Tour Code: 627-703

2-Day Yosemite View Tour from San Francisco

Phone Support: 617-354-2101
Office Hours: Mon-Fri, 24hrs, EST(excluding holidays)

Our Price: from $268 (per person, based on double occupancy) Available: Daily Depart from: San Francisco, CA Highlights: Visit Yosemite National Park and take the Valley Sights Tour to see the Tunnel View, Yosemite Valley, El Capitan, Bridalveil Falls, the Half Dome, the Merced River, Three Brothers, Sentinel Rock, Yosemite Falls, the Chapel, and more! 1-night hotel accommodations at Yosemite View Lodge (River/Mountain View). Roundtrip ground transportation and tour guide.

Day 1 : San Francisco - Yosemite - Valley Sights Tour:

We offer pick up service from any hotel in the downtown San Francisco area between 6:15am and 6:45am. Our motor coach will leave San Francisco by 7:00am, going through the San Joaquin Valley with a brief rest stop at around 10:30am. We’ll arrive at Yosemite National Park just after noontime to take the Valley Sights Tour. On the way in, we’ll drive up to the Tunnel View to see most of the Yosemite Valley including the beautiful Bridalveil Falls and impressive El Capitan and Half Dome rock formations. Then, driving on the south side of Merced River, we’ll stop for better vantage points and photo opportunities at the Three Brothers, Sentinel Rock, Yosemite Falls, as well as wild meadows that dot the landscape. Passing the picturesquely situated Yosemite Valley Chapel, we’ll cross the Sentinel Bridge to reach Yosemite Lodge by 1:45pm. Here you can store your luggage with the bell staff before setting off on your next adventure.
To arrange a tour for the remainder of your day, stop by the Yosemite Lodge Tour desk; there you can book a Valley Floor Tour* or, from June to October, the popular Glacier Point Tour*. (Both depart from the Yosemite Lodge.) Because these tours last 2-3 hours, be sure to make a reservation as soon as you arrive at 1:45 pm so you will have enough time to see the sights in the afternoon. Otherwise, you can spend the next two or three hours are at your leisure to walk to Yosemite Falls, take the free shuttle to the Visitor Center or the rustic Ahwahnee Hotel (a National Historic Landmark), or simply stroll among the trees.
To reach our hotel in El Portal, there is a complimentary YARTS Bus from Yosemite Lodge that leaves at 4:00, 4:35, 5:20, 5:55, and 8:15 p.m., and takes about 25 minutes. Be sure to take any luggage you may have left with the bell staff/front desk.

Day 2 : Tour Activities - San Francisco:

This morning, check out of your hotel room in El Portal and take your luggage with you; you can take a 7:23am or 8:56 am shuttle to Yosemite Lodge (YARTS bus transfers run from El Portal to Yosemite Lodge roughly every 40 minutes.) The remainder of your day can be spent exploring the Yosemite Valley on your own, or taking one of the several organized park tours that are available. Just be sure that they will return to the Lodge by 3:30pm.

We’ll meet up at the Yosemite Lodge at 3:30pm for our departure. There will be a brief stop en route before arriving back in San Francisco at 8:30pm. There can be traffic delays or late departures - please do not arrange a flight on this night.

*Extra fee; admission cost not included in tour price.

Inclusions:

1-night hotel accommodations at Yosemite Mountain View / River View
Narrated tour en route to Yosemite
Entrance fee to Yosemite National Park
YARTS tickets for two day transfers between Yosemite Valley and Yosemite View Lodge in El Portal.
Taxes included

Exclusions:

Admission Fees to optional tours:

Valley Floor Tour: $23 Adult/$13 Child
Glacier Point Tour: $41 Adult/$23 Child

Air fares between your city and San Francisco
Personal room fees such as laundry or valet services, telephone calls, or alcoholic beverages/ mini bar items, unless they are otherwise specified.
All meals and drinks during the trip; restaurants will be selected by your tour guide
Other private expenses
Gratuities to tour guide and driver

Transportation:
May 1 - Oct 31, Daily by First Class Motor Coach
Nov 1 - Apr 30, First Class Motor Coach on Tue, Thu, Sat & Sun; Amtrak (Bus/Train) or small van on Mon, Wed & Fri (Customers need to come to the office to pick up the train tickets before departure)
Child Rate: Child rates apply to those 5 to 11 years and using existing bedding with 2 full-paying passengers (regardless of ages). For example, tour members who are between 5 and 11 years and traveling with two adults in the same room receive a child discount on the tour price.

About the Lodging:

Yosemite View Lodge is located along the Merced river in El Portal, about 25 minutes by bus from Yosemite Visitor Center. It has 277 rooms in several three story structures. The central area consists of the lobby, gift shop, a pizza parlor, dining room and a lounge. There is an outdoor spa and two pools. All the rooms have air conditioning, TV., kitchenettes, coffee makers, microwave ovens, refrigerators and a spa tub with double showers. They have a choice of River View Rooms or Mountain View Rooms. (Address: 11136 Highway 140, El Portal, CA 95318 )