I hopped off the plane at LAX…

Welcome to the US!

Day 1 – Friday, April 1

Day 2 – Saturday, April 2

Activities:
- Rodeo Drive, Beverly Hills, Walk of Fame, Dolby Theater, Chateau Marmont, Fairfax (Public Art Urban Light), Wings by Colette Miller
- Star Directory on Walk of Fame
- Hike around the Hollywood Sign (Mt. Hollywood Trail) & Griffith Observatory
- Downtown (Walt Disney Concert Hall, Angels Flight Railway, Chinatown,
Lunch Options:
- The Grill at the Highlight Room Hotel (Confirmed reservation at 12pm for 4pax)
- The Godfrey Hotel – I|O Rooftop
- Chateau Marmont
- The Butcher, The Baker, The Cappuccino Maker
- Skybar Los Angeles
Events on Walk of Fame
TMZ Tour (1:30pm or 4:15pm; 2 hours; HRC in Hollywood/ $49 pp)
Dinner: Dinner at Steffi’s House

Day 3 – Sunday, April 3

Malibu
Lunch: Malibu Farm
Malibu Point Dume and El Matador Beach
Dinner:
- Drinks at Hotel Erwin for sunset at 6:45pm (Confirmed Reservation)
- Dinner TBD / Din Tai Fung (Taiwanese Soup Dumpling Restaurant)

Day 4 – Monday, April 4

Ranchos Palos Verdes (Blufftop Trail and Lunada Bay)
Laguna Beach (Thousand Step Beach & Pirate Tower, Balboa Island)
Lunch Options:
- Nelson’s in Rancho Palos Verdes
- Ballast Point Brewing Long Beach
- Grab Sandwiches at Lunada Market & Deli
Dinner: Catch LA in West Hollywood (confirmed reservation at 7:30pm)

Day 5 – Tuesday, April 5

Isabel & Niels go Biking! Explore Santa Monica and Venice
Bikes booked: 10AM – 2PM
Lunch options:
- Elephante in Santa Monica
- Butcher’s Daughter on Abbot Kinney (Venice)
- Coast in Santa Monica (waterfront)
Get Salt & Straw on Abbot Kinney (Venice) and drive through the Venice Canals (great picture stop)
Paddle Boarding or Surfing in Marina Del Rey / Venice OR visiting Downtown LA
Dinner: Dinner at Eddie V’s for Happy Hour (Confirmed reservation at 6pm)

Day 6 – Wednesday, April 6

Pick up rental car and drive to Joshua Tree (about 2.5 hours)
Hotel: Holiday Inn Express & Suites Twentynine Palms- Joshua Tree, an IHG Hotel (1 night)
Afternoon: Buy annual National Park Pass (around $80; you can buy it at park entrance) and visit park in the afternoon.
Drive through West Entrance Station (stop at visitor center to get a map) and hike Hidden Valley Nature Trail OR The Lost Horse Mine Trail and visit Key View view point for sunset.
Visit Pioneer Town for Dinner and eat BBQ at Pappy + Harriet’s

Day 7 – Thursday, April 7

Enter Joshua Tree again through the West Entrance and drive to Arch Rock Nature Trail (about 1 hour) – picture stop at Hall of Horrors and Skull Rock
Visit Cholla Cactus Garden Trail (do not touch them!)
Leave Joshua Tree no later than 2pm and drive to Grand Canyon West (about 5 hours / 270 miles)
Hotel: Cabins at Grand Canyon West (1 night)

Day 8 – Friday, April 8

Visit Grand Canyon West Rim (Sky Walk) early in the morning
Drive to Grand Canyon South Rim (4 hours / 240 miles) and park at Grand Canyon Visitor Center, next to Mather Point View Point (free parking)
Take photos at Mather Point View Point
Take Shuttle from Visitor Center at Mather Point to South Kaibab Trail (10 minute shuttle); Hike down to Cedar Ridge (we hiked until the Tipoff and it took us 6 hours round trip – bring food and water)
Hotel: Holiday Inn Express & Suites Grand Canyon in (1 night)
S&L: LAX-PHX 5:45AM Flight with Southwest (7:10AM arrival) + 9:45AM Flight PHX-Page (10:40AM arrival)
S&L: Hyatt Place in Page (1 night)

Day 9 – Saturday, April 9

Isabel & Niels: Drive to Page (2.5 hours / 130 miles)
S&L: Lower Antelope Canyon Tour at 7:30am (confirmed with Ken Tours)
Meet up at Horseshoe Bend around 11am
Upper Antelope Canyon Tour confirmed at 3:25pm (3pm check in) with Tse Bighanilini Tours. Link
S&L: Marriott Page at Lake Powell (1 night)
Hotel: Isabel & Niels are staying at Best Western View of Lake Powell Hotel

Day 10 – Sunday, April 10

Tentative – Isabel & Niels Lower Antelope Canyon Tour at 7:45am
Drive to Las Vegas (4.5 hours / 272 miles)
Stop at Zion National Park / Valley of Fire (optional)
Hotel: Caesar Palace in Las Vegas (2 nights)
S&L: Bellagio Las Vegas (1 night)
Dinner: Tao Asian Bistro (Confirmed reservation on Sunday, 4/10 at 8:30pm. Menu)
Drinks at Drai’s Nightclub

Day 11 – Monday, April 11

Day 12 – Tuesday, April 12

Day 13 – Wednesday, April 13

Drive to Death Valley (2 hours / 140 miles)
Hotel: The Rach at Death Valley (1 night)
Things to see in Death Valley on day 1:
- Badwater Basin and Artist’s Palette (drive through with photo stops)
- Twenty Mule Canyon (you can drive through this trail; stop for photos)
- Zabriskie Point (hike around)

Day 14 – Thursday, April 14

Things to see in Death Valley on day 2:
- Salt Creek Interpretive Trail
- Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes:
- Mosaic Canyon Trail
- Father Crowley Overlook (when you are leaving the park)
Drive to Lake Tahoe
Hotel: Tahoe Lakeshore Lodge & Spa (1 night)
Applebee’s next to your hotel (4 min drive)

Day 15 – Friday, April 15

Drive to Napa (3 hours)
Lunch at Chandon (Napa Valley) (make reservation)
Continue drive to San Francisco (Muir; 1 hour)
Visit Redwood Trees at Muir Woods National Monument (book parking pass in advance)
Hotel: Stefanie & Landon will stay at Hyatt Centric in Fisherman’s Wharf
Hotel: Isabel & Niels are staying at Marriott Vacation Club Pulse
S&L: LAX-SFO Flight (JetBlue arrival at 7:10pm)

Day 16 – Saturday, April 16

Day 17 – Sunday, April 17

General Info:

List of Rooftop Bars in LA
National Park Pass will be valid for Joshua Tree, Grand Canyon, Death Valley, Zion, Muir and others
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