Wine, Rail, & Redwoods

Unpack Once Tour Featuring California's Fabled Wine Country

6 Days / 5 Nights - September 20, 2009 - Guaranteed Departure

Variety awaits you as we tour the world’s premier wine making region, Northern California’s Napa, Sonoma, and Mendocino counties. Located just north of San Francisco, this area offers the very best in culinary, wine, and historic delights. Visit three famous wineries, one champagnery, a wine barrel factory and an olive oil plant. Ride the rails on our old time Napa Valley Wine Train complete with lunch. Explore four elegant, historic homes and museums. Learn about residents such as Charles Schultz, Luther Burbank, William Bourne and Jack London. See the giant sequoia coast redwood trees. All the while unpacking just once at our 4-diamond resort in the heart of the wine country. So all aboard for this scenic, leisurely paced food and wine adventure.

HIGHLIGHTS

Napa Wine Train with lunch & wine
Tour & tasting at wineries in Sonoma, Napa, & Russian River Wine Country
Tuscan food & wine lunch in Sonoma
Tour an Olive Oil Factory, wine barrel factory, and Champagne Vineyards
Redwoods at Armstrong State Park
Tour COPIA Culinary Center in Napa
Visit Museums in Santa Rosa: Luther Burbank’s Gardens & "Peanuts" cartoonist Charles Schultz
Tour FILOLI Mansion & Gardens
Airport Transfers
Motorcoach Transportation
Professional Tour Manager
Taxes & Gratuities (except tour manager and driver)
Luggage Handling
10 Meals: All 5 Breakfasts, 3 Lunches, and 2 Dinners
Featured 1st Class Hotels: Doubletree Sonoma Wine Country Resort

ITINERARY

Day 1	Fly to Oakland / Rohnert Park Morning flight to Oakland where you will board our private motorcoach to stop at Jack London Square for lunch on own. Then drive north over the San Francisco Bay on the Richmond & San Rafael Bridge to your hotel in Rohnert Park, located just south of Santa Rosa. Enjoy a Get Acquainted Dinner at your hotel.	Dinner

Day 2	Sonoma/Olive Oil Factory Drive through the scenic Valley of the Moon for a morning tour of an Olive Oil factory. Then it’s on to Sonoma and the Viansa Winery for a Tuscan food & wine luncheon with winery tour. Stop in historic Sonoma for free time to explore the Mission, barracks, & the Sonoma Jack cheese shop. This afternoon, visit a top local winery for a special tour & tasting. Return to your hotel for a free evening.	Breakfast Lunch

Day 3	Coastal Drive / Redwoods / Champagne Winery Drive west to the Pacific coast at quaint Bodega Bay (location for Alfred Hitchcock's film "The Birds"). Motor north on Highway #1 along the scenic coastline to Jenner, then inland following the Russian River to the giant Sequoia trees. Stop at Armstrong Redwood’s State Park and enjoy a walking tour and free time. Next, visit Korbel Champagne Winery for a tour, tasting, and included lunch. Enjoy a free evening.	Breakfast Lunch

Day 4	Napa Wine Train / Barrel Factory / COPIA Enjoy a day trip to the world famous Napa Valley Wine Country. First, tour an oak wine barrel factory prior to boarding the Napa Valley Wine Train. Ride the rails through the scenic Napa Valley vineyards and enjoy a 3 course gourmet lunch. This afternoon, tour the COPIA Center for the Culinary Arts. Watch a food preparation demonstration, sample wines, view art, and visit the gift shop.	Breakfast Lunch

Day 5	Burbank Gardens / Russian River/ Peanuts Museum Morning tour of the Luther Burbank Home & Gardens in Santa Rosa. Burbank was a world famous horticulturalist and gardener. Then drive up Highway #101 through the Russian River Wine Valley to historic Healdsburg for shopping & lunch on your own. On to a nearby famous winery for another special wine tasting. Then return to Santa Rosa to tour the Charles Schultz Museum, dedicated to the beloved “Peanuts” cartoonist. Return to your hotel and relax prior to our Farewell Dinner at a fine local restaurant.	Breakfast Dinner

Day 6	FILOLI / Fly Home Drive from Rohnert Park south across the Golden Gate Bridge, through San Francisco to Woodside. Enjoy a tour of the elegant FILOLI Mansion & Gardens. FILOLI stands for "Fight, Love, & Live" and was the home of multi–millionaire gold baron William Bourne. Lunch on your own at local restaurant. Then drive to the San Jose airport for your afternoon return flight home.	Breakfast

Prices shown are per person based on occupancy category.

	Twin/Double	Triple	Quad	Single
US$	$1379	$1309	Call	$1719

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