California Memorable Moments

California Memorable Moments – 8 Days

With its warm weather, majestic vistas, vibrant cities, historical sites, and iconic monuments, this visit to California will produce multiple memorable moments along the way!

 

Day 1: Travel To San Francisco

Make your way to San Francisco.

This afternoon, meet up with your group and Prométour Tour Director.

Stop at San Francisco’s legendary Golden Gate Fortune Cookie Factory, they have been making custom fortune cookies by hand since 1962.

Enjoy some leisure time to explore San Francisco’s Chinatown, the largest outside of Asia and the oldest in North America.

Have dinner in Chinatown with your group.

Overnight accommodation in San Francisco.

Day 2: San Francisco

Breakfast at the hotel.

Have a guided sightseeing tour of San Francisco; drive through the iconic Haight-Ashbury, Pacific Heights, and Nob Hill neighborhoods, see Lombard Street, Coit Tower atop of Telegraph Hill, and of course Golden Gate Bridge.

Stop at Ghirardelli Square, a Bayside landmark since 1862, to enter the factory store and sample some of its famous chocolate.

Explore Fisherman’s Wharf & Pier 39 where you can watch the sea lions sun bathing.

Have lunch on your own.

Spend the afternoon exploring at your own pace!

You will be given your 1-Day Visitor Transportation Pass (valid on Muni only).

Have dinner on your own.

Overnight accommodation in San Francisco.

Day 3: Napa & Sonoma Valley

Breakfast at the hotel.

Board your motor coach, sit back and enjoy the view as you cross over Golden Gate bridge and head out to California’s wine country; Napa and Sonoma Valley is home to over 600 wineries and whether they’re in a castle or a renovated barn, the wineries earn their international accolades. Today’s excursion will include a tour and wine tasting at a vineyard in Napa Valley and a vineyard in Sonoma Valley. You’ll also have time in the historic city of Sonoma, known for its art galleries and the colonial-era Sonoma Plaza surrounded by 19th-century adobe buildings. Lunch not included.

Return to San Francisco, known for year-round fog, cable cars, and colorful Victorian houses.

Have dinner on your own Overnight accommodation in San Francisco.

Day 4: Carmel by the Sea & Monterey

Breakfast at the hotel.

Board your motor coach and travel to Carmel-By-The-Sea, a one-square mile village with a lot of charm.

Enjoy some leisure time to explore Carmel-By-The-Sea’s numerous art galleries, boutiques, and fairy-tale styled cottages.

Have lunch on your own.

Travel along the scenic 17-Mile Drive; with its rocky coastline vistas, The Lone Cypress, envy-inducing homes, overlooks to watch harbor seals, and location of the famed Pebble Beach golf course, it’s hard to believe it’s only 17-miles.

Board your motor coach and continue to Monterey, a historical coastal city overlooking beautiful Monterey Bay.

Visit the Monterey Bay Aquarium; from sea otters to seaweeds and at its unique ocean’s edge location, the Aquarium is a window to the wonders of the ocean.

Enjoy some leisure time to discover Cannery Row; immortalized by novelist John Steinbeck, this Monterey waterfront street was once the center of the sardine-packing industry.

Have dinner with your group in a local restaurant.

Overnight accommodation in Monterey.

Day 5: Pacific Coast Highway & Solvang

Breakfast at the hotel.

Board your motor coach, sit back and enjoy the majestic view as you drive along California’s iconic HWY 1, the Pacific Coast Highway, with its dramatic cliffs and the scenic Big Sur coastline.

Stop in San Simeon for a guided visit of Hearst Castle; this famed hilltop mansion of publishing magnate William Randolph Hearst consists of 165 rooms, 123 acres of gardens, terraces, pools and walkways, and showcases a legendary art collection.

Have lunch on your own.

Board your coach and continue to Solvang, a picturesque Danish Village located in the Ynez Valley.

Enjoy some leisure time to explore Solvang at your own pace, make sure to spot Danish icons including the Little Mermaid Fountain, five windmills, the giant red clog & Round Tower.

Have dinner with your group in a local restaurant.

Overnight accommodation in Solvang.

Day 6: Santa Barbara & Venice Beach

Breakfast at the hotel.

Board your motor coach and travel to Santa Barbara, “The American Riviera”.

Discover the town of Santa Barbara at your own pace, there’s lots to see and do; visit the Old Mission Santa Barbara established in 1786, see “El Presidio” a former Spanish military outpost, or walk along the Stearns Wharf wooden pier.

Have lunch on your own.

Board your motor coach and continue to Venice Beach, known for its bohemian spirit.

Walk along the Venice Beach Boardwalk, it’s a world of entertainment; discover eclectic shops and colorful murals, watch talented buskers and bodybuilders at Muscle Beach, or marvel at the tricks at the Skateboard park.

Have dinner with your group in a local restaurant.

Overnight accommodation in Los Angeles area.

Day 7: Los Angeles

Breakfast at the hotel.

See some of L.A’s highlights on a guided sightseeing tour including the Downtown Historic District, Griffith Park, Sunset Strip, the Hollywood Walk of Fame, Beverly Hills, and Rodeo Drive.

Enjoy some leisure time at West Hollywood farmers’ market.

Have lunch on your own.

The Paramount Studio Tour immerses you into where it all began! Step into the world of the industry’s top talent on this tour where you’ll discover Hollywood’s first major movie studio.

Have dinner with your group in a local restaurant.

Overnight accommodation in Los Angeles area.

Day 8: Travel back Home

Breakfast at the hotel.

Say a fond goodbye to your Prometour Tour Director

Ask your Tour Consultant for information regarding airport transfers + flight arrangements.