Northern California National Parks Five Day Tour from San Francisco

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Overview
Highlights
- Discover Columbia town aka "Gem of the Southern Mines
- Learn about winemaking at a family-owned winery in Napa Valley
- Walk among Coastal Redwoods in Muir Woods
- Cruise beautiful 17-mile Drive
- Explore Monterey’s marine life, history and more
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Trip includes
- Luxury transport along California’s Pacific Coast
- Four nights hotel accommodations
- Admission to 17-Mile Drive near Carmel by the Sea
- Happy Hour welcome reception in Monterey
- Yosemite National Park entrance fee
- Excursion to Emerald Bay & Vikingsholm Castle (not available in winter)
- Tasting fees at two winery experiences
- Admission & parking to Muir Woods
- Continental breakfasts at all hotels
Itinerary
This 5-day grand tour of Northern California’s national parks begins in one of the world’s greatest cities, San Francisco. Your Expedition Leader will pick you up at the front door of your downtown hotel and give a quick tour through fashionable Union Square, fascinat...
The day starts with a leisurely roll through the scenic 17-Mile Drive from Pacific Grove through Pebble Beach to Carmel by the Sea. The Lone Cypress tree, a species that has adapted to harsh coastal conditions, makes the perfect group photo.
After lunch in Carm...
After an early leisurely departure from Yosemite, lunch will be in the Gold Rush community of Columbia, where you can stroll and take old-timey selfies along the wooden sidewalks of this historic mining town and even take a stagecoach ride. (Go back in time, but don’t...
Your Expedition Leader will be raring to go the next day (where does all that energy come from?). But first, you’ll all enjoy a breakfast buffet in Lake Tahoe. Then it’s on to more great food and fine wine (with the emphasis on “fine”) as we travel through the scenic ...
On Day 5, we cruise toward Point Reyes, just miles from the northern span of the Golden Gate Bridge. The thundering ocean breakers, wide beaches and rocky headlands of the Point Reyes National Seashore offer unforgettable scenes.
Stay alert for spawning Coho sa...
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