West Coast Road Trip — 8 days
San Francisco, Yosemite, Vegas, LA. Day-by-day itinerary: San Francisco; Alcatraz & the Mission; Yosemite (road trip); Yosemite → Las Vegas.
Day-by-day itinerary
Day 1 — San Francisco
- 09:00 — Arrival at San Francisco SFO
- 11:00 — BART SFO → Downtown
- 13:00 — Hotel at Union Square
- 14:30 — Cable car to Fisherman's Wharf — Union Square → Fisherman's Wharf
- 15:00 — Golden Gate Bridge by bike — Golden Gate
- Bike to Fisherman's Wharf — Golden Gate → Fisherman's Wharf
- 20:00 — Dinner at Fisherman's Wharf — Dungeness crab — Fisherman's Wharf
Day 2 — Alcatraz & the Mission
- 09:00 — Alcatraz Island — San Francisco Bay
- 12:30 — Muni bus to the Mission District — Pier 33 (Fisherman's Wharf) → Mission District
- 13:00 — Burrito in the Mission — Mission District
- 14:30 — Bus to Russian Hill — Mission District → Russian Hill
- 15:00 — Lombard Street + Twin Peaks view — Russian Hill
- 17:30 — Bus to the Castro — Russian Hill → Castro
- 18:00 — The Castro and Haight-Ashbury — Castro
- 20:00 — F streetcar to Chinatown — Castro → Chinatown
- 20:30 — Dinner in San Francisco's Chinatown
Day 3 — Yosemite (road trip)
- 07:00 — Hire car → Yosemite (3h)
- 11:00 — Yosemite Valley — El Capitan view — Yosemite NP
- 12:30 — Drive to Glacier Point Road — Tunnel View → Sentinel Dome trailhead
- 13:00 — Sentinel Dome hike — Yosemite
- 15:30 — Back to the valley — Sentinel Dome → Yosemite Falls
- 16:00 — Yosemite Falls — the base — Yosemite
- 19:00 — Yosemite Valley Lodge — Yosemite
Day 4 — Yosemite → Las Vegas
- 07:00 — Sunrise with a view of Half Dome — Mirror Lake
- 10:00 — Drive Yosemite → Las Vegas (7h)
- 18:00 — The Strip lit up — arrival in Vegas — Las Vegas Strip
- Walk to the hotel — Las Vegas Strip → Las Vegas
- 20:00 — Hotel-casino on the Strip — Las Vegas
- 22:00 — Legendary buffet + a show — Las Vegas
Day 5 — Grand Canyon
- 07:00 — Drive Las Vegas → Grand Canyon South Rim (4h)
- 12:00 — Grand Canyon Rim Trail — Desert View — Grand Canyon
- 14:30 — Drive to Grand Canyon Village — Desert View → Grand Canyon Village (Bright Angel Trailhead)
- 15:00 — Bright Angel Trail (1h descent) — Grand Canyon
- 18:30 — Sunset at Mather Point — Grand Canyon
- 20:30 — Drive back to Las Vegas
Day 6 — Las Vegas → Los Angeles
- 09:00 — Drive Vegas → Los Angeles (4h)
- 14:00 — Hollywood Walk of Fame — Hollywood Blvd
- 15:30 — Drive to Griffith Observatory — Hollywood Blvd → Griffith Observatory
- 16:00 — Griffith Observatory — Los Feliz
- 18:00 — Drive to the hotel — Griffith Observatory → Santa Monica / Hollywood
- 19:00 — Hotel in Santa Monica or Hollywood
- 20:15 — Drive to Malibu — Hotel → Malibu
- 21:00 — Japanese fine-dining dinner in Malibu (if the budget allows) — Malibu
Day 7 — Los Angeles Beaches
- 09:00 — Santa Monica Beach + Pier — Santa Monica
- 11:10 — Walk or bike along the seafront — Santa Monica → Venice Beach
- 11:30 — Venice Beach & Muscle Beach — Venice
- 13:00 — Fish tacos at a local Venice Beach spot — Venice
- 14:15 — Drive to the Getty Center — Venice → Brentwood (Getty Center)
- 15:00 — Getty Center (art museum) — Brentwood
- 17:15 — Drive to Malibu — Getty Center → Malibu Pier
- 18:00 — Sunset at Malibu Pier — Malibu
- 19:45 — Drive to Beverly Hills — Malibu → Beverly Hills
- 20:30 — Dinner in Beverly Hills
Day 8 — Universal & Departure
- 09:00 — Universal Studios Hollywood (morning) — Universal City
- 14:00 — Back to the hotel, collect luggage
- 16:00 — Taxi / Uber → LAX
- 20:00 — Return flight from LAX