NYC, DC and West Coast, USA — RM20,588 per person

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


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