San Francisco

Historic Cities
"San Francisco has only one drawback - 'tis hard to leave."

 — Rudyard Kipling

San Francisco is a rich, diverse, unique, and beautiful world-class city. Let us show you all it has to offer! Its hilly landscape and its unique neighborhoods, give visitors a one-of-a-kind experience. Ride a cable car, walk or bike across the Golden Gate Bridge, visit Fisherman's Wharf, tour infamous Alcatraz and that's just day one! Chinatown, loads of museums, delicious food, and incredible views all await your group as well. With so much to do nearby, you can also visit Yosemite or Monterey on your visit. Our experts will help you decide.

Sample Itineraries

DAY ONE

  • Arrive in San Francisco
  • Tour of the city on the way to the Golden Gate Bridge
  • Walk across Golden Gate Bridge
  • Lunch
  • Lombard Street
  • Ferry to Alcatraz for a tour of "The Rock"
  • Free time, shopping, and sea lions at Pier 39
  • Dinner
  • Ghiradelli Square for sundaes
  • Check into hotel

DAY TWO

  • Hotel breakfast
  • Depart for Stanford University
  • Stanford University tour and visit the school bookstore
  • Lunch on campus
  • Computer History Museum
  • NASA Ames Research Center
  • Drive through tour of the Googleplex
  • Return to hotel
  • Dinner and dance at hotel
  • Return to rooms

DAY THREE

  • Hotel breakfast
  • Depart for California Academy of Sciences
  • Planetarium Program - Solar Systems and Beyond
  • Lunch
  • Take a ride on the iconic San Francisco cable cars
  • Musee Mecanique - San Francisco's Antique Penny Arcade
  • Depart for airport
  • Dinner
  • Flight home

DAY ONE

  • Arrive in San Francisco
  • Depart for Yosemite National Park
  • Lunch
  • Tour of Yosemite Valley
    • Bridalveil Fall
    • Yosemite Falls
    • Half Dome
    • El Capitan
    • Swinging Bridge for views of Upper Yosemite Falls
  • Check into Curry Village and get settled into tent cabins
  • Dinner at Curry Village
  • Return to Curry Village for the night

DAY TWO

  • Breakfast at Curry Village
  • Hike the Mist Trail to Vernal and Nevada Falls
  • Lunch
  • See Yosemite Falls
  • Ansel Adams Gallery
  • Yosemite Lodge
  • Dinner at Curry Village
  • Return to Curry Village for the night

DAY THREE

  • Breakfast at Curry Village
  • Guided bus tour of Yosemite Valley
  • Lunch
  • Explore the grounds of the Ahwahnee Hotel
  • Hike to Mirror Lake
  • Dinner at Curry Village
  • Explore Yosemite's night skies with a ranger
  • Return to Curry Village for the night

DAY FOUR

  • Breakfast at Curry Village
  • Depart for Tuolumne Meadows
  • Crane Flat and Tuolumne Grove of Giant Sequoias
  • Lunch
  • Depart for San Francisco
  • Walk across the Golden Gate Bridge
  • Check into hotel

DAY FIVE

  • Hotel breakfast
  • Depart for San Francisco
  • Ferry to Alcatraz to tour "The Rock"
  • Fisherman's Wharf
  • Lunch at Fisherman's Wharf
  • Ghiradelli Square
  • Lombard Street
  • Depart for airport
  • Dinner
  • Depart for home
San Francisco and Monterey Five-Day Tour

DAY ONE

  • Arrive in San Francisco, CA
  • Lunch at In-N-Out Burger
  • Depart for Golden Gate Bridge
  • Walk across Golden Gate Bridge
  • Lombard Street
  • Explore Pier 39 and see the Sea Lions
  • Dinner
  • Depart for Monterey, CA
  • Check into hotel

DAY TWO

  • Hotel breakfast
  • Monterey Bay Whale Watching tour
  • Lunch
  • Monterey Bay Aquarium
  • Hike along the Monterey Bay Coastal Trail(time permitting)
  • Dinner
  • Enjoy some time at Monterey Bay State Beach
  • Return to hotel

DAY THREE

  • Hotel breakfast
  • Hike at Henry Cowell Woods
  • Lunch
  • Depart for Silicon Valley
  • Tour the Computer History Museum
  • Dinner
  • Depart for San Francisco
  • Ride the iconic San Francisco cable cars
  • Explore Chinatown
  • Check into hotel

DAY FOUR

  • Hotel breakfast
  • Ferry out to Alcatraz to tour "The Rock"
  • Lunch at Pier 39
  • Campus tour of University of San Francisco
  • Dinner
  • Bowling at Yerba Buena Bowling Center
  • Return to hotel

DAY FIVE

  • Hotel breakfast
  • Visit the California Academy of Sciences
  • Lunch
  • Depart for airport
  • Depart for home
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