California Highlights
(Winter)
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1
DAYS
7
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$1,125
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$957
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THE ONE THAT KEEPS IT COSY, CALI STYLE, OVER 7 SUPER CHILLED DAYS
Heya West Coast wanderer, wait 'til you see the treats we have in store for you. We'll be immersed in cool California vibes after a stint in Nevada's wild Vegas. We'll hit the slopes in Lake Tahoe, people watch from coffee shops in San Fran & get a make new friends. 7-days abroad never looked so good.
WHAT YOU GET
6 nights accommodation
6 nights in Hotel
We always provide comfortable accommodation in a relaxed atmosphere - think comfy, centrally located twin share rooms and the best crew to travel with. You'll enjoy some of our favourite Californian hotels, including the Lake Tahoe Boutique Hotel.
5 Meals
2 Dinner, 3 Breakfast
We'll get 5 of your meals and you get the rest. You can refuel over breakfast and grab some authentic American dinners from us but you'll also get an opportunity to sample some of this country's best feeds.
Team
Expert Trip Manager, Driver and Local Guides
A highly trained Trip Manager who brings your adventure to life. An expert driver who knows foreign roads better than Google Maps. Local Guides who make tourist traps a thing of the past. This is your team. Smart, friendly, fun, and integral to everything we do.
Transport
All transport included during the trip
Included in your trip is transport on our fleet of comfy, state of the art coaches. They're kitted out with all the necessities: USB charge points, WiFi, Air Con and a rocking sound system. You bring the other essentials, like tunes, friendships and stories from the night before.
Your group
Travel with other 18-35 year olds from around the world
Our trips are exclusively 18-35. This means you'll be travelling with people just like you, from all over the world- laughter and friendships always guaranteed.
Experiences
5 included, 9 optional that you can add
TOP EXPERIENCES ON THIS TRIP:
- Amble across the spine-tingling Golden Gate Bridge in a bid to walk off the indulgences of San Fran's legitimate China Town
- See the breathtaking Sierra Nevada mountain range with a stay in a lodge on Lake Tahoe
- Sign up for a 1 or 2 day lift ticket and hit the slopes of Heavenly, or get your snow fix in back country with a snow mobile ride*
- Sign up for a bike tour of San Francisco to get an insider's look at this buzzing and scenic city
- Experience all the quirks and madness of Vegas including a trip through the city in a Party Bus
- Imagine California in days gone by with a visit to Old Town Sacramento
*This experience is a Free Time Add-on and not included in trip costs
- Amble across the spine-tingling Golden Gate Bridge in a bid to walk off the indulgences of San Fran's legitimate China Town
- See the breathtaking Sierra Nevada mountain range with a stay in a lodge on Lake Tahoe
- Sign up for a 1 or 2 day lift ticket and hit the slopes of Heavenly, or get your snow fix in back country with a snow mobile ride*
- Sign up for a bike tour of San Francisco to get an insider's look at this buzzing and scenic city
- Experience all the quirks and madness of Vegas including a trip through the city in a Party Bus
- Imagine California in days gone by with a visit to Old Town Sacramento
*This experience is a Free Time Add-on and not included in trip costs
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California Highlights
It was an amazing trip! The places were absolutely spectacular and I would 100% visit some of them again. Only thing I didn't enjoy, was the fact our tour group joined another and the people on the group had already been together for a week and had made their groups. It wasn't the be all and end all. But would have been great to all start at the same time. Also the hotel tin San Fransisco was not in a 100% safe area. It was just strange as some people are young on the trip and their parents expect the trip to be safe, but the area was not. Amazing trip otherwise!
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California Highlights
Tour manager was very underwhelming
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California Highlights
Easy to purchase and easy to postpone to another trip etc
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California Highlights (Winter)
The trip was average only due to the age difference between many of the other travellers.
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California Highlights (Winter)
Would of been good to know the contiki group started 9 days earlier when we joined as all the people already formed their groups so was hard to be included
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California Highlights (Winter)
Better breakfasts were needed and more nights out as well as included activities.
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California Highlights (Winter)
I put all the comments in the earlier question
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Service was great it’s more contiki that failed in my situation
A lot of errors on contiki’s behalf cause a lot of stress and anxiety for me
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Good tour definitely will book again
We saw many sites that I wouldn’t have been able to see myself or missed out on seeing on my own travels
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California Highlights
Joined the LA to the bay group in Vegas which made it hard to make friends since they already knew each other for a week
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California Highlights
Had a blast but would have liked to spend an extra day in Bass Lake
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California Highlights
Joined halfway through western explorer - this means you are not part of the group.
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Don't think twice, just book the tour
I wish I could spend two nights as a group in Vegas otherwise all other destinations were full of joy, fun and comforts!
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California Highlights
The tour was great but I thought that I paid a lot of money for this tour but we didn’t get very much included such as meals and added activteies. We only saw 3 different places and almost had too much free time. That was a little bit disappointing.
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Desert and Ski- Lots to see!
Worth the money to have everything organized for you... wish the breakfasts had more to offer though
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California Highlights
Not the best route, felt rushed, not enough time in Vegas, tour guide could have been better
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This trip joins another tour midway
I feel that I was mislead. We thought we were booking a tour that we would be on from beginning to end, instead we joined another tour that had already started 5 days prior. Had we known we were being tacked on to an existing tour we would not have chosen this.
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Amazing trip manager
The trip itself was pretty amazing, however our small contiki group joined 2 tours who had both been travelling together for some time already. Because we joined in the very last week it was easy to feel alienated from the others as they had already had plenty of time to form friendships and bonds. The trip manager went above and beyond and the places we saw were fantastic, the social side of this holiday was a big let down for a solo traveller like myself.
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Califorina Highlights
Awesome trip. it was well planned and done good. Only notes about the trip was I didn't know my group would be merged with western Highlights and La to the bay.
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Excellent value
Excellent value for money
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