 Click on the World to E-mail Sam at  or Call Sam at 330-793-6543 Meals Included B = Breakfast, L = Lunch, D = Dinner Day 1 /Wednesday, September 17, 2025 (Dinner included) The group will arrive Reno Airport at midday after the flights from Ohio and will be met by the group's Tour Director at the airline baggage claim. The group will then board a deluxe motorcoach for the drive to Virginia City, at one time the Queen of the West. Born of the fabulous Comstock silver strike of 1859, Virginia City flourished for twenty years before the ore ran out and the town died. Today the town is the West's most famous ghost town and looks just as it did in its heyday, Perched on the flanks of Mt. Davidson, Virginia City. Members of the group can explore its numerous saloons and restaurants, its restored Victorians, the old mine shafts, and the town's infamous Boot Hill Cemetery. There are a host of specialty and souvenir shops found along the well-trodden boardwalks of the main street and many of the saloons have "one-arm bandits" for those who wish to try their luck playing the slot machines. The tour continues to Carson City, the capital of Nevada. The city was named after the famous frontier guide Kit Carson and today features government buildings, museums, and beautifully restored Victorians. The driving tour of Carson City will include the Capitol complex which provides a picturesque campus setting with its State Capitol, Legislative Building, Supreme Court, and State Library and Archives. The drive will conclude in the late afternoon at Bally's, a hotel casino at Stateline, Nevada. Following pre-registered check-in at Bally's tour members will have time to relax and freshen up. This evening the group will enjoy a gala welcome dinner at the Chart House. Following dinner the group will head back to the hotel where tour members can gamble the night away at one of the casinos at Stateline, NV. Day 2 /Thursday, September 18, 2025 (Breakfast included) Each morning the group will first have breakfast at the hotel. The day is unstructured so that individuals can enjoy the area at their own pace. Many members of the group will want to tempt Lady Luck and continue the quest for the jackpot. Others will opt to take a walk along the beach at Stateline or take the Heavenly Gondola to the mountain top. The area bounds with recreational activities. For the hiker, the spectacular trailheads offer magnificent waterfalls and rushing creeks, alpine lakes and massive granite peaks. With hundreds of fishable streams, rivers, and lakes, Tahoe is an angler's paradise. From large mackinaws and kokanee salmon to trophy-sized cutthroat trout and white bass, the fishing choices are virtually endless. There's four wheel drive rentals, horseback riding, parasailing, kayaking,.and miles of excellent bicycle trails. Day 3 /Friday, September 19, 2025 (Breakfast & Dinner included) After breakfast and checkout of Bally's the group will drive south along the eastern slope of the Sierra Nevada Mountains to Yosemite National Park, an awesome work of nature formed by glaciers tens of thousands of years ago. This vast tract of scenic wildlands was designated as one of the first national parks in the United States. Upon arrival at the Tioga Pass the group will drive through Toulpmne Meadows to the scenic valley floor. Here the group will take a sightseeing tour of the scenic valley floor via the group's bus. During the course of the tour members of the group will view the most picturesque spots of the valley, the world's best known glacier-carved canyon. Here, within seven square miles, are the spectacular Yosemite and Bridalveil Falls, and the sculptured beauty of El Capitan and Half Dome. The floor of the valley is a meadow threaded by the Merced River and diversified with groves of pine and oak, thickets of shrubbery, and beautiful varieties of flowers, ferns, and grass. The valley walls rise, almost vertically, to a height of 2000 to 4000 feet above the meadow. Great domes and and pinnacles stand out against the sky. Most conspicuous, in addition to El Capitan and Half Dome, are the Cathedral Rocks, Three Brothers, and Sentinel Rock. Afterwards a stop will be made at the Visitors Center. The group will then dine at the Mountain Room Restaurant at the Yosemite Lodge with its floor to ceiling windows overlooking the grandeur of Yosemite. Following the meal the group will take the drive outside of the park El Portal where the next two nights will be spent overnighting at the Yosemite View Lodge which overlooks the Merced River. Day 4 /Saturday, September 20, 2025 (Breakfast and Lunch included) This morning the group will take the short drive back to Yosemite and make a photo stop at Tunnel View, a spectacular vista point overlooking the valley floor. Then it is off to the Yosemite Mountain Sugar Pine Railroad. Upon arrival tour members will do some fun-filled gold panning. The group will then take an enjoyable train ride through the Sierra National Forest on this historic narrow gauge railroad which features an old fashioned steam train locomotive. Upon arrival back at the train depot tour members will have a sumptuous box lunch. The tour continues to the Mariposa Grove of Giant Sequoias, famed for the Grisly Giant where individuals will walk through this magnificent grove and take photos. The group will then head back to Yosemite’s scenic valley floor where individuals can go hiking or horseback riding, take a park ranger nature walk, photograph mother nature’s spectacular landmarks, visit the Ansel Adams Gallery or the historic Ahwahnee Lodge, or just relax and soak up the natural beauty and alphine sunshine. Individuals can return to the Yosemite View Lodge via the group’s motorcoach in the late afternoon and relax poolside or in the evening. Day 5 /Sunday, September 21, 2025 (Breakfast and Dinner included) Following checkout of the Yosemite View Lodge the group will drive south through the foothills and fertile Central Valley to Sequoia and King Canyon National Parks which lie side-by-side in the southern Sierra Nevada, east of the San Joaquin Valley. This landscape testifies to natures size, beauty, and diversity rugged foothills, huge mountains, deep canyons, beautiful meadows, vast caverns, and the worlds largest trees. Upon arrival at Sequoia National Park the group will make a stop at Grant Grove. Tour members will walk along a trail that loops through the majestic stands. The grove features the General Grant tree, the second-largest sequoia in the world, a 3,000-year-old wonder which measures almost 270 feet tall and 107 feet around at its base. The tour continues to the Boyden Cavern, a fantastic marble canyon which features stalactites, stalagmites, flowstone, pendants, and shields! The short but steep hike to the cave features spectacular views of the steepest part of Kings Canyon. The group will then have a memorable buffet dinner at the Grant Grove Restaurant. Following the meal the group will take the 1 hour drive to Fresno where the group will overnight at the Country Inn & Suites. Day 6 /Monday, September 22, 2025 (Breakfast and Dinner included) Today the group will take the drive to Death Valley National Park. In this below-sea-level basin, steady drought and record summer heat make Death Valley a land of extremes. Yet, each extreme has a striking contrast. Towering peaks are frosted with winter snow. Rare rainstorms bring vast fields of wildflowers. Lush oases harbor tiny fish and refuge for wildlife and humans. Despite its morbid name, a great diversity of life thrives in Death Valley. Death Valley is the largest national park in the continguous United States as well as the hottest, driest and lowest of all the national parks in the United States. After numerous photo stops at Death Valley the group will check-in at the Oasis at Death Valley. Tonight the group will enjoy an outdoor barbecue dinner at Death Valley. Day 7 /Tuesday, September 23, 2025 (Breakfast included) After breakfast and checkout of the Oasis at Death Valley the group will do some more sightseeing at Death Valley. The group will then take the leisurely drive to Las Vegas where the group will spend 2 Nights at the Flamingo Hotel and Casino Day 9 /Thursday, September 25, 2025 Check out of your room by 11:00am and check your luggage with the Bell Desk then spend the day Site Seeing. Later that evening get another couple and take a Taxi to airport for Late Night Flight back Home. CALIFORNIA NATIONAL PARKS TOUR includes the following features: 2 nights hotel accommodations at Bally's Lake Tahoe (based on double occupancy) 2 nights hotel accommodations at the Yosemite View Lodge in El Portal, CA (based on double occupancy in mountainside guest rooms) 1 night hotel accommodations at the Country Inn in Fresno (based on double occupancy 1 night accommodations at the Oasis at Death Valley (based on double occupancy) 2 nights hotel in Las Vegas at The Flaningo Hotel and Casino (based on double occupancy) 4 Dinners (Welcome Dinner at the Chart House, Dinner at the Mountain Room at Yosemite National Park, a Buffet Dinner at the Grant Grove Restaurant, and a barbecue dinner at Death Valley) 1 Lunch (box lunch at the Yosemite Sugar Pine Railroad) 6 Breakfasts (2 American Breakfasts at Bally's, 2 American Breakfasts at the Yosemite View Lodge, 1 Buffet Breakfast at the Country Inn, and 1 American Breakfast at the Oasis Full sightseeing and admissions as follows - Visit Virginia City and Carson City and a photo stop at Sand Harbor State Park Admissions to Yosemite National Park with a valley sightseeing tour via the group's motorcoach Gold panning at Yosemite Sugar Pine Mountain, admissions to the train ride at Yosemite Sugar Mountain, and visit the Mariposa Grove of sequoia trees (subject to scheduling/availability) Admissions to Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks, admissions to Boyden Cavern (subject to scheduling/availability) Admissions to Death Valley National Park Tour Guide to accompany the group throughout the tour Full ground transportation via deluxe motorcoach Bus driver gratuities Applicable taxes, resort fees and tips (except to the tour Guide)  Click Here To Go To "See The World Tours" Complete Website |