Yosemite National Park and Giant Sequoias Day Trip from San Francisco in San Francisco booking from $209.00

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. Enjoy free, unique foreign language audio guides with geo-based content that functions without the internet post-download. Your heart will race as you enter Yosemite Valley for 5 glorious hours to enjoy Yosemite Falls, Bridalveil Falls, Tunnel View, and then take some moments at El Capitan, Half Dome, and other iconic monuments.

City: San Francisco

Tue 15 Jul

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What's Included

Hotel pickup and drop-off from most major San Francisco hotels

Yosemite entrance fee

Live park expert guide (English)

Five hours inside Yosemite Park with early bird entry

Free unique geo-based audio guides in 8 languages

Additional Info

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
Between November and March, when the trail is not safe due to snow and ice accumulation, we substitute the hike with additional time in Yosemite Valley.
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.
As tour sizes vary, transportation is in a 15-passenger van or up to a 40-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
For hotel pickups, please select the Hilton Union Square if your hotel is not listed
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.
Enjoy free, unique foreign language audio guides with geo-based content that functions without the internet post-download.

What To Expect

San Francisco

Join us on this breathtaking tour of Yosemite National Park, whose towering granite peaks, cascading waterfalls and nature trails are perhaps the most stunning in the world. This award-winning tour spends the most time in Yosemite and includes a unique hike among ancient Giant Sequoias. Your tour begins with a convenient hotel pick up in Downtown San Francisco.

San Joaquin Valley

Sit back and enjoy the scenery as your guide explains how glitter in the American River sparked the California gold rush. Quick stop for breakfast along the way.

Sierra Nevada

into the rocky Sierra Nevada mountains. See 150 year old mining towns and learn the colorful history of the region and what geological forces made Yosemite’s dramatic landscapes; and the role John Muir played in the formation of America’s first protected wilderness.

Yosemite National Park

Be Blown Away by Awe-Inspiring Valley Views After entering Yosemite National Park, we’ll make our way to a scene made famous by photographer Ansel Adams.

Tunnel View

Take a moment at Tunnel View. Capture yourself with El Capitan, Half Dome, Sentinel Dome, Glacier Point, and Cathedral Peak as your background.

Yosemite Valley

Have Your Own Yosemite Valley Adventure After arriving to our stop in Yosemite Valley, you will have 2 hours for lunch and exploring on your own.

Yosemite Falls

The free time options include hiking to Yosemite Falls

Sentinel bridge

Meandering through Sentinel Meadow

Ansel Adams Gallery

Checking out the Ansel Adams Gallery and more.

El Capitan

Take a Moment with More Iconic Monuments Your Yosemite experience stops next at El Capitan Meadow to learn more about the world’s largest granite monolith and its climbing culture.

Valley View

As we are leaving Yosemite Valley, we will make our final stop at Valley View which serves up a panoramic landscape framing the Merced River, El Capitan and the imposing spires of Cathedral Rocks.

Merced River

Watch the water flow through from the mountains

Cathedral Rocks and Spires

Can be seen from our Valley View stop

Tuolumne Grove of Giant Sequoias

Feel the Quiet Grandeur of Giant Sequoias The highlight of our tour is still ahead of you as we head to the Tuolumne Grove of Giant Sequoias. In this beautiful grove, you’ll have the chance to get up close and personal with some of the largest and oldest trees on earth. *When the Tuolumne Grove trail is snow-covered or unsafe (November-March), we always spend extra time in Yosemite Valley.

Big Oak Flat

By the end of the day, you’ll have experienced some of the most incredible landscapes in the world and captured memories to last a lifetime. Don’t miss out on this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to explore Yosemite National Park with us.

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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)

Fearless27863974921

Sep 2022

The Experience itself is a very long day. Lot of time on the bus. Nothing the company can do about that. But a great experience.

Response from Host

Sep 2022

Thanks for taking the time to review your good trip to Yosemite National Park. Travel safely home and please come again soon.

Extraordinary452560

Sep 2022

The park in itself is already wonderful; on top, Ronan is a great guide and host; provides good information. good advices, suggestions and stop for super photos I had an amazing time!! Highly recommended

Response from Host

Sep 2022

Thanks for your strong recommendation. Roman enjoyed having you on his tour. Come back again, soon!

Kainat P

Sep 2022

DO NOT TAKE THIS TOUR!!!! The worst tour we’ve ever been on in our lives. If I could give 0 stars, I would. Enough so that we would consider never taking a tour with anyone ever again. This was an all-day Yosemite Tour with Sequoias. First, our guide, Dustin, was a half hour late (which matters at 6am). He was also intensely unprofessional, complaining to us about someone calling out and the holiday. From there, drive was incredibly long with only one rest stop, which was not enough. There was no bathroom on the bus. Someone literally went to the bathroom in their pants because the bus wasn’t stopping. For real. I felt so bad for this man, who even asked to stop. There were no snacks. The rest stop was a grocery store. The driving was terrifying. The guide was not knowledgeable and gave a lot of misinformation throughout the day. We then get to the park, the guide drops us at a hiking location, not walking with us or giving us a tour. Then he took us to Yosemite Valley for 2 hours, which is far too long with not enough to do during an already long and tiring day. The guide comes back and everyone was waiting because we were ready to get out of there. As we’re getting on the bus, we notice his red, squinty eyes. It was clear he was high. We make our long way home. Everyone is exhausted. We make too many stops for pictures because, at this point, it’s been 14 hours and everyone is beyond spent. He also says how he’s all swervy with his driving because he’s tired, not drunk. You know, because that makes it all okay and isn’t scary. Finally make it back to San Francisco, and this guy LITERALLY says to us to get off at earlier stops and take Ubers back to our hotels so he doesn’t have to make as many stops. We get to our stop and get off the bus. Dustin stops us and, I kid you not, goes “aren’t you forgetting something? You’re forgetting gratuity.” We tip and tip well - this guy did not deserve. Hell, the HUNDREDS we spent to book this trip was too much for what the experience was and this tour guide. It ruined our whole day and started our entire trip off on the wrong foot, and we’ll keep this awful memory of the trip any time we think of San Francisco or Yosemite. Do not take this tour. Must See Tours is exceptional and well worth every penny plus a generous gratuity. Hell, rent a car and drive to Yosemite - that’s will be much, much, MUCH better than this Extranomical Yosemite Tour.

Response from Host

Sep 2022

We have responded here to over a thousand reviews and take all feedback from guests super seriously. Almost without exception, we give guests the benefit of the doubt and do our best to address their concerns and make things right. This case, however, is an exception. We emailed and phoned this guest and got no response. We executed a full refund and still reply. We reviewed all 14 hours of video from four cameras on the vehicle and could not validate any of the claims by the reviewer (except for the fact that the tour IS a long day, something for which we make no apology). We hope the guest is satisfied with what we have done to address the situation and the readers will ignore their advice and join us on a 5-star tour to Yosemite!

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