Full day tour, departs San Francisco in the morning and travels down Scenic California Highway 1. Along the way you will see the Pacific Ocean with it's beaches, bluffs, cliffs and coastline. Our first stop will be at the Historic Pigeon Point Lighthouse, now a California State Historic Park where you will have time to explore the coastline up close and tour the lighthouse grounds. Our tour will travel alongside the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary and through the NEW California Coastal National Monument with its scenic expanse between Davenport and Santa Cruz that stretches the California Coast along Highway 1 and features rolling hills, redwoods and breathtaking views of Monterey Bay. The California Coastal National Monument starts in Davenport and extends all the way to San Luis Obispo.
Once in Santa Cruz we will be traveling into the old growth redwoods of the San Lorenzo Valley where guests will travel thru an old growth redwood forest aboard Roaring Camp Railroads, a local heritage railroad. Step back in time to the 1880's and enjoy Roaring Camps famous Chuckwagon Barbecue Lunch, included as part of your tour. You will have time to explore the Giant California Redwoods after your train ride at Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park.
Our tour will depart the San Lorenzo Valley and we will travel thru the seaside town of Santa Cruz with a stop in Davenport to take one more, up close look at the California Coastline before returning to San Francisco.
At Roaring Camp, we take folks thru the redwoods, everyday!
Your 75 minute train ride thru the California Redwoods is an experience you will never forget. Climbing the steepest narrow gauge grade in North America, your train ride will travel to Bear Mountain where you will see one of the largest groves of old growth California Redwoods.
Meeting/pick-up point: Hotel pick-up. Please call 24 hours prior to tour to reconfirm pick up time and location.
Duration: 10 hours.
Start/opening time: At 8am.
End/closing time: At 6pm.
Opening days/period: Daily.
Languages: English.
Dress code: Casual attire.
Required documentation: Photo ID.
Included: Lunch, sandwich, tour along Coastal Highway 1, Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park admission, Roaring Camp Railroad.
Not included: Gratuities (optional).