Day 1 (SINGAPORE – SAN FRANCISCO, USA – NEW YORK, USA):
Flight from Singapore (SIN) – San Francisco (SFO) – Newark Liberty Airport (EWR)
Day 2 (NEW YORK):
New York City Skyline Cruise
Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum
Timesquare
Day 3 (NEW YORK):
Yankee Stadium
Morris-Jumel Mansion
Central Park
Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)
St. Patrick’s Cathedral
Rockefeller Center
Day 4 (NEW YORK):
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Museum of Natural History
Century 21
Day 5 (NEW YORK):
Grand Central Terminal
Bryant Park
Macy’s
Empire State Building
Madison Square Garden
Day 6 (NEW YORK):
Statue of Liberty
Wall Street
World Trade Center Site / The National 9/11 Memorial & Museum
St. Paul’s Chapel
Brooklyn Bridge
Broadway shows
Day 7 (NEW YORK – WASHINGTON DC):
Timesquare
Amtrak train from New York (Penn Station) – Washington DC (Union Station)
Day 8 (WASHINGTON DC):
The White House and Visitor Center
Washington Monument
National World War II Memorial
Vietnam Veterans Memorial
Lincoln Memorial
Korean War Veterans Memorial
D.C. War Memorial
Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial
Jefferson Memorial
The Capitol
Library of Congress
Dinner at Ben’s Chili Bowl (1213 U Street NW Washington DC, 20009) * The chili contains beef
Day 9 (WASHINGTON DC – LAS VEGAS):
Library of Congress
Flight from Dulles Airport (IAD) – Las Vegas McCarran Airport (LAS)
Car rental pickup
Day 10 (LAS VEGAS):
The Strip
North Premium Outlet (Operating hours 10am-9pm)
Day 11 (DEATH VALLEY):
Dantes View
Zabriskie Point
Furnace Creek Visitor Center
Furnace Creek Ranch Museum
Artists Palette
Artist’s Drive
Badwater
Salt Creek
Devil’s Cornfield
Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes
Stovepipe Wells Village
Mosaic Canyon
Day 12 (LAS VEGAS):
The Neon Museum
Old Mormon Fort
Natural History Museum
Wee Kirk O’ the Heather (Elvis wedding place)
The Mob Museum
Fremont Street Experience
Graceland Wedding Chapel
Stratosphere Tower & Thrill Rides
Day 13 (LAS VEGAS – GRAND CANYON):
Breakfast at Hoover Dam
Drive 285km to Granc Canyon South Rim
South Rim Helicopter Tour
Shop at Tusayan Trading Post
Tour the Visitor Center
Watch the sunset at rim viewpoint
Enjoy stargazing at the dark canyon skies
Day 14 (GRAND CANYON):
Grand Canyon East Rim
Drive 214km to Page
Lower Antelope Canyon Tour
Horseshoe Bend
Upper Antelope Canyon Tour
Drive back to Grand Canyon
Day 15 (GRAND CANYON – LOS ANGELES):
Watch the sunrise at rim viewpoint
Drive 663km to Los Angeles
Day 16 (LOS ANGELES – OAKHURST):
Hollywood sign
Griffith Obs
The Original Farmers Market
The Getty Center
Venice Beach
Drive 429km to Oakhurst
Day 17 (YOSEMITE)
Giant Sequoia (Mariposa Grove) * Closed in November – May
Tunnel View
Bridal Veil Fall
Glacier Point * Closed in November – May
Vernal Fall
Yosemite Valley
El Capitan
Overnight at Mariposa
Day 18 (OUTLET)
Drive 196km to Gilroy
Gilroy Premium Outlet (Operating hours 10am-9pm)
Day 19 (MONTEREY)
Drive 77km to Monterey
Bird Rock
The Lone Cypress
Lobos Point
Lunch at Old Fisherman’s Grotto (Operating hours 11am-10pm)
Drive 107km to Santa Cruz
Day 20 (SAN FRANCISCO)
Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk
Drive 120km to San Francisco
Fort Point to view Golden Gate Bridge
DAY 21 (SAN FRANCISCO)
San Francisco downtown
Oracle Arena
Battery Spencer
Pier 39 – Sea lions
Day 22 (SAN FRANCISCO, USA – SINGAPORE):
Flight from San Francisco (SFO) – Singapore (SIN)
Destination: New York, Washington DC, Nevada (Las Vegas), Arizona (Grand Canyon, Page), California (Los Angeles, Yosemite, Santa Cruz, San Francisco)
Travel dates: 29 April 2017 – 21 May 2017
Season: Spring
Weather: 12 – 18 °C
Total damage: RM 20,588 per person, excluding RM 11,295 shopping
RM | RM | Cost (RM) | Cost (SGD) | Cost (USD) | |
#1 | #2 | TOTAL | TOTAL | TOTAL | |
Visa application | 672 | 672 | 1,344 | 448 | 320 |
Travel insurance | 223 | 223 | 446 | 149 | 106 |
Singapore Airline | 4,292 | 4,292 | 8,585 | 2,862 | 2,044 |
Singapore Airline First row seat selection | 418 | 418 | 835 | 278 | 199 |
United Airline SF – NY & DC – LV | 1,766 | 1,766 | 3,532 | 1,177 | 841 |
United Airline – Baggage check in | 114 | 114 | 227 | 72 | 50 |
United Airline – Baggage check in | 57 | 57 | 114 | 36 | 25 |
Amtrak NY – DC | 222 | 222 | 444 | 143 | 102 |
Taxi/Uber | 301 | 301 | 603 | 192 | 134 |
Metro in Washington | 59 | 59 | 117 | 37 | 26 |
Car rental | 2,287 | 2,287 | 4,574 | 1,471 | 1,030 |
Petrol | 565 | 565 | 1,130 | 356 | 249 |
Parking | 18 | 18 | 36 | 11 | 8 |
Toll – Bay bridge | 9 | 9 | 18 | 6 | 4 |
Annual National Park Entrance Fee | 181 | 181 | 363 | 114 | 80 |
Old Las Vegas Mormon Fort Entrance Fee | 5 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 2 |
New York City Pass | 553 | 553 | 1,106 | 349 | 244 |
Broadway – Phantom of the opera | 204 | 204 | 408 | 129 | 90 |
Lower Antelope Tour | 75 | 75 | 150 | 47 | 33 |
Accomodation | 6,792 | 6,792 | 13,584 | 4,368 | 3,096 |
F&B | 1,669 | 1,669 | 3,338 | 1,053 | 734 |
Sim card | 107 | 107 | 214 | 68 | 47 |
20,588 | 20,588 | 41,177 | 13,368 | 9,464 |
Transportation:
- New York metro (http://web.mta.info/nyct/maps/subwaymap.pdf)
- Taxi and Uber for airport transfer
- Amtrak from NY to Washington DC
- Washington Metro (https://www.wmata.com/)
- Rented a car in West Coast – Pick up in Las Vegas and return in San Francisco
Accommodation:
Location | Hotel | Rate per night (RM) |
New York | Holiday Inn Long Island City – Manhattan View | 823.11 |
New York | Hilton Times Square Hotel | 1,474.79 |
Washington DC | Club Quarters Hotel in Washington DC | 723.17 |
Las Vegas | The D Las Vegas | 121.98 |
Grand Canyon | Best Western PREMIER Grand Canyon Squire Inn | 1,004.50 |
Grand Canyon | Bright Angel Lodge | 874.20 |
Los Angeles | Howard Johnson Inn and Suites – Pico Rivera | 296.36 |
Oakhurst | Comfort Inn Yosemite Area | 587.39 |
Yosemite | Americas Best Value Inn Mariposa Lodge (Expedia) | 583.90 |
Gilroy | Ramada Limited Gilroy | 453.53 |
Santa Cruz | Comfort Inn Santa Cruz | 535.36 |
San Francisco | Regency Inn San Francisco Airport (Hotels) | 506.74 |
Highlights:
- NY and DC are 12 hrs behind of Malaysia, e.g. Malaysia 4.00PM NY and DC 4.00AM
- SF is 15 hrs behind of Malaysia, e.g. Malaysia 4.00PM SF 1.00AM
- SGD1.00 = MYR3.11
- USD1 = MYR4.5