Women-only getaways, or girlfriend getaways, is a great way to take a vacation and have fun with your favorite girlfriends. California has many places and activities for girlfriends to get together and have fun in the sun. Have a spa day, tan on the beach, tour a winery, visit Hollywood or shop in Rodeo Drive.
Napa Valley, well-known as Wine Country, is a popular destination for tourists and a hot spot for a girlfriend getaway. Lots of resorts and hotels in Napa Valley cater to a women's-only getaway weekend. You and your girls can stay at a bed-and-breakfast or a world-class hotel and share double-occupancy rooms to split the cost. Napa Valley has great wine tours, breathtaking sceneries, first-class spas, downtown shopping and exquisite dining. Platypus Tours offers guided daily wine-tasting tours in Napa Valley that includes a picnic lunch. If you and your friends are the adventurous types, go hot air ballooning with Napa Valley Balloons. Go to platypustours.com and napavalleyballoons.com for more information.
Go to Los Angeles for the ultimate Hollywood women-only getaway. To cut costs, share a hotel room at one of the many hotels in L.A. You and your friends can have fun touring movie sets and go on celebrity mansion tours. Walk down the well-known Hollywood Walk of Fame and take pictures, posing by the stars of your favorite celebrity. Go on a sightseeing tour in an air-conditioned coach or minibus with professional guides via Starline Tours (starlinetours.com). Starline tours the major attractions in California, including SeaWorld, Universal Studios, Disneyland, Knotts Berry Farm and the J. Paul Getty Museum. Don't forget to go shopping or window shopping on the famous Rodeo Drive fashion street on the west side of Los Angeles.
A Laguna Beach getaway offers many hotels to choose from and major attractions to see. The Montage Laguna Beach Resort offers a Girlfriends Getaway Package that includes a day at the Spa Montage, breakfast and one-night accommodation in a two-bedroom suite. You and your friends would enjoy the all-inclusive spa services with a relaxing spa manicure and pedicure and a one-hour massage with an expert therapist. Have fun surfing or just relax and tan together on one of the many beaches in Laguna. Go whale or dolphin watching together or on a sightseeing tour or enjoy visiting the numerous museums and art galleries in downtown Laguna.
