Tagesausflug von San Francisco zum Yosemite-Nationalpark

Leider hat der Hotel Pick Up nicht funktioniert. Aber ansonsten war der Ausflug echt super.
Man verbringt zwar viel Zeit im Bus im Verhältnis zu der Zeit die man im Park hat. Aber der Busfahrer Chabli war sehr nett und lustig und hat die Busfahrt sehr angenehm gestalltet.
Der Park selbst ist absolut sehenswert und es ist schade das man nicht mehr Zeit dort verbingen kann, allerdings hat der Tag einfach zu wenig Stunden. Wer also nicht nur einen Überblick haben will, sollte dort übernachten und mindestens einen ganzen Tag dort planen.

Wij zijn teleurgesteld in wat de reis ons bood. Allereerst waren wij al voor 6 uur op de vertrekplaats, want de bus zou om 06.30 vertrekken en we moetsen een 1/2 uur van te voren aanwezig zijn. De bus vertrok pas officieel om 07.00. Van de beloofde WIFI was geen sprake. In het park hebben we geen sequioa´s gezien, misschien hadden we de verkeerde reis geboekt. Doch de andere reis ging ook naar Captain´s Hill en de watervallen en kan dan onmogelijk in die tijd nog naar het Sequoia Park 45 mijl verderopzijn gereden. (vgl. onze gids).De geboekte lunch was matig en ondanks dat het onderweg was door gegeven, moesten we erg lang wachten. zonde van de tijd

We had a spare day in San Francisco and decide to take the day trip to Yosemite as we are keen Hikers and wanted to see the mighty el capitan.

We were not disappointed, although the bust trip is 4+ hours each way the scenery is great and bus driver was very informative making time pass quickly (one stop on the way for a break and some food)

At the Yosemite's we we had 3+ hours to view a number of sites as well in our case a 2 hour brisk walk to one of the lakes in the park.

We were also lucky to see several groups of Climbers high up on the 3000ft face of el capitan (see movie called "Free Solo") an insane sight.

Then the trip back with another stop for some tea getting back into to SFO at 9:30pm

In summary the 14 hour round trip met our expectations.

Yosemite was magnificent and totally worth the long day spent in a bus. Tour guide was informative. My only issue was that the driver was frequently texting on his mobile whilst on the freeways and also having personal calls. Not sure what the rules are in the US but I found this very disconcerting as a passenger.

The trip was simply incredible. We departed at 7:00 AM from SF and arrived at 9:00 PM.
Vlad was our driver and tour guide in the same time. He offered really interesting information and had great stops where we could take cool photos.

Thanks Vlad ;-) you offered us great memories

Even if only have a day, a trip to Yosemite should be on your must-do list. The scenery and the famous granite formations are incomparable. Viator made it easy and the driver/tour leader (Vlad on our trip) added a lot of value.

Antonio was good. Informative. Very kind. The tour itself was great. We liked that we could visit the park on our own.Some of the stops will blow your mind. It would’ve been nice for the company to at least offer bottles of water and walk you through the property map. We got lost trying to figure things out, but it’s ok. We still had a wonderful time.

Yosemite is incredible, but this company cheated us. Do not use it! When I was buying the tickets it listed many visitor points including Vernal Falls, Merced River, Cathedral Spires, Half Dome. None of these points was visited by the tour bus, you only see them from very far or from the moving bus. Other tours cost less and have the same. I chose this tour only for the comprehensive list of visitor points and the company lied! . Bus driver did not explain in advance that you can not visit all 19 points in the Valley where the shuttle goes, as many people hope, so the logistic needed to be corrected in the very last moment. Instead of advising on how to get to the point you need (for example, the lake), the driver pressed his own preferences - Indian village, in order for you to leave money in the local shops, probably((. The necessary warnings were not made by the driver regarding the route to go back to the bus parking to get there in time. Also, the bus driver was rude.

Tour guide was awesome! He did a great job and took us to see extra stops as time permitted. He allowed for a relaxing time home and didn't talk endlessly when we were all tired . Perfect guide. Great driving, great info. Kind, caring

We were looking forward to exploring the National Parks initially, however Rachid our tour guide was friendly, showed us all the great photo spots and nothing was too much trouble. He definitely made the experience one to remember - thank you.