2007 California Trip
Itinerary
Summary
Day |
Date |
Hotel |
Base |
Activity |
Notes
|
Monday |
30/04 |
San Remo Hotel - booking ref 152402 Confirmed |
San Francisco |
Land / pick up car / go to hotel |
Land at 13:40. Use "shuttle" to get to hotel - ~ $14 door to door
|
Tuesday |
01/05 |
San Remo Hotel |
San Francisco |
Visit SF |
|
Wedsnesday |
02/05 |
San Remo Hotel |
San Francisco |
Alcatraz |
|
Thursday |
03/05 |
San Remo Hotel |
San Francisco |
?? |
|
Friday |
04/05 |
Stateline Lodge - booking ref 46211537W Confirmed |
Lake Tahoe |
Pickup car / Drive to Lake Tahoe |
189 miles
|
Saturday |
05/05 |
Stateline Lodge |
Lake Tahoe |
Visit Lake Tahoe |
|
Sunday |
06/05 |
Wawona Hotel - booking ref #75A4WI |
Yosemite |
Drive to Yosemite |
187 miles Stop off at Mariposa ghost towns
|
Monday |
07/05 |
Wawona Hotel |
Yosemite |
|
|
Tuesday |
08/05 |
Wawona Hotel |
Yosemite |
|
|
Wedsnesday |
09/05 |
Wawona Hotel |
Yosemite |
|
|
Thursday |
10/05 |
Wawona Hotel |
Yosemite |
|
|
Friday |
11/05 |
Winnedumah Hotel - room 30 |
Independence |
Drive to Independence |
196 miles Visit Mono Lake & Mt Whitney
|
Saturday |
12/05 |
Furnace Creek Ranch - booking ref NN6H7 |
Death Valley |
Drive to Death Valley |
91 miles
|
Sunday |
13/05 |
Furnace Creek Ranch |
Death Valley |
Visit Death Valley |
|
Monday |
14/05 |
Furnace Creek Ranch |
Death Valley |
Visit Death Valley |
|
Tuesday |
15/05 |
Furnace Creek Ranch |
Death Valley |
Visit Death Valley |
|
Wednesday |
16/05 |
Paris Las Vegas - booking ref 2FXH4 |
Las Vegas |
Drive to Las Vegas |
174 miles
|
Thursday |
17/05 |
Paris Las Vegas |
Las Vegas |
Visit Hoover Dam |
|
Friday |
18/05 |
Paris Las Vegas |
Las Vegas |
Visit Other Vegas Vageries |
|
Satuday |
19/05 |
Holiday Inn Express Grand Canyon - booking ref 64347678 |
Grand Canyon |
Drive to Grand Canyon |
276 miles
|
Sunday |
20/05 |
Holiday Inn Express Grand Canyon |
Grand Canyon |
Visit Grand Canyon |
|
Monday |
21/05 |
Holiday Inn Express Grand Canyon |
Grand Canyon |
Visit Grand Canyon |
|
Tuesday |
22/05 |
N/A |
N/A |
Drive to Phoenix Airport and go home |
227 miles Flight @ 20:55
|
Average May Temperatures
Leg 1 - San Francisco
Accommodation
Things to do
- Local Guide
- Haight Ashbury
- Palace of Fine Arts (building)
- Alcatraz Island (prison)
- Angel Island (park)
- Twin Peaks (view)
- Mission District ("eclectic neighbourhood")
- Golden Gate Park (rent a bike - 2x4 miles - also M.H. de Young Museum) - over the bridge - visit Sausalito
- Fisherman's Wharf ("tourist trap") / Pier 42
- Chinatown
- Segway tour?
- Drive South to Carmel maybe on day we go to Yosemite (good view)
- Castro district
- Wine coach tour
- Gilroy ("garlic capital") - o/w "bleeding heart" restaurant
- cable car over the hills
- Lombard St - very wiggly
- Walking Tours
- http://www.dreamworld.org/sfguide/visiting/index.html
Leg 2 - Lake Tahoe
Hotel
Leg 3 - Yosemite National Park
Leg 4 - Lone Pine
- emailed: Dow Villa Motel & Winnedumah
Leg 5 - Death Valley
Leg 6 - Los Angeles
Leg 7 - Grand Canyon
- The Skywalk (Opening March 2007) View the canyon like never before on this glass-bottomed walkway 4,000 feet above the Colorado River. Located on the Hualapai Indian Reservation.
- Star gazing. On your own (fantastic for meteor showers), or with the Grand Canyon Star Party every June at Yavapai Point.
- A popular destination in the canyon lies southwest of the park on the Havasupai Indian Reservation. Havasupai can be loosely translated as "People of the Blue-Green Water". Entry into this remote portion of the canyon requires a $30 per person entry fee (plus an additional $12 per person/night to stay in the campground). Those venturing into Havasu Canyon are greeted by spectacular world class waterfalls. Although the Havasupai Reservation is somewhat impacted (trashy), the incredible canyon below the Supai Village is worth the visit. Access to Havasu Canyon is from Hualapai Hilltop north of Peach Springs, Arizona. It is an eight mile hike or horse back ride to Supai Village. Helicopter transportation to and from the village is available on a first come basis four days a week. An extremely rustic lodge is the only public accommodation available in Supai. A large mile long campground is located two miles down canyon between Havasu and Mooney Falls. This campground can be extremely crowded in the summer months; advance reservations are strongly recommended.
Objectives
- See San Francisco - Haight Ashbury and house where Janis Joplin lived
- Drive around California
- See Yosemite National Park
Other details
- Can go any time after 1st May.
Flights
Carrier |
Date |
Time |
Arrive |
Class |
From |
To |
Notes
|
BA0285 |
30th April |
10:50 |
13:40 |
World Traveller Plus |
Heathrow |
San Francisco |
Direct
|
BA0288 |
22nd May |
20:55 |
14:40 |
World Traveller Plus |
Phoenix |
London |
Direct
|
- Sovereign @ 0207 987 2007, refs: 198883 and 198885
Vehicle
Agency |
Pickup Time |
Pickup Location |
Drop off Time |
Drop off Location |
Car Type |
Rental Cost |
Approx fuel |
Est. Cost
|
Budget |
10:00 |
HYATT REGENCY EMBARCADERO, 5 EMBARCADERO |
20:00 |
Phoenix Airport |
Ford Escape AWD or similar |
$1417.92 |
$250 |
£850.98
|
- Fuel is assuming 2000 miles travelled @ $2.50 per gallon = 4500 $mpg
- Currency calculations - $1.96 = £1.00
2007 California Trip Budget
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