Top things to do in California in Summer (Updated November 2026)

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Small-Group Wine Tour in Santa Barbara to Exclusive Vineyards

SMALL GROUP/ SHARED WINE TOUR. This is not your typical wine tour. We offer private access to ultra small production, family wineries, estates and vineyard properties typically …More

SMALL GROUP/ SHARED WINE TOUR. This is not your typical wine tour. We offer private access to ultra small production, family wineries, estates and vineyard properties typically...

7 hours Hotel pickup offered Free Cancellation
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$235
3-Winery Santa Ynez Tour with Lunch & Tastings from Santa Barbara

Get ready to sip, savor, and strut through Santa Ynez Valley with Grapeline—a wine tour as bold as your favorite Cab and smooth as a …More

Get ready to sip, savor, and strut through Santa Ynez Valley with Grapeline—a wine tour as bold as your favorite Cab and smooth as a...

6 hours 30 minutes Free Cancellation
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Yosemite Valley Tour with Transport from Oakhurst

This 4-hour guided tour of Yosemite National Park covers some of the Yosemite Valley's natural highlights. Depart early, at 6am, from Oakhurst to capture photos of Bridalveil …More

This 4-hour guided tour of Yosemite National Park covers some of the Yosemite Valley's natural highlights. Depart early, at 6am, from Oakhurst to capture photos of Bridalveil...

4 hours Hotel pickup offered Free Cancellation
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Ruth Bancroft Garden General Admission Ticket

Called "A Gem of the East Bay," and voted "Best Botanical Garden" by Sunset Magazine (2019), a visit to the Ruth Bancroft Garden offers visitors …More

Called "A Gem of the East Bay," and voted "Best Botanical Garden" by Sunset Magazine (2019), a visit to the Ruth Bancroft Garden offers visitors...

1 to 2 hours Free Cancellation
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$15
20-Minute Tour: Hollywood Blvd to Sunset Blvd in a Ferrari

Experience the excitement of a Ferrari California on this unforgettable 20-minute Hollywood adventure. Choose to take the wheel yourself with a trained co-pilot by your …More

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Experience the excitement of a Ferrari California on this unforgettable 20-minute Hollywood adventure. Choose to take the wheel yourself with a trained co-pilot by your...

20 minutes Free Cancellation
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$53
San Francisco Full-Day Tour by Cable Car & Foot

Our SF in a Day tour will take you places that no other San Francisco tour does, traversing the city by cable-car, rail & bus …More

Our SF in a Day tour will take you places that no other San Francisco tour does, traversing the city by cable-car, rail & bus...

8 hours Free Cancellation
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$140
Silicon Valley Self-Guided Driving Audio Tour for Tech Lovers

Recommended: Purchase one tour per car, not per person. Everyone listens together! Explore the birthplace of tech with a self-guided audio tour! Drive through Silicon …More

Recommended: Purchase one tour per car, not per person. Everyone listens together! Explore the birthplace of tech with a self-guided audio tour! Drive through Silicon...

2 to 3 hours Free Cancellation
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$34
Authentic Cable Car Wine Tour

There can only be one original, so don't be fooled by all the imitators. Why ride in a glorified shuttle bus when you can experience …More

There can only be one original, so don't be fooled by all the imitators. Why ride in a glorified shuttle bus when you can experience...

5 hours Hotel pickup offered Free Cancellation
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$110
Driving Lake Tahoe: A Self-Guided Tour from South Lake Tahoe to Tahoe City

Take in the stunning state parks of Emerald Bay, Eagle Lake, D.L. Bliss and Sugar Pine, scattered along Lake Tahoe’s West shore, on a driving …More

Take in the stunning state parks of Emerald Bay, Eagle Lake, D.L. Bliss and Sugar Pine, scattered along Lake Tahoe’s West shore, on a driving...

120 to 150 minutes Free Cancellation
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$15
Los Angeles–Santa Maria Self-Guided Pacific Coast Audio Drive

Make the Pacific Coast Highway between Los Angeles and Santa Maria your own GPS-guided road trip. Stories play automatically through your smartphone as you pass …More

Make the Pacific Coast Highway between Los Angeles and Santa Maria your own GPS-guided road trip. Stories play automatically through your smartphone as you pass...

4 to 5 hours Free Cancellation
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North Park Beerucation Tour

Beer is the backbone of San Diego and North Park is a beer mecca. The goal of the Beerucation Tour is to dive deep into …More

Beer is the backbone of San Diego and North Park is a beer mecca. The goal of the Beerucation Tour is to dive deep into...

3 hours Free Cancellation
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$85
Downtown Food and Drink Tour: Libations on the East Side

Discover San Diego’s most evolving foodie neighborhood the East Village. Previously a warehouse district, the East Village is now home to an array of eclectic …More

Discover San Diego’s most evolving foodie neighborhood the East Village. Previously a warehouse district, the East Village is now home to an array of eclectic...

3 hours Free Cancellation
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$99
A Highway 49 Drive: A Self-Guided Audio Tour from Placerville to Jackson

Experience California’s historic Gold Country on a self-driving tour from Placerville to Jackson with this affordable audio tour. • Find out about the hard-rock mining …More

Experience California’s historic Gold Country on a self-driving tour from Placerville to Jackson with this affordable audio tour. • Find out about the hard-rock mining...

150 to 180 minutes Free Cancellation
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Gold Rush and Ghosts of Sacramento Smart Phone guided (App/GPS) Walking Tour

Discover the history of Old Sacramento, the Gold Rush, the Union Pacific Railroad, and the ghosts that now linger. Why take this to - Go …More

Discover the history of Old Sacramento, the Gold Rush, the Union Pacific Railroad, and the ghosts that now linger. Why take this to - Go...

55 to 65 minutes Free Cancellation
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Santa Monica and Venice Beach Electric Bike Tour

Enjoy the best of Los Angeles with this two hour guided e-Bike tour that begins in Santa Monica near the famous Santa Monica Pier! You …More

Enjoy the best of Los Angeles with this two hour guided e-Bike tour that begins in Santa Monica near the famous Santa Monica Pier! You...

3 hours Free Cancellation
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Napa and Sonoma Wine Tour from San Francisco

Savor the best of Northern California Wine Country on this full-day Napa and Sonoma experience. This tour focuses on quality over quantity, with visits to …More

Savor the best of Northern California Wine Country on this full-day Napa and Sonoma experience. This tour focuses on quality over quantity, with visits to...

9 hours Free Cancellation
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$179
Beverly Hills: Food, Film & Fashion Experience

Over 3.5 hours, savor our highly curated experience through private rooms and secret bars, 4 generous food tastings, and 2+ adult beverages, you’ll walk, wine …More

Over 3.5 hours, savor our highly curated experience through private rooms and secret bars, 4 generous food tastings, and 2+ adult beverages, you’ll walk, wine...

3 hours 30 minutes Free Cancellation
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The Original La Jolla Walking Tour

Discover La Jolla through the eyes of a local who is deeply involved in the community. This leisurely three-mile tour takes you from the charming …More

Discover La Jolla through the eyes of a local who is deeply involved in the community. This leisurely three-mile tour takes you from the charming...

120 to 135 minutes Free Cancellation
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$100
Old Sacramento: A Self-Guided Audio Tour

Are you looking for a way to discover Old Sacramento's Historic District and Waterfront without joining a tour group? Explore at your own pace with …More

Are you looking for a way to discover Old Sacramento's Historic District and Waterfront without joining a tour group? Explore at your own pace with...

90 to 120 minutes
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Yosemite National Park Self-Guided Audio Tour

Drive through Yosemite’s stunning landscapes at your own pace. Watch waterfalls explode over cliffs, walk under giant sequoia trees, and gaze up at tall granite …More

Drive through Yosemite’s stunning landscapes at your own pace. Watch waterfalls explode over cliffs, walk under giant sequoia trees, and gaze up at tall granite...

10 to 14 hours Free Cancellation
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Temecula's Premier Wine Tasting Tour

Visit 3 of Temecula's top 10 wineries & taste 18 ounces of wine (that's 3 full glasses). Luxury transportation in 2023 Limo Party Buses! 1) …More

Visit 3 of Temecula's top 10 wineries & taste 18 ounces of wine (that's 3 full glasses). Luxury transportation in 2023 Limo Party Buses! 1)...

5 hours Free Cancellation
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