San Francisco, the Grand Canyon and National Parks of the West
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Highlights
- Discover glorious San Francisco, the 'City by the Bay'
- Call at Steinbeck's Monterey and exquisite Carmel-by-the-Sea
- Stay overnight in California Gold Rush country
- Yosemite National Park, one of America's natural wonders
- Stay on a ranch in fabled Death Valley
- Enjoy two nights in jaw-dropping Las Vegas
- Stunning Zion and other-worldly Bryce Canyon
- Enjoy a cowboy-style 'cookout'
- Discover Canyonlands' sandstone wonders
- Visit the awesome Grand Canyon
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- 15 nights room-only accommodation in San Francisco (2 nights), Tuolumne (1), Mammoth Lakes (1), Furnace Creek Ranch (1), Las Vegas (2), Bryce Canyon (2), Moab (2), Monument Valley (1), Prescott (1) and Palm Springs (2)
- Return scheduled flights to San Francisco returning from Los Angeles
- Coach touring as described in the itinerary
- Fully escorted by a friendly, experienced Tour Manager
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Itinerary
Fly to San Francisco, meet your Tour Manager and transfer into the city. You'll rest and relax after the journey, and perhaps venture out to enjoy your first evening in one of America's most attractive cities.
This morning's optional guided tour includes Union Square, quirky North Beach, 1960s hangout Haight-Ashbury and stylish Nob Hill. You'll then head across the photogenic Golden Gate Bridge to the bay-side artists' town of Sausalito. Return by Bay Ferry, taking in the s...
Leaving your heart behind in customary fashion, board the coach to journey south, this morning, towards Steinbeck's 'Cannery Row' - fishing town Monterey. Take in the gorgeous 17-Mile Drive and visit exclusive Carmel-by-the-Sea, where Hollywood legend Clint Eastwood w...
An unforgettable day awaits, as you journey into the breathtaking Yosemite National Park. After the opportunity to take in the scenery - from plunging waterfalls and forested valleys to towering El Capitan and Half-Dome - you'll continue over the heights of Tioga Pass to stay in mountain resort Mammoth Lakes.
In the air-conditioned comfort of your coach, take in otherworldly Death Valley's landmarks Artist's Palette, Marble Canyon and Zabriskie Point. You'll stay overnight at Furnace Creek Ranch, one of only two 'oases' in the National Park. You might opt for a horseback tour while others enjoy a carriage ride, and don't miss the chance to star gaze here tonight.
Today's journey continues through the desert landscape to Nevada - and your first experience of Las Vegas, the extraordinary man-made entertainment capital. An optional helicopter flight offers the chance to view the night-time spectacle from the air.
Today is free to enjoy more of Vegas' countless attractions. Check out the 'mega-resorts' of the Strip and Downtown, with their gaming rooms, shopping malls and restaurants, or join today's optional excursion to an 'engineering wonder of the world', the Hoover Dam. This evening don't miss the optional dinner show 'The Rat Pack is Back'.
Leaving Las Vegas, drive through another stunning landscape into southern Utah, passing from desert scrubland into wooded hills. Spend the afternoon in beautiful Zion National Park, where forests and waterfalls are a lush contrast to the desert's desolation.
Catch your breath today as you take in the surreal rock formations of Bryce Canyon. Millions of years of erosion by ice and water have left hundreds of weird, towering red, yellow and orange pinnacles, and these resemble nothing else on Earth.
The towering rock walls and deep river valleys of the Capitol Reef National Park are not only spectacular but were also once the hiding place of outlaws Butch Cassidy and the 'Hole in the Wall' Gang. For the next two nights, stay in a mesa-dotted landscape straight out of a western movie.
Another stunningly scenic day awaits, as you explore the staggering Canyonlands National Park, with its extraordinary Island in the Sky sandstone butte towering 1500 feet above the ancient valley. Rest and relax this evening in the resort hotel, enjoying an included traditional 'cowboy cookout' with food and entertainment.
Rising from the flat desert floor, Monument Valley's towering red sandstone mesas are among the most iconic of all American images. Today, you'll journey through landscapes made famous by countless western movies, and the likes of John Ford and John Wayne.
An unforgettable day awaits as you travel across Arizona to the South Rim of the Grand Canyon, formed over millennia by the Colorado River. You'll have the chance to take an optional helicopter flight for even more stupendous views.
Make the short journey back into California, where an optional excursion will introduce Palm Springs - millionaires' playground, desert-city and former home of a host of Hollywood stars. You'll also journey to the heights above on the world's longest revolving cable-car.
Enjoy a day of rest and relaxation in the California sunshine. Perhaps take the chance to explore Palm Springs and enjoy some shopping in the iconic shops and boutiques.
Enjoy a brief visit to the star-studded streets of Hollywood, where landmarks include Mann's Chinese Theatre and the Hollywood Walk of Fame. After this final highlight of a memorable tour, you'll transfer back to Los Angeles Airport and your return overnight flight.
Arrive back in the UK, at the end of a truly wonderful holiday.
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Founded in 1983, we've spent more than 30 years taking happy customers on holiday. Our ABTA and ATOL bonds mean that, when you book a Newmarket holiday, you can be 100 per cent sure that your money is safe. From the moment our Holiday Specialists begin planning your tours until well after you've returned from holiday, we make you - the customer - our number one priority.
The Newmarket Group
Newmarket Holidays, which was founded in 1983, is part of The Newmarket Group, one of the UK's largest independently owned specialist tour operators, and looks after the arrangements of tens of thousands of clients each year, to a wide range of destinations throughout the UK, across Europe and beyond. All Newmarket's departures originate in the UK.
During the three decades in which Newmarket has traded, the company has built an enviable reputation for tremendous value for money and the highest standards of customer care, establishing itself as the leading supplier of 'Reader Holidays' to the UK newspaper industry and a major provider of group travel arrangements for a large number of associations, societies and affiliated parties, to whom our Group Travel Specialists offer a dedicated service and additional travel organiser benefits.
The company has garnered a number of industry awards over the past decades, including two successive 'Best Tour Operator' (of coach holidays and to Italy) accolades at the prestigious 2011 and 2012 British Travel Awards of which we are especially proud. We are also honoured and privileged to partner the Royal British Legion in the Remembrance Travel programme of commemorative escorted tours.
Two ABTA-bonded operating companies make up the Group. Newmarket Promotions looks after all coach-inclusive and 'Make-Your-Own-Way' breaks and tours, while Newmarket Air Holidays operates all air-inclusive arrangements, and holds an ATOL licence, 2325. All monies are perfectly safe when you travel with Newmarket.
Before you travel, we try our best to answer all the questions you might have about your planned break or tour, be it via this website or when you contact our friendly, knowledgeable Travel Consultants. We'll send you comprehensive Joining Instructions to enable you to be fully prepared, wherever you're joining us, and no matter how short the trip.
During your holiday or break is when you'll really feel the Newmarket Difference, in the quality of the accommodation, the well-planned day-to-day arrangements, and especially as you meet your friendly, professional Tour Manager. They'll be on hand to answer any questions you may have, to point you in the right direction and to bring to life the places that you visit. We want you to enjoy your time with us, and our Tour Managers are there to ensure that you do - time and time again.
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Accommodation
You may cancel your booking or part of it once it has been confirmed but the cancellation will only be valid if made in writing direct to the Company or by telephone to our Customer Service team and having answered the security questions. If the cancellation results in a person travelling alone, a single room supplement is payable. The amount payable on cancellation depends upon when we receive your written instructions - the more notice you give, the less we will charge. The different periods before departure date within which written instructions are received by Newmarket Promotions Ltd. and amounts of cancellation charged in each period (shown as a percentage of the total holiday price excluding insurance premium which is not refundable) are as follows:
Charge prior to "Balance Due" date* will be Deposit only
"Balance Due" date - 22 days will be 30% or deposit if greater
21 - 15 days is of 45% or deposit if greater
14 - 2 days will be 60%
less than 48 hours in advance or after departure date is 100%
Smoking
Smoking is not permitted on any coach forming part of your holiday; regular stops will be made though for your comfort en route. The majority of hotels in North America are non-smoking throughout including in all bedrooms. In general smoking outside is acceptable, but do look out for signs prohibiting this close to public entrances or bus stops.
Tipping
Gratuities are a way of life in North America, and it is generally accepted that they form part of a person's earnings. Customary gratuity to a coach driver or tour manager is about £5 per person per day; in a taxi or a restaurant leave 12-15 per cent of the bill and, in the bar, leave a dollar or so per drink.
Casino age restrictions
Local laws stipulate that that there must be at least one person aged 21 or over occupying each room booked. Casino floors cannot be entered by under 21s unless they are accompanied by an adult aged over 21.
On your flight
All outbound flights depart and arrive on the same day. All return flights leave in the evening and land in the UK the next day. On-board meals will usually include lunch and a snack on outward flights, and dinner and breakfast on flight home. Soft drinks are complimentary, but some airlines will charge for alcoholic drinks.
Luggage allowance
You are permitted to take one suitcase per person on the aircraft, which should not exceed 23kg.
Helicopter flights
Sightseeing flights by helicopter are weight controlled and balanced. Please contact us if you wish to book a helicopter flight and your bodyweight exceeds 250lb. (In such cases, a seat may have to be left empty, and some companies may charge a premium.)
Special requirements
If you have notified us of any special requirements, please check that they have been noted and acknowledged. This is especially important with any dietary needs you may have.
Disabled access
The majority of our tours involve a certain amount of walking, including a short walk from the coach stop to the town, attraction or venue you're visiting. If you are bringing a wheelchair, please let us know at the time of booking so that appropriate arrangements can be made.
Itinerary changes
Occasionally, for operational reasons, we may have to change the order of the excursions on your holiday. The final day-by-day itinerary will be confirmed on your Final Travel Documents, which you will receive approximately three weeks prior to your departure.
Changes to your hotels
Should circumstances require, we reserve the right to accommodate you in alternative hotels, of a similar standard, nearby. Full details of your hotels will be sent with your Final Travel Documents.
Hotel rooms
Standard hotel rooms in North America will contain one or two double- or queen-sized beds, and it is not possible to add extra beds to the room. Parties consisting of more than two travellers, but who have only booked one room, will be expected to make use of the two beds provided. If this is a concern, you may wish to consider booking more than one room for your group.
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