Our first job as your personal tour guide is to help you in choosing where you want to go. While your trip will be uniquely yours, the sample routes below should serve to give you some ideas about what's possible in the amount of time you have, and what's desireable, based on your interests.
Take a bit of time to browse through them, and stimulate your holiday dreaming. You may find one that looks perfect the way it is,and we can use that as the basis of your holiday planning. Alternatively, you may see one that needs a little trimming in order to fit your needs, or two that you'd like to splice together for a longer adventure. Or, you may want to try something that's completely different than anything pictured here. Whatever your vision, we'll make it happen for you just the way you like it.
Once we've come up with a general route that includes the destinations you're most interested in visiting, we'll get into more specifics, such as how much time to spend in a given destination, and what activities to focus on while you're there.
Note that point-to-point routes can be traveled in either direction. |
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Point-to-Point Routes between Southern California and Northern California
*Can be traveled in either direction |
| The Cabrillo Route |
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| Highlight
Destinations:
Los Angeles Malibu, Santa Barbara, Solvang,
San Luis Obispo, Cambria, San Simeon, Big
Sur, Carmel, Monterey, Yosemite, San Francisco. |
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| The Garibaldi Route |
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| Highlight Destinations: San Diego, San Juan Capistrano, Laguna Beach, Newport Beach, Los Angeles, Malibu, Santa Barbara, Solvang, San Luis Obispo, Cambria, San Simeon, Big Sur, Carmel, Monterey, Yosemite, Lake Tahoe, Napa Valley, Sonoma, San Francisco. |
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| The
Junipero Serra Route |
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| Highlight Destinations: San Diego, San Juan Capistrano, Laguna Beach, Newport Beach, Los Angeles, Malibu, Santa Barbara, Solvang, San Luis Obispo, Cambria, San Simeon, Big Sur, Carmel, Monterey, Santa Cruz, Half Moon Bay, San Francisco. |
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| Circular Routes in Southern California |
| The Mulholland Route |
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| Highlight Destinations: Los Angeles, Malibu, Santa Barbara, Solvang, San Luis Obispo, Cambria, San Simeon, Paso Robles, Sequoia National Park, Kings Canyon National Park |
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| The Frémont Route |
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| Highlight Destinations: Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Lake Havasu, Palm Springs, Joshua Tree National Park, Salton Sea, Julian, San Diego, San Juan Capistrano, Laguna Beach, Newport Beach. |
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| The Portolà Route |
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| Highlight Destinations: Los Angeles, Malibu, Santa Barbara, Solvang, Pismo Beach, San Luis Obispo, Paso Robles, Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks, Lake Isabella, Mount Whitney, Death Valley, Las Vegas, Lake Havasu, Palm Springs, Joshua Tree National Park. |
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| The Hughes Route |
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| Highlight Destinations: Los Angeles, Malibu, Santa Barbara, Solvang, Pismo Beach, San Luis Obispo, Paso Robles, Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks, Lake Isabella, Mount Whitney, Death Valley, Las Vegas, Lake Havasu, Palm Springs, Joshua Tree National Park, Salton Sea, Julian, San Diego, San Juan Capistrano, Laguna Beach, Newport Beach. |
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| The Vizcaíno Route |
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| Highlight Destinations: Los Angeles, Malibu, Santa Barbara, Solvang, Pismo Beach, San Luis Obispo, Cambria, San Simeon, Big Sur, Carmel, Monterey, Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks. |
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| Circular Routes in Northern California |
| The Sutter Route |
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| Highlight Destinations: San Francisco, Santa Cruz, Monterey, Carmel, Big Sur, Yosemite National Park, Lake Tahoe, the California Gold Country, Sacramento, Napa Valley, Sonoma, Bodega Bay, Point Reyes, Sausalito. |
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| The Steinbeck Route |
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| Highlight Destinations: San Francisco, Santa Cruz, Monterey, Carmel, Big Sur, Yosemite National Park, Lake Tahoe, the California Gold Country, Trinity Wilderness, Avenue of the Giants (Redwoods), Mendocino, Sonoma Coasat, Bodega Bay, Point Reyes, Sausalito. |
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| The Goldwyn Route |
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| Highlight Destinations: San Francisco, Sausalito, Bodega Bay, the Sonoma Coast, Mendocino, Avenue of the Giants (Redwoods), Redwood National Forest, Wild Rivers Coast, "State of Jefferson", Trinity Alps, Mount Shasta, Mount Lassen Volcanic Park, Lake Tahoe, Yosemite National Park. |
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| The Sloat Route |
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| Highlight Destinations: San Francisco, Sausalito, Point Reyes, Bodega Bay, the Sonoma Coast, Mendocino, Avenue of the Giants (Redwoods), Redwood National Forest, Wild Rivers Coast, "State of Jefferson", Trinity Alps. |
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| The Stockton Route |
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| Highlight Destinations: San Francisco, Sausalito, Bodega Bay, the Sonoma Coast, Mendocino, Avenue of the Giants (Redwoods), Redwood National Forest, Rogue River, Gold Beach, Newport, Florence, Eugene, Bend, Crater Lake, Klamath Falls, Ashland, Trinity Alps, Mount Shasta, Mount Lassen Volcanic Park, Lake Tahoe, Sacramento. |
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| The Muir Route |
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| Highlight Destinations: San Francisco, Sausalito, Bodega Bay, the Sonoma Coast, Mendocino, Avenue of the Giants (Redwoods), Redwood National Forest, Rogue River, Gold Beach, Newport, Florence, Eugene, Bend, Crater Lake, Klamath Falls, Ashland, Trinity Alps, Mount Shasta, Mount Lassen Volcanic Park, Lake Tahoe, Yosemite National Park. |
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| Point to Point Routes between California and the Pacific Northwest |
| The Ansel Adams Route |
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| Highlight Destinations: San Diego, San Juan Capistrano, Laguna Beach, Newport Beach, Los Angeles, Malibu, Santa Barbara, Solvang, San Luis Obispo, Cambria, San Simeon, Big Sur, Carmel, Monterey, Santa Cruz, Half Moon Bay, San Francisco. San Francisco, Sausalito, Bodega Bay, the Sonoma Coast, Mendocino, Avenue of the Giants (Redwoods), Redwood National Forest, Rogue River, Gold Beach, Newport, Florence, Astoria, Olympic National Park, Seattle. |
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| The Poppy Route |
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| Highlight Destinations: San Francisco, Sausalito, Bodega Bay, the Sonoma Coast, Mendocino, Avenue of the Giants (Redwoods), Redwood National Forest, Rogue River, Gold Beach, Newport, Florence, Astoria, Olympic National Park, Seattle. |
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