New York to Hollywood
New York to Hollywood
New York to Hollywood
17 Days Starting in New York, NY, USA and ending in Los Angeles, CA, USA
Visiting: New York, Washington, Philadelphia, Niagara Falls, Gettysburg, Detroit, Great Lakes Crossing Outlets, Chicago, Mississippi River, Sioux Falls, Mount Rushmore National Memorial, Badlands National Park, Rapid City, Bighorn Mountains, Cody, Yellowstone National Park, Grand Teton National Park, Salt Lake City, Bryce Canyon National Park, Flagstaff, Grand Canyon, Lake Powell, Route 66, Las Vegas, Seligman, Beverly Hills, Mojave Desert, Los Angeles
Tour operator:
Tour code:
1154
Recommended For:
Guide Type:
Fully Guided
Group size:
1 - 5
Age range:
13-99
Tour operated in:
EnglishInterests:
Tour Overview
See some of the best locations America has to offer from the Big Apple to the City of Angels! Explore the iconic sights of the United States from east to west from New York to Los Angeles. Visit the birthplace of America in Philadelphia and stroll the National Mall and its famous memorials in the nation's capital. See the famous carving of the 4 American Presidents’ faces at Mount Rushmore and discover the world’s first National Park at Yellowstone. Drive across the historic Route 66, travel across the Mojave Desert, and visit Las Vegas, the entertainment capital of the world
Highlights
Itinerary
Day 1 : New York City Arrival
Location: New York
Accommodation: Hotel
Accommodation Name: the Doubletree by Hilton Metropolitan – New York City, New York, or similar
Your NYC to Hollywood trip begins when you arrive in New York City. You will transfer independently to your hotel where you will meet with your Tour Director in the evening.
Day 2 : Travel From New York To Philadelphia To Washington, D.C.
Location: Washington, New York, Philadelphia
Accommodation: Hotel
Accommodation Name: the Washington Hilton, Washington, D.C., or similar
We depart New York for Philadelphia, where we spend the morning exploring the historic district in 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.
Day 3 : Tour Washington, D.C.
Location: Washington
Accommodation: Hotel
Accommodation Name: the Washington Hilton, Washington, D.C., or similar
Enjoy a city tour with such highlights as the U.S. Capitol 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.
Day 4 : Tour Washington, D.C., Gettysburg, And Niagara Falls, Canada
Location: Niagara Falls, Washington, Gettysburg
Accommodation: Hotel
Accommodation Name: the Best Western Cairn Croft, Niagara Falls, or similar
Today, visit Gettysburg National Military Park, the 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.
Day 5 : Touring Niagara Falls, Canada, The Great Lakes, And Detroit
Location: Detroit, Niagara Falls, Great Lakes Crossing Outlets
Accommodation: Hotel
Accommodation Name: the Best Western Greenfield Inn, Detroit, or similar
Spend the morning sightseeing at Niagara Falls. Stroll along Table Rock and view the thundering waters of Horseshoe Falls. In the late 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.
Day 6 : Tour Detroit And Chicago
Location: Detroit, Chicago
Accommodation: Hotel
Accommodation Name: the Hampton Inn Chicago Downtown Magnificient Mile, Chicago, or similar
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 your overnight stay.
Day 7 : Chicago Tour
Location: Chicago
Accommodation: Hotel
Accommodation Name: the Hampton Inn Chicago Downtown Magnificient Mile, Chicago, or similar
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.
Day 8 : Travel From Chicago To Mississippi River Crossing To Sioux Falls
Location: Mississippi River, Chicago, Sioux Falls
Accommodation: Hotel
Accommodation Name: the Comfort Inn Sioux City, Sioux Falls, or similar
Travel through Midwest farm country abundant in cornfields, wheat fields, and dairy farms. Then 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 Falls.
Day 9 : From Sioux Falls To Badlands To Mt. Rushmore To Rapid City
Location: Mount Rushmore National Memorial, Sioux Falls, Badlands National Park, Rapid City
Accommodation: Hotel
Accommodation Name: the Baymont by Wyndham Keystone Near Mt Rushmore, Rapid City, or similar
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 colorful rock formations. Then 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.
Day 10 : Travel From Rapid City To Bighorn Mountains To Cody
Location: Bighorn Mountains, Cody, Rapid City
Accommodation: Hotel
Accommodation Name: the Holiday Inn Cody, Cody, or similar
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.
Day 11 : From Cody To Yellowstone National Park
Location: Yellowstone National Park, Cody
Accommodation: Hotel
Accommodation Name: the Yellowstone Park Hotel, Yellowstone, or similar
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, and canyons. Highlights will include Yellowstone Lake, Old Faithful, Yellowstone Canyon’s majestic falls, and the beautiful Hayden Valley.
Day 12 : From Yellowstone To Grand Teton To Salt Lake City
Location: Grand Teton National Park, Salt Lake City, Yellowstone National Park
Accommodation: Hotel
Accommodation Name: the Crystal Inn Hotel & Suites, Salt Lake City, or similar
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 the 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).
Day 13 : Tour Salt Lake City And Bryce Canyon
Location: Salt Lake City, Bryce Canyon National Park
Accommodation: Hotel
Accommodation Name: the Bryce View Lodge, Bryce Canyon, or similar
Continue today to spectacular Bryce Canyon, where a tour through a multi-colored 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 and brilliant constellations.
Day 14 : From Bryce Canyon To Lake Powell To Grand Canyon To Flagstaff
Location: Flagstaff, Grand Canyon, Lake Powell, Bryce Canyon National Park
Accommodation: Hotel
Accommodation Name: the Days Hotel Flagstaff, Flagstaff, or similar
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 the 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.
Day 15 : Travel From Flagstaff To Seligman/Route 66 To Las Vegas
Location: Route 66, Las Vegas, Seligman, Flagstaff
Accommodation: Hotel
Accommodation Name: the Luxor Las Vegas, Las Vegas, or similar
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.
Day 16 : From Las Vegas To The Mojave Desert To Beverly Hills, Los Angeles
Location: Las Vegas, Beverly Hills, Mojave Desert, Los Angeles
Accommodation: Hotel
Accommodation Name: the Sonesta Los Angeles Airport LAX, Los Angeles, or similar
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.
Day 17 : Los Angeles Departure
Location: Los Angeles
Transfer independently to the airport for your return flight. The option to enhance your trip to 20-days including coastal California and ending in San Francisco is also available.
What's Included
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• 16-nights hotel accommodations as specified or similar with a private bath and/or shower
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• Services of a professional multilingual Tour Manager throughout
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• Welcome Drink
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• Explore the birthplace of America in Philadelphia and visit the Liberty Bell
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• Grand city tour of Washington DC
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• Stroll the National Mall and its famous memorials (Lincoln, Washington, and more)
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• Experience Gettysburg, the most famous battle site in the American Civil War
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• Visit Niagara Falls and the renowned Floral Clock with Westminster Chimes
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• Visit the Henry Ford Museum and an automobile production plant
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• Orientation tour of downtown Chicago including Lake Shore Drive, Navy Pier & the Magnificent Mile
What's Not Included
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• Airfare unless specified in the tour itinerary
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• Meals are not included in order to allow for more flexibility
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• Laundry, telephone, optional excursions and other items of a personal nature
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• Travel Insurance
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• Gratuities
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• Pre and Post Accommodation
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• Airport Transfers
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• Everything that is not mentioned in included
Check out our Q&As
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What currencies are required for this tour?
USD
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Are the local guides on the tour English speaking?
Yes
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Is there a limit to luggage that can be brought on the tour?
Each passenger traveling on an escorted tour is allowed one piece of checked baggage per person due to space limitations. Additional luggage will be charged at $7.00 per person per day (price is subject to change)
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Are airport transfers included in this tour?
No. Airport shuttle services are available
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What happens if a group doesn’t make its minimum required number of passengers?
The tour is a guaranteed departure
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Is there any free time to explore places during the tour?
Yes
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Are flights included in this tour?
No
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Can you assist with pre or post tour accommodation?
Yes
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Is the tour coach air conditioned?
Yes
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Do you operate a “single share” option and how does it work?
No, solo travellers are required to book a Single (Private) room.
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How long has the tour company been trading?
Since 2005
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What documents will I receive before I travel?
Electronic Vouchers. These will be provided and attached to your booking (within the Documents section) aprox. 2 weeks prior to travel.
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Can I join the tour once it has departed?
No, unfortunately that is not possible on our trips.
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Omega Tours allows you to make 2 free date changes, as long as the change is made at least 60 days before the start of the tour.
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Transfer as credit to Future Tours
Omega Tours allows you to transfer existing payments to a future tour to avoid cancellation fees if you can't travel and inform omega tours, 60 days before departure.
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Low Deposit
Omega Tours requires a minimum deposit of 500 CAD per person or the full booking value, whichever is less, with the final balance not due until 45 days before departure.
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Cancellation Policy
We don't charge a cancellation fee, here is a summary of omega tours charges.
Up to 45 days before tour starts: Forfeit 100% of deposit.
At 30 days before tour starts: Forfeit 50% of booking price.
At 15 days before tour starts: Forfeit 100% of booking price.