San Diego Travel Guides and Tours

Welcome to California’s second-largest city. Bordered by the Pacific Ocean and the Laguna Mountains, San Diego boasts a gentle Mediterranean climate with over 70 miles of beaches. Your Go San Diego Card includes admission to more than 55 attractions. Take a double-decker bus tour, visit the world-famous San Diego Zoo, or take a walking tour through the historic Gaslamp Quarter. Of course, you will have plenty of time to relax by the beach or travel south of the border to Tijuana!

California)** • William Heath Davis HouseThe Go San Diego Card also comes with a full-color guidebook with information to help plan your trip. This includes maps of San Diego and the surrounding area, San-Kei-En • Knott’s Soak City Water Park** • LEGOLAND® California • Mingei International Museum • Miramar Speed Circuit • Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego - Downtown • Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego - La Jolla • Museum of Making Music • Museum of Photographic Arts • Museum of the Living Artist • Petco Park Guided Tour • Reuben H. Fleet Science Center & IMAX • San Diego Air & Space Museum • San Diego Automotive Museum • San Diego Chinese Historical Museum • San Diego Harbor Excursions (your choice of 1 harbor tour per day: San Diego Harbor Excursions Full Bay Tour, Mexico with Gray Line San Diego* • USS Midway Museum • Wave House FlowRider • Whale Watching Excursions* • Whaley House Museum • Wheel Fun Coronado • Wild Rivers Water Park (Irvine, and much more!*Advance reservations required on these attractions. All others are available without advance notice.** Seasonal attractions, San Diego Harbor Excursions South Bay Tour) • San Diego Model Railroad Museum • San Diego Museum of Art • San Diego Museum of History • San Diego Museum of Man • San Diego Natural History Museum • San Diego Wine & Culinary Center Wine Tasting • San Diego Zoo • San Diego Zoo’s Wild Animal Park • Serra Museum • Temecula Wine Country Tour with Grapeline® Tours* • Tour to Tijuana, Service On Call; 2-day Go San Diego Card including admission to more than 50 attractions (see list below).Your Go San Diego Card includes free general admission to the following:Belmont Park Unlimited Ride Wristband • Birch Aquarium at Scripps • Boomers San Diego • Bowers Museum • Brewery Tour at Rock Bottom Brewery • Chula Vista Nature Center • City Sightseeing Double-Decker Bus Tour • Coronado “Promenade through the Past” Walking Tour • Coronado Ferry • Coronado Museum of History & Art • Discovery Science Center • Firehouse Museum • Gaslamp Quarter Walking Tour • Hall of Champions Sports Museum • Hotel Del Coronado Walking Tour • Ice Town La Jolla • Japanese Friendship Garden of San Diego, San Diego Harbor Excursions North Bay Tour

Enjoy a visit to San Diego, renowned for its idyllic climate, miles of pristine beaches, and dazzling array of world-class attractions.Service On Call; sightseeing as outlined in day-by-day itinerary.

From Hollywood to the Grand Canyon, San Diego to San Francisco and Las Vegas to LA, the fun never stops. Step into the Old West and gaze in awe at the depth and grandeur of one of the world's natural wonders - the Grand Canyon; stare in disbelief at the world's largest trees - the Giant Sequoias of Yosemite; and watch night become day as the sun sets on the Las Vegas Strip.

The rugged coastline and sandy beaches of the Golden State provide the setting for a picture-perfect Collette vacation. From the big cities of San Francisco, Los Angeles, and San Diego, to Mother Nature's masterpiece, Yosemite National Park, you'll see the sights and landmarks that make this state such a popular destination. San Francisco comes alive as a guided tour introduces you to some of the city's most popular landmarks such as Twin Peaks, Seal Rocks and the Golden Gate Bridge. Enjoy ample time to explore on your own Fisherman's Wharf, the city's storied cable cars or shopping in Union Square. Then you're off to the incomparable Yosemite National Park, with its amazing waterfalls and rock formations. Explore the Spanish adobes and other beautifully restored buildings in Monterey, California's first capital. The mountains meet the sea along the dramatic 90-mile coastal, scenic drive between Carmel and San Simeon. With waves crashing outside one window and mountains on the other, this drive along the Big Sur Coast two-lane, winding highway is sure to take your breath away. There's time to stop and smell the flowers along the streets of Solvang, as Danish-style village. Stop at Hearst Castle in St. Simeon and tour some of this mountaintop retreat's 165 rooms and 127 acres of gardens. Your trip to California wouldn't be complete without a visit to Los Angeles, and its famed Graumann's Chinese Theatre and star-studded Walk of Fame. A 2-night stay in charming San Diego, with its ideal climate and abundant attractions, is a perfect ending to your California vacation. Perhaps you'll visit the world-famous San Diego Zoo before joining fellow travelers for dinner at one of the city's best known architectural landmarks, Tom Ham's Lighthouse.

Airport transfers on days 1 and 9 Twin-bedded rooms in hotels listed or similar; hotel taxes, service charges and tips for baggage handling 8 breakfasts (FB), 1 “You’re Personally Invited” specialty lunch with wine (PI) and 3 dinners (BD), including a Highlight Dinner (HD) and Farewell Dinner with wine (FD) Services of a professional Tour Director Private luxury motorcoach with airconditioning, reclining seats and restroom facilities Sightseeing, special features and scenic highlights as indicated in the itinerary, including admission charges where applicable Portfolio of travel documents