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3-Day San Francisco Tour from Los Angeles to 17 Miles and Yosemite National Park

100% Ups and Downs of a Bus Tour

By: Anonymous | Tue Apr 04, 2023 at 12.00 AM

I don't really mind mixing with different kinds of people, but being the ONLY other nationality is awkward if not annoying. People were speaking Chinese all around, I can't laugh at a joke or even offer anyone anything. William was a fun gu..y, I suppose. He spoke Chinese most of the time and English sometimes, which we strained to understand with his accent. The driver was cool, such a sport. Didn't enjoy the first leg of the bus ride since we were seated at the back next to a family with a man that smokes (I have asthma) and his rambunctious and loud grandson. Solvang was a quaint town. I like that they tried to preserve the look and the industries. We had a light lunch at Tower Pizza... absolutely delicious, and I didn't hesitate to say so. We were not given a lot of time to go around, so we just looked around and bought some pastries in case we got hungry. Hearst castle was absolutely breathtaking for people who like antiques. The grand opulence is just truly amazing. I would have liked to stay longer but time was short. Oh, and be sure to check the tickets your guide gives you. We got a ticket for the upstairs bedroom tour and two grand room tour. Obviously we can't be separated so we had to go back to the ticketing area to clear it up (wasting time). Lucky for us, it was not a busy day for them, and they had space for more in the grand rooms tour. We stayed overnight at the Courtyard Marriott in Newark, really wonderful. Clean and luxurious with helpful staff. We had a cooler for drinks in the room which we used as a mini refrigerator, and a small coffee maker which makes one drink at a time. Supplies in the room are not a lot, but you can call the front desk and ask for more. Ice maker is near the elevators. We would have used the jacuzzi out by the outdoor pool, but we were dead tired. We did not go with the group to San Francisco. It was quite a large group by then, we were tired from the day before, and there were specific places we wanted to visit at our leisure that was not on the itinerary. For the Yosemite leg of the tour, we had to wake up and get ready at 4am. The bus leaves at 5am, so be sure to have some semblance of breakfast ready to go the day before. The microwave is in the Marriott lobby free for anyone to use. Yosemite was a little bit of a bummer in summer because there is NO FALLING WATER at the waterfalls. Maybe springtime would be a better time to visit the falls. The view was still good though. Just a little side note, if you don't want to eat Chinese food EVERYDAY, you might want to bring some food with you. You can also buy some supplies and food at the Raley's or Safeway supermarket near the Marriott. Safeway has a deli, Marriott also has a tiny 'Marketplace' and a Starbucks in the lobby you might want to take advantage of. Read full review

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