| Duration: | 4 Day(s) - 3 Night(s) |
| Tour Category: | Motorcoach |
Departure From San Francisco
Trip Code:
SES
Departs:
Tuesday
Activity period:
January to December
Days:
4
Day 1: Tuesday: SAN FRANCISCO – BAY CRUISE – GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE – CHINATOWN
Meet your tour at the Public Library and embark on a city tour. We start our tour with a cruise in the world-famous bay, under the Golden Gate Bridge, and around the notorious Alcatraz Island. Return to Pier 39 for a leisurely lunch before an afternoon tour that takes in all the city’s famous landmarks, including the Golden Gate Bridge, Union Square, Chinatown, and Nob Hill. Our tour ends with a night view of the city from the Bay Bridge. Overnight: Modesto – Park Inn Hotel
Day 2: Wednesday: SAN FRANCISCO – YOSEMITE
Summer Route: We head east through the farmlands of the Joaquin Valley to Yosemite National Park. This 1,200-square-mile wonderland of forests, lakes, and waterfalls is in the Sierra Nevada. Stop at El Capitan, Bridal-Veil Falls, and Half Dome to continue for a walk from the Yosemite Visitor Center to reach one of the highest waterfalls in North America (730 meters) Yosemite Falls.
Winter Route: We start the day with a tour of Monterrey including the wharf and Cannery Row after our tour we depart south for a visit to the world-famous Hearst Castle. Built by the newspaper baron William Randolph Hearst, tours the famous house filled with antiques and see why the castle served as a playground for the rich and famous for the first half of the 20th century. In the evening, drive south towards Las Vegas. Overnight at the Comfort Suites Stevenson Ranch.
Day 3: Thursday: STEVENSON RANCH – LAS VEGAS
Today’s route is east through the desert and Death Valley to arrive at the gambling capital of the world: Las Vegas. We stopped for lunch at the outlet mall in Barstow, which is filled with all the famous brand names like Levi’s, Nike, Reebok, Timberland, Ralph Lauren, and more.
In the evening we take a tour of the strip to see some of the truly amazing hotels and fantasies that are built in the middle of the desert, such as Caesar’s Palace, Luxor, Mirage, Paris, Venetian, Bellagio, New York, Treasure Island and more. Finish off the evening at one of the many shows or try your hand at one of the many casinos’, who knows maybe Lady Luck will be smiling at you tonight.
Overnight: Linq Hotel
Day 4: Friday: LAS VEGAS – HOOVER DAM – LOS ANGELES
After a leisurely breakfast, we leave Las Vegas and go to the Hoover Dam, to understand how this man-made phenomenon was built and what it did to the area. After our visit, we head west, after one last chance at the slot machines on the state line we cross back into California. Our tour ends with an arrival to Los Angeles.
TOUR INCLUDES:
• 3 nights hotel accommodation including tax and Continental Breakfast
• Air Conditioned Bus or Van & Professional Tour Guide
• Bay cruise in San Francisco & Admission to Yosemite Park (winter to Hearst Castle)
• Sightseeing in San Francisco, “The Strip” in Las Vegas and Hoover Dam
Meeting Points:
San Francisco Public Library - 100 Larkin Street, opposite City Hall at 08:00 AM
