Los Angeles –Salvation Mountain –Phoenix

Los Angeles - In the morning, we will leave from Los Angeles and head to Palm Springs to visit the Sunnylands. We will head first to the famous Shields Date Garden where Arabian date palms are abundant. Shortly after, we will pass through the boundless Shaddon Sea and head to Salvation Mountain! Here, you can capture some of the most beautiful pictures! Finally, we will arrive in Phoenix, the capital of Arizona, to visit the state capital building, and stay overnight in Phoenix.

Itinerary:

Los Angeles → Sunnylands (45 mins) → Shields Date Garden (60 mins) → Salvation Mountain (30 mins) → Phoenix → Arizona Capitol Museum (outside visit)

**Phoenix city group guests will go to the hotel by themselves to check-in on this day.

(This is a business hotel with breakfast located and provided near the airport with a shuttle bus transfer).

Hotel Address: 427 N 44th St, Phoenix, AZ 85008.

Sunnylands Center & Gardens - Welcome to the Sunnylands! The construction of the Sunnylands estate began in 1963. When the Annenbergs were in residence, the main house hosted a significant art collection acquired by the couple. It contained works of Picasso, Van Gogh, Andrew Wyeth, and Monet. Many of their paintings were donated to the Metropolitan Museum of Art following Walter Annenberg’s death in 2002. The house is hidden from public view, however there is a pink-brick wall surrounds the estate. Take a special look of the hundreds of eucalyptus and olive trees located around the estate.

Shields Date Garden - Shields Date Garden

Salvation Mountain - Salvation Mountain is located in the lower desert of Southern California. Salvation Mountain is Leonard’s tribute to God and his gift to the world. It has a simple yet powerful message which states: “God Is Love.” Leonard’s passion has lovingly created this brilliant “outsider art” masterpiece with not only biblical and religious scriptures of John 3:16, and the Sinner’s Prayer. But it also includes flowers, trees, waterfalls, suns, bluebirds, and many other fascinating objects that are perfect for you to discover.

Arizona Capitol Museum - Arizona Capitol Museum (outside visit)

Join us as we take a special look at the Arizona Capitol Museum building. It is made largely from materials indigenous to Arizona. The materials include malapai, granite and the copper dome. The design is optimal for the desert climate of Arizona. The building is topped with a weathervane similar to the Winged Victory of Samothrace which is seen visible through a skylight from within the rotunda.

Phoenix– Saguaro National Park –Deming

Phoenix - Join us for another adventurous day as we travel to the famous Biosphere 2. Following, we will head to the Pillars of Giants National Park to admire various cacti, shrubs, flowers and so much more. Next, we will head to the Sonora Desert Museum, which is one of the most popular attractions in Tucson, Arizona. Shortly after, we will proceed to visit the beautiful Cathedral of Saint Xavier, which is considered to be the best preserved Spanish colonial building in Arizona. Afterwards, we will take a look at the Pima Air and Space Museum and spend the night in Deming, New Mexico.

Itinerary:

Phoenix → Biosphere 2 (60 mins) → Saguaro National Park (50 mins) → Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum (55 mins) → San Xavier del Bac Mission (90 mins) → The Pima Air & Space Museum (60 mins) → Deming

Biosphere 2 - Biosphere 2 is an American Earth system science research facility located in Oracle, Arizona. Its mission is to serve as a center for research, outreach, teaching, and lifelong learning about Earth, its living systems, and its place in the universe. It is a 3.14-acre (1.27-hectare) structure originally built to be an artificial, materially closed ecological system, or vivarium. It remains the largest closed ecological system ever created.

Saguaro National Park - Tucson, Arizona is home to the nation’s largest cacti. The giant saguaro is the universal symbol of the American west. These majestic plants, found only in a small portion of the United States, are protected by Saguaro National Park, to the east and west of the modern city of Tucson. Here you have a chance to see these enormous cacti.

Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum - Founded in 1952, the Museum is regularly listed as one of the top ten zoological parks in the world due to its unique approach in interpreting the complete natural history of a single region. Not a “museum” in the usual sense, it is an unparalleled composite of plant, animal, and geologic collections with the goal of making the Sonoran Desert accessible, understandable, and valued.

Mission San Xavier del Bac - Mission San Xavier del Bac is a historic Spanish Catholic mission located about 10 miles (16 km) south of downtown Tucson, Arizona, on the Tohono O’odham Nation San Xavier Indian Reservation. The mission that survives today was built between 1783 and 1797, which makes it the oldest European structure in Arizona. Labor was provided by the O’odham.

Pima Air and Space Museum - The Pima Air & Space Museum is located in Tucson, Arizona. It is one of the world’s largest non-governmental funded aerospace museum. This museum features a display of nearly 300 aircrafts that are spread out over 80 acres (320,000 m²) on a campus occupying approximately 127 acres (513,000 m²). It has also been home to the Arizona Aviation Hall of Fame since 1991.

White Sands National Park –Carlsbad Caverns National Park –Roswell

Carlsbad Caverns National Park Visitor Center - High ancient sea ledges, deep rocky canyons, flowering cactus, and desert wildlife—treasures above the ground in the Chihuahuan Desert. Hidden beneath the surface are more than 119 caves—formed when sulfuric acid dissolved limestone leaving behind caverns of all sizes.

Roswell–Santa Fe –Albuquerque

Roswell - Today we will proceed to visit the old town of Santa Fe. Afterwards, we will visit Albuquerque which is known as the hot air balloon capital of the world! We will take you to visit the Hot Air Balloon Museum to learn all about the history of hot air balloons! After a day full of adventure we will head back over and stay overnight in Albuquerque.

Itinerary:

Roswell → Santa Fe Plaza (60 mins) → Albuquerque → Hot Air Balloon Museum (45 mins)

Santa Fe Plaza - The Santa Fe Plaza is a National Historic Landmark in downtown Santa Fe, New Mexico in the style of traditional Spanish-American colonial cities. The plaza, or “city-square”, was originally, and is still to this day, the center gathering place in town. Many know it as “the heart of Santa Fe”. The landmark has since grown into a playground for many tourists interested in Spanish, Native American, and Mexican cultures, and includes music, design, jewelry, art and dance. Known to locals simply as the “Plaza,” it is home to annual events including Fiestas de Santa Fe, the Spanish Market, the Santa Fe Bandstand, and the Santa Fe Indian Market. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the plaza consists of a central park lined with grass, trees, and benches.

Gallup –Petrified Forest National Park –Sedona

Albuquerque - Today, we will head to Gallup, New Mexico! We will take in all the unique beauty and then head to Petrified Forest National Park! This park is the largest and most beautiful petrified forest in the world. Following, we will take a look at the Meteor Crater which is located on a plateau on an altitude of 1,740 meters. It is truly incredible to see and is one of the largest craters in the world! We will enjoy a day filled with incredible memories and stay overnight in Sedona.

Itinerary:

Albuquerque → Gallup (45 mins) → Petrified Forest National Park (2 hours) → Meteor Crater Natural Landmark (45 mins) → Sedona

Meteor Crater Natural Landmark - Meteor Crater is a meteorite impact crater about 37 mi (60 km) east of Flagstaff and 18 mi (29 km) west of Winslow in the northern Arizona desert of the United States. Despite historic attempts to make the crater a public landmark, the crater remains privately owned by the Barringer family to the present day through their Barringer Crater Company, which proclaims it to be the “best-preserved meteorite crater on Earth”.It was designated a National Natural Landmark in November 1967.

Sedona –Route 66 –Las Vegas

Sedona - In the morning, we will head to Sedona to visit the local architectural landmark of the strongest rumored magnetic field known as the Church of Santa Croce. In the afternoon, We will drive on the famous Route 66 and head to Las Vegas!

Itinerary:

Sedona (3 hours, optional for Sedona Trolley) → Drive on Route 66 → Hoover Dam (Pass by) → Las Vegas

Hoover Dam Bypass - Hoover Dam (Pass by)
U.S. Route 66 or U.S. Highway 66 (US 66 or Route 66), also known as the Will Rogers Highway, the Main Street of America or the Mother Road, was one of the original highways in the U.S. Highway System. US 66 was established on November 11, 1926, with road signs erected the following year. The highway, which became one of the most famous roads in the United States, originally ran from Chicago, Illinois, through Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona before terminating in Santa Monica in Los Angeles County, California, covering a total of 2,448 miles (3,940 km). It was recognized in popular culture by both the hit song “(Get Your Kicks on) Route 66” and the Route 66 television series, which aired on CBS from 1960 to 1964. In John Steinbeck’s classic American novel, The Grapes of Wrath (1939), the road “Highway 66” symbolized escape and loss.

Las Vegas –Los Angeles

Las Vegas - Explore with us a unique and mysterious destination at the Death Valley National Park. It is the lowest point on the North American continent and the largest national park in the mainland. After exploring the national park we will drive back to Los Angeles!

Itinerary:

Las Vegas → Death Valley National Park (2.5 hours) → Los Angeles

Death Valley National Park - In this below-sea-level basin, steady drought and record summer heat make Death Valley a land of extremes. Yet, each extreme has a striking contrast. Towering peaks are frosted with winter snow. Rare rainstorms bring vast fields of wildflowers. Lush oases harbor tiny fish and refuge for wildlife and humans. Despite its morbid name, a great diversity of life survives in Death Valley.

Las Vegas - Kindly Reminder:

1. This product can only be booked by guests who hold a US passport, Permanent Resident Card or other visas to stay in the US legally.

2. If you choose to depart/drop off the group in Las Vegas, you cannot visit the Death Valley on that day: A free airport drop-off service will be provided at 11:00 from the Las Vegas hotel on the last day of the trip. It is recommended to book a domestic flight departing after 13:30 or an international flight departing after 14:30 from LAS Airport.

3. If you choose depart/drop-off in Los Angeles: It is recommended to book a domestic flights departing after 21:30 and an international flight departing after 22:30 from LAX Airport.

• Professional vehicles transportation (Vehicle used based on the number of guests attending that day)
• Hotel (6 Nights)
• Breakfast
• Professional Driver and Guide (or Driver-Guide)
• Entry fees of Ballinger Crater, Sutton Sea, Pima Air and Space Museum
• Entry fees of Five National Parks, Biosphere 2, Sonora Desert Museum, Sedona Ding Dong

• Any personal expenses are not listed in Fee Included
• Gratuities .
• Food and beverage；Lunch and dinner.