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  The city of Monterey is located on Monterey Bay on the Pacific Coast. The city is home to many attractions including Fisherman's Wharf, Cannery Row and the Monterey Aquarium just to name a few. With all that Monterey offers, there is the question of how to get to all of the attractions in the heart of Monterey County. The easiest and most cost effective way to see the sights of Monterey is a bus tour that features air conditioning, comfortable accommodations and roomy seating. Several options are available, which allow you to sit back while someone else does the driving.
  
  

Monterey & Carmel Bus Tour

• The Monterey and Carmel bus tour, available by Monterey Tours, takes you on an 11-hour tour of Monterey and Carmel. This fully narrated bus tour makes scheduled stops at Cannery Row, which features the characters from the popular book "Cannery Row." You will enjoy the Monterey Bay along with other stops for shopping, seaside outings and a number of planned activities along the shore. From there you will continue on to Carmel to experience the art galleries, stores and restaurants that Carmel has to offer. The bus tour also guides you through the Silicon Valley for experiencing the beauty of the California coast.
  
  Monterey Tours
  1 Portola Plaza
  Monetery, CA 93940
  (800) 343-6437
  montereytours.net
  
  

Monterey Bay Movie Tour

• The Monterey Bay movie tour, available from Monterey Tours, takes you on a 3-hour tour of the sites where some of your favorite movies were filmed. Some of the sites include the film locations from "Star Trek," "National Velvet" and "Play Misty for Me." You will visit Colton Hall where scenes from "A Summer Place" were filmed. Enjoy Fisherman's Wharf, the setting for "The Kid" and "Play Misty for Me" and a number of other movies. The tour also includes a visit to the Monterey Bay Aquarium, Pebble Beach and Carmel-the-Sea. On the Monterey Bay movie tour, you will find yourself walking in the steps of a number of well-known actors and actresses, including Marilyn Monroe and Richard Gere.
  
  Monterey Tours
  1 Portola Plaza
  Monterey, CA 93940
  (800) 343-6437
  montereytours.net
  
  

Monterey and Carmel

• The Monterey and Carmel tour is available by California Parlor Car Tours. This tour offers an 11-hour trip of Monterey Bay, Carmel and Silicon Valley. Stops are made at the Monterey Bay Aquarium, Pebble Beach and Cannery Row along with scheduled stops at Fisherman's Wharf and Seal Rock. The tour makes stops at many beautiful and scenic stops along the Pacific Coast. You will enjoy the stops for shopping, art galleries and restaurants along the way. The bus tour also includes the 17-mile Drive and Cypress Grove stops, so keep your camera ready for all of the beautiful sights.
  
  California Parlor Car Tours
  500 Sutter Street Suite 401
  San Francisco, CA 94102
  (415) 474-7500
  calpartours.com