California Cuisine and Spa experience

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Overview
Highlights
- Join hands-on cooking classes in our award-winning cooking school
- Meet fellow cooking enthusiasts from all over the world
- Stay at a luxury boutique hotel
- Indulge yourself with spa treatments
- Visit small vineyards and meet the winemakers
- Enjoy a picnic overlooking the rolling hills
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Activities
Trip includes
- Accommodation in classic or deluxe room in 4* luxury boutique hotel, based on double share
- Daily buffet breakfast
- Nightly wine& cheese reception
- Daily hands-on cooking courses, recipes, tastings, tea, coffee during the class
- 50-minute massage per person
- Tax and service charge
Itinerary

Arrival in Sonoma – Welcome dinner
Farmer market visit – cooking course – afternoon at leisure
Cooking course in the morning – private wine tour in Napa & Sonoma
Departure
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The total tour cost includes the tour price (regular or promotional) and the compulsory local payment. The promotional price is subject to change. Check directly with the operator for the latest price offer. The tour operator requires you to pay only the tour price to purchase your travel. The compulsory local payment will be paid when you join the trip. All prices are based on double, twin or triple share occupancy. Solo passengers will be accommodated in a double, twin or triple room according to availability with a passenger(s) of the same gender. Single supplement only needs to be paid if the passenger does not want to share and requests their own room. Discounts can only be applied at the time of booking and cannot be added at a later date, regardless of any changes made to the original booking.
Prices may vary due to local taxes and trip seasonality. Click "Request Info" to inquire directly with the tour operator for the final trip price.

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Excellent private tour in San Sebastian
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What's excluded
- Travel to and from San Sebastian
- Meals and optional excursions not listed
- Museum entrance
Accommodation
Located in the beautiful Sonoma Valley Wine Country four blocks from historic Sonoma Plaza, your home during your stay is a luxurious 64-room hotel and spa set in the midst of wineries, fine dining, shops, and unique galleries.
Originally a prestigious 300 hundred-acre vineyard and working ranch with prized trotters, the lush 19th century estate has been transformed into a luxurious inn and spa, receiving rave reviews and awards. Each of the Inn’s rooms and suites are individually appointed with designer furnishings, down comforters and custom linens. The Inn’s 29 suites offer fireplaces, king-sized beds, original art, hydrotherapy tubs or rain showers, wet bars, flat-panel televisions, and DVD players with six-speaker surround sound.
The Garden Spa offers over 40 different massage, facial and body treatments utilizing the flowers, herbs and plants found in the garden.
cancellation policies vary depending on the course. Please refer to the T&C on your booking form.
A non-refundable deposit of 30% per person is payable at the time of booking which will not be accepted without such a deposit being made.
The balance is payable 60 days before arrival. If the balance remains unpaid, Gourmet On Tour Ltd. reserves the right to cancel the booking and retain any deposit paid.
Cancellation must be made in made in writing to Gourmet On Tour Ltd. and such notice will become effective from the date of receipt by Gourmet On Tour Ltd.
We reserve the right to charge cancellation fees as follows:
- Up to 60 days prior to departure date: 30% payable
- 59 days or less prior to departure date: 100% payable
Once the week has commenced there will be no refunds on unused portions.
Please read closely the terms and conditions featured on the booking form. We strongly advise to purchase travel insurance.
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