Celebrate the Season
2 - 5 December, 2011
Enjoy the Holiday Spirit as we travel through the Golden State
HIGHLIGHTS
• Ride Niles Canyon Railway's Train of Lights aboard former Southern Pacific Lounge car #2979
• Hearst Castle evening visit, to re-live the estate in its 1930's heyday, with docents from the Living History Program dressed in period attire to populate the rooms as guests of Mr. Hearst. Elaborate Holiday decorations add special interest to our visit.
• Ride through the Sierra foothills on the Sierra Railroad while enjoying brunch and life Holiday music, plus a visit from Santa
• View the Elephant Seal Rookery at Piedras Blancas
• Enjoy coastal views for over 100 miles aboard Amtrak's Coast Starlight as we travel north to San Luis Obispo.
• Enjoy Christmas Tree Lane in Fresno viewing the Holiday lights and decorations of 140 homes and 300 trees.
• Drive scenic Highway 1 along the coast from Morro Bay to Monterey.
• Connections available from the Bay Area and Northern California.
Fare $745 per person, based on double occupancy, from Los Angeles or Orange County. Single occupancy lodging add $95.
Fare includes all transportation, 3 nights lodging, 5 meals, admission fees at all points visited as a group, taxes, and the services of an experienced tour manager.
Request a Celebrate the Season detailed brochure.
Photos: Top--S.P. Lounge Car 2979, courtesy Golden Gate Railroad Museum Lower: Hearst Castle, courtesy California State Parks