California Gold: The Ultimate Foodie, Wine & Outdoor Adventure
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Highlights
- Stay in a fashionable San Francisco boutique hotel in Nob Hill for our first and last nights on this unique "insider's tour" of Northern California.
- Retrace the history of the California Gold Rush with a visit to Nevada City.
- Explore North Lake Tahoe by sea kayak and on foot.
- Have culinary experiences and visit farmer's markets with executive chefs.
- Experience private wine tastings and wine immersion experiences in Napa Valley.
- Have dinner at the world's premier culinary college, the Culinary Institute of America, in St. Helena, Napa.
- Visit and walk in Muir Woods, home to some of the last old-growth redwoods on the planet.
- Spend our last evening on a sailing cruise in San Francisco Bay.
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- 8 days/7 nights fully guided adventure, round trip from San Francisco.
- 2 nights hotel accommodation in San Francisco, 3 nights in Lake Tahoe, and 2 nights in Calistoga in twin-bedded double occupancy rooms.
- 7 days fully guided itinerary and all activities listed in the itinerary, with transportation/guiding provided by driver/guides in chauffeured vans: San Francisco - Lake Tahoe - Napa Valley - San Francisco.
- All Park and admissions fees to activities included in the itinerary.
- Meals as listed in the itinerary, including 7 breakfasts, 5 lunches,and 4 dinners.
- All applicable hotel and lodge taxes and gratuities for baggage handling.
- One AdventureWomen Associate.
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- Round-trip airfare from your hometown to San Francisco, CA.
- Taxis/shuttles to and from the airport to the hotel.
- Meals and beverages other than specified.
- Items of a personal nature (laundry, etc) and any optional activities you choose to do during the week (balloon trip, spa activities, wine mixing class, etc).
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Notification of cancellations must be received in writing. Full payment is due 90 days prior to departure date, and 50% of the registration deposit is non-refundable. For cancellations received 60 89 days prior to the trip departure date: 50% of the total trip cost is non-refundable. For cancellations received 1-59 days prior to the trip departure date: 100% of the total trip cost is non-refundable You are highly encouraged to purchase trip cancellation insurance to cover emergency situations and trip cancellation. Information is sent to you in your registration packet.
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