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California Tour Highlights
Tour HighlightDepart: San Francisco
Tour HighlightMonterey and Carmel
Tour HighlightSanta Cruz
Tour HighlightLos Angeles
Tour HighlightReturn: San Francisco
   
 

California Tour Price List

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Tour Prices
Adults (12+)
Children (< 11)
Regular Price:
$1449
$1399
Last Minute Internet Special:
$1199
$1149
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$250
$250

California Tour is available August 3 - 10, 2008

California Tour Description

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Explore California on our 8 day / 7 night California tour of California. Our California tour begins in San Francisco and travels to Monterey and Carmel. After a night in Salinas, travel to Hearst Castle and onto Santa Barbara. Spend a day in Anaheim where you can visit Disneyland! Visit Universal Studios the next day and see many famous movie sets and visit the theme park.

The next stop on this California tour is Hollywood, CA. Visit the Walk of Fame, Beverley Hills and the Kodak Theater. The California tour will also then head back north to Yosemite National Park, spending a few days there. After two fantastic days in the park, drive back to where you started in San Francisco.

California Tour - Whats Included?

  • Expert Tour Guide
  • Minibus with a maximum of 28 participants
  • Entrance to Yosemite National Park
  • 2 nights tent accommodation (double or triple occupancy)
  • 6 nights (2 or 3 star) hotel accommodation (double or triple occupancy)
  • Guided Hearst Castle tour with video presentation (time permitted)
  • All highway tolls and hotel taxes
  • One way hotel shuttle transfer to SFO.
Available August 3 -10, 2008

California Tour Itinerary

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California Tour from San Francisco
- Times Approximate
(Day 1 - San Francisco to Monterey)

8:00 AM
Pick-up for your California Loop Tour at your hotel in downtown San Francisco or Fisherman's Wharf area.
11:00 AM
Arrive in Monterey, CA. See the beautiful Pier of Monterey with the option to visit Monterey Bay Aquarium* or spend time in the famous Cannery Row filled with luxury hotels and exquisite restaurants. Visit the enchanted town of Carmel-by-the-Sea. Explore the boutique shops and the historic Carmel Mission and be dazzled by the white sandy beaches.
Evening
Hotel accommodation in Salinas, California.


California Tour- Day Two(Day 2 - Hearst Castle)

Morning
Depart Monterey, California.
All day
Drive down Highway 1 through Big Sur, stopping in San Simeon for lunch. Tour beautiful Hearst Castle with expert guide. Participate in Hearst Castle's "Experience Tour" and time permitting we will see Hearst Castle's video presentation. Depart Hearst Castle and drive through San Luis Obispo to Santa Barbara, California.
Evening
Hotel accommodation Santa Barbara, California.


California Tour - Day Three
(Day 3 - Santa Barbara)

All day
Spend the day exploring the coastal town of Santa Barbara. Swim in the ocean and visit the Santa Barbara boardwalk.
Evening
Depart Santa Barbara and travel to Anaheim, CA. Accommodation in Anaheim, 2 blocks from Disneyland.


California Tour - Day Four

(Day 4 - Disneyland)

All day
Spend the day in Disneyland.
Evening
Drive to Hollywood, CA. Hotel accommodation in Hollywood.

California Tour - Day Five
(Day 5 - Universal Studios)

All day
Visit the famous Universal Studios in Hollywood. Visit movie and TV sets, and enjoy the movie theme park.
Evening
Hotel accommodation same as Day 4.

California Tour - Day Six
(Day 6 - Los Angeles)

Morning
Drive into downtown Los Angeles and Hollywood
All day
Visit the Hollywood Walk of Fame, Kodak Theater, Beverley Hills and other popular attractions.
Evening
Drive to Bakersfield, CA. Accommodation in Bakersfield.

California Tour - Day Seven
(Day 7 - Yosemite National Park)

Morning
Drive from Bakersfield to Yosemite National Park.
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
Explore Yosemite's many amazing sights with an informative narrated tour from your guide. Be amazed by Bridalveil Falls, El Capitan, Inspiration Point, Half Dome, Yosemite Falls and more! Enjoy a mini-hike and plenty of photo stops around the Yosemite Valley.
Afternoon
Enjoy a hike to one of Yosemite's waterfalls or relax at the visitor's center where there are museums, restaurants, and the Ansel Adams Gallery.
Evening
Accommodation at Yosemite Bug Lodge, just outside the park.

California Loop Tour - Day Eight
(Day 8 - Yosemite National Park to San Francisco)

Morning
Drive back into Yosemite National Park
All day
Explore a full day in Yosemite on your own! Rent a bicycle, purchase an additional tour, go horseback riding* or whitewater rafting*, swim in the Merced river or relax at the Ahwahnee hotel. Visit the Giant Sequoia trees in the afternoon.
Evening
Drive back to San Francisco and drop off at your San Francisco hotel.