We expected to enjoy this trip as it received great reviews on Trip Advisor but it even beat expectations!
Pick up was timely (prearrange direct with company whose details you get once booked)
Drop off was to agreed location and convenient
First stop was a photo opp at the Golden Gate Bridge which was a fantastic chance to take pictures and was brief but more than time enough
Next stop was Muir Woods National Park. The trip there and back is via a surprisingly windy road but Kimmie, our driver, had warned us of this (for those passengers who suffered from motion sickness although none felt ill). You pay the entrance fee yourself here. This was an hour stop and like other reviewers we would have liked this extended by an hour or even 30 minutes because it was truly a beautiful experience. The smell and sights of these giant coastal redwoods were magnificent and things we will always remember. That said an hour was enough to do a loop walk and get a souvenir (tip: the line to pay for items in the gift shop are long and we feared we might miss our bus time so choose and get in line quickly!).
We then visited 3 places for 3 glasses of wine tasting at each with lunch after the first wine tasting session (so be warned you can drink 9 small glasses of wine and 12 if you take the VIP lunch option!)
Wine tasting 1: a nice winery (Clein) in Sonoma in lovely settings where we wished we bought wine because it was the tastiest and most reasonably priced of the 3.
Wine tasting 2: lunch and 1 wine bar in Sonoma Town Square. We opted for the VIP lunch and really enjoyed it: good food paired with good wine and were fortunate that our fellow guests were lovely, friendly and fun people so it made for a great lunch. The VIP lunch was in a restaurant in the town square and others had their lunch in other restaurants also in the Square. The wine tasting was then in a wine bar in the Town Square. The Square comprised mostly wine bars, few restaurants, some shops (nothing really to buy) and some historical buildings.
Wine tasting 3: winery in Napa. Lovely setting and we got to walk through the vineyard and taste grapes from the vine. We were blessed with lovely sunshine and warm weather so it felt like a beautiful place to be
Kimmie, our driver, drove safely and sensibly, was always concerned about passenger welfare, was an excellent tour guide and entertained appropriately so that was a bonus
Excellent day and made our trip to San Francisco