Itinerary
Day 1
Washington, D.C. Arrival
Today you will arrive in beautiful Washington, D.C. Transfer
independently to your hotel by shuttle service or taxi.
Hotel: Washington Plaza Hotel or similar
Day 10
St. Louis – Springfield
Driving distance: 210 mi./340 km.
Leave the Mississippi River behind and travel along Route 66
through the scenic beauty of the Missouri Ozark region
to Springfield.
Hotel: Best Western Deerfield Inn
Day 11
Springfield – Tulsa – Oklahoma City
driving distance: 310 mi./520 km.
Nowhere is Route 66 more at home than in Oklahoma, where the
pavement follows the contours of the land as though it has always
been there. In the dust-bowl years of the 1930s, fifteen percent of
Oklahoma’s population started out on Route 66 in cars or caravans,
carrying all their belongings, children, hopes, and dreams with them.
This section of your trip takes you through rolling countryside, once
the haunt of Native Americans, later the territory of cowboys and
outlaws, and part of the famous Cherokee Strip.
Hotel: Howard Johnson Express Inn or similar
Day 12
Oklahoma City – Amarillo
driving distance: 260 mi./420 km.
Travel through the land where the Cheyenne and Arapaho Indians
lived and hunted buffalo. Enter the Texas Panhandle, the haven of
cowboys, oil-field roughnecks, and self-made
Day 13
Amarillo – Tucumcari
driving distance: 120 mi./200 km.
Before leaving Amarillo, make a visit to the Cadillac Ranch where
you will find ten tail-fin Cadillacs half buried in the sand. This is
the land of tumbleweeds, cattle, cotton, and oil. Continue to New
Mexico, driving through what once was the hunting ground of the
Comanche Indians. Overnight in Tucumcari.
Hotel: Best Western Pow Wow Inn or similar
Day 14
Tucumcari – Albuquerque
driving distance: 180 mi./290 km.
Enjoy the sweeping views of New Mexico, The Land of
Enchantment, as you approach today’s destination, Albuquerque,
your home for the next two nights.
Hotel: Best Western Rio Grande Inn or similar
Day 15
Albuquerque – Santa Fe – Albuquerque
Driving distance: 116 mi./190 km.
Enjoy the short drive today that brings you to Santa Fe, famous
for its galleries and museums, and known as the art center of
the Southwest.
Day 16
Albuquerque – Holbrook
driving distance: 260 mi./420 km.
Today’s highlight is the Petrified Forest National Park to
view its thousands of acres of petrified trees. Overnight in
Holbrook, Arizona.
Hotel: Best Western Arizonian Inn
Day 17
Holbrook – Grand Canyon National Park
driving distance: 180 mi./290 km.
Travel through Navajo Indian Country toward today’s destination,
the spectacular Grand Canyon National Park. A walk along the rim
will provide you with memorable views of this stunning canyon.
Hotel: Grand Hotel or similar
Day 17
Grand Canyon – Las Vegas
driving distance: 300 mi./ 480 km.
Today your drive takes you through Williams and Kingman
to the Hoover Dam. Continue to Las Vegas, the glittering
Entertainment Capital of the World, where your hotel is
located on the famous Strip.
Hotel: Circus Circus Hotel or similar
Day 19
Las Vegas
A full day to explore Las Vegas. Why not take a drive out to the
Hoover Dam or Lake Mead before returning to Vegas for shopping
and non-stop entertainment.
Day 2
Washington, D.C.
This morning at 08:00 hours your AmericanTours representative
will provide you with your tour documentation. Today tour such
highlights as the U.S. Capitol Building, The Supreme Court, Library
of Congress, F.B.I. Building, the
Hotel: Hotel Edison
Day 20
Las Vegas – Santa Monica/Los Angeles
driving distance: 290 mi./ 470 km.
Journey through the Mojave Desert today, stopping at the ghost
town of Calico en route to Los Angeles and Santa Monica.
Continue to your overnight hotel.
Hotel: Hacienda Hotel or similar
Day 21
Los Angeles Departure
Spend the morning relaxing in the California sunshine before
returning your rental car at Los Angeles International Airport for
your departure flight.
Day 3 --
Washington, D.C. – Gettysburg
Driving distance: 90 mi./150 km.
Today see Gettysburg National Military Park, site of the most
famous battle of the American Civil
Day 4
Gettysburg – Niagara Falls
Driving distance: 360 mi./580 km.
Travel through central Pennsylvania and upstate New York. Then
cross the Canadian border to romantic Niagara Falls.
Hotel: Inn on the River
Hotel: Renaissance Fallsview Hotel
Day 5
Driving distance: 100 mi./160 km.
Spend the morning sight-seeing at Niagara Falls. In the afternoon
travel to Toronto, the largest English-speaking city in Canada. Take
a short city tour before arriving at your hotel.
Hotel: Bond Place Hotel or similar
Day 6
Toronto – Detroit
Driving distance: 240 mi./384 km.
Continue through the Canadian province of Ontario to Windsor.
Then cross back over the border to Detroit, America’s automobile
manufacturing center.
Hotel: Best Western Greenfield Inn or similar
Day 7
Detroit – Chicago
Driving distance: 280 mi./450 km.
Today travel across Michigan. Stop in Ann Arbor, Battle Creek, and
Kalamazoo before reaching
Day 8
Chicago
Enjoy a full day to explore The Windy City. The architecture of
Chicago is truly remarkable. See some of the tallest buildings in the
world. There are also many excellent museums in the area to visit at
your leisure, as well as great shopping and dining opportunities.
Day 9
Chicago – St. Louis
Driving distance: 300 mi./480 km.
This morning continue your journey south along Route 66 as
it winds out of Chicago and traverses the Illinois farmland to
St. Louis, Missouri.
Hotel: Hampton Inn St. Louis or similar
