Customize your multi-day Yosemite National Park tour from San Francisco with a stay at the charming Cedar Lodge. Enjoy free time to explore the park's wilderness, stunning granite cliffs, Giant Sequoias, and breathtaking waterfalls.

This 5-star tour introduces you to both summer and winter activities in Yosemite, along with the history, geology, and wildlife that make Yosemite Valley the gem of U.S. National Parks.

Your adventure begins with a convenient hotel pickup, followed by a scenic drive east through California's lush San Joaquin Valley and into the rugged Sierra Nevada mountains. As we enter Yosemite Valley, we'll pause at Tunnel View for breathtaking photos of El Capitan, Half Dome, and Bridalveil Fall.

Your free, unguided time begins when we drop you off at Stop #7 (Valley Lodge), where you can explore Yosemite Valley's main attractions. Later in the afternoon, you can catch the YARTS bus (ticket not included) to check in at View Lodge. The trip from Yosemite Valley to View Lodge via YARTS takes about 40 minutes. 

Yosemite View Lodge offers family-friendly accommodations just steps from the entrance to Yosemite National Park, making it an ideal choice for a romantic getaway, family vacation, or group retreat. Each room is thoughtfully appointed with a range of amenities to enhance your stay, including kitchenettes, cozy fireplaces, and spa tubs for ultimate relaxation.

Most rooms at Yosemite View Lodge are nestled along a stunning stretch of the Merced River, allowing guests to enjoy dramatic river views from private balconies or outdoor hot tubs. This scenic setting creates a peaceful escape, ideal for unwinding after a day of adventure in the park. Additional on-site amenities include both indoor and outdoor pools, multiple hot tubs, a couple of restaurants, and a general store stocked with essentials and local products.

Take one or more days to explore the park before your return day. In spring and summer, options include hiking, biking, rock climbing, rafting, fishing, and stargazing. In winter, park rangers can help you arrange seasonal activities such as snowshoeing, cross-country skiing, tubing, or ice skating, depending on conditions (activities not included).

On your return day to San Francisco, meet our tour vehicle at Stop #7 (Valley Lodge) at the time in our confirmation email. 

In winter, check with the park rangers toarrange winter hiking, snowshoeing, cross-country skiing, tubing or ice skating (activities depend on conditions and are not included).

【Reference Itinerary】

Outbound Day

05:20 AM to 10:30 AM

• Convenient hotel pickup

• Learn about Yosemite and California as you cross the Central Valley

• Breakfast stop. Pick up snacks and lunch for the park

• Enter Yosemite National Park>

10:30 AM to 12:30 PM

• Admire Yosemite Valley and Half Dome from Tunnel View

• Relax and enjoy the view as you descend into Yosemite Valley

• Feel the mist on your face at Bridalveil Fall

after 12:30 PM

• Drop off in Yosemite Valley near the Valley Lodge

• Enjoy free time to explore Yosemite Valley

• Take the YARTS bus and check into the View Lodge (bus ticket not included)

Enjoy unguided, free time in Yosemite Valley to explore at your own pace (activities listed below are suggestions and are not included):

• Hike popular trails such as Bridalveil Fall, Lower Yosemite Fall, or Mirror Lake Loop

• Immerse yourself on the Valley Loop, Vernal Fall, or Half Dome trails

• Take the YARTS bus to the Mariposa Grove of Giant Sequoias

• Join the Grand Tour of Yosemite with park rangers

• Try rock climbing, bird watching, rafting, horseback riding, and more

Unguided free time.

On your return day to San Francisco, meet our tour vehicle at Stop #7 (Valley Lodge) at the time in our confirmation email.

After boarding the vehicle for the trip back to San Francisco, the highlight of our tour is still ahead 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. 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.

We're so confident that our overnight Yosemite Valley Tour from San Francisco will amaze - it's backed by aSatisfaction Guarantee.

* Since you are not staying at one of the hotels within Yosemite Valley, bring with you what you can easily carry since there is very limited bin space on the tour vehicle or the YARTS shuttles.

Know Before You Go:

* A $50 handling fee will becharged for any luggage item larger than a carry-on brought on the tour bus.

* If you're not staying at one of the Yosemite Valley hotels, please be aware that there is no public storage available in Yosemite Valley.

【Reference Itinerary】

Return Day

2:00 PM to 4:30 PM

• Board the return vehicle at Stop #7 (Valley Lodge)

• Stop to photograph El Capitan

• Take a group photo at Valley View overlook

• Hike the Tuolumne Grove trail to Giant Sequoias (conditions permitting)

4:30 to 9:00 PM

• Reflect on your day as you leave the Sierra Nevada Mountains

• Stop for a dinner break

• Conclude the tour at your pickup location in San Francisco

* Please note: From November to March, when the Giant Sequoias hike may be unsafe due to ice and snow, we substitute additional activities in Yosemite Valley. On these winter tour days, the return vehicle will depart at 2:30 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.