• A tour can break down the overwhelming run from San Francisco to Los Angeles.los angeles image by Pontus Edenberg from Fotolia.com
  
  They don't call California the Golden State for nothing. California is one of the most beautiful states in the country and provides limitless entertainment for visitors. The area of coast stretching from Los Angeles to San Francisco is particularly enchanting. But for the first-time visitor, the sheer enormity of it all can be overwhelming. Luckily, there are several tours available that will take you to all the right places and ensure that you get the most out of your visit.
  
  

Starline Tours' California Coast Ride

• Star Line Tours offers a three-, five- or seven-day trip from Los Angeles to San Francisco. The trip starts in Los Angeles, where visitors are given a tour that includes stops at the Hollywood sign, Rodeo Drive, Melrose, Sunset Strip, the Farmers Market, Olvera Street, Chinatown, The Music Center, the Griffith Park Observatory and movie stars' homes in Beverly Hills and Bel Air. Traveling the area between LA and San Francisco is done by train and by taxi. The sights in the Central Coast include the Paso Robles, the Hearst Castle, Salinas, Monterey, and the Lone Cypress at Pebble Beach. In San Francisco, visitors are given an afternoon to explore the city and are offered dinner at either a French or an Italian restaurant. The next morning, visitors are taken across the Golden Gate Bridge to tour the famous Sonoma and Napa Valley wine countries.
  
  Star Line Tours
  (800) 959-3131
  www.starlinetours.com
  
  

Trek America's Western Wonder Tour

• This seven-day tour starts in Los Angeles and ends in San Francisco, but it goes through other parts of the Western United States along the way as well. Namely, the tour makes stops in the Grand Canyon, Las Vegas, Central California, and Yosemite National Park. Lodging on the tour is a mix of hotels and campsites. The first two days are spent in Los Angeles and the Grand Canyon. Days three and four are spent in Las Vegas, where visitors are given a limousine tour of the city. Days five and six are spent camping and hiking in Yosemite. Day seven is spent in San Francisco. The tour group is small; it never exceeds 13 people. Departure dates are between April and October each year.
  
  Trek America
  16/17 Grange Mills
  Weir Road
  London
  SW12 One
  United Kingdom
  (800) 873-5872
  www.trekamerica.com
  
  

California Tour

• California Tour offers a seven-day tour that leaves from San Francisco. In San Francisco, visitors are shown sights such as the Golden Gate Bridge, Twin Peaks, Lombard Street, Civic Center, Chinatown, North Beach, Union Square, Golden Gate Park, Alamo Square and Fisherman's Wharf. Self-guided tours of Alcatraz are available. In Los Angeles, visitors are given a tour of Hollywood, the Sunset Strip and Venice Beach. The next day, visitors go down to Anaheim to visit Disneyland. Between San Francisco and LA, visitors stop in Napa Valley, the Muir Woods, Sausalito and Santa Barbara.
  
  California Tour
  500 Sutter Street, suite 823
  San Francisco, CA 94102
  (877) 338-3883
  www.california-tour.com