California's Gold Coast 2019
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- TAUCK EXCLUSIVE - Chateau Montelena winemaker reception and wine-paired dinner; tour
- lunch & wine tasting at Presqu'ile Winery; lunch at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum
- Petersen Automotive Museum visit
- Hearst Castle
- guided walk with a naturalist in Yosemite National Park
- the Big Sur Coast
- Monterey Aquarium
- Gold Country
- San Francisco Bay by catamaran
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- Insider Yosemite stories during filmed narratives from filmmaker Ken Burns 2-night stays at premier hotels in Los Angeles, Santa Barbara, Monterey, and San Francisco 2-night stay in the heart of Yosemite National Park at The Majestic Yosemite Hotel (formerly The Ahwahnee), and a private walk with a naturalist guide TAUCK EXCLUSIVE - Chateau Montelena winemaker reception and wine-paired dinner Tour, lunch, and wine tasting at Presqu'ile Winery, a small family-run winery in Santa Maria Valley Private catamaran cruise on San Francisco Bay Private tour and lunch at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum Travel the Pacific Coast Highway - one of the world's outstanding drives Airport transfers upon arrival and departure as noted 24 meals (11 breakfasts, 7 lunches, 6 dinners); service charges, gratuities to local guides, admission fees, taxes and porterage
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PORTOFCALL : San Francisco, CA
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