LIST: LOCAL TOUR OPERATORS & HOLIDAY COMPANIES IN CALIFORNIA
These are local travel agents, companies operating tours and excursions, transport, and other travel & tourism related companies in California, that might be of interest to independent British travellers.
NB. You may not enjoy the same level of financial security and protection if things go wrong when you book directly with an overseas company.
See also UK tour operators to California
| Blazing Saddles Bike Tours | Popular bike rental and touring company, family-owned and operated for more than 20 years. They do guided group tours and self-guided tours of the San Francisco area, and offer electric bicycles for those daunted by SF's notorious hills. |
| Blue & Gold Fleet | San Francisco bay cruises and ferry service to Alcatraz. |
| Esotouric | Bus tours into the unusual, unexpected and quirky sides of Los Angeles. |
| Jurnii RV Rentals | Specialist RV agency offering touring motorhomes from 2-berth vans to 8-berth monsters with slide-out sides! |
| Legends of Hollywood Tours |  Multimedia sightseeing tour of Hollywood and Beverly Hills travelling in a Mercedes Benz bus equipped with a 32" HDTV flat screen monitor with high end audio. The tour focuses on Hollywood's legendary stars, past and present. |
| Nature Trip | Wildlife tours launched in March 06, taking guests to experience the "wild side" of California using high quality binoculars and spotting scope to view wildlife. Tours are designed for all levels of nature enthusiasts with an emphasis on bird watching, wildlife behavior, natural history and conservancy. Regularly scheduled full and half day trips originate from San Francisco and explore the spectacular Pacific Coast, Coastal Mountain range, San Francisco Bay marshlands and the surprisingly wild Sacramento Delta. |
| S.F. Whale Watching Expeditions | Visits to the Farallons (islands located 32 miles west of the Golden Gate Bridge), whale watching expeditions, eco tours, and adventure cruises. Blue and humpback whales migrate July through November; gray and sperm whales November through May. |
| VWS - Condor Tours | The endangered California condor has the largest wingspan (2.5-3 metres) of any bird in North America. The Ventana Wildlife Society runs 2-hour viewing tours of the birds in Big Sur on the second Sunday of every month. |