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This
fun excursion combines two of the most popular tourist
destinations outside of San Francisco in one day. This
tour provides a more personal touch as we only take groups
of 13 or fewer in our air-conditioned vans equiped with
a stereo system and an informative and entertaining guide.
The
8-hour Muir Woods National Park & Wine Country Tour
starts in San Francisco and heads north to an extended
stop in Muir Woods National Park. The afternoon is spent
in Sonoma Valley for Wine tasting and then back through
Sausalito and returning to San Francisco.
| Muir
Woods & Wine Country |
| Length |
8
hours |
Regular |
$0 |
| Departs |
Mon,
Wed, Fri, and Sunday only at 9:00am |
Internet |
$0 |
This
tour is available 7 days a week for groups of 4
or more
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Save |
$0 |
| Child |
$0 |
| Free
San Francisco hotel pick up and return. Entrance
to Muir Woods National Monument is included in
the price of the tour. Wine tasting fees are also
included. |
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The
day begins with picking you up from your lodging between
9:00 and 9:30 am and stopping at the Palace of Fine
Arts before heading North across the Golden Gate Bridge
We
wind our way through the coastal mountains near Mt.
Tamalpais, the highest point in the North Bay region,
on our way to Muir Woods. There are great views of the
Pacific Ocean and the dense forests that thrive in the
foggy environment around the San Francisco Bay Area.
Maps and guides in hand we begin with a short walk in
Muir Woods, a National Monument set aside in 1908 as
a federally protected area. Here you will see the tallest
trees on earth and a portion of a forest that used to
cover large sections of the west coast. Now this is
one of the only parts of the forest that has never been
logged. The Coastal Redwoods will be towering above
you as you walk along Redwood Creek, which flows from
Mt. Tamalpais nearby.
After
the tour you will have 1-2 hours to do what you like,
hike the trails that are in and around the Monument,
sit and reflect, check out the Visitors Center. From
easy to strenuous, ocean views to deep woods, the sights,
sounds, and smells are sure to remind the visitor what
the woods are all about, and there is something for
everybody.
Regrouping
again a bit before noon, we make for the Wine Country
stopping for a short break in the historic town square
of Sonoma and a chance to visit the Sonoma Jack Cheese
Factory for a tasting.
After
lunch we visit 3-4 wineries for tasting in the famous
Sonoma and Napa Valleys. You will have a chance, if
you are over 21, to taste a wide variety of whites,
reds, and dessert wines, whatever is your fancy at such
places as Viansa, Cline, Homewood and Benziger Family
Wineries.
You will also have a chance to see the beautiful valleys
that have been supplying California and now the world
with fantastic wines for over 60 years. The scenery
of the rolling hills and the rows and rows of wine grapes
will amaze you as well as provide great snapshots. To
conclude late in the day we head back to San Francisco,
returning you to your lodging between 6:00 and 6:30pm.
If
you would like more information or to speak with
a representative, please call us toll free at 866.268.8729
or locally at 415-461-4608.
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