3-Day San Francisco, Yosemite, Solvang, Hearst Castle, Monterey Tour from Los Angeles

Excellent experience. The tour was very organized. The guide worked hard to ensure that no one was left behind and the itinerary was not disturbed. Angela is a very good tour guide.

Tour guide was very average. Mostly speaking in Chinese and wasn't able to communicate/ express herself on the different places we visited. Accommodation was provided in Crowne Plaza and was really good. I am rating 4 only because, there was no drinking water provided (I could find only ice cubes outside) Transportation was good too. Driver & tour guides were friendly. Itinerary was congested - a lot of places were put in together and not much of time to spend. Tour guide gave very minimum time to see the places. By the time we tried to find restrooms to freshen up, very little was available to catch up with the places. For someone who is traveling with kids, it's a nightmare to catch up with their time. Solvang market and 17 mile ride were good. It would have been better to provide a minimum time of 1 and half hours in Solvang market to see the places around and take some pictures. Rather, we were told to go and get some sweets from Danish Bakery and get some food to eat. There were a lot of better things to see around in Solvang. We arrived to Crowne Plaza by 9:30PM, were asleep by 11:30PM, and woke up the next morning by 5:00AM to catch the bus at 6:00AM. Straight to University of California Berkely and there was nothing much there. Just went inside UC and could take a couple of pictures there. I would say remove UC from itinerary, nothing much to see there. It would be good to keep this in itinerary if there is a museum or something to visit. Morning break fast we had only half an hour time, by the time we figured out a pharmacy, 25 minutes were gone and had to get a sandwich from a liquor store. We went to taste the wine later in Napa Valley (but we never reached there, they stopped in between someplace called Cline Vineyard) , was thinking to see the vineyward , but could find only 5 glasses of wine to taste and had a little bit of time to see around. You could get 15% off on wines if you buy from there, i.e. something which anyone could expect to get from any vineyards. Back to Fisherman's Wharf, caught up with some good burgers for lunch (spicy fried fish burger and was really good ). By 1:10PM, in the burning sun we went for a Bay cruise. This item if pushed as an evening tour, it would be a little relaxing as well as given a little more pleasant experience to see the marvelous Golden Gate Bridge. After the cruise, we were dropped near Chinatown as we opted out of the extensive tour of SFO city and had to wait for another 4 and half hours for them to return. We roamed around the city a little bit and had a good dinner too. If someone wanted to return back to the hotel , they would have to pay at least $80 - $100 to reach Crowne Plaza in Union City. Next day we got up at 4:00AM, and started from the hotel by 5:15AM heading to Yosemite Valley. The drive to Yosemite was scenic, but because of all the curves, kids and some adults will have tendency to vomit. So be prepared and carry some extra covers , a lot of tissues, and also clothes for kids :) . Spent about 1 hour there, and was good. My personal opinion about the trip is okay, and it’s like a rapid fire round. If you just want to cover as many places in short time , it’s the best choice, or else don’t go for it.

Our tour guide, Perry, was excellent and we enjoyed the trip to our utmost satisfaction, but we regret for not having the option for an overnight stay inside Yosemite Park.

Loved it! So much fun! Thank you Ming and Sam. Looking forward to going with you guys again ;) Make sure to check the weather before taking any tour.

The tour was excellent, hotel accommodation was very nice and comfortable. It was very well operated within the given time frame, almost all the places were covered. The time management was excellent. We like your services, we both really enjoyed the tour.

Thank you Mr. Perry, I had a wonderful time! Comfortable trip and nice hotel (Sheraton) to rest after a fun day. I'm looking forward to my next tour.

Had a great time, our guide 'Eric' was friendly and was always helpful and considerate. Itinerary was redesigned based on weather and traffic conditions due to long weekend to get us better experience. We did stop at decent places to eat and use the restrooms. I had heard that people had problems with the restaurant selections, but we didn't face any issues and my wife is vegetarian. We took the optional rides as well to make most of the tour. All in all, a great trip and I will definitely be going again on other tours by them.

The trip was very well planned and we had a great time in San Francisco, Yosemite, and Montery Bay. The trip had many long distance journeys, but the breaks in between made us feel refreshed. The best part of the tour was day 2 when we visited a lot of beautiful places in San Francisco. The tour guide and driver were very polite and helped us in all the ways they can. They were very cooperating and understanding. Overall its a tour to look forward to.

The tour was overall good, hotel accomodation was very nice and comfortable. Tour was well operated within the given timeframe. Almost all the places were covered within given time. However biggest drawback was the tour guide himself, we could not understand any of his english and his guidance was more like a restroom tour of attractions than the attraction itself. In a SFO trip if there is no Golden gate bridge what's the point of it. The tour guide bragged more about his europe experiences, his fishing boats and wines rather than talking about the Yosemite national park itself. we were sincerely disappointed for not having a stop at golden gate bridge. Overall tour minus the tour guide was very good.

An excellent bilingual guide who gave good commentary. A best snapshot of the places for future visits. Will recommend to friends and family. The guide was tolerant of poor time keepers. Maybe a penalty should be imposed and time keeping will definitely enhance group touring considerations.

I went to San Francisco so many times before but never imagine how you covered the interesting places in one day! The time management was excellent. The hotel was great. I like your services.

My wife and I really enjoyed the trip. Harry Our tour guide is very knowledgeable of the areas we visited. Cannot wait for the next trip.

The Trip was Good, Great value for Money !!! Few more observations to make even better are 1. Plan communicated by the Seller (Go to Bus) and actual implementer (Bravo) is not same. No co-ordination between them. 2. There is no Single point of contact. For any question Tour Executer say's "I am Employee. Please ask your broker for more info..." 4. Very Short duration to explore the places. Can be planned even better. 5. Second day in SFO is not at all planned correclty. 6. We go to Nappa vally only for wine tasting. Please add more places to explore the vally. 7. We have very frequently bus break downs. However, on a Overall the TRIP is OK.

My family and I had a great experience with the tour of Northern California. We were with well-mannered Asian group. Nice hotel, fun places to eat, interesting places seen. We had a great tour guide Harry and driver David. Overall, the trip was fun.

My friends and I really enjoyed the trip and is looking forward to take another one!

Excellent. Thanks for arranging such a great tour with an excellent tour guide. It was a wonderful experience. I'm already spreading the good word. Thanks

This 3-day tour was wonderful! My kids and I had so much fun learning the history of California!

The trip was great. The tour company, Tour Guide and the Driver of the bus were all very co-operative. In the morning of the first day, when i found myself standing on a wrong pick up point, they quickly arrange a separate car for me to pick me up so that i can join the trip. I will never forget that gesture shown by the tour company. The 3-day journey was excellent and pretty comfortable. They took us to all those places as mentioned on their website although the duration allowed to us at each spot was not enough to enjoy the spot. Particularly on 2nd day in San Fransisco, the guide took us back to China Town at 3.30 PM and asked us to get down in Chinatown and be on our own for three hours if we had not opted for their extended tour which had a separate charge. Well, just to make extra buck on extended tour, the tour guide was in a hurry to come back to Chinatown. This was one disappointing part of the trip. We could have spent some more time at each spot to utilize that extra 3 hours. Apart from that, everything else was awesome. Hotel was superb. Only one advice to anyone who wish to visit San Fransisco or Monterey Bay.If you just want to go and take snaps for 15 mins at each location, this tour is the perfect choice. But if someone wants to enjoy each scenic location, AVOID this tour.

It was a great trip. Excellent hotel(Hilton), well organized and great tour guide and driver.

We had so much fun! We don't have to drive, Yosemite was fabulous. We bought another trip for my kids and they love it! You should try it too!

It was a good tour. My parents enjoyed it. But, the tour guide was kind of rude when my parents were a little late one time.

I had a marvelous time. My kids enjoyed the trip. Actually, this is my second time on this trip. The bus is always on time. I will recommend this to my family and friends. I will book my tour again maybe to go somewhere in NY or DC. Thanks for the great time.

This was a nice trip. The hotel was excellent (Hilton Pleasanton). The itinerary was on schedule.The driver and the guide did a wonderful job in keeping the group on task and informing us about every stop we made. We look forward to book more tours in the future!

I HAD A GREAT TRIP!

This was a very nice trip. The hotel was excellent (Hilton Pleasanton). The itinerary was on schedule, though changed around a bit (started at Yosemite and ended in Monterey). The majority of the movies played on the bus were in English with Chinese subtitles, though on our way home there was one movie played that was in Chinese but it did not have English subtitles, so we could not understand what the movie was about. Our driver (Jose) took excellent care of our lives in his hands and the minor mechanical problem we had on our way home (1hr delay). Despite some group members not adhering to the time table, our guide (Allen) did a wonderful job in keeping the group on task and informing us about every stop we made. He is a very patient man. Thank you gotobus and we look forward to more tours in the future!

It was a wonderful trip, Our group had a great time. Thanks to our terrific driver (David) and a very informative and helpful tour guide (sam). The trip was well organized. Accommodation is excellent for the price we paid cannot believe we stayed @Hilton. The tour is inexpensive but very interesting I would highly recommend gotobus.com or Bravo tours to my friends... thank you everyone for making our trip so enjoyable....

The trip was very interesting and enjoyable. It was very well organized. The bus was very comfortable. We were pleasantly surprised at how nice our hotel was. Our tour guide and bus driver were both very friendly and helpful. This tour is great for sightseeing on a budget. Would definitely recommend to friends. Looking forward to our next trip with gotobus.com!

The tour is very interesting and inexpensive, highly recommend for budget travelers! Good hotel (Hilton Pleasanton), nice sightseeing, friendly guide (Harry) and driver (Hugo). Travelers were from very different countries, all traveled as one big family. Many thanks!

What a great deal. Our tour guide was the best, Henry made the trip so enjoyable.

The trip was excellent and great service. We have been travelling now for more then half a dozen times with gotobus.com and certainly one of the best experience we have had. One suggestion that we would like to request is if possible kindly stop for lunch/dinner in a more convinient places like food court.

The trip was well organized. Tour guide and the bus driver was very friendly and helpful. Great hotel accomodation. Definitely recommend GotoBus to my friends.