Colors of the West

Arrival in Los Angeles and transfer to the hotel. Accommodation.

Breakfast. City tour visiting Beverly Hills Rodeo Drive and Hollywood Boulevard with its legendary Chinese Theater and the famous Walk of Fame, the financial district, downtown and the Mexican quarter. Lunch. Afternoon at leisure. Accommodation. 

Breakfast. Departure for Palm Springs. Continue to Joshua Tree National Park which includes the Colorado Desert in the eastern part of the park and features natural gardens of shrubs and cacti; the Little San Bernardino Mountains, which define the southwestern boundary of the park; the Mojave Desert, the highest, most humid and coolest desert and the ideal habitat for the Joshua Tree, which gives the park its name. Dinner and accommodation.

Breakfast. Visit to the Grand Canyon, located 2125 meters above sea level and the result of millions of years of erosion caused by wind and water. Surrounded by a magnificent forest, the Canyon seems to be protected by a screen of vegetation. The Colorado River flows more than 1500 meters deep. Accommodation.

Breakfast. Drive to Antelope Canyon, the result of thousands of years of slow erosion. Continue to Monument Valley. In the afternoon, stop at Dead Horse Point, a picturesque viewpoint overlooking the Colorado River. Accommodation.

Breakfast. Visit to Arches National Park, an arid landscape with more than 2000 natural arches of various shapes and sizes formed by the erosion of red sand. In the afternoon, departure for Bryce Canyon, passing through the Dixie National Forest. Dinner and accommodation.

Breakfast. Visit to Bryce Canyon, discovered by the Mormons in the 19th century. The shapes and brilliant hues of the Pink Cliffs stone change throughout the day, from dawn to dusk. Continue to the Valley of Fire, an enchanting desert characterized by red sand formations. Arrival in Las Vegas and accommodation.

Breakfast. Drive through the Nevada desert to Death Valley, with stops at Badwater Point, Furnace Creek and the Stovepipe dunes. In the afternoon, visit the museum dedicated to the extraction and use of borax. Continue to Bakersfield. Dinner and accommodation.

Breakfast. Departure to Yosemite National Park, with stops at Half Dome, Yosemite Valley, Bridalveil Falls and Yosemite Falls. In the afternoon, departure for Modesto. Dinner and accommodation.

Breakfast. Departure for San Francisco and city tour: financial district, Union Square, Chinatown and, crossing the famous Golden Gate Bridge, arrival in Sausalito. Afternoon at leisure. Dinner and accommodation. 

Breakfast. At a time to be arranged locally, transfer to the airport.