An Unforgettable Experience Awaits
Discover the sprawling Megacity of Los Angeles with its many urban districts. Learn about the regeneration of the Down Town area and the industries on which this city thrives.
See evidence of the San Andreas Fault in the Palm Springs area. Stay in Las Vegas, the entertainment hub which has risen from the desert.
Take a trip out to the Grand Canyon to see how millions of years of erosion has created this spectacular natural feature.
Trip Highlights
Views of LA from Griffith Park
Seeing evidence of the San Andreas Fault
The vast and awesome Grand Canyon
Bright lights of Las Vegas
Recommended excursions
San Andreas Fault Tour
Take a guided tour of the San Andreas Fault Zone in the area around Palm Springs. Learn more about the geology of this area where the Pacific Plate and the North American Plate meet and the fauna and flora of the Californian desert. Underground fissures caused by faults create desert oases with hot mineral springs. Stand over the fault line at 1000 Palms Canyon in the Coachella Valley Preserve.
The Regeneration of Down Town Los Angeles – Guided Tour
Learn about the renaissance of the Down Town area where the population is growing rapidly and new businesses are being established. The Staples Centre, Gehry’s Disney Concert Hall and the Broad Art Museum together with traditional museums have cemented Down Town as an arts and culture hub. New transport links have helped the area develop and gentrify. The Bunker Hill Project has created new high-rise housing developments.
Santa Monica
Enjoy the relaxed atmosphere of the walkable town of Santa Monica north of Los Angeles. Attractions include the sandy beach and famous pier, the Pacific Park amusement park, Looff Hippodrome Carousel and Santa Monica Pier Aquarium. The original muscle beach is located next to the pier.
La Brea Tar Pits and Museum
This is an active Ice Age dig site and museum right within the city. Animals such as the American mastodon, sabre-toothed cats, wolves, ground sloth and ancient bison became trapped in the tar here and preserved. Many fossils are on display in the museum and recently excavated fossils can be seen in the fossil Lab. Discover the Lake Pit and the Observation Pit where fossils are still embedded and the live dig site.
Mojave National Preserve
This vast national preserve has diverse physical features and soil types. Three major deserts meet here: the Mojave, Great Basin and Sonoran and oases exist in the arid areas. Features include canyons, mountains, mesas, sand dunes, cinders cones, domes and lava flows. The plant life is varied with scrubland, cactus gardens, conifer and areas of Joshua tree. Relics of the Westward expansion era also remain.
Hoover Dam
One of the USA’S most important hydroelectric power facilities and a National Monument the awe-inspiring Hoover Dam is in the Black Canyon of the Colorado River on the Nevada/ Arizona border. Construction of the concrete arch-gravity Dam started in 1931 and was completed in less than 5 years. Standing 725 feet above the Colorado river the Dam contains 17 generators which produce 4 billion kw of electricity a year.
Typical accommodation
Hampton Inn Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles
Why groups like it:
- Located in a residential suburb; Easy access to Interstate 405 for excursions programme
- 15 minute drive approx. from Universal Studios and Hollywood
- Spacious rooms; Hot buffet breakfast; One site coach parking
Facilities:
- All rooms with private facilities
- Large breakfast area and separate area available for larger groups
- Free WiFi
Hostelling International Santa Monica
Why groups like it:
- Dormitory-style rooms with individual lockers
- Range of on-site facilities to keep students occupied during downtime
- Great location, within walking distance to Santa Monica Pier
Facilities:
- Continental breakfast provided
- Free Wi-Fi access; Games room
- 24-hour front desk
Hampton Inn Tropicana, Las Vegas
Why groups like it:
- Away from The Strip; Non-gaming hotel
- Seperate group entrance; On site coach parking
- American Buffet Breakfast provided
Facilities:
- All rooms with private facilities
- Free WiFi
- On-site bar for teachers
Itinerary suggestion
1 Flights to Los Angeles. Flight time 10.5 hours approx
2 Airport transfer to your accommodation
3 Arrive at accommodation. Evening meal own arragements.
1 Breakfast included
2 Full day to visit the San Andreas Fault area around Palm Springs with step on guide.
3 Evening meal own arrangements. Overnight LA
1 Breakfast included.
2 Los Angeles Guided Tour
3 The regeneration of Down Town Los Angeles guided tour. OUE Skyspace LA
4 Evening meal own arrangements. Overnight LA
1 Breakfast included
2 Depart for Las Vegas via Mojave National Preserve
3 Evening meal own arrangements. Overnight Las Vegas
1 Breakfast included
2 Depart for Hoover Dam and Grand Canyon West Rim
3 Evening meal own arrangements. Overnight Las Vegas
1 Breakfast included
2 Morning Las Vegas
3 Transfer to Las Vegas Airport
4 Overnight flight to the UK
1 Arrive UK
Learning outcomes
Subject focus
Students can:
- Gain a deeper understanding of human and physical geography
- Experience a megacity
- Learn about plate tectonics, faults and earthquakes
- See a water management shceme and hydroelectric facility at the Hoover Dam
- Study the management of techtonic hazards
- Learn about desert landscapes
- Study canyons, valleys and meandering rivers
Student outcomes
Students will have had an opportunity to:
- Learn about the development of a megacity
- Find out more about tectonic plates and earthquakes
- Consider the issues of living in an earthquake zone
- Understand the challenges of water management in an arid environment and sustainable energy production
- See the Grand Canyon and other oustanding geological features
- Consider the preservation and sustainability of the natural landscape
- Understand the effects of environments on history and lifestyles and vice versa
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