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Day 1: Fly to Los Angeles Fly to LAX International Airport. Meet your tour manager and transfer to downtown LA for 1 night at Westin Bonaventure or similar. Free time to see Disney Performing Arts Center, Cathedral of the Angels, or historic Biltmore Hotel. Day 2: Train from Los Angeles to Monterey After breakfast at the hotel, it's a short transfer to nearby Union Station to board our deluxe private dome rail car for our mid-morning departure. Ride the rails north along the scenic California coast and through the interior farmlands to Monterey. En route enjoy gourmet meals plus included wine & cocktails. Arrive in Salinas in the early evening and transfer to our Monterey Bay Embassy Suites Hotel for a 2-night stay. (L, D) Day 3: Monterey & Carmel Morning visit to the world famous Monterey Aquarium. Home to over 500 species of marine life & a one-million gallon fish tank. Free time for shopping at adjacent Cannery Row. This afternoon, motor along scenic 17 Mile Drive with stops in Pacific Grove, Pebble Beach Lodge, & Lone Cypress Point. Free time in quaint Carmel Village to shop & browse the art galleries. Return to your hotel for a cocktail hour prior to a seafood dinner at Fisherman's Wharf.. (B,D) Day 4: Monterey to Coarsegold Motor east to Salinas, lettuce capital of the world and boyhood home of author John Steinbeck. Visit the National Steinbeck Center, dedicated to the life and works of one of America's most endearing authors. Learn about his novels "East of Eden" and "The Grapes of Wrath". Enjoy a home cooked lunch at the original house of young Steinbeck. Then drive across the fertile San Joaquin Valley, past Fresno, to the town of Coarsegold and your new deluxe Indian gaming casino for 2 nights. (B, L, D) Day 5: Day Trip to Yosemite National Park Spend a full day exploring one of America’s truly great natural wonders - Yosemite National Park - originally set-aside for posterity by Abraham Lincoln in 1864. Enjoy a tour of the Valley floor with stops at Yosemite Falls, El Capitan, and Half Dome Rock. In June, all the falls should be overflowing from the spring snowmelt and the fall foliage is truly a site to behold. Stop at the world famous Ahwahnee Lodge for an included lunch before returning to our hotel. (B, L) Day 6: Coarsegold to Visalia Motor up into the magnificent Sierra Nevada Mountains along scenic General’s Highway, named in 1875 by conservationist John Muir. Visit Kings Canyon National Park and marvel at the awesome 6,000 foot deep granite canyon carved by the Kings River. Stop for a picnic lunch at Grant Grove, home to General Grant Tree & Fallen Monarch. Then arrive at Sequoia National Park to visit the Giant Forest, home of the General Sherman Tree, a 275-foot high redwood tree with a 36-foot diameter. Later, arrive at the Marriott Visalia hotel and enjoy your Farewell Dinner. (B, L, D) Day 7: Visalia to Los Angeles & San Diego Return by coach to the Central Valley as you make your way back to Southern California. Arrive mid day at LAX airport for your return flights home. (B) NOTE: This tour involves high altitude day visits to Sequoia & Yosemite parks (7,200 feet) but no overnights here. It is advisable to check with your doctor if you are affected by high altitude Commercial Air: Book Now to ensure your place on this trip because this trip operates on commercial air. Space is limited and may not be available less than 90 days before departure. |
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Cancellation policy: if
insurance is not purchased, cancellation charges are: 91
days and earlier:
full refund; 90-65 days before departure: $550;
64 and less days prior to departure: no refund. |
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6 nights
