8-Day Los Angeles to Santa Monica, Yosemite National Park, San Francisco and Southern California Tour (Free Airport Pickup)
Tour Code: GOL-LA-314A
Duration: 8 Day(s) / 7 Night(s)
Tour Guide: Chinese, English
Quality: Budget
22%
Departure City
Destination
Return City
Overview
Experience: UNESCO, Family
Extra (Excluded): Wifi, Meal etc...
Tour Guide:Chinese, English
Daily (2021-01-01 To 2024-12-31)
Join us on an eight-day tour that will pick you up from LAX airport, and take you to exclusive places. You will visit Mexico, and enjoy Puerto Nuevo, Rosarito Backyard Beach, take an in-depth tour of Tijuana, and get amazed by the Mexican culture. You will also visit Los Angeles, Santa Barbara, Fisherman’s Wharf, Pier 39, PCH 1, the famous 17 Miles, Berkley University and the take a boat ride as well. You will also explore Silicon Valley, and take a tour of San Francisco, and Yosemite National Park and explore El Capitan, Tunnel View Point, and visit Hollywood, Universal Studios, San Diego, and Disney Land!
- If we will not go to Grand Canyon south rim due to weather conditions or public holidays, we will refund $20 admission.
- If we will not be able to try San Diego city tour due to weather conditions or public holidays, we will refund $20 of the USS Midway aircraft carrier’s admission.
- 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
We offer complimentary airport pickup between 8:30 am to 10:30 pm. After this, there will be an extra fee for the pickup. Meet our tour guides at baggage claim area for US/Canada domestic flights. Meet our tour guides in front of currency exchange at Terminal B for those arriving on International flights. Those who are arriving before 5:00 pm can join Santa Monica Sightseeing tours for $25/person. This tour is optional. During winters, we conduct this tour early.
Hotel: Best Western Plus LAX, Ramada Plaza LAX or Similiar
Attractions
Santa Monica is not just like any other city neighboring Las Angles but a city that owns a civic and commercial centre. It is also accessible to the popular beaches. Due to its pleasant climate, it is also a resort town.
In the morning, we will depart from Los Angeles to Lobster Bay, and which a famous town located near the border with Mexico. You will enjoy some of the best Lobster meals here. After passing having our meal, we will go to Ensenada which is quite for the local fishery activities. We will also arrange a boat ride here for our guests which will offer you an amazing sightseeing experience.
Hotel: Rosarito Beach Hotel or similar
Attractions
Puerto Nuevo is a small community that can be found in Rosarito Beach Municipality. It is located in the state of Baja California. The village is popular with the name ”Lobster Village”, the village has around 140 residents.
Rosarito is a resort city in the Mexican State of Baja California, it is mistakenly known as Rosarito Beach because of the popular Rosarito Beach Hotel. It is located 10 miles south of US border.
In the morning you can wake up naturally. The Rosa Lido Beach Hotel is renowned for its guests. Blue sea is the hotel's front porch. The vast beach is the hotel's backyard, and if you want you can rent a good horse to flutter waves. After leaving Rosarito, you will continue to the tidal Pacific coast to Tijuana. As the emerging city of the Mexican border, Tijuana is full of graffiti of symbolic freedom and young, then we return across the border back to us San Diego, visit the famous landmark — the kiss of the century, and the world-famous aircraft carrier - USS Midway. In the evening, we will return to LA.
Attractions
Refers to the city located in the south of California, well known for its television and film industry. The area of the city is 1,302 km² with a population of 3.884 million according to the census of 2013.
Rosarito is a resort city in the Mexican State of Baja California, it is mistakenly known as Rosarito Beach because of the popular Rosarito Beach Hotel. It is located 10 miles south of US border.
- San Diego City Tour ($110/person)
- Hollywood, Universal Studio ($130/person)
- Disneyland (tour fee of $150 per head will be charged)
- California Adventure ($150 additional tour fee will be charged)
- Desert Hills Premium Outlets($60/person)
- Los Angeles City Exploration Tour ($90/person)
- San Diego Sea World ($130/person)
- San Diego Seaview Train Ride ($85/person)
- Disneyland Adventure Park ($155/person)
- Hollywood and Beverly Hills 1 day tour ($70/person)
- Newport Beach-Crystal Cathedral -South Coast Plaza 1 Day Tour($45/person)
Hotel: Courtyard Marriott SFO, Park Pointe Hotel or Similar
Attractions
The desert Hills premium Outlet is a great source of outlet shopping. The desert hills premium outlet is located in the beautiful US state of California. The place is a popular shopping outlet visited by both residents and tourists alike.
It is basically a theme park situated in Anaheim (California). The unique point of this park is that it is being looked after and operated by the famous Walt Disney Company.
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.
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.
The Sea World along San Diego coastline in California is a marine park. During the year different festivals are held at it a where guests can have an interactive adventure under the sea.
The seaview train is located in California in the United Statesof America. It is comprised of the famous railroads, rail tracks and steam locomotives reminding of the ancient history.
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.
- San Diego City Tour ($110/person)
- Hollywood, Universal Studio ($130/person)
- Disneyland (tour fee of $150 per head will be charged)
- California Adventure ($150 additional tour fee will be charged)
- Desert Hills Premium Outlets($60/person)
- Los Angeles City Exploration Tour ($90/person)
- San Diego Sea World ($130/person)
- San Diego Seaview Train Ride ($85/person)
- Disneyland Adventure Park ($155/person)
- Hollywood and Beverly Hills 1 day tour ($70/person)
- Newport Beach-Crystal Cathedral -South Coast Plaza 1 Day Tour($45/person)
Hotel: Clarion Inn, Comfort Inn or Similar
Attractions
The desert Hills premium Outlet is a great source of outlet shopping. The desert hills premium outlet is located in the beautiful US state of California. The place is a popular shopping outlet visited by both residents and tourists alike.
The first of two theme parks built at Disney land Resort in Anaheim is known as Disneyland. This park has been established under the Walt Disney’s direct supervision.
It is basically a theme park situated in Anaheim (California). The unique point of this park is that it is being looked after and operated by the famous Walt Disney Company.
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.
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.
The Sea World along San Diego coastline in California is a marine park. During the year different festivals are held at it a where guests can have an interactive adventure under the sea.
The seaview train is located in California in the United Statesof America. It is comprised of the famous railroads, rail tracks and steam locomotives reminding of the ancient history.
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.
In the morning, the tour group will head north towards Solvang along California golden Pacific coast. Upon arrival, you are able to have a drink of a gourmet European coffee and have a world-famous Danish cookie. After lunch, the group will keep going north along world famous California PCH #1 towards to the world famous "science and technology capital" - Silicon Valley, visite the famous apple company's spacecraft building, arrivel in San Francisco at night and stay the night in San Francisco.
Solvang village is located in the territory of Santa Barbara County in central California, USA. It is a simple, pocket town with typical Nordic scenery. The town houses picturesque Danish buildings, Danish windmills, Danish food, wines and Danish handicrafts.
Apple Park is the corporate headquarters of Apple Inc., located at 1 Apple Park Way in Cupertino, California, United States. Its circular design and extreme scale have earned a media nickname of 'the spaceship’. Located on a suburban site totaling 175 acres, it houses more than 12,000 employees in one central four-storied circular building of approximately 2,800,000 square feet. Steve Jobs wanted the whole campus to look less like an office park and more like a nature refuge. Eighty percent of the site consists of green space planted with drought-resistant trees and plants indigenous to the Cupertino area, and the center courtyard of the main building features an artificial pond.
Apple Park Visitor Center is a two-story 20,135 sq. ft. structure with four main areas: an Apple Store featuring Apple-branded merchandise (T-shirts, hats, tote bags, post cards) not sold at regular Apple stores, a 2,386 sq. ft. café, an exhibition space which currently showcases a 3D model of Apple Park with augmented reality, and a roof terrace overlooking the campus. It opened to the public on Nov. 17, 2017.The estimated cost of the center is $80M.The property at 10600 N. Tantau is across the road from the campus proper and abuts a Santa Clara residential neighborhood.
Hotel: Holiday Inn SFO, Park Pointe Hotel or Similar.
Attractions
Apple Park Visitor Center is a retail store marketing their smartphones, iPad, and many more. This center is a renowned tourist attraction in California and it’s known to attract a number of tourists every year. This place is an architectural wonder and offers visitors to learn and shop simultaneously. The park features exhibition, store, café, roof terrace to enjoy the beautiful scenery.
Solvang means area favored with a ton of sunshine in Danish dialect. The larger part of living arrangements of such city is of Scandinavian backgrounds. German style architects and cookies are the key, well known specialties of Solvang.
Solvang is a city of California located in Santa Ynez Valley. It was founded in 1911. There is also a copy of the statue “Little Mermaid” in the city. Tourism in the city began after the visit of Prince Frederick of Denmark in 1939.
You can join our Extensive City Tour. This in-depth tour of the city will bring travelers to other famous sightseeing points in SF, such as: Cable Car, Lombard Street, City Hall, St. Mary's Cathedral, and Chinatown in San Francisco. After city tour, SF self-dismiss travelers may leave the tour at Fisherman's Wharf - Pier 39. We will stop by the famous Fisherman's Wharf - Pier 39, you will have a chance to taste the local delicious seafood and take a boat ride (Optional) around the beautiful SF Bay area and enjoy the scenic views of the SF City Skyline, Golden Gate Bridge, Alcatraz Island and the special pier with hundreds of joyful sea lions.
The University of California, Berkeley is a public research university located in Berkeley, California. Founded in 1868, Berkeley is the flagship institution of the ten research universities affiliated with the University of California system and is ranked as one of the world's most prestigious universities and the top public university in the United States. For 2017–18, the Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) ranked Berkeley 5th in the world and 1st among public universities. Berkeley is also ranked 18th internationally among research universities in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings, 6th in the 2017 Times Higher Education World Reputation Rankings. It is additionally ranked 4th internationally (1st among public universities) by U.S. News & World
San Francisco: this California’s culture capital is located at the tip of the San Francisco Peninsula, therefore three sides surrounded by water. Furthermore, the peninsula was consisted of 43 hills, so the city’s streets and buildings are in concordance with those natural slopes. The most distinguished feature of San Francisco is its perfect weather, as well as its culture tolerance.
Attractions
Alcatraz Island provides visitors with plenty of history and beauty. It once housed America’s most dangerous criminals and is the site of the first US built fort on the West Coast and the first lighthouse.
Experience the thrilling yet romantic ride on the ultimate historic cable cars up the steep hills of San Francisco. It will be the most memorable ride of your entire trip.
Saint Mary's Cathedral is the chief church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese situated in San Francisco. As the mother church of Catholics in California, it is known for its religious power and impact.
The China Town of San Francisco is the oldest China Town in North America and also has the largest Chinese community outside Asia. It was established in 1848 and since then it has been an important part of history and culture.
A tourist destination that starts from Van Ness Avenue to Kearny Street in San Francisco is known as Fisherman’s Wharf. It is one of the attractive tour locations in California.
A suspension bridge spanning the Golden Gate Strait is known as Golden Gate Bridge. It connects the Pacific Ocean with San Francisco Bay.
The Golden Gate Park is considered the largest urban park in San Francisco. It holds several best attractions for visitors, like: The Japanese Tea Garden, the Music Concourse, the Stow Lake, the windmills, the Bison Paddock and many more.
Refers to the famous east-west street in California, the street is popular for its eight hairpin turns. The street was actually named by Jasper O Farrell, who was actually a surveyor from San Francisco.
San Francisco is a hilly city on the tip of a peninsula and home to numerous tourist attractions. Experience the San Francisco Advanced Tour for its Segway expeditions; it’s fun riding the hills in San Francisco. The 2.5-hour Segway experience leads the visitors to the top-notch sites; climb up the steep hills and ride down the famous streets with entertaining tour guides, and more.
San Francisco City Hall, United States is the seat of government for the City and County of San Francisco, California. It is well known for its architecture and the life at night.
A famous research university made for the public research in Berkeley California is known University of California. It has been established on March 26. 1968. It got 6th rank for the global reputation of research institutions.
In the morning, the group will tour the Yosemite national park which is famous for its colossal granite rocks, spectacular waterfalls, and glacier formed U-Shaped valley. You will have a chance to see the Yosemite waterfall, the El Capitan and Tunnel View Point. After the lunch, the group will drive through the richest California Central Valley before heading back to Los Angeles.
Yosemite waterfall: the second highest waterfall in North America, comprises three sections, all combined together with an amazing drop of 720 meters.
El Capitan: It is the largest integral granite rock in the world, and the ultimate challenge for those rock climbers.
Tunnel View Point: the best spot to appreciate the Glacier formed U-shaped Yosemite Valley. Standing at the rim, you are able to see the Half Dome, which is the icon of California and the well-known sporting goods brand name “North Face”, Bridal Veil Falls, three sentinel rocks and so on.
Attractions
California’s Central Valley is large valley, the valley is highly beautiful and full of plantations. It is place that should be visited by everyone.
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.
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.
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.
Free Airport Pickup is available on this tour.
What's Excluded
Mandatory admission: $68/person for, Lobster Meal, Ensenada Bay Cruise, Rosarito Beach Hotel Breakfast.
Mandatory admission: $45/person for, Cable Car, San Francisco City Tour, Berkeley University and Fuel Surcharge.
Mandatory admission:$20 person for, Yosemite National Park admission, transportation and Fuel Surcharge.
It is possible for rates to change without notice.
Airport pickup service charges $10/person.
Cash payments of admission fee for Optional Activities would be made to the guide. Optional activities price may change or can be different as displayed on the website.
Though meals and drinks are not a part of the package the guide will arrange them upon request.
Minimum service charge for the driver and the guide will be $10 per person per day.
Telephone services, laundry services, Alcoholic drinks and beverages are private room charges.
Travel insurance.
Additional personal expenditure.
Note: Customers should not buy admission tickets or passes on their own and use them on this discounted tours. In case they do, they will have to arrange their own transport.
Attraction Prices
| Attractions | Adult | Child(2-11 yrs) | Senior(65+ yrs) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aquarium of the Bay, CA | $35.00 | $35.00 | $35.00 |
| Santa Monica Tour, CA | $25.00 | $25.00 | $25.00 |
Departure Location
Departure Location
- Free Airport Pick up from (LAX) airport For U.S domestic & Canada Flights between 8:30am to 10:30pm (U.S Domestic Flights);8:30am to 9:30pm (International Flights).
- Meet the tour guide at the baggage claim area for Domestic arrivals and in front of currency exchange at Terminal B for the international flight.
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Reviews
Shane
Taking this 8 day tour was in my list and so I bought my family to this tour. We had been to none of these places and so this tour is all that we want. We were glad to make it to this bus tour.
Zhu
San Francisco and Santa Barbara are amazing place! I had never seen these city before and I’m glad I hadn’t because the charm would’ve been minimized had I visited this amazing city on my own. GoldenBusTours planned such a comprehensive tour for everybody that it was hard to not enjoy. I will definitely give this tour company 5 stars and give recommendations to everyone I know. Try GoldenBusTours if you are looking forward to an affordable, well planned trip.
Abha
We booked this 8-day tour to Santa Monica and San Francisco and we really enjoyed this tour. Booking tours with GoldenBus Tours is amazingly easy. It is reasonable, price wise, as well. Other than that the services provided in their trips are exactly like they describe it in the trip info. Took amazing photographs and made even better memories; I had a stunning time on this trip. I would recommend it to a friend of mine who is looking for a trip in summers.
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