Tours, sightseeing tours, activities & things to do | Viator.comMonterey, Carmel and The 17-Mile Drive Day Trip
based on 63 reviews
Duration: 11 hours (approx.)
Location: San Francisco, California
Product code: 2660SFOMON
63 reviews of Monterey, Carmel and The 17-Mile Drive Day Trip
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Nice trip, although we were unlucky when it came to the weather. It's absolutely fantastic when the sun is shining. Folks with small children, please, do not go on this trip, it's too long for children!
Reviewed by: Anonymous, United States of America, May 2007
What a wonderful way to see the Pacific coastline! Our driver was very informative and we learned a lot of little trivia along the way. Plenty of photo stops and we really loved our day in Monterey & Carmel!
Reviewed by: Carol L, United States of America, May 2007
This trip was a great way to see outside San Francisco in a day. The driver was very informative and we only had 14 people on the whole bus so it was very personalized. The coast is lovely and we saw many interesting things. Cannery Row is great with shopping and restaurants and Carmel is charming. Well worth doing and value for money.
Reviewed by: Sandra W, Australia, April 2007
Great trip and definitely worth doing, but could have done without the 20-minute stop at the Pebble Beach golf course.
Reviewed by: Hywel J, United Kingdom, April 2007
Very good except that we spent too much time driving. The place that the driver left us off was kind of odd and we had to walk for 5-10 minutes to get to the beach and shops.
Reviewed by: Chung Chieh K, United States of America, April 2007
It was a great way to get outside of San Francisco and enjoy all the sights. We had a great time but if you've been to your share of nice aquariums, I would skip the one in Monterey and checkout the town instead.
Reviewed by: Anonymous, United States of America, April 2007
I would have enjoyed the trip better if I received an individual ticket for the Monterey Aquarium. It's just something to remember the trip.
Reviewed by: Joseph V, United States of America, March 2007
Our driver was very informative.
Reviewed by: Lois F, United States of America, November 2006
A very enjoyable day. Glad we took the tour guide's recommendation for lunch.
Reviewed by: Richard L, United States of America, October 2006
A nice pelasant drive, a bit long and uneventful.
Reviewed by: Anonymous, Australia, June 2009
The landscape was fantastic but the tour guide ruined it by being boring and monotonous. He just kept repeating most of the stuff and had such a bad sense of humour that he really de-charmed the whole trip. He reminded us so many times about what time to return from all the local stops to the bus that it started getting very irritating. Thumbs up to this trip only for the scenic landscape.
Reviewed by: Surabhi P, United States of America, March 2009
The overall trip was OK, being cooped up in a 2 hour bus ride each way with a bunch of 60 year old women who act like a bunch of obnoxious, loud, show-off women was one of the worst parts about it. The other part was the the rattling of the windows that squeaked the entire way. Other than that, if you enjoy sitting in a bus with a few "field trips" to look at the beach and grab a bite to eat, this trip is for you. The tour guide was excellent, that was the only thing that kept me from jumping over the cliff.
Reviewed by: Cathy P, United States of America, October 2008
Not enough time. Too much bus ride.
Reviewed by: Anonymous, United States of America, September 2008
I enjoyed the day, however I found the aquarium in Monterey is only worth doing if you have children.
Reviewed by: Alana H, Australia, June 2008
The trip was OK but could have been better. There was no interaction at all on the trip. We finished the tour not knowing who else was with us on the bus.
Reviewed by: Sim Yen N, Singapore, November 2007
