Fly Drive packages

Arrive at San Francisco International Airport, pick up your car and proceed into the City by the Bay, beautiful San Francisco.

This morning at 08:00 hours you will be met by your AmericanTours representative and provided with a welcome kit including driving instructions, vouchers, maps and brochures of the places you are about to visit. Then enjoy a wonderful day touring the city. See places like Union Square, The Presidio, Golden Gate Bridge and Fisherman's Wharf, where you can take a short boat trip to tour infamous Alcatraz island.

Follow the coastline of California north to the charming village of Mendocino. The entire town is a Historic Preservation District on the National Register of Historic Places with a superb coastal setting.

Pass former Russian fishing settlements as you drive north today. The magnificent giant redwoods are protected in state and national parks. Overnight in Crescent City, near Redwood National Park.

The dramatic, desolate coastline of Oregon has panoramic vistas and picturesque views for you to enjoy today. The peaceful drive through ever-changing terrain will take you through small towns which reflect the essence of Oregon.

Cross the Columbia River and enter the Evergreen State of Washington, known for its vast pine forests. A stop at the Mt. St. Helens Visitor Center will reveal the devastation of the 1980 eruption of this active volcano. Then continue to Mt. Rainier National Park, one of the outstanding scenic wonders of the Northwest. Arrive in Seattle in the evening.

A full day at leisure to explore Seattle. We suggest a visit to the Boeing factory in nearby Everett or simply enjoy the Space Needle and downtown’s shopping and dining.

Today discover some of the Emerald City’s many attractions. Then drive north to Vancouver, Canada’s spectacular western gateway. Enjoy this stunning picturesque city in the afternoon.

A full day at leisure. We suggest a tour by ferry to the quaint provincial capital of Victoria on Vancouver Island. Visit famed Butchart Gardens and return to Vancouver in early evening.

Leave Canada’s spectacular western gateway and follow the dramatic course of the Fraser and Thompson Rivers, the road clinging to sheer canyon walls with turbulent waters rushing below. Reach the rugged interior town of Kamloops late afternoon.

Drive into the heart of the Canadian Rockies on the Yellowhead Highway to Jasper National Park. The park is a wildlife sanctuary full of majestic mountains and crystal lakes.

The Icefields Parkway runs along the ridge of the Rockies. See the Columbia Icefield, the largest body of ice south of the Arctic Circle. Visit Lake Louise before arriving in Banff.

Drive through Kootenay National Park, then head south along the Columbia River to Kalispell.

Today enjoy the spectacular scenery of Glacier National Park and the Going to the Sun Highway (weather permitting). Then continue to Missoula.

oday explore the frontier land of Montana on your way to famous Yellowstone National Park.

A full day to explore the oldest and one of the most popular of the national parks, a wonderland of geysers, falls, wildlife, and canyons. Mud volcanoes, Fountain Paint Pot, and Mammoth Hot Springs also fascinate visitors in this area of extraordinary thermal activity.

Pass through the pasture lands and small towns of western Wyoming on your way to the Mormon State of Utah.

Pass through the pasture lands and small towns of western Wyoming on your way to the Mormon State of Utah.

Cross the desolate Great Basin and the salt flats of prehistoric Lake Bonneville en route to the isolated community of Elko.

Cross the state of Nevadaen route to Reno. Climb the Sierra Nevada mountains to beautiful Lake Tahoe. Of glacial origin, it delivers seventy-two miles of stunning shoreline views.

Visit the state capital, Sacramento, which was once the Gold Rush Terminus of the Central Pacific Railroad and the Pony Express. In the afternoon, explore the Wine Country on your way to San Francisco.

As your tour concludes, return your car at the airport for your departure flight.