Upon arriving in Southern California we will be taken directly to our area hotel for check-in. Then we proceed to Loma Linda University, a world-renown Adventist University, for campus tour with a student docent. (Dinner included)

Day 2 Mammoth Lakes  

Today we drive north along the eastern ridge of California’s Sierra Nevada Mountains. We travel through the village of Lone Pine, where many American Western movies of the 1950’s were filmed. We travel to Mammoth Lakes in the heart of the Sierra National Forest. Our overnight lodging will be in Mammoth Lakes. (Breakfast and dinner included)

Day 3 Mammoth Lakes to Yosemite National Park  

Our morning drive across Tioga Pass is truly spectacular and certainly one of the most scenic drives on the North American Continent. Yosemite National Park, with its myriad lakes, vast meadows, ice-sculptured domes, lush forests, and dramatically cascading waterfalls presents unspoiled alpine scenery in abundance. This will certainly be a highlight of this California tour. (Breakfast, lunch and dinner included)

Day 4 Yosemite National Park  

Today we travel into beautiful Yosemite National Park for a full day of sightseeing and some free time to explore on our own. Yosemite has innumerable lakes, meadows, ice-sculptured domes, forests, waterfalls and unspoiled alpine scenery. We will visit Inspiration Point for a breathtaking view of Yosemite. The splendor of Yosemite National Park will be for us to enjoy. (Breakfast, lunch and dinner included)

Day 5 Yosemite to Sacramento  

Our drive today will take us through the California “Mother Lode” region. It was in this region of Central California where gold was discovered in 1849. Historic villages such as Jamestown, Angles Camp, San Andreas, Jackson, all have a history in the gold period of California and western United States. We overnight in Sacramento, capital city of California. (Breakfast and dinner included)

Day 6 Sacramento (Napa Valley) San Francisco  

Following breakfast we leave Sacramento, driving into the lush gentle slopes of Sonoma and the Napa Valley with their elegant and charming wineries. This afternoon we visit the beautiful Sonoma Valley including a stop at the Sonoma Mission, the last of the 21 missions established by Father Junipero Serra along the El Camino Real. We then drive across the famous Golden Gate Bridge into the romantic “city by the bay”, San Francisco. Lodging for the next four nights will be in San Francisco. (Breakfast and dinner included)

Day 7 San Francisco  

This morning we will participate in Sabbath services at an SDA church. Following lunch a local guide will join us for touring in San Francisco. We will visit Chinatown stopping at a fortune cookie factory, a tea shop which offers tea tasting, and we will; take a short walking tour to see a typical Chinese market, with some free shopping time. A tasty Chinese dinner will be included tonight. (Breakfast, lunch and dinner included)

Day 8 San Francisco to Monterey to San Francisco  

After breakfast a highlight today will be driving south along scenic highway #1 to Monterey and Carmel. We will drive along the spectacular Monterey peninsula with a view of famous Pebble Beach golf course and the Lone Cypress tree. Our touring day takes us to the resort town of Carmel, a popular haven for writers, artists, and celebrities. Dinner is included at Monterey’s famous Fisherman’s Wharf. We then return to San Francisco. (Breakfast, and dinner included)

Day 9 Full day in San Francisco  

A local guide will meet us this morning and guide us on a delightful tour of one of the world’s more beautiful cities. San Francisco is famous of itsnatural harbor, lush parks, cable cars, and bustling docks. This tour will include: Golden Gate Park, the Presidio, Financial District, Embarcadero, Nob Hill, a picture stop for a view of the city. We will board a cable car for a ride on the California line from Fisherman’s Wharf to Market Street. Later we enjoy a cruise on San Francisco Bay. There will be time for independent shopping around Union Square, or Fisherman’s Wharf. This evening we will have dinner overlooking the San Francisco Bay. (Breakfast, Dinner included)

Day 10 Departure  

Breakfast included at our hotel. We then gather our personal belongings and make our way to the San Francisco Airport for individual scheduled departures.

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