Fancy a road trip. Check out this 3 week trip for you more adventurous travellers that incorporates Los Angeles, San Diego, Palm Springs, Vegas, Yosemite, San Fran/Monterey and Santa Barbara. This may be a bit packed for people but you can adjust the itinerary to suit. Flights are from Birmingham to La return (although you could probably try and see if you can get flights in to La and out of SF but they were far more expensive and one way rental charges for the car too so this is far more cost effective). All accommodation is well reviewed and located in good positions to allow you to make the most out of your trip.
On 10th March you will arrive at Los Angeles and collect your car and drive to Titta Inn. You will spend 3 nights in LA.
On 13th March you will drive to San Diego where you will stay for 3 nights at the Old Town Inn.
On 16th March you will drive to Palm Springs where you will stay for 3 nights at the Motel 6 Downtown.
On 19th March you will head for Vegas. I've chosen a bit of luxury here at the Westin Las Vegas Hotel. Ballys and those off the strip are cheaper so you can look elsewhere but remember to check resort fees carefully as these quickly bump your price up. You will stay for 4 nights in Vegas.
On 23rd March you will drive to Yosemite via Death Valley where you will spend 3 nights at the Best Western Yosemite Plus. You could break this up and overnight around Death Valley if you wanted to spend more time en route.
On 26th March you'll drive to San Francisco where you will stay for 2 nights at the Lombard Motor Inn.
On 28th March you'll take the short drive to Monterey where you will stay at the Lone Oak for 2 nights.
On 30th March you'll spend your final night in Santa Barbara at the Orange Tree Inn.
On 31st March you'll head back to La for your flight home where you'll return the car.
Details:
Flights from Birmingham to Los Angeles £634.18 for 2 adults.
Car hire with Avios pick up and return from LA airport. Book this via British Airways Executive Club. If you don't have an account sign up for one it is free. This is for a mid size car and I like booking via BA for a number of reasons. You get cashback tracked which is always reliable. You get Avios and also a number if perks included for no extra charge such as additional driver etc. If this doesn't appeal you can look for cheaper. Car Hire £353 @ British Airways.
3 nights in San Diego at Old Town Inn £170 @ www.booking.com
3 nights in Palm Springs at Motel 6 Downtown £228.07 @ www.expedia.co.uk
4 nights in Las Vegas at the Westin £284.68 plus £76.02 resort fees @ Expedia
3 nights at Yosemite Best Western £154.20 @ Expedia (use 10% code available on Hukd voucher section)
2 nights in San Francisco at Lombard Motor Inn £170.23 @ Expedia (use code above).
2 nights in Monterey at Lone Oak £106.34 @ Expedia
1 night In Santa Barbara at the Orange Tree Inn £47 @ booking.com
Total £2413.75/£1206.37pp (includes resort fees in Vegas and all accommodation has free parking).
Don't forget Nectar points when booking with Expedia as you could accrue a fair few points!
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jibbajabba3
5 Jan 166#20
Nice trip and good price but a word of warning on the Las Vegas > Yosemite bit, Tioga pass and most of the other routes over the Sierra nevadas will most likely be closed for the winter, especially with the amount of snow they are receiving this year due to El Niño. The quickest alternative is via I15 at over 440 miles!
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rachelandgromit
4 Jan 16#1
rachelandgromit
4 Jan 16#2
rachelandgromit
4 Jan 16#3
archer1204 to rachelandgromit
4 Jan 16#5
Wheres the penguin pics
MCGONIS
4 Jan 16#4
Superb
rachelandgromit
4 Jan 16#6
Wheres the penguin pics[/quote]
You really want to see some? Hang about Got baaad jetlag and can't sleep!!!
rachelandgromit
4 Jan 161#7
Here you go archer, especially for you!
archer1204
4 Jan 16#8
You really want to see some? Hang about Got baaad jetlag and can't sleep!!![/quote]Yes please takes me back to my falkland days
archer1204
4 Jan 16#9
What other sea creatures you see elephant seals up close are amazing
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On 10th March you will arrive at Los Angeles and collect your car and drive to Titta Inn. You will spend 3 nights in LA.
On 13th March you will drive to San Diego where you will stay for 3 nights at the Old Town Inn.
On 16th March you will drive to Palm Springs where you will stay for 3 nights at the Motel 6 Downtown.
On 19th March you will head for Vegas. I've chosen a bit of luxury here at the Westin Las Vegas Hotel. Ballys and those off the strip are cheaper so you can look elsewhere but remember to check resort fees carefully as these quickly bump your price up. You will stay for 4 nights in Vegas.
On 23rd March you will drive to Yosemite via Death Valley where you will spend 3 nights at the Best Western Yosemite Plus. You could break this up and overnight around Death Valley if you wanted to spend more time en route.
On 26th March you'll drive to San Francisco where you will stay for 2 nights at the Lombard Motor Inn.
On 28th March you'll take the short drive to Monterey where you will stay at the Lone Oak for 2 nights.
On 30th March you'll spend your final night in Santa Barbara at the Orange Tree Inn.
On 31st March you'll head back to La for your flight home where you'll return the car.
Details:
Flights from Birmingham to Los Angeles £634.18 for 2 adults.
Car hire with Avios pick up and return from LA airport. Book this via British Airways Executive Club. If you don't have an account sign up for one it is free. This is for a mid size car and I like booking via BA for a number of reasons. You get cashback tracked which is always reliable. You get Avios and also a number if perks included for no extra charge such as additional driver etc. If this doesn't appeal you can look for cheaper. Car Hire £353 @ British Airways.
3 nights in LA at Titto Inn £189.03 @ www.expedia.co.uk
3 nights in San Diego at Old Town Inn £170 @ www.booking.com
3 nights in Palm Springs at Motel 6 Downtown £228.07 @ www.expedia.co.uk
4 nights in Las Vegas at the Westin £284.68 plus £76.02 resort fees @ Expedia
3 nights at Yosemite Best Western £154.20 @ Expedia (use 10% code available on Hukd voucher section)
2 nights in San Francisco at Lombard Motor Inn £170.23 @ Expedia (use code above).
2 nights in Monterey at Lone Oak £106.34 @ Expedia
1 night In Santa Barbara at the Orange Tree Inn £47 @ booking.com
Total £2413.75/£1206.37pp (includes resort fees in Vegas and all accommodation has free parking).
Don't forget Nectar points when booking with Expedia as you could accrue a fair few points!
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You really want to see some? Hang about Got baaad jetlag and can't sleep!!!