Places to visit in Napa valley tour

July 20th, 2010

If you are planning a vacation or holiday then fly to San Francisco the most beautiful city. There are many tours which offer different price and itinerary. But one of the best tours with reasonable price and good itinerary is the Sanfranshuttletours. There are many tours such as City tour, Muir woods tour, Napa valley tour and Monterey tour. Among all these tour the most interesting tour is the Napa valley. Napa valley and Sonoma regions are famous for creating wine. Let’s have a look on Napa valley tour.

Napa valley tour:

Napa Valley ToursIf you really enjoy drinking wine then visit the Napa valley of San Francisco. The Sanfranshuttletours allows the tourist to visit some of the best wine makers. This tour is mainly for visiting different kinds of vineyards and for tasting wine. The tour of Napa valley begins from the Ferry Building. The Ferry building is a way of connecting hub around the bay. This located at the foot of Embarcadero Street where you can find delicious treats offered by the farmers. You will catch a shuttle which moves towards Napa valley via Golden Gate Bridge. There are no words to describe the beautiful Golden Gate Bridge. This was specially built to connect the two cities i.e. San Francisco and Marin headlands around bay. While returning we will again see the bridge but from the bay.

Now you move towards the most sparkling wine stop i.e. the Domaine Chandon. These have a variety of sparkling wine with French techniques. They grow their own vineyards with different types of grapes for producing different wines. The most famous wine produced here are the Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. You would see many fermentation tanks and barrel room on the way to V. Sattui winery. These produce great varieties of wines and were award for its finest wine. They are also famous for olives and cheeses. Here you will find more than 200 varieties of cheese. Next you move to Andretti winery which produces some of the finest wine of Napa valley. The selection of wine found here are the Napa series and the Montona series. The Napa series are crafted from grapes with a blend of violets, blue berry, clover and black plum which produces a smooth wine.

Next you will be taking a ferry or bay cruise from Vallejo which is close to Napa valley. This will take you around the surrounding islands such as Alcatraz Island. This island consist of a jail were the prisoner with big crime is brought here. You can see many beautiful views from this cruise like San Francisco city, the Bay Bridge and of course Golden Gate Bridge. Bay bridge was built before the Golden Gate Bridge which acts as a median to Yerba Buena Island.

Enjoy the enchanting beauty of woods at San Francisco tours

May 21st, 2010

Think of San Francisco and you are sure to dream about many wonderful attractions. The city is famous for a number of exotic tourist destinations both in the city and nearby. The best way to explore the beauty of the city would be by taking a San Francisco sightseeing tours. There would be many wonderful locations and among them one of the most popular would be the Muir Woods National Monument. It has been seen that thousands of tourists visit the park each other for exploring the majestic redwood trees and also for its mesmerizing charm. As people stroll through the beautiful paths among the regal tress, they can listen to the soft whisper of the trees as if they were speaking to each other. The place is an abode of peace and serenity.  When you take the sanfranshuttletours, you are sure to relieve all the stress out of the mind.

According to the records many of the redwood trees have reached heights of 260 feet tall. Because of the massive shade offered by the trees, wildlife is not so much prevalent here. But if you are lucky, you may see deer, chipmunks, newts, and various species of birds. In addition you may also come across river otters, great egrets, spotted owls and many other creatures too. There would also be other indigenous plants in the area.

While taking the San Francisco tours to Muir woods, you can find that the trees are almost 45 times taller than you are. Usually the tour guiding is not allowed in the park as the trees themselves would speak volumes. However when you are traveling with sanfranshuttletours, the knowledgeable guides will give great information about what you are going to see while you are driving to the park. This is only possible with the sanfranshuttletours as it is the only San Francisco tour that offers a separate guide apart from driver. Since there are separate tour guides from drivers, your driver will be focusing on the road while your tour guide is giving you information.

Most of the tourist found it interesting to take an easy walk right into the heart of the forest. After you enjoy the beauty at Muir woods, you also have the opportunity to wind down to Muir beach. This breathtaking shoreline offers tourists a chance to rest before continuing their exploration further. With sanfranshuttletours, the tourist would also get a chance to visit the Marin Headlands and Sausalito.