# 20-Day Great American Crossing Tour from New York: Washington D.C., Philadelphia, Niagara Falls, Chicago, Yellowstone, Los Angeles and San Francisco Tour in US — New York → San Francisco. Listed and booked on Yatra For Fun (yatraforfun.com) — our Kathmandu concierge confirms availability, prices it in NPR, and sends a payment link within 2 business hours. ## Key facts - Type: multiday - Country: US - Route: New York → San Francisco - Duration: 20.00 day - Price from: $4,435.24 - Rating: No reviews aggregated yet - Operator: Tours4Fun Provider 201 ## Summary • Journey from New York to San Francisco, crossing 20 days and thousands of miles through the American heartland. • Stand in awe before three of America's most iconic natural wonders: the thundering Horseshoe Falls at Niagara, the erupting geysers of Yellowstone, and the mile-deep chasm of the Grand Canyon. • Walk the hallowed ground of Gettysburg Battlefield, then trace from the Lincoln Memorial to the Washington Monument. • Glide across Lake Powell's sapphire waters, hike among Bryce Canyon's fiery hoodoos, and cruise along California's fabled Pacific Coast Highway through Santa Barbara and Monterey. ## Categories Select Meals Included, Free eSIM ## Itinerary ### Day 1: Hometown - New York Arrive in New York City and transfer independently to your hotel where you will meet with your ATI Tour Director in the evening. ### Day 2: New York - Philadelphia - Washington, D.C. We depart New York for Philadelphia, where we spend the morning exploring the historic district of the "City of Brotherly Love" and the birthplace of a nation. See the Liberty Bell, and stroll through Independence National Historic Park and Mall. Then continue to the nation's capital, Washington, D.C. ### Day 3: Washington, D.C. Enjoy a city tour with such highlights as the U.S. Capitol Building, Washington Monument, Lincoln Memorial, the White House and Arlington National Cemetery, site of the JFK Memorial. Spend the remainder of the day exploring some of the many museums comprising the Smithsonian Institute or simply stroll the banks of the Potomac River. ### Day 4: Washington D.C. - Gettysburg - Niagara Falls Today, visit Gettysburg National Military Park, site of one of the most decisive battles during the American Civil War, and the place where Abraham Lincoln gave his famous address in 1863. We then travel through upstate New York to Buffalo and finally cross the international border into Canada, where the thundering noise and mist of Niagara Falls permeates the air. ### Day 5: Niagara Falls - The Great Lakes - Detroit Spend the morning sightseeing at Niagara Falls. Stroll along Table Rock and view the thundering waters of Horseshoe Falls. In the late afternoon, return to the United States, crossing the border and continuing to your hotel in a suburb of Detroit, known as "Motor City USA". ### Day 6: Detroit - Chicago This morning starts with first a visit to the Rouge Factory followed by the Henry Ford Museum. After exploring the many exhibits of the museum we will visit the nearby Ford plant and watch a modern production vehicle roll off the ever busy factory floor. We then leave the Motor City behind and travel inland to the south of Lake Michigan to reach Chicago for our overnight stay. ### Day 7: Chicago Today we will enjoy a short tour of the city's highlights including Lake Shore Drive, the Magnificent Mile and Navy Pier. The rest of the day is at leisure. ### Day 8: Chicago - Mississippi River Crossing - Sioux Falls Travel through Midwest farm country abundant in corn fields, wheat fields and dairy farms. Then we cross the mighty Mississippi River and travel into the state of Iowa to arrive just as Lewis & Clark did 200 years ago on the banks of the Missouri River. Overnight in Sioux Falls. ### Day 9: Sioux Falls - Badlands - Mount Rushmore - Rapid City Travel westward through the grasslands of South Dakota and onwards to Badlands National Park, once home to the buffalo and antelope, and filled with colorful rock formations. Then we continue on to the Black Hills, sacred to the Plains Indians and home to Mount Rushmore. ### Day 10: Rapid City - Bighorn Mountains - Cody Enter the state of Wyoming, which has twelve mountain ranges intermixed with deserts and rolling grasslands, and continue to Cody for the night. If overnight in Cody is not possible due to weather or adverse road conditions in Yellowstone, overnight will be in Billings Livingston, Montana. ### Day 11: Cody - Yellowstone Drive past the mountains in Wyoming to Yellowstone, America's first National Park, and enjoy a sightseeing tour of this immense geothermal wonderland including: geysers, waterfalls, wildlife and canyons. Highlights will include Yellowstone Lake, Old Faithful, Yellowstone Canyon's majestic falls, and the beautiful Hayden Valley. ### Day 12: Yellowstone - Great Teton - Salt Lake City Travel through Grand Teton National Park (weather permitting) and see awesome mountain peaks towering over 13,000 ft. Visit the Snake River Outlook and try your eye at capturing the stunning landscape made famous by Ansel Adam's iconic shot. Later, arrive in Utah, known for the Mormon Community, and take a short tour of its capital, Salt Lake City. The followers of Brigham Young built one of the best-planned cities in the country. See the State Capital building and visit famed Temple Square and the Tabernacle before arriving at the hotel for the evening. ### Day 13: Salt Lake City - Bryce Canyon Continue today to spectacular Bryce Canyon, where a tour through a multi-colored world of sandstone spires and pinnacles, "hoodoos", will dazzle the eye. This evening, weather permitting, be sure to gaze upon the spectacular night sky filled with sparkling stars & brilliant constellations. ### Day 14: Bryce Canyon - Lake Powell - Grand Canyon - Flagstaff Depart Bryce Canyon this morning and journey to stunning Lake Powell, where crystal blue water laps against towering red-rock canyon walls. Lake Powell is the second-largest man made lake in America, and one in a series of lakes formed by the damming of the Colorado River. Then visit colossal Grand Canyon National Park, one of the seven great natural wonders of the world. Stop at the Canyon rim to fully experience this mile-deep canyon's plunging gorges, rising spires, extinct volcanoes and, below the rim, the winding Colorado River. Overnight in Flagstaff, a famed stop on Historic Route 66. ### Day 15: Flagstaff - Seligman/Route 66 - Las Vegas This morning depart Flagstaff and travel on to Las Vegas, the dazzling "Entertainment Capital of the World". Along the way, pass through Seligman, a town built along the famed Route 66 that looks as if it were frozen in time sixty years ago. The remainder of the day is at leisure for you to explore the dazzling Las Vegas Strip. ### Day 16: Las Vegas - Mojave Desert - Beverly Hills - Los Angeles Travel to Los Angeles through the Mojave Desert, where clusters of unique Joshua trees dot the mountainous landscape. Upon arrival in Los Angeles you will enjoy a tour through the "City of Angels" including Hollywood, Sunset Strip and parts of Beverly Hills, before reaching your hotel. ### Day 17: Los Angeles Today we suggest an optional full-day tour visiting the world's largest movie studio and theme park: Universal Studios. Get an inside look at the sets and uncover behind the scenes secrets of legendary films or perhaps, for the more adventurous, take one of the Studios' feature rides. ### Day 18: Los Angeles - Malibu - Santa Barbara - Central Coast Leave Los Angeles in the morning and travel north through one of California's favorite vacation spots, Santa Barbara, where palm-lined walkways border white sandy beaches. The city is famous for its mission and Spanish heritage. Along the way, stop at an iconic California lifeguard tower made famous in "Baywatch". ### Day 19: Central Coast - Carmel/Monterey - San Francisco Today we make our way north to Carmel, home of actor/director Clint Eastwood. Enjoy browsing the shops and galleries of this famous artists' colony. Traveling further north, visit Monterey's Old Fisherman's Wharf. Stroll the Pier to Cannery Row, brought to fame by John Steinbeck's novel. In the afternoon pass the fertile valleys of Castroville and Santa Clara en route to San Francisco, the "City by the Bay." ### Day 20: San Francisco - Hometown Transfer independently to the airport for your return flight. ## Guide languages English Live ## Links - Yatra page: https://yatraforfun.com/tour/103216716-grand-america-tour-19-day-nyc-to-san-francisco - WhatsApp concierge: https://wa.me/9779708072951