Customize your multi-day tour to Yosemite National Park from San Francisco with a stay at the charming and rustic Cedar Lodge. Take all the free time you’d like to enjoy the park’s wilderness, towering granite cliffs, Giant Sequoias and awe-inspiring waterfalls.
Let our travel consultants and expert guides will introduce you to the many summertime and wintertime activities so don’t miss the history, geology and wildlife that make Yosemite Valley the jewel of the U.S. National Parks.
Travel and Hospitality Awards named this the best Yosemite tour from San Francisco for its jaw-dropping natural beauty. The tour has earned more 5-star guest reviews because it is the only tour to include the Giant Sequoias among the attractions in Yosemite Valley.
Your Yosemite Giant Sequoia Tour begins on your outbound day with a pickup at your hotel, then heads east crossing through California’s fertile San Joaquin Valley and into the craggy Sierra Nevada mountains. See 150-year-old mining towns and learn the colorful history of the region.
Soon after entering Yosemite, you will experience the solitude of the Tuolumne Grove of Giant Sequoias. You won’t doubt for a second that these are the largest living creatures on the planet. No picture does them justice but that should not keep you from trying!
In winter, when conditions on the Tuolumne Grove trail are snow-covered or unsafe, we substitute this experience with other attractions.
Your heart (and cameras) will be racing as you enter Yosemite Valley and enjoy a stop at Inspiration Point (also known as Tunnel View). Take a moment and then some selfies with El Capitan, Half Dome and Bridalveil Falls as your backdrop.
Your free and unguided time begins after checking into the Cedar Lodge. Take the YARTS (not included in price) from and to Yosemite Valley to get around and see the sights! All rooms have a view of the mountains or the river, and have in-room modem access, phone, cable TV & HBO. Private beach access to the Merced River is available, as well as the indoor and outdoor pools to relax. Enjoy a drink after your day exploring Yosemite at their Cocktail Lounge and have a delicious dinner at their 50's-era Diner.
Take one or more days to enjoy the park before your return day. There are so many options! In spring and summer choose from hiking, biking, rock climbing, rafting, fishing or nighttime stargazing (activities not included).
In winter, observe the conditions and arrange winter hiking, snowshoeing, cross-country skiing, tubing or ice skating (activities depend on conditions and are not included).
Special requests? Help with photos? Just ask. Our Expedition Leaders are happy to assist with your memory making. Guests can enjoy this Yosemite and Giant Sequoia Tour 365 days a year. But no two tours are alike.
We’re so confident that our overnight Yosemite Valley Tour from San Francisco will amaze—it’s backed by a Satisfaction Guarantee.
Note: If you are not staying at one of the hotels within Yosemite Valley, please only bring with you what you can easily carry as there are limited (or no) storage options.
(Tuolumne Grove trail conditions permitting)
06:30 AM to 10:30 AM
10:30 AM to 12:30 PM
12:30 PM to 1:30 PM
1:30 PM to 2:00 PM
Unguided, free time in Yosemite Valley (activities not included)
12:00 PM
3:00 PM to 6:00 PM
6:00 PM to 9:30 PM
06:30 AM to 11:00 AM
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
1:00 PM to 1:30 PM
Unguided, free time in Yosemite Valley (activities depend on road/trail conditions and are not included)
12:00 PM
3:00 PM to 5:00 PM
5:00 PM to 9:30 PM
* Times listed are approximates only. Traffic and other unforeseen issues can cause delays or changes in these times which are out of our control. Please do not make flight/travel arrangements on the same day as your tour.
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