Bus tours can be an economical and carefree way of taking a vacation, as you sit back and take in the sights, letting someone else worry about the driving. Particularly if you're older, don't want to negotiate unfamiliar territory by driving yourself, like to have activities organized for you, and like to socialize and make new friends, traveling in a group on a bus tour could be just the vacation for you.
California
- GoToBus offers fully escorted bus tours all over the world. The six-day California Dreaming tour starts and ends at the Hilton Los Angeles Airport Hotel and takes in some of the best sights in California and Nevada, including: Hollywood, Beverly Hills, and Santa Barbara; the Danish capital of America, Solvang; Carmel and its famed 17-Mile Drive and Pebble Beach Golf Club; San Francisco and Yosemite National Park. The tour's final stop is Las Vegas, Nevada. The tour also stops at Calico ghost town, where characters in period costume evoke the mining town of yesteryear.The tour includes five nights accommodation in three-star hotels, in Santa Maria, San Francisco, Fresno, and Las Vegas. Tours are available May through October and prices start at $896 as at 2010. Not included in the price are travel to and from the departure point in Los Angeles, meals or tips.GoToBus2285 Mass Avenue, #204Cambridge, MA 02140617-354-2101gotobus.com
Italy
- Globus operates escorted bus tours around the globe. Its eight-day Italy's Great Cities tour departs from and returns to Rome, and offers a tour that takes in the breathtaking scenery and historic architecture of the famed cities of Rome, Pisa, Florence, Venice, Verona and Ferrara.The tour includes accommodations in superior hotels, comprehensive sightseeing tours in each city, buffet breakfasts each morning, and three-course welcome and farewell dinners with fine Italian wines. Operating year-round, the tour price starts at $1,859, as of 2010. Not included is travel to and from the tour pickup and drop-off point in Rome, meals, other than those specified, and tips.Globus5301 South Federal CircleLittleton, CO 80123866-755-8581globusjourneys.com
China
- China Tour Online offers wide-ranging bus tours of China from one-day city tours to extensive one-month tours. The 18-day Classic Silk Road Tour lets passengers enjoy famed Chinese sights such as Tienanmen Square, the Forbidden City, the Great Wall, the Yangtze River, and the Terracotta Army.Hotel accommodations are four-star, and breakfast and lunch are included each day. Five dinner banquets and entertainments are included throughout the course of the tour. Not included is travel to China, meals, other than those specified, and tips.China Tour Online14F,#72,Keji Er.RoadXi'an Software ParkXi'anShaanxi ProvinceChina1-800-509-9365Chinatouronline.com
