2026027 Sunny San Diego & So Cal Highlights

Day 1

Arrive in sunny San Diego, meet your tour director and transfer to your hotel for five nights in "America's Finest City." San Diego is known for its Mediterranean climate and coastal scenery. Tonight enjoy a Welcome Dinner with your fellow travelers at an Old Town restaurant including a local brewery beef or a glass of wine. San Diego has come to be known as "The Craft Beer Capital of the World" with over 150 breweries, tap rooms, tasting rooms, and its own beer, the West Coast IPA.

Day 2

All aboard the Amtrak Pacific Surfliner Train for coastal views on your ride from Downtown San Diego north to San Juan Capistrano. The rail experience travels through the famous Camp Pendleton Marine Base. Arrive & explore the historic Mission San Juan Capistrano established more than two hundred years ago. Famous for the Annual Return of the Swallows, the mission is the "Jewel of the California Missions." This Afternoon travel by motorcoach south along the famous beaches of San Diego and pass by Torrey Pines Golf Course. Then stop in picturesque La Jolla for leisure time to wander, shop or maybe visit the famous La Jolla Cove. The late afternoon and evening are at your leisure to enjoy San Diego.

Day 3

This Morning enjoy a San Diego City Tour to see the waterfront, Downtown, Gaslamp Quarter, Pt. Loma with Cabrillo Monument, hisotric Spanish Old Town and Coronado Island. This afternoon visit the impressive USS Midway Museum the retired aircraft carrier was in service from 1945-1992 and saw action in both the Korean and Vietnam Wars. Later enjoy a San Diego Harbor Cruise featuring a narrated tour that takes you u nder the Coronado Bride, past military ships, waterfront landmarks and marine life for an up-close, in-depth look at San Diego's beauty and fascinating history. Dinner tonight is included at a local resteraunt.

Day 4

Today travel to the desert to visit Palm springs. Upon arrival enjoy a Palm Springs City Tour which takes you through the "Old Movie Colony," Las Palmas, Racquet Club Estates and others to view celebrity homes claimed by legendary stars like Frank Sinatra, Elizabeth Taylor, Sony & Cher, Bob Hope, Marilyn Monroe, Elvis Presley, Liberace, Nat King Cole, Dinah Shore and More. Enjoy leisure time for a bit of shopping and lunch on your own in downtown Palm Springs. Later relax and enjoy the scenery as you travel to the picturesque Temecula Valley to visit a local winery for a Wine Tasting Experience. The Temecula Valley features over 40 wineries offering award-winning wines due to its micro-climate of morning mist, midday warmth and cool ocan breezes. Return to your hotel for an evening at your own pace.

Day 5

This morning drive through scenic Balboa Park enroute to visit the world famous San Diego Zoo, housing 4,000 animals of more than 650 species and subspecies on 100 acres of beautiful gardens in Balboa Park. During your visit enjoy an open air double decker Guided Bus Tour around the massive and iconic zoo known for its immersive exhbits and endangered species breeding efforts. Tonight your Farewell Dinner is at a local restaurant in San Diego.

Day 6

Today transfer to the airport and fly home with wonderful memories of your time in Sunny Sand Diego & So Cal.

B=Breakfast, D=Dinner