an optional helicopter flight around the island of Manhattan for spectacular view of the New York City Skyline. After dinner, we'll take in the lights of world famous Times Square, before experiencing New York's nightlife. Hotel (D) -
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New York, New YorkThis morning we'll stroll through Central Park then the afternoon is yours to shop on trendy Fifth Ave, explore one of New York's vibrant neighbourhoods or you have the opportunity to see New York "Sex and the City" style with an optional sightseeing tour. Tonight is free to take in a Broadway show. There is never a dull moment in New York. Hotel (B) -
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More of ManhattanToday is yours to enjoy New York: return to Central Park, go cycling, boating, or ice skating (activities vary by season). Alternatively you can go shopping or visit one of the New York's many museums, such as the Guggenheim, Museum of Modern Art, or the Metropolitan Museum of Art. You can also enjoy an optional guided tour of "NY TV and Movie Sites". In the afternoon, you can join us for an awesome optional - The Beast - a high speed jet boat ride up and down the Hudson River (seasonal). This evening we will enjoy a farewell dinner together at one of New York's great restaurants. Later we'll visit the Empire State Building and take the elevator up 102 floors to the Observation Deck to see the incredible skyline of New York at night. Hotel (B,D) -
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New YorkSay a final farewell to your newfound friends as your tour ends this morning. (B)
Highlights
All these highlights along with city sightseeing are included in your tour price!
Included
- Los Angeles: City sightseeing tour; Visit Hollywood & see the famous sign; Walking Tour of Hollywood Boulevard; See the Stars on the Hollywood "Walk of Fame"; Drive along famous Sunset Strip; See the Viper Room bar; See Rodeo Drive and Melrose Avenue; Visit Venice Beach; Visit Santa Monica and it's famous Pier; Transfers and flight to San Francisco
- San Francisco: City sightseeing tour; See Golden Gate Park, North Beach & 'eclectic' Haight Ashbury; See the city's famous cable cars; See the famous row houses on Alamo Square; Cross the Golden Gate Bridge; See Alcatraz; Visit Fisherman's Wharf; Visit Chinatown; Transfers and flight to Las Vegas
- Las Vegas: Evening Illumination tour including the famous Las Vegas 'Strip'; Visit the Fremont Street Experience Light Show; Visit some of the world's largest hotels & casinos and enjoy the nightlife; Transfers and flight to New York
- New York: City sightseeing tour of Manhattan; See Wall Street and the NYSE; Visit Ground Zero & Battery Park; Visit Liberty Island with free time at the Statue of Liberty; Enjoy a panoramic view of New York City Skyline; See Harlem's Apollo Theatre; See the lights of Times Square; Visit the Empire State Building & take an elevator to the Observation Tower (102 floors up); Visit fashionable Fifth Avenue & see St. Patrick's Cathedral, Rockefeller Center & Tiffany's; Visit Central Park; See Museum Row including the Metropolitan Museum of Art and Guggenheim Museum; See the famous neighbourhoods of New York such as Soho, Greenwich Village and TriBeCa.
Accommodations
- 12 nights in twin-share hotel accommodation
- Breakfasts (B) and Dinners (D) – as per itinerary
Contiki Difference
- Experienced Tour Managers / Driver
- Transfer to coordinate with suggested flights
- Metro pass for the 5 days in New York
- Inclusions and sightseeing as outlined below
- Visit 3 States: California ; Nevada ; New York
Optional Excursions
Los Angeles
- Universal Studios (USD$78.00)
- Witness real sets from some of your favorite movies on the world famous Studio Tour. Experience hair-raising thrills and heart-pounding surprises on rides like the Revenge of the Mummy thrill coaster and the Jurassic Park 80-foot raft plunge. Finish your day off at Universal CityWalk, where there's always way more to do.
- Disneyland (USD$63.00)
- Indulge the child within and enjoy a day at Walt Disney's dream. Visit Tommorrowland and see the future, step back into the Old West in Frontierland or explore with Indiana Jones in Adventureland. Tickets can be purchased online or at the gates.
- The OC Experience (USD$47.00)
- Escape for the day to world-renowned Newport Beach, the crown jewel of the California Riviera. Newport Beach is famous for its fabulous harbor, incredible beach front mansions and world class shopping. See where John Wayne, Humphrey Bogart and many of Hollywood's finest used to live. Today, Newport Beach continues to be the residence and playground of many sports celebrities, film and television stars and served as the "on location" site for Fox Televisions hit series "The OC."
San Francisco
- Sunset Sailing Adventure (USD$40.00)
- Sail out on San Francisco's world-famous Bay on the Adventure Cat. Your tour will take you near Alcatraz Island, under the Golden Gate Bridge, and out to Kirby Cove. Enjoy the sunset, the included drinks and appetizers while you cruise around the Bay!
- San Francisco Note (n/a)
- Alcatraz is not included in this tour. However you may book tickets in advance by going to www.alcatrazcruises.com. We highly recommend you do as soon as possible as space is limited and sells quickly. We suggest booking the earliest cruise with audio (9:30am) as it allows the rest of the day at leisure.
Las Vegas
- Las Vegas Variety Show (USD$52.00)
- This variety show incorporates some of the best talent Las Vegas has to offer. The professional dance team is joined by a number of variety acts including professional dancers, a comedian, a magician and more.
- Helicopter Flight (USD$344.00)
- Experience the thrill of a helicopter flight to the Grand Canyon. This adventure flight departs from Las Vegas airport and includes views of the famous Hoover Dam, Lake Mead, and fascinating desert scenery before landing inside the Grand Canyon itself. Upon arrival at the canyon enjoy a complimentary lunch and a traditional champagne toast. A truly unique way to see the natural wonder of the Grand Canyon.
New York
- 'Sex and the City Tour' (USD$36.00)
- Follow in the fancy footsteps of Carrie & Co as they conquer New York City. Drink where they drink, shop where they shop and gossip where they gossip.
- The Big Apple Helicopter Ride (USD$118.00)
- See the Statue of Liberty, the Financial District, Empire State Building, Chrysler, Woolworth and Pan Am Buildings.
- Ride "The Beast" (USD$17.00)
- Don't miss the BEAST! New York's very own thrill ride. "Mad Dog", your daring captain, will take you for a wet n' wild ride through the New York Harbor. Hold onto your hats because for 30 fun-filled minutes you'll be soaring past the skyscrapers at speeds up to 45 mph (72 km/hr).
- New York, New York Helicopter Ride (USD$181.00)
- An enhanced Harbor tour that includes view's of New York City's five Boroughs! Your tour begins down the Hudson River, Manhattan's Financial District, Woolworth Building and Ellis Island, allowing for a birds-eye view of the Statue of Liberty, Governors Island, Verrazano Bridge, which joins Brooklyn and Staten Island before returning up the Hudson passed the Air Craft Carrier-USS Intrepid to view Midtown's famous skyscrapers: Empire State, Chrysler and Met Life (Pan Am) Buildings, along with Central Park, Yankee Stadium-Home of the New York Yankees, St. John the Devine Cathedral, Columbia University, George Washington Bridge and the Palisade of New Jersey.
- New York TV & Movie Tour (USD$34.00)
- Lights! Camera! Action! Take a bus tour to over 60 sights of your favorite movies and television shows.
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