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California Road Trip: Explore Big Sur & Monterey
4.4
16 Ratings
San Francisco
Experience the breathtaking beauty of the California coast on a private day trip from San Francisco. Explore Monterey, Carmel, and Big Sur with a knowledgeable guide.
Experience the breathtaking beauty of the California coast on a private day trip from San Francisco. Explore Monterey, Carmel, and Big Sur with a knowledgeable guide.
Duration:
9 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Pacific Grove Oceanview Boulevard - Pacific Grove showcases the meeting point of the rugged California Coastline and the Spanish Bay Golf courses.
- 17-Mile Drive - The 17-Mile Drive is a renowned area in Carmel, featuring estates of Hollywood movie stars.
- Pebble Beach Golf Links - The opulent Pebble Beach Golf Club, established in 1919,…
- Pacific Grove Oceanview Boulevard - Pacific Grove showcases the meeting point of the rugged California Coastline and the Spanish Bay Golf courses.
- 17-Mile Drive - The 17-Mile Drive is a renowned area in Carmel, featuring estates of Hollywood movie stars.
- Pebble Beach Golf Links - The opulent Pebble Beach Golf Club, established in 1919, continues to be one of the world’s most luxurious golf courses.
- Carmel Plaza - Carmel village boasts numerous cozy cafes, restaurants, boutique shops, wine tasting bars, and over 75 art galleries, making it one of the most picturesque villages in the nation.
- Bixby Bridge - Constructed in 1932, Bixby Bridge is a famous California landmark with breathtaking rock formations and a white sand beach below.
- Carmel - Explore Carmel-by-the-Sea and experience this charming village with its 16th-century cottages, cozy cafes, gourmet restaurants, art galleries, wine tasting bars, and boutique shops at every turn.
- Garrapata State Park - Soberanes Point in Garrapata State Park is the most captivating part of Big Sur, offering something for every nature enthusiast, including stunning rock formations, creeks, hiking trails, a seal and bird rock, and a variety of wildflowers.
What's Included
- Bottled water provided
- Tasty snacks included
- Experienced private driver/guide
- Convenient hotel or airport pickup and drop-off
- Bottled water provided
- Tasty snacks included
- Experienced private driver/guide
- Convenient hotel or airport pickup and drop-off
Additional Information
Take a bespoke all-day journey along the iconic Pacific Coastal Highway, starting from San Francisco, embodying the classic California road trip experience. Explore the Big Sur coastline, take in the world-renowned Monterey Peninsula — renowned for its ocean views, diverse marine biology, and historic Cannery Row — and walk around the highly recommended…
Take a bespoke all-day journey along the iconic Pacific Coastal Highway, starting from San Francisco, embodying the classic California road trip experience. Explore the Big Sur coastline, take in the world-renowned Monterey Peninsula — renowned for its ocean views, diverse marine biology, and historic Cannery Row — and walk around the highly recommended destination of Carmel-by-the-Sea with your personal guide. Charges are for the group as a whole, with the maximum group size being six individuals.
- Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
- The duration of transfers are approximate, the exact duration will depend on the time of day and traffic conditions
Location
San Francisco
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.4
(16 Ratings)
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Badri_k
Dec 31, 2024
Awesome time - Awesome, extremely safe driving, Awesome providing details of the area. Would definitely book wirh same guide/resource and Viator
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Preetyb2018
May 18, 2024
A wonderful experience - This is a well curated tour with many spectacular views and charming stops at Monterey, Carmel, Pebble Beach and The Big Sur. Our guide, Pep , enhanced the experience with her knowledge and insights and above all a very friendly, flexible and warm disposition.
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Bhavna_p
May 16, 2024
A wonderful thing to do In SFO - It was a wonderful trip.
And our Guide Effie made the trip more memorable.
Though he was 72, he seemed nothing less than 27! Jovial and energetic!
Thanks Alegro tours.
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Kenneth_c
Mar 13, 2024
Great trip and wonderful guide - Pep our driver/guide was excellent. We were able to tailor our trip to cover everything we wanted. Monterey, 17 mile drive, a stop off at Carmel and Bixby bridge. Stunning coast line
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Naureen_r
Nov 14, 2023
Good tour if you have limited time. - If you have limited time in San Francisco and want to go see Big Sur, don’t want to drive, then this is the tour for you
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Orelmk
Oct 26, 2023
Incredible 2 days of private tours - We had 2 magical days with Pep !
Day one we toured Silicon Valley,Monterey and Carmel.
So interesting to see Apple, Facebook and Google.
Then on to Monterey and Carmel. We did Big Sur , then the 17 mile drive passing Pebble Beach stopping for numerous photos taken by Pep.
It was an unforgettable day.
Day 2 San Francisco and Sausalito.
We did a complete city tour then went over the Golden Gate Bridge to Sausalito where we had lunch overlooking the water.
We were able to see so many sights during our private tours that the big tour busses would not be able to get close to.
We returned to our ship in plenty of time for our sailing.
Highly recommend Pep and Alegro Tours ..
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Mohammed_y
Aug 1, 2023
Remarkable tour - Carmel is a very nice village, beach in Monterey is very beautiful.
Needs to spend more time in both villages.
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Nathaniel_w
Jul 24, 2023
Lots of driving with beautiful scenery. - Beautiful scenery along CA1. Not so much on 101 or new CA1 bypass. If bringing children be advised this is 10 to 11 hours. We started in Tiburon. From SF it may be shorter. Bring games for kids!
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Craigc381
Jun 3, 2023
Fantastic tour. Awesome guide. Highly Recommended! - We are a family from Sydney Australia and had an amazing time with Pep our tour guide.
Pep is a fantastic guide and full of local knowledge. We were able to spend extra time at Santa Cruz, Monterey and Pebble Beach. To be honest we could have spend a week seeing this beautiful part of the US.
I highly recommend contacting Pep and going on a private tour instead of a large bus group. The flexibility was appreciated and we all had a great time.
We would love to see the places again
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Brenda_f
Mar 20, 2025
Make sure you get what you paid for. - Disappointed.
Before arriving in San Francisco, I already knew I wanted to do this tour. However, at this time of the year it is only achievable by private tours rather than a coach option.
We booked through Viator with what looked a great itinerary. However, with a couple of days to go still no confirmation or contact from the tour guide. Which was not a great start. So, we had to chase them.
On the morning of the tour, they were late and then advised they would be using a different vehicle which turned out to be a good thing as the message the day before stated they would be driving a Tesla which would have been very cramped indeed and totally unsuitable for the duration and distance being covered.
Once we eventually got underway the guide stated to explain the route she was intending to go. Before she got through her information, I challenged this route as she was suggesting go down through Silicon Valley on to Monterey. This was not we booked or paid for. I wanted to do the stops as per highlight on the Viator website and that is what we had booked and paid for.
She then tried to explain this was a suggested itinerary on the Viator website and should only be used as a guide. No where on the website or any information does this suggest it is a guide. After a heated conversation she agreed to do the route as per my printout (luckily, I had printed this out and brought a copy with me)
Unfortunately, this itinerary became a very whistle stop tour and we did have to miss out on the suggested 1 or 1 ½ hour stops. But at least we went down highway 1 following the famous coast road and not on the interstate as she would have had us doing.
So please ensure you know your route and itinerary that you have paid for otherwise this day will get cut in to a very short day with only seeing 2 or 3 places.
Rather than seeing the amazing views off highway 1.
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