Wild Wide West - Guided tour in French

Wild Wide West - Guided tour in French. 16 days/15 nights. Start: Los Angeles - End: San Francisco.


This American coach tour operator offers BUDGET trips and are sold in several French-speaking countries. Some itineraries are combinations of partial trips. The hotels are mostly budget/tourist class hotels, generally decentralized, the meals simple, all in order to offer these trips at the lowest possible price.

2024 DEPARTURE DATES  EN FRANCAIS
JANUARY No departures
FEBRUARY
MARCH
APRIL
MAY       25  
JUNE    8    
JULY     20  
AUGUST   10      
SEPTEMBER 7 28
OCTOBER No departures
NOVEMBER
DECEMBER

Dag
Jour
Day
2024 Hotels  (or Similar)
category
Maaltijden/Repas/Meals
Breakfast/Ontbijt/Petit-déjeuner
Lunch/Middagmaal/Déjeuner
Dinner/Avondmaal/Diner
No meal/free
1 Hotel Saddleback  
2 Hotel Saddleback Breakfast, dinner
3 Circus Circus Hotel Las Vegas Breakfast, lunch
4 Navajo Land Hotel Tuba City Breakfast, dinner
5 Quality Inn Kanab NP Area Breakfast, lunch
6 Comfort Inn Green River Breakfast, dinner
7 Comfort Inn Green River Breakfast, lunch
8 High Plains Hotel Denver Airport Breakfast, lunch
9 Micortel Inn & Suites Cheyenne Breakfast, dinner
10 Travelodge Inn & Suites Deadwood Breakfast, lunch
11 Comfort Inn Cody Breakfast, dinner
12 49er Inn & Suites Jackson Breakfast, lunch basket
13 Four Points by Sheraton Salt Lake Airport Breakfast, dinner
14 Hotel Sam Wong San Francisco Breakfast, dinner
15 Hotel Sam Wong San Francisco Breakfast, lunch
16 Departure Breakfast

  • Day 01: Arrival Los Angeles
  • Day 02: Los Angeles- Visit
  • Day 03: Los Angeles - Las Vegas
  • Day 04: Las Vegas - Grand Canyon - Tuba City
  • Day 05: Tuba City - Monument Valley - Page - Kanab
  • Day 06: Kanab - Bryce Canyon - Green River
  • Day 07: Moab - Arches & Canyonlands
  • Day 08: Green River - Denver
  • Day 09: Denver - Rocky Mountains - Cheyenne
  • Day 10: Cheyenne - Deadwood
  • Day 11: Deadwood - Cody
  • Day 12: Cody - Yellowstone NP - Jackson
  • Day 13: Jackson - Grand Teton NP - Salt Lake City
  • Day 14: Salt Lake City - San Francisco (flight)
  • Day 15: San Francisco visit
  • Day 16: Departure San Francisco
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day 1

Arrival Los Angeles

1 Day

25 km

Arrival in Los Angeles. Meet and greet by our guide and transfer to the hotel.

day 2

Los Angeles- Visit

1 Day

50 km

Morning city tour, visit Beverly Hills. The tour continues with a visit to Hollywood, strolling along Hollywood Avenue and its famous Chinese Theatre with its star-studded footprints. Then on to downtown: the business district and the Mexican Quarter.  Lunch at leisure, followed by a visit to the Griffith Observatory on the south face of Mount Hollywood in Griffith Park. It offers magnificent panoramic views of the entire region. Then discover the seaside communities of Venice Beach and Santa Monica - a touch of romance on the Riviera and the glittering glamour of Hollywood. Dinner at 50's and overnight accommodation.

day 3

Los Angeles - Las Vegas

1 Day

450 km

Departure for Nevada. Crossing the magnificent expanses of the American Southwest. Stop en route at the Bagdad Café, named after the film. Free lunch en route. On to Las Vegas, the gambling capital of the world, like a mirage in the middle of the desert. Free time to relax by the pool, shop or gamble in the casinos. Dinner and overnight at your hotel.

day 4

Las Vegas - Grand Canyon - Tuba City

1 Day

580 km

Departure for the Grand Canyon, a superb geological phenomenon. Lunch on your own. Optional helicopter flight over the Canyon with commentary in French. Walk along the South Rim and observe one of the most beautiful wonders of the world: the Grand Canyon, at an altitude of 2125 meters, is the result of millions of years of erosion by wind and water. Surrounded by a magnificent forest, the Canyon seems to be protected by this screen of greenery. The Colorado River flows more than 1,500 metres below! This will be one of the highlights of your trip. Continue to Tuba City via the Desert View road. Dinner and overnight in Tuba City.

day 5

Tuba City - Monument Valley - Page - Kanab

1 Day

480 km

Departure for Monument Valley. You'll find yourself surrounded by blood-red hills. Visit this impressive site, the setting for many a cowboy movie. This 40 x 25 km desert plain bristles with gigantic sandstone monoliths. Option to be paid for and booked locally with the guide: off-road vehicle tour with the Indians. Continue to Page for lunch. Stop on the shores of Lake Powell, at Glen Canyon Dam. Continuation to Kanab, "Little Hollywood". Dinner on your own and overnight stay.

day 6

Kanab - Bryce Canyon - Green River

1 Day

440 km

A beautiful meadow crossing on the way to Bryce Canyon, one of Utah's most beautiful natural parks. The site was discovered by the Mormons in the last century. The shapes, colors and shades of the rock and the famous Pink Cliffs change constantly from dawn to dusk. Lunch on your own. Afternoon drive to the Moab region. Dinner and overnight at Green River.

day 7

Moab - Arches & Canyonlands

1 Day

80 km

A day devoted to visiting 2 national parks: Canyonlands and Arches. Canyonlands features ochre-orange rock cliffs overlooking the meandering Green River and Colorado. It is an intricate labyrinth of rock carved out by erosion over 300 million years. Cutting vertically through the gorge, the arches, columns and needles tower hundreds of metres above the valley floor. Arches is home to strange rock formations that nature has fashioned into gigantic ochre-red natural arches. Over time, some have petrified, while others have been sculpted and eroded by water, sun, frost and wind. The park stretches for almost 300 kilometers and includes 88 stone monuments, classified as a national site since 1971. Packed lunch on tour. Dinner on your own and overnight at Green River.

day 8

Green River - Denver

1 Day

560 km

This morning, departure for Colorado. You'll pass through towns that grew out of the region's gold rush and mining activities, and skirt the foothills of the mountains that are home to the world-renowned ski resorts of Aspen and Vail. Lunch en route. Drive through the stunning Rocky Mountain scenery where the film "Thelma and Louise" was shot. Orientation tour of Denver (its Mall, the Capitol), Colorado's capital and a stopover for 19th-century pioneers. Dinner on your own and overnight stay.

day 9

Denver - Rocky Mountains - Cheyenne

1 Day

310 km

Departure for Rocky Mountains Park, shaped by the vanished glaciers, where you'll discover the formidable landscapes of valleys and mountains (coniferous forests, flower meadows, lakes and waterfalls, tundra) and its wildlife (mouflons, squirrels, marmots, elks, deer). Lunch on your own. Continuation to Cheyenne (Rodeo Town) in the state of Wyoming. Dinner and overnight stay.

day 10

Cheyenne - Deadwood

1 Day

530 km

Drive north to South Dakota. Lunch. Then visit the Crazy Horse Memorial site. The finished sculpture should be 205 m long and 180 m high - the horse's head will be 70 m high, compared with 18 m for Washington's at Rushmore. Discovery of Mount Rushmore, where the faces of presidents (Wahington, Jefferson, Lincoln, Roosevelt) are sculpted into the mountain. At the end of the day, you'll arrive in the western town of Deadwood, where you can try your luck in the town's casinos or have a drink in Kevin Costner's bar. Free dinner and overnight stay.

day 11

Deadwood - Cody

1 Day

600 km

This morning, discover the 265-metre-high Devil's Tower in the Black Hills, where the film "Close Encounters of the 3rd Kind" was shot. This 386 m-high chimney of a 60-million-year-old volcano features solidified magma flows that were first climbed in 1893. Continue west through the state of Wyoming. Lunch on your own. Drive through Bighorn National Forest. Arrival in Cody, home of the famous Buffalo Bill. Dinner and overnight stay.

day 12

Cody - Yellowstone NP - Jackson

1 Day

400 km

Visit Yellowstone Park. You may witness the eruption of the Old Faithful geyser, the most famous of the park's 100 geysers. Discover this park (the oldest in the U.S.), nicknamed Yellowstone Country, home to herds of bison, deer, antelope and elk, as well as magnificent basins, geysers, hot springs and waterfalls such as Yellowstone Falls in the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone. Basket lunch on tour. Continue south. Free dinner and overnight in this typical Wild West town with its wooden houses and cowboy bars.

day 13

Jackson - Grand Teton NP - Salt Lake City

1 Day

450 km

Discover Grand Teton National Park, a 4,199 m-high mountain range named after French-speaking trappers in the early 19th century. Covering an area of some 1,300 km2, the park boasts numerous lakes, including the 24 km-long Lake Jackson, as well as a dozen small glaciers near the range's highest peaks. Some of the park's rocks are the oldest found in any U.S. national park, dating back nearly 2.7 billion years. Continuation to Salt Lake City. Lunch at leisure en route. Arrival in Salt Lake City, a city founded by the Mormons and the capital of genealogical research. Orientation tour including Temple Square, where you can see the Mormon temple from the outside. Dinner and overnight in Salt Lake City.


* Note: Teton National Park could be visited the day before, depending on the time of year.

day 14

Salt Lake City - San Francisco (flight)

1 Day

40 km

In the early morning, transfer to the airport for your flight to San Francisco (2h30, -1h). On arrival, transfer to the city center for a lunch on your own. In the afternoon, guided tour of San Francisco, one of the most photographed, filmed and described cities in the world... a delightful blend of history and sophisticated modernity. It's built on several hills that flow into a magnificent bay, of which the city seems to be the jewel. You'll visit the business district, Civic Center, Haight Ashbury, Sausalito and the Golden Gate Bridge. Chinese dinner and overnight stay.

day 15

San Francisco visit

1 Day

10 km

In the morning, set off on foot to discover Chinatown. Visit a fortune cookie factory. Then take the cable car and walk along the bay to Embarcadero. Then discover Fisherman's Wharf. Lunch of clam chowder on site. Afternoon at leisure. Dinner on your own and overnight stay.

day 16

Departure San Francisco

1 Day

20 km

Morning free to discover the city at your own pace or time for shopping. Transfer to the airport and end of this amazing trip.

WILD WIDE WEST BASIS- 3000 (EUS00038)
is available starting at 3673 EUR

Rooms 01.05.24 - 31.10.24
DOUBLE ROOM 1 BED (K21) 3673
QUADRUPLE ROOM 2 BEDS (K42) 3262
TRIPLE ROOM 2 BEDS (K32) 3402
SINGLE ROOM (K11) 5212
per child in parents room 2 - 12 (DACHD12) 2825
ALL INCLUSIVE (R01) Free

Included

  • Transfer airport / hotel and hotel / airport,
  • Accommodation at the indicated hotels (or similar) plus hoteltaxes.
  • Transportation by air-conditioned bus with the services of a bilingual tour guide for groups of 23 pax or more,
  • Transportation by air-conditioned minibus with 25 seats where the French-speaking driver makes the comments for a group of 22 pax and less,
  • Luggage ("handling fee") only in Los Angeles and Las Vegas (not really necessary on the other sites),
  • Daily breakfast - mostly continental breakfasts.
  • Half board during this journey (except for dinner on day 1 and lunch on the last day),
  • The visits mentioned in the program,
  • Entrance fees for national parks and sites visited.
  • Taxes and service.

Departures are guaranteed with a minimum of 10 participants.

Not Included

All services NOT mentioned such as: 

  • International passport and charges for 
    • ESTA - 21 USD per person-Valid for  2 years (USA) and  / or
    • ETA- 7 CAD per person-Valid for 5 years(Canada). 
  • Airline tickets, airport taxes, fuel surcharge, security fee, and more.
  • Eventual costs to comply with sanitairy and health conditions , pasports and or certificates and tests.
  • Transfer from the airport to hotel on arrival and on departure, exept where otherwise detailed in the description
  • Meals at the hotels or outside except if confirmed differently at time of confirmation.
  • Insurances (cancellation insurance, travel and assistance insurance, luggage insurance, etc).
  • All personal expenses (Food & Drinks), souvenirs and more. 
  • The usual tip (part of their salary) for the Driver and the Guide (usually per person 4 usd per day)

Good To Know

FLIGHTS:

Wings 'n Wheels offers you a wide choice of European and American airlines providing daily flights from Brussels (Zaventem) to America and Canada, as well as from the main airports in neighboring countries (e.g. Amsterdam, Paris...).

International & any domestic flights are NOT included in the prices, unless specifically mentioned otherwise. More and more airlines are adjusting prices very quickly according to occupancy and market situation. Send the contact form below to your travel office (Choose from the list the postal number or the name of the municipality or name of travel office) or send the form to info@wnw.be with your desired outward and return dates as well as name, first name and date of birth of each person and Wings 'n Wheels will quickly and without obligation propose the best flight / price combination.

TRIP EXTENSION:

If you want extra nights before or after the guided tour or another extension of your trip, please mention this as detailed as possible in your mail. All this can have an influence on flight combinations and prices.