Can you tell me about this trip? Best of the West Road Trip: California, Utah & Vegas Bright Lights. Do you place solo travelers with a roommate? Where do you stay (hotels, camping)? Do you fly into LA? What is the average age of the travelers and how many are on the trip? Do you hike or is it just visiting parks? Do you offer dietary restrictions accommodations?

Another note - this trip has a specific age requirement set by Hostelworld & G Adventures for travellers to be between the ages of 18-35 to participate. Accommodation will be varied throughout your adventure. We use a combination of hotels and hostels, but most of the nights on tour are spent camping in tents in public and private campgrounds. Multi-share accommodation, on a single-sex basis (typically 4-6 people per room), is common in the U.S. All camping equipment (with the exception of your sleeping bag and pillow) is supplied, including comfortable camp mattresses. The trip starts and ends in LA so this easy for booking roundtrip flights out of LAX. There will be tons of hiking opportunities on this trip and at least one chance in every National Park we visit on the tour. For dietary restrictions, we can accommodate all but strict Halal.

what age group is this - as the only one I see on the g adventures website is for 18-39yr olds??

We have different styles of tours and some of these styles are for particular age groups. The Best of the West Road Trip: California, Utah & Vegas Bright Lights tour is one of our 'Roamies" tours this tour is for travellers between the ages of 18 to 35. If you would like a similar tour that is available for all ages. We suggest looking at our 'Classic' or 'Active' styles of tours.

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Best of the West Road Trip: California, Utah & Vegas Bright Lights

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Highlights

Cruise through the dazzling neighborhoods of LA, Sleep along the Pacific Coast in Avila, Stargaze in Yosemite National Park, Hike through the harsh landscapes of Death Valley, Witness the grandeur of Zion, Wander through the hoodoos of Bryce Canyon, Hike to view the impressive Horseshoe Bend, Stare in awe at the utter vastness of the Grand Canyon, Walk among the giant boulders in Joshua Tree, Travel along historic Route 66, Sit back and relax near the Santa Monica Pier

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Introduction

Day 1 Los Angeles/Santa Margarita
Day 2 Santa Margarita (1B, 1L)
Day 3 Santa Margarita/Yosemite National Park (1B)
Day 4 Yosemite National Park (1B, 1L)
Day 5 Yosemite National Park/Bishop (1B, 1L)
Day 6 Bishop/Las Vegas (1B, 1L)
Day 7 Las Vegas to Bryce Canyon National Park (1D)
Day 8 Bryce Canyon National Park to Zion National Park (1B, 1L)
Day 9 Zion National Park/Grand Canyon National Park (1B, 1L)
Day 10 Grand Canyon National Park (1B, 1L, 1D)
Day 11 Grand Canyon National Park/Joshua Tree National Park (1B)
Day 12 Joshua Tree National Park/Santa Monica (1B)
Day 13 Santa Monica/Los Angeles

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Where You'll Stay

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Santa Margarita KOA
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Indian Flats Campground
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Brownstown Campground
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Golden Nugget Las Vegas
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day 6
Zion Ponderosa Ranch
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Mather Campground
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Joshua Tree Lake Rv & Campground
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day 11
HI Los Angeles Santa Monica Hostel
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day 12

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Nico
· August 19th, 2025
A very nice trip with great hikes and very beautiful national parks
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Manali
· July 29th, 2025
The tour has been really wonderful and were lucky enough to spot the wildlife at different occasions. Our tour guide, MATT was very helpful and gave very clear and beforehand good instructions about the daily activities. He also guided us to choose and recommended the good ones as per individual preferences, out of all optional activities and they were really worth it. I definately recommend travelling this trip.
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Dolores
· July 27th, 2025
Everything was planned and executed such that our time to savor each aspect of the adventure was maximized - without feeling rushed. Our early morning starts meant short - or no! - lines to enter the parks and a chance to take it all in without being crushed by crowds.
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Nick
Asked on June 17th, 2024
Can you tell me about this trip? Best of the West Road Trip: California, Utah & Vegas Bright Lights. Do you place solo travelers with a roommate? Where do you stay (hotels, camping)? Do you fly into LA? What is the average age of the travelers and how many are on the trip? Do you hike or is it just visiting parks? Do you offer dietary restrictions accommodations?
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- G AdventuresOperator•Written June 2024
  Another note - this trip has a specific age requirement set by Hostelworld & G Adventures for travellers to be between the ages of 18-35 to participate. Accommodation will be varied throughout your adventure. We use a combination of hotels and hostels, but most of the nights on tour are spent camping in tents in public and private campgrounds. Multi-share accommodation, on a single-sex basis (typically 4-6 people per room), is common in the U.S. All camping equipment (with the exception of your sleeping bag and pillow) is supplied, including comfortable camp mattresses. The trip starts and ends in LA so this easy for booking roundtrip flights out of LAX. There will be tons of hiking opportunities on this trip and at least one chance in every National Park we visit on the tour. For dietary restrictions, we can accommodate all but strict Halal.
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Pam
Asked on May 26th, 2024
what age group is this - as the only one I see on the g adventures website is for 18-39yr olds??
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Tour Details
- G AdventuresOperator•Written May 2024
  We have different styles of tours and some of these styles are for particular age groups. The Best of the West Road Trip: California, Utah & Vegas Bright Lights tour is one of our 'Roamies" tours this tour is for travellers between the ages of 18 to 35. If you would like a similar tour that is available for all ages. We suggest looking at our 'Classic' or 'Active' styles of tours.

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