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California
- Las Vegas Explorer Tour
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San
Francisco, Monterey, Santa Barbara, Los Angeles/Beverly Hills,
Las Vegas
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Thursday
- Day 1: Arrive in San Francisco in
the afternoon
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Welcome
Dinner & Presentation
6:30pm - 8:00pm
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Palace
Hotel
The
Palace Hotel near the financial district, Chinatown, Union
Square's high-end shopping and Fisherman's Wharf. The
Palace Hotel, housed in an 125-year-old landmark building,
is fully restored to full grandeur.
"5.0 of 5 Overall Guest Satisifaction Rating"
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- Day 2: San Francisco - Golden Gate Bridge, Marin, Napa
Valley... |
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Hotel:
Palace
Hotel
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In
the morning, we'll take a drive north, over the Golden
Gate Bridge to through Marin County to Napa where you'll
visit the wine country. After lunch, we'll return to San
Francisco and take a Cable Car through China Town, to
Fisherman's Wharf for dinner.
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| Saturday
- Day 3: Drive
south from San Francisco to Santa
Cruz, Monterey... |
Monterey
Plaza
Hotel & Spa |
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The
drive south will be along the Pacific Coast Highway
(HWY 1) spectacular. The
highway continues south on the west coast of the San
Francisco Peninsula, through Half Moon Bay to Santa
Cruz and Monterey.
You'll drive down the best stretch of road, just south
of Big Sur to Monterey. The road hugs the side of the
coastal mountains with excellent views, stop along the
way and take plenty of photos...
In
the afternoon, you'll check into the Monterey Plaza Hotel.
The Monterey Plaza's central location on Cannery Row makes
it easy to enjoy the area's many attractions and activities
including the world-renowned Monterey Bay Aquarium just
three blocks away. Walk to Fisherman's Wharf, Old Town
Monterey or the Maritime Museum. |
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an ocean kayak from the beach adjacent to the hotel, play
a round of golf at one of 19 championship courses or skate
along a nearby recreation trail. |
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- Day 4: Monterey
- Carmel,
Pebble
Beach, Big
Sur |
Monterey
Plaza
Hotel & Spa |
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You
can take a scenic drive to Carmel, Pebble Beach,
17-Mile Drive or Big Sur. Whale
watch in the protected marine sanctuary of Monterey
Bay, or take in the many activities and sights
that Monterey has to offer, including tennis, and
world-class golf.
Big Sur is a section of the California coast, typically
considered to run from Carmel-by-the-Sea to the
Hearst Castle at San Simeon in the south. It is
characterized by the collision of coastal mountain
ranges, locally named the Santa Lucia Range, with
the Pacific Ocean. Throughout much of Big Sur, this
produces dramatic sea cliffs and undersea kelp forests.
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Day
5: Santa Barbara
- Checking out of the Monterey Plaza in the morning. We
continue along the highway south along the coast to Santa
Barbara... |
Check-In:
Hotel
Oceana
Santa Barbara |
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Several
miles south of Carmel, State Route 1 crosses the scenic
Bixby Creek Bridge, a reinforced concrete arch with a
320-foot span that passes over the Bixby Creek gorge.
The highway then continues south through the cliffs of
Big Sur, then past Hearst Castle, and on to the coastal
cities of San Luis Obispo, Pismo Beach and Lompoc. Route
1 joins US 101 south of Buellton and passes through Santa
Barbara.
The Hotel Oceana Santa Barbara. Chic beachfront hotel
rooms with endless ocean and mountain views on the American
Riviera.
- Situated
on Santa Barbara’s West Beach, between Stearns Wharf
and the Santa Barbara harbor, this sprawling 122 room
luxury resort is a stone's throw from the beach and within
walking distance of all of the area’s famous shopping,
dining, and entertainment. |
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6: Beverly Hills / Los Angeles
- Evening out in Hollywood, Westwood, Sunset... |
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The
Hyatt Regency Century Plaza*
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While
in LA, you'll have plenty of time to visit sites
and locations, including Hollywood
Blvd, Santa
Monica. Lots of nightlife and plenty of places
to see. Within minutes from the hotel, you
can visit most of the Favorite
Nightclubs of the Stars...
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There are more than a dozen motion picture
studios in Los Angeles, and you'll have
time to see several of them. They range
from the well-known (Disney, Universal,
Fox, Warner Bros, Paramount, Columbia, MGM),
to the obscure (Ren-Mar, Raleigh, Sunset-Gower).
Here are some links to information about
them, locations, and prices:
Studio Tours (Index):
Warner
Bros. Studios Tour (Best Tour)
Universal
Studios Tour
NBC
Studios (Television) Tour
Paramount
Studios Tour
SONY
Pictures Studios Tour
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Some
things to keep in mind, when visiting Hollywood.
You won't find a gleaming city filled with movie
stars, posh restaurants, grand mansions and expensive
shopping areas. The actual suburb of Hollywood is
far from glamorous, it's really more of a tourist
attraction. It is said that "The real "Hollywood"
is a state of mind, not a place; it's not so much
a city as it is shorthand for the general movie
and entertainment industry."
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Adjacent
to Beverly Hills and minutes from Rodeo Drive,
The
Hyatt
Regency Century Plaza
is one of Los Angeles' most fashionable addresses.
One of the hotel's most notable attributes is
the new 35,000-square- foot, Asian influenced
resort spa. *(or similar)
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Day
7: Beverly Hills
Bevely Hills, Rodeo
Drive, Santa Monica, Venice Beach...
Beverly Hills is where many stars actually live,
dine and shop. Only a few minutes drive from the
hotel, the City of Beverly Hills offers all of
the glamour and opulence that anyone could reasonably
hope for. There you'll
find Rodeo Drive, one of the wealthiest and most
famous shopping districts in the world.
Shop
where the Stars Shop...
Numerous well-known restaurants, many frequented
by movie stars, including the legendary Chasen's,
Trader Vic's, The Grill, Jimmy's, Planet Hollywood,
and the new Spago Beverly Hills.
Favorite
restaraunts of the stars...
The
homes (and former homes) of countless movie stars
and TV personalities; their grand mansions line
such Beverly Hills streets as Roxbury Drive, Carolwood
Drive, Bedford Drive, Crescent Drive, and Benedict
Canyon Drive.
See some of the homes of movie & TV stars...
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Day
8: Check-out, 4-hour drive through the desert to Las Vegas
Evening check-in at the Monte Carlo Hotel |
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Monte
Carlo Hotel
The Monte Carlo's Monaco
Suites offer more living space for the business
or recreational traveler. In addition to an extended
sitting area with a sofa, these suites feature:
- King beds
- Full bath w/spa option
- Additional half-bath
- Sweeping views of the city
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Upscale
and refined, the Monte Carlo Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas,
Nev., is situated within a three mile radius of Las Vegas'
major entertainment venues.
(Photo on right is from the 10th floor of the Monte Carlo)--> |
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Bellagio Conservatory and Fountains, Forum Shops
at Caesar's Palace and Guggenheim Hermitage Museum
are one to one- and-one-half miles away. |
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Located
on the Strip, this property is three miles from the Las
Vegas Convention Center, The Stratosphere and Star Trek:
The Experience. Explore on your own, or with friends...
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Day
9: Las
Vegas, Nevada
- The day is yours to enjoy Las Vegas Shows or have
fun in the Casinos...
Las
Vegas Helicopter City Lights Night Flight INCLUDED!
Romantic
helicopter flight at night along the neon city lights
of Las Vegas Strip.
Here
are just a few of the great experiences you can visit
while in Vegas!
Forum
Shops at Caesars Palace -
This busy shopping mall was built to resemble a street
from Ancient Rome. Also located in The Forum Shops at
Caesars, is an Exotic Cars display of more than 40 vehicles
with prices more than $1 million. Extremely rare and sought
after, they are in a two-story, 34,000-square-foot showroom.
Freemont
Street Experience -
A
five-block pedestrian covered mall with kiosks, carts
and a nightly light-and-sound show.
Siegfried
& Roy's Secret Garden and Dolphin Habitat -
A recreated tropical setting for Atlantic bottlenose dolphins,
the attraction's four pools are made up of 2.5 million
gallons of water and an artificial reef. (According to
the Mirage, recent injuries sustained by magician Roy
Horn will not affect the status of the Secret Garden and
Dolphin Habitat.)
Star
Trek Experience -
This adventure puts visitors in a Star Trek action sequence,
including a motion-simulator ride.
Stratosphere
Tower -
Sitting atop the Stratosphere Tower Hotel and Casino,
this is the tallest free-standing observation tower in
the U.S. and is encircled by two exciting roller coasters.
Madame
Tussaud's Wax Museum -
Check out the Las Vegas Legends Room, where you can snap
a photo with Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis, Jr. or Dean Martin.
Elvis-A-Rama
Museum -
The King of Rock-and-Roll lives on at this museum that
houses the largest private collection of Elvis memorabilia
in the world.
Helicopter night flyover - Take to the
skies over the dazzling Las Vegas Strip with the Vegas
Neon Nights helicopter tour.
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Complimentary Las Vegas hotel pick-up and drop-off
- Tour in state of the art 6 passenger jet helicopters
- Photo opportunities ( Night time film required )
- Flight seeing as you cruise by the Las Vegas Strip
- Spectacular aerial views of Luxor, MGM, Caesars Palace,
Venetian, Paris, Bellagio, Treasure Island & Mirage
hotels
- Fly by the illuminated Stratosphere Tower
- Delight at neon downtown
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Las
Vegas Helicopter City Lights Night Flight
Romantic
helicopter flight at night along the neon city lights
of Las Vegas Strip. Complimentary champagne toast included. |
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During
the day, you can relax at huge hotel pool complex,
or visit other casinos in Vegas. If you want to
go to the Grand Canyon, we encourage a narrated
helicopter flight from Las Vegas to the Grand
Canyon in complete luxury. The helicopter descends
4,000 feet into the Grand Canyon, then touches
down by the banks of Colorado River for refreshments
and a ‘Canyon’ toast! Your tour also
includes majestic views of Lake Mead, the Hoover
Dam, extinct volcanoes, and as a grand finale,
you'll fly over Las Vegas "Strip."
TOUR DURATION: 3 hours from hotel pickup to hotel
drop off (approximately)
(Additional Cost: $289 per person/Advance Reservations
required.)
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Day
10: Las
Vegas
Afternoon flights home... |
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