Enter for a 2-Night Getaway on California's "Secret Coast"

Enter for 2 Night Getaway On the Mendocino Coast Plus 4 Tickets to the California Academy of Sciences

07.24.2024

Enjoy the ultimate coastal experience with a complimentary 2-night stay at Mar Vista Farm + Cottages on the Mendocino Coast. Plus get 4 tickets to visit the California Academy of Sciences in Golden Gate Park. 

 HOW TO ENTER:

Email us, adventure@weekendsherpa.com, and tell us your favorite outdoor adventure in California that’s in one of the following ecosystems: desert, forest, coast, city.

 Details

+ 2 nights in a 1-bedroom cottage at Mar Vista Farm + Cottages on the Mendocino Coast, aka California's "secret coast."(Stay dates valid through 2024, excluding holiday time periods; stay is not valid for special events, group bookings, or combined with any other offers outside this promotion.)

+ 4 tickets to visit the California Academy of Sciences and their new exhibit California: State of Nature in Golden Gate Park

*Your email may be shared with California Academy of Sciences.

Spend your 2-night stay in a 1-bedroom cottage at Mar Vista Farm + Cottages. Enjoy a u-pick garden filled with seasonal vegetables for you to harvest and eat, flowers to collect, yoga and meditation classes, a lively chicken coop where hens gift you eggs, locally produced provisions for enjoying meals and picnics, starry nights, a redwood soaking tub, and a communal area for barbecuing and relaxing. 

Enjoy it all and explore the marine life in the tide pools at nearby Fish Rock Cove or walk down the creek trail to find the native flora that lives in the forest at Mar Vista. 

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