Coach Tour – San Francisco & Wine Country Delights – 6N/7D

San Francisco & Wine Country Delights:
7days Tour (Trafalgar)

This laid-back journey from San Francisco to Sonoma and Napa explores all the sights and tastes along the way, including the fruits of the world-renowned wine country.
You’ll enjoy Insider moments like… savouring Baja-style fish tacos and handmade chocolate at the San Francisco Ferry Building’s famous farmers’ market. And blending your own wine at a family owned-winery, before enjoying lunch with your hosts.

Day 1 : ARRIVE SAN FRANCISCO (3 NIGHTS)
Welcome to San Francisco and the beginning of your wine country adventure. After checking in at your hotel, feel free to start your discovery of San Francisco and get a preview of the many sites you will visit in the coming days. At 6 p.m., gather at a local restaurant with your Travel Director and fellow travellers for a Welcome Reception.
Meal(s)
Welcome Reception
Hotel : Hyatt Regency San Francisco

Day 2 : SAN FRANCISCO SIGHTSEEING
After a leisurely breakfast, begin your day with a visit to San Francisco’s famous Saturday morning Ferry Plaza Farmer’s Market for a food-tasting adventure with a Local Specialist. After some time on your own for lunch at Fisherman’s Wharf, set out for a real insider’s experience of Haight-Ashbury, ground zero for the hippie generation in the ‘60s. Join Local Specialists for a guided walk in the footsteps of Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix, and The Grateful Dead to learn about the impact of the alternative rock culture on San Francisco and the world. Explore a Cultural Insight, the Cable Car Museum, a celebration of San Francisco’s rail transit history, focused on exploring the positive impact streetcars and cable cars have made on the quality of urban life in this great city. This evening, join your Travel Director on a walking tour through Chinatown, exploring the neighbourhood’s fascinating history. Inhale the fragrant scents of the tea and herbal shops, admire the Chinese-style buildings, and enjoy a Cultural Insight during a stop at the Golden Gate Cookie Factory to watch how fortune cookies are made. Tonight, enjoy a Regional Meal at a local restaurant.
Meal(s)
Full Breakfast
Regional Meal

Day 3 : SAN FRANCISCO AT LEISURE
Take the entire day to explore glorious, exciting, eccentric San Francisco on your own. Ride the cable cars, shop Union Square, or visit the museums and gardens of Golden Gate Park. You can also venture further away on optional trips to Carmel and Monterey, Muir Woods National Monument or Yosemite National Park. Your Travel Director will be happy to help you make any arrangements.
Meal(s)
Full Breakfast

Day 4 : SAN FRANCISCO – SONOMA (3 NIGHTS)
Leave your heart in San Francisco as you set out in search of Bacchus in California’s world-renowned wine country. Enjoy lunch journeying through the countryside sampling wine aboard the vintage rail cars of the Napa Valley Wine Train. Your evening is free, perhaps take in one of the delicious restaurants on historic Sonoma Plaza.
Meal(s)
Full Breakfast
Regional Meal
Hotel : Fairmont Sonoma Mission Inn Authentic Accommodation

Day 5 : NAPA VALLEY EXCURSION
Enjoy a visit to an olive press in Sonoma where you take a tour and learn about the harvesting process and the making of olive oil with a Local Specialist. Stroll historic Sonoma Plaza, flanked by the Presidio and Mission San Francisco de Solano—the last California mission built—and browse the unique gift shops where you will have lunch on your own. Then retreat to a private blending lab at Ravenswood Winery with a Local Specialist—create, taste and bottle your own perfect combination of Carignane, Petite Sirah and Zinfandel. This evening, the tables are turned, as you join a hands-on cooking class at a famous culinary school. You’ll group into teams with your fellow travellers and prepare a delicious four-course gourmet meal alongside top chef instructors. When finished, toast your efforts with hors d’oeuvres and a glass of champagne before enjoying the fruits of your labour with local wines.
Meal(s)
Full Breakfast
Regional Meal

Day 6 : CALISTOGA EXCURSION
Starting with a visit to downtown Napa and the Oxbow Public Market, today is a day devoted to tasting the savoury, sweet, salty and spicy flavours of California wine country. Sample creamy, delicate, locally-produced salami and specialty sausages, and sate your sweet tooth with a tasting of decadent chocolate.  After travelling the stunning Silverado Trail, lunch is on your own in downtown Calistoga, noted for its hot springs and geyser. Continue on to Sullivan Vineyards where you will enjoy a tour with tastings straight from the barrel, conclude with four wine tastings, paired with artisan cheeses. This evening in Sonoma, celebrate wine country with a Be My Guest Farewell dinner at a local winery where you’ll enjoy a private tour and sample estate-produced wines.
Meal(s)
Full Breakfast
Be My Guest Dining

Day 7 : NAPA – DEPART SAN FRANCISCO
Before you know it, it will be time to say one last ‘cheers’ in California—take your transfer to San Francisco International Airport, or to the Hyatt Regency San Francisco if you are extending your stay. Please do not schedule your flight before 3pm.
Meal(s)
Full Breakfast

INCLUSIONS:

Sightseeing Highlights:
City tour of San Francisco and Sonoma
Visit Nicholson Ranch Winery in Sonoma, Sullivan Vineyards in Rutherford
Scenic drives along Carneros Highway and Silverado Trail through Sonoma and Napa Valley
Dining
6 full breakfasts.
1 lunch.
3 dinners
(including Be My Guest).

Travel Highlights:
Luxury air-conditioned coach with WiFi in most countries or alternative transportation (such as rail journeys)
Hand-picked 4 and 5 star accommodation
Hand-picked Insider Experiences
Optional Experiences and free time
All porterage and restaurant gratuities
Must-see sightseeing and surprise extras
An expert Travel Director and separate Driver
All hotel tips, charges and local taxes
Airport transfers on the first and last day of your guided holiday
VIP entry to many sights
Audio Headsets for flexible sightseeing
6 nights First Class accommodation
Airport Transfers

San Francisco & Wine Country Delights:
7days Tour (Trafalgar)

This laid-back journey from San Francisco to Sonoma and Napa explores all the sights and tastes along the way, including the fruits of the world-renowned wine country.
You’ll enjoy Insider moments like… savouring Baja-style fish tacos and handmade chocolate at the San Francisco Ferry Building’s famous farmers’ market. And blending your own wine at a family owned-winery, before enjoying lunch with your hosts.

Day 1 : ARRIVE SAN FRANCISCO (3 NIGHTS)
Welcome to San Francisco and the beginning of your wine country adventure. After checking in at your hotel, feel free to start your discovery of San Francisco and get a preview of the many sites you will visit in the coming days. At 6 p.m., gather at a local restaurant with your Travel Director and fellow travellers for a Welcome Reception.
Meal(s)
Welcome Reception
Hotel : Hyatt Regency San Francisco

Day 2 : SAN FRANCISCO SIGHTSEEING
After a leisurely breakfast, begin your day with a visit to San Francisco’s famous Saturday morning Ferry Plaza Farmer’s Market for a food-tasting adventure with a Local Specialist. After some time on your own for lunch at Fisherman’s Wharf, set out for a real insider’s experience of Haight-Ashbury, ground zero for the hippie generation in the ‘60s. Join Local Specialists for a guided walk in the footsteps of Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix, and The Grateful Dead to learn about the impact of the alternative rock culture on San Francisco and the world. Explore a Cultural Insight, the Cable Car Museum, a celebration of San Francisco’s rail transit history, focused on exploring the positive impact streetcars and cable cars have made on the quality of urban life in this great city. This evening, join your Travel Director on a walking tour through Chinatown, exploring the neighbourhood’s fascinating history. Inhale the fragrant scents of the tea and herbal shops, admire the Chinese-style buildings, and enjoy a Cultural Insight during a stop at the Golden Gate Cookie Factory to watch how fortune cookies are made. Tonight, enjoy a Regional Meal at a local restaurant.
Meal(s)
Full Breakfast
Regional Meal

Day 3 : SAN FRANCISCO AT LEISURE
Take the entire day to explore glorious, exciting, eccentric San Francisco on your own. Ride the cable cars, shop Union Square, or visit the museums and gardens of Golden Gate Park. You can also venture further away on optional trips to Carmel and Monterey, Muir Woods National Monument or Yosemite National Park. Your Travel Director will be happy to help you make any arrangements.
Meal(s)
Full Breakfast

Day 4 : SAN FRANCISCO – SONOMA (3 NIGHTS)
Leave your heart in San Francisco as you set out in search of Bacchus in California’s world-renowned wine country. Enjoy lunch journeying through the countryside sampling wine aboard the vintage rail cars of the Napa Valley Wine Train. Your evening is free, perhaps take in one of the delicious restaurants on historic Sonoma Plaza.
Meal(s)
Full Breakfast
Regional Meal
Hotel : Fairmont Sonoma Mission Inn Authentic Accommodation

Day 5 : NAPA VALLEY EXCURSION
Enjoy a visit to an olive press in Sonoma where you take a tour and learn about the harvesting process and the making of olive oil with a Local Specialist. Stroll historic Sonoma Plaza, flanked by the Presidio and Mission San Francisco de Solano—the last California mission built—and browse the unique gift shops where you will have lunch on your own. Then retreat to a private blending lab at Ravenswood Winery with a Local Specialist—create, taste and bottle your own perfect combination of Carignane, Petite Sirah and Zinfandel. This evening, the tables are turned, as you join a hands-on cooking class at a famous culinary school. You’ll group into teams with your fellow travellers and prepare a delicious four-course gourmet meal alongside top chef instructors. When finished, toast your efforts with hors d’oeuvres and a glass of champagne before enjoying the fruits of your labour with local wines.
Meal(s)
Full Breakfast
Regional Meal

Day 6 : CALISTOGA EXCURSION
Starting with a visit to downtown Napa and the Oxbow Public Market, today is a day devoted to tasting the savoury, sweet, salty and spicy flavours of California wine country. Sample creamy, delicate, locally-produced salami and specialty sausages, and sate your sweet tooth with a tasting of decadent chocolate. After travelling the stunning Silverado Trail, lunch is on your own in downtown Calistoga, noted for its hot springs and geyser. Continue on to Sullivan Vineyards where you will enjoy a tour with tastings straight from the barrel, conclude with four wine tastings, paired with artisan cheeses. This evening in Sonoma, celebrate wine country with a Be My Guest Farewell dinner at a local winery where you’ll enjoy a private tour and sample estate-produced wines.
Meal(s)
Full Breakfast
Be My Guest Dining

Day 7 : NAPA – DEPART SAN FRANCISCO
Before you know it, it will be time to say one last ‘cheers’ in California—take your transfer to San Francisco International Airport, or to the Hyatt Regency San Francisco if you are extending your stay. Please do not schedule your flight before 3pm.
Meal(s)
Full Breakfast

INCLUSIONS:

Sightseeing Highlights:
City tour of San Francisco and Sonoma
Visit Nicholson Ranch Winery in Sonoma, Sullivan Vineyards in Rutherford
Scenic drives along Carneros Highway and Silverado Trail through Sonoma and Napa Valley
Dining
6 full breakfasts.
1 lunch.
3 dinners
(including Be My Guest).

Travel Highlights:
Luxury air-conditioned coach with WiFi in most countries or alternative transportation (such as rail journeys)
Hand-picked 4 and 5 star accommodation
Hand-picked Insider Experiences
Optional Experiences and free time
All porterage and restaurant gratuities
Must-see sightseeing and surprise extras
An expert Travel Director and separate Driver
All hotel tips, charges and local taxes
Airport transfers on the first and last day of your guided holiday
VIP entry to many sights
Audio Headsets for flexible sightseeing
6 nights First Class accommodation
Airport Transfers