Adventure & Trekking 9 Days / 8 Nights
USA West Coast Road Trip
Los Angeles to Las Vegas via Grand Canyon, Route 66 and Death Valley — eight nights self-drive.
Duration9D / 8N
Trip typeAdventure & Trekking
Child price€2,025
Overview
A 9-day self-drive loop from Los Angeles through the classic Southwest. The route runs LA - Palm Springs - the Grand Canyon South Rim - Route 66 at Williams and Seligman - Las Vegas - Death Valley - back to LA, with a night each in most stops and two in Vegas and at the Grand Canyon gateway. Includes 8 nights of mid-range hotels, a full-size rental car with unlimited mileage and basic cover, and a road book with routes, timings and reservations for the national parks.
Day-by-day itinerary
- Collect your rental car at LAX and drive to your hotel in Santa Monica or Hollywood. Afternoon for the beach, the pier and the Walk of Fame.
- A day in LA - Griffith Observatory, Beverly Hills and Rodeo Drive, the Getty Center, or a theme-park day at Universal Studios Hollywood (optional).
- Drive east into the desert to Palm Springs (about 2 hours). Ride the rotating Aerial Tramway up Mount San Jacinto and relax by the pool. Overnight Palm Springs.
- A long, scenic drive across Arizona to the Grand Canyon South Rim (about 6-7 hours) with a stop for Route 66 nostalgia. Sunset at Mather Point. Two nights near the park.
- A full day on the South Rim - the Rim Trail, Hermit Road viewpoints by shuttle, and the Desert View Watchtower, with an optional helicopter flight or a hike partway down the Bright Angel Trail.
- Drive west via Williams and Seligman for Route 66, crossing the Hoover Dam into Nevada. Two nights in Las Vegas on the Strip.
- A free day and night in Vegas - the themed resorts, the Bellagio fountains, the High Roller wheel, or optional day trips to Antelope Canyon and Horseshoe Bend or the Valley of Fire.
- Drive through Death Valley National Park - Zabriskie Point, Badwater Basin and the dunes - then on toward the Los Angeles area for your final night.
- Return the rental car at LAX and check in for your onward flight.
What's included
Included
- 8 nights mid-range hotels
- Full-size rental car, unlimited mileage and basic insurance
- National-park entrance passes for Grand Canyon and Death Valley
- Detailed road book and 24/7 support line
Not included
- International flights
- All meals and fuel
- ESTA / visa fee, tolls and parking
- Optional tours, helicopter flights and theme-park tickets
