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Western Wine Trail
11 nights / 12 days San Francisco to Seattle
Day 1 - San Francisco, CA- Arrival day
Day 2 - San Francisco, CA – Sonoma, CA
Pick up the rental car and leave San Francisco via the
famous Golden Gate Bridge to Sausalito. On the way to
Sonoma you could cut over to Highway 1 along the coast
and stop at Point Reyes Lighthouse and drive along the
shallow, rocky inlet of Bodega Bay.
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4 - Sonoma, CA – Fort Bragg, CA
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Day 6 - Redding, CA – Grants Pass, OR
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Day 8 - Roseburg, OR – Portland, OR
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10 - Portland, OR – Seattle, WA
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Services included in the price
Hotels as listed or similar
• San Francisco - 1 night
Handlery Union Square Hotel
• Sonoma - 2 nights
Hyatt Vineyard Creek Hotel
• Fort Bragg - 1 night
Beachcomber Motel
• Redding - 1 night
Best Western Plus Hilltop Inn
• Grants Pass - 1 night
Weasku Inn Lodge
• Roseburg - 1 night
Best Western Garden Villa Inn
• Portland - 2 nights
Hotel Benson
• Seattle - 2 nights
Warwick Hotel
Optional packages
• Guided Sonoma Wine Tour with wine
tasting (approx. 6 hrs.)
• Twilight Raft from Grants Pass with
wine tasting & appetizers
(approx. 3 hrs.)
• Guided Willamette Valley Winery Tour
from Portland with Cascadian Safari
Lunch and wine tasting
(approx. 6.5 hrs.)
• Guided Woodinville Wine Trail Tour
from Seattle with wine tasting
(approx. 5.5 hrs.)
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12 - Seattle, WA – Departure day
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Prices
from $ 929.00 per person in double occupancy
exluding Optional packages
from $ 1,403.00 per person in double occupancy
including Optional packages
Services NOT included in the
price:
• Personal expenses & incidentals
• Meals if not listed above
• Gratuity
• Parking fees at hotels may apply
• Rental car
To book the Western Wine Trail Fly-Drive, call New World Travel (NWT) in Los Angeles
at +1.310.568.9393 or email [email protected]