- A full day tour of Carmel & Monterey runs through scenic Pacific Coast Highway 1 with breathtaking views of California’s one-of-a-kind coastline.
- The scenic route passes Santa Cruz & high-tech capital of the world Silicon Valley.
- A 60-90 minute stop in Monterey gives you enough time for a tour of the world-famous Monterey Bay Aquarium with its over 250,000 sea creatures & 200 galleries & exhibits.
- Monterey features Cannery Row, made famous by author John Steinbeck, and its very own Fisherman’s Wharf.
- The tour includes entrance to 17 Mile, which passes through Pebble Beach, the popular golf course, the Lone Pine, and more breathtaking coastlines.
This tour of Carmel & Monterey from San Francisco takes you through some of the most breathtaking coastlines in the world.
The route south on Pacific Coast Highway 1 crosses the beach town of Santa Cruz, known for its large surfing community. Your Monterey Peninsula tour includes sightseeing along 17-Mile Drive on your way to tour Carmel. From 17-Mile Drive you can see the famous greens of the Pebble Beach Pro-Am Golf Tournament and return trip through Silicon Valley.
Carmel Highlights:
You get ample time to tour Carmel's many art galleries, which have made Carmel famous, and time for shopping or just sightseeing in the town's many quaint shops.
Chateau Julien: This dreamy French country manor in the Carmel Valley Mountains is surrounded by over 250 acres of vineyards and seats its wine-tasting visitors in a vast "Great Hall," complete with stained glass window and cathedral ceiling.
Forest Theater: was the first outdoor theater west of the Rockies. Original works by California authors, children's theatre, and the plays of Shakespeare were the main focus.
Tor House: The historic home of the poet Robinson Jeffers is open to the public for group tours.
Visit this quaint town that actor-director Clint Eastwood, was once mayor here for one term, from 1986 to 1988.
Monterey’s Highlights:
Steinbeck’s Cannery Row: is the waterfront street in the New Monterey section of Monterey, California, the site of a number of now-defunct sardine canning factories. Cannery Row was the setting of John Steinbeck's novels Cannery Row (1945) and Sweet Thursday (1954). Both were the basis for the 1982 movie Cannery Row, starring Nick Nolte and Debra Winger. It is also mentioned in Bob Dylan's song Sad Eyed Lady of the Lowlands.
Monterey’s Fisherman’s Wharf: is an historic wharf in Monterey, California. Used as an active wholesale fish market into the 1960s, the wharf eventually became a tourist attraction as commercial fishing tapered off in the area.
Fisherman's Wharf is lined with seafood restaurants ranging from casual, open-air clam bars, to formal indoor dining with views of the bay.
In Monterey, you will also have the chance to visit the world-famous Monterey Bay Aquarium with its more than 250,000 sea creatures filling over 200 spectacular galleries & exhibits. The exhibits include a walk through aviary, a three-story kelp forest, penguins, & a million gallon Outer Bay display.
The day closes with a drive through the high-tech capital of the world, Silicon Valley.
