San Francisco to Monterey, Hearst Castle and
Paso Robles. AMTRAK return to San Francisco
2 Days / 1 night
Hearst Castle, Monterey, Carmel, Big Sur
Agriculture of Salinas Valley and resorts in
Monterey. Pacific crashing on the cliffs at Big Sur.
Mansions and a Castle of Dreams.
Tour includes :
Deluxe narrated tour bus transportation.
Return by AMTRAK.
1 night's hotel
1 dinner, 2 lunches.
Tax, tips & porterage.
17-Mile Drive fee
Hearst Castle Tour
1st Day. San Francisco to Monterey.
154 miles.
Leave San Francisco at 8:30 a.m., travel through Silicon Valley, San Jose
and Gilroy to Salinas Valley. John Steinbeck grew up there and his writings are
known all over the world. Visit the National Steinbeck Center Museum for about
an hour.
Lunch
In the afternoon we drive past Laguna Seca to: * Monterey * Cannery
Row *Pacific Grove * Pebble Beach *17 Mile-Drive
*Carmel.
Hotel check-in by 5:30 p.m.
Casa Munras Garden Hotel, Monterey
Dinner
2nd
Day. Monterey to Paso Robles 138 miles.
* Scenic Highway One *Big Sur Coast
* Coastal Redwoods * San Simeon. Lunch
* Tour No. 1 of Hearst Castle, ideal for first time
visitors with an easy walk, a total of about 150 steps. Takes about 2 hours.
Drive east via Highway 46 to Paso Robles arriving by 4:30 p.m.
AMTRAK to San Francisco. 223 miles. At 4:45 all aboard on Coast
Starlight Train # 14 that left Los Angeles this morning on its way to
Seattle. At Camp Roberts we enter Monterey county. Suddenly along the river
there are oil fields giving way to miles and miles of newly planted vineyards
where just a few years ago there was only cattle pasture. At King City along
Salinas River we go by small towns, fields of lettuce, broccoli and acres of
green houses arriving in Salinas at 6:36. Along the San Andreas fault line we go
northwest through garlic country to Silicon Valley at San Jose. On the eastern
shores past marshlands of San Francisco Bay the train reaches Jack London Square
in Oakland by 9:35. The thruway coach takes us across the Bay Bridge reaching
San Francisco Ferry Building terminal by 10:10 p.m. Most down town hotels are
about ten minutes by cab.
For late bookings stay at alternate hotel.
2 Day Deluxe Motorcoach Tour SF1H 2007
April 9th to October 29th: Every Monday
Double Single
Triple Child
$318 $419 $288 $108
Tour price per person in U.S. Dollars.
Child rate 5 to 11 years old.