USA Road Trip | End Los Angeles | 2024
USA Road Trip | End Los Angeles | 2024
USA Road Trip | End Los Angeles | 2024
23 Days Starting in Miami (FL) and ending in Los Angeles (CA)
Visiting: Miami, Orlando, Savannah, Augusta, Nashville, Memphis, New Orleans, Houston, Fort Worth, Amarillo, Albuquerque, Denver, Moab, Canyonlands National Park, Arches National Park, Capitol Reef National Park, Bryce Canyon National Park, Zion National Park, Horseshoe Bend, Lake Powell, Grand Canyon National Park, Hoover Dam, Las Vegas, Los Angeles
Tour operator:
Tour code:
USRTLA19
Specialist Group:
18-30 Somethings
Guide Type:
Fully Guided
Group size:
0 - 54
Age range:
18-35
Special diets catered:
Vegetarians
Tour operated in:
EnglishTrip Styles:
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Activities:
Tour Overview
Embark on the ultimate American adventure with our USA Road Trip, starting in vibrant Miami and concluding in the star-studded city of Los Angeles. This journey takes you through iconic destinations such as Orlando, Savannah, Nashville, Memphis, New Orleans, Houston, Dallas, Amarillo, Albuquerque, Denver, Moab, Bryce Canyon, the Grand Canyon, and Las Vegas. Experience the thrill of Universal Studios, the charm of Savannah's historic streets, the musical heritage of Nashville and Memphis, the soulful vibes of New Orleans, and the grandeur of the Grand Canyon. Along the way, enjoy unique activities like a hot air balloon ride in Albuquerque, exploring national parks, and soaking in the glitz of Las Vegas. This road trip promises unforgettable memories and breathtaking sights at every turn.
Highlights
Itinerary
Day 1: Miami To Orlando
Location: Miami, Orlando
Accommodation: Hotel
Accommodation Name: Grand Hotel Orlando (or similar)
Meals Included: Dinner
Welcome to the American road trip of your lifetime. Today you’ll meet your fellow roadies for a brief tour of our starting point – Miami – before we hit the coach and make way for our first destination: Orlando.
Orlando, here we go. We'll hit the hay tonight, ready for a star-studded day tomorrow.
Day 2: Orlando
Location: Orlando
Accommodation: Hotel
Accommodation Name: Grand Hotel Orlando (or similar)
Meals Included: Breakfast
Today is your opportunity to visit the epic Universal Studios, where you can visit Diagon Alley, splash around in the vast water park or visit the islands of adventure. There's something for everyone in this dizzying spectacle of rides, film and entertainment.
Day 3: Orlando To Augusta Via Savannah
Location: Orlando, Savannah, Augusta
Accommodation Name: A conveniently located hotel
Meals Included: Breakfast
You can leave your Mickey ears on, but we're on the move again today... Our stop-off for today is Savannah, known for its cathedrals and majestic water fountains. Keep your eyes peeled for horse-drawn carriages as we check out the pretty parks. Augusta is home to the world-famous Masters Golf Course (you might catch a glimpse if you're lucky!). Later tonight, your Trip Manager will get you acquainted with the city with a brief orientation tour.
Day 4: Augusta To Nashville
Location: Augusta, Nashville
Accommodation Name: Comfort Inn Stadium (or similar)
Meals Included: Breakfast, Dinner
Today we'll head from the home of golf (and the boyhood home of former president Woodrow Wilson) to the home of country music. All in a day's work...
Pull those boots out. Home to some of the musical greats, this city also played a crucial role in the civil rights movement. After a brief orientation tour from your Trip Manager, we'll head for dinner and line dancing tonight at the Wild Horse Saloon.
Day 5: Nashville
Location: Nashville
Accommodation Name: Comfort Inn Stadium (or similar)
Meals Included: Breakfast
Today is yours to explore Nashville. Truly a musical paradise, a tour around the Country Music Hall of Fame will give us the lowdown on this city's musical past.
Day 6: Nashville To Memphis
Location: Nashville, Memphis
Accommodation Name: Crowne Plaza Memphis Downtown (or similar)
Meals Included: Breakfast, Dinner
Sorry Nash, but we gotta dash. Next up, it's the home of the King himself...
Welcome to Memphis. Here you'll have a free afternoon to explore, but we have plenty of optional activities for you to choose from. Memphis is the home of Elvis Presley, and you'll have the chance to visit Graceland (his former home) and Sun Studios (where he recorded many of his albums). Also in Memphis is the Civil Rights Museum, where you'll have the chance to pay tribute to Martin Luther King Jr, a vital force during the civil rights movement.
Day 7: Memphis To New Orleans
Location: Memphis, New Orleans
Accommodation Name: La Quinta Inn and Suites New Orleans Downtown (or similar)
Meals Included: Breakfast
Speaking of 'a little more action', it's time for us to head to our next destination - New Orleans.
The love-child of French & Caribbean culture, New Orleans will steal our hearts as soon as we arrive. We'll check out the French quarter and jam in Jackson Square before sampling beignets & marveling at elegant, pre-war mansions, all to the sweet sounds of Southern jazz, of course.
Day 8: New Orleans
Location: New Orleans
Accommodation Name: La Quinta Inn and Suites New Orleans Downtown (or similar)
Meals Included: Breakfast
New Orleans, baby... You have the whole of today to soak up the sounds, smells and songs of a truly soulful city. We also have some optional activities today - choose between an airboat swamp tour, a cemetery ghost tour, or both!
Day 9: New Orleans To Houston
Location: New Orleans, Houston
Accommodation Name: Holiday Inn Houston Downtown (or similar)
Meals Included: Breakfast
Bidding farewell to New Orleans, it's time to make our way to Texas' largest city, Houston.
With huge belt buckles & portion sizes to match, Houston city certainly lives up to its larger-than-life reputation. After we arrive and check in to our hotel, your Trip Manager will take you on a city orientation tour, checking Buffalo Bayou, City Hall and Heritage Society Park off your bucket list... and Market Square Park too.
Day 10: Houston To Dallas/Forth Worth
Location: Houston, Fort Worth
Accommodation Name: Holiday Inn Express & Suites Fort Worth Downtown (or Similar)
Meals Included: Breakfast, Dinner
Houston, we have a... great day ahead of us today, starting out with a tour of the NASA Space Center. (Would you believe us if we said it was out of this world?) After that, we'll hit the road once again, this time with Dallas in our sights.
Here in Dallas/Fort Worth, we'll visit the historic stockyards, chill with the cattle and tuck into a BBQ dinner too. Get a load of that sizzling sunset!
Day 11: Dallas/Forth Worth
Location: Fort Worth
Accommodation Name: Holiday Inn Express & Suites Fort Worth Downtown (or Similar)
Meals Included: Breakfast
Today you're mostly free to explore Dallas however you like, but first, your Trip Manager will take you on an orientation tour, which includes the Sixth Floor Museum, The Arts District and the Dallas Reunion Tower.
Day 12: Dallas/Forth Worth To Amarillo
Location: Fort Worth, Amarillo
Accommodation Name: Home 2 Suites (or similar)
Meals Included: Breakfast, Dinner
Rise and shine! Does anyone know the way to Amarillo? We do. In fact, we're headed to this larger-than-life city this morning.
Here we are. In true Americana Style, we'll visit Cadillac Ranch – a unique art exhibit celebrating the golden age of Cadillacs. Next, we'll beef up our evening with a Texan steakhouse dinner (and all the trimmings too). But before we go any further, has anyone seen Sweet Marie?
Day 13: Amarillo To Albuquerque
Location: Amarillo, Albuquerque
Accommodation Name: A conveniently located hotel
Meals Included: Breakfast
Adios, Amarillo. Today we're making our way to New Mexico - next stop, Albuquerque.
This afternoon we'll embark on a unique MAKE TRAVEL MATTER® Experience to the Pueblo Cultural Center - dedicated to preserving Pueblo Indian culture. Afterwards, you're free to explore the city however you like.
Day 14: Albuquerque To Denver
Location: Albuquerque, Denver
Accommodation Name: A conveniently located hotel
Meals Included: Breakfast
We'll make a flying start to the day today - literally. That's right, today you have the opportunity to take a scenic Hot Air Balloon ride with your crew. Cameras at the ready folks. Afterwards, we'll make our way to dreamy Denver. Here in Denver, you'll check out all the major sites with your Trip Manager and fellow travellers, including the 16th Street Mall, McGregor Square and Denver Milk Market.
Day 15: Denver
Location: Denver
Accommodation Name: A conveniently located hotel
Meals Included: Breakfast, Dinner
Today is your to explore Denver however you like. Don't miss the botanical gardens, the Art Museum and the Science & Nature museum. We also have some optional activites today, giving you the chance to take part in white water rafting, ziplining or both (just in case you're short on adrenaline!)
Day 16: Denver To Moab
Location: Denver, Moab
Accommodation Name: A conveniently located hotel
Meals Included: Breakfast
Today we'll leave Denver in our rearview but don't panic, we've got Moab firmly in our sights. Here, we, go!
Well hello there, Moab - home to rock art, dinosaur bones and plenty of national parks (which you'll get to know pretty well with Contiki.) Tonight we'll grab a bite to eat and then hit the hay - a big day awaits us tomorrow.
Day 17: Moab With Canyonlands And Arches National Park
Location: Moab, Canyonlands National Park, Arches National Park, Moab
Accommodation Name: A conveniently located hotel
Meals Included: Breakfast
Our mission for the next few days is a simple (but very epic) one: tick the Big 5 national parks of Utah off our bucket list, starting with Canyonlands.
Desert landscapes, with an almost perfect 8-shaped river running through it - Canyonlands is sure to stay with you for a while.
Home to over 2,000 sandstone arches and sublime views, you'll be posing for selfies left, right and center here at the Arches.
Back in Moab, with a head full of beautiful scenery and a camera-reel full of awesome content, we'll hit the hay tonight, ready for more of the same in the morning!
Day 18: Moab To Bryce Canyon Via Capitol Reef National Park
Location: Moab, Capitol Reef National Park, Bryce Canyon National Park
Accommodation: Lodge
Accommodation Name: Bryce View Lodge (or similar)
Meals Included: Breakfast
Wakey wakey, roadies. Today we'll make our way to the next national park on our hitlist: Capitol Reef.
Here in redrock country, your jaw will drop and the size, scale and utter beauty of Capitol Reef's cliffs and canyons. Enjoy yourself on one of the USA's very best hikes.
And if you thought THAT was amazing, wait 'til you watch the sun set over the spires of Bryce Canyon. It's romantic and then some!
Day 19: Bryce Canyon And Zion
Location: Bryce Canyon National Park, Zion National Park, Bryce Canyon National Park
Accommodation Name: Bryce View Lodge (or similar)
Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch
The sprawling Bryce Canyon National Park is made up of a series of otherworldly natural amphitheaters and crimson-colored hoodoos (towering spire-shaped rock formations). Heading into Bryce Canyon, we’ll admire its unique organic earth bowls filled with red, orange and white spires and you'll have the chance to take to hike through the hoodoos.
Journeying into the Zion Canyon, our jaws will drop at the towering white, pink and red Navajo sandstone cliffs, surrounded by hanging gardens, soaring peaks, wildlife and birdsong. We'll spend most of today here, so pack some snacks and wear your best boots to get the most out of the day. There's no shortage of trails of all different levels, not to mention restaurants and cafes.
Back in Bryce, you'll have the chance to kick back with your crew and chat about what an amazing day it's been.
Day 20: Bryce Canyon To Grand Canyon Via Horseshoe Bend And Lake Powell
Location: Bryce Canyon National Park, Horseshoe Bend, Lake Powell, Grand Canyon National Park
Accommodation: Lodge
Accommodation Name: Red Feather Lodge (or similar)
Meals Included: Breakfast
Today we'll journey from one canyon to the next. We'll finish up today at the big one, the Grand Canyon, but we have a few saucy stop-offs along the way.
A meander of the colorado river, which just so happens to be shaped like a horseshoe - Mother Nature, you've outdone yourself with this one!
This reservoir is visited by over 2 million people every year, and once you catch it IRL you'll understand exactly why.
And now for the one you've been dreaming about (even more than the rest). The star of your USA itinerary. Yup, it's the Grand Canyon. It's about to get extra special too, because tonight we'll be marvelling at the sunset from the South Rim. Charge your phone, clear space on your camera, and prepare to weep.
Day 21: Grand Canyon
Location: Grand Canyon National Park
Accommodation: Lodge
Accommodation Name: Red Feather Lodge (or similar)
Meals Included: Breakfast
You will be contemplating life, existence, and the immense size of the Grand Canyon with a free day to spend in Grand Canyon National Park. You can spend your day feeling a part of the wilderness as you go hiking through the exposed rock, but by far the most spine tingling experience at this natural wonder is one of our optional chopper rides through the UNESCO World Heritage site. Indulgent sure, but one of those life moments you deserve to treat yourself to.
Day 22: Grand Canyon To Las Vegas Via Hoover Dam
Location: Grand Canyon National Park, Hoover Dam, Las Vegas
Accommodation: Hotel
Accommodation Name: The Strat Hotel & Casino (or similar)
Meals Included: Breakfast, Dinner
With the timeless beauty of the Grand Canyon imprinted in our brains forever, we'll swap hiking boots for dancing shoes as we pull up in Sin City via the historic Route 66.
'Dam that's amazing!' This one combines natural beauty with human ingenuity... and the results are something else.
We've reached the one and only Sin City. Upon arrival we'll cruise the iconic strip & check out the Vegas sign. Feeling romantic? Stop by and see one of the many Elvis impersonators for a shotgun wedding ceremony, and maybe even get hitched yourself...(joking).Tonight, choose to hang out around Fremont Street or opt for a VIP nightclub experience for the kind of glitzy night out that only Vegas can provide.
Day 23: Las Vegas To Los Angeles
Location: Las Vegas, Los Angeles
After partying it up in Las Vegas, we'll take the scenic route through the Mojave Desert.
And there you have it, folks. We may have ran out of road on our USA road trip but things could be worse - you're in the City of Angels after all! There are plenty of activities here to keep the stars in your eyes, and if you're strapped for ideas, you could always set about planning the next adventure with your new Contiki family (just a thought).
What's Included
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Meals
Meals are included on various days of the tour, including breakfasts, dinners, and some lunches.
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Tour Manager
A Trip Manager will be available to provide orientation tours and assist throughout the journey.
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Transportation
Transportation is provided by coach for the entire duration of the tour.
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Guided Tours
Guided tours are included in various locations such as Miami, Orlando, Savannah, Nashville, Houston, Dallas, and more.
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National Park Visits
Visits to multiple national parks including Canyonlands, Arches, Capitol Reef, Bryce Canyon, Zion, and the Grand Canyon.
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Special Activities
Special activities such as line dancing at the Wild Horse Saloon in Nashville, a tour of the NASA Space Center in Houston, and a visit to Cadillac Ranch in Amarillo.
What's Not Included
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Optional Activities
Optional activities such as visiting Universal Studios in Orlando, airboat swamp tours, cemetery ghost tours, hot air balloon rides, white water rafting, and ziplining are not included.
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Personal Expenses
Personal expenses such as souvenirs, additional meals, and drinks are not included.
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Travel Insurance
Travel insurance is not included and is recommended to be purchased separately.
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Flights
Flights to and from the starting and ending points of the tour are not included.
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Gratuities
Gratuities for the Trip Manager, drivers, and local guides are not included.
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Entry Fees
Entry fees to certain attractions and optional activities are not included.
Mode of Transport
Transportation is provided by coach for the entire duration of the tour.
Accommodation
Accommodation is provided at various hotels throughout the tour, including Grand Hotel Orlando, Comfort Inn Stadium, Crowne Plaza Memphis Downtown, La Quinta Inn and Suites New Orleans Downtown, Holiday Inn Houston Downtown, Holiday Inn Express & Suites Fort Worth Downtown, Home 2 Suites, and more.
Check out our Q&As
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What kind of accommodation is provided during the tour?
Accommodation is provided at various hotels throughout the tour, including Grand Hotel Orlando, Comfort Inn Stadium, Crowne Plaza Memphis Downtown, La Quinta Inn and Suites New Orleans Downtown, Holiday Inn Houston Downtown, Holiday Inn Express & Suites Fort Worth Downtown, Home 2 Suites, and more.
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Are meals included in the tour package?
Yes, meals are included on various days of the tour, including breakfasts, dinners, and some lunches.
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Will there be a tour manager available during the trip?
Yes, a Trip Manager will be available to provide orientation tours and assist throughout the journey.
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What type of transportation is provided during the tour?
Transportation is provided by coach for the entire duration of the tour.
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Are guided tours included in the itinerary?
Yes, guided tours are included in various locations such as Miami, Orlando, Savannah, Nashville, Houston, Dallas, and more.
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Which national parks will we visit during the tour?
The tour includes visits to multiple national parks including Canyonlands, Arches, Capitol Reef, Bryce Canyon, Zion, and the Grand Canyon.
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Are there any special activities included in the tour?
Yes, special activities such as line dancing at the Wild Horse Saloon in Nashville, a tour of the NASA Space Center in Houston, and a visit to Cadillac Ranch in Amarillo are included.
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What optional activities are available during the tour?
Optional activities include visiting Universal Studios in Orlando, airboat swamp tours, cemetery ghost tours, hot air balloon rides, white water rafting, and ziplining.
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Are personal expenses covered in the tour package?
No, personal expenses such as souvenirs, additional meals, and drinks are not included.
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Is travel insurance included in the tour package?
No, travel insurance is not included and is recommended to be purchased separately.
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Are flights included in the tour package?
No, flights to and from the starting and ending points of the tour are not included.
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Are gratuities included in the tour package?
No, gratuities for the Trip Manager, drivers, and local guides are not included.
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Are entry fees to certain attractions included in the tour package?
No, entry fees to certain attractions and optional activities are not included.
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How long has the tour company been trading?
In 1961, a guy called John Anderson founded Contiki in New Zealand. Whilst later bought by The Travel Corporation, the tour company had already been using the name ‘Contiki’ since its inception.
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Who will be my travelling companions on the tour?
Contiki trips are designed & operated exclusively for those aged 18-35 years. Your travelling companions will be like-minded adventurers within that age range. The age range is adhered to strictly.
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What policies are in place for Covid-19?
Please contact us for latest COVID-19 policies
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Will the accommodation included meet local health and safety regulations?
Yes
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What Ethical Travel credentials does the tour company have?
MAKE TRAVEL MATTER® is our commitment to protect people, wildlife and the incredible planet we all share. Powered by The TreadRight Foundation, a non-profit organisation and Contiki’s guiding hand when it comes to making travel matter.
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What documents will I receive before I travel?
All documentation will be sent via email around 21 days prior to your trip departure. You can also access information on your trip by signing up to My Contiki via the top right icon of the homepage.
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Contiki allows you to transfer existing payments to a future tour to avoid cancellation fees if you can't travel and inform contiki, 60 days before departure.
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Low Deposit
Contiki requires a minimum deposit of 200 USD per person or the full booking value, whichever is less, with the final balance not due until 60 days before departure.
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Cancellation Policy
We don't charge a cancellation fee, here is a summary of contiki charges.
Up to 61 days before tour starts: Forfeit 100% of deposit.
At 60 days before tour starts: Forfeit 25% of booking price.
At 21 days before tour starts: Forfeit 50% of booking price.
At 7 days before tour starts: Forfeit 75% of booking price.
At 1 days before tour starts: Forfeit 100% of booking price.
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