California Coastline Tour: Monterey, Carmel, 17-Mile Drive

Embark on a breathtaking 11-hour tour along California’s scenic coastline, visiting iconic landmarks such as the Monterey Bay Aquarium, Pebble Beach Golf Course, and Carmel-by-the-Sea. Indulge in unique shopping, historical landmarks, and mouth-watering culinary innovation.

Duration: 11 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Pacific Coast Highway - The lighthouse, constructed in 1871, serves as a guiding beacon for ships navigating the Pacific coast of California. It proudly stands as the tallest lighthouse along the West Coast of the United States and continues to play an active role in assisting the Coast Guard in navigation.
    During the journey, travelers will have…
What's Included
  • Transport by air-conditioned luxury motor-coach with a professional guide
  • Day-trip to Monterey and Carmel
  • 2 hours stop at Monterey Bay
  • 1 hour stop at Carmel by the Sea
  • Entrance fee for the 17-Mile Drive Included
  • Stops at Pigeon Point Lighthouse, Pebble Beach, Bird Rock and the Lone Cypress
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
  • Food and drinks
  • Hotel Pick-up & drop-off
  • Monterey Bay Aquarium
Additional Information

Embark on the tranquil journey along California’s splendid coastline, starting from San Francisco. Traverse along the renowned Highway 1, making stops at Pigeon Point Lighthouse and Davenport for a short coffee break and snacks. Continue the journey passing by Monterey Bay and Peninsula, and visit the illustrious Monterey Bay Aquarium and Steinbeck’s…

Location
478 Post St
Post Street
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Elena_s
Oct 15, 2025
Carmel/Monterey - Worth it! A must-do!! Beautiful views and plenty of opportunities to take it all the sights along the way.
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Laurahq5735sr
Oct 13, 2025
Great drive to Monterey and Carmel - Great tour. Our driver included a lot of his personal experiences in relating what were we seeing along the way. Enough time at the stops to enjoy the places we saw.
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Byron_r
Oct 13, 2025
Amazing Monterey - George our driver was great. Covered so much history and fun facts of the area we traveled. Scenery was great too.
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Joyce
Oct 12, 2025
Hood Value For Money - George was a very good, professional tour guide. Best we've experienced. The trip is long but it offers a good overview of that area of California. If we could improve one part of the trip we'd allocate 2 hours to Carmel since there's barely time to scratch the surface of this beautiful little town.
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Ruirv326ks
Oct 10, 2025
Very nice experience - Beautiful views with great knowledgeable input from our driver/tour guide Thomas which made the day flow well as we took in the sites and the history of this beautiful place…
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Katenb9779cc
Oct 9, 2025
A Perfect Coastal Day Trip - Fabulous full day tour, with carefully planned and well-explained stops along the way. Our guide, Thomas, could not have been more helpful. He made sure everyone on the coach knew exactly where all the comfort stops were going to be. He gave clear directions as to where to pick up food and drinks. He gave several different options for sightseeing at each stop, depending on passengers’ mobility. His commentary was informative and entertaining. Beautiful route and even though it was a long drive it was broken up with several breaks. We felt we had just the right amount of time in both Monterey and Carmel. We’re returning to San Francisco next year and will book this tour again, as well as considering others with the same company. Highly recommended.
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Terrie_j
Oct 9, 2025
Monterey Trip - The trip to Monterey, 17 Mile Drive and Carmel was excellent. Our driver and guide Tom was very knowledgeable and thorough.
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367sebastiank
Oct 5, 2025
The best way to experience Californian coasts - We took the tour from San Francisco and went around the Pacific Ocean with amazing views and viewpoints. Many photo stops and best of all, the last one in Carmel. Super recommended.
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Tracy_l
Oct 10, 2025
Nice views of the coast.... - Nice views of the coast. Monterey we had enough time in. We would recommend changing the Carmel stop sine not enough time to really eat and would have been better seeing the beach. Thomas our driver is 5 stars. He did a great job narrating and expertly driving. If you want to see the coast and don’t have a car it’s a good tour.
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Josefabio_s
Oct 12, 2025
The description of the... - The description of the tour says it lasts 11 hours. So, if we departed at 8 am it should have finished at 7 pm, but we arrived at Union Square at 8:30 pm. No reason was given for the different arrival time (there was no traffic), which is a problem when you have dinner plans after the tour. The tour picks up passengers at 2 places: Union Square and Fisherman's Warf. Given that all the places visited were south of San Francisco, it would make sense for the tour to depart from Fisherman's Warf, go to Union Square to pick up the other passengers and then head south, but for some reason it was done the other way around: they asked the Union Square passengers to arrive at Union Square at 7:40 am, the bus then went north to Fisherman's Warf and departed from this second point at 8 am. This means that the Union Square passengers had to be on the bus for 30 minutes more than necessary, which is inconvenient on a tour this long. One thing that can delay a tour is guests returning to the bus after the alloted time on each stop, which is why it's important for the driver/guide to be firm about the times. This is also out of respect and consideration for the guests that arrive on time. Unfortunately, this didn't happen with our guide: on every stop someone was late and he never said anything. On the other hand, the guide gave many information and facts about the locations we went to or passed by, and the places we visited were very nice.
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From $139
up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).