Big sur yosemite itinerary. Thread tools search this thread aug 21st 2010 0837 pm 1 iluvroadtrips. Day 12 big sur. If you need to hire a car you can get one from the airport or from the city and do a one way car rental. Youre driving down the california coast hugging every curve of the twisting winding highway.
And get there early the tours only accommodate 40 people. 5 7 days san francisco big sur yosemite. Next up on this big sur road trip itinerary the point sur lighthouse. Theres a lot more to big sur than bixby bridge.
Big sur deserves a minimum of 2 days and yosemite 3 days. Cambria would be a good stopping point between montereycarmel and yosemite. San francisco big basin or monterey. Visit the sharks sea otters penguins and other marine life at the monterey bay aquarium.
While the tours are quite long at three hours the history and information is so interesting you wont even notice the hours passing by. Day 14 15 los angeles. Day 10 11 kings canyon sequoia national parks. Pfeiffer beach mcway falls etc.
Yosemite national park is located at 3 hours by car from san francisco and offers hikes for all fitness levels. Our 10 day california road trip itinerary. Day 8 9 yosemite national park. Day 13 morro bay.
Big sur road trip itinerary. Take a trail through the giant coastal redwoods around big sur to secluded beaches and waterfalls. It takes 4 to 5 hours of driving between yosemite and cambria or monterey. A good loop trip would be sf to montereycarmel down through big sur to cambria cut over to yosemite and back toward sfnapa etc.
This is a relaxed pace three day itinerary with overnight stops in monterey and santa barbara. On one side of the narrow roadway is a steep rock wall dotted with sparse greenery towering above you. Big sur is a 2 hours and a half drive from the bay area and will blow you away with its seaside cliffs and views of the rocky coastline. Day 16 fly los angeles to uk.
Thus you will spend 8 to 10 hours on the extra driving and practically that is one day. Be sure to check the website as tours are not offered every day. To cut it down to two days you can stay anywhere along the big sur coast between monterey and santa barbara instead.
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