Pacific · United States
California
Pacific cliffs, redwoods, and golden valleys.
Discover California
From the wine country of Sonoma to the Joshua trees of the Mojave, California is the most varied driving state in the union, coastal, alpine, and desert in a single fortnight.
Recommended Drives
Suggested itineraries
14 days
Pacific Coast Odyssey
Route: San Francisco → Monterey → Big Sur → Santa Barbara → Los Angeles → San Diego
The definitive Highway 1 drive with curated Big Sur lodges and a Hearst Castle private tour.
10 days
Sierra & Sequoia Circuit
Route: San Francisco → Yosemite → Mammoth Lakes → Sequoia → Death Valley → Las Vegas
Granite domes, ancient bristlecones, and the lowest point in North America.
16 days · Chicago to Santa Monica
Historic Route 66, Curios, Pit Stops & Diners
Route: Chicago → Springfield IL → St. Louis → Springfield MO → Tulsa → Oklahoma City → Amarillo → Tucumcari → Albuquerque → Holbrook → Flagstaff → Las Vegas → Santa Monica / Los Angeles
The definitive end-to-end Mother Road self-drive, eight states from Lake Michigan to the Pacific, threading neon-lit motels, retro diners, ghost towns and roadside Americana. Tailormade with our DriveAmerica partners with curated overnights including the Wigwam Motel, La Posada and the Blue Swallow.
- •Chicago, Lou Mitchell's, the 'Begin' sign on Adams Street & Joliet's Route 66 Museum
- •Springfield, IL, Lincoln Tomb, Litchfield's Ariston Cafe & the Chain of Rocks Bridge
- •St. Louis, Gateway Arch, Ted Drewes frozen custard & Meramec Caverns
- •Springfield, MO, Route 66 Car Museum, Wagon Wheel Motel & Galena's 'Cars' tribute
- •Tulsa & Oklahoma City, Buck Atom's, the Golden Driller, Pops 66 Soda Ranch & the Milk Bottle Grocery
- •Amarillo, Cadillac Ranch, the U-Drop Inn, Leaning Tower of Texas & Big Texan Steak Ranch
- •Tucumcari & Albuquerque, Blue Swallow Motel, Tee Pee Curios, KiMo Theater & the 66 Diner
- •Holbrook & Flagstaff, Petrified Forest, Wigwam Village #6, La Posada Winslow & the Grand Canyon South Rim
- •Las Vegas, Neon Museum, Mob Museum & the Strip
- •Santa Monica, Roy's Cafe in Amboy, the original McDonald's, Beverly Hills sign & the End of the Trail at the Pier
15 days · escorted · Denver to San Francisco
Guided Tour: Rocky Mountain Frontiers
Route: Denver → Rocky Mountain NP → Cheyenne → Mount Rushmore → Deadwood → Cody → Yellowstone → Salt Lake City → Canyonlands → Arches → Capitol Reef → Bryce → Zion → Las Vegas → Death Valley → Mammoth Lakes → Yosemite → San Francisco
An ATI-escorted American West epic with a professional Tour Director, the Mile High City, Trail Ridge Road, Cheyenne's railroad heritage, Mount Rushmore, Buffalo Bill's Cody, Yellowstone's geysers and wildlife, Mormon Salt Lake City, Utah's Mighty 5, the Strip, Death Valley, Mammoth Lakes and Yosemite before a San Francisco finale.
- •Denver, the Mile High City and the gold-domed State Capitol
- •Rocky Mountain National Park, Trail Ridge Road over the Continental Divide
- •Cheyenne, Wyoming's Old West capital and Old Number 4004 Big Boy locomotive
- •Mount Rushmore & Deadwood, the Black Hills, Fort Laramie & frontier gold-rush history
- •Cody, Buffalo Bill Museum and seasonal rodeos and gunfight reenactments
- •Yellowstone National Park, Old Faithful, Yellowstone Canyon, bison, bears & elk
- •Salt Lake City, historic Temple Square and the Mormon Tabernacle
- •Moab, Canyonlands, Dead Horse Point & two days exploring Arches National Park
- •Capitol Reef, Bryce Canyon & Zion, the heart of Utah's Mighty 5
- •Las Vegas, two nights on the Strip with optional helicopter tours and shows
- •Death Valley & Mammoth Lakes, Zabriskie Point, Furnace Creek & the Sierra Nevada
- •Yosemite National Park, granite domes, waterfalls and giant sequoias
- •San Francisco, Union Square, Fisherman's Wharf, cable cars & the Golden Gate
Top Places To Visit
The unmissable California
Big Sur
Cliff-top driving where the Santa Lucia mountains meet the Pacific.
Yosemite National Park
Half Dome, El Capitan, and meadows of the Sierra Nevada.
Napa & Sonoma
California's wine country at its most refined.
Joshua Tree
High desert under some of the darkest skies in the lower 48.
Guided Tours
Guided tours visiting California
Prefer to leave the driving to someone else? These expertly led tours include California. See all guided tours →
American West · 14 days
Golden West Adventure
From €4,099pp
A round trip from Los Angeles through the best of the American West: Hollywood sightseeing, the desert oasis of Palm Springs, Sedona's red rocks, Grand Canyon National Park's South Rim, Las Vegas, Yosemite's granite cliffs and waterfalls, San Francisco, 17-Mile Drive, the Big Sur coast, Solvang and Santa Barbara.
Route 66 · 16 days
Highlights of Route 66
From €4,729pp
Chicago to Los Angeles along the legendary Mother Road through eight states: the Route 66 Hall of Fame & Museum, the Gateway Arch in St. Louis, Cadillac Ranch, the Cherokee Nation Cultural Center, Albuquerque, a detour to the Grand Canyon's South Rim, time in Las Vegas and the finish at the "End of the Trail" sign in Santa Monica before Hollywood and Beverly Hills.
California · 9 days
Best of the West Coast
San Francisco to Los Angeles along the Pacific Coast Highway, including Yosemite and Monterey.
American West · 15 days
Rocky Mountain Frontiers
Denver to San Francisco via Rocky Mountain National Park, Cheyenne, Mount Rushmore, Cody's Buffalo Bill country, Yellowstone, Salt Lake City, Canyonlands, Arches, Capitol Reef, Bryce, Zion, Las Vegas, Death Valley, Mammoth Lakes and Yosemite.
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