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Travel to the Bay Area
Ride by motorcoach to the San Francisco Bay Area.
4–8 Days
Air Travel, Private Motorcoach, Walking Tours, Ferry / Boat
Every group travels differently. A small class might skip the tour bus and take the metro like locals, while a larger group might need a coach and a tighter schedule. We start with who’s traveling and what they want to get out of the trip, then plan the pace, transportation, and stops around that. Nothing is locked in until it works for your group.
Your Space
Full days or a lighter schedule, depending on your group’s age and energy.
Your Stops
Swap sites in or out to match your curriculum, interests, or performance schedule.
Your Logistics
Transportation, lodging, and timing planned around your group’s size and budget.
Ride by motorcoach to the San Francisco Bay Area.
Take a choir clinic at Stanford University with a member of its choral faculty and sing in Stanford Memorial Church. In San Francisco, perform impromptu sets at Saints Peter and Paul Church, the Palace of Fine Arts, and Ghirardelli Square.
See the Presidio, Coit Tower, and the Golden Gate Bridge with a local guide. Ferry to Alcatraz for the cellhouse audio tour and an impromptu sing, then explore Pier 39.
Ride home by motorcoach.
Fly into San Francisco and walk the Golden Gate Bridge to the Presidio. Cross the bay that evening for a visit to Alcatraz.
Tour San Francisco with a local guide and stop in Chinatown, then head inland for a vineyard tour in Clarksburg and a river cruise in Sacramento.
Take a guided tour of the lakeshore, including Kings Beach, Incline Village, Sand Harbor, and Cave Rock, then sail on a paddlewheeler at sunset.
Ride the Heavenly Gondola, then cross the Sierra into Yosemite Valley for hiking, biking, or a shuttle tour of the valley.
Spend the morning on the trails, visit the Yosemite Museum, and continue to the Central Valley.
Tour Kings Canyon and Sequoia National Parks with a local naturalist, including the General Grant and General Sherman trees. Continue to the coast at Cambria.
Tour the Grand Rooms of Hearst Castle, stroll Carmel-by-the-Sea, and explore Cannery Row and Old Fisherman’s Wharf in Monterey.
Fly home from San Jose.
Ferry across the bay and tour the cellhouse.
Walk across or stop for photos.
Rehearse with university choral faculty.
Waterfalls, meadows, and granite walls.
Stand beside the General Sherman Tree.
Tour the shoreline and ride the Heavenly Gondola.
Tour the Grand Rooms and famous pools.
Cannery Row and Old Fisherman's Wharf.
Tell us what you teach and where you want to go, we’ll handle everything else.