Day 1 — Oakland
Independent transfer from your hotel to the starting point of the tour, – Farmers Market in front of Starbucks, at the corner of Fairfax Blvd and 3rd Street 6.30; alternatively, Culver City, in front of the Four Points Sheraton Hotel, 5990 Green Valle Circle 7, appointment: 30 minutes before departure time, Continue along one of the most scenic coasts in America, through famous locations like Santa Barbara, Big Sur and Carmel., Stop off at, Set on hills gently sloping to the ocean, Santa Barbara is a beautiful seaside town with the atmosphere of a Spanish colony. Standing in the middle of a seemingly endless strech of pristine beaches and palm trees is the former dock Stearns Wharf (1872), alive with restaurants and fish stalls., Visit the Mission Santa Barbara, a church built by Spanish settlers., continue to, This little town looks like a Danish village magically transplanted in California. Its main streets make for a very pleasant walk amid quaint shops., The next stop is, Standing on a rocky hill that gently slopes into a beautifully white, soft-sanded beach, Carmel is to Californians what the Hamptons are to New Yorkers: the chicest holiday spot, so glamorous with its elegant mansions, boutiques and golf courses. One of its mayors was none other than Clint Eastwood !, Go down the twisty 17-Mile Drive, a private panoramic road that passes by the deluxe country clubs of Pebble Beach. The road runs along the celebrated Lone Cypress, a solitary tree at the top of a cliff – probably the most photographed spot in the area., arrival at Oakland in the evening. Accommodation The Hawthorns,