Tour Code |
VSB3 |
Duration |
9 Days |
Package Cost |
$758.00 up |
Departure Date |
Everyday |
Departure City |
Las Vegas |
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Day1 Hometown - Las Vegas
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Fly in and arrive at the pearl of the desert - Las Vegas. If you arrive in the morning, feel free to wander around the famous Las Vegas strip or try your gambling luck at your own leisure. You may take an optional night tour to explore the prosperity of night life in Las Vegas, enjoy all the spectacles and fantasies on the strip! The tour guide will lead you to explore the World’s largest hotel Palazzo Venetian Mega Centre, neon-light show on Fremont Street, Music Fountain at Bellagio and the volcano show at Mirage. Stay overnight in Las Vegas.
1. Las Vegas Airport free transportation service only available at 1:30pm, other time please arrange your own transportation to hotel.
2. For those who will join the tour in las vegas, please wait at at Stratosphere Casino Hotel Las Vegas (Buffet Area) at 3:30 PM .
3. If you can not be at Las Vegas by 4:30pm, please inform Golden Int'l travel and obtain the cell phone number of the tour guide.
Hotel: Stratosphere Casino Hotel or Similar
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Day2 Hoover Dam -Grand Canyon West/South Rim -Las Vegas
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Drive to Hoover Dam in the morning, sightsee this largest and tallest concrete structure of it’s time. Visit the dam and overlook North America's largest artificial lake - Lake Mead. Then, travel to one of the most famous 7 natural wonders in the world - the Grand Canyon! You can choose to go to West Rim or South Rim:
West Rim (Skywalk): Over eons, the Colorado River and erosion have sculpted this amazing landscape. Grand Canyon west rim belongs to Indian Reservation (Mandatory Admission to Grand Canyon West Rim). The group will take the designated park shuttle to enter the canyon. Upon arriving in the terminal, you may take the helicopter ride and sightseeing boat tour (Optional), in order to feel the canyon and Colorado River from different perspective and explore the true beauty of the Grand Canyon. Afterwards, you may take the park shuttle to the next sightseeing spots, Eagle Point and Guano Point. At Eagle Point, you may take an optional visit to the "Skywalk", which is the new gigantic construction built on the very edge of the Grand Canyon West Rim. The group will return to Las Vegas in the evening. You may watch the world’s renowned show at your own cost (optional).
South Rim: Here is the world's most vivid erosion model, which is why the Grand Canyon has not only become a textbook for the geologist and paleontologist, but also made the millions of tourists each year filled with emotion when they face the masterpiece of creator. You may watch the IMAX movie of the history of Grand Canyon at the entrance at your own cost. Then, go to the largest view point near visitor center - Mather Point. If God is the creator of the Grand Canyon, Colorado River is an artist who has carved the Grand Canyon. Despite the passion in summer and the cold in winter, the river and valley’s history of romance has been going on for six hundred million years long. Sunshine and clouds are always alternating controls over the canyon, adding a dash of style to the magnificent scenic picture. The group will return to Las Vegas in the evening. You may watch the world’s renowned show at your own cost (optional).*Mandatory Admission to Grand Canyon South Rim
Hotel: Stratosphere Hotel or Similar
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Day3 Las Vegas Free Day
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You can arrange your own time on this free day.
Hotel: Stratosphere Hotel or similar
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Day4 Ethel M Chocolate Factory/Botanical Cactus Garden-Tanger Outlet- Los Angeles
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In the morning, visit Ethel M Chocolate Factory and Botanical Cactus Gardens outside of The Strip. You can see chocolates being made, sample gourmet treats and meander through the maze of paths at the Botanical Cactus Gardens at no charge. Be sure to sample a piece of fresh made chocolate! After having lunch in Las Vegas, the group heads back to Los Angeles. Stop by Barstow Outlet for short rest before continuing to Los Angeles. Arrive in Los Angeles in the evening.
Hotel: Ramada Inn(Free Breakfast)/ Quality Inn(Free Breakfast) / Days Inn(Free Breakfast)/ Best Western(Free Breakfast)/ Comfort Suites(Free Breakfast)or similar
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Day5 Los Angeles- Santa Barbara- Solvang-Silicon Valley-San Francisco
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Depart from Los Angeles in the morning towards Santa Barbara. Santa Barbara, also known as the "American Riviera", is just 90 miles north of Los Angeles. Its natural beauty, pristine beaches, local-inspired gourmet cuisine, and nearby vineyards have been beckoning Southern Californians for years. It is sophisticated and simple, refined, yet relaxed. Santa Barbara is a Mecca of talented, intellectual, environmentally-mined and creative types. Throughout the city, Spanish Colonial architecture is fused with modern details, giving Santa Barbara a casual elegance lacking in many other California beach towns. Depart from Santa Barbara and drive along the beautiful Pacific-Coast Highway. Arrive at Denmark Village - Solvang around noon. Antiquated windmills and Northern Europeans-style architecture punctuate the little village’s skyline.
Brilliant sunshine, boundless open country and rolling hills- these are the characteristics of what the original Danish immigrants called “Solvang,” or “Sunny Field.” Pour yourself a cup of aromatic coffee European coffee and nibble a piece of world famous Danish pastry. Afterwards, pay a visit to Silicon Valley which is the home to many of the world's largest technology corporations (such as Apple, Yahoo, Google and Intel) as well as thousands of small startups. The group will arrive in San Francisco in the evening.
Hotel: Courtyard Marriott or Hilton or similar
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Day6 Stanford University - San Francisco(Cable Car)
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In the morning, visit Stanford University, which is recognized as one of the world's leading research and teaching institutions. It was built in 1891 by the railroad tycoons - Leland Stanford. The quiet campus is the home to a rich collection of historical and contemporary buildings as well as various plants and works of art. It covers an area of 35 square kilometers. It is the second largest university in the U.S. Afterwards, you will cross the Bay Bridge to the enchanting San Francisco and explore the magnitude of Golden Gate Bridge, Fisherman Wharf, Palace of Fine Arts and more. You may take a bay cruise at your own cost and sail through the Golden Gate Bridge and Bay Bridge, pass by the Alcatraz Island, Angel Island and Treasure Island, and enjoy the view of east bay and the skyline of San Francisco. You will be enlightened by the fresh sea breeze and the beautiful ocean. Around 3p.m, you are welcome to either spend your free time with your friends and relatives or join the extensive San Francisco tour at your own cost (optional). During the extensive tour, you will enjoy a ride by cable car to visit Lombard Street. The extensive tours will also cover St. Mary Cathedral - the principal catholic church of San Francisco, Twin Peaks, the Civic Center and Castro District – “the gay capital of the world”, and city hall of San Francisco. After dinner, you will head back to the hotel.
Hotel: Courtyard Marriott or Hilton or similar
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Day7 Yosemite National Park - Los Angeles
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In the morning, you will visit California’s best-known Yosemite National Park, one of the wonders of Nature. Yosemite is located near the geographical center of the Nevada mountain range. Towering granite rocks, mighty waterfalls and placid valleys give Yosemite all the aspects of a “land of the gods”. Giant trees, water gushing from the mountains, huge rocks and cliffs carved to create a land of fantasy. There is little doubt that water – in both its liquid and solid form – was the chief architect of Yosemite’s landscapes.
Here you will see the biggest granite rock in the world-El Captain, the fifth waterfall in the world-Yosemite Waterfall, and Half Dome at the Tunnel View Point.
Proceed to Los Angeles in the afternoon. Arrive in Los Angeles in the evening for a wonderful conclusion of the trip.
Hotel: Ramada Inn(Free Breakfast)/ Quality Inn(Free Breakfast) / Days Inn(Free Breakfast)/ Best Western(Free Breakfast)/ Comfort Suites(Free Breakfast)or similar
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Day8 Universal Studios
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Today, the first stop is the Hollywood Walk of Fame. It was built in 1958 by California’s artist--- Oliver Weismuller. It consists of more than 2,400 five-pointed stars embedded in the sidewalks. The stars are permanent public monuments to achievement in the entertainment industry. Walk of Fame runs 1.3 miles, starting from Grauman's Chinese Theatre where the Oscar ceremony was held from 1944 to 1946. The Oscar ceremony has changed to be holding in Dolby Theatre (Used to be Kodak Theatre) since 2001. In fact, this is the home for many movie premieres.
Universal Studio City set up in 1915 to serve as the general headquarters of what was already the biggest film company in the United States. Such film studios as MGM, Paramount, 20th Century Fox, and United Artists were not yet in existence. Universal Studio Hollywood was opened to the public on July 4, 1964, when the film market had dipped due to the rise of television in the early 1960s. This attraction now draws millions of visitors annually and brings biggest income to the studios.
The Universal Studio, is located in Hollywood, capital of the American film industry, occupies an entire hill and covers 525 acres, 485 of which are in actual use. It comprises 48 film studios, of which 32 are devoted to shooting films. Universal Studio City is the biggest film and TV producer in the world. The tour takes visitors through thrilling cinematic spectacles, such as bridge-crushing snow avalanches, exploding mountain torrents, giant white sharks, a roaring effigy of King Kong, and so forth. Virtual reality mock –ups from the films “Back to the Future”, “Jurassic Park”, and “Aliens” are excruciatingly life-like, And awe-inspiring are the nerve-shattering special effects in “Water World” and “Wild West”, and in the stereoscopic films “Transformers 4D.” The fun is accentuated by song- and –dance performances and animal show as well as humorous and comic children’s programs.
Hotel: Ramada Inn(Free Breakfast)/ Quality Inn(Free Breakfast) / Days Inn(Free Breakfast)/ Best Western(Free Breakfast)/ Comfort Suites(Free Breakfast)or similar
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Day9 Disneyland/San Diego Sea World/Los Angeles City Tour/Palm Springs Outlet
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According to your schedule, you can chose one of the followings:
1. Disneyland
2. LA City Tour
3. Sea World
4. Palm Springs Outlet
*Please schedule your flights to depart from Los Angeles airport(LAX) after 8:30p.m ( U.S domestic flights) or 9:30p.m (international flights).
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Tour Fares ( Special Offer: buy 2 get 3rd special price )
Double Occupancy |
$758 / person |
3rd person
(Triple Occupancy)
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$200 / person |
4th person
(Quad Occupancy)
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$558 / person |
Single Occupancy |
$1108 / person |
Triple and Quad prices are for three people or four people sharing one room with 2 beds respectively
Option: Hotel Upgrade (in Los Angeles only)
THE HOTEL FULLERTON
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Add $20.00 / night /room |
BEST WESTERN
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Add $20.00 / night /room |
COMFORT INN & SUITES
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Add $20.00 / night /room |
LINCOLN PLAZA
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Add $20.00 / night /room |
FAIRFIELD INN & SUITES |
Add $20.00 / night /room |
PACIFIC PALMS HOTEL
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Add $70.00 / night /room |
HILTON HOTEL
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Add $90.00 / night /room |
Optional Admission Package (For Your Reference Only)
SFO Optional Tour |
$25.00 / person |
San Francisco Bay Cruise |
$36.00/adult; $24.00 /child |
IMAX Movie |
$13 / adult; $11/child |
Grand Canyon South Rim Admission Fee |
$10 / person |
Grand Canyon West Rim Admission Fee |
$80 / person |
Skywalk |
$35 / person |
Helicopter+Boat Tour |
$194 / person |
Las Vegas Night Tour |
$25 / person |
Las Vegas Magic Show
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$73 / person |
Las Vegas Jubilee Show Ticket
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$83 / person |
Las Vegas La Reve Show |
$153 / person
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Package Includes
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1.8-Night Hotel Accommodations
2.Admission Fees to Yosemite National Park and Theme Parks ( eg. Disneyland, Universal Studios,Sea World)
3.English-Speaking Tour Escort services
4.Ground Transportation service via luxury coach as specified in itinerary
5.Airport Transfer Services
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Package Excludes
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1. Service Charge for tour guide and driver is $7/person per day
2. Optional tour items, admission fees
3. Personal expense
4. Air fares
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