Southern California Flyaway
1. Home to San Diego
(Our Optional Fly Away group arrives today and joins the motorcoach group in San Diego.) Scenery includes desert mountains and oceanside as we make our way to the Pacific Ocean. Lunch today is served at the DiNapolis Firehouse Restaurant. Later, check into your hotel overlooking the breathtaking San Diego Bay for a relaxing 4 nights. Enjoy your beautiful awarding winning hotel perfectly set on Coronado Island. You may also catch the Old Town Trolley near the hotel stopping at all the best sights and shopping. We tend to find that our guests don’t want to leave this beautiful area.
Included Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Hotel: Gloriette Bay Inn Coronado Island
2. San Diego
We welcome a local step on guide as we tour all the most interesting sights of San Diego and historic Old Town. Later enjoy a comfortable sightseeing boat cruise of the San Diego Harbor, with sunny decks for our sightseeing pleasure. The remainder of the day is at leisure.
Included Meals: Light Breakfast
3. San Diego
Today you are free to enjoy the beautiful hotel and surrounding area as you wish. Maybe take the Old Town Trolley, with full narration and stops at all the highlights along the way. Feel free to get on and off at all your favorites for shopping and sightseeing. Some may want to browse charming Seaport Village of the Gaslight District.
Included Meals: Light Breakfast
4. San Diego
Today is yours to relax by the poolside in the California sunshine, or choose from the many attractions in the area like Sea World with live shows and exhibits of marine life, or venture on an excursion to Tijuana, Mexico for great shopping bargains! This evening we enjoy an included dinner and show at the elegant Lawrence Welk Theatre.
Included Meals: Light Breakfast, Dinner
5. San Diego to Long Beach
After a light breakfast we bid good-bye to San Diego and make our way to beautiful Long Beach. Enjoy sweeping coastal vistas as we motor along the oceanside. This evening re-live the golden age of luxurious ocean travel as we board the famous Queen Mary for an elegant dinner. Take time to walk out on the long decks of this luxurious oceanliner with great views of the ocean!
Included Meals: Light Breakfast, Dinner
Hotel: West Coast Long Beach
6. Long Beach
Board a cruiser that will take us to breathtaking Catalina Island. Enjoy the beauty of the island’s rugged coast. After a tour of the island, we will arrive in the town of Avalon, with ample time to shop, sightsee, and eat a delicious lunch. Return to Long Beach for a restful evening.
7. Long Beach to Solvang
This morning attend church at the beautiful Crystal Cathedral. After the service enjoy lunch at a local favorite restaurant before we journey up the coast with a stop in Santa Barbara to see the Santa Barbara Mission famous for its Spanish-inspired architecture. Stroll and shop the cobbled streets with quaint shops and beautiful palm trees. Later, we will settle ourselves in the unique little Danish village of Solvang, nestled in the coastal hills, for a relaxing 2 nights’ stay.
Included Meals: Lunch
Hotel: Royal Copenhagen
8. Solvang
Enjoy a tour of a beautiful winery in the area. This afternoon enjoy some free time to explore this quaint little town. Take time to browse through the charming shops featuring Danish pastries and imports, and dine in one of Solvang’s delicious Danish cafes! Join us today for a lovely tour of the famous Firestone Winery with an included picnic lunch overlooking the vineyard. Return to the hotel for opportunities to relax, shop, and sightsee. This evening enjoy a Danish Smorgasbord Dinner.
Included Meals: Light Breakfast, Picnic Lunch, Dinner
9. Solvang to Monterey
Motor through the Santa Inez Mountains, past breathtaking Lake Cacuma to the famous Hearst Castle, the past home of newspaper tycoon William Randolf Hearst. Later take a breathtaking drive as make our way north. Tonight we settle ourselves into our hotel for a relaxing 2 nights.
Included Meals:Light Breakfast, Lunch
Hotel: Monterey Inn
10. Monterey
Experience one of California’s most beautiful coastal drives, the Carmel-Monterey Peninsula and the famous 17-mile drive through Del Monte to Cypress Point, one of the most breathtaking. Wind through evergreen forests, gorgeous beaches, and twisted cypress. Take some time for a delightful coffee break and shopping in Carmel by the Sea. Our outstanding scenery continues as we make our way to spectacular Pebble Beach. Later, discover Monterey Bay Aquarium – the heart of the nation’s largest marine sanctuary.
Included Meals:Light Breakfast
11. Monterey to Home
Today we catch our flight for home from San Fransisco.
Included Meals: Light Breakfast
Motorcoach Per Person Pricing Information
Passport Needed
Tour Highlights
Round trip Air from Mpls/St Paul included14 Included Meals
4 Nights in San Diego
2 Nights Long Beach
Spend 2 Nights in the charming village of Solvang
2 Nights Monterey
Catalina Island Cruise & Tour
Dinner & Tour on the Queen Mary
Crystal Cathedral Church
Hearst Castle Tour
San Diego Bay Cruise
Lake Tahoe Sights
Firestone Winery & Picnic Lunch