A Geographer's West Coast, USA

DESCRIPTION

An amazing opportunity to tick of some of North America’s most spectacular natural formations and national parks! This programme is jammed packed full of geographical goodness that will leave students buzzing for more geography – after all what other subjects at school can justify a night in Vegas at the very least??

On a serious note, this is one of our favourites here at Glo-Ed. It really is geography in action, and a great way to relate what’s taught inside the classroom, outside the classroom.

We have suggested two versions here due to daylight restriction and potential snow hazards, just FYI.

SAMPLE WEST COAST ITINERARIES

Winter suggestion:

Day 1:
Arrival

Arrival & coach transfer to hotel for 1 night

Day 2:
San Diego

Overland coach to San Diego for 1 night (120 miles) / Afternoon visit to the Natural History Museum in Balboa Park

Day 3:
Colorado River

San Diego to Kingman Arizona for 1 night (400 miles) via the Cleveland National Forest, the Imperial Valley, and the Colorado River

Day 4:
Grand Canyon

Kingman to Valle for 1 night (200 miles) via Route 66 and the Grand Canyon National Park – the group will arrive at the Grand Canyon before lunchtime, and spend the entire afternoon there until sunset

Day 5:
Las Vegas

Valle to Las Vegas Nevada for 1 night (250 miles) via Williams, Route 66, and the Hoover Dam

Day 6:
Death Valley & Mojave

Las Vegas to Visalia California for 1 night (450 miles) via Death Valley National Park (DVNP) and the Mojave Desert (no temperature issues in DVNP in March)

Day 7:
Alcatraz

Visalia to San Francisco for 2 nights (225 miles) / Afternoon visit to Alcatraz

Day 8:
Muir Redwood Forest

Morning excursion to the John Muir Redwood Forest at Muir Woods / Afternoon at leisure (cable cars optional)

Day 9:
Return flight home

At leisure until coach transfer to SFO