Essential East Coast and Unmissable West Tour by Europamundo

23 daysDuration

Group TourJoin a group of travelers

50 peopleMaximum group size

15 - 99 yearsAge range for participants

EnglishGuide language

Easy

Light physical activity suitable for most people with average fitness levels.

Starts

New York, USA

Ends

San Francisco, USA

Itinerary

Curious about the ultimate North American odyssey? The 'Essential East Coast and Unmissable West' tour delivers 23 days of city sightseeing from the bustling avenues of New York to the scenic charms of San Francisco. Crafted for seniors, this journey promises a relaxing pace through a dozen destinations, including Detroit, Chicago, and Los Angeles, as well as key cities in Canada. With comfortable hotels, group transport, and meals included, every detail is managed so you can focus on enjoying each locale. The standout feature is the tour’s extensive itinerary, offering a rare opportunity to experience both coasts and everything in between, all in one seamless trip package.

day 1 - New York

Welcome. Transfer to hotel and free time. You will receive information about the start of the circuit during the afternoon, or you can check the informative panels in the hotel reception area.

day 2 - New York

After breakfast, a panoramic tour of the city seeing higher, middle and lower Manhattan. We will visit Wall Street, Rockefeller Center, St Patrick’s Cathedral, Central Park, Columbus Circle, the AOL/ Time Warner Building, the famous Village, Little Italy and Battery Park (with the panoramic image of the Statue of Liberty). In the evening, we include a transfer to Times Square, the real heart of the city, with Broadway’s musicals and its spectacular lights. Note: If the confirmed hotel is in the Times Square area, no additional transfer is provided.

day 3 - New York, Boston

We depart to Boston, Massachusetts. Arrival at midday and panoramic tour of the city which was key in the Independence of the United States. We will visit Beacon Hill, Harvard University, the gardens of Boston Common, Trinity Church and we will end up at Quincy Market, a busy area by the docks, full of shops and restaurants, where we will have free time before going back to the hotel and our accommodation.

day 4 - Boston, Woodstock, Montreal

After breakfast, we cross two Eastern US states that have the most spectacular scenery: New Hampshire and Vermont, stopping at WOODSTOCK (Vermont), a beautiful town with restored Georgian houses. We cross the Canadian border and arrive at Montreal. Accommodation.

day 5 - Montreal, Quebec

After breakfast, we include a panoramic tour of the city of MONTREAL in the morning. We will visit, among other places, the Parc Mont Royal, St. Joseph Oratory and the Cathedral. After lunch, departure to QUEBEC. Arrival and accommodation.

day 6 - Quebec

After breakfast, panoramic tour of QUEBEC City in the morning, highlighting among its most important points: Chateaux Frontenac, Place Royale, Sainte Anne de Beaupré and the Citadelle. In the afternoon, free time where we suggest visiting the Montmorency Falls.

day 7 - Quebec, Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts, Mont-Tremblant, Ottawa

Right after breakfast, a stage full of Canadian landscapes will begin. We will visit the Laurentian Hills where we will make a stop in the charming town of Sta Agathe des Monts and will continue to Mount Tremblant, with its worldfamous ski station. From there, we will continue to OTTAWA, capital city of Canada. Arrival and sojourn.

day 8 - Ottawa, Thousand Islands, Toronto

Tour of the city after breakfast. We will visit the Canal Rideau and the Parliament Buildings where we will watch the Changing of the Guard (only July and August). We will then continue to Gananoque where we will take a sightseeing cruise offering spectacular river landscapes of St. Lawrence and the 1000 islands. After disembarking, we will continue south arriving at our hotel in Toronto late in the afternoon.

day 9 - Toronto

After breakfast, we include a sightseeing tour during which we will visit Chinatown, City Hall, the Financial District, Eaton Center, Casa Loma and the city’s most important tourist sites. In the afternoon, you will have the option to visit the CN Tower, shop at Eaton Center or walk around the Underground City with 25 km of shopping gallerias right under the financial district. In the evening, you will have a chance to visit Queens Quay, a lively leisure area full of restaurants. Accommodation.

day 10 - Toronto, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Niagara Falls

After breakfast, we will go to the beautiful town of NIAGARA ON THE LAKE. After strolling around for some time, we will continue to Niagara Falls. Once there, we will take photos of the Floral Clock before we get on the Hornblower Niagara Cruise, a small boat that will take us to the foot of the famous falls. We will later have some free time to enjoy the Clifton Hill attractions. In the late afternoon we will arrive to our hotel in Niagara Falls.

day 11 - Niagara Falls, Detroit

We continue through Canadian lands. Arrival in Windsor, stop at its Riverfront, overlooking the city of Detroit. We continue to the Henry Ford Museum, with admission included. Visit of the city. Time in lively Greektown for dinner and return to the hotel.

day 12 - Detroit, Saugatuck, Chicago

Early in the morning we left, crossing the state of Michigan, and arrived at Saugatuck. Time to walk through its shopping streets and have lunch. We continue towards Chicago. At the aftermoon, transfer to Millennium Park and the famous The Loop neighborhood with its theaters and spectacular neon lights. Time for dinner and free. Accommodation.

day 13 - Chicago

After breakfast, we include a panoramic visit. On our tour we will see the most important points of the city: The New Millennium Park, the Willis Tower, Grant Park, the famous The Loop elevated train, Downtown, the Museum Campus that houses the Adler Planetarium, The Field Museum of Natural History and the Shedd Aquarium. We will cross the bridges over the Chicago River and see a panoramic view of the city from the lake. Rest of the morning free to walk the city center or admire the general panoramic view from the Willis Tower. Free time for lunch and to see Navy Pier. At the time of its construction in 1916 it was the largest pier in the world; today it has been converted into the heart of the city´s leisure activities. Optionally, you can take the famous water tours that will take you through the beautiful Chicago River, recognizing the varied and impressive architecture that this beautiful city shows us. Accommodation.

day 14 - Chicago, Los Angeles

At the time informed by the guide, we will make a transfer to the airport to catch a domestic flight included in your trip. On arrival at destination we will give you another hotel transfer. Your guide will contact you at the end of the afternoon or you can consult the information in your hotel reception. Note: remember that on domestic flights, the luggage normally allowed is one suitcase of up to 23 kg in the hold. Passengers must pay for all excess luggage directly to the airline. Welcome. Transfer to hotel and free time. You will receive information about the start of the circuit during the afternoon, or you can check the informative panels in the hotel reception area.

day 15 - Los Angeles

After breakfast we included a panoramic tour of this extensive city. Tour including music center, civic center and financial center, via LA Live & Staples Center. We continue along Wilshire Boulevard, heading west of the city, past the Korean Quarter and the Brea Ditch to reach Beverly Hills. Continue on Sunset Boulevard to reach Hollywood and find the Walk of Fame with its thousands of stars, the Dolby Theater, Chinese Theater and the Hollywood sign. Free time to walk and have lunch. Late in the afternoon, we include a transfer to Long Beach, where palm trees mix with the glass buildings, we will have some time in Shoreline Village to walk and dine in their lively restaurants across the Queen Mary transatlantic.

day 16 - Los Angeles, Las Vegas

We left Los Angeles and headed to Las Vegas, Nevada. Arrival and in the afternoon we include a tour of Downtown and the famous Strip, the avenue where the hotels, casinos and shows that have turned this city into an authentic theme park for adults. At night we will optionally offer Night of Lights in Las Vegas. Note: this stage can operate on a regular line bus.

day 17 - Las Vegas, Grand Canyon, Flagstaff

We left early to Arizona, stop at SELIGMAN, located in the historic Route 66, before continuing to the COLORADO CANYON. One of the great natural wonders of the world and symbol of the American West. Arrival midmorning, entrance included to the park. With our guide and on our bus, we will visit the Bright Angel View Point, and then the Mather Point, impressive viewpoints more than 2000 meters above the river. Optionally, passengers can take an excursion by plane. At the end of the afternoon, transfer to the hotel.

day 18 - Flagstaff, Las Vegas

After breakfast we leave for Nevada, passing by the Hoover Dam on our way, we will observe from the bus (without stopping), and stop for lunch. Then we continue to LAS VEGAS. In the afternoon, we include transportation to one of the city’s most popular outlets. Free night to attend one of the shows: Concerts, theaters or the wonderful Cirque Du Soleil.

day 19 - Las Vegas, Death Valley, Bakersfield

After breakfast, we set out early on a different stage to cross Death Valley, the largest natural park in the USA, with impressive, rugged scenery. We will stop to take pictures at the famous Zabriskie Point, with the remains of ancient salt lakes, and pay a visit to the lowest spot in the USA: Badwater, which is 85 metres below sea level. Before leaving the park, we will enjoy a typical Far West lunch. Then we cross the central mountain system and travel along the edge of Lake Isabella to BAKERSFIELD. Note: from June to October Death Valley is replaced by Calico Ghost Town due to high temperatures and park closures.

day 20 - Bakersfield, Sequoia National Park, Fresno

TODAY’S HIGHLIGHTS: Amazing forests with its sequoias. After breakfast, we set out on a journey with scenery that is completely unlike what we saw the day before. We leave the desert behind us and enter one of the most impressive forests in the USA, inhabited by an exception species: Giant Sequoias. Visit to the Sequoia National Park. Visitors can take pictures of the General Sherman, the largest tree in the world, among others, and stroll amidst these giants of nature. Then we continue to Fresno.

day 21 - Fresno, Yosemite, San Francisco

TODAY’S HIGHLIGHTS: Yosemite National Park. Waterfalls and mountain landscapes. After breakfast, we head for another important national park: Yosemite. Its awesome precipices, waterfalls and vegetation make it one of the most beautiful mountain landscapes in the world. We will visits its most important icons: the Captain, the Half Dome and its waterfalls. Free time for lunch. In the afternoon, we continue to SAN FRANCISCO where we arrive in the late afternoon.

day 22 - San Francisco

After breakfast, we include a city tour of the city, we will pass through Union Square with its trams, the famous Chinatown, Financial District, the Theater District, Civic Center and Alamo Square, where we can see the famous painted Victorian houses, with the contrast to the background of the modern city, which has been the scene of countless films. We will pass through the Castro neighborhood to reach the Twin Peaks hill, where we will have a panoramic view of the city and the bay. We continue through the historic hippie neighborhood of "Haight Ashbuty", and continue to Golden Gate Park where we will make a stop. We continue to the Golden Gate Bridge where we will finish the visit of the city. Free afternoon during which you can take an optional tour to the city of Sausalito, with incredible views of San Francisco and the bay. In the evening we include a night transfer to North Beach, "Little Italy", the authentic nightlife heart of the city, full of restaurants.

day 23 - San Francisco

After breakfast, end of our services.

Essential East Coast and Unmissable West

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Accommodation

Nueva York - Holiday Inn Express Ny City Wall Street (3 Star Hotel)Montreal - Faubourg Hotel Montreal (3 Star Hotel)Toronto - Courtyard By Marriott Toronto Northeast Markham (3 Star Hotel)Los Angeles - Anaheim Majestic Garden (4 Star Hotel)Bakersfield - Doubletree By Hilton Bakersfield (3 Star Hotel)

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Includes arrival transferBoat: Thousand Islands Cruise, Through Niagara FallsEvening transfer: Times Square in New York, Barrio The Loop, Long Beach, Little ItalyTransfer: Downtown y strip, Premium Outlet North

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General Services: Travel by bus with English speaking guide, basic travel insurance, hotel and breakfast buffet.City tour in: New York, Boston, Montreal, Quebec, Ottawa, Toronto, Chicago, Los Angeles, San FranciscoTicket admission: Henry Ford Museum, Grand Canyon National Park, Death Valley National Park, Great Sequoia National Park, Yosemite National Park

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