Holiday Overview
Spanning the entirety of the USA, from East to West, this escorted tour will take you on a wonderous journey through many of the best States that American has to offer. Along the way you will visit some of the most iconic national parks in the world, exciting cities and iconic deserts as you travel from New York to Hollywood, Los Angeles. It's an epic and memorable journey!
17 days / 16 nights
Start: New York
Finish: Los Angeles
US States you will visit: New York, Pennsylvania, Washington D.C, Michigan, Illinois, Iowa, South Dakota, Wyoming, Utah, Arizona, Nevada, California.
Highlights of the trip are:- Grand city tour of Washington DC
- Visit Niagara Falls
- Orientation tour of downtown Chicago including Lake Shore Drive, Navy Pier & the Magnificent Mile
- See the famous carving of the 4 American Presidents’ faces: Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln and Roosevelt at Mount Rushmore
- Discover the world’s first National Park: Yellowstone
- See Hollywood and its ‘Sidewalk of the Stars’
New York to Hollywood Escorted Tour includes:
- Return flights from the UK
- Services of a professional Tour Manager
- Hotel accommodations as specified, or similar
- Sightseeing as specified
- Hotel taxes; service charges; and baggage (one suitcase per person)
Day 1 - Arrive in New York
Arrive in New York City and transfer independently to your hotel where you will meet with your ATI Tour Director in the evening.
Featured accommodation
Lexington Hotel
Day 2 - New York - Philadelphia - Washington DC
We depart New York for Philadelphia, where we spend the morning exploring the historic district of the City of Brotherly Love and the birthplace of a Nation. See the Liberty Bell, and stroll through Independence National Historic Park and Mall. Then continue to the Nation’s capital, Washington, D.C.
Featured accommodation
Embassy Row Hotel
Day 3 - Washington DC
Enjoy a city tour with such highlights as the U.S. Capital Building, Washington Monument, Lincoln Memorial, the White House and Arlington National Cemetery, site of the JFK Memorial. Spend the remainder of the day exploring some of the many museums comprising the Smithsonian Institute or simply stroll the banks of the Potomac River.
Featured accommodation
Embassy Row Hotel
Unmissable Experiences
Washington D.C Experiences
Day 4 - Washington DC - Gettysburg - Niagara Falls (Canada)
Today, visit Gettysburg National Military Park, site of one of the most decisive battles during the American Civil War, and the place where Abraham Lincoln gave his famous address in 1863. We then travel through upstate New York to Buffalo and finally cross the international border into Canada, where the thundering noise and mist of Niagara Falls permeates the air.
Featured accommodation
Best Western cairn Croft Inn
Unmissable Experiences
Niagara Falls
Day 5 - Niagara Falls - Great Lakes - Detroit
Spend the morning sightseeing at Niagara Falls. Stroll along Table Rock and view the thundering waters of Horseshoe Falls. In the late NEW YORK TO HOLLYWOOD afternoon, return to the United States, crossing the border and continuing to your hotel in a suburb of Detroit, known as “Motor City USA”. Enjoy an evening at leisure.
Featured accommodation
Best Western Greenfield Inn
Unmissable Experiences
Detroit Experiences
Day 6 - Detroit - Chicago
This morning starts with first a visit to the Rouge Factory followed by the Henry Ford Museum. After time exploring the many exhibits of the museum we will visit the nearby Ford plant and watch a modern production vehicle roll off the ever busy factory floor. We then leave the Motor City behind and travel inland to the south of Lake Michigan to reach Chicago for our overnight stay.
Featured accommodation
South Loop Hotel Chicago
Unmissable Experiences
Detroit Experiences
Day 7 - Chicago
Today we will enjoy a short tour of the city’s highlights including Lake Shore Drive, the Magnificent Mile and Navy Pier. The Windy City’s stunning high rise architecture and one of the world’s tallest buildings, the Willis Tower (admission not included), provide a dramatic backdrop for this cultural and financial center. The rest of the day is at leisure.
Featured accommodation
South Loop Hotel Chicago
Day 8 - Chicago - Mississippi River Crossing - Sioux City
Travel through Midwest farm country abundant in corn fields, wheat fields and dairy farms. Then we cross the mighty Mississippi River and travel into the state of Iowa to arrive just as Lewis & Clark did 200 years ago on the banks of the Missouri River. Overnight in Sioux City.
Featured accommodation
Best Western Plus Ramkota Hotel
Day 9 - Sioux City - Badlands - Mt.Rushmore - Rapid City
Travel westward through the grasslands of South Dakota and onwards to Badlands National Park, once home to the buffalo and antelope, and filled with strange shaped and colourful rock formations. Then we continue on to the Black Hills, sacred to the Plains Indians and home to Mount Rushmore, an enormous monument to four great American presidents: Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln and Roosevelt.
Featured accommodation
Baymont by Wyndham Keystone
Day 10 - Rapid City - Bighorn Mountains - Cody
Enter the state of Wyoming, which has twelve mountain ranges intermixed with deserts and rolling grasslands, and continue to Cody for the night. If overnight in Cody is not possible due to weather or adverse road conditions in Yellowstone, overnight will be in Billings/ Livingston, Montana.
Featured accommodation
Buffalo Bill Village
Day 11 - Cody - Yellowstone
Drive past the mountains in Wyoming to Yellowstone, America’s first National Park, and enjoy a sightseeing tour of this immense geothermal wonderland including: geysers, waterfalls, wildlife & canyons. Highlights will include Yellowstone Lake, Old Faithful, Mammoth Hot Springs, Yellowstone Canyon’s majestic falls, & the beautiful Hayden Valley.
Featured accommodation
Brandin Iron Inn
Day 12 - Yellowstone - Grand Teton - Salt Lake City
Travel through Grand Teton National Park (weather permitting) and see awesome mountain peaks towering over 13,000 ft. (4,000 meters). Visit the Snake River Outlook and try your eye at capturing the stunning landscape made famous by Ansel Adam’s iconic shot. This prairie land is home to wild buffalo (Tatonka!), moose and elk. Later, arrive in Utah, known for the Mormon Community, and take a short tour of its capital, Salt Lake City. The followers of Brigham Young built one of the best-planned cities in the country. See the State Capital building and visit famed Temple Square and the Tabernacle before arriving at the hotel for the evening. May we suggest dinner at the Rooftop Restaurant for panoramic views of Temple Square (optional).
Featured accommodation
Little America Hotel SLC
Day 13 - Salt lake City - Bryce Canyon
Continue today to spectacular Bryce Canyon, where a tour through a multi-coloured world of sandstone spires and pinnacles, “hoodoos”, will dazzle the eye. This evening, weather permitting, be sure to gaze upon the spectacular night sky filled with sparkling stars & brilliant constellations.
Featured accommodation
Bryce View Lodge
Unmissable Experiences
Bryce Canyon
Day 14 - Bryce Canyon - Lake Powell - Grand Canyon - Flagstaff
Depart Bryce Canyon this morning and journey to stunning Lake Powell, where crystal blue water laps against towering red-rock canyon walls. Lake Powell is the second-largest man made lake in America, and one in a series of lakes formed by the damming of the Colorado River. Then visit colossal Grand Canyon National Park, one of the seven great natural wonders of the world. Stop at the Canyon rim to fully experience this mile-deep canyon’s plunging gorges, rising spires, extinct volcanoes, and below the rim, the winding Colorado River. Overnight in Flagstaff, a famed stop on Historic Route 66.
Featured accommodation
Days Hotel Flagstaff
Unmissable Experiences
Grand Canyon
Day 15 - Flagstaff - Seligman/Route 66 - Las Vegas
This morning depart Flagstaff and travel on to Las Vegas, the dazzling “Entertainment Capital of the World”. Along the way, pass through Seligman, a town built along the famed Route 66 that looks as if it were frozen in time sixty years ago. The remainder of the day is at leisure for you to explore the famous Las Vegas Strip.
Featured accommodation
Luxor
Day 16 - Las Vegas - Mojave Desert - Beverly Hills - Los Angeles
Travel to Los Angeles via the Mojave Desert, home of the world’s tallest thermometer, at 134 feet (41 meters) high. Clusters of unique Joshua trees dot the mountainous landscape. Upon arrival in Los Angeles you will enjoy a tour through the City of Angels including Hollywood, Sunset Strip and parts of Beverly Hills, after which your tour concludes.
Featured accommodation
Crowne Plaza LA Harbour
Day 17 - Depart from Los Angeles
Transfer independently to the airport for your return flight.
Lexington Hotel, New York Holidays
From the carefully curated art collection and boutique guest rooms, to Jazz Age glamour and live music, The Lexington Hotel, Autograph Collection offers rich character and uncommon details at every turn.
Embassy Row
The Embassy Row Hotel is a boutique lifestyle hotel awarded the Conde Nast Reader' Choice Award in 2017 and TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence Award in 2018.
Best Western Cairn Croft Inn
The best Western Cairn Croft inn is less than 3.1 miles from the worldwide famous natural wonder Niagara Falls and attractions such as the Fallsview Casino. This Ontario hotel offers an enjoyable pool courtyard as well as a variety of on-site dining options.
Best Western Greenfield Inn
Located in the heart of Ford Motor Country and The Henry Ford, Americas Greatest History Attraction, the Best Western Greenfield Inn offers a truly unique experience.
South Loop Hotel Chicago
Traveling to Chicago for business or leisure, the South Loop Hotel is ideally located to meet all needs. The sophisticated boutique hotel offers the perfect combination of relaxation, classic style, and impeccable guest's services. It is perfectly located in the heart of the historic Bronzeville District and South Loop Area, and moments away from The McCormick Place, Chinatown, United Center, Guaranteed Rate Field, and all of the downtown excitement.
Best Western Plus Ramkota Hotel
The Best Western Plus Ramkota Hotel is located in northern Sioux Falls and is known for its fantstic facilities including an indoor waterpark, an indoor an outdoor pool, a gymnasium, a function room and much more.
Baymont by Wyndham Keystone
The Baymont by Wyndham Keystone is nestled in the Black Hills near Mount Rushmore and the Crazy Horse Memorial
Buffalo Bill Village
Enjoy a quiet, private and relaxing stay at Buffalo Bill Village. With 83 historic, cosy “Cowboy Cabins” in the heart of downtown Cody, Wyoming, this intimate boutique hotel offers an authentic getaway for family holidays, weekend escapes, business trips and outdoor adventures.
Brandin Iron Inn
A cosy, comfortable hotel room is the perfect home base for Yellowstone National Park getaways! Clean, inviting, and designed for relaxation, the rooms are well appointed for all of your holiday needs to get you ready to head out to see the thrilling sights and wonders of Yellowstone Park and the surrounding area
Little America Hotel Salt Lake City
The Little America Hotel is conveniently located in the heart of downtown Salt Lake City. Nestled between the Wasatch and Oquirrh Mountain Ranges in the magnificent Salt Lake Valley, Little America is within walking distance from shopping, restaurants, cultural and sporting events, and is roughly 30-40 minutes from the major ski resorts.
Bryce View Lodge
The Bryce View Lodge is nestled at the edge of a pine forest on a high plateau that overlooks the beautiful Bryce Canyon National Park.
Days Hotel Flagstaff
Enjoy the natural beauty of northern Arizona when you stay at the Days Hotel Flagstaff, near Northern Arizona University. Located off I-40, this non-smoking hotel in Flagstaff makes it easy to explore the area's national parks and local attractions.
Luxor Hotel
The pyramid at Luxor Resort in Las Vegas, with its beam of light, provides a striking visual even on the overtly glamorous Las Vegas Strip. One of the most recognizable structures in Las Vegas, the 30-storey pyramid – an architectural wonder – invites curiosity, while the inside rewards visitors with equal parts excitement, mystery and intrigue.
Image Gallery
Niagara Falls
Las Vegas
Salt Lake City
Las Vegas Sign
Liberty Island, New York
Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Philadelphia
chicago beach, Illinois
memorial stadium, Chicago, Illinois
Niagara Falls light show
Rapid City, South Dakota
Rocky pose, Philadelphia
Los Angeles Skyline, California
Times Square, New York City
Hot Springs at Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
USA Holiday Stopovers
Why not add in the 'Land of Fire and Ice' - Iceland -on your way to your holiday in the USA. We have put together a great stopover in Iceland for 2 or 3 nights which includes accommodation and the Golden Circle Trip which includes visits to the Gullfoss Waterfall, the geo thermal area of Geysir and Thingvellir National Park.
If you are travelling to the west coast of America, why not add a couple of nights stay in New York which includes accommodation and tickets for the 'Top of the Rock' observation platform for an iconic view of the city skyline. This can be done either on your way out or on the way back.
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