Top California Day Trips - page 2

This was the best choice we made our entire trip! Erik is a top-tier driver and made great recommendations for lunch. We got to hear about the area as we drove through to different wineries too. This was absolutely an 11/10 experience that we will book again next time we are in wine country!

The best tour in all of LA! It was such a fun and unique way to explore the city’s most iconic landmarks. My sister and I visited LA for three days, and this was hands down the highlight of our trip. A huge thank you to Albert for making the experience so memorable—his energy, knowledge, and all the fun facts he shared around every corner truly brought the city to life. Highly recommend this tour to anyone visiting!

The tour was perfect (with the exception of two of the guests that were very annoying and quite a distraction). The tour started at 9:00am and evidently, they had already been drinking. It was a male and female pair of cousins. Both spoke loudly while on the bus, for nearly the entire trip. The male continued to speak loudly over the tour guides in both Napa and Sonoma. He spoke so much and so loudly that the guide had to redirect him and change her position. As the wine sampling continued, they became more disruptive and disrespectful. Besides, the two adults acting like kids, they trip was awesome! It would have been PERFECT had the two been removed from the tour. Our driver, Barry was awesome as he was very knowledgeable and quite funny! He's also an excellent photographer! The scenery was gorgeous and the stops at the Golden Gate Bridge and vineyards in Napa and Sonoma were WELL worth the trip and everything we expected and imagined! The tour guides at Nicholson Ranch and Ru Vango Winery were amazing! Both were knowledgeable and offered great samples! We purchased wine from both locations. Overall, my husband and I thoroughly enjoyed ourselves, especially when we were able to separate each from the two clowns, Sean and Shavonne. We definitely could have done without the silliness, mindless small talk, gibberish and childish behavior from two adults.

Perfect trip in Napa. Professionally run, informative and interesting and overall just right. Lewis, our guide super knowledgeable and had fun along with us. Boxed lunch at the 2nd vineyard was perfect. The others on the tour were friendly and engaged. And of course lots of outstanding wine throughout our 5 hour adventure

My husband and I came to Sonoma for our honeymoon and wanted to do a group wine tasting tour of the area. Our tour guide and driver, Jason, is a local to the area and took us to three incredible spots that were all very different and special to the region. We made friends with a lot of of the other patrons on the bus! It was fantastic getting to know everyone, learning more about wine & everything that goes into it like the growing conditions, the hard-working staff behind the scenes, different varieties, and so much more. I would recommend this lively tour to anyone who likes trying wine and having a great time.

Our guide Snowshow Joe was extremely prompt and helpful the entire tour, which started before 5 am and ended after 7:30 pm. We were blessed with a beautiful day with clear blue skies and the aspen foliage had turned. A couple things to consider if this is your first tour. It’s a long day, but you are given multiple opportunities to eat and hit the restrooms. Our guide even hosted us with his own lunch buffet including fresh salads, wraps, salsa and chips, fruit salads, many options for drinks and more. We had brought our own snacks, but didn’t need them. There is no racking in the bus, so any extra bags you bring will need to be on your lap or floor by your feet. The trip to the sequoias was somewhat strenuous on the way back, so consider if you are able to walk a little over a mile uphill on the return. Snowshoe Joe’s knowledge of the entire area even outside of the park was outstanding. Beautiful park, outstanding guide, and amazing weather all contributed to an amazing time for my wife and I. We both highly recommend, especially if it’s your first trip to the park and don’t want to deal with driving in large amounts of traffic and extremely high drop offs :). You’ll get a great history of the park in a stress free environment.

Very easy to book and the trip started right on time. Lester was a funny and knowledgeable guide! Muir Woods was amazing; I could have stayed there 3 hrs vs the 1.5 hrs allotted. Only issue I had is with motion sickness on the bus ride. No fault of the tour company, but warning to others who suffer from motion sickness to prepare properly. Learning about Marin County and Sausalito was nice, but not a place I’d want to visit again. Crossing the Golden Gate bridge was a treat! Overall, one of the better tours!

Wear a jacket, windbreaker. Fantastic, ! Exceeded expectations! Boats communicate with each other regarding location of whales and sightings that day. We saw 20 whales; breaching, playful. Crew said it was the closest to the boat breeach they experienced- about 20 yards away. We were in the middle of a pod of hump back whales.