Took the tour on 6/24-6/26/2015 with a group of 11 people, and we all felt that the entire tour was rushed. The time we spent on most of the stops were mostly just enough for a restroom break. First stop - Santa Barbara was really just a re..stroom stop.No time to even walk down to the pier which was across the street from the restroom building. Next was Solvang, we were only given a little over an hour to have lunch. Had lunch at Vikings (highly suggested by our tour guide), which was right where the bus parked. We thought we would have a few minutes to at least walk up and down the street and take some pictures. But, NO, it was just enough for a quick lunch and restroom break. On the way to San Jose, our tour guide changed our itinerary for the day. Instead of going straight to Silicon Valley, we headed straight to the hotel and included Silicon Valley to the next day's tour to save us 3 hours of travel. The hotel on the first night (Comfort Inn Salinas) was pretty good although I requested to have connecting/adjacent rooms for our group and of course, they weren't. We were split up, some on the 2nd floor while others on the 3rd. The 2nd day, we went straight to Silicon Valley - Apple Inc. We didn't get a chance to walk around and take pictures for security reasons, as we were told. So, pretty much just a drive around the Infinity Loop. Next stop was Stanford, where we were able to at least take some pictures and use the restrooms. Although we were only given less than an hour to spend there. Then, next stop was San Francisco. We were only given 20 minutes at the Golden Gate Bridge, where 10 minutes of it was already standing in line for the restroom. This stop was supposed to be the highlight for our group as some people in our group have never been or seen the Golden Gate bridge! The best thing this day was the 5 1/2 hours spent on our own since we didn't join the bay cruise and city tour. The worst part of this tour is the hotel on our 2nd night - Quality Inn Monterey Beach Dunes. This hotel is the worst! No elevators-we had 3 seniors with us who had to climb 3 flights of steps since our rooms were on the 3rd floor. The rooms were smelly and old. Our room had used towels hanging on the bathroom door and the telephone and clock weren't even working. Our last day was not too bad except we got to our drop off site a few minutes before 9pm, which was so much later than what was said on the itinerary. Overall, I would go with a different tour company. My friends went on a similar itinerary but with a different tour company and they only had good things to say about their tour.Read full review
Such a great experience! Ended up getting a private tour since no one else signed up that day. Chloe was the best guide I could've hoped for, and made the tour so worthwhile: a perfect mix of local knowledge, fun facts and everyday chit cha..t. There was enough time to see the sights, take pictures and walk around (as much as the temperature permitted). We hit 110F, so the A/C and fresh water supply were very much appreciated. Highly recommended!Read full review
Tour meraviglioso, come abbiamo sempre desiderato, posti incantevoli e, ancora meglio, la guida Lorenzo, super preparato, ha descritto in maniera minuziosa tutti i parchi visitati e non solo, inoltre persona simpaticissima che ha reso le or..e di viaggio passate insieme davvero piacevoli.Read full review
Tour meraviglioso, come abbiamo sempre desiderato, posti incantevoli e, ancora meglio, la guida Lorenzo, super preparato, ha descritto in maniera minuziosa tutti i parchi visitati e non 662893o, inoltre persona simpaticissima che ha reso le.. ore di viaggio passate insieme davvero piacevoli.Read full review