7-Nights California Yosemite & Sonoma Custom Adventure — CALL

Sonoma County is perfect for a great vacation getaway, with beaches and surf, mountains and redwoods, the lush beauty of vineyards, upscale specialty shops, rich cultural arts, outdoor sports, and a dazzling selection of award-winning wineries, restaurants and lodgings. Experience wine country with a visit to Ferrari-Carano Vineyards and Winery, in the heart of Dry Creek Valley. Stroll through famous gardens, then enjoy fine wines at beautiful Villa Fiore. Sonoma County’s specialty shops abound in distinctive art, antiques, home decor, gourmet foods, fashion and jewelry. Check out the historic town of Healdsburg, where boutiques and antique stores ring the shaded central plaza. Seasons of the vineyard offers irresistible gifts for home and garden. Sonoma County is as well known for its fresh, delicious foods as it is for its prestigious wines. In Santa Rosa, discover the vineyard-surrounded restaurant that put wine country cuisine on the map - enjoy the inspired seasonal menu of John Ash & Co., complemented by an award-winning wine list from the county's most prestigious wineries.

Fresno, California, lies in the center of one of the most productive agricultural regions in the U.S.: Trucks piled high with tomatoes or melons pass cars on the highway, many businesses in Fresno are farm-related, and "agrotourism"—tours of farms, orchards and wineries—is popular with visitors, especially families.

Fresno is the largest city in California's Central Valley. The downtown appeals to visitors with its lively mix of old and new, gritty and chic, with coffee shops, restaurants and vintage-clothing shops next to old theaters and warehouses.

Being in the center of the fertile San Joaquin Valley, it's no wonder that Fresno also has wineries of its own—including the Madera Wine Trail. http://www.maderawinetrail.com.

One of the most intriguing gardens in California is Baldassare Forestiere's Underground Garden. Transplanted from the founder's native Sicily, the fruit trees, vines and shrubs are all planted in sunny openings of subterranean courtyards and passageways. The garden is still run by Forestiere's great nephew. http://www.undergroundgardens.com.

Fresno's holdovers from the past include intriguing historic architecture and more than 30 buildings on the National Register of Historic Places. Among them are the Water Tower, Tower Theater and Kearney Mansion Museum. In addition, the city of Fresno, California, is a good jumping-off point for visits to Yosemite, Sequoia and Kings Canyon national parks.