Enchanting Yosemite National Park Tour from San Francisco

Discover Yosemite's Half Dome, Yosemite Falls, El Capitan, and Tunnel View on a guided day trip from San Francisco featuring Gold Country and Sierra Nevada scenery.

Overview

Itinerary

1. Financial District

   Start your tour from San Francisco downtown, surrounded by skyscrapers that dominate the skyline (Transamerica Pyramid, Salesforce Tower), there is a wealth of tech businesses and Fortune 500 companies.

2. San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge

   The San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge is the region's workhorse bridge, carrying more than a third of the traffic of all of the state-owned bridges combined. It is also a jewel along the San Francisco waterfront.

3. Yosemite National Park

   Drive from San Francisco to Yosemite National Park.
   Sierra Nevada (Pass By) The Sierra Nevada is a mountain range in the Western United States, between the Central Valley of California and the Great Basin. Big Oak Flat Road (Pass By) Traveling the historic Big Oak Flat Road from the western entrance of Yosemite National Park across to the Tioga Pass entrance on the east, provides drivers easy access to the stunning beauty of Yosemite’s high country landscapes.

4. Oakdale

   You'll pass through the Central Valley to have a taste of California's most productive agricultural region, providing more than half of the vegetables and fruits grown in the US. We will make a quick stop at Oakdale to purchase your supplies for the day: water, snacks, food for hiking, or your whole picnic.

5. Yosemite Falls

   Flows: approximately November through July, with peak flow in May.

   Look for the ice cone at the base of the upper fall during winter and for roaring runoff April through June. Yosemite Falls, one of the world's tallest, is actually made up of three separate falls: Upper Yosemite Fall (1,430 feet), the middle cascades (675 feet), and Lower Yosemite Fall (320 feet).

   You can see Yosemite Falls from numerous places around Yosemite Valley, especially around Yosemite Village and Yosemite Valley Lodge. A one-mile loop trail leads to the base of Lower Yosemite Falls

6. Yosemite National Park

   Not just a great valley, but a shrine to human foresight, the strength of granite, the power of glaciers, the persistence of life, and the tranquility of the High Sierra.

   First protected in 1864, Yosemite National Park is best known for its waterfalls, but within its nearly 1,200 square miles, you can find deep valleys, grand meadows, ancient giant sequoias, a vast wilderness area, and much more. Explore the most visually stunning places on earth. Your tour will include stops at Tunnel View, Bridal veil Falls, El Capitan, Half Dome, and Yosemite Valley.

7. San Francisc0

   Drop the guests back to drop off locations

Know before you go

• Infant seats available
• Public transportation is nearby
• Stroller / pram accessible

Pickup, meeting point & start times