Full-day Tours in California

Travel from San Francisco to Monterey and Carmel during a full-day tour with your own private guide and comfortable SUV. You'll drive along the Pacific Coast and see some of northern California's most scenic spots, including the towns of Santa Cruz, Monterey, Pacific Grove, and Carmel-By-The-Sea. Have free time to check out popular destinations like Cannery Row, the Monterey Bay Aquarium, 17-Mile Drive, and Carmel, and visit beaches, a marine sanctuary or lighthouse, the historic Pebble Beach Golf Course, and shopping and restaurant districts.

Explore the coast of San Diego and its surrounding area on a private tour that takes you from Point Loma to Encinitas. Traveling by 7-passenger van, you'll drive along the Pacific with a guide who can customize the itinerary to suit your interests. Get a look at San Diego's beach culture; visit places frequented by locals; sit back and enjoy the scenery without worrying about driving or parking; stop for drinks, lunch, or shopping; or take a dip in the sea.

Guarantee your visit to Alcatraz when you book in advance. In addition to an organized departure time, your package also includes admission to the prison, along with an award winning audio guide.  Relax in complimentary round trip ferry transportation and return at a time of your choosing. Afterwards, use your $15 food credit at a preselected restaurant in Fisherman's Wharf.

Get straight to the heart of the San Francisco Bay with this all-day, small-group tour of two main attractions: Sonoma wine country and Muir Woods. Soak up the grand vistas of Muir Woods and then continue aboard your luxury coach to two of Sonoma's most-famous wineries (wine tasting fees included). You'll be thankful for the free lift home after your adventure.

See the towering sequoias and dramatic landscape of Yosemite National Park on a day trip from San Jose that combines Yosemite highlights with free time to explore. Take in Half Dome, Inspiration Point, and El Capitan, join a guide for an hour-long hike through Tuolomne Grove, then hike or bike through the Yosemite Valley on your own. With convenient, round-trip transport from San Jose and park entrance fees included, you can focus on the views and watch for wildlife along the way.

Visit Muir Woods and northern California's wine country on a private full-day tour from San Francisco. Spend about one hour in the redwoods at Muir Woods National Monument, located across the Golden Gate Bridge in Marin County. Continue to Carneros in Napa Valley, where you can visit the wineries or tasting rooms of your choice, and have time to purchase lunch in one of Sonoma excellent restaurants. You'll travel in a luxury SUV with your own private driver on a tour that includes hotel pickup and drop-off.

Spend your day exploring the 'City by the Bay' before a scenic drive across the Golden Gate Bridge to Muir Woods National Monument and the nearby waterfront of charming Sausalito. This narrated small-group tour takes in all of the San Francisco highlights, from Golden Gate Park and Haight-Ashbury to the Palace of Fine Arts and Presidio. Then wander on foot under California's giant coastal redwoods before exploring the gift shops and galleries of Sausalito.

Combine a behind-the -scenes tour of AT&T Park - home of the San Francisco Giants - with a tour of Alcatraz Island for a full day of San Francisco sightseeing. Not only does this tour do the work of booking notoriously hard-to-get Alcatraz tickets for you, but it also includes a VIP experience in the parts of the ballpark that most visitors never get to see.

Combine a San Diego sightseeing tour with a trip down to Tijuana on this 10-hour adventure. With a guide, you'll spend the morning in the city to check out attractions such as Little Italy, the Gaslamp Quarter, Balboa Park, and the coastal suburb of La Jolla. Then enjoy a break before heading across the Mexican border to Tijuana, just 20 miles (31 km) away.

Visit the town of Monterey on the California coast on this day trip from San Francisco with transportation and a driver so you don't have to worry about how to get there or where to park. Monterey is known for attractions like the Monterey Bay Aquarium and Cannery Row, which you can visit, if you wish (entrance fees at your own expense). Or check out the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk or perhaps the charming village of Carmel. You can expect to see up to five major attractions from a pre-packaged itinerary or build your own, choosing from a list of major attractions. Enjoy provided sparkling wine en route.