What to do and see in Point Reyes National Seashore, Marin County: The Best Sightseeing Tours

A 21-mile self-guided audio driving tour from Point Reyes National Seashore to the town of Tomales. Just across the Golden Gate Bridge from San Francisco, fifth-generation sheep rancher Bill Jensen guides recalcitrant lambs through a foot bath. A few miles down the road, Bob Giacomini checks out his high-tech milking barn. Bill and Bob are part of a rich agricultural community of dairy farmers, cattle and sheep ranchers and oyster growers in West Marin County. How was this rural paradise, so close to a major metropolitan area, saved from development? A lot of the credit goes to two women who came up with a unique idea...

Inclusions: Lifetime access to 'Cow Heaven: Saving the Family Farm' Tour, VoiceMap Application, Offline access to audio, maps, and geodata

Exclusions: Smartphone, Transportation, Food/Drink, Tickets or entrance fees to any museums or other attractions en route

Enjoy this self-guided audio tour on your drive to the Point Reyes Lighthouse! This is the story of the magnificent Point Reyes National Seashore and its odd relationship with the dairy and beef ranches. “Cows in a park?” you might ask? Well, yes. They were here long before the park was formed and are a vital part of present-day Point Reyes. The tour takes you from Point Reyes National Seashore headquarters to the lighthouse through beautiful natural and pastoral landscapes. Please Note: If you want to visit the lighthouse itself at the end of the drive, please note that it is closed on certain days of the week. Also, due to its popularity in the winter months, traffic to the lighthouse is sometimes diverted to Drake’s Beach on the weekends where you can hop a shuttle over to the lighthouse. In either case, this tour will take you to the end of your drive. You can check with the rangers or online about the lighthouse schedule.

Inclusions: Lifetime access to this tour in English, Offline access to audio, maps, and geodata , VoiceMap App for Android and iOS

Exclusions: Food and drink, Smartphone and headphones, Tickets or entrance fees to any museums or other attractions en route, Transportation

Guests will enjoy  agro & viticultural variety of SF Bay. Journey along the Marin Cheese Trail. Visit Marin French Cheese Creamery.  Visit Heidrun Meadery, learn how bees make honey and how champanized mead is made (add $15 per person, closed Tue). Visit Cowgirl Creamery in hay barn (Wed-Sun).  Venture to HW1 & enjoy fresh out of water oysters from famous Marshall Oyster Store, served with clam chowder, smoked salmon, and . It's one of the 30 best seafood restaurants in the country. (add $30 ).  Next stop is Wild Flour Bakery. Breads and pies from wood fired brick oven (Fri-Mon).  Visit Kozlowski Farms. Fruits & berries jams, preserves, sauces, dressings. Then we will visit a few of 600 WINERIES chosen by you or recommended by us.

Inclusions: Cheese tasting.

Exclusions: Additional fee is charged at Heidrun Meadery of $27. Waived with purchase of two bottles of Mead., Lunch at Marshall store will cost you about $30 per person.

Guests will enjoy  agro & viticultural variety of SF Bay. Journey along the Marin Cheese Trail. Visit Marin French Cheese Creamery.  Visit Heidrun Meadery, learn how bees make honey and how champanized mead is made (add $15 per person, closed Tue). Visit Cowgirl Creamery in hay barn (Wed-Sun).  Venture to HW1 & enjoy fresh out of water oysters from famous Marshall Oyster Store, served with clam chowder, smoked salmon, and . It's one of the 30 best seafood restaurants in the country. (add about $30 ).  Next stop is Wild Flour Bakery. Breads and pies from wood fired brick oven (Fri-Mon).  Then we will visit a few of 600 WINERIES chosen by you or recommended by us.

Inclusions: Bottled water, Driver/guide, Hotel pickup and drop-off, Fuel surcharge, Landing and facility fees

Exclusions: Food and drinks, Gratuities

From its thunderous ocean breakers, crashing against rocky headlands, to its grassy open spaces, brushy hillsides and forested ridges, Point Reyes National Seashore is home to over 1,500 species of plants and animals waiting to be discovered by you! While your local expert tour guide drives you through Marin County, you will see diverse and amazing ecosystems, each with its own rich flora and fauna. Marine wildlife is abundant along the seashore and you may even encounter seals, sea otters, Tule elk, whales, and elephant seals along the way. This new adventure allows you more time in the wilderness and countryside, as you visit two different ancient groves of giant redwoods - Nicasio Valley and Samuel P. Taylor State Park of coastal redwoods - at no extra cost. We therefore do not include Muir Woods and Stinson beach on this tour, which allows you more time to enjoy the Point Reyes wilderness. This tour doesn’t go to Sausalito, Stinson Beach and Muir Woods?

Inclusions: Air-conditioned vehicle, Bottled water, All Fees and Taxes, complimentary private pickup /drop-off in San Francisco or Sausalito

Exclusions: Meals, tour guide's gratuity, optional activities fees. This tour doesn't go to Muir Woods park