Dear Alumni and Friends,
A crimson bridge, cable cars, a sparkling bay, and streets lined with elegant Victorian homes—San Francisco is undeniably one of the world’s great cities. Reason enough to join us on a spectacular seven day journey through Northern California on the California Rail Discovery.
Begin your trip with a two night stay in the Fisherman’s Wharf area of San Francisco. A tour of the “City by the Bay” will show the city’s many highlights & features a San Francisco Bay Cruise for spectacular views of the Golden Gate Bridge, Alcatraz and the beautiful skyline. The rest of the day is at leisure to let you explore this great city on your own. The next day cross the Golden Gate Bridge & travel into Napa Valley Wine Country to board the famous Napa Valley Wine Train for lunch. Relive history as you roll through the Napa Valley onboard vintage Pullman railcars – this is sure to be a highlight. Then experience a Winery Tour & Tasting before heading onto Sacramento for an overnight stay. Drive through Old Sacramen-to, a unique 28-acre National Historic Landmark District that lives in homage to California’s Gold Rush of 1849.
Continuing your travels, board another train, Amtrak’s California Zephyr which heads east into the spectacular snow-capped Sierra Nevada Mountains and disembark in Truckee near Lake Tahoe. Enjoy three nights at a resort in Lake Tahoe in the scenic and popular South Lake Tahoe area. Discover Reno & its National Auto Museum and the historic town of Virginia City, once considered the richest city in America during its Old West mining days. Enjoy a Lake Tahoe Paddle Wheeler Cruise for breathtaking scenery & Emerald Bay explora-tion. Finally a Farewell Dinner at a local restaurant will cap off your western adventure.
Please review the itinerary details and count the extras. With roundtrip airfare included, we hope you can join us and agree this is an amazing and exciting trip.
Cheers,
Lisa K. ShaferSenior Director of Alumni &Parent Engagement
California Rail Discoveryfeaturing San Francisco, Lake Tahoe & the Napa Valley Wine Train
7 Days August 11-17, 2021
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Daily Itinerary
7 Days August 11-17, 2021
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DAY 1: ARRIvE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREAToday board your flight bound for the San Francisco Bay Area to begin 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.
(D) Overnight: San Francisco
DAY 2: SAN FRANCISCO CITY TOUR - SAN FRANCISCO BAY CRUISEToday 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. Enjoy the rest of the day at leisure to browse the storefronts along Fisherman’s Wharf, sample a chowder filled sourdough bread bowl or take a Cable Car ride. Maybe join an optional excursion to Muir Woods to see some of the oldest & the tallest Redwood trees in the world.
(B) Overnight: San Francisco
DAY 3: NAPA vAllEY WINE TRAIN - WINERY - SACRAMENTOThis morning cross the Golden Gate Bridge & make a stop for picturesque views & photos looking back at the spectacular San Francisco Skyline. Continue into California’s famous Napa Valley where hundreds of wineries prosper to board the Napa Valley Wine Train for a scenic rail journey and lunch. This memorable dining experience in restored Pullman rail cars evokes the spirit of early 1900’s luxury rail travel. Then board your motorcoach and stop for a Winery Tour & Tasting to sample the famous local product while learning about wine making. Later arrive in Sacramento, California’s capital and River City for an overnight stay. Drive through Old Town Sacramento, the commercial hub of the Gold Rush Era filled with shops and restaurants with original storefronts and wooden sidewalks.
(B,L) Overnight: Sacramento
DAY 4: SACRAMENTO - SIERRA NEvADA RAIl JOURNEY - lAkE TAhOEThis 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.
(B) Overnight: Lake Tahoe
DAY 5: RENO - vIRgINIA CITYThis morning travel through historic Carson City, capital of the Silver State of Nevada enroute to Reno, Nevada and see the iconic ‘The Biggest Little City in the World’ sign. Visit Reno’s 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 resort for an evening at your own pace.
(B) Overnight: Lake Tahoe
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 or experience the amenities of your resort hotel. Tonight’s Farewell Dinner will be at a popular local restaurant. (B,D) Overnight: Lake Tahoe
DAY 7: lAkE TAhOE - SACRAMENTO AIRPORT Today transfer to the Sacramento airport & return home with wonderful memories of your California Rail Discovery. (B)
highlights•Two Rail Journeys Napa Valley Wine Train Sierra Nevada Rail Journey•Two Cruise Experiences San Francisco Bay Cruise Lake Tahoe Paddle Wheeler Cruise•San Francisco City Tour•Wine Train Lunch•Winery Tour & Tasting•Old Town Sacramento•Virginia City •Reno •National Auto Museum•Two Night Stay in San Francisco•Three Night Stay in Lake Tahoe
Inclusions•Roundtrip Airfare - PHL (other air gateways available)
•Tour Director•9 Meals (6-Breakfasts, 1-Lunch & 2-Dinners)•Motorcoach Transportation•Admissions per Itinerary •Sightseeing per Itinerary •Hotel Transfers •Baggage Handling at Hotels
Accommodations• 6 Nights First Class Hotels• 2 - Hotel Zephyr or Holiday Inn
Fisherman’s Wharf, San Francisco• 1 - Hyatt Regency or Embassy Suites,
Sacramento• 3 - Lake Tahoe Resort Hotel or Harrah’s
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