San Francisco

Currency: US Dollar ($) Population: 805,448 Price of Food: Approx £7.50 for Ceasar salad.

Famous For: The Golden Gate Bridge, Alcatraz Island, steep rolling hills, Lombard Street, eclectic mix of Victorian and modern architecture, trams and Chinatown.

Useful Info: Don’t call it “Frisco” – the locals hate that name. They refer to it as “The City”.

Useless Info: San Francisco is built on 43 hills and San Francisco Bay is considered the world’s largest landlocked harbour.

Local Eats: With easy access to fresh seafood, the finest California produce and other world-class ingredients, as well as a diversity of cultural roots San Francisco has spawned a multitude of superb, neighbourhood based restaurants.

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SUGGESTED ITINERARY

Day 1 - Depart by coach to the airport. Catch a morning flight to San Francisco and arrive in time to spend time getting to know the area and enjoy a relaxing meal.

Day 2 - Visit San Francisco’s most famous attraction, the Alcatraz Island tour. The "Alcatraz Cell-house Tour" featuring prisoners and correctional officers who used to live and work on Alcatraz, Orientation Video presented by the Discovery Channel, Docent and Ranger tours, Abundant Wildlife and Historic Gardens.

Day 3 - The Yosemite Experience tour gives you full access to the park for longer than any other tour, you will travel by private mini-bus and the highlights include, El Capitan, Half Dome, Yosemite Falls, Bridalveil Falls, Inspiration Point (aka Tunnel View), and Yosemite Village.

Day 4 - Travel to the Academy of Sciences, which features an aquarium, a planetarium, a natural history museum and much more all under one ‘living’ roof. The Academy is an international centre for scientific education and a great day out

Day 5 - Time for some last minute shopping before your late afternoon transfer to the airport for the overnight flight back to the UK.

Day 6 - Morning arrival back at your UK airport.

ACCOMMODATION

USA HOSTELS
From £23 Dorm
From £32 Double/Twin
‘All-you-can-make’ pancakes every
morning? Good enough to book up now?
Well we haven’t even mentioned the large
lounge with billiards and foosball tables,
free WiFi and cheap internet.

PRICES ARE PER PERSON PER NIGHT including breakfast

EUROPEAN HOSTEL
From £14 Dorm
The entire property has just been
renovated to offer sunlit hallways, a full
service kitchen and free WiFi and
computer use. Meet other students and
enjoy the rooftop balcony, from which you
can see the whole city.

PRICES ARE PER PERSON PER NIGHT

MITHILA HOTEL
From £26 Twin
This intimate downtown hotel is not only
perfectly located, but has everything to
keep you contented. It offers guests a
relaxing stay in clean, cosy rooms which
all include a private bathroom, colour TV,
free WiFi, telephone, hairdryer and iron.

PRICES ARE PER PERSON PER NIGHT

DAY ACTIVITIES

SAN FRANCISCO BUS TOUR Full day from £26 See the famous sights including Alcatraz. Take a walk down Fifth Avenue, check out the breathtaking coastlines through Santa Cruz, stop for a photo at the Golden Gate Bridge, jump on a San Francisco Night Tour and take a cruise to Alcatraz Island, including the award winning cellblock audio tour...if you want to see San Francisco - this is the way to do it!	CALIFORNIA ACADEMY Of SCIENCES Full day from £22 Nestled in the heart of Golden Gate Park, two and a half acres of native plants camouflage an aquarium, a planetarium, a natural history museum and a 4-story rainforest. Simply experience the Academy’s world-class exhibits or pay a bit extra to go behind the scenes! On Thursdays it’s Nightlife – enjoy an evening of music, science andentertainment.

A TASTE OF VISITS ON OFFER
ALCATRAZ Located in the middle of San Francisco Bay, Alcatraz Island is best known as the site of the infamous penitentiary wheresome of the country’s most notorious criminals were imprisoned.	YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK The majestic sights of Yosemite delight and inspire visitors of all generations. See some of our most amazing natural features, and the plants and animals that make the park their home.	ACADEMY OF SCIENCES Features an aquarium, a planetarium, a natural history museum and much more all under one ‘living’ roof living things.
THE GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE A technical masterpiece that can only be described in superlative terms. When the bridge was completed in 1937 it was the world’s longest and tallest suspension bridge.	PALACE Of FINE ARTS Originally built for an exhibition that celebrated the completion of the Panama Canal and the city’s recovery from the 1906 earthquake and fire.	CIVIC CENTRE Encompasses a number of excellent classical-style buildings and well as somemodern structures, it is a real treat for lovers of architecture.

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