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** Note: Where the schedule presents multiple schools in the same time slot, students will be able to choose which school they want to visit.  Students/chaperones will be divided into groups and dropped off to do their respective tours. 

2024 California College Tour

Day 1 Arrive in San Diego:
  • Arrive into San Diego International Airport (SAN). 
  • Greet your fellow travelers and enjoy dinner and Site Seeing in Old Town San Diego. 
Day 2 Orange County and San Diego
  • Enjoy a hot breakfast before venturing out to see Orange County and sunny San Diego.
  • Start your morning at your choice of San Diego's top public or private universities at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD)- OR -University of San Diego (USD).
  • Grab a quick a lunch as we head up the coast to beautiful Orange County
  • Spend the afternoon exploring UC Irvine.
  • Join your fellow travelers for dinner and evening fun at Downtown Disney
Day 3 Los Angeles and The Inland Empire
  • Put away your mouse ears and enjoy breakfast at the hotel before heading out for a day of SoCal College Touring.
  • In the morning, take a tour of the beautiful campus of Claremont McKenna 
  • Meet back up with the group for lunch before heading out for our afternoon tours.
  • Hop back on the bus and head out to visit Caltech 
  • Get back together with the group for dinner and some evening site seeing before heading back to the hotel for a good night's rest.
Day 4 Los Angeles
Day 5 Santa Barbara and Malibu
  • Enjoy a hearty breakfast and prepare for your visits to these stunning seaside campuses.
  • In the morning, begin your day with a tour of University of California, Santa Barbara located half way between Los Angeles and San Francisco.
  • In the afternoon, enjoy a tour of Cal Poly San Luis Obispo (SLO).
  • Take in the beautiful seascape and a refreshing milkshake as we make our way to the heart of Silicon Valley for dinner and site seeing!
Day 6 Santa Cruz and Silicon Valley 
  • Enjoy a quick breakfast before heading out for the day.
  • Start your morning exploring one of the nation's top universities, UC Berkeley (CAL).
  • Enjoy lunch on the motor coach as we travel on the Peninsula
  • Complete your day with an afternoon tour of Stanford University 
  • Don't forget to thank our motor coach driver before departing the motor coach for your flight home out of San Francisco (SFO)


  • Please note: 

    • Schedule Subject to change. 
    • While rare, some universities may limit the number of students who can be on a tour. While we always try to give students their first choice, registrations are on a first come first serve basis.