Chicago to L.A.

See some of the best locations America has to offer from the Windy City to the City of Angels!

Experience an adventure from the Windy City on the shores of Lake Michigan all the way to America's second-largest city on the Pacific Coast. Take a day tour of downtown Chicago, featuring Lake Shore Drive, Navy Pier, and the Magnificent Mile. Marvel at the famous carvings of Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln, and Roosevelt at Mount Rushmore. Discover Yellowstone, the world's first National Park. Tour Salt Lake City, including Temple Square, home to the Mormon Tabernacle. Explore the stunning Bryce Canyon National Park and much more on this exciting tour

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11 Days from $4999/person CAD

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Guided

Off The Beaten Path

UNESCO World Heritage Sites

Primary Location

Chicago to California, United States

Departures

Selected Wednesday departures until until September 2025

Included:

10-night hotel accommodations as specified or similar with a private bath and/or shower
Services of a professional multilingual Tour Manager throughout
Enjoy an 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
Tour Salt Lake City including Temple Square, home to the Mormon Tabernacle
Explore Bryce Canyon National Park
Travel the historic Route 66, stopping at the iconic town of Seligman
Photo stop at the landmark “Welcome to Las Vegas” sign
Travel across the Mojave Desert and see its Indigenous Joshua Trees
Orientation tour of Los Angeles including stops at some of its most famous spots
See Hollywood and its ‘Sidewalk of the Stars
Transportation by a comfortable air-conditioned motor coach equipped with Wi-Fi throughout
Hotel, state and local taxes, service charges, and porterage service (limit one piece of checked luggage per person)
Information kit

Not Included:

Airfare unless specified in the tour itinerary
Meals are not included in order to allow for more flexibility
Laundry, telephone, optional excursions and other items of a personal nature
Travel Insurance
Gratuities
Pre and Post Accommodation
Airport Transfers
Everything that is not mentioned in included

Pricing Details

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From price is CAD per person, based on double occupancy, and for travel in low season
The final price will vary and is also based on the month of travel
Prices are subject to change
Hotel services in the United States customarily do not include breakfast. If you do not wish to have breakfast at the hotel restaurant (where available), you may frequently find coffee shops and restaurants close by which serve good and inexpensive breakfasts. Some hotels do offer a continental breakfast. Usually, this continental breakfast is basic and contains coffee and pastries. Variations between the different hotels may result in the following also being available, cereal, cheese, fruit, etc
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)
Due to the nature of this holiday, bags are handled many times, so a durable, reasonably sturdy, and clearly labeled bag is required. The Tour Manager will issue you a special luggage tag which should remain on your customer’s bag at all times to help ensure the bag is delivered to, and retrieved from, the hotel room at each destination
All coaches are equipped with air-conditioning and an onboard lavatory. Additionally, coaches may have the following onboard amenities: wi-fi, footrests, luggage nets, movable seats, individually adjustable air conditioning, etc
Complimentary breakfast may be offered by a hotel and discontinued at any time with or without notice
Child 11 years and under with 2 adults sharing existing bedding with minimum child age is 7 years (child rates are on request)
We can not accept bookings on motorcoach tours for children less than seven (7) years of age. For all tours, children and young adults under the age of 21 must be accompanied by and share their room with an adult at least 21 years of age. Some hotels may also require that at least one of the room occupants is 21 years of age or older

Optional Extras:

Extend your tour to 14 days (based on availability), ending in San Francisco with 2 nights in Los Angeles and 1 night on the Central Coast
Enjoy a river cruise in Chicago, seeing the works of famous American architects
Ride to the top of Willis Tower and enjoy the spectacular view (weather permitting)
Dinner and boot stompin’ fun to country music at Bryce Canyon
Grand Canyon helicopter flight
Fly over Lake Powell and enjoy a Monument Valley tour Las Vegas evening tour
All optional excursions are subject to change and availability. Optional excursions are to be booked with the Tour Manager
Pre and post accommodation

PRIVATE GROUP TRAVEL

All United States escorted tours are available for exclusive groups with a minimum of 10 rooms. Please contact us for dates and prices.

Itinerary

DAY 1: WELCOME TO CHICAGO

Arrive in Chicago and transfer independently to your hotel, where you will meet with your Tour Director in the evening

Accommodation at the Hampton Inn Chicago Downtown Magnificient Mile, Chicago, or similar

DAY 2: 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.

Accommodation at the Hampton Inn Chicago Downtown Magnificient Mile, Chicago, or similar

DAY 3: CHICAGO > MISSISSIPPI RIVER CROSSING > SIOUX FALLS

Travel through Midwest farm country abundant in cornfields, 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 Falls.

Accommodation at the Comfort Inn Sioux City, Sioux Falls, or similar

DAY 4: SIOUX FALLS > 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 colorful 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.

Accommodation at the Baymont by Wyndham Keystone Near Mt Rushmore, Rapid City, or similar

DAY 5: 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.

Accommodation at the Holiday Inn Cody, Cody, or similar

DAY 6: 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, and canyons. Highlights will include Yellowstone Lake, Old Faithful, Yellowstone Canyon’s majestic falls, and the beautiful Hayden Valley.

Accommodation at the Yellowstone Park Hotel, Yellowstone, or similar

DAY 7: 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 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).

Accommodation at the Crystal Inn Hotel & Suites, Salt Lake City, or similar

DAY 8: SALT LAKE CITY > BRYCE CANYON

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.

Accommodation at the Bryce View Lodge, Bryce Canyon, or similar

DAY 9: 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 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.

Accommodation at the Days Hotel Flagstaff, Flagstaff, or similar

DAY 10: 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.

Accommodation at the Luxor Las Vegas, Las Vegas, or similar

DAY 11: 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 at approximately 5 pm (depending on traffic conditions).

As an option, you can extend your tour to 14 days (based on availability), ending in San Francisco with 2 nights in Los Angeles and 1 night on the Central Coast. Ask us for more details.