California & The West
FLY DRIVES
Hit the road and make the most of your California fly drive adventure by embarking on an incredible once in a lifetime road trip.
ESCORTED TOURS
Experience your holiday with the experts – our escorted tours are guided and allow you to explore the best of California.
MOTORHOME
California motorhome holidays offer you the flexibility and the freedom to go where you want, when you want.
RAIL TOURS
Travel between cities or from coast to coast, California rail holidays give you the freedom to explore America in pure relaxation mode.
Quick facts:
Time Zone: GMT – 7
Flight time from UK: 11 hours
California’s state nickname is ‘The Golden State’ thanks to the 1849 California Gold Rush. The state’s capital is Sacramento.
Weather
During the summer months the weather should be favourable in all areas. During the autumn/winter months, weather is less predictable and snowfall and road closures are common around Yosemite. Conditions are often still pleasant in San Francisco, San Diego and Los Angeles at this time
Best time to visit
You will definitely see the best of the west if you were to travel during the months of June – October. California is nice all year round but the likes of Yosemite, Grand Canyon in Arizona and other sights slightly to the east of Cali may be less predictable.
Cities
California has three world class cities in Los Angeles, San Diego and San Francisco which all offer something different in turn. San Fran has the sights, San Diego has the beaches and LA has the best of both while Vegas is also close by.
Coasts
California and the West Coast offers some beautiful drives, including the world renowned Highway 1 in California. The drive on our Seattle to San Francisco particularly in Washington and Oregon also offers a magnificent coastal route.
Natural Beauty
There is so much natural beauty in the west of the USA: Yosemite National Park, Grand Canyon, Joshua Tree National Park, Death Valley National Park, Lake Tahoe, Monterey, Lake Havasu and so much more.