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BITE OF THE BEAR

California, the big parks on the road

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If heaven is a place on Earth, there's a great chance that it's in the places described by Jack Kerouac and John Muir. Explore the pristine California in its great national parks, between howling cliffs and mighty granite mountains. Keep reading

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Discover the stops of the journey

1

San Francisco

A journey through the land of "Rebel Without a Cause"

3 Nights

Golden Gate Bridge
San Francisco at night
Fisherman's Wharf pier
Lombard Street
Montgomery Street
Golden Gate Bridge

A lovely thick fog known as "June gloom" often surrounds the San Francisco Bay in California.
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Recommended activities

  • Muir Woods Guided Tour with Transportation and Bay Cruise
  • Sonoma Wine Region Half Day Tour
  • Golden Gate Bridge guided bike tour
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Yosemite National Park

A valley surrounded by granite rocks and mighty waterfalls

2 Nights

Mirror Lake
The mountains in Yosemite National Park
Glacier Point
Autumn in Yosemite National Park
Waterfalls in Yosemite National Park

Near the Sierra Nevada, you'll have the chance to explore a dream-like valley dominated by clear granite rocks and decorated with very high waterfalls and sequoia trees, but also pines, firs and rare plants.
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Sequoia National Park

Among giant sequoias and towering plateaus

2 Nights

The trails in Sequoia National Park
Moro Rock
Nature in Sequoia National Park
Mount Whitney
The majestic trees of the park

Just south of Yosemite, you can venture into Sequoia National Park.
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4

Joshua Tree National Park

Among skull-shaped rocks and desert plants

3 Nights

Joshua Tree National Park
Arch Rock
Joshua Tree National Park
Skull Rock
Joshua Tree National Park
Joshua Tree National Park

Joshua Tree is an explosion of desert plants (especially the Joshua tree that gives the area its name), sparsely distributed among rocks that resemble craters.
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Los Angeles

The Walk of Fame is waiting for you: welcome to LA!

3 Nights

The sunset in Los Angeles
The famous Hollywood
Los Angeles' skyscrapers
Walt Disney Centre
Malibu beach
Los Angeles and the palm trees
Los Angeles

Welcome to the "city of angels" and movie stars, where dreams come true or turn into shining illusions.
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Recommended activities

  • Downtown Los Angeles Food Tour
  • Beverly Hills and West Hollywood Electric Bike Tour
  • Hollywood Sign guided tour and photography tour
6

San Diego

Take a sip of beer and go surfing!

3 Nights

San Diego's skyline
San Diego's park
Palms in San Diego
A cyclist in San Diego
Balboa Park
La Jolla in San Diego
Surf in San Diego

Just a stone's throw from Mexico is a large city with a soul so relaxed and spontaneous that it almost seems like a small village.
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Recommended activities

  • San Diego Speedboat Adventure Tour
  • Whale watching with Birch Aquarium
  • Tickets to the San Diego Zoo Safari Park
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