Fly and Ride California and Highlights of America

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A California-bound adventure, with scenic stops throughout and a comfortable itinerary designed with leisurely pacing, late departures, early arrivals, & expertly-guided sightseeing. Enjoy relaxing, multi-night stays in Salt Lake City, Reno, San Francisco, Los Angeles, & Las Vegas. Indulge in Napa Valley Wine-tasting. Explore San Francisco's Fisherman...
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Overview

Trip type
Group Tour
Lodging level
Premium - 4 star
Physical level
Easy
Trip pace
Balanced schedule

Highlights

    • Enjoy wine-tasting in Napa Valley!
    • Visit San Francisco’s Fisherman’s Wharf, Nob Hill, Golden Gate Bridge, Hearst Castle, Sausalito, Oklahoma City Memorial
    • Experience the picturesque “17-Mile Drive”
    • Visit Hollywood—Graumann’s Chinese Theatre, Hollywood Bowl
    • Visit Monterey, Rodeo Drive, glamorous Santa Barbara, Sacramento’s ”Old Town”
    • Explore the spectacular Rockies & Sierra Nevada Mountains, Mormon Tabernacle, Hoover Dam, Old Town Albuquerque, incomparable Grand Canyon National Park

What's this trip about?

    A California-bound adventure, with scenic stops throughout and a comfortable itinerary designed with leisurely pacing, late departures, early arrivals, & expertly-guided sightseeing. Enjoy relaxing, multi-night stays in Salt Lake City, Reno, San Francisco, Los Angeles, & Las Vegas. Indulge in Napa Valley Wine-tasting. Explore San Francisco's Fisherman's Wharf, Hollywood Bowl, Golden Gate Bridge, Hearst Castle, Sausalito, Rockies & Sierra Nevada Mountains, the Grand Canyon, and more

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Details

Itinerary focusClassic Highlights
Group sizePrivate - your group only
Age range50 years and up
Flights and transportAll internal ground transport included
Start CitySalt Lake
End CitySalt Lake

Travel Themes

  • 50 plus
  • Cultural
  • National Parks
  • Nature & Wildlife
  • Transformative

Destinations

  • United States
  • South America

Attractions

  • Albuquerque
  • Grand Canyon
  • Las Vegas
  • Los Angeles
  • Monterey Peninsula
  • Napa
  • San Francisco
  • Santa Barbara
  • Sierra Nevada

Activities

  • Culture
  • Historic sightseeing
  • Homestays & Cultural Immersion
  • Nature
  • Wine Tasting

Trip includes

    • Specially enhanced motorcoach with extra legroom for extra-comfortable touring
    • Comfortable itinerary designed for no rushing. Touring never begins before 8:30 am and most days it’s 9 am or later! This tour is leisurely paced in the easy, relaxed way you prefer, with late departures, early arrivals, & expertly-guided sightseeing.
    • Relaxing, multi-night stays in Salt Lake City, Reno, San Francisco, Los Angeles, & Las Vegas!
    • 16 delicious meals
    • Fully escorted via deluxe, video-equipped motor coach, with extra leg-room, tray tables, and the famous Seniortours extras—free cocktails, juices, sodas, snacks & refreshments.
    • All admissions, tips to hotel & restaurant staff, local guides, taxes, luggage handling.

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Itinerary

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Day 1 & 2:

Fly into Salt Lake City, our home for the next 2 nights, and rendezvous with your fellow passengers. Our downtown hotel is within walking distance to the famous Mormon Tabernacle and Temple Square! With a local expert guide, we’ll enjoy a tour of Salt Lake, host to the 2002 Winter Olympics!

Day 3:

Into “The Biggest Little Town” of Reno, NV, our home for the next 2 nights.

Day 4:

Today we tour scenic Lake Tahoe, Truckee, and Squaw Valley. What incredible scenery! Casino excitement plus the natural beauty of the Sierra Nevada mountains.

Day 5:

Off to California’s capital, Sacramento, with free time in “Old Town” prior to hotel check-in.

Day 6:

 En route to San Francisco (our home for 2 nights), we’ll pass through the Napa Valley, with wine-tasting (“of course”). Free time to enjoy Fisherman’s Wharf

Day 7:

Local touring including Golden Gate Park, Twin Peaks, Nob Hill, Chinatown, and more. How about a ferry ride across the bay to Bohemian Sausalito?

Day 8:

A short ride to Monterey and picturesque Cannery Row, then the picturesque 17-mile Drive through Pebble Beach, Lone Cypress and unforgettable ocean vistas!

Day 9:

Today we tour Hearst Castle, after which we thrill to the vistas of the Pacific Ocean as we ride down Route 1, “the most scenic road in America”, to quaint, Scandinavian Solvang!

Days 10 & 11:

Free time in lovely Santa Barbara as we continue to the Los Angeles area, home for the next 2 nights. We’ll enjoy local touring with our expert guide, including— Hollywood Bowl! Graumann's Chinese Theatre! Rodeo Drive! L.A. Farmers’ Market, and more!

Days 12 & 13:

Into glamorous Las Vegas’ for 2 exciting nights! Casinos! Local touring & leisure time to relax poolside, take in a show, or “cash-in” on all the gaming action!

Day 14:

You'll bid farewell to your Seniortours friends and depart at your leisure from Las Vegas. (Additional post-vacation packages are available to extend your stay in Las Vegas or continue to the northeast aboard the motorcoach)

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Dates & Availability

Price From $3,108
Price per day$222
Single supplement (single occupancy)$1,414
Last Updated: 7/16/2018

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The total tour cost includes the tour price (regular or promotional) and the compulsory local payment. The promotional price is subject to change. Check directly with the operator for the latest price offer. The tour operator requires you to pay only the tour price to purchase your travel. The compulsory local payment will be paid when you join the trip. All prices are based on double, twin or triple share occupancy. Solo passengers will be accommodated in a double, twin or triple room according to availability with a passenger(s) of the same gender. Single supplement only needs to be paid if the passenger does not want to share and requests their own room. Discounts can only be applied at the time of booking and cannot be added at a later date, regardless of any changes made to the original booking.

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Meals Included

16 delicious meals

Age Requirements
50 years and up
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