The California Experience Program is an exciting program combining English language tuition with a guided tour of the attractions and delights of San Francisco and California.
This vacation course, offered in San Francisco, is a 2 or 3-week program. The first 2 weeks combine an English language course of 20 morning lessons per week at our school in San Francisco, with a varied afternoon program of tours and events within San Francisco.
There is an optional California Delights tour in the third week, giving you the chance to relax, make friends, and enjoy some of the most exciting sites and attractions in California - whilst continuing to improve your English!
Price includes:
- Tuition - 20 lessons per week in the morning
- Guided afternoon San Francisco tours and events during weeks 1 and 2
- Entrance fees
- Transportation
Sample program of tours and events (weeks 1 and 2)
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Week 1 |
Week 2 |
Monday |
Walk around the city, ride a cable car |
Fisherman's Wharf, Pier 39, and views of the city from Coit Tower |
Tuesday |
Bay cruise |
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art |
Wednesday |
Walk across Golden Gate Bridge or Haight Ashbury |
Visit to Alcatraz |
Thursday |
Exploratorium at San Francisco Palace of Fine Arts |
Walk in Golden Gate Park |
Friday |
Movie time - in the lounge |
Free afternoon for shopping |
Sample program of California Delights tour (week 3 - optional)
Day 1 - Saturday |
Santa Cruz, Monterrey & Carmel
Overnight in Salinas |
Day 2 - Sunday |
Hearst Castle (entrance included)
Overnight near Santa Barbara |
Day 3 - Monday |
Santa Barbara
Drive to Los Angeles
Overnight in Los Angeles |
Day 4 - Tuesday |
Los Angeles, Hollywood & Beverly Hills
Overnight in Los Angeles |
Day 5 - Wednesday |
Long Beach or Disneyland (optional - entrance not included)
Overnight in Los Angeles |
Day 6 - Thursday |
Drive towards Yosemite
Overnight in Bakersfield |
Day 7 - Friday |
Yosemite Tour Part 1 (entrance included)
Overnight at Bug Lodge Yosemite |
Day 8 - Saturday |
Yosemite Tour Part 2 (entrance included)
Drive to San Francisco
Overnight near SFO (San Francisco Airport) |
The California Experience Tour ends by San Francisco airport, for easy access to your students' flights home on the Sunday.
Tour participants need to be 18 or over unless they are accompanied by a group leader or chaperone.
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