Welcome to California, the Golden State! From San Francisco to Los Angeles, see the famous sights of California on this best-selling escorted tour. Your vacation starts in San Francisco, one of California’s most popular vacation destinations, with a sightseeing tour including Fisherman's Wharf and a cruise across San Francisco Bay. Visit Sausalito, a waterfront community across the Golden Gate Bridge, and spend free time exploring this Mediterranean-style village with its trendy shops and galleries, open-air cafes, and breathtaking views. Travel to the Sonoma Valley for a hilltop luncheon and wine tasting at Viansa Winery and a tour of Sebastiana Vineyards. Next, sightsee in Yosemite National Park with its spectacular lakes, meadows, and waterfalls. On the way to Monterey, enjoy the resort town of Carmel and the scenic 17-Mile Drive along the Pacific Coast—a beautiful drive offering amazing views of Cypress Point, Pebble Beach Golf Course, and the Lone Cypress. Travel south to San Simeon for a tour of the Hearst Castle, the opulent mansion of wealthy newspaper tycoon William Randolph Hearst. Also visit charming Solvang, where Denmark has been recreated with picturesque buildings and windmills, and Santa Barbara. Finally, arrive in Los Angeles and take a tour of the city’s most famous locations. A special farewell dinner in Los Angeles is a wonderful finale for your California tour.
Take A Break getaway
If you want to see and do it all but have limited time, Globus offers these fulfilling vacations that are one week or less. You can still get the best that your destination has to offer.