The tour itself was good. Our tour guide, Ira, was knowledgeable and interesting. The tour included all of the highlights of Yosemite. My problem was the routing. 9 of use were picked up in Oakhurst, 14 miles from the south entrance. Once the 9 of us were picked up, we drove more than an hour to the El Portal entrance to pick up 4 more people. Ira said we were closer to the Yosemite Valley going that way, but that was not correct. We went the entrance by Oakhurst the next day and it was the same distance from the El Portal entrance. I felt that we spent an extra 3 hours (out and return) to pick up the 4 passengers. If I did it again, I would use an Oakhurst outfitter.
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Aug 2021
Oakhurst to Yosemite Valley from South Entrance is 47.1 miles and time it takes 1.22 hours on the Mountain view and the other drive that you went on we call it River View because you drive along side the Merced River and you are on the designated Scenic Hwy of the State of California Hwy 140 between Mariposa and Yosemite Entrance and this route is 66.7 miles and takes 1.39 hours so that is only 17 minutes more but you get to see a lot more for no additional cost. These numbers are as per google maps.