Domestic
2024 Northern California
Sep 14, 2024 to Sep 23, 2024
This tour had been delayed until 2024. Helicopter ride to St. George Reef was not available due to broken helicopter. New dates posted are tentative but will be confirmed soon.
Tour Leaders: Kelly Bowers, Mike Rosenberger
Tour Cancellation / Refund Policy / Trip Insurance
Up to 180 days prior to departure $150.00 processing fee will be charged
179 – 90 days prior to departure Deposits become non-refundable
89 – 60 days prior to departure 25% of tour price becomes non-refundable
59 – 30 days prior to departure 50% of tour price becomes non-refundable
1 - 29 days prior to departure 100% of tour price becomes non-refundable Exceptions will be addressed on a case by case basis.
Also, any non-recoverable expenses are deducted from your tour payment before any refund.
We suggest you get travel insurance. Please call the office for more information, 415-362-7255
Day 1 - Saturday, April 15, 2023
Arrive at San Francisco and check into Embassy Suites (Night 1 of 2)
1800 - Welcome Dinner at hotel
Day 2 - Sunday April 16, 2023
After Breakfast we will catch the ferry to Alcatraz Island (15 minutes crossing). We will tour the island and climb the Alcatraz Lighthouse. Back to the San Francisco Pier and then over to Pier 40 where we will board a boat to cruise San Francisco harbor. We will have lunch on board and see from the water the following lighthouses: Point Knox, Point Blunt, Alcatraz, Fort Point, Point Diablo, Point Bonita, Lime Point (ruins), Yerba Buena Island and East Brother. After the cruise we will head to the Oakland Harbor Lighthouse and have dinner at the restaurant there (Quinn's Lighthouse Restaurant and Pub). Then back to the hotel.
Day 3 - Monday April 17, 2023
Today we pack up and head for Point Bonita Lighthouse. From this location you will have a distant view of Mile Rocks Lighthouse. Next is lunch at Point Reyes Roadhouse. After lunch we head to Point Reyes Lighthouse. We will stay at Bodega Bay that night and dinner at the hotel.
Day 4 - Tuesday April 18, 2023
We check out of the hotel and go to Point Arena Lighthouse. We then have lunch at Point Arena Cafe. After lunch we go to Point Cabrillo Lighthouse for a tour. We end up at a hotel in Fort Bragg and dinner at a local restaurant.
Day 5 - Wednesday April 19, 2023
After checking out we head for the Chandelier Drive Thru tree in Leggett and then lunch at Benbow Restaurant. After Lunch we go to Table Bluff Lighthouse in Woodley Island Marina. We then go to Humboldt Bay Maritime Museum to see the Fresnel Lens from Table Bluff Lighthouse. Then on to Crescent City hotel for 3 nights.
Day 6 - Thursday April 20, 2023
We will spend the morning flying to Saint George Reef Lighthouse. This will take most of the morning and will require shuttle to and from the airport. We will also visit Del Norte County Museum which is home to a large collection of artifacts from Saint Geroge Reef Lighthouse. When not flying we are free to explore Crescent City. Lunch and dinner will be on your own.
Day 7 - Friday April 21, 2023
Today we visit Battery Point Lighthouse in the morning during low tide. After this visit we can explore the city. In the afternoon we will take a ride to Oregon to see Pelican Bay Lighthouse which can be viewed from Brookings Harbor. We will have lunch in Brookings Harbor and then return to the hotel. Dinner will be at a local restaurant.
Day 8 - Saturday April 22, 2023
We depart Crescent City and head to Trinidad Head Lighthouse for a tour. Then on to Cape Mendocino Lighthouse for a visit. Lunch is at a Garberville restaurant and then on to hotel in Ukiah, with a rest stop in Laytonville on the way.
Day 9 - Sunday April 23, 2023
Check out of hotel and head for Windsor for a rest stop at the local Walmart. Our next destination is Fort Point Lighthouse at Fort Point National Historic Site. Next, we will go to see the Lightship Relief LV 605. We will then go to a hotel by the airport and have Farewell Dinner there.
Day 10 - Monday April 24, 2023
Breakfast and flights home.

Lighthouses
- Alcatraz Island Lighthouse
- Fort Point Lighthouse
- Mile Rocks
- Point Bonita Lighthouse
- Lime Point
- East Brother Island Lighthouse
- Yerba Buena Island Lighthouse
- Point Reyes Lighthouse
- Point Arena Lighthouse
- Point Cabrillo Lighthouse
- Cape Mendocino Lighthouse
- Table Bluff Lighthouse
- Trinidad Head Lighthouse
- Saint George Reef Lighthouse
- Pelican Bay Lighthouse
- Battery Point Lighthouse
- Point Knox Lighthouse
- Point Blunt Lighthouse
- Point Diablo Lighthouse
- Oakland Harbor Light
Costs:
9 Nights of Lodging
9 Breakfasts
7 Lunches
8 Dinners
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