Arrive Los Angeles - Fly to LAX International Airport and transfer to your Los Angeles hotel for one night at the Radisson Airport Hotel or similar hotel. Enjoy free time to visit the Disney Performing Arts Center, Cathedral of the Angels, or historic Biltmore Hotel.

Train to Monterey - Transfer by shuttle van to meet your tour manager at LA’s Union Station. Board our deluxe private dome train car and ride the rails north along the California coast and interior farmlands to Monterey. En route enjoy gourmet meals including wine & cocktails. Arrive in Salinas in the evening and transfer to your Monterey Bay ALL SUITES hotel for a two night stay.

Monterey & Carmel - This morning, visit to the world famous Monterey Aquarium, home to over 500 species of marine life and a one-million gallon fish tank. Enjoy free time for shopping at adjacent Cannery Row. This afternoon, we motor along scenic 17 Mile Drive with stops in Pacific Grove, Pebble Beach Lodge, & Lone Cypress Point followed by free time in quaint Carmel Village to shop & browse the art galleries. Return to our hotel for a cocktail hour prior to a seafood dinner at Fisherman's Wharf.

Monterey to Coarsegold - Motor east to Salinas, lettuce capital of the world and boyhood home of author John Steinbeck. Visit the National Steinbeck Center, dedicated to the life and works of one of America's most endearing authors. Learn about his novels "East of Eden" and "The Grapes of Wrath". Enjoy a home cooked lunch at the original house of young Steinbeck. Then drive across the fertile San Joaquin Valley, past Fresno, to the town of Coarsegold and your deluxe gaming casino for two night stay.

Yosemite National Park - Spend a full day exploring one of America's truly great natural wonders - Yosemite National Park - originally set aside for posterity by Abraham Lincoln in 1864. Enjoy a tour of the Valley floor with stops at Yosemite Falls, El Capitan, and Half Dome Rock. In October, the fall foliage should be at its peak. Stop at the world famous Ahwahnee Lodge for an included lunch before returning to our hotel.

Coarsegold to Visalia - Motor up into the magnificent Sierra Nevada Mountains along scenic General's Highway, named in 1875 by conservationist John Muir. Visit Kings Canyon National Park and marvel at the awesome 6,000 foot deep granite canyon carved by the Kings River. Stop for a picnic lunch at Grant Grove, home to General Grant Tree & Fallen Monarch. Then arrive at Sequoia National Park to visit the Giant Forest, home of the General Sherman Tree, a 275-foot high redwood tree with a 36-foot diameter. Later, arrive at your hotel in Tulare before departing for your Farewell Dinner.

Home - Return by coach to the Central Valley as we make our way back to Southern California. Once in Los Angeles, we’ll transfer to the airport for your return flight home.