2 days California Travel Spirit

2 Days / 1 Night
Bus and Train
From San Francisco to Los Angeles
Motor Coach from San Francisco to Monterey, Hearst Castle, Big Sur, and
San Luis Obispo to Los Angeles by Amtrak.

Tour includes :
Deluxe narrated tour bus transportation,
San Luis Obispo to Los Angeles by AMTRAK,
1 night's hotel, 1 dinner, 1 breakfast,
Tax, tips & porterage
17-Mile Drive fee
Hearst Castle Tour.

Day 1: Monday.  San Francisco to Monterey.  154 miles.
Leave San Francisco around 9:00 a.m. Driving south along San Andreas Fault then west to the Pacific Ocean down Highway One you go through Santa Cruz. Miles of artichoke and strawberry fields by the Monterey Bay, home of Fort Ord where armed forces once trained now students prepare for their future at California State University. Going through Monterey we stop at Cannery Row around lunch time and optional visit of the world renown Monterey Bay Aquarium. Driving along stops are made at  *Pacific Grove  *17 Mile Drive  *Pebble Beach  *Carmel by the Sea for about an hour.
Check-in to the hotel by 5:30 p.m.
Bay Park Hotel, Monterey.   Dinner & Breakfast

Day 2: Tuesday. Monterey to San Luis Obispo by motor coach. 174 miles.
Scenic Highway One, Big Sur Coast, Redwoods, San Simeon.
Tour No. 1 of Hearst Castle, ideal for first time visitors with an easy walk, a total of about 150 steps. Takes about 2 hours. Drive south east via Highway One to San Luis Obispo arriving by 4:00.
San Luis Obispo to Los Angeles by train.   221 miles.
AMTRAK train Pacific Coast Surfliner leaves at 4:25 p.m.  The ocean briefly appears at Pismo Beach. Heading south the rails go by Vandenberg Space station and near Gaviota you see some of the most scenic ocean views all the way through Santa Barbara to Oxnard.  Turning inland in early evening the train goes past miles of orange groves then through Fillmore and Simi Valley to Glendale and the great metropolis of Los Angeles.  It is now about 9:45 p.m. as we arrive in the heart of Los Angeles at the Union Station that you may recognize from many Hollywood films.  If you are staying in Los Angeles taxicabs to downtown locations cost about $20, twice as much to Hollywood, West Los Angeles and Beverly Hills or to the Los Angeles International Airport. The train continues to Anaheim arriving at 10:51.  The final destination is San Diego, arrival is past midnight at 12:50.

Pictures of Amtrak (Coast Starlight Train)

Comfortable reclining seats on Coast Starlight

Beautiful Ocean View from the train

Vista Dome car and Dinning car

Burger and chips on the train                          Sun Luis Obispo train Station  

2 Day Deluxe Motorcoach and Amtrak
Departure Dates for 2011 are following mondays:
May 9th, 23rd / June 6th, 20th / July 11th, 25th / August 8th, 22nd
September 12th, 26th / October 10th, 24th

Tour Code: SF1L

Double  Single  Triple  Child
$338    $428     $318   $118

Tour price per person in U.S. Dollars.
Child rate 5 to 18 years old.

Tours operate when there are at least 6 participants. Vehicle size, from mini
van to full size motor coach depends on number of clients taking the tour.

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