California Wine Country and Northern Coast Vacation

Imagine a place with majestic forests, breathtaking ocean vistas seen atop high mountain cliffs, lush vineyards enjoyed as you float effortlessly above them and the finest in world class foods and you'll imagine a small portion of a family experience in Northern California.

Whether you're celebrating a romantic occasion, or wanting to indulge in fine foods and some of the world's finest wines, a vacation in the Northern California Coast and Wine Country will provide you and your family memories for a lifetime.

To children, the northern coast of California, near wine country, is a place to fly kites, walk beneath giant redwood trees and watch for whales. Older members of your family will be enchanted by the fishing villages, art galleries and cozy seaside restaurants.

Highway 1, the road up the California coast winds between cliff tops sometimes as much as a thousand feet above the Pacific shore with breathtaking views of the ocean and surrounding mountains.

The best way to enjoy this wonderful place is to center in one of the small towns along the coast. Bodega Bay, Mendocino or Fort Bragg are good locations from which you can take day trips out to the forests, beaches,amusement parks, hiking trails, zoos, children's museums, performing arts and festivals.

If your path leads to the California wine country you'll experience country pleasures in Sonoma and Napa Counties that include hiking, biking, camping, boating and fishing. Valley of the Moon state park near Sonoma has riding trails, and the redwood forest. Sonoma is also home to a large Spanish plaza. In the Napa Valley your family can enjoy hot air balloons and Six Flags Marine World (an oceanarium and wildlife theme park) .

A Napa Valley tour aboard the Wine Train includes dining inside a restored 1917 Dining Car while traveling through the vineyards. Your family can also float above the lush vineyards in a hot balloon tour of the valley.

A few minutes outside of Napa, your family can enjoy the original Jelly Bean Factory and Candy Land where aromas of apricot, cinnamon, pineapple and chocolate abound. Your family will also enjoy the 40 minute tour where you'll learn the secrets behind the jelly bean.

In Santa Rosa, you and your family can enjoy Safari West, a 400 acre wildlife preserve where cheetahs, giraffes, wildebeasts and other exotic animals can be seen from safe open-air vehicles.

Last but not least, are the Redwood National and State Parks that contain the immense, ancient, stately, mysterious and powerful redwood trees.that grow from a seed no larger than that of a grape to a height of over 300 feet. The redwoods, among the oldest living things on earth, form a majestic forest that is home to gray Douglas-fir and black bears near a coast where gray whales and sea anemones live.

A California Wine Country and Northern Coast vacation provides a wonderful mix of fun, family education, cullinary excellence and peaceful environments with something for everyone. Don't miss the relaxation, fun, and memories of this wonderful place.
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