California Coast & Yosemite

Yosemite and California Coast

Yosemite, Monterey, Big Sur, Central Coast, Hearst Castle,
Solvang and Santa Barbara.

6 Days/5 Nights

San Francisco to Los Angeles and Anaheim.

Tour includes :
Deluxe 5 days of narrated tour.
5 nights hotel
2 dinner, 1 brunch.
Yosemite Park Entrance, Glacier Point Tour.
Steinbeck Center.
17-Mile Drive fee.
Hearst Castle Tour.
Wine visits,
Tax, tips & porterage.

1st day. Friday.
Arrive at San Francisco Airport. Transfer by shuttle service. Overnight at Vintage Court (Executive Hotel). Free time to see the City, the Wharf and ride Cable Cars, etc.
Dinner Choice of Italian or French Restaurant.

2nd day. Saturday. San Francisco to Yosemite. 215 miles.
Early departure via Oakland and Merced arriving Yosemite about 12:30. Brief Valley Sights tour.
Afternoon free. Check in 4:30 p.m.
Yosemite Lodge at the Falls.


3rd day. Sunday. Glacier Point. Return to S.F. 274 miles.
8:30 a.m. departure for a 4 hour, 64 mile tour to Glacier Point (about 7,200 feet elevation) OR take the 26 mile 2 hour Yosemite Valley Floor Tour. Afternoon free. 3:45 depart for San Francisco.
Vintage Court (Executive Hotel).


4th day. Monday. San Francisco to Monterey. 154 miles.
Leave San Francisco at 8:30a.m. Travel through Silicon Valley, San Jose, and Gilroy to Salinas called Valley of the World by John Steinbeck. Spend an hour at the National Steinbeck Center Museum.
Past Laguna Seca for a tour of:
* Monterey
* Cannery Row
* Pacific Grove
* 17 Mile Drive
* Pebble Beach
* Carmel.
Hyatt Regency Hotel, Monterey.  Dinner


5th day. Tuesday. Monterey to Solvang. 214 miles.
* Scenic Highway One
* Big Sur Coast
* Coastal Redwoods
* San Simeon.
* Tour No. 1 of Hearst Castle, ideal for first time visitors with an easy walk, a total of about 150 steps. About 2 hours.
Via San Luis Obispo we reach Solvang at about 5:00.
B.W. King Fredrik Motel, Solvang.


6th day. Wednesday. Solvang to Los Angeles. 135 miles.
Spend the morning in Solvang, a delightful village of Danish Heritage, with gift shops galore. Brunch.
Afternoon tour of two wineries and tasting.
On to Santa Barbara for a short visit.
Through Oxnard along Pacific Coast Highway.

Arrive Doubletree Santa Monica at 6:30, Renaissance Hotel - L.A. Airport by 7:00 p.m  (Close to various rental car locations and for connections by shuttles to hotels in Greater Los Angeles area.) Arrive Anaheim Clarion Hotel by 8:00.

Tour price per person in U.S. Dollars includes room and meal taxes.   Child rate 5 to 11 years old sharing room with adult.

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