Tour
includes :
Tour to
Monterey, train to Paso Robles then on to Los Angeles.
Two nights hotel, 1 dinner, 1 breakfast, 1 lunch including tax
and 17 mile Drive fees. Hearst Castle Tour from Paso Robles, and Wine
tasting.
Day 1: San Francisco to Monterey 154 miles.
Pick up from most hotels in San Francisco starting 8:15 a.m. Departure by 9:00
a.m. Driving along San
Andreas Fault turn west to Half Moon Bay and then south on the Pacific Coast
Highway One to Santa Cruz with beautiful views of the ocean. Reaching
Monterey by mid day, after a short tour stop at The Cannery Row allowing
time for lunch or optional visit to Aquarium. Seaside gardens of
Pacific Grove to 17 Mile Drive see the ocean crash on shore and mansions and
golf courses. Stop at Pebble Beach. Continue to Carmel by the
Sea the idyllic village with its art galleries and cottages set in Pine
trees. Arrive at your hotel by 5:30.
*Bay Park Hotel, Monterey.
Dinner & Breakfast
Day
2: Monterey to Paso Robles. 98 miles.
After a relaxing
morning, at 10:45 AMTRAK Thruway motor
coach transfers you via to Salinas
Train Station. AMTRAK Train # 11
leaves at 11:48, just in time for lunch
going through Salinas Valley, center of Monterey County’s agricultural
region by the river and small towns, fields of lettuce, broccoli and acres
of green houses. Around King City we see miles of newly planted vineyards
where just a few years ago there was only cattle pasture.
- DINNING ON THE TRAIN - THE DINNING CAR & CAFE LOUNGE CAR ON COAST
STARLIGHT
The Dinning Car offers a truly unique restaurant style dinning experience to
both Sleeping Car and Coach passengers. Enjoy regional wines and regionally
inspired dishes prepared by our talented chefs, all the while enjoying a
level of service you'd expect of a fine restaurant. In addition to the
Dinning Car, all passengers are invited to relax, socialize and dine in the
Cafe Lounge Car. The Lounge Car offers extended hours and a more casual
environment where you can satisfy your appetite with sandwiches, snacks,
beer, cocktails, wine, and an assortment of sodas and juices.
The oil fields appear and then the military installations at Camp Roberts.
Passing Mission
San Miguel we reach Paso Robles at 1:38. We are met by The Wine
Wrangler (tour company) for a short tour of this interesting quintessential small town and
a winery visit with tasting.
*Paso
Robles Inn or similar hotel.
Click here for
pictures of traveling by Amtrak
Day 3: Paso Robles to Hearst Castle and return to San
Francisco. 255 miles.
The
Wine Wrangler takes you about 45 minutes
west to the coast and then on Highway One to San Simeon. *Tour No. 1 of
Hearst Castle built by Julia Morgan during the 1920s and 1930s for the art
collection of world famous newspaper tycoon William Randolph Hearst. This 2
hour tour is ideal for first time visitors with an easy walk, a total of
about 150 steps. Enjoy a picnic lunch and stop for shopping
or visit
a winery. Continue to San Luis Obispo. Board The Coast Starlight Train at
3:43pm going north through Salinas and San Jose arriving in
Oakland around 9:32 with a transfer to San Francisco arriving by 10:05 p.m.
(Dinner available on the train)
Since 1924 California Parlor Car Tours has operated quality motor
coach tours where driving is best left to locals who know and connecting
with trains in scenic areas. Carefully planned itineraries, well chosen meal
stops, essential sightseeing, tours, admissions and rooms at better class
hotels are taken care of for you. Dinner on the first night and breakfast on
the second day are included. All
other meals are on your own at the hotels and restaurants, light or full as
you choose. There's plenty of free time in Monterey. You can walk, hike,
ride a bike, play golf, discover places, visit museums, the Mission, or jus
relax. THIS combination of tours, transfers, hotels etc. is for independent
travelers who can understand and accept minor delays and changes that are
inevitable.
AMTRAK (Coast Starlight Train)
Comfortable reclining seats on
Coast Starlight
Beautiful Ocean
View from the train
Parlor Car (Vista Dome) and Dinning Car
Burger and chips on the train
& Sun Luis Obispo train Station
THIS combination of tours, transfers, hotels etc. is for
independent travelers who can understand and accept minor delays and changes
that are inevitable.
THIS IS AN
INDEPENDENT TRIP USING LOCAL TOUR COMPANIES and AMTRAK.
Requires a minimum
of 2 persons. ***THIS IS NOT A GROUP TOUR***
3 Day Deluxe Motor coach
and Amtrak Train
Tour Code:SF2MH
Available Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday. Other days on request.
California
Parlor Car Tours
...Since 1924