Small-Group Yosemite Tour: Scenic San Francisco Day Trip

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Escape the city and embark on a small-group day trip from San Francisco to Yosemite National Park. Discover the breathtaking beauty of Yosemite Valley, including iconic landmarks like Yosemite Falls and Half Dome. With limited group sizes, you’ll have a more intimate and immersive experience in this UNESCO World Heritage site.

Duration: 15 hours

Cancellation: 24 hours

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Highlights

San Francisco Bay - As you settle in for the journey, we’ll pass by some exceptional San Francisco sights. Catch views of the Golden Gate Bridge, Alcatraz Island and the incomparable San Francisco Skyline as we head east on the Bay Bridge. The journey to Yosemite typically takes about 4 hours.

What's Included

Entrance to Yosemite National Park included
1.5-hour narrated tour of Yosemite
Professional, knowledgeable full-time guide
Eco-friendly transport via biofueled mini-coach
Hotel pickup and drop-off (selected SF hotels)
Enjoy 3 hours of free time to explore the Valley

What's Not Included

Meals (stops will be made to purchase food)
Bike rental (available for purchase)
Guide gratuity

Additional Information

Escaping the city for a day trip to California’s stunning Yosemite National Park from San Francisco has never been easier. Traverse Central Valley, Gold Country, and the Sierra Nevada foothills on your journey to the UNESCO World Heritage site of Yosemite National Park. Immerse yourself in a 1.5-hour guided van tour around Yosemite Valley, featuring…

Location

San Francisco Bay

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings

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Olivia_s

Feb 18, 2025

Great trip for what it is (1 Day Trip Yosemite) - Yosemite national park is really something you can't see in one day. But if you really want to see it and only have a limited amount of time in San Francisco (like me) this is the way to go. James was our tour guide going us all the information about the park and stories behind it. We got a great overview and saw the most popular sites. After driving and hopping off for approximately 1-1,5 hrs we had about 2,5hrs of free time. I wish that would've been a little longer, as it says 3 hours in the description but it was enough time to go on a little hike with some of my tour members. I'd recommend getting komoot to find some nice hikes in the area, as only the hike to the waterfall is being recommended by the guide which is only 15 minutes. But I guess there's so much hetergeneity in the group and the guides don't want to risk recommending hikes that are not made for some people. All in all great trip to get a picture of the park. I'll definitely come back with more time.

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Phoebeh395

Feb 9, 2025

Enjoyable trip - Noah our guide was excellent. Though the trip was long as expected, he gave us great information and kept us interested. Many thanks Noah!

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Juliejt2071zl

Jan 8, 2025

Beautiful - Gorgeous excursion, Bryan (the guide) was very nice and had lot of stories to tell during all the trip. Very interesting and beautiful !

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G3126pwdavep

Jan 6, 2025

It's a review, spoilers: happy customers - Came with me mum. And she was smiling all along the ride. Quite the highlight of our visit to the US. Lawton, our driver and guide for the day, was a funny chap and was well informed about just about anything. You could ask him and he'd usually have an anwser. Everything was well arranged, the whole ride went smooth. Well chuffed about the experience.

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Ezioelka

Jan 4, 2025

Amazing guide Noah - Noah was incredibly knowledgable and affable. He explained everything from the natural history and background of the native peoples to relevant points about the landscape, climate, geography, and more. He was able to answer all our questions well and clearly enjoys his job. I would absolutely recommend Noah and any of his tours to anybody visiting the area.

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Cindy_s

Jan 3, 2025

Don’t miss this tour! - David was our outstanding guide. His knowledge, professionalism, and patience, in addition to the beautiful park, made the day an extraordinary experience!

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Andrea_f

Jan 1, 2025

Great way to get an impression of Yosemite - Great way to experience Yosemite in a day and see all the major attractions like ‚el capitan, the half dome, horsetail falls etc‘ Good guide, thank you Lawton, who provided us with lots of information about history and nature. Very recommendable!

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Choitali_c

Dec 27, 2024

It was really well... - It was really well planned trip, Brian was amazing at explaining the trails and explained about the history of Yosemite.

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Anne_b

Dec 25, 2024

Awesome experience - Our guide did an excellent job being a driver and tour guide. It was a long day but the drive was pleasant and our guide gave us lots of info along the way. There was enough time to enjoy the park. The stop to pick up lunch on the way was a time saver and meant you had more time enjoying the park instead of looking for lunch.

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