6 Things To See And Do On A 5 Star Vacation In Temecula, California

Number 1 On Your List Is A Place To Stay In The Temecula Valley
The first thing we recommend is to find a memorable place to stay. Our recommendation would be the South Coast Winery Resort and Spa. The South Coast Winery has the luxury in the heart of Temecula's Wine Country. They offer 76 spacious and private villas overlooking their beautiful vineyards. The South Coast Winery also offers an incredible spa. The "Grape Seed Spa" offers private massage with private cabanas overlooking their vineyards to a state-of-the-art fitness studio. Staying at the South Coast Winery Resort and Spa is a great start to your 5 Star vacation.

Number 2 On Your The List Are The Temecula Wineries
With over 38 wineries to choose from, we will select five wineries for you to consider. Number one is the South Coast Winery Resort and Spa for all the above reasons.
The second winery is the Thornton Winery. We picked the Thornton Winery for one main reason. Thornton has received more awards for its sparkling wines than any of its competition in the United States combined.
The third winery on our list is the Wilson Creek Winery. The main reason for this pick is their spacious outdoors. Wilson Creek has one of the largest and most beautiful areas to sit and sip wine in all of the Temecula Valley.

The fourth winery to consider is the Callaway Winery. Choosing Callaway will offer you the most fantastic views of the Temecula Valley. This winery sits upon a hilltop where you'll get almost a 360-degree view. Callaway was one of the first wineries to establish itself in the Temecula Valley in 1969.
Number five of our winery stops will be the La Vindemia Vineyard Estate Winery. Vindemia is Latin for harvest or vintage. This European style estate winery operated by David & Gail Bradley is unlike many others in the valley. They started with a balloon company called "California Dreamin Balloon Adventures". David started out as a balloon operator. When he would fly over the vineyards he was very unaware of what to talk about. In doing research David and Gail purchased some land in the Temecula Valley and built the La Vindemia Vineyard Estate Winery. If you stop by this wonderful winery be prepared to spend a great deal of your day here.

Number 3 On Your List Are The Wine Tasting Tours In The Temecula Wineries
If you are visiting the Temecula Valley, a tour of a Temecula winery should definitely be at the top of your list of things to do. If you don't want to drive yourself to tour the wineries of the Temecula Valley, then you should hire a limousine company to do it in comfort and style. Limousine companies know where to take you based on your knowledge of wine. Limousine drivers in the Temecula Valley do this for a living, so they know where the hot-spots are. Small boutique wineries, to our grand wineries, they will have to covered.

Number 4 On Your List Should Be The Temecula Balloon Rides
One of the most relaxing things I can think of on vacation would be overlooking our beautiful Temecula Valley at sunrise in a hot air balloon. Traditionally, most people fly over the vineyards. You can also get a birdseye view of some great scenery over Vail Lake and Lake Skinner. Make sure to bring something warm to throw over your shoulders and a camera. Balloon rides may last anywhere from 60 to 90 minutes traditionally. The most popular times of the day to experience a balloon ride are at sunrise. This is when the winds are the comments and views are unbelievable. Some sunrise balloon rides come with gourmet breakfasts and other special amenities.

Number 5 On Your List Puts You On The Greens Here In Temecula, California
Do you want some breathtaking views without getting in a hot air balloon? Temecula, California has some of the best local award-winning golf courses, period. Among these are the Redhawk Golf Course and the Temeku Hills Golf Course. Both of these magnificent golf courses have 18 holes of golf and are of championship levels. The California Oaks Golf Club is an executive course. If you were sure of being a regular visitor to the Temecula Valley, the Bear Creek Golf Club would be a good choice too. This is a private golf club here in the valley.

Number 6 On Your List Is Shopping In Old Town
Shopping in Old Town Temecula has a lot of potential upside, with shopping just being one of them. There are some fantastic restaurants, nightlife and wineries here too. Something suggestions for upscale dining would be "The Edge". This restaurant opened in 2009 and offers live music, an incredibly large bar, and a up-scaled restaurant. Want a burger? Visit "Mad Madeline's" for some of the best award-winning burgers around. There are also small boutique wineries to choose from as well.
We hoped that our article has helped you make a decision to visit our beautiful Southern California location of Temecula, California.

Ngorongoro Crater - Amazing Tanzania Safaris

An African safari in the ngorongoro crater and the larger ngorongoro conservation area is to be experienced to be believed. Here lies a 600 meter deep crater floor, 20 km in diameter and 300 square km teaming with wildlife, pools and ponds. One gets to see not just the big five group of lions, elephants, leopards, rhinos including the rare black rhino and buffalos among many more. For bird lovers, the crater is a host to a variety of species that are not even found in the neighbouring Serengeti National Park. Large birds among them ostriches, flamingos, bustards, secretary birds, to name but a few are abundant on the crater floor.

The crater rim is enclosed in a cold highland forest where accommodation is available from a number of lodges, camps and a camping site. When you enter through the main gate, the area is so well- preserved that it is straight out of the Jurassic park. As you drive ascending 10 or so kilometres to the crater rim for accommodation, you catch a glimpse through the forest of a sunny, yellow, grassy open landscape in the horizon gradually falling away. The contrast to the cool, green forest you are in is unbelievable.

Nothing had prepared me for what I was to see when I got to the crater rim the first time I went to the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. Standing on the panoramic deck of the Ngorongoro Wildlife Lodge, you look down a 600 Meter crater wall of a thick highland forest gradually fading away to an open grassy landscape of the crater floor. All around you is a thick forest and the only sounds you hear are trees waving in the wind. The weather is quite cool but when you look down, it looks hot and sunny. As you look more keenly, you notice safari vehicles slowly criss crossing slowly on the crater floor on late afternoon game drives.

You feel just like standing there for eternity just taking in the scenery and savouring every moment. I thought I was the only one getting sentimental but noticed the same happening to a number of tourists close to me. As more guests came into the lodge to check in and register, they would drop their bags and rooted on the spot, exclaim "oh my God". They would just stand open-mouthed enjoying the extraordinary and humbling scenery. They would even forget to take photographs.

Evening came quickly and with it the weather turned quite cold. To pass the evening, I made good use of a telescope mounted on the deck and was able to view quite well our neighbouring galaxies, the beautiful Andromeda and the Magellanic cloud. To be able to gaze at the vastness of the universe in atop a rim of the Ngorongoro largest collapsed crater in the world is a humbling experience.I turned in for the night and couldn't wait for morning to come and tour the crater floor and see the wildlife and scenery from close quarters.