Customize your multi-day tour to Yosemite National Park from San Francisco with a stay at the charming and rustic Cedar Lodge. Enjoy free timeto enjoy the park's wilderness, towering granite cliffs,Giant Sequoiasand awe-inspiring waterfalls.
Pairing our 5-star guided tour with an overnight stay at the Cedar Lodge makes this the ultimate tour to Yosemite National Park. With a location minutes from the Yosemite Park entrance you can enjoy towering granite peaks, cascading waterfalls and nature hikes at a leisurely pace and on your own schedule. Your visit reaches a climax on the departure day with a unique hike among ancient Giant Sequoia trees.
The tour begins with a convenient hotel pick up in San Francisco. Sit back and enjoy the scenery as your guide explains what happened in the American River that sparked the California gold rush; the geological forces that created Yosemite's famous granite monuments; and how John Muir influenced the formation of America's first protected wilderness.
Once inside Yosemite National Park, the tour makes a stop at Tunnel View, famously photographed by artist Ansel Adams. Stop and take in the view, then capture a selfie with El Capitan, Half Dome, Sentinel Dome, Glacier Point, and Cathedral Peak as your background. Calm yourself as the tour makes a stop to get eye to eye with wispy Bridalveil Fall and a perfect view of Half Dome!
You will arrive in Yosemite Valley with plenty of time left in the day to enjoy free time for hiking to Yosemite Falls, bike riding to Mirror Lake, checking out the Ansel Adams Gallery and more. Then, hop on the YARTS shuttle to make your way to the Cedar Lodge accommodations.
Itinerary
05:20 AM to 10:30 AM Hotel Pickup, Head to Yosemite
- Convenient hotel pickup
- Rest stop. Pick up snacks and lunch for the park
- Enter Yosemite National Park
10:30 AM to 12:30 PM Admire Views of Yosemite Valley
- Enter Yosemite National Park
- Stop to ogle and photograph Tunnel View
- Marvel at the beauty of Bridalveil Fall and Half Dome
12:30 PM to 2:00 PM Free Time to Explore and Check In
- Enjoy free time to explore Yosemite Valley
- Explore the trail to the Lower Yosemite Falls
- Check into the Cedar Lodge
Special Notes:
1. Since you are not staying at one of the hotels within Yosemite Valley, bring with you what you can easily carry since there is very limited bin space on the tour vehicle or the YARTS shuttles. There is no public storage available in Yosemite Valley.
2. A $50 handling fee will be charged for any luggage item larger than a carry-on brought on the tour bus.