West And East Coast Of USA – 19 Days
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The place name “East Coast” derives from the idea that the contiguous 48 states are defined by two major coastlines, one at the western edge and one on the eastern edge. Other terms for referring to this area include the “Eastern Seaboard” (“seaboard” being American English for coast), “Atlantic Coast”, and “Atlantic Seaboard” (because the coastline lies along the Atlantic Ocean).
The 14 states that have a shoreline on the Atlantic Ocean are, from north to south, Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida. In addition, Pennsylvania and the District of Columbia border tidal arms of the Atlantic (the Delaware River and the Potomac River, respectively). The states of Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas (via the Gulf of Mexico), as well as the territories of Puerto Rico, the US Virgin Islands, and Navassa Island (the latter only bordering the Caribbean Sea) have Atlantic coastline, but are not included in the definition.
Although Vermont and West Virginia have no Atlantic coastline, they are grouped with the Eastern Seaboard states because of their locations in New England and the Old South,and their history as part of the land base of the original Thirteen Colonies (viz. the Colony of New Hampshire, the Colony of New York and the Colony of Virginia).
Colonial history
The original 13 colonies of Great Britain in North America all lay along the East Coast.[a]
Two additional U.S. states on the East Coast were not among the original thirteen colonies: Maine (became part of the English colony of Massachusetts in 1677)and Florida (part of New Spain until 1821, though held by the British from after the end of the French and Indian War until 1781). Florida’s written history begins with the arrival of Europeans; the Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de León in 1513 made the first textual records. The state received its name from this Spanish conquistador, who called the peninsula La Pascua Florida in recognition of the verdant landscape and because it was the Easter season, which the Spaniards called Pascua Florida (Festival of Flowers).
The Middle Colonies (New Jersey, Pennsylvania, New York, and Delaware) had been owned by the Dutch as New Netherland, until they were captured by the English in the mid-to-late 17th century.
The West Coast or Pacific Coast is the coastline along which the continental Western United States meets the North Pacific Ocean.
As a region, this term most often refers to the coastal states of California, Oregon, Washington, and Alaska.More specifically, it refers to an area defined on the east by the Alaska Range, Cascade Range, Sierra Nevada, and Mojave Desert, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean.
The United States Census groups the five states of California, Oregon, Washington, Alaska, and Hawaii together as the Pacific States division
Since the West Coast has been populated by immigrants and their descendants more recently than the East Coast, its culture is considerably younger.
Additionally, its demographic composition underlies its cultural difference from the rest of the United States. California’s history first as a major Spanish colony, and later Mexican territory, has given the lower West Coast a distinctive Hispanic American tone, which it also shares with the rest of the Southwest.
The West Coast of the United States has an oceanic climate in its Northwestern, Northern, and Eastern edge towards the U.S.-Canada border, but from the California border towards the U.S.-Mexico border the climate is mediterranean.
The coastline sees significantly mild temperatures when compared to the inland areas during summer. In far Northern California there is a difference of 17 °C (30 °F) between Eureka and Willow Creek in spite of only 25 miles (40 km) separating the locations and Willow Creek being located at a 500 metres (1,600 ft) elevation.
- 18 Nights hotel accommodation as per above itinerary
- Daily breakfast at hotels
- Lunches & Dinners at Indian/local restaurants
- Arrival/departure airport transfers as a group only
- All local, sightseeing & intercity transfers by comfortable AC coach/ mini bus/van as per group size
- San Francisco guided city tour
- Admission tickets to Golden Gate Bay Cruise
- Lake Tahoe Scenic Cruise
- Visit to Santa Monica Beach
- General admission tickets to Universal Studios Hollywood
- Los Angeles guided city tour
- Helicopter ride over Las Vegas Strip with Limo transfers
- Full day trip to Grand Canyon West Rim with Limo transfers
- Free time for shopping at Premium Outlets Las Vegas & optional activities
- Reno Tahoe-Los Angeles internal Flight with two pieces of check in baggage per person
- Las Vegas-Orlando internal flight with two pieces of check in baggage per person
- Two day Disney admission base tickets (one park each day)
- Niagara Discovery Pass ( Five attractions under one pass)
- Visit to Hershey’s Chocolate World
- Visit to Smithsonian Air & Space Museum
- Visit to Smithsonian Museum of Natural History
- Washington DC guided city tour
- Philadelphia guided city tour
- Visit to Statue of Liberty & One World Observatory
- Photo stop at 911 Memorial
- New York guided city tour & Times Square by night
- Free time for shopping at Jersey Garden Mall
- Orlando-Buffalo internal Flight with two pieces of check in baggage per person
- One bottle of water per person/day
- Gratuities to drivers & tour guides
- All applicable hotel taxes
- Resort fee at hotels
- International air tickets/Visa charges
- Travel insurance
- Any expenses of personal nature such as drinks, room service, laundry etc.
- Sightseeing, meals other than included in the tour cost
- Entrance tickets other than included in the tour cost
- Any other services not part of tour inclusions
- GST 5% additional on total invoice amount
- Day 1 SAN FRANCISCO
- Day 2 SAN FRANCISCO CITY TOUR
- Day 3 SAN FRANCISCO – LAKE TAHOE
- Day 4 LAKE TAHOE – RENO – LOS ANGELES
- Day 5 LOS ANGELES – UNIVERSAL STUDIOS HOLLYWOOD
- Day 6 LOS ANGELES CITY TOUR – LAS VEGAS
- Day 7 : LAS VEGAS – GRAND CANYON WEST RIM WITH SKYWALK
- Day 8 LAS VEGAS – PREMIUM OUTLETS LAS VEGAS
- Day 9 LAS VEGAS - ORLANDO
- Day 10 ORLANDO – DISNEY MAGIC KINGDOM
- Day 11 ORLANDO – EPCOT CENTER
- Day 12 ORLANDO– BUFFALO – NIAGARA FALLS
- Day 13 NIAGARA FALLS
- Day 14 NIAGARA FALLS– HERSHEY – WASHINGTON DC
- Day 15 WASHINGTON DC CITY TOUR
- Day 16 WASHINGTON DC – PHILADELPHIA – NEW YORK
- Day 17 NEW YORK – STATUE OF LIBERTY – NEW YORK CITY TOUR
- Day 18 NEW YORK – ONE WORLD OBSERVATORY - SHOPPING
- Day 19 NEW YORK DEPARTURE
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