Western States Student Exchange, Inc. (WESSEX)

Howdy!

Come join us on the 2009 Western Safari Tour of parts of California, Arizona and Nevada. This is a camping tour. We start our tour from San Francisco on June 27th. and conclude the morning of July 12th. Cost of Tour is $1350.

We will leave in a modern air conditioned bus. You need to bring a sleeping bag, pillow and comfortable clothes, including one nice outfit in case we go out for a night on the town. We will all meet on Saturday, June 27. On Sunday we will travel to Los Angeles. On Monday, we visit Universal Studios, later the Chinese theater and the walk of the stars in downtown Hollywood.

Tuesday, it’s Disneyland from 8 a.m.- 12 midnight.. Wednesday we head to San Diego to check out the California beaches and other local attractions. Thursday, we go to Sea World to see Shamu the whale. On Friday it will be a long day on the bus. We go all the way to the Grand Canyon, where we check out the sights and sounds of the biggest hole in the world. You will be awed by its many beautiful colors.

From there it is off to Las Vegas. We’ll arrive in time to spend the afternoon by the pool. You will later have time to check out the lights of the famous Las Vegas strip. We will then travel to Bakersfield, which will take us most of the way to Yosemite (we can’t make the entire trip in one day) . Next we go to Yosemite, one of the most beautiful places on earth. We’ll spend our last three nights there, relaxing, hiking and visiting with those great new friends we have become so close to over the past two weeks.

On Saturday morning we load up and head back to San Francisco. We will try to arrive there early enough to allow you some time to walk on the Golden Gate Bridge and visit Fisherman's Wharf. We will conclude our tour with a nice dinner out (no more camp food). You will then head back to your host families or home on Sunday, July 12th.

We know you will love this tour as much as the many exchange students that have taken this tour in the past. We are only taking one bus, so sign up now!! We can only accept the first 56 applicants.