Day 1: San Francisco to Monterey. 154 miles.

Leave San Francisco around 9:00 a.m. Driving south along San
Andreas Fault then west to the Pacific Ocean down Highway One you go through
Santa Cruz. Miles of artichoke and strawberry fields by the Monterey
Bay, home of Fort Ord where armed forces once trained now students prepare
for their future at California State University. Going through Monterey we
stop at Cannery Row around lunch time and optional visit of the world renown
Monterey Bay Aquarium. Driving along stops are made at *Pacific Grove
*17 Mile Drive *Pebble Beach *Carmel by the Sea for about an hour.
Check-in to the hotel by 5:30 p.m.
Bay Park Hotel, Monterey. Dinner & Breakfast
Day 2:
Tuesday. Monterey to San Luis Obispo by motor coach. 174 miles.
Scenic Highway One, Big
Sur Coast, Redwoods, San Simeon.
Tour No. 1 of Hearst Castle, ideal for first time visitors with an
easy walk, a total of about 150 steps. Takes about 2 hours. Drive
south east via Highway One to San Luis Obispo arriving by 4:00.
San
Luis Obispo to Los Angeles by train. 221 miles.
AMTRAK
train Pacific Coast Surfliner leaves at 4:25 p.m. The ocean briefly
appears at Pismo Beach. Heading south the rails go by Vandenberg
Space station and near Gaviota you see some of the most scenic ocean
views all the way through Santa Barbara to Oxnard. Turning inland
in early evening the train goes past miles of orange groves then
through Fillmore and Simi Valley to Glendale and the great
metropolis of Los Angeles. It is now about 9:45 p.m. as we arrive
in the heart of Los Angeles at the Union Station that you may
recognize from many Hollywood films. If you are staying in Los
Angeles taxicabs to downtown locations cost about $20, twice as much
to Hollywood, West Los Angeles and Beverly Hills or to the Los
Angeles International Airport. The
train continues to Anaheim arriving at 10:51. The final destination
is San Diego, arrival is past midnight at 12:50.
AMTRAK (Coast Starlight Train)

Comfortable reclining seats on
Coast Starlight

Beautiful Ocean
View from the train

Vista Dome Car and Dinning Car

Burger and chips on the train & Sun Luis Obispo train Station
2 Day Deluxe Motorcoach
(Bus) and Train Tour
2012
Departure Dates are: May 14th, June 11th,
25th, July 9th, 23rd, August 27th
September 10th, 24th, October 8th, 22nd
Tour Code: SF1L
Double Single
Triple Child
$ 353 $443 $333 $118
Tour price per person in U.S. Dollars.
Child rate 5 to 18 years old.
Tours operate when there are at least 6
participants. Vehicle size, from mini van to full size motor coach
depends on number of clients taking the tour.