CALIFORNIA ALL INCLUSIVE SINGLE AND MULTI DAY SIGHTSEEING TOURS

Bus tours to Yosemite National Park, Monterey, Big Sur Coast, Hearst Castle, and the Wine Country of Sonoma and Napa. All Los Angeles trips are Southbound Only.

California Parlor Car Tours, a San Francisco based company has operated quality motor coach tours since 1924 - going over highways to places where trains cannot go and driving is best left to locals who know. Carefully planned trips of one to four days, well chosen meal stops, essential sightseeing, tours, admission tickets and rooms at very good hotels are prearranged.

Combine day trips in San Francisco and Los Angeles with a trip on the California coast to create a customized vacation.

| Yosemite Day Tours | Yosemite Multi Day Tours | Multi Day Wine Country Tours | Multi Day Coastal California Coast Tours | Monterey or Hearst Castle combined with Coastal Tours |

| San Francisco Hotels and Boarding Locations || Important Traveler Information | Details on Hotels included in Tours | Details on Yosemite Hotels included in Tours |

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Yosemite Day Motorcoach Tour From San Francisco

Travel through the Great Central Valley and into the Sierra Foothills where the Forty-Niners panned for gold. Follow the beautiful Merced River to the Sierra Nevada Mountains. Glaciers cut through these mountains forming the spectacular granite monuments you will see throughout the park.

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Yosemite Multi Day Tours

Yosemite National Park 2 Day Tour with Yosemite Lodge or Ahwahnee Hotel

Rates per person include round trip motor coach and / or train transportation described, park entrance fee, Yosemite Sights tour, room with tax and baggage handling at Yosemite Lodge or The Ahwahnee Hotel.

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Yosemite National Park 3 Day Tour with Yosemite Lodge or Ahwahnee Hotel

Rates per person include round trip motor coach and / or train transportation described, park entrance fee, Yosemite Sights tour, room with tax and baggage handling at Yosemite Lodge or The Ahwahnee Hotel.

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Yosemite View Motorcoach Tour - Two Days with Hotel

Yosemite View Lodge Deluxe 2 days of narrated tour transportation. Yosemite Park entrance. Valley Sights Tour. Stay one night at Yosemite View Lodge. YARTS tickets between Yosemite Valley and Yosemite View Lodge in El Portal. Round Trip from San Francisco, Oakland & Pleasanton.

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Yosemite View Motorcoach Tour - Three Days with Hotel

Yosemite View Lodge Deluxe 2 days of narrated tour transportation. Yosemite Park entrance. Valley Sights Tour. Stay two nights at Yosemite View Lodge. YARTS tickets for two days between Yosemite Valley and Yosemite View Lodge in El Portal. Round Trip from San Francisco, Oakland & Pleasanton.

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Six Day Coast and Yosemite Tour - SOUTHBOUND From San Francisco to Los Angeles

6 Days/5 Nights Yosemite, Monterey, Big Sur, Central Coast, Hearst Castle, Solvang and Santa Barbara. Deluxe 5 days of narrated tour. 5 nights hotel , 2 dinner, 1 brunch. Yosemite Park Entrance fees, Glacier Point tour. Steinbeck Center. 17-Mile Drive fee. Hearst Castle Tour. Wine visits, tax and tips.

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Coastal California Tours

Seven Days California Coast Tour Package - SOUTHBOUND San Francisco to Los Angeles

California offers some of the world’s most spectacular sights and best spots for vacations. From the Tinsel Town to the Golden Gate this motor coach tour itinerary includes must see places along the Big Sur coast on the Pacific. Combined with tours in San Francisco and/or Los Angeles makes it a 7 day package vacation.

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Wine Country and Coastal Tours

Five Day Coast and Wine Tour - SOUTHBOUND San Francisco to Los Angeles

5 Days/4 Nights Visit Sonoma and Napa wine regions and the must see places on the California coast and the Big Sur drive along the Pacific. Tour includes: Deluxe 4 days of narrated tour transportation., 4 nights hotel, 2 dinners, 1 brunch. Winery visits. Steinbeck Center, 17-Mile Drive fee. Hearst Castle Tour, Tax and tips.

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Monterey or Hearst Castle combined with Coastal Tours

Two Day Hearst Castle and California Coast Tour - SOUTHBOUND From San Francisco

2 Days / 1 Night San Francisco to Monterey, Hearst Castle and San Luis Obispo. AMTRAK return to San Francisco. Tour includes : Deluxe narrated tour bus transportation, Return by AMTRAK, 1 night's hotel, 1 dinner, Tax and tips. 17-Mile Drive fee, Hearst Castle Tour.

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Three Day Coast Cypress Tour - SOUTHBOUND From San Francisco

3 days / 2 nights San Francisco to Los Angeles or Anaheim. See Monterey, Big Sur, Central Coast, Hearst Castle, Solvang and Santa Barbara. Tour Includes: Deluxe 3 days of narrated tour transportation. 2 nights hotel room, 1 dinner, 1 brunch. Steinbeck Center and 17-Mile Drive fees. Hearst Castle Tour, Wine tasting, Tax and tips.

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Two Day Monterey Sea and Land Tour - SOUTHBOUND: From San Francisco

2 Days /1 Night This independent tour is made possible by taking motor coach tour from San Francisco to Monterey, spending a night there and then AMTRAK train connection to Los Angeles, Anaheim or San Diego. Tour Includes: Deluxe narrated day tour and transportation to Monterey. Hotel room with tax. 17 Mile Drive entrance AMTRAK throughway transfer to Salinas. Train tickets to Los Angeles.

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SAN FRANCISCO HOTELS California Parlor Car Tours Hotels and Boarding Locations

Cathedral Hill Hotel SFC
1101 Van Ness Avenue
Popular hotel with shopping located just blocks away from California Street Cable Car. 400 rooms
Rates from $138 including tax

Executive Vintage Court SVC
650 Bush Street
Located in Hob Hill, two blocks away from
Union Square. 107 rooms Rates from $164 including tax

Handlery Union Square SAZ
351 Geary Street
European-style hotel located in the heart of San Francisco’s Union Square. 377 rooms
Rates from $196 including tax

Hilton Towers Hotel SFH
333 O’Farrell Street
San Francisco’s largest hotel with personal touches and one block from the Cable Car. 2200 rooms
Rates from $180 including tax

Tuscan Inn at Fisherman's Wharf STU
425 Mason Street
Boutique Italian-themed hotel located near Fisherman’s Wharf. 221 rooms
Rates from $202 including tax

For Yosemite Tours, additional Pick-up Points:
Oakland Marriott Hotel ( 8:20A.M.)
1001 Broadway Street Phone. 510.451-4000
Oakland, CA 94607

Pleasanton Pick-up:
Denny's Restaurant ( 8:45A.M.)
6455 Owens Drive Phone.925.463-0720
Pleasanton - Hopyard exit off Hwy 580

From any other location you should take a taxi cab to our main departure point, the Cathedral Hill Hotel The city is compact, it should take about 5 to 10 minutes by taxi and cost about $7.

Rooms at several hotels in San Francisco and City Tours can be booked through California Parlor Car Tours.

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IMPORTANT INFORMATION

RESERVATIONS: It is suggested you complete your travel plans as far in advance as possible to avoid disappointment. We do our utmost to accommodate last minute bookings, subject only to space on the tours and at the hotels.

AIRPORT TRANSFERS: All San Francisco City Packages (San Francisco Splendor and Explore) include appropriate transfers by shuttle service to/from San Francisco International Airport and Los Angeles International Airport. Transfers to other local airports may be available on request.

SEATS: Seats on the motorcoach are not reserved. Passengers select whatever seat is vacant at the time of boarding. In fairness to all, there is a procedure of rotating the seating at various times throughout the tour.

HOTEL ACCOMMODATIONS: Hotels for overnight tours are listed in the itineraries. During conventions or special events we reserve the right to substitute hotels of a similar category. Details on Hotels included in Tours

BAGGAGE: When you book a California Parlor Car Tour package, you do not need to limit your checked baggage. Each piece of checked luggage will be brought to and from your hotel room each day. The applicable gratuities for this service are included in your tour cost. There is ample room for hand baggage in the overhead rack in the motorcoach. In case of loss, our maximum liability is $500. For damage, other than normal wear and tear, the maximum reimbursement is $50.

MEALS: Many of our tours include meals. Each itinerary will have (L) lunch, and (D) dinner included if a meal is included in the price of the tour. With each meal, you will have complete choice of menu! A typical lunch or dinner includes soup or salad, main course, dessert, coffee, tea or milk. Wine, bar beverages, appetizers and fancy desserts will be an extra cost to you. Vegetarian, Kosher, or other special diets cannot be guaranteed. Applicable taxes and gratuities are also included.

TRIPLE ROOMS AND CHILDREN: In most of the hotels used on our tours, triple rooms are not adequate for three adults and are intended for parents traveling with a child. Children between the ages 5-21 cannot be accommodated in their own hotel rooms but must share with an adult. There is no transportation charge for children under five. All expenses for children under 5 (cribs, rollaway bed, meals, etc.) are payable locally.

SMOKING is prohibited on the motorcoach at all times. The majority of hotels offer smoking and non-smoking rooms. Non-smoking rooms will automatically be confirmed. Smoking rooms must be requested in advance at the time of your reservation.

PAYMENT: For tours booked within 30 days of travel date, payment in full is due upon confirming reservation. Payment may be made with American Express, Discover, Visa or Mastercard.

CANCELLATION AND REFUNDS: If you must cancel a tour for any reason and wish to rebook at a later date, there is no cancellation fee. Your deposit or full payment will be held for 12 months and applied to another tour of your choice. If you cancel a tour and wish a refund, your deposit and/or full payment will be refunded less the following charges:

· Up to 21 days prior to the tour date - $50 per person

· 20 to 3 days prior to tour date – 50% of the tour cost

· 2 days to 24 hours prior to tour date – 75% of the tour cost

· Less than 24 hours including the day of the tour – No refund

California Parlor Car Tours reserves the right to cancel tours. Should it be necessary to cancel a tour, we will try our best to be-book you on a similar tour package and offer you a choice of dates and packages. If we cancel a tour with less than 28 days notice, and full payment has been received, you will be refunded 110% of the tour cost.

If, for any reason, you need to depart the tour early, you refund will be equal to any hotel room cost not utilized. There is no refund for unused sightseeing, meals and transportation.

OUR CONTRACT: Contractual sale includes bus transportation, listed sightseeing admission costs, hotel rooms with tax, advertised meals with tax and gratuities, baggage handling on the overnight sightseeing tours, and coordination of all details. It is out intention to deliver these services. If we fail to do so, you are entitled to a refund only for actual value of the undelivered tour components or service. On rare occasions, if individual clients discontinue the tour, every effort is made to arrange bus transportation to the tour destination and we gladly refund in due course, unused tour component costs.

By Law tours are operated with authority from California Public Utilities Commission and the D.O.T. and other U.S. agencies. We act as agents for hotels, restaurants or other places of business and other transportation carriers in certain areas; we cannot be held liable in any way for loss, injury, or damage to person or property in those places or areas. We are liable only while you are traveling on motorcoaches operated by us. If there are any adverse conditions along the tour route, we reserve the right to bypass such areas. We may decline the sale of the tour or to retain any person as a member of the tour at any time.

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