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Route 66 - Fully Escorted Tour with Trafalgar
From £2695
Route 66, The Mother Road, Will Rogers Highway America's Main Street -whatever you call it, this iconic journey from Chicago to Los Angelesis one memorable trip. On this escorted tour you'll cover 2448 milesthrough 8 states and 3 time zones. So sit back, relax, and let someoneelse take the wheel as you discover the true America..
Route 66 - Trafalgar Tours
From £2695
per person (based on two sharing)
Price includes:
Your Trafalgar Tour includes-
- Flights from the UK to Chicago and home from Los Angeles
- 13 nights superior accommodation with private facilities
- All hotel service charges and tips, baggage handling fees and local taxes
- Touring by luxury air-conditioned motorcoach with reclining seats and a restroom onboard.
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The services of one of Trafalgar’s top professional Tour Directors.
- Welcome Drink with your Tour Director in Chicago on arrival.
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13 full breakfasts, 1 three-course dinner, 2 Local Highlight Dinners in Oklahoma City and
Albuquerque. "Be My Guest’ Barbecue Dinner with wine in St.Louis Farewell Dinner with wine in Los Angeles.
Tour departure dates -19th May, 16th June, 23rd June, 4th August, 18th August, 8th September and 22nd September.
Tour Highlights-
- Chicago Enjoy an orientation tour of this beautiful lakefront city.
- Springfield See the tomb of President Lincoln.
- Meramec Caverns Explore the one-time hideaway of legendary Jesse James.
- Branson Enjoy two nights in this all-American musical extravaganza.
- Tulsa Visit the Will Rogers Memorial Museum.
- Oklahoma City Visit the Oklahoma City National Memorial and the National
- Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum.
- Clinton Visit the Oklahoma Route 66 Museum.
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Amarillo
See iconic Cadillac Ranch, one of America's most striking oudoor art installations
- Albuquerque Spend two nights in this major Route 66 outpost; visit Old
- Town and cruise down Central Avenue.
- Sky City Acoma Pueblo Tour this amazing settlement with a Native
- American resident.
- Petrified Forest National Park Enjoy this spectacular landscape.
- Flagstaff See the charming historic downtown and the world’s largest
- Ponderosa Pine forest.
- Grand Canyon National Park Travel along the canyon’s Desert View Drive.
- Las Vegas Visit the “Entertainment Capital of the World.”
- Los Angeles Enjoy an orientation tour of this exciting city.
Day 1 Arrive Chicago
Welcome to Chicago, the Windy City! A complimentary transfer is provided to the tour hotel. Your Tour Director is at the hotel this afternoon to greet you and answer your questions. Join us at 6 p.m. for a Welcome Drink at the hotel.
Hotel: The Palmer House Hilton
Day 2 Chicago - Springfield
After an introduction to the Windy City, including elegant Lakeshore Drive and the Magnificent Mile, hit the road for a good, old-fashioned American road trip. Just outside Chicago, see several of Route 66's original gas stations. Explore the history and cultural impact of America's Mother Road at the Route 66 Association Hall of Fame & Museum. Roll on southwest to Springfield, where you visit the last resting place of Abraham Lincoln.
Meals: Full Breakfast
Hotel: Hilton Springfield
Day 3 Springfield - St Louis
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Starting with viewing the great city from atop the famed St Louis Gatweway Arch, get ready for a real taste of America's Midwest today. Take a break at Ted Drewes Frozen Custard, a Route 66 favourite since 1929. Then, experience another American favourite with a guided tour of the Anheuser-Busch Brewery - from the stables of the Clydesdales to the tasting room. And what goes better with beer than barbecue? Learn to mix up you own sweet and spicy barbecue sauce with a team of master barbecue chefs and enjoy a rib-sticking Be My Guest Barbecue Dinner, hot off the grill.
Meals: Full breakfast / Be My Guest Barbecue Dinner
HOtel: Omni Majestic Hotel
Day 4 St Louis - Meramec Caverns - Branson
Start the day with a tour of the historic Anheuser Busch Brewery. We follow the journey of how beer is produced, visit the famous Budweiser Clydesdales paddock and stables, the beechwood aging cellars, historic brewhouse and packaging plant. Taste the fine beer and malt beverage products. Later explore some of the rarest and largest cave formations at the Meramec Caverns and then travel into the heart of the Ozark Mountains to Branson, the all-American musical extravaganza and entertainment mecca of the Midwest. The evening is at leisure to pursue your own interests - there is something for everyone in Branson!
Meals: Full Breakfast
Hotel: Hilton Promenade at Branson Landing
Day 5 Branson - Will Rogers Memorial - Oklahoma City
Today travel along some of the best-preserved sections of Route 66 passing through Eastern Oklahoma. Outside of Tulsa visit the Will Rogers Memorial Museum, dedicated to one of America’s most beloved celebrities. Then arrive in Oklahoma City and stop at the Oklahoma City National Memorial, commemorating the 1995 bombing of the Federal Building. This evening visit the restored Bricktown district for a Highlight Dinner.
Meals: Full Breakfast and Highlight Dinner
Hotel: Courtyard by Marriott Downtown Oklahoma City
Day 6 Oklahoma City Sigtseeing - Free Time
Get a taste of the Old West at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum with its collection of Native American art and outstanding display of antique firearms. After lunch, visit the Oklahoma City National Memorial & Museum, honouring the 1995 bombing victims. The rest of the day is yours to explore historic Bricktown.
Meals: Full Breakfast
Day 7 Oklahoma City - Route 66 Museum - Amarillo
Continue to Clinton and visit the Oklahoma Route 66 Museum to experience the history and culture of each decade of the great Route 66. Entering Texas, return to Route 66 for some famous picture stops along the “Mother Road” and arrive in the city of Amarillo.
Meals: Full Breakfast
Hotel: The Ambassador Hotel
Day 8 Amarillo - Albuquerque
After making a short photo stop at the “pop art” sculpture known as Cadillac Ranch, leave Texas and enter New Mexico. Arrive in Albuquerque for a two-night stay. Albuquerque is the largest city in New Mexico and owes its explosive growth to the economic boom that Route 66 brought to the city during the golden age of the “Mother Road.” Cruise along Albuquerque’s Route 66, now Central Avenue, with its architecture typical of the Route 66 era and stop at the famous 66 Diner, where we step back in time and may be tempted by the delicious shakes and pies. This evening, enjoy a Highlight Dinner featuring Southwestern flavours at a local restaurant.
Meals: Full breakfast, Highlight Dinner
Hotel: Albuquerque Marriott
Day 9 Albuquerque Sightseeing & at Leisure
This morning, wander through historic Old Town Albuquerque. Learn about the city’s history, discover interesting original adobe buildings including many listed on the National Register of Historic Places, and browse the shops for Southwestern artifacts and souvenirs. This afternoon is at leisure; perhaps join an optional excursion to Santa Fe, complete with a guided open-air trolley tour.
Meals: Full breakfast
Hotel: Albuquerque Marriott
Day 10 Albuquerque - Sky City Acoma Pueblo - Flagstaff
Your first stop this morning is at Sky City Acoma Pueblo for a guided tour with a Native American resident. The oldest continuously inhabited community in North America, this mesa-top village is known worldwide for its unique art and profoundly rich culture. Arriving in Arizona, travel through the amazing landscapes of the Painted Desert and Petrified Forest National Park. Passing through Winslow, Arizona, head into the cool pine-covered elevations of the Colorado Plateau. Overnight in Flagstaff where old cafes, motor courts and the colourful downtown district all show evidence of the impact Route 66 had on this town.
Meals: Full Breakfast, Dinner
Hotel: Radisson Woodlands Hotel
Day 11 Flagstaff - Navajo Reservation - Grand Canyon National Park
This morning travel north into the Navajo Indian Reservation. After a stop at the historic Cameron Trading Post, travel along the Grand Canyon’s scenic Desert View Drive taking in the ever-changing vistas. Overnight inside the national park, allowing plenty of time to explore this natural wonder. For the best views of the Grand Canyon, why not take an optional flightseeing by plane or helicopter?
Meals: Full Breakfast
Hotel: National Park Lodges
Day 12 Grand Canyon - Seligman - Kingman - Las Vegas
This morning, enjoy some of the original parts of Route 66 with stops at the historic towns of Seligman and Kingman, before crossing the Colorado River into Nevada. Today’s journey ends with an afternoon arrival in Las Vegas where there’s time to enjoy the casinos, shows and all-night entertainment.
Meals: Full Breakfast
Hotel: Paris Las Vegas
Day 13 Las Vegas - Hollywood - Los Angeles
Today it’s back on a portion of Route 66 at Barstow and then on to Los Angeles. Along the way enjoy some of the sights of Los Angeles, including a stop in Hollywood to view the famous Hollywood Sign, Hollywood Walk of Fame and Grauman’s Chinese Theater. Then tour along Sunset Boulevard through Beverly Hills and all the way to the Pacific Ocean at Santa Monica, where there is time to wander around. Now that you have had your “Kicks on Route 66,” enjoy the final evening of our tour with a Farewell Dinner.
Meals: Full Breakfast, Farewell Dinner
Hotel: Renaissance Los Angeles Airport
Day 14 Depart Los Angeles
A complimentary transfer is provided to Los Angeles International Airport
Meals: Full Breakfast
