WELCOME TO HEARST CASTLE TOUR

Itinerary:

 08:15am, depart from Thanh Travels' office at 1969 Tully Road # 50 San Jose, CA 95122.

10:30am break time, restroom

12:30am, arrive Hearst Castle.

01:30pm - 03:00pm Grand Room Tour, free time at Hearst Castle.

03:00pm, leave Hearst Castle.

       See seals at Elephant seal Vista Ponit on the way to Heart Castle or when coming back to San Jose.

       08:15pm, back to Thanh Travels at 1969 Tully Road # 50 San Jose, CA 95122.

All times are estimated. En route, when it is necessary we reserve the right to make any changes without prior notice.

Please be adviced to prepare your own meals, we will not stop for breakfast, lunch outbound due to time limit, but we do stop for light dinner inbound.   

Hearst Castle is a National Historic Landmark and California Historical Landmark mansion located on the Central Coast of California, United States. Designed by architect Julia Morgan, it was a residence for newspaper magnate William Randolph Hearst between 1919 and 1947. Hearst formally named the estate "La Cuesta Encantada" ("The Enchanted Hill"), but usually called it "the Ranch". Hearst Castle and grounds are also sometimes referred to as "San Simeon", without distinguishing between the Hearst property and the adjacent unincorporated area of the same name. Hearst died in 1951, and it became a California State Park in 1958. Since that time, it has been operated as the Hearst San Simeon State Historical Monument, where the estate, and its considerable collection of art and antiques, is open for public tours.

The Grand Rooms Tour, recommended for first-time visitors, is 60 minutes long and includes approximately 140 steps, both up and down, and 2/3-mile walk. Tour highlights include Assembly Room, Refectory, Billiard Room, Theater, Gardens, Neptune Pool and Roman Pool.

Two pools can be found at Hearst Castle: the Neptune Pool and the Roman Pool. Each one is truly unique.  They were the settings for lively parties, social gatherings, exercise, and recreation.

Neptune Pool:

Roman Pool:

 See seals at Elephant seal Vista Point: