3-Day San Francisco Bus Tour: 17-Mile Drive, Santa Barbara, Roaring Camp Or Yosemite (Product Code: 2-110)

We’ll depart from Los Angeles this morning and drive to Santa Barbara, the “America’s Riviera!” Enjoy beautiful scenery of the Pacific Coast along the way. The new Mediterranean and Old Spanish style Architectures are surrounded by flowers and lawns; this little Central California Coastal City is one of the most popular vacation destinations. Then we’ll drive to Solvang, Danish for “Sunny Field!” The cozy little town is dominated by Danish style architectures and known for warm sunshine year round. Next we’ll to Silicon Valley, the ICON of America’s High Tech Sectors. We’ll arrive in the Bay Area (Greater San Francisco) in the evening and stay overnight.

Itinerary B: Los Angeles – Santa Barbara – 17-Mile Drive – San Francisco

We’ll depart from Los Angeles this morning and drive to Santa Barbara, the “America’s Riviera!” Enjoy beautiful scenery of the Pacific Coast along the way. The new Mediterranean and Old Spanish style Architectures are surrounded by flowers and lawns; this little Central California Coastal City is one of the most popular vacation destinations. Afterwards we’ll head to the picturesque Monterey Peninsula, where gentle sea breezes, meandering coast, surging waves, bizarre rocks, adorable seals and sea lions rest on the beach. Here we’ll stop at a first-class golf course to sight see. Then we’ll view the scenery of the 17 Miles, which is truly breathtaking.

We’ll arrive in the Bay Area (Greater San Francisco) in the evening and stay overnight.

In the morning we’ll visit the campus of UC Berkeley (admission not included). From the nostalgic campus, the Golden Gate Bridge and Golden Gate Straight can both be seen!

Afterwards we’ll drive to San Francisco, home to over 50 rolling hills and surrounded by water on 3 sides. We’ll take a cable car ride (own expense), known as “the only mobile monument of America,” and enjoy the city view. Then we’ll visit the Golden Gate Bridge before visiting Fisherman’s Wharf. Here you can take an optional cruise on the San Francisco Bay (own expense). Then we’ll visit the only building remaining from 1915 world’s exposition, the Palace of Fine Arts.

Itinerary B: Stanford University – San Francisco City Tour

In the morning we’ll visit Stanford University (admission not included). It covers 35 square kilometers, the second largest and the most beautiful campus in America. Alumni of Stanford have founded some of the largest high-tech companies: Google, Yahoo, Cisco, and Hewlett Packard.

Afterwards we’ll drive to San Francisco, home to over 50 rolling hills and surrounded by water on 3 sides. We’ll take a cable car ride (own expense), known as “the only mobile monument of America,” and enjoy the city view. Then we’ll visit the Golden Gate Bridge before visiting Fisherman’s Wharf. Here you can take an optional cruise on the San Francisco Bay (own expense). Then we’ll visit the only building remaining from 1915 world’s exposition, the Palace of Fine Arts.

We’ll stay overnight in Modesto.

This morning we’ll head to Roaring Camp, a beautiful small village located in California Coastal Mountains. The steam train may sound farfetched today, but it brings back sweet memories. As the whole world is adapted to maglev trains and highways, we take a lovely and scenic ride on a nostalgic steam train today (own expense)! Then we’ll depart from this authentic western village and wind our way through redwood forests. Afterwards we’ll head to the picturesque Monterey Peninsula, where gentle sea breezes, meandering coast, surging waves, bizarre rocks, adorable seals and sea lions rest on the beach. Here we’ll stop at a first-class golf course to sight see. Then we’ll view the scenery of the 17 Miles, which is truly breathtaking. In the afternoon we’ll return to Los Angeles.

Itinerary B: Yosemite National Park – Los Angeles

In the morning we’ll depart from the hotel towards Yosemite National Park. Giant trees, mountains and sparkling streams and lakes, glaciers-carved canyons, all these unique features make up Yosemite. Take a walk in the woods and enjoy the fresh forest air. After lunch, we’ll travel across Central Valley of California, where over half of the fruits, nuts, and vegetables grown in country are produced every year. In the evening we’ll return to Los Angeles.