4 - 7 am (EST) Departure From Ocean City
7 - 11 am (EST) Flight from BWI or DCA to Las Vegas
1 - 2 pm (PST) Welcome to Las Vegas
3 - 4 pm (PST) Hotel Check-In
5 - 9 pm (PST) Tour around most popular Las Vegas sites and going on top of the Stratosphere.
• Stratosphere is the tallest freestanding observation tower in the United States - 350.2 m.
Hoover Dam is the greatest platinum in America. The panorama on the platinum, simply grasps the spirit. Viewing this magnificent, massive man made structure creates a respect for man's accomplishments. The strong desire to harness nature's power drove the human mind and body to build Hoover Dam in the hottest, driest area of the United States. In doing so, the seasonal flooding of the Colorado River was eliminated and millions of people now have drinking water and irrigation during the dry season.
6 am Departure From Las Vegas
7 am Hoover Dam
8 am Departure from Hoover Dam
10 am Grand Canyon & Sky Walk
The Grand Canyon Skywalk is a transparent horseshoe-shaped cantilever bridge and tourist attraction in Arizona near the Colorado River on the edge of a side canyon in the Grand Canyon West area of the main canyon. USGS topographic maps show the elevation at the Skywalk's location as 4,770 ft (1,450 m) and the elevation of the Colorado River in the base of the canyon as 1,160 ft (350 m), and they show that the height of the precisely vertical drop directly under the skywalk is between 500 ft (150 m) and 800 ft (240 m).
Commissioned and owned by the Hualapai Indian tribe, it was unveiled March 20, 2007, and opened to the general public on March 28, 2007. It is accessed via the Grand Canyon West Airport terminal or a 120-mile (190 km) drive from Las Vegas, which includes a 10-mile (16 km) stretch of dirt road which is currently under development. The Skywalk is east of Meadview and north of Peach Springswith Kingman being the closest city of some size.
Day 3: All Day Fabulous Las Vegas8-10 am Breakfast Buffet
10 am Exploring Las Vegas Strip
The world-famous Las Vegas Strip is a brilliantly lit corridor of themed and classic casino-hotels stretching for more than 3 miles (5 km) along Las Vegas Boulevard.
The flashing signs and lighted facades make walking the Strip a memorable - the crowded and exhausting - experience day or night. Free sidewalk shows that cost million to design and maintain.
Attractions to enjoy:• Shark Reef at Mandalay Bay - $18.00
• Eiffel Tower - $11.50 before 7pm and $18.00 after that
• High Roller (Ferris Wheel) at The LINQ - $19.95 before 5:50pm and $34.95 after that
• Fremont Street Experience at Downtown Las Vegas
Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and the county seat of Clark County. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city known primarily for gambling, shopping, fine dining, and nightlife and is the leading financial and cultural center for Southern Nevada. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous for its consolidated casino–hotels and associated entertainment. A growing retirement and family city, Las Vegas is the 31st-most populous city in the United States, with a population at the 2010 census of 583,756. The 2010 population of the Las Vegas metropolitan area was 1,951,269. Today, Las Vegas is one of the top tourist destinations in the world.
Day 4: Beverly Hills, Rodeo Dr & Santa Monica8 am Road trip to Los Angeles, CA
1 pm Beverly Hills & Rodeo Dr
4 pm Hotel Check-In - Santa Monica, CA
5 pm Santa Monica Pier
8 pm Santa Monica Downtown
Rodeo Drive is a two-mile long street, primarily in Beverly Hills, California, known for it's luxury-goods stores. The larger business district surrounding Rodeo, known as the "Golden Triangle", is both a shopping district and a major tourist attraction.
9 am Universal Studios Hollywood
2 pm Hollywood Sign & Griffith Observatory
5 pm Hollywood Walk of Fame
9 pm Santa Monica Place - Shopping Mall
Universal Studios Hollywood is a film studio and theme park in the Universal City community of the San Fernando Valley region of the city of Los Angeles, California, United States. It is one of the oldest and most famous Hollywood film studios still in use. Its official marketing headline is "The Entertainment Capital of LA".
Universal City includes hotels Universal Hilton & Towers, the Sheraton Universal Hotel, the multi-screen Globe Theatre, often used for banquets and receptions and Universal CityWalk, which offers a collection of shops and restaurants.
The Hollywood Sign is a landmark and American cultural icon located in Los Angeles, California. It is situated on Mount Lee, in the Hollywood Hills area of the Santa Monica Mountains. The sign overlooks Hollywood, Los Angeles. "HOLLYWOOD" is spelled out in 45-foot-tall (14 m) white capital letters and is 350 feet (110 m) long. It was originally created in 1923 as an advertisement for a local real estate development, but it garnered increasing recognition after the sign was left up.
Griffith Observatory is a facility in Los Angeles, California sitting on the south-facing slope of Mount Hollywood in Los Angeles' Griffith Park. It commands a view of the Los Angeles Basin, including Downtown Los Angeles to the southeast, Hollywood to the south, and the Pacific Ocean to the southwest. The observatory is a popular tourist attraction with an excellent view of the Hollywood sign, and an extensive array of space and science-related displays. Since the observatory opened in 1935, admission has been free, in accordance with Griffith's will.
The Hollywood Walk of Fame comprises more than 2,500 five-pointed terrazzo and brass stars embedded in the sidewalks along 15 blocks of Hollywood Boulevard and three blocks of Vine Street in Hollywood, California. The stars are permanent public monuments to achievement in the entertainment industry, bearing the names of a mix of actors, musicians, directors, producers, musical and theatrical groups, fictional characters, and others. It is a popular tourist destination, with a reported 10 million visitors in 2003.
Santa Monica Place is a shopping mall in Santa Monica, California. The mall is located at the south end of Santa Monica's Third Street Promenade shopping district, two blocks from the beach and Santa Monica Pier. The mall spans three levels, and is anchored by Nordstrom, Bloomingdale's, and an ArcLight Cinema. The mall's tenant mix is predominantly upscale, featuring Tiffany & Co., Louis Vuitton, Burberry, Emporio Armani, and Diane Von Furstenberg. It underwent a massive, three-year renovation process beginning in January 2008 and was re-opened as a modern outdoor shopping mall on August 6, 2010
Day 6: Going back to Ocean City9 - 10am (PST) Hotel Check-Out
11am - 12pm (PST) Take Off from Los Angeles, CA
4pm - 6pm (EST) Landing at BWI or DCA airport
10pm - 11pm (EST) Arriving at Ocean City
