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It’s hard to imagine a place like Palo Alto—home to Stanford University, Facebook and Hewlett-Packard—as a holiday destination, but don’t be fooled by the Internet nerds. Just wait until you spend a day exploring the Baylands Nature Preserve—the birdwatching here is ridiculous. And since you’re only 60km from San Francisco, stick a flower in your hair and see what all the fuss from the 1960s was about.

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Things to Do in Palo Alto

Once you drop your bags off at your Palo Alto accommodation, head to the Baylands Nature Preserve, a large marshland on the southern end of the San Francisco Bay. There are over 25 kilometres of trails you can walk, run or ride around until you feel you’ve had enough exercise. This is one of the best places in the state of California for birdwatching, so if you’d like to pick up an exciting hobby, start here.

Only 60km north of Palo Alto is San Francisco, so why not extend your holiday to include a stop in “The City by the Bay”? Spend the day in the Haight-Ashbury neighbourhood and see where great music acts like The Grateful Dead and Big Brother and the Holding Company used to live.

After paying your respects to these rock and roll legends, make your way to the west end of Haight Street and enjoy a picnic in Golden Gate Park. Don’t mind the interesting smell wafting through the air; it’s just old hippies who can’t let go of the past.

Getting to and Around Palo Alto

Your journey to Silicon Valley will start when your flight lands at San Francisco International Airport (SFO), about 35km from the central business district. There are several taxi companies that can take you straight from SFO to any of our Palo Alto hotels. If having your own vehicle is more appealing to you, get something from lastminute.co.nz’s Palo Alto car hire options and challenge one of those young tech moguls to a drag race (or, you know, don’t).

This place is buzzing (literally), and not just because of all the technology companies who call it home. Browse our splendid deals on cheap hotels in Palo Alto and discover what else is making noise in this Silicon Valley town. And don’t forget to check out our San Francisco hotel deals so you can save big bucks when you head north.