San Francisco & California Coast Trip
April 10 – 13, 2025
IMPORTANT TRAVEL DETAILS: All participating students must arrange flights arriving SFO on April 10, 2025 between 7 am and 2 pm and departing from SFO on April 13, 2025 between 2 pm – 10 pm. San Francisco and California Coast trip is accompanied by ISE, SMG and CASE chaperones with a professional tour guide. SAVE $50 – MAKE RESERVATION BY SEPTEMBER 30, 2024
Terms and Conditions
To confirm, parent’s signed authorization form is required within 15 days from reservation. Please make a reservation using trip calendar by entering your program reservation code. Airfare is not included in the trip.
Remaining balance is due by Feburary 10, 2025 with flight and medical insurance information. Cancellation charge is 100% of trip price if cancellation is made after February 10, 2025. If flight information and signed waiver form are not turn-in by February 10, 2025, reservation will be cancelled and refunded less $300 initial non-refundable deposit. Non-payment by February 10, 2025 will result in reservation cancellation without refund. Once reservation is cancelled, there is no credit to future services nor refund.
Late arriving students on delayed flights will be met by ISE/SMG chaperone and connect with the main group from Hard Rock Café Pier 39. Late arriving students are financially responsible for SFO transfer to connect with the main group.
Full refund is provided in case of trip cancellation due to insufficient sign-ups. Minimum of 28 student reservations to operate San Francisco, Alcatraz, California Coast and Silicon Valley Trip.
All roommate requests must be arranged in advance by emailing roommates request to info@usastudenttour.com. Single triple and quad occupancy reservation/payments are allowed once roommate requests are made and accepted by USA Student Tour.
Trip Itinerary
- HOTEL: Sonesta Select SFO
- Day 1, Thursday April 10 – San Francisco
- 2 pm Students meet chaperones and tour guide @ SFO terminal 2 Door # 11
2:15 pm Depart San Francisco Airport for San Francisco city tour including Golden Gate Bridge, Golden Gate Park, Height Ashbury, Twin Peaks, Chinatown, North Beach, Lombard Street (walk up from Columbus Street) Fisherman’s Wharf and Pier 39
6:30 pm Group dinner at Pier 39 with Hard Rock Café
9 pm Arrive hotel - Day 2, Friday April 11 – San Francisco, Cable Car and Bay Cruise
- 8 am – 8:45 am Hotel breakfast
9 am Depart for Bay Cruise tour
TBA Mid morning Bay Cruise tour
TBA Lunch on own in Ghirardelli Square
TBA Mid Afternoon Cable Car, Nob Hill, Mission District and Union Square tour
TBA Dinner on own in Union Square
7 pm – 9 pm Salesforce Park and Embarcadero walking tour
9:30 pm Arrive hotel - Day 3, Saturday April 12 – California Coast
- 7:30 am – 8:15 am Hotel breakfast
8:30 am Depart for Point Lobos
11 am Point Lobos State Reserve walking tour led by local naturalists
TBA Lunch on own in Carmel
TBA Afternoon 17 Mile Drive and Monterey tour
TBA Dinner stop in San Jose. Dinner on own
8:30 pm Arrive hotel - Day 4, Sunday April 13 – Silicon Valley and Computer History Museum
- 7:30 am – 8:15 am Hotel breakfast
8:30 am Hotel check-out and depart for Google and Apple Visitor Center photo stops
10 am – 12:30 pm Computer History Museum visit. Lunch on own in Stanford Shopping Mall
12 pm SFO drop off
3:30 pm SFO drop off
Price per person
SAVE $50 – MAKE RESERVATION BY SEPTEMBER 30, 2024
28 student reservations required to operate this trip
$895 Quad occupancy (4 students in a room with 2 queen beds)
$935 Triple occupancy (3 students in a room with 2 queen beds)
$995 Double occupancy (2 students in a room with 2 queen beds)
For quad & triple occupancy, all roommates must be pre-arranged by students. Single quad & triple occupancy reservations are not accepted without pre-arranged roommates by students.
Prices Include:
- 3 night accommodations with Sonesta Select SFO Hotel
- Private coach transportation
- Professional step on guide
- 3 hotel grab & go breakfasts
- 1 group dinner with Hard Rock Café Pier 39
- Point Lobos State Reserve tour led by local naturalists
- Admissions: Cable Car, Bay Cruise Ferry tour, 17 Mile, Point Lobos and Computer History Museum
- Driver gratuity
- Fuel surchage, toll and bus parking
- All taxes
Prices Do Not Include:
- Meals and beverages (except where mentioned)
- Airfare
- Travel insurance
- Hotel and airport baggage gratuities
- Tour guide gratuity
Photo by ISEThe iconic Golden Gate Bridge is among the most recognizable and photographed bridge in the world. Named one of the Wonders of the Modern World by the American Society of Civil Engineers, the Golden Gate stretches a mile where San Francisco Bay meets the Pacific Ocean. The bridge is popular with walkers, joggers, bicyclists, and motorists alike but bring a jacket-it can be surprisingly cool.
Gold Rush-era Victorians throughout San Francisco complement the towering skyscrapers of downtown’s financial district, the still-active fishing wharfs along the bay, and parks and playgrounds woven throughout the city. For history, architecture, food, culture, and fun, San Francisco offers an unbeatable experience for first-time and returning tourists alike.
Photo by ISETake a ride on San Francisco’s famous cable cars! Three lines connecting Union Square, Fisherman’s Wharf, and California Street offer unique transportation to points of interest. Some seven million people ride the cable cars each year, making them one of the most popular attractions in the Bay Area. Hold on tight for the ride of your life!
Alcatraz is a small island that has been a fort, a military prison, and a federal penitentiary-it even housed the America’s most famous gangster, Al Capone. Stroll the prison grounds while listening to the audio tour, and see how a few convicts were able to escape the prison walls. Did they make it through the icy, swift currents?
The seaside village of Carmel-by-the-Sea has drawn celebrity residents, inspired artists, and nurtured romance for decades. Consistently ranked among the Top 10 U.S. destinations, Carmel combines white sand beaches, a European-styled village, art galleries, and restaurants to create a relaxing get-away retreat.
Visit famous Lombard Street, the curviest street in the world! The climb is steep, so get a quick-cappuccino for energy in Italian North Beach below. Then hike straight up Lombard, as the houses get more and more expensive with every block. You’ll be rewarded at the peak by the street’s fame cuves, beautiful flowers, and photographers galore.
