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$1923 10% Moderate TOUR INCLUDES: - Services of WTT Tour Leader and local guides - Activities as noted on the itinerary - Dinner at the Culinary Institute of America - Breakfast daily, 3 dinners - Transportation as noted on the itinerary - Airport transfers - Time to explore on your own - Hotels: Sausalito: Holiday Inn Express for 1 night Napa - Embassy Suites for 4 nights Air Information Travelers will make their own air reservations and are requested to arrive and depart as follows:
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To avoid jet lag and possible flight delays, consider arriving a day early. The room cost will be $90 dbl / $180 sgl
Special Notes Regarding this Trip: - Some activities on this itinerary require walking, sometimes over uneven paved areas.
Not Included in the Price of this Tour: - Air to and from your home - Meals and activities not specified in the itinerary - Any personal expenses and any guide/driver gratuities - Transfers are not provided by WTT for early arrival or late departure. - You will be responsible for your own airport transfer(s) if you arrive or depart at times or dates other than specified above when transfers are provided.
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Monday, May 11: Arrive Oakland Airport and travel to Sausalito Arrive Oakland, CA no later than 2:30pm. Upon arrival into Oakland, you will be met outside baggage claim by the WTT tour leader. Once everyone has arrived, we will depart the airport and travel to Sausalito. This charming town sits on the water and looks back to the San Francisco skyline. Here we will enjoy some time in the delightful shops before having dinner and calling it an evening. (B,D) Tuesday, May 12: Muir Woods, and Vineyard Tour. Today we begin our day with a visit to Muir Woods. We’ll take a short nature walk on the main trail (flat and paved) that includes interpretative signs telling interesting facts about the area. On our drive to Napa we will drive through budding vineyards. We'll stop at St. Supery Winery where we'll be able to tour the winery's Wine Discovery Center. This is a hands-on, behind the scenes glimpse into the wine making facility and it will take you on a fascinating journey that covers every aspect of wine making from soil to bottle. Our final destination for the day will be Napa where we will check into our hotel. (B) Wednesday, May 13: St. Helena, Beringer Winery, and the Culinary Institute of America. Today we have the morning free to explore downtown St. Helena and Calistoga. If you wish, you can make a reservation at one of the famous spas featuring the Calistoga mud baths. After lunch we’ll visit the Beringer Winery and then go next door to tour the Culinary Institute of America (CIA) at Greystone. The CIA Greystone features a wide variety of innovative professional programs. The CIA is housed in the former Christian Brothers winery. It has grand cathedral ceilings, massive hand-cut stone walls and antiquities that will inspire you to go home and enjoy your own kitchen! We finish our day by having dinner together at the Culinary Institute restaurant – The Wine Spectator. (B,D) Thursday, May 14: Coppola Winery and The American Center for Wine, Food & the Arts. Our day begins with a visit to the massive winery estate of Niebaum Coppola (owned by Francis Ford Coppola). Not only will our taste-buds be mellowed by the fine wines of this estate but we will also tour the on-site museum dedicated to Coppola's work in the film industry. Next we move on to COPIA – The American Center for Wine Food & the Arts. This is the world's leading cultural center dedicated to the discovery, understanding and celebration of wine, food and the arts in American culture. Some of the many events held each day are tours of the gardens, wine sensory lectures and tasting and various food demonstrations. (B) Friday, May 15: Sonoma Valley and Sonoma Mission, Farewell Dinner We’ll travel over the ridge of mountains that separates Napa valley from Sonoma Valley and visit the charming Sonoma town square. We’ll visit the Sonoma Mission – one of the missions built in the 1800’s along the coast of California. We’ll have time for lunch and then visit a few of the well-known wineries of Sonoma. We’ll have a farewell dinner at one of the great restaurants scattered around the valley. (B,D) Saturday, May 16: Golden Gate Bridge and Return Home We’ll leave early morning to return to the airport by way of the Golden Gate Bridge. Make your flight departure time no earlier than 1:30 pm. (B)
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All previous information has been superseded.
