San Francisco
Hills, cable cars and fog rolling in through the Golden Gate. Small enough to walk, with neighbourhoods that feel like towns of their own: Chinatown, North Beach, the Mission and Haight-Ashbury.
What to see
Golden Gate Bridge Landmark
Walk or cycle across, and look back from Battery Spencer on the far side.
Alcatraz History
The prison on the island in the bay, with an audio tour of the cells; book the boat weeks ahead.
Cable cars Landmark
Up the hills since 1873; the Powell-Hyde line ends with a view of Alcatraz.
Fisherman's Wharf & Pier 39 Neighbourhood
Sea lions on the docks and clam chowder in a bread bowl.
Painted Ladies Viewpoint
Victorian houses on Alamo Square with the skyline behind them.
National parks nearby
Tours that go there
California's Highway 1
from €2,200 p.p.
San Francisco to Las Vegas
from €2,100 p.p.
Wine country, the redwoods and Lake Tahoe
from €2,200 p.p.
Sequoia, Yosemite and Lake Tahoe
from €2,200 p.p.
The West in 10 days
from €2,250 p.p.
By camper down the Pacific coast
from €3,850 p.p.
By Harley along Highway 1
from €2,650 p.p.