Yosemite National Park and Giant Sequoias Day Trip from San Francisco in San Francisco booking from $199.00

Yosemite National Park and Giant Sequoias Day Trip from San Francisco

Overview

This experience to the towering granite cliffs and gushing waterfalls of Yosemite National Park and its Giant Sequoias takes off 365 days a year. This is the only 1-day Yosemite Valley tour from San Francisco where you will experience the solitude of the Tuolumne Grove of Giant Sequoias, the largest living things on the Earth. Your heart will race as you enter Yosemite Valley for 5 glorious hours to enjoy Lower Yosemite, Nevada and Bridalveil falls, then take some moments at El Capitan, Half Dome and other iconic monuments.

City: San Francisco

Wed 20 Nov

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What's Included

Guide Gratuities (for Private option ONLY)

Expert guide and commentary

Hotel pickup and drop-off (most hotels in downtown San Francisco/Fisherman's Wharf area, but do not pick up outside SF city limits)

Additional Info

Wheelchair accessible
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
Access to the Sequoia Grove can be difficult during winter months, generally October through April, and other activities may be substituted at the discretion of the guide
During winter months, temperatures in Yosemite can vary drastically to the ones in San Francisco. Therefore, it is recommend to wear winter clothes, especially shoes or boots with rubber soles and treads
California law requires tour guests to bring a car safety seat for all children under 8 years and under 4' 9" (1.4 meters) in height. Any guest that does not provide their child's safety seat at the time of the tour and does not inform the tour operator may not be allowed to board the tour and will not be subject to refund.
As tour sizes vary, transportation is in a 13-passenger van or up to a 41-passenger tour bus
Tour makes stops at approximately 8:30am for breakfast, 1pm for lunch and on the trip back for dinner. Meals are not included
Audio links are available in Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, French, German, Korean, Chinese and Japanese. Specify language at time of booking under special requirements.
For hotel pickups, please select the Hilton Union Square if your hotel is not listed
The Giant Sequoias Grove is located at a higher elevation and the hike is dependent on trail conditions, especially from October through May. Ice and snow might make the trail unsafe to hike. The decision of whether it is safe to go on the hike will be made on a day by day basis. Therefore, a visit cannot be guaranteed. However, while the trail might be closed, guests get to spend more time in Yosemite Valley. There you can see all the other great sights Yosemite has to offer, including El Capitan, Inspiration Point, Half Dome, Yosemite Falls and more.
Exact destinations & itinerary may differ due to weather, road conditions, and your guide's discretion.
For Private Tour option, size of vehicle will be dependent on size of your party

What To Expect

San Francisco Bay Bridge

The San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge, known locally as the Bay Bridge, is a complex of bridges spanning San Francisco Bay in California. As part of Interstate 80 and the direct road between San Francisco and Oakland, it carries about 260,000 vehicles a day on its two decks.

Sierra Nevada

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

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.

Yosemite Valley

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.

Tuolumne Grove of Giant Sequoias

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. Weather permitting

Tunnel View

Tunnel View is a scenic viewpoint on State Route 41 in Yosemite National Park. Visitors have seen and documented the iconic and expansive views of Yosemite Valley from the overlook since its opening in 1933.

Ansel Adams Gallery

Gallery showcasing & selling photography by celebrated landscape artist Ansel Adams, among others.

Bridalveil Falls

Bridalveil Fall is one of the most prominent waterfalls in the Yosemite Valley in California, Yosemite National Park.

El Capitan

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.

Half Dome

Half Dome is a granite dome at the eastern end of Yosemite Valley in Yosemite National Park, California. It is a well-known rock formation in the park, named for its distinct shape.

Lower Yosemite Fall Trail

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.

Merced River

The Merced River in the central part of the U.S. state of California, is 145 miles (233 km) long. Tenaya, Yosemite, Bridalveil and Pigeon Creeks join the Merced River in Yosemite Valley.

Yosemite Falls

Yosemite Falls is the highest waterfall in Yosemite National Park, dropping a total of 2,425 feet from the top of the upper fall to the base of the lower fall

Valley Visitor Center

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.

Treasure Island

Treasure Island is an artificial island in the San Francisco Bay and a neighborhood in the city and county of San Francisco. Built 1936–37 for the 1939 Golden Gate International Exposition, the island's World’s Fair site is a California Historical Landmark.

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Cancellation Policy

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

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Reviews (1000)

Yoko H

Aug 2018

My husband and I took this Yosemite day trip from San Francisco in the first week of July. Originally, we had booked with Best Bay Tours, but was called the evening before with news that they could not go as planned and put us on another tour with their partner company, Extranomical. We weren't too happy about that situation, as the tour we had booked and spent a significant amount of money on was supposed to be with a small group. But I'm not here to review them (I already did that through their survey). I wanted to leave a raving review for our supremely awesome tour guide DENISE!!! She completely redeemed what could have been an extremely disappointing day for us. I can't say enough about her - from her wealth of knowledge of the area as a born-and-bred Bay native, her no-nonsense personality stemming from being a school bus driver and a daughter from a family of truckers, her every attempt at making this the BEST tour ever, and the above and beyond service she provided (taking pictures for any of her group members at the scenic stop, bonus stop at Treasure Island for a view of nighttime SF cityscape, and giving personal pointers on where to go for our next day in Napa Valley)! Thanks Denise for such a memorable tour!

Response from Host

Aug 2018

Wowww! Your review just made our day, thank you so much, Yoko. Feedback like yours keep us going. We're so excited to hear you had such an awesome time on Denise's tour after the initial disappointment with your prior arrangements. Thank you, Yoko, for taking your time and sharing your experience. Come back soon!

Susanna C

Aug 2018

I felt so lucky the tour went well though the Ferguson Fire was happened weeks ago. We have great weather and the air quality is pretty good at 59. Our tour guide and driver Roman has picked us up at the hotel at 6:20. About an hour and a half drive we had stopped at the Central Valley for a quick break. Roman has recommended us to pick up the supply like water and lunch at the supermarket. Then another 90 mins. drive to our first tour spot to see the giant sequoia. In order to ensure all the tour members come back on time, Roman has given us very clear instruction the way to see the sequoia. Then we have another 1 hour drive to the Yosemite Valley, where Roman has shared his secret paradise so that we can sit back and relax by the river, dipping into the icy cold water and enjoyed our lunch. Since we don't see a lots of other tours due to the fire and the traffic was good, we were able to spent about two hours relaxing at the Valley before we head back to the San Francisco. Overall it was a great experience and our tour guide Roman is full of humors, I enjoy the trip very much.

Response from Host

Aug 2018

Thank you so much for your wonderful review and sharing your experience, Susanna! The fires have been devasting, so we're so happy to hear that we were able to offer you a trip you enjoyed. Thanks again!

Vallsoll

Aug 2018

We booked this tour weeks in advance and confirmed with them a few days before our tour knowing about the fires in Yosemite. The night before they called and emailed to say that due to fires we wouldn't be going to the Valley and they rearranged our itinerary. At that point we were not given the option to cancel anymore and when we asked to speak to the manager we were told that it was too late (9:30p). If it was too late to speak to the manager then it should have been too late to call the customer last minute to inform them of the changes without other options. By the way, the manager (or anyone else) never called us back in the morning as promised. We also sent texts and emails but never received a response. We ended up showing up for the tour at 6am since we are a family of 5 and had already planned for this tour. Bus seats recline but not super comfortable, a lot of the phone chargers at each seat were not working, and most cup holders were broken. While I understand there was a natural disaster which can not be planned for and visibility is not something that the company can control, the company should not have charged the fee it did for the type of trip it was. They should have much better customer service The bus driver even said "I guess we'll see what we see". He didn't know what to tell us. The sequoias at the end were beautiful but we were told we would get more time (due to the decreased time in other areas) and ended up being rushed to do the trail. It has been about 5 days and we still haven't heard back from anyone.

Response from Host

Aug 2018

Weston, Yes, the fires caught us all by surprise. We tried hard to reach all guests about our revised itinerary that visited the less impacted areas like Tenaya Lake, Tuolumne Meadow and other beautiful spots in the northern regions of Yosemite National Park. Conditions are difficult to predict at times like we have experienced in Yosemite recently, but we've done the best we can to deliver the best experience possible for guests who have traveled so far. Apologies for the disappointing experience. Please email [email protected], and we'll try to make things right.

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