Hello Burning Man enthusiasts!
We have added a new departure location for your convenience!
Meet us at the big parking lot on the backside of the Lucky Supermarket/Jo-Ann Fabric store in El Cerrito Plaza. Only one block south of the El Cerrito Plaza BART stop! For anyone unfamiliar with the area, BART is the local transit system, which also offers direct service to the San Francisco and Oakland airports as well.
This is the easiest and best place to board our busses if you plan on driving, are being dropped off by car, or using BART to arrive at our departure location. There is no car parking or even a loading zone at our new San Francisco departure point. Having someone stop in the street to "drop you off" is definitely not an option. Don't let your friends dropping you off get an expensive parking ticket!
If you wish to drive your own car you may park it securely and cheaply at the El Cerrito Plaza BART station only one block away! Our trips all return on Labor Day (Monday September 5) so you only need a long-term parking permit from your departure day through Friday the 2nd since weekends and holidays are free. How cool is that? Long-term parking permits are only available over the web, so check out the link below to purchase yours in advance.
https://www.parkingcarma.com/portals/bart/bartreservations.aspx The El Cerrito departure location is now also our official store stop for all of you revelers to provision for the trip. If you arrive before the bus there's Lucky grocery, Ross Dress for Less, Starbucks, CVS Pharmacy, Trader Joe's and even a Jo-Ann Fabrics open until 9PM if you need to do some last minute supplementing for all of your fabulous Burning Man outfits.
Boarding here will be more relaxed and also allow you to provision and pack in a relaxed atmosphere. Much better then our busy and rushed SF location. If that wasn't enough its also going to be offered an hour after our San Francisco departure and bring you back an hour earlier on the return!
If this sounds as awesome to you as it does to us please inform us that you wish to switch to the El Cerrito Plaza departure location and meet us at:
1000 El Cerrito Plaza, El Cerrito, CA Remember that Burning Man entrance tickets will not be sold at the box office on the Playa this year so if you haven't secured an entrance ticket give us a call as we have them available for only $340. A pretty sweet deal!
Lastly, if you have a balance due on your reservation, consider paying in advance. Not only will this make boarding a much quicker and smoother process we'll give you first pick for seating on the bus!
If you have any questions please don't hesitate to give us a call or send us an email, we'd love to hear from you.
Thanks!
Your friends at the Green Tortoise
