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Domes Down The Valley
1 day
Enjoy a day onboard our luxury California Zephyr dome cars as we run along the shores of the San Francisco Bay and down the San Joaquin Valley to Bakersfield and return. Sit back and relax, enjoy the scenery and let our onboard staff cater to your desires. Our chef will prepare a freshly cooked gourmet breakfast, lunch and dinner and our steward and his staff will pamper you with our award winning first class service. Unlimited drinks and snacks are available all day. We depart from Amtrak's Jack London Square Depot at 7:30am with our dome cars coupled to train No. 712 The San Joaquin. You are welcome to board at Martinez, Antioch or Stockton if you like. We arrive in Bakersfield at 1:46pm. Our return departure is on train No. 717 at 3:45pm getting back into Oakland at 10:00pm.
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Yosemite Valley Option
We are offering an option to spend the day in Yosemite National Park during the wintertime. Those folks that choose this option will detrain at Merced in the San Joaquin Valley at 10:31am and travel by charter motorcoach to Yosemite Valley. The balance of the day is yours to explore Yosemite Valley in winter conditions which is spectacular. We will have you back at Amtrak's Merced Depot to reboard our dome cars at 6:49pm. This will give you about 4 hours in Yosemite Valley to enjoy the park.
Snowmobiling Option
We have another exciting option for those folks that would like to go snowmobiling high into the Sierra Nevada Mountain Range and up to Ebbets Pass at 8732 feet. This option will detrain at Modesto at 9:49am and be transported by vans up to Bear Valley Ski Resort in the High Sierra. At Bear Valley we get our snowmobiles and ride on Highway 4 which is closed in the winter for the journey into the high country. During the winter months Highway 4 is groomed all the way to Ebbets Pass. This area offers incredible views of some of the most rugged countryside in the state. The hidden beauty and adventure of the remote Sierra is made easily accessible to you by snowmobile. Later in the day we reboard our dome cars in Modesto at 7:27pm. You will have some 4 hours of snowmobiling into the backcountry. We estimate you will ride some 50 miles on the snowmobiles today.
Full payment due March 15th trip by December 7, 2007, April 12th by January 4th, 2008
Please note: All prices are subject to change without notice. All fares are in US Dollars (USD). Taxes and insurance not included in above package price. Insurance is required for all tours.
Full payment due March 15th trip by December 7, 2007, April 12th by January 4th, 2008
Note: The snowmobile price includes the following
**Fully escorted by a TUT guide
**No experience required
**Children required to ride with an adult
**Roundtrip transportation from the hotel to Little Truckee Summit
**Two hour snowmobile rental with guide
**Instructions on operating a snowmobile before starting the run
**Average two hour rental will cover about 20 miles deep into the High Sierra
**Snowmobile route will follow the old historic "Pony Express Trail"
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