Overview

Introduction

Discover the awe-inspiring beauty of California by travelling from Los Angeles to visit colourful San Francisco and breathtaking Yosemite National Park.

 

2 Nights 3 Days Available on request United States
Inclusions/Exclusions

What is included in the tour

  • Accommodation
  • Guide
  • Meals
  • Transport

What is NOT included in the tour

  • Flights

  • Insurance

  • Optional

  • Additional Services

Highlights
  • Visit to “the American Riviera
  • Visit to Santa Barbara
  • Visit to Alcatraz Island
  • Visit San Francisco
Itinerary
Day 1: Los Angeles - Carmel, USA

Los Angeles, Santa Barbara, Solvang and Carmel

Today this amazing experience begins as you are picked up from the meeting point in Los Angeles. Start your trip travelling through the astonishing California Coast to make your first stop in Santa Barbara, considered by some as “the American Riviera”. Stop at a Spanish Mission, originally founded for the religious conversion of the indigenous local people, and learn about its history. Continue your tour to Solvang, a city with little stores and restaurants offering a taste of Denmark in California. Then, continue to the well-known 17 Mile Drive to enjoy the scenic attractions this route offers. Visit the town of Carmel, known for its artistic history (Clint Eastwood is a former mayor). Enjoy some free time to explore on your own before heading to your hotel for overnight.Start your trip with a transfer from Los Angeles to Santa Barbara. Stop at a Spanish Mission and visit Solvang, a Danish community, as well as the City of Carmel before spending the night in Morgan Hill. 

Day 2: San Francisco - Chinatown, USA 

Bay Cruise in San Francisco and City Tour (B)

Get ready to experience San Francisco and discover why is considered one of the most fascinating cities in the world. You will start your tour at the famous Fisherman’s Wharf, where you will take a cruise to pass under the spectacular Golden Gate Bridge and enjoy the view of the impressive Alcatraz Island. After your cruise, stop at the Pier 39 shopping center where you will be able to have lunch. Continue taking a tour of the city’s most famous landmarks, like the Golden Gate Bridge, Union Square, Chinatown and Nob Hill. End your night with an amazing view of the city from the Bay Bridge. Overnight in Modesto.Visit San Francisco to take a cruise under the Golden Gate Bridge and around Alcatraz Island before taking a city tour. 

Day 3: San Francisco - Los Angeles, USA

Yosemite National Park in Summer / Hearst Castle in Winter (B)

Summer Route:

Start your day travelling through the farmlands of the San Joaquin Valley before getting to Yosemite National Park, a designated World Heritage Site. Located in the Sierra Nevada Mountains, Yosemite is world-renowned for its lakes, waterfalls, spectacular mountains and cliffs, glaciers, and incredible biodiversity. You will stop at El Capitan, Bridal-Veil Falls, Half Dome, and at one of the highest waterfalls in North America (730 meters), Yosemite Falls. This adventure will come to an end as you head back to Los Angeles where you will arrive late in the evening.

Winter Route:

We start the day heading to Monterrey to visit the Fisherman’s Wharf and Cannery Row, a onetime waterfront street site of sardine canning factories, now inoperative. After this tour, you will visit the astonishing Hearst Castle. Built by the newspaper magnate William Randolph Hearst to showcase his art collection, the building has 165 rooms and 127 acres of gardens. This adventure will come to an end as you head back to Los Angeles, arriving late in the evening. Note: Usually summer program is until the end of October but it depends on the weather conditions.Enjoy the spectacular landscapes in the Yosemite National Park if you travel in the summer. If you're travelling in the winter, visit the famous Hearst Castle before heading back to Los Angeles.

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