The Itinerary USA itineraries
Day-by-day routes through USA, from 8–10 days — with what every trip actually costs.
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- United States
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Planning a trip to USA
Pulled from the 5 routes below — so it says what these itineraries actually do, not what a brochure would.
When to go
Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct — the months these routes agree on. Mar, Nov are split — some routes here call them prime and others say avoid, because they cover different parts of the country and those do not share a season.
How long you need
8–10 days. The shortest is Florida with kids in 8 days: Orlando, the Space Coast and the Gulf; the longest is USA West in 10 days: Los Angeles, Las Vegas and San Francisco.
What it costs
≈ AED 950 to ≈ AED 1,250 per person per day, depending on the route. Beds, food, getting around and things to do — costed line by line in each guide, not estimated from a daily rate.
Entry on an Indian passport
Embassy or consulate in advance, 6 months at the officer's discretion. The B-2 interview wait in India has run to many months. Start early. Transit needs a visa. Checked 2026-11 against Wikipedia’s compilation of IATA Timatic entries. Entry rules depend on your passport and where you live, and they change with little notice — confirm with the embassy or your airline before you book. Check another country.
Where these routes go: Orlando · Kennedy Space Center · Siesta Key · Miami · Las Vegas · Zion · Bryce Canyon · Page · Grand Canyon · Los Angeles · Big Sur · Yosemite · San Francisco · New York · Washington DC · Niagara Falls.
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Best for: Three park days, then an actual holiday
Florida with kids in 8 days: Orlando, the Space Coast and the Gulf
Orlando → Kennedy Space Center → Siesta Key → the Everglades → Miami
Three days of theme parks, a rocket, a Gulf beach to recover on, an airboat through the Everglades and out from Miami. Date-based ticket pricing, resort fees, the afternoon thunderstorm, and why the second half of this trip matters more than the first.
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Best for: The Colorado Plateau on one tank-and-a-half
US national parks in 10 days: Zion, Bryce and the Grand Canyon
Las Vegas → Zion → Bryce Canyon → Page → Grand Canyon → Las Vegas
The Southwest loop that fits in ten days: Zion's canyon floor, Bryce's hoodoos at sunrise, Antelope and Horseshoe Bend at Page, and the Grand Canyon's South Rim. The permit lotteries, the shuttle rules and the altitude nobody warns you about.
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Best for: Road trippers
California road trip: Pacific Coast Highway and Yosemite in 10 days
Los Angeles → Big Sur → Yosemite → San Francisco
The greatest drive in America, finally whole again: Highway 1 through Big Sur reopened end-to-end in January 2026 after three years of landslides. LA to San Francisco the long way — Malibu, Hearst Castle, McWay Falls, Bixby Bridge — then inland to Yosemite's granite cathedral. Ten days, one rental car, every cliché earned.
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Best for: First-time visitors
USA in 10 days: New York, Washington DC and Niagara Falls
New York → Washington DC → Niagara Falls
The East Coast classic without a car: five New York days from the Statue of Liberty to a Broadway night, the train down to Washington's free museum mile, then a short flight to stand at the brink of Niagara — plus the honest maths on the visa that now costs $435.
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Best for: Cities + canyons
USA West in 10 days: Los Angeles, Las Vegas and San Francisco
Los Angeles → Las Vegas → Grand Canyon → San Francisco
The second America: Hollywood and the Pacific, the neon absurdity of Las Vegas with the Grand Canyon and Antelope Canyon a day-tour away, then San Francisco's fog, cable cars and Alcatraz — three flights, no rental car, and the honest maths on resort fees and 4 a.m. canyon buses.
Going somewhere near USA?
North America has more to choose from, or tell us the dates and we'll shape a plan around them.