4-Day San Francisco to Yosemite National Park, San Diego, Los Angeles City and Theme Parks Tour
Tour Code: GOL-SFO-219
Duration: 4 Day(s) / 3 Night(s)
Tour Guide: Chinese, English
Quality: Budget
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Departure City
Destination
Return City
Overview
Experience: UNESCO, Family
Extra (Excluded): Wifi, Meal etc...
Tour Guide:Chinese, English
Want to plan a short tour of four days to California and Los Angeles? Let us handle all the complications and get along to experience the best recreational tour and sightseeing adventure in the western part of the country.
- Only the guides and drivers who have COVID 19 negative can provide services from now onwards. Drivers and Guides will wear the mask. They will disinfect the bus daily. Travelers will have to wear the mask and their temperature will be monitored regularly. Travelers will be provided with hand sanitizer and wipes. We recommend travelers to bring their own hand sanitizer also. Bus sitting will be based on the standards set by the Government.
Itinerary
The tour will begin from the Bay area and will travel to Yosemite National Park in the morning. We will visit various attractions in the national park. First, we will see the Tunnel View. After that, we will also visit the Bridal Veil Falls and El Capitan area. We will also see the Merced River and Yosemite Falls. Half Dome will be our next destination. Stay overnight in Fresno.
Note: In case of snow in Yosemite, the itinerary will be changed to Redwood Park, Roaring Camp, Santa Cruz, and outlets to ensure safety.
Alternate Itinerary:
Santa Cruz is located on the northern edge of Monterey Bay. We will go to Santa Cruz area and after that, will travel to San Francisco. San Francisco is known for its moderate temperature and redwood forest. The Santa Cruz Municipal Wharf is the longest pier on the west coast and offers the best seaside shopping and recreation. After that, we will reach Bear Mountain area and visit the roaring camp. Guests can take the famous one-hour steam train ride. Next, we will visit California's largest factory outlets, the Gilroy Premium Outlet.
Hotel: Salinas Quality Inn or Similar.
Attractions
Bridal Veil Fall is one of the most popular and prominent waterfalls that are located in California. It is popular place for visitors to see the beauty of the 188 meters high waterfall that flows all year.
A vertical rock formation located on the northern side of Yosemite Valley and National Park is called El Captain. It is linked with the mountain range of Sierra Nevada.
Gilroy Premium Outlets is a perfect one-stop shopping platform located in California. Many renowned local and global brands are available at this place.
Half Dome is located at Yosemite National Park in the famous state of California; it is basically a granite dome, the crest of the granite is 4,737 ft. above the floor of the valley.
A famous high-end hotel with casino on the South-end of the Strip is known as Mandalay Bay. It is located in Nevada United States.
A 45-mile long tributary flowing from Sierra Nevada into San Joaquin Valley is known as Merced River. The river is located in California.
Founded in 1968, Redwood National Park is situated in California. It is a forest where world’s tallest trees and old growth redwoods are found. These trees are about 2000 years old and 3000 feet tall.
The roaring camp train in California gives a pleasant ride of about 1.5 hour through the old huge redwoods. It is a historic steam train with a narrow track of about 82 meters.
Santa Cruz Wharf, United States is wharf in Santa Cruz, California. It is best known for fishing, boat tours, viewing sea lions, dining, and nightlife and gift shops.
Tunnel View is a fabulous place with lush scenes, situated on State Route 41 in Yosemite National park. The beautiful and scenic view of this marvelous valley from the view point have been watched and certified by tourists since it was initialized in 1933.
In Yosemite National Park, there is a highest waterfall known as Yosemite Falls. It has a height of 739 meters and 1.647 meters of elevation.
The Sierra Nevada Mountains of California are linked with the range of Mountains towards Yosemite National Park. The Tunnel View, Ancient sequoias and giant mountains are the reason that grabs tourists towards this place.
We will head to Lenwood Factory Outlets in the morning where guests can shop at world class brands and famous outlets.
Hotel: Holiday Inn or Knott’s Berry Farm Hotel or Similar.
Attractions
Tanger Outlets features the most popular brand manufacturers in more than 2,200 stores. The purchases can be made at 30%-70% below retail prices every day at Tanger Outlets.
Barstow is situated in San Bernardino, California, United States. It was once a small mining point and railway track to Mojave Desert of California. It has very extreme climate condition with little rainfall all-round the year.
Lenwood Factory is factory that mainly targets Chinese consumers. The stores that come under Lenwood factory have staff that speak fluent Mandarin to serve the customers well.
Tuesday Departure: Disneyland or Universal Studios or Los Angeles City Tour
Saturday Departure: Disneyland or San Diego or Los Angeles City Tour
Disneyland: Visit Disneyland and spend a day in the world’s most famous theme park.
Universal Studios: Visit the famous Universal Studios in this exclusive one day visit and tour the famous movie sets and the studio theme park with attractions like Jurassic Park and the Harry Potter world.
San Diego City Tour: We will depart from the hotel and visit San Diego, the second largest city in California. We will first visit the U.S Naval Compound in San Diego. We will see the longest serving USS aircraft carrier in U.S history. After lunch, we will go to Coronado Island and drive by the Hotel Coronado. This world-famous luxury hotel was established in the 1800s in Victorian style. After that, we will move to yet another National park, the Balboa Park. We will also visit the old city of San Diego. Guests will enjoy the Mexican styled architecture of the old city. In the driving, we will drive back to Los Angeles by driving along the Golden Coast.
Los Angeles City Tour: We will drive along the Los Angeles Basin. Guests will see the famous Santa Monica beach. We will continue to Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills. We will have lunch at the famous farmer market. After lunch, we will visit the downtown area of the city. Guests will see the US Bank tower, one of the tallest building in the western part of the country. We will also climb on the observation deck to have marvelous views of the city. Los Angeles Memorial Stadium will be our next destination. We will also pass by the Angel Flight Railway area, the famous area where movie La La Land was filmed.
Hotel: Holiday Inn or Knott’s Berry Farm Hotel or Similar.
Attractions
Visit the urban cultural park of Balboa in San Diego which offers natural vegetation zones, gardens, museums, zoos, green belts and many recreational activities.
Beverly Hills is a charmingly beautiful neighborhood that houses a number of rich and famous people. It has plenty of Hollywood connections with plenty of stars calling it home.
One of the two popular theme parks of Disney World that has been built in the year 1955 is known as Disneyland. The park is famous for its rides everywhere in the world.
Refers to the Tour guide service in which one can visit the famous city of California State known as Los Angeles. The city is also referred to as LA by the locals.
The Naval Base San Diego is often referred to as 32nd Street Naval Station, it is one of the largest naval base in the United States and consists of more than 50 ships.
Tourists and residents visit old Town San Diego, CA. The history and its culture are its main attraction. More than 25 restaurants are offering cultural and authentic cuisine, besides shopping and food options. There are many events and also entertainment features in the restaurants. Visitors can experience the finest days.
As the name suggests it is a tourism service which is provided in relation to the city of San Diego. There are various packages in this tourism service with each offering something unique and special.
San Diego Bay is a natural harbor and deepwater port located in San Diego County, California near the U.S. Mexico border. The cruise gives an unforgettable experience of the San Deigo’s skyline.
The Griffith Observatory, a gift of Los Angeles, California, is situated on the southern bent of Mount Hollywood in Griffith Park of Los Angeles. It is a fine place for restaurant experience, nightlife enjoyment and urban scenery.
The San Fernando Valley located in Los Angeles has a famous theme park and film studio known as Universal Studios Hollywood. There isn’t any other popular and oldest film studios present in USA.
A well-known Maritime museum in San Diego is famous with the name of USS Midway Museum. It was established in 2004 as a museum. The aircraft carriers Midway are present the museum.
The first destination after departing from hotel early in the morning will be the pyramid lake. We will also visit the museum to see records of the four great ancient floods and the modern conservation of the lake. After that, we will stop at the Tejon Ranch for shopping experience from all the famous brands. We will return to the Bay Area by evening.
Attractions
The Pyramid Lake Road is exceptionally good. The lake views are beautiful, and sapphire blue water is sure to make you fall in love. The sky has ever changing colors, watch beautiful sunrises and sunsets, the ideal choice is boating, while the views are magic.
The Tejon Ranch outlets offer more than 70 retailers on the 320,000 square foot shopping center outdoors. The benefits of these outlets make it favorable demographics that annually it receives 65 million travelers. The outlets here have designer and high-quality brands at value prices.
The order of itinerary may change without any notice depending on weather situations or for some other unforeseen circumstances.
The order of activities held during the tour is planned by the tour guide. So, it may be different from what is mentioned on the tour page. On fewer occasions, Tour Guide has to skip an attraction or few during the tour depending on weather, traffic, group interest or some other reason.
Some attractions are seasonal. So, when they are closed they will be replaced with some other attraction.
You can skip some optional activities during the tour and plan something on your own. Make sure that you coordinate with Tour guide and stay with the group with next activity. Please note you cannot stay on the bus if you skip some optional activity.
Probable hotel names are mentioned in the itinerary. It can be similar or a different hotel of the similar rating. Exact Hotel details can only be provided one day before the departure.
Maximum 4 people of any age can stay in 1 Room in the hotel.
These tours are conducted in a group. A group can have people of several cultures. We expect each person to coordinate with Tour guide to make sure things are on track.
Though attractions are optional but you have to at least take 2 attractions.
Pricing
What's Included
Passengers will be picked up and dropped off at their chosen locations. (Please take notice of locations and times of pick up)
All tours are carried out in air conditioned bus. We may also use a minivan depending on the number of people booking the tour.
A professional tour escort will be with you throughout the tour.
Tour package price includes all the taxes.
What's Excluded
Mandatory Admissions:Roaring Camp Steam Train
Mandatory Admissions:Yosemite National Park Admission $20 per person
Rates could alter without prior notice.
Optional fees will be paid in cash to the guide. Optional activities price may change or can be different as displayed on the website.
Guide will arrange meals and drinks when requested as they are not included in the package.
Daily Service charges for driver and the guide is $8 minimum per person.
Such expenses as telephone services, alcoholic drinks, beverages and laundry services which are private room services.
Services related to travel insurance.
Other personal expenses.
Important: We never encourage customers to purchase admission packages from outside sources and try using them in this tour with discount. If they do, they must arrange transport on the same day. If you skip some attraction, you cannot do it on your own. You can sit near the bus or visit some nearby place, but you will not be allowed to sit in the bus.
Attraction Prices
| Attractions | Adult | Child(3-11 yrs) | Senior(65+ yrs) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disneyland Theme Park, CA | $129.00 | $113.00 | $129.00 |
| Los Angeles City Tour, CA | $78.00 | $75.00 | $78.00 |
| Roaring Camp Steam Train, CA | $33.00 | $25.00 | $33.00 |
| San Diego City Tour, CA | $88.00 | $78.00 | $88.00 |
| San Diego Harbor Cruise, CA | $28.00 | $28.00 | $28.00 |
| Universal Studios Hollywood, CA | $109.00 | $99.00 | $109.00 |
| USS Midway Museum, CA | $26.00 | $12.00 | $28.00 |
| Yosemite National Park, CA | $20.00 | $20.00 | $20.00 |
All the prices are listed in USD.
Any Amount paid in cash to the Tour Guide is not refundable.
Tour display price is based on double occupancy. It is the price each person will pay if a group of two is traveling.
Prices may change without any notice.
Prices include hotel accommodation, transportation and taxes.
Admission Tickets to different places and meals are NOT included in the tour price.
Mandatory Tip for tour guide and driver are NOT included.
Only the tour guide can purchase entrance tickets for you. Pre-purchased tickets are NOT acceptable.
There must be at least one passenger of 18 years for every booking made with GoldenBusTours. For Children between the age group of 2 to 14 years, a different price will be charged. Please refer to Child price on our pricing calendar. Child Age may vary between different bus operators. Maximum 4 people of any age can stay in 1 Room in the hotel. If the 5th person is infant you will be charged normally then with the second room as an expense.
Activities are optional though, but each customer has to participate in 2 activities at least. No city pass allowed. Some attractions are mandatory. Each customer has to take part in them and have to pay for them in cash.
Departure Location
Departure Location
- Starbucks Coffee (391 Sutter St. San Francisco, CA 94108) (the intersection of Sutter Street & Stockton) at 7:30 AM
- Red Roof Inn (777 Airport Boulevard, Burlingame, CA 94010) at 8:00 AM
- Angel Feet Reflexology (441 9th St. Oakland, CA 94607) at 8:15 AM
- 10122 Bandley Dr, (Tectonic Architects & Builders) Cupertino, CA 95014 at 09:00 AM
- Aberdeen Cafe (46881 Warm Springs Blvd. Fremont, CA 94539) at 9:10 AM
- Ulferts Center (668 Barber Ln, Milpitas, CA 95035) at 9:30 AM
Return Location
- Ulferts Center (668 Barber Ln, Milpitas, CA 95035) at 7:00 PM
- Aberdeen Cafe (46881 Warm Springs Blvd. Fremont, CA 94539) at 7:00 PM
- Bai Xing Jia Hunan Fusion (1701 Lundy Ave. San Jose, CA 95131) at 07:00 PM
- Angel Feet Reflexology (441 9th St. Oakland, CA 94607) at 7:15 PM
- Red Roof Inn (777 Airport Boulevard, Burlingame, CA 94010) at 7:30 PM
- Starbucks Coffee (391 Sutter St. San Francisco, CA 94108) (the intersection of Sutter Street & Stockton) at 7:45 PM
- 10122 Bandley Dr, (Tectonic Architects & Builders) Cupertino, CA 95014
Important Notes
Arrive at departure location 10 to 15 minutes before the mentioned time to make sure you catch the bus on time. If in case you are late, the bus will not wait for you at the location and ultimately you will miss the entire tour (no refund in this case).
Return time on the website is just an estimation. Expect some variation always. Time may change depending on traffic and weather situations
There is a possibility that tour operator may use a shuttle to drop you off at the return location. It usually happens in the case of multiple return locations.
You can leave the tour at any place only after signing a Tour Departure Form for leaving the tour early.
Please note that price will stay the same even if you leave the tour early.
If you have booked a pre-tour hotel stay, then you will have to arrange your own transport from hotel to departure location.
If you have booked extra night hotel after the tour, then you will arrange transport from drop off point to hotel.
On West Coast tours some bus operators have a lot of departure locations. A slow start is expected on these tours.
Policies
Cancellation and Refund Policy
No matter the reason for the cancellation, we are forced to carry costly charges from out travel and hotel providers in the form of penalties and fees that re-incurred when there is a cancellation of confirmed or pending bookings. As such, there are cancellation penalties or fees incurred. Determination of the time of cancellation will be done when the notice is received and confirmed by our office. You must make any notice of cancellation directly to GoldenBusTours by email or webmail at the Contact Us section.
We reserve the right to cancel or re-schedule any tour departure with respect to operating requirement or circumstances beyond control. In case a cancellation is made at any given moment in time before departure, our only liability as GoldenBusTours will be to refund you, the passenger with the amount we received for the booking of the tour. We will try our best to re-book the same or similar tour. We are not responsible for any cancellation penalties that may have been incurred on any other travel arrangements inclusive of separate purchase of air tickets.
We are not liable for any other travel arrangements that have been affected as a result of the cancellations.
Cancellation Charges
⇒ $80/person or 15% of transaction amount (whichever is higher) cancellation fee will be incurred if the cancellation occurs 8 days or more before the departure date.
⇒ 60% of transaction amount (whichever is higher) cancellation fee will be incurred if the cancellation occurs 4 - 7 days before the departure date.
⇒ A 100% cancellation fee of the total tour purchase will be incurred if the cancellation occurs 3 days before the departure date.
6% handling and Processing Fee in case of any refund for all transactions.
Any Amount paid in cash to the Tour Guide is not refundable.
There is no refund for unused features. You forfeit the entire payment when you are a no show.
Cancellation or Reschedule charges are applicable even if you are NOT able to take the tour because of visa rejection. If you reschedule tour and later decides to cancel it then cancellation charges will be applicable to the original departure date and not to the rescheduled one.
In order for there not to be a cancellation, a minimum number of participants are required. We reserve the right to cancel a scheduled trip although every effort is made by us to ensure that normal operations are maintained.
For any refund case, we do include the discount offered already. This is where GoldenBusTours is playing its role to make sure its customers get the best available deal at an affordable price.
No refund request or complaint will be entertained after 30 days of tour departure. You have to send a formal complaint through email.
Note: More 30 days after the completion of the tour, we cannot grant any refunds.
⇒ In the case of free passenger cancellation kindly update us 7 days before the departure.
⇒ In the case of late cancellation request or free passenger does not show up on tour day then $128 will be charged.
Reservation, Booking & Redemption
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You are advised to carefully read through and understand these Terms & Conditions before making your booking.
Tour Confirmation
You will get an email immediately once you place an order. Tour Confirmation usually takes 2, 3 days except for urgent order. Urgent orders can be confirmed in a day or even few hours, but we can’t assure success in these cases. On fewer occasions, some of the others may require a longer period of time for confirmation. You are advised not to book airline tickets unless you have received the confirmation.
E-Ticket (Mandatory to be on bus)
Your e-ticket includes complete operator information such as local telephone numbers at your destination. You are required to print the e-tickets and bring them along with you on the trip. They will be needed as proof of purchase.
Changes in Booking
You may incur a fee for any revisions or alterations made to the reservation when the booking has already been confirmed. Cancellation fees may be applied to things such as name changes or corrections. They may also apply to tour date changes or tour itinerary changes. Please note that no departure changes are permitted 72 hours before departure.
Changes in Tour Itinerary
We are continuously striving to improve tour itineraries and features. In the event of unforeseen circumstances that are beyond the control, we do reserve the right to vary the itineraries and to substitute hotels. Duplicate departures may operate during certain peak periods, sometimes in reverse order. As such, hotels may vary from those included on the itinerary pages.
Reschedule
⇒ $85 Transaction reschedule fee will be incurred if the reschedule occurs 8 days or more before the departure date.
⇒ 50% Transaction reschedule fee will be incurred if the reschedule occurs 4 to 7 days before the departure date.
⇒ No request to make any change will be entertained if request is sent 3 days before the departure date
Cancellation or Reschedule charges are applicable even if you are NOT able to take the tour because of visa rejection.
6% handling and Processing Fee in the case of any refund for all transactions. No matter what the reason of cancellation is this processing fee will be deducted on each refund.
Pricing
1. One room can accommodate maximum 4 people. Even if you are 5 people including 1 month old baby you still need 2 rooms.
2. If you can carry your child up to 2 years of age then you do not need to book seats for him. It may vary from one tour to another.
3. Service providers hold the right to change the itinerary and hotel arrangements without any notice.
4. Child (0-9 years) and Single traveler going on the tour have special rates. These prices vary from one tour to another.
5. Meals and Attractions are not included. You can ask your tour guide to try to arrange the meal for you as per your requirements. For attractions, admission fees pay it to the tour guide on the tour.
6. Prices may change without any notice because of prices fluctuation in the market.
7. All prices mentioned on the website are in US dollars.
8. In Case of Bank Wire Transfer customer have to bear Wire transfer fee.
9. Tour package price is inclusive of taxes.
10. Tour Prices are every individual and in view of room inhabitance.
Child rates are applicable for children between (0-12 years) of age. Parents are advised to bring car seats for the safety of their child.
Buy 2 Get 3rd discounted: Get 3rd Ticket on special discounted rates on the purchase of 2 tickets.
Responsibility
3. Before booking any tour make sure to go through every detail like tour itinerary, tour price, cancellation policy, reschedule and refund policies.
4. You should either bring a printed copy of your E-Ticket or bring it in your smartphone on the day of tour departure. You should also bring a valid photo ID along with your E-Ticket. In the case of any issues for not carrying E-Ticket or Photo ID GoldenBusTour will not be responsible.
5.Make sure to provide a valid phone number so we can reach you in the case of any emergency.
6. Please read all important notes, inclusion, exclusion section, terms and conditions, policies and below notes.
6a. Tour Operator holds the right to cancel the tour at any time depending on poor weather condition or some other unforeseen circumstances. However, GoldenBusTour will update its customers about the cancellation and shall not be held accountable for charges other than tour fees.
6b. Change in tour price will not affect any confirmed booking.
6c. Tour Operator can change the order of itinerary at any time without any notice.
7.You will be responsible for your travel documents during the tour.
8.Reach Departure location about 20 to 30 minutes before departure time. Unfortunately, no one will wait for you in case you get in late. The bus mostly has Bus Operator name and logo on it. Even if you are five minutes late and miss the bus then GoldenBusTours or Tour Operator will not be responsible. There will be no refund in this case. You will be charged 100% tour fee.
Reviews
Reviews
Aarav
I booked this tour for my family, we were very excited as we were traveling after three years. We had a fabulous time from beginning to end; we can say a perfect light tour for the whole family. We have enough time to visit each place. We visited Disney land and my kids loved it, we took rides, enjoy food and also bought gifts for friends. It was a lovely day. Yosemite National Park was beautiful. Our tour guide Mr. Mark was so nice and informative. He helped us in a notable way. Highly recommended for families.
Jun
Very relaxing and amazing tour. Yosemite was a beautiful and lovely place. The San Diego city tour was also very knowledgeable. The bus driver was a skilled and experienced man but the tour bus was very uncomfortable it was so disappointing. Selected hotels were neat and clean with good service, they charged extra for room service but I was ok. The guide and rest of the team were active and professional.
Ishaml
Overall it's good and value for your money. Tour guide was also very nice, can speak well in both English and Chinese. Accommodation is comfortable but a bit far from the city center (in Los Angeles). Wake up time is too early, but it's fine if the entire program can be completed in a day, and still have free time for us in shopping and sightseeing.We had a great time. The hotels were good and they tried to take us to as many places as possible.
Patrick Harris
Very nice tour and the price is fair. The tour guide was excellent he knew Chinese really well and organized all the excursion while we were on the bus. A lovely trip to introduce the beauty of Yosemite National Park...would love to return to some places to explore further!
Bo Tsao
It was a very nice tour. Lots of places to know, although I wish there was more time enjoying places instead of being on a bus for several hours. But quite understand that it is due to distance and something we can\'t control. Lovely tour. Will definitely recommend GoldenBusTours.
Alain Ermakova
The tour guide was very informative every time it was needed. Very patient. Knows a lot of the places we went. Internet was not the best in the hotels, in some places had to pay to have access to it. Besides, there was supposed to be internet in the bus but never worked.
九十九 正
Everything was good but one day in Yosemite was less . Have not seen anything much. Also I paid $350 for 4 days. Los Angeles was included in itinerary. Else was a wonderful experience , good , hotel , guide all was good except but higher price. Anyway, Thanks GoldenBusTours.
Hayley Proctor
A very excellent 4 days tour of most of West Coast\'s highlights. Could have used 2 extra days, as bus travel days seemed too many back to back, and there was no time to rest up with any free time, so it was very tiring for everyone, including the guide. Interesting and very complete, though !!
La Thị Chi Ánh
The tour should offer this as a guaranteed group service, and include the Disneyland visit with entry as the very first item in the Los Angeles morning tour. Everything else in West Coast is secondary for a tourist and can be done by yourself, so do please rethink the Yosemite stop! Otherwise everything else was great, especially Jesus our tour guide. Thank you !
Jamie Fuller
Very good tour with an excellent tour guide. The bus and the driver were excellent. But the bus was not equipped with WiFi as mentioned which is a major draw back. Also the hotel was not equipped with aircon, need to be upgraded to a better Hotel. It will be much appreciated if the hotel details are available in advance. I recommend this tour.
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