CALIFORNIA RAIL DISCOVERY

MAY 12 - 18, 2027 (7 DAYS)

TOUR ACTIVITY LEVEL 2: This tour requires average physical activity. You should be in good health, able to walk some stairs and walk reasonable distances, possibly over uneven ground and cobblestoned streets.

HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE: San Francisco City Tour • Muir Woods • Napa Valley Winery Tour & Tasting • Sierra Nevada Rail Journey • San Francisco Bay Cruise • Lake Tahoe Paddle Wheeler Cruise • Old Sacramento Waterfront • Virginia City, NV • Nevada State Railroad Museum • Reno & National Auto Museum • Two Night Stay in San Francisco • One Night Stay in Sacramento • Three Night Stay in Lake Tahoe

INCLUSIONS: Roundtrip Airfare - BUF or ROC • 6 Nights Hotel Accommodations • 8 Meals (6 Breakfast, 2 Dinners) • Professional Tour Director • Motorcoach Transportation • Sightseeing per Itinerary • Admissions per Itinerary • Hotel Transfers • Baggage Handling at Hotels

ACCOMMODATIONS:  

2 Nights - Hotel Zephyr or Westin St. Francis Union Square, San Francisco

1 Night - Hyatt Regency or Embassy Suites, Sacramento

3 Nights - Margaritaville Resort, Bally's or Harrah's Lake Tahoe, So. Lake Tahoe/Stateline

PRICE PER PERSON:

Booking Discount*: $4549 pp double
Regular Rate: $4649 pp double
Single Supplement: +$1175

BOOKING DISCOUNT: Save $100 Per Person ($200 Per Couple*) Make your final payment by check prior to the final payment due date & receive $200 per couple/$100 per person booking discount! • Initial deposit can be made by check or credit card to be eligible. • Payments after initial deposit are considered part of final payment & must be made by check.

DEPOSIT & FINAL PAYMENT: Deposit of $400 per person is due with Reservation Form to secure reservations. Final payment due date is 75 days prior to departure (February 11, 2027)

PREMIER’S TRAVEL PROTECTION PLAN (TPP): $425 per person
(must purchase with initial deposit)

TENTATIVE ITINERARY:

DAY 1: ARRIVE SAN FRANCISCO: Today board your flight bound for the San Francisco Bay Area for your California Rail Discovery. Upon arrival meet your Tour Director and transfer to your hotel to begin a two-night stay in one of the world’s most beautiful cities, San Francisco. “The City by the Bay” highlights fascinating museums, world-class cuisine & amazing shopping. Tonight, enjoy a Welcome Dinner with your fellow travelers at a popular restaurant in the Fisherman’s Wharf/Pier 39 area.

DAY 2: SAN FRANCISCO CITY TOUR & BAY CRUISE - MUIR WOODS: Today enjoy a San Francisco City Tour to see the Civic Center area, Chinatown, Golden Gate Park, Union Square, Seal Rocks & Pier 39. Experience a San Francisco Bay Cruise featuring views of the Golden Gate Bridge, Alcatraz & the city’s skyline. This afternoon cross over the Golden Gate Bridge enroute to visit Muir Woods National Monument to see some of the oldest & the tallest Redwood trees in the world. Later enjoy time at leisure to browse the storefronts along Fisherman’s Wharf, sample a chowder filled sourdough bread bowl or take a Cable Car ride.

DAY 3: NAPA VALLEY WINERY - OLD SACRAMENTO WATERFRONT: This morning travel into California’s famous Napa Valley, where hundreds of wineries prosper and stop for a Winery Tour & Tasting to sample some local wines while learning about wine making. While Napa is best known for its prodigious Cabernet Sauvignon production, growing conditions are favorable for a wide range of grapes. This afternoon travel to the River City and Capital of California, Sacramento. Old Sacramento was the commercial hub of the Gold Rush Era & is filled with shops, restaurants and entertainment venues yet retains 1800’s charm with original storefronts and wooden sidewalks. Later check into your hotel for an overnight stay in the “River City”.

DAY 4: SACRAMENTO - SIERRA NEVADA RAIL JOURNEY - LAKE TAHOE: This morning board an Amtrak Train for a Sierra Nevada Rail Journey through the beautiful snow capped Sierra Nevada Mountains to the Lake Tahoe area. Disembark your train in Truckee and board your motorcoach to drive to the spectacular year round resort area of Lake Tahoe to spend the next three evenings in the popular and revitalized South Lake Tahoe/Stateline area.

DAY 5: RENO - VIRGINIA CITY: This morning travel through historic Carson City, capital of the Silver State of Nevada. Stop in Carson City to visit the Nevada State Railroad Museum, dedicated to educating visitors about Nevada’s rich railroad history. The museum features a significant collection locomotives, artifacts and memorabilia that showcase railroads and railroading in Nevada. Continue to Reno, the Biggest Little City in the World. Visit the famous National Automobile Museum, recognized as one of the top auto museums in the world featuring the original Harrah Auto Collection of gaming pioneer Bill Harrah. Then visit Virginia City, site of the Comstock Lode and once the richest place in the world. The famous Old West town was once the west’s mining metropolis and featured notable residents Mark Twain & Bret Harte. Return to your Lake Tahoe hotel for an evening at your own pace.

DAY 6: LAKE TAHOE CRUISE: Today enjoy a Lake Tahoe Paddle Wheeler Cruise for spectacular views of the picturesque Sierra Nevada Mountains and Emerald Bay which features the 1929 Nordic-style mansion Vikingsholm. Later enjoy some leisure time in the Lake Tahoe area. Maybe take a stroll down to the lake, do some shopping, take a gondola ride up the mountain or experience the amenities of your hotel. Tonight’s Farewell Dinner will be at a local restaurant in the area.

DAY 7: LAKE TAHOE - SACRAMENTO AIRPORT: This morning transfer to the Sacramento Airport & fly home with wonderful memories of your California Rail Discovery.