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This Yosemite 1-Day Tour maximizes the time you spend in Yosemite National Park by starting early and traveling efficiently in a 15 Passenger Van or mini-bus. This is the only Yosemite Tour that enables you to cover both the Yosemite Valley & the Giant Sequoias in one day. We will also spend more than 5 hours inside Yosemite National Park, more than any other single Yosemite day tour from in San Francisco. When going through Yosemite Valley, we’ll stop to see El Capitan, Half Dome, Yosemite Falls, Bridalveil Falls, Inspiration Point (otherwise known as Tunnel View), and Yosemite Village. After a 1 hour lunch break at the Yosemite Lodge, we’ll drive to a higher altitude and to a lesser traveled part of the national park. Here, we’ll stop beneath the Giant Sequoia Tree Grove and see the world's largest living organisms. After a 2 mile (1 mile each way) hike to see the Giant Sequoia Trees, and a full day in the fresh Yosemite air, we’ll finally head back to San Francisco, where our bus will drop travelers off at directly at their hotel.
Trip Itinerary (for reference
only)
| 6:00 - 7:00am | Pick-up for at hotel in downtown San Francisco or Fisherman's Wharf area (earliest pick-ups). |
| 7:00 - 7:20am | West Oakland Bart Station pickup (if necessary). |
| 7:20 - 7:40am | Dublin/Pleasanton Bart Station pickup (if necessary). |
| 7:40 - 9:00am | Continuing east, see the windmills and descend into the San Joaquin valley and stop for a break and a snack. |
| 9:15 - 11:00am | Begin the climb into the foothills, through gold country, and up into the Sierra Nevada range and Yosemite National Park. |
11:00 - 1:00pm |
Explore Yosemite's many amazing sights with an informative narrated tour from your guide. Be amazed by Bridalveil Falls, El Capitan, Inspiration Point, Half Dome, Yosemite Falls and more! Enjoy a mini-hike and plenty of photo stops around the Yosemite Valley. |
| 1:00 - 2:30pm | Visit the gift shops, have a relaxing hot meal, or get food to go and GO! Walk to the middle of the valley, up to the river banks, or get up close to the tallest waterfall in North America, Yosemite Falls. |
| 2:30 - 3:00pm | Drive to one of the Giant Sequoia groves stopping on the way to get a bird's eye view of the whole valley. |
| 3:00 - 4:00pm | Up at over 6000 ft (2000 m), we'll stop and let you choose to hike down to the grove of Giant Sequoias (1 mile away) or relax and maybe eat your lunch in the picnic area under the pines. Note – This stop is dependent on snow levels and trail conditions from October to April. See Winter Tour Itinerary. |
| 4:00 - 6:00pm | Start the return trip, descending from the Sierras, with more great scenery as we follow the sun to the west. |
| 6:00 - 6:30pm | Stop for a break, a stretch, and a bite to eat. |
| 6:30 - 8:30pm | Continue back to San Francisco, enjoying views of the sunset over the East Bay hills, or the Peninsula and the city lights. |
| 8:30 - 9:00pm | The Yosemite tour ends at your San Francisco Hotel front door. |
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