NORTHERN CALIFORNIA ROAD TRIP ITINERARY

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Northern California is a traveller's paradise and truly has it all. It's the perfect road trip destination because it has such a diversity of things to see, do, eat and sip.

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With NorCal you've got the Sierra Mountains, wine country, vibrant cities, and glorious lakes.

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What to Know Before Choosing Your Itinerary

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The tour you want to look at is California Dreamin': Northern California By Design and this is one of their newest tours that incorporates what's called Choice Touring.

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Best Time To Do This Road Trip

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Day 1: San Francisco

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Day 2: Sausalito and Sonoma

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NORTHERN CALIFORNIA ROAD TRIP ITINERARY

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Northern California is a traveller's paradise and truly has it all. It's the perfect road trip destination because it has such a diversity of things to see, do, eat and sip.

With NorCal you've got the Sierra Mountains, wine country, vibrant cities, and glorious lakes.

What to Know Before Choosing Your Itinerary

As you start planning out your road trip itinerary, you'll be making concessions and be forced to cut things out because you'll be balancing the time required to drive to get around and also what makes sense to fit in.

The tour you want to look at is California Dreamin': Northern California By Design and this is one of their newest tours that incorporates what's called Choice Touring.

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Best Time To Do This Road Trip

When it comes to weather and the most favourable conditions for a road trip, I'd pick the shoulder season so that's April to May and September to October with spring having a slight edge

Day 1: San Francisco

Your Northern California road trip adventures starts off with a bang. If you've never been to San Francisco, you'll want to cram in as much as you can in the city.

Day 2: Sausalito and Sonoma

Have your cameras ready as you cross the Golden Gate Bridge but if you miss it, you can stop at the convenient Golden Gate Bridge View Vista Point.

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