Coastal
California
Presented by
WENDT TOURING
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8 days ~ 7 nights
~featuring~
San Diego ~ Monterey/Carmel ~ San Francisco
HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE:
Old Town San Diego Historic District ~ Harbor Cruise ~ Balboa Park Mission San Juan Capistrano ~ Solvang ~ Golden Gate Bridge
Big Sur ~ Highway 1 ~ Hearst Castle ~ Monterey Peninsula
Seventeen Mile Drive ~ Carmel-by-the-Sea ~ Fisherman’s Wharf
TOUR INCLUDES:
*Round-trip scheduled airfare
*Seven nights lodging
*Motorcoach transportation
*Ten meals - six breakfasts & four dinners
*Gratuities for drivers & city guides
*Baggage handling
*Fully escorted
TOUR FARE:
*Please call for updated tour pricing
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Travel Arrangements provided by Wendt Touring, Inc.
401 Market Street – Suite 707, Steubenville, OH, 43952
740-282-5790 or Toll-free 1-877-565-8687
Website ~ www.WendtTouring.com
Day 1 - Home City ~ San Diego, California: Fly to lovely San Diego. Upon arrival in San Diego, transfer to our hotel located in the Old Town Historic District of San Diego for a two-night stay. Old Town San Diego commemorates the founding of the first European settlement in California. Gather this evening for a special welcome dinner.
Day 2 - San Diego Sights ~ Harbor Cruise: After breakfast embark on a delightful city tour of San Diego. San Diego is not only blessed with pleasant weather but an abundance of scenic environments in which to enjoy this ideal climate. Our guided excursion will feature the downtown area, Balboa Park, and Seaport Village. Later this afternoon, we travel to the harborfront district and embark on a delightful harbor cruise which provides an excellent perspective of the city. Enjoy the evening at leisure in Old Town.
Day 3 - San Diego ~ Mission San Juan Capistrano ~ Carpinteria: This morning we leave San Diego and begin our journey north along the scenic El Camino Real following the beautiful coastline of California. Visit San Juan Capistrano nestled in the rolling hills between the Santa Ana Mountains and the sea. The swallows of Capistrano, famous both in song and story, really do build their mud nests in the ruins of the old mission church, returning each spring. Later in the day we continue north to Carpinteria area for the night.
Day 4 - Santa Barbara ~ Solvang ~ Santa Maria Vineyards: This morning we travel northwest through Santa Barbara and into the Santa Ynez Valley to the quaint Danish town of Solvang. Enjoy some free time in the town of Solvang to delight in the traditional Danish architecture, windmills, museums and bakeries. Continue into the scenic Santa Maria Valley and enjoy a guided tour at a local winery. Continue north to our hotel for the night.
Day 5 - Highway 1 ~ Hearst Castle ~ Big Sur ~ Monterey: Depart to the rugged coast and travel north on scenic Highway 1 to San Simeon for a tour of Hearst Castle. Once the estate of newspaper publisher William Randolph Hearst, the 165-room castle sits on the “Enchanted Hill” overlooking San Simeon and the Pacific Ocean. Later this afternoon we travel through Big Sur to the lovely Monterey Peninsula area for the night.
Day 6 - Monterey Peninsula ~ Carmel-by-the-Sea ~ Mission San Carlos Borromeo: Begin today with a spectacular journey around the famous Seventeen-Mile Drive. The scenic route runs between Pacific Grove and Carmel and features Seal Rock, Cypress Point and the Lone Cypress along with six world-renowned golf courses. Stop and see lovely Mission San Carlos Borromeo and then enjoy time for lunch and shopping in the quaint town of Carmel-by-the-Sea. Later this afternoon we travel to San Francisco for the final two nights of our journey.
Day 7 - San Francisco Sights: This morning enjoy a guided city tour of San Francisco which will feature the Golden Gate Bridge, Twin Peaks observation site, Nob Hill, Lombard Street, Chinatown, Seal Rock and the downtown area. Later today enjoy some free time for shopping or riding the cable cars before gathering for a special dinner on Fisherman’s Wharf.
Day 8 - San Francisco ~ Journey Home: Today our California journey comes to an end and we begin our journey home.