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Overview
For a convenient, stress-free way to visit Yosemite National Park from San Francisco, enjoy this 2-day semi-guided tour that includes overnight accommodation and allows you to leave the driving to a professional. When you reach Yosemite, get oriented with the park and its amazing scenery on a guided tour to see famous features like Half Dome. Then you have free time to do what interests you at your own pace. Choose from two lodging options.
- Overnight tour to Yosemite National Park from San Francisco
- Guided tour of Yosemite's most famous attractions, including El Capitan, the Tunnel View, Half Dome, and Yosemite Falls
- Choice of two different styles of accommodation at Yosemite
- Explore Yosemite on your own, at your own pace on this semi-guided tour
- Scenic drive to Yosemite from San Francisco
- Free hotel pickup and drop-off from San Francisco hotels
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This overnight Yosemite National Park tour from San Francisco includes both guided portions and free time, so you can enjoy the best of both worlds. When you’re with your guide, you’ll learn facts about the park and see its major sights, but you’ll also be able to explore more at your own pace and take part in activities that interest you most.
Two accommodation options are available when booking. Settle in at the comfortable Yosemite View Lodge outside the park or enjoy modern conveniences and a great scenic location inside the park at Yosemite Valley Lodge. Meals are not included so you can choose where and when to eat; there are several restaurants and picnic sites in the park.
Two accommodation options are available when booking. Settle in at the comfortable Yosemite View Lodge outside the park or enjoy modern conveniences and a great scenic location inside the park at Yosemite Valley Lodge. Meals are not included so you can choose where and when to eat; there are several restaurants and picnic sites in the park.
Itinerary
Day 1
San Francisco to Yosemite
27 Stops
El Capitan, also known as El Cap, is a vertical rock formation in Yosemite National Park, located on the north side of Yosemite Valley, near its western end. The granite monolith is about 3,000 feet from base to summit along its tallest face, and is a popular objective for rock climbers.
Admission Ticket Free
Yosemite Valley is a glacial valley in Yosemite National Park in the western Sierra Nevada mountains of Central California. The valley is about 7.5 miles long and approximately 3000–3500 feet deep, surrounded by high granite summits such as Half Dome and El Capitan, and densely forested with pines.
Duration: 12 hours
Admission Ticket Included
Tuolumne Grove is a sequoia grove located near Crane Flat in Yosemite National Park. It is about 16 miles west of Yosemite Village on Tioga Pass Road. The grove contains many conifers, including a few Sequoiadendron giganteum as well as Abies concolor and Pinus lambertiana.
Duration: 1 hour
Admission Ticket Free
Horsetail Fall, located in Yosemite National Park in California, is a seasonal waterfall that flows in the winter and early spring. The fall occurs on the east side of El Capitan. Around the second week of February, the setting sun hits Horsetail Fall at just the right angle to illuminate the upper reaches of the waterfall.
A quarter-mile (one way) hike to a spectacular mist-blown view from the base of 320-foot Lower Yosemite Falls. Lower Yosemite Falls Hike is a must visit for its accessibility and proximity to this massive waterfall and has spectacular views of both falls.
Duration: 15 minutes
Admission Ticket Free
Olmsted Point, located in Yosemite National Park, is a viewing area off of the Tioga Road which offers a view into Tenaya Canyon. This view looks southwest into the valley, giving, in particular, a view of the northern side of Half Dome and a view of Tenaya Lake to the east.
Duration: 15 minutes
Admission Ticket Free
The Valley Visitor Center is located in Yosemite Valley and is the largest and most comprehensive in terms of displays, books, postcards and maps. The Valley Visitor Center is open year round and offers natural history displays, audiovisual programs and is staffed with individuals who are happy to answer all your questions.
Accommodation:
Overnight accommodation based on preference bookedMeals:
Not IncludedDay 2
Yosemite to San Francisco
26 Stops
Yosemite Valley is a glacial valley in Yosemite National Park in the western Sierra Nevada mountains of Central California. The valley is about 7.5 miles long and approximately 3000–3500 feet deep, surrounded by high granite summits such as Half Dome and El Capitan, and densely forested with pines.
Duration: 15 hours
Admission Ticket Included
The Valley Visitor Center is located in Yosemite Valley and is the largest and most comprehensive in terms of displays, books, postcards and maps. The Valley Visitor Center is open year round and offers natural history displays, audiovisual programs and is staffed with individuals who are happy to answer all your questions.
El Capitan, also known as El Cap, is a vertical rock formation in Yosemite National Park, located on the north side of Yosemite Valley, near its western end. The granite monolith is about 3,000 feet from base to summit along its tallest face, and is a popular objective for rock climbers.
Horsetail Fall, located in Yosemite National Park in California, is a seasonal waterfall that flows in the winter and early spring. The fall occurs on the east side of El Capitan. Around the second week of February, the setting sun hits Horsetail Fall at just the right angle to illuminate the upper reaches of the waterfall.
A quarter-mile (one way) hike to a spectacular mist-blown view from the base of 320-foot Lower Yosemite Falls. Lower Yosemite Falls Hike is a must visit for its accessibility and proximity to this massive waterfall and has spectacular views of both falls.
Duration: 15 minutes
Admission Ticket Free
Olmsted Point, located in Yosemite National Park, is a viewing area off of the Tioga Road which offers a view into Tenaya Canyon. This view looks southwest into the valley, giving, in particular, a view of the northern side of Half Dome and a view of Tenaya Lake to the east.
Duration: 15 minutes
Admission Ticket Free
Accommodation:
No accommodation providedMeals:
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