The Full Los Angeles & Las Vegas & San Francisco West America Route

EXAMPLE (etc.) HOTELS

LAS VEGAS

The D Hotel, Downtown etc.

LOS ANGELES

Holiday Inn Los Angeles - LAX Airport, an IHG Hotel etc

SAN FRANCISCO

Hampton Inn SFO airport by Hilton etc

Room and Breakfast Accommodation

PARTICIPATION REQUIREMENT 

This tour is organized with a minimum participation requirement of 20 people.  If sufficient participation is not achieved, the final cancellation notice date is 20 days before the start of the tour. The tour canceled due to insufficient participation will be communicated to you through your agency.

VISA      

Ordinary Passport             Visa required                       

Green Passport                   Visa required

Service Passport           Visa required       

You must have a passport valid for 6 months from the end date of travel and not older than 10 years.

For destinations requiring a visa, the visa application must be made with the documents specified in the “Required Documents for Visa” list that your agency will provide you for the visa application.

In order to avoid problems with customs police at the border of the country to be visited due to torn, worn, wet and/or similarly damaged passports; such passports must be renewed, and if the country applies a visa to Turkish citizens, the relevant visa must be in the new passport. Otherwise, responsibility belongs to the passenger.

Since our guests under the age of 18 may be asked for a document showing the mutual consent of the parents by the police officer in charge at the country entry-exit points when traveling alone or with only one of their parents, we recommend that our guests under the age of 18 and their parents pay attention to this matter.

HEALTH

We do not think there will be any problem that would threaten your health in meals taken in the region's good restaurants and hotels. However, when you are not with the group, we recommend that you be careful about eating and drinking, definitely consume bottled water, avoid ice, milk and dairy products, consume meat and fish products that you are sure are well cooked, and for fruit eat fruits that can be peeled such as bananas and pineapples. Current vaccination/PCR rules must be followed at country entrances and upon return to the country.

FLIGHT TIMES              

Istanbul                 Los Angeles                13 hr 55 min

San Francisco         Istanbul              13 hr 10 min

OPTIONAL TOURS & ACTIVITIES      

Optional tours and Activities are organized by the local agency we receive service from with a minimum participation requirement of 20 people, and participation is not mandatory. If the required number is not reached, the trips may not be carried out, or the prices, content, and vehicle to be used for optional tours/activities may vary according to the number of participants. In addition, the days and times of extra tours/activities may be changed by the guide depending on the open/closed status of museums, archaeological sites or venues at the places to be visited and on weather conditions.

ACCOMMODATION   

During periods such as fairs, congresses, concerts, events, sports tournaments, etc., hotels may be used at distances greater than the stated km.

Triple rooms may be provided depending on hotel availability, and the bed offered to the 3rd person in such rooms may be smaller than standard beds. Triple rooms consist of 1 large bed and 1 extra bed. Since extra beds are folding beds and coach beds, participants who make 3rd person and/or child reservations are deemed to have declared that they accept the possible congestion in the rooms and the bed type.

Child discounts are valid for only one (1) child staying with 2 adults and in the age group specified in the pricing section.

Breakfasts taken at the hotel among the services included in the tour program are served in accordance with the breakfast culture of the country being visited and generally as a limited menu consisting of butter, jam, bread, tea or coffee, commonly referred to as continental breakfast, and may be served in a separate hall allocated to the group.

CURRENCY    

It is useful to have US Dollars (USD) with you.

TIME ZONE     

The West America region is 10 hours behind Turkey during summer time and 11 hours behind during winter time.

For example, when it is 16:30 in Turkey in winter, it is 06:30 in West America.

PHONE USAGE    

It is used if your mobile phone line is open to international calls (roaming).

CLOTHING AND NECESSARY ITEMS  

If traveling in the summer season, we recommend bringing t-shirts that can be easily put on and taken off, short- and long-sleeved shirts, cotton trousers, shorts, comfortable walking shoes, a light jacket and a light sweater for the evenings. In addition, you may bring a hat, sunglasses, sunscreen, earplugs against possible noise, a camera, video camera and their chargers and spare memory cards. In the winter period, we recommend clothing that allows comfortable movement and keeps you warm.

FOOD CULTURE           

The country does not have a distinctive cuisine, and a fast-food-oriented culture dominates. However, you can see many culinary cultures in the states. Although Chinese cuisine is widespread, you can find Turkish dishes in many states. Even if there is no food culture, its cuisine contains many cultures.

ELECTRICITY            

The electrical current used in America is 110 Volts. In Turkey, it is 220 Volts. We recommend that you bring a plug adapter with you.

SHOPPING          

There are shopping opportunities in shopping malls located in city centers and from small businesses selling souvenirs.

IMPORTANT NOTES

Having a valid passport and/or having obtained a visa (for a destination/passport requiring a visa) does not mean that entry into the country will be permitted. The passport police have the authority to deny you entry into the country. The agency is not responsible for this situation; responsibility belongs to the passenger.  

The agency is an intermediary institution between the airline and the passenger and is subject to the Hague Protocol of 28.09.1955. There may be a risk of delay in scheduled and special flights, or the times may change before the existing trip and flight. The agency is obliged to notify these changes as soon as possible. Our passengers have purchased the tour knowing and accepting that flight details may change. Children aged 0-2 do not pay airport tax and airport service fees. 

Panoramic city tours included in the tour package are tours of up to 2-3 hours, organized for the general introduction of the cities and carried out panoramically with guide narration from inside the vehicle, without museum or archaeological site entrance fees. Panoramic tours, including the other tours specified in the program, if they cannot be carried out on the day and time of the tour due to local authorities not allowing visits or entry, or due to closed roads caused by any event, and likewise when it becomes impossible to carry out the tour due to weather conditions, the agency is not responsible for the inability to carry out the aforementioned tours. Some tours may be carried out by public transportation or on foot, where possible, at closed roads or points where vehicle entry is not permitted.