San Francisco- Gold Country – and overnight in Lake Tahoe

This tour is totally private and not available for public reservation.We depart daily year-round from San Francisco Bay Area, Napa Valley, Sacramento or even from Reno in Nevada.
In the morning, we will leave San Francisco Bay Area around 8am or anytime you may want, as this is a private custom tour for you and your party only. We then head east towards Sacramento, leaving via the Bay Bridge or the Golden Gate Bridge on highway 80, driving to Sacramento, the state capital of California. After some time, your travel guide will schedule a stop for breakfast in an authentic gold mining village in El Dorado County or anywhere in California Gold Country. From there, you will head east to Lake Tahoe, either on highway 80 or 50 depending on weather and road conditions.
Once in Lake Tahoe, your private tour guide will offer many choices; you may go skiing, shopping, check in at your hotel, or enjoy a guided tour around the lake to sightsee Lake Tahoe’s top attractions. This includes the majestic Emerald Bay, Tahoe state parks, state beaches, Cave Rock, Logan Shoals Vista point, Fanny Bridge and the Truckee River in Tahoe City and visit Heavenly Village in South Shore or Squaw Valley Ski Resort and village in the North shore. You will enjoy unique photo stops and the opportunity to try some of Tahoe’s top dining restaurants with views over the lake.

In the afternoon, we will start heading to the hotel or casino resort of your choice, assist with your checking in process, and ensure you are in good hands. We do not work on commission.Therefore,our valuable clients have the choice of either booking their own hotel in Lake Tahoe, upgrade to a 4 or 5 start hotel if you have high expectations on hotel accommodation, or you may simply book our 2-day tour package with hotel accommodation included via our website. We include a three-star hotel to keep the cost down. Again, if you have high expectations on hotel accommodation, we recommend that you book directly with the required hotel or ski resort of your choice. The South Shore is best for those who are looking for more comfort, more venues and Lake Tahoe nightlife. We also recommend reading reviews before you book your hotel accommodation. Expect smoking in the lobby of hotel casinos, but they do offer nonsmoking rooms. However, there are many hotels and resorts in both North and South Shore of Lake Tahoe which are 100% nonsmoking resorts. The choice is yours, and we are happy to offer you a complimentary pick-up and drop-off at any location in Lake Tahoe.

Lake Tahoe–California Gold Country- San Francisco

What can you expect from this trip on day2? Your personal tour guide will tailor-make this private trip according to your preferences and to suit your travel needs and expectations. He or she will include whatever you would like to do or see on day 2as described above.

After your breakfast, your tour guide will meet you in the lobby at any time you may choose. He or she will organize and customize your second and last day on the private tour, based on your preference and special requests. The tour guide will suggest various options. Some activities may require reservations in advance, kindly ensure you discuss that on day one with your tour guide so he or she can make any required reservation for activities such as snowmobile rental, a helicopter air tour, boat charter or booking a cruise ship tour on the Lake. For most other activities, such as skiing or sightseeing, this doesn’t necessarily need a prior arrangement or reservation. Your tour guide will be on hand to assist you in this regard.

Regardless of the season, you will always enjoy a scenic drive during your private guided tour,that will take youa round Lake Tahoe. You will enjoy breathtaking photo stops along the way to capture beautiful landscapes, fantastic waterfalls, state parks, majestic alpine vistas, and spectacular sights. In summer and the fall, visitors have the opportunity to sight see both shores of Lake Tahoe in California and Nevada, and even stop along Lake Tahoe state beaches to swim, sign-up for water sports adventures, take a helicopter air tour over Lake Tahoe area, or any other outdoor activities you may choose. In winter, Lake Tahoe offers endless activities and outdoor adventures including skiing, snowboarding, renting a snowmobile, at one of Tahoe’s top ski resorts like Heavenly, Sierra, Alpine meadows, North Star, or Squaw Valley Ski Resort. You may also take the famous gondola at Heavenly Ski Resort or the Aerial Tram at Squaw Valley, all the way up to the high country and enjoy stunning views of the entire Lake Tahoe area. Take in the sweeping views or play in the snow, take a snowmobile guided adventure, go tubing or sledding with your friends, kids and family, sign up for a ski lesson package with ski lift tickets and ski rental equipment, go to snowshoe, go shopping at the local charming boutique stores, or at one of the largest shopping outlets in Northern California. Couples may enjoy a romantic getaway and go wine tasting, hit the slots or tables at the friendly South Lake Tahoe famous Casinos, or take a romantic cruise ship dinner on Lake Tahoe anytime of the year, with many more options your tour guides will be offering you. Sit back, relax, enjoy the views and leave the driving and guiding to us. You will return to your hotel or home in San Francisco late afternoon around 6 or 7pm. When the pick-up and drop-off are outside of San Francisco, the time and length of the tour may be reduced accordingly as we are based in San Francisco.

-91% of the total amount will be refunded to your credit card if you cancel your trip at least 15 business days prior to the scheduled tour (or the date of the tour or service). The remaining 9% covers the required transaction fees; that’s 4.5 % per each transaction (booking is one transaction and refunding is a second transaction for which we get charged as well). (weekends and holidays don’t count).
-50% of the total amount will be refunded if the tour is canceled at least 7 business days prior to the scheduled tour date or service. (weekends and holidays don’t count).
-15% of the total amount will be refunded if the tour is canceled at least 5 business days prior to the scheduled date of the tour (weekends and holidays don’t count).
-0% of the total amount will be refunded if the tour is canceled 4 business days, or less, prior to the day of the scheduled tour or service. This includes no-shows. (weekends and holidays don’t count)
– We will confirm your reservation by email, and we will send you a tour voucher or email confirmation. This tour is only valid for the specific date you reserved on our website, and only valid for the names listed on the booking. You can’t transfer the names or ask for a different date, as we have other tours to honor. You may not change the tour date within 15 days from the date of the scheduled tour you booked, and there will be no alternative days offered.
Please note that all refunds are subject to credit card and merchant’s fees imposed on us by credit cards companies and merchant banks or providers. The average amount of credit cards and merchant’s transactions fees may range between 3.9 % to 9.8% of the total amount of your purchase (transaction) based on the type of credit card you use when booking this tour, the credit card issuer, country and conversion fees we are subject per transaction. Many foreign countries apply additional origination and conversions fees.
Important: Please note that we reserve the date(s) you requested and booked on our website for you and we decline taking other tours for these date(s) to honor yours. We keep a tour guide and a luxury vehicle on hold and make all required reservations and arrangements for you and your party, so please don’t change the date or cancel at the last minute as we have other customers and tours to honor.
General terms
In an effort to honor all tours, we reserve the right to partner with other tour operators, freelancers, and/or our sister companies. The exact name and contact information of your tour operator will be stated on your tour voucher and the trip confirmation will be issued especially for you after we received your approved transaction.
All tours are subject to availability as we may get several tour requests at the same time. Approved payment transactions do not guarantee your tour unless it has been confirmed via email.
Declined Transactions: Please note that when transactions are declined, we do not receive any information in this regard, so do not expect your reservation to be in place unless you received written confirmation. Please contact us asap, but do not expect us to honor your tour without an email confirmation and tour voucher from us.
If your booking was declined by your own bank, this is often due to a mismatch between your bank information (such as the names on the credit card, zip/postal code or billing address) compared to the bank information you provided on our website when placed your order. Sometimes, transactions are declined due to insufficient funds as well. Your tour(s) will not be confirmed until your new transaction is approved by your own bank. We apologize for the inconvenience but your own bank did so to prevent fraud and protect your credit card information or due one of the above factors.
All our tours are subject to availability even when the transactions are approved. We will get back to you as soon as possible and let you know if the required tour(s) and date(s) still available. Also, all our tours are conducted in English unless otherwise stated in the email or tour voucher confirmation we will send you soon, once your transaction is approved.
We reserve the right to offer you suitable substitutes or changes to your itinerary, tours or services due to special events, weather conditions, road closures, vehicle breakdowns, unpredictable circumstances, unavailability and/or due to last minute reservations. We assume no responsibility for delays caused by accidents, breakdowns, unforeseen accidents or events, road, weather conditions and/or all other circumstances beyond our control. We do not guarantee to arrive to, or depart from, any point at a specific time for the same above considerations. However, we will do our very best to honor your tour itinerary and schedule accordingly.

Wheelchair and Handicap Accessibility issues: We apologize but our vehicles are not equipped with wheelchair access. There is no room for a wheelchair in our vehicles unless it’s a very small and foldable wheelchair. However, the main concern is the customers’ ability to get it in and out of the vehicles for liability issues. Our one-day tour lasts 12 hours, door-to-door, but a 4 to 5-hour drive each way may be necessary, based on weather and traffic conditions. When kids , seniors, and wheelchairs are part of the tour, this will slow down the trip, and requires overtime. $179 will be charged to your credit card for each additional hour added to the tour after 12 hours by van, and $129 per hour when touring by SUV.

Pets: Pets are not allowed in our vehicles out of respect for those who have allergies to pets.

Smoking: Our vehicles are also non-smoking.

Clothing: Please be prepared for cold weather, slippery roads and hiking trails, so have comfortable waterproof hiking shoes to walk on the snow in winter and spring. This long day-tour is hard on kids and seniors, we therefore recommend the overnight tour package.

Parks, Attractions and Site’s Closures: We are not responsible, nor liable, for road and weather conditions. State and national parks’ closure can happen at any time and without a prior notice, due to bad road and weather considerations. No refund will be issued, regardless the reasons for which the trip may not reach its destination. If you cancel or stop the tour for personal or medical reasons, there will be no refund or tours or dates offered either.

Guided tours in foreign languages: All tours in foreign languages are subject to extra fees to cover tour guides or freelancers we may hire to honor your tour in the required language.

Travel Agents: Travel agents are liable for 20% gratuity when their costumer do not tip the driver or tour guides. We require customers’ full name and contact information from all travel agent or the tour will be cancelled. Travel agent are also liable for all overtime when their clients do not pay for, and a credit card will be needed on file. Due to high cost of conducting business in California, we barely cover our business expenses and wages, therefore, all our tours are non-commissionable rates.

Gratuity: 15 to 20% gratuity is required and customary in the USA. Generally, a tip may vary between 15% to 20% of the total purchase amount, or it can be a flat amount that is near the appropriate percent. It really depends upon the situation.

Thank you for your interest in Lake Tahoe Adventures. We appreciate your interest in our business.
We look forward to serving you in the future and make your vacation last longer.
Should you need any further assistance, don’t hesitate to contact us.