View allThe accommodations were of very high quality and located in established neighborhoods of the cities in which we stayed.
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- Partially Guided
- Independent travel, featuring selected guided excursions
- Guided in English
- Group Size 2 - 44
- Age range 5 to 99
Places You’ll See
Highlights
- Explore Monterey's historic sites and scenery
- Drive the scenic 17-Mile Drive to Carmel
- Taste local olive oil and visit an almond orchard
- Tour Yosemite with an expert guide
- Cruise on Lake Tahoe's crystal-clear waters
Itinerary
- Introduction
- Day 1 Monterey, California - Tour Begins
- Day 2 Monterey
- Day 3 Monterey - Modesto
- Day 4 Modesto - Yosemite National Park - Modesto
- Day 5 Modesto - Sacramento
- Day 6 Sacramento - Lake Tahoe - Sacramento
- Day 7 Sacramento - Napa Valley - San Francisco
- Day 8 San Francisco - Tour Ends
What's Included
- Accommodation
- Meals
- Additional Services
- Transport
- Free eSIMTourRadar offers the lead traveler (the person who booked) a free 1GB eSIM for the trip. The eSIM is redeemable only through the TourRadar app 72 hours before departure.
What's Not Included
- Flights
- Insurance
- Optional
- Additional Services
Where You'll Stay
Hyatt Regency Monterey Hotel & Spa
HotelDays 1, 2DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel
HotelDays 3, 4Hyatt Regency
HotelDays 5, 6Hotel RIU Plaza Fisherman's Wharf
Hotelday 7
Operated by
Collette
Number of tours
335
Age Range
5 to 99 years old
Response time
within 1 day
Response rate
96%
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Customer Reviews
- Overall RatingExcellent
- ItineraryAverage
- GuideExcellent
- TransportExcellent
- AccommodationExcellent
- FoodRather poor
- AGwen· June 5th, 2025Great people Excellent accommodations and transportation Great food All the stops were awesome, loved interactions with peopleShow moreTrip date: April 2025Review collected by Collette
- AJeffrey· June 5th, 2025Meeting people. Shopping Great food and accommodations Enjoyed seeing the icons of CaliforniaShow moreTrip date: April 2025Review collected by Collette
- ADonna· June 5th, 2025Lake Tahoe, Yosemite and lunch at Brix.Show moreTrip date: April 2025Review collected by Collette
- ARobert· June 5th, 2025The guide at Yosemite was the best!Show moreTrip date: April 2025Review collected by Collette
- AMaria· June 5th, 2025Beautiful view of so many places, farmland and the story!Show moreTrip date: April 2025Review collected by Collette
- ANancy· June 5th, 2025I really enjoyed all the places that we went. I enjoyed Monterey, the cannery, the growing areas. I enjoyed Pebble Beach area and 17 mile coastline. I enjoyed seeing Carmel and Sonoma. I loved Lake Tahoe and Yosemite that were so interesting and beautiful. I found the artichoke farm and Napa Valley, the information about the wines and the lunch were very good. Also, I was glad to learn about growing almonds and olives. I enjoyed seeing Sacramento, the city and the information about the rivers and the bridge. Also, I enjoyed seeing San Francisco, the wharf, the Golden Gate Bridge and Alcatraz. The boat rides on Lake Tahoe and on San Francisco Bay were very interesting. The hotels were very good and so were the places that we went to eat.Show moreTrip date: April 2025Review collected by Collette
- APhyllis· June 5th, 2025Your director was excellent. Shared lots of pertinent information and was so helpful in every area. Each designation was well picked. Each one had interesting things to do and see. Saw California is a very good way to did not realize it had such beautiful scenery and lovely people. So glad I was given this opportunityShow moreTrip date: April 2025Review collected by Collette
- AMarcine· October 30th, 2024Everything was well planned out!Show moreTrip date: March 2022Review collected by Collette
- ABarbara· October 30th, 2024It was a great trip. Tour Manager did a great job. Nice group size.Show moreTrip date: March 2022Review collected by Collette
- ACarmelita· October 30th, 2024Most enjoyable trip,!our your director Jennifer was outstanding!Show moreTrip date: April 2022Review collected by Collette
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Leslie
Asked on January 30th, 2024Do boat tour in Lake Tahoe and tour in Yosemite park require extra payment?
ColletteOperator•Written January 2024Both Lake Tahoe boat tour and Yosemite park tour are included in your tour package. September 2nd is not a guaranteed departure date. You can book it, but should not purchase flights until departure is confirmed, which happens about 120 days before departure. September 16th, 23rd and 30th are guaranteed departures with good availability.
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