This tour starts when your flight arrives in SFO. After check-in at the hotel, you can have time to explore this city by yourself.

Itinerary A: Berkeley University - Cable Car - San Francisco City Tour

In the morning we'll visit the campus of UC Berkeley (admission not included). From the nostalgic campus, the Golden Gate Bridge and Golden Gate Straight can both be seen!

Afterwards we'll drive to San Francisco, home to over 50 rolling hills and surrounded by water on 3 sides. We'll take a cable car ride (own expense), known as “the only mobile monument of America,” and enjoy the city view. Then we'll visit the Golden Gate Bridge before visiting Fisherman's Wharf. Here you can take an optional cruise on the San Francisco Bay (own expense). Then we'll visit the only building remaining from 1915 world’s exposition, the Palace of Fine Arts.

Itinerary B: Stanford University - San Francisco City Tour

In the morning we'll visit Stanford University (admission not included). It covers 35 square kilometers, the second largest and the most beautiful campus in America. Alumni of Stanford have founded some of the largest high-tech companies: Google, Yahoo, Cisco, and Hewlett Packard.

Afterwards we'll drive to San Francisco, home to over 50 rolling hills and surrounded by water on 3 sides. We'll take a cable car ride (own expense), known as “the only mobile monument of America,” and enjoy the city view. Then we'll visit the Golden Gate Bridge before visiting Fisherman's Wharf. Here you can take an optional cruise on the San Francisco Bay (own expense). Then we'll visit the only building remaining from 1915 world’s exposition, the Palace of Fine Arts.

We'll stay overnight in Modesto.

Itinerary A: Roaring Camp Redwood Forest Train -17Miles - Monterey Aquarium - Los Angeles

This morning we'll head to Roaring Camp, a beautiful small village located in California Coastal Mountains. The steam train may sound farfetched today, but it brings back sweet memories. As the whole world is adapted to maglev trains and highways, we take a lovely and scenic ride on a nostalgic steam train today (own expense)! Then we'll depart from this authentic western village and wind our way through redwood forests. Afterwards we'll head to the picturesque Monterey Peninsula, where gentle sea breezes, meandering coast, surging waves, bizarre rocks, adorable seals and sea lions rest on the beach. Here we'll stop at a first-class golf course to sight see. Then we'll view the scenery of the 17 Miles, which is truly breathtaking. In the afternoon we'll return to Los Angeles.

Itinerary B: Yosemite National Park - Los Angeles

In the morning we'll depart from the hotel towards Yosemite National Park. Giant trees, mountains and sparkling streams and lakes, glaciers-carved canyons, all these unique features make up Yosemite. Take a walk in the woods and enjoy the fresh forest air. After lunch, we'll travel across Central Valley of California, where over half of the fruits, nuts, and vegetables grown in country are produced every year. In the evening we'll return to Los Angeles.

Tour4Fun reserves the rights to adjust the itinerary due to weather conditions. In winter, we will visit the Roaring Camp, Lovers Point and Monterey Aquarium instead of Yosemite National Park.

You will depart from Los Angeles in the morning and travel beside the San Bernardino Mountains, entering the Mojave Desert, the largest continental desert in North America. You will get to see the boundless land, decorated by bizarre-shaped Joshua trees and yucca plants. After, the group will then make a stop at Barstow, and then you will head to Las Vegas - The Pearl in the Desert. There may be a brief stop at the Strip to enjoy all the spectacles and fantasies it has to offer! Afterwards, you will continue to Utah, and staying overnight in Richfield.

Enjoy a lovely morning drive on the Colorado Plateau, and arrive at one of America's most visited national park, Arches National Park! It covers an area of 7,300 acres and has more than 2,000 arches. Over times, water, ice and erosion have endowed Arches National Park as the world's highest concentration of natural arches, including the unofficial symbol of Beehive State, the Delicate Arch. Afterwards, you will travel across the Rockies and enjoy the scenery along the way. You will arrive in Denver during the evening, and stay overnight there.

Head north on the I-25 this morning, paralleling the great backbone of North America-the Rockies! Pass by the City of Cheyenne, the state capital of Wyoming, which is the host of the nation's largest Rodeo events every year. Afterwards, travel to Crazy Horse Indian Memorial to take a look at the world's largest mountain carving! After, you will visit the most famous icon of America-Mt. Rushmore National Memorial! You will get to see the famous carvings of the faces of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln! You will stay overnight at Gillette.

Head west this morning, passing through the Big Horn Reservation where the famous western movie "Dances with Wolves" was shot. Then cross the Rockies, which contain the continental divide and arrive in Yellowstone National Park in the afternoon. First of its kind, Yellowstone is the home to the world's largest super volcano and over 10,000 natural landscapes. Here you will find everything you expect to see in a national park: snow covered mountains, waterfalls, lakes, meadows, herds of buffaloes, geysers, hot springs, fumaroles and mud pots! You will stay overnight in Yellowstone.

After breakfast, you will continue to explore the Yellowstone National Park. You will get to feel the impression of eruption - the symbol of Yellowstone, Old Faithful; the crown jewel of the park, Yellowstone Lake; upper and lower Falls and the famous Artist Point of Grand Canyon of Yellowstone. Afterwards, enjoy a picturesque drive through Yellowstone Park, and travel along the Snake River to Grand Teton National Park. Polished by glaciers, Teton Range rises thousands of feet above the Snake River Valley, surrounded by lakes and forests. Enjoy this fairytale view! Next, drive to Jackson Hole, a famous cowboy town as well as a very popular vacation destination of all seasons in Wyoming. Drive to Salt Lake City in the evening and stay overnight there.

This morning, visit the newly renovated State House of Utah, and the virtue kingdom of Mormons, Mormon Temple. After a friendly tour given by missionary sisters, proceed to Great Salt Lake Marina. After lunch, you will head to Las Vegas,"the entertainment capital of the world," and arrive in Las Vegas in the evening. You may take an optional night tour (admission not included; optional) to explore the prosperity of night life in Las Vegas and enjoy all the spectacles and fantasies on the strip! You will be visiting the World's largest hotel Palazzo Venetian Mega Centre, the neon-light show on Fremont Street, the Music Fountain at Bellagio and the volcano show at Mirage. Stay overnight at the hotel located on the strip.

Drive to Hoover Dam for a short visit in the morning, sight-see the largest and tallest concrete structure of it's time. Visit the dam and overlook North America's largest artificial lake - Lake Mead. Then, travel to one of the most famous 7 natural wonders of the world - the Grand Canyon! Over eons, the Colorado River and erosion have sculpted this amazing landscape. Grand Canyon west rim belongs to the Indian Reservation (Mandatory Admission to Grand Canyon West Rim). The group will take the designated park shuttle to enter the canyon. Upon arriving in the terminal, you may take the helicopter ride and sightseeing boat tour (admission not included; optional), in order to feel the canyon and Colorado River from a different perspective and explore the true beauty of the Grand Canyon. Afterwards, you may take the park shuttle to the next sightseeing spots, Eagle Point and Guano Point. At Eagle Point, you may take an optional visit to the "Skywalk" which is suspended 4,000 feet above the Colorado River. From the bridge, you can step out onto the glass floor for a 720 degree view of the Canyon. After, you will return to Las Vegas in the evening.

*Grand Canyon West is NOT part of the Grand Canyon National Park. Grand Canyon west is on the Hualapai Native American Reservation and is owned and operated by the Hualapai Tribe.

You will depart from your hotel in the morning and head to the Ethel M. Chocolate Factory and Botanical Cactus Garden just outside of the Strip. The Ethel M. Chocolate Factory and Cactus Gardens is quite the adventure. It attracts millions of tourists a year. You can see chocolates being made, sample gourmet treats and meander through the maze of paths at the Botanical Cactus Gardens at no charge. After you'll enjoy the optional buffet lunch in Las Vegas around 12:00 p.m. and depart from Las Vegas. On the way back to Los Angeles you'll stop by the famous Tanger Outlet Center (around 2:00 p.m. or 3:00 p.m.) where you'll be able to satisfy all your shopping needs. Guests will be dropped off at LAX or the major pick-up location and hotels which were used for departures.