South West USA

 
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The South West of America provides students with a wealth of captivating visits of world class proportions, earning it the title of America’s ‘Golden West’.

Explore the sunshine state of California, with memorable visits to the coastal cities of San Francisco, with its hilly cityscape and trolley cars, and Los Angeles, home to Hollywood glamour. Travel further inland brings visitors to the state of Nevada to witness the glitz of Las Vegas. The vast landscape is equally impressive, from the giant redwood trees of Yosemite National Park, to the breathtaking scenery of the Grand Canyon.

NST offer opportunities to:

 
  • Take a guided tour of San Francisco and the Golden Gate Bridge
  • Visit the infamous island prison of Alcatraz
  • Explore Yosemite National Park, Death Valley or Bryce Canyon
  • Take a stroll down the “Walk of Fame”, Hollywood Boulevard and onto Grauman’s Chinese Theatre
  • See the bright lights of Las Vegas and the Hoover Dam
  • Stand in awe at the edge of the Grand Canyon
  • Take a tour round the back-lot of a major film or television studio

 

Key Visits

Visits and excursions
  • Alcatraz
  • Fisherman’s Wharf
  • Museum of TV & Radio
  • Kodak Theatre
  • NBC TV Studios
  • Calico Ghost Town
  • Grand Canyon
  • Grand Canyon Skywalk
  • Hearst Castle
  • Universal Studios
  • Disneyland®
  • Sea World

And more...

 
And More - Visits & Excursions And More - Accommodation
 
And More - Eating Out  
   

 

 

8-Day Inclusive West Coast USA Package

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from only£920pp*
travelling October 2009
 MorningAfternoonEvening
Day 1Daytime flight & escorted transfer to accommodationAt leisure to walk or take the trolley car down to the Fisherman's Wharf & Pier 39. Optional: cruise in San Francisco Bay under Golden Gate Bridge & round Alcatraz

Free time

Overnight: San Francisco

Day 2Guided city tour - visit Union Square in Downtown, Twin Peaks, Chinatown, Union Street & Cow Hollow

Transfer by coach to the Fresno area

Free time

Overnight: Fresno area

Day 3Visit to Death Valley - cross over Towne Pass to visit Death Valley & continue to Las Vegas

Free time

Overnight: Las Vegas

Day 4Travel to Tusayan. Optional visit to the IMAX theatre & shopping in the village or visit to the Grand Canyon

Free time

Overnight: Tusayan

Day 5Drive via Palm Springs to Los AngelesOvernight: Los Angeles
Day 6Full day visit to Universal Studios 'Hollywood'

Free time

Overnight: Los Angeles

Day 7Guided tour of Los Angeles: Hollywood Boulevard & the Walk of Fame, Mann's Chinese Theatre, Beverley Hills with Rodeo Drive & Sunset Boulevard. Visit the Getty Center, continue to Venice Beach & Muscle BeachTransfer to airport for overnight return flight to UK
Day 8

Arrive in UK

Price includes:
  • Return flights, all taxes & charges included
  • Airport transfers to & from accommodation
  • Coach transportation for visits shown
  • 6 nights room-only accommodation
  • Meals shown
  • Visits shown
  • Services of a guide as indicated
  • Extensive group travel insurance
  • Generous free place ratio of 1 in 10
*Prices shown based on 35 paying passengers departing on 15/10/09 & are subject to availablility. Flight supplements may apply. Entrance fees for some of the visits featured may be payable locally, but are included in the price shown. The price shown does not include optional visits.

Other dates & prices are available. Please call for details.

NST is a school travel company and offers school trips, tours, educational visits and school group travel to the Opal Coast, Paris, Calais, Boulogne, Le Touquet, Brittany, Normandy, French Alps, Disneyland Resort, Loire and Futuroscope in France, Berlin, Rhine and Moselle, Black Forest and Munich in Germany, Barcelona, Madrid, Andalucia and Cantabria in Spain, Rome, Florence, Venice, Bay of Naples, Lake Garda and Sicily in Italy, Noordwijk, Valkenburg and Amsterdam in the Netherlands, Brussels and Belgian Coast in Belgium, Warsaw and Krakow in Poland, Moscow & St Petersburg in Russia, New York, Washington DC and Los Angeles in the USA, China, India, Mexico, Egypt and Turkey. Also specialist in French Language, History, WW1 & Battlefield Visits, Geography Visits, English and Drama Trips, Music Tours and much much more.

Primary school trips are available to London, Edinburgh and Glasgow, York and Scarborough, the Isle of Wight, Bournemouth, Llandudno and more. 

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