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WEST COAST RAIL VACATIONS 2024-2025

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DID YOU KNOW? You can begin your

AMTRAK VACATIONS ? ®

Bucket List Experience

City to City Service ®

Room to Roam

Satisfy Your Hunger

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Customizable Packages

Hassle-Free

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Why Travel with Amtrak Vacations ....................... 4-5 Which Rail Vacation is Right for you? .................... 6-7

West Coast Rail Journeys The Californian .............................................................8 San Francisco And Yosemite Getaway .....................9 San Francisco Ultimate Getaway ...............................9 Los Angeles Getaway ................................................10 Coast Starlight Rail Experience ................................11

Discover America’s West Vancouver to San Diego ...................................... 18-19 San Diego Getaway ....................................................20 Santa Barbara Getaway ............................................20

Additonal information FAQs.............................................................................21 Amtrak Onboard Experience .............................. 22-24 Everyday Membership and Discounts.....................25

The Essential Californian .................................... 12-13 California Wine Country By Rail ........................ 14-15 San Francisco to San Diego California’s Golden Coast ................................... 16-17

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RIGHT FOR YOU? National Parks

Roundtrip Vacations

Rail Experiences

Coast to Coast

Rail Getaways Famous Routes

Alaska Rail and Sail Multiple National Parks

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THE CALIFORNIAN

PACKAGE INCLUDES: •

9 DAYS

of San Francisco

• Sightseeing tour of Yosemite National Park

San Francisco > Los Angeles > San Diego

• Sightseeing tour of Sonoma and Napa Valley • •

of Los Angeles sightseeing tour of San Diego

• One-way Amtrak® in Coach accommodations from and Los Angeles to San Diego on the Coast Starlight® and the ®

• 8 nights hotel accommodations • 1 meal (1 dinner)

DAY 1: SAN FRANCISCO

DAY 2: SAN FRANCISCO

DAY 3: SAN FRANCISCO

DAY 4: SAN FRANCISCO

# of nights in a HOTEL # of nights on the TRAIN

DAY 5: SAN FRANCISCO TO LOS ANGELES

DAY 7: LOS ANGELES TO SAN DIEGO

DAY 8: SAN DIEGO DAY 6: LOS ANGELES DAY 9: YOUR JOURNEY ENDS IN SAN DIEGO

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SAN FRANCISCO GETAWAYS

SAN FRANCISCO AND YOSEMITE GETAWAY

SAN FRANCISCO ULTIMATE GETAWAY

4 DAYS

4 DAYS

PACKAGE INCLUDES:

PACKAGE INCLUDES:

• Sightseeing tour of Yosemite National Park

• 3 nights hotel accommodations

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• San Francisco CityPASS® including a Muni & Cable Car 3-Day Passport, a Blue & Gold Fleet Bay Cruise Adventure and more

• Bay Cruise in San Francisco • 3 nights’ hotel accommodations

• • Dinner at a popular, local restaurant

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LOS ANGELES GETAWAYS

LOS ANGELES GETAWAY 3 DAYS PACKAGE INCLUDES: • 2 nights hotel accommodations •

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COAST STARLIGHT RAIL EXPERIENCE 6 DAYS

PACKAGE INCLUDES: •

of Los Angeles

• Seattle CityPASS® including: Space Needle, Seattle Aquarium, Argosy Harbor Cruise, Museum of Pop Culture OR Woodland

Los Angeles > Seattle

OR Chihuly Garden and Glass Exhibit • One-way Amtrak® in Coach accommodations from Los Angeles to Seattle on the Coast Starlight® • 4 nights’ hotel accommodations, 1 night onboard Amtrak

DAY 3: OVERNIGHT ONBOARD AMTRAK # of nights in a HOTEL # of nights on the TRAIN

DAY 4: SEATTLE

DAY 5: SEATTLE

DAY 6: YOUR JOURNEY ENDS IN SEATTLE

DAY 1: LOS ANGELES

DAY 2: LOS ANGELES

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THE ESSENTIAL CALIFORNIAN

PACKAGE INCLUDES: • San Francisco CityPASS® including: California Academy of Sciences, Blue & Gold Fleet Bay Cruise Adventure, Aquarium of the Bay OR Walt Disney Family Museum, Exploratorium OR San Francisco Zoo

6 DAYS San Francisco > Los Angeles > San Diego

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of Los Angeles

• Sightseeing Cruise of San Diego • One-way Amtrak® in Coach accommodations from San Francisco to Los Angeles; Los Angeles to San Diego on the

• 5 nights’ hotel accommodations

DAY 2: SAN FRANCISCO # of nights in a HOTEL # of nights on the TRAIN

DAY 3: SAN FRANCISCO TO LOS ANGELES

DAY 4: LOS ANGELES TO SAN DIEGO

DAY 5: SAN DIEGO DAY 1: YOUR JOURNEY BEGINS IN SAN FRANCISCO

DAY 6: YOUR JOURNEY ENDS IN SAN DIEGO

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Contact your local AAA Travel Advisor.

CALIFORNIA WINE COUNTRY

BY RAIL

PACKAGE INCLUDES: • Sightseeing winery tour of Paso Robles •

9 DAYS Los Angeles > Paso Robles > San Francisco > Napa Valley > San Francisco

of San Francisco

• Sightseeing cruise of San Francisco Bay • Gourmet lunch aboard the Napa Valley Wine Train • Grgich Hills Winery Tour • One-way Amtrak® in Coach accommodations from Los Angeles to Paso Robles; and Paso Robles to San Francisco on the Coast Starlight® • Roundtrip ferry/bus transfer from San Francisco to Napa Valley Wine Train • 8 nights’ hotel accommodations • 1 meal (1 lunch)

DAY 1: YOUR JOURNEY BEGINS IN LOS ANGELES # of nights in a HOTEL # of nights on the TRAIN

DAY 2: LOS ANGELES TO PASO ROBLES

DAY 3: PASO ROBLES AND THE VINEYARDS

DAY 4: PASO ROBLES TO SAN FRANCISCO

DAY 5: SAN FRANCISCO

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DAY 6: SAN FRANCISCO TO NAPA VALLEY

DAY 8: SAN FRANCISCO

DAY 9: YOUR JOURNEY ENDS IN SAN FRANCISCO

DAY 7: NAPA VALLEY

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SAN FRANCISCO TO SAN DIEGO CALIFORNIA’S GOLDEN COAST 11 DAYS San Francisco > Santa Barbara > Los Angeles > San Diego

PACKAGE INCLUDES: •

• Sightseeing tour of Sonoma and Napa Valley • •

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of San Francisco

• Sightseeing tour of Yosemite National Park

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of Santa Barbara sightseeing tour of Los Angeles sightseeing tour of San Diego

• One-way Amtrak® in Coach accommodations from San Francisco to Santa Barbara; Santa Barbara to Los Angeles and Los Angeles to San Diego on the Coast Starlight® OR

• 10 nights’ hotel accommodations • 1 meal (1 dinner)

DAY 1: YOUR JOURNEY BEGINS IN SAN FRANCISCO # of nights in a HOTEL # of nights on the TRAIN

DAY 2: SAN FRANCISCO

DAY 3: SAN FRANCISCO

DAY 4: SAN FRANCISCO

DAY 5: SAN FRANCISCO TO SANTA BARBARA

DAY 6: SANTA BARBARA

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DAY 7: SANTA BARBARA TO LOS ANGELES

DAY 9: LOS ANGELES TO SAN DIEGO

DAY 8: LOS ANGELES

DAY 10: SAN DIEGO

DAY 11: YOUR JOURNEY ENDS IN SAN DIEGO

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DISCOVER AMERICA’S WEST VANCOUVER TO SAN DIEGO

PACKAGE INCLUDES: • Sightseeing tours of Vancouver, San Francisco, Yosemite National Park, Sonoma, Napa Valley, Los Angeles, San Diego

13 DAYS Vancouver > Seattle > San Francisco > Los Angeles > San Diego

• Seattle CityPASS including: Space Needle, Seattle Aquarium, Argosy Harbor Cruise, EMP Museum OR Woodland Park OR Chihuly Garden and Glass Exhibit • Sightseeing harbor cruise of San Diego • One-way Amtrak® in Coach accommodations from Vancouver to Seattle; Seattle to San Francisco; San Francisco to Los Angeles; and Los Angeles to San Diego on the Coast routes • 11 nights’ hotel accommodations; 1 night onboard Amtrak • 1 meal included (1 dinner)

DAY 4: SEATTLE # of nights in a HOTEL # of nights on the TRAIN

DAY 5: OVERNIGHT ONBOARD AMTRAK

DAY 6: SAN FRANCISCO

DAY 7: SAN FRANCISCO

DAY 1-2: VANCOUVER DAY 8: SAN FRANCISCO DAY 3: VANCOUVER TO SEATTLE

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DAY 9: SAN FRANCISCO TO LOS ANGELES

DAY 10: LOS ANGELES

DAY 11: LOS ANGELES TO SAN DIEGO

DAY 12: SAN DIEGO

DAY 13: YOUR JOURNEY ENDS IN SAN DIEGO

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SAN DIEGO AND SANTA BARBARA GETAWAYS

SAN DIEGO GETAWAY

SANTA BARBARA GETAWAY

3 DAYS

3 DAYS

PACKAGE INCLUDES:

PACKAGE INCLUDES:

• 2 nights hotel accommodations

• 2 nights hotel accommodations

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• Sightseeing tour of Santa Barbara

of San Diego

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AMTRAK ONBOARD EXPERIENCE ®

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AMTRAK ACCOMMODATIONS Superliner Sleeping Car

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