Total Yosemite Experience Tour (2 Day Overnight)
Yosemite Valley Floor Tour (2 Days with overnight stay)
Price: Varies based on which hotel you select (see below for exact rates)
Duration: 2 Days
Tour Times: 8am (Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday)
Departs: San Francisco Ferry Building
Arrives: San Francisco Ferry Building / Union Square Drop-off too.
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Yosemite Valley Floor Tour (2 Day)
- • Day 1 Starts at the SF Ferry Building
- • Longest Time Inside Yosemite (14 hrs over 2 days)
- • Fully Guided Tour with Commentary on Day 1
- * Free time to do your own adventures on Day 2
- • Half-Dome, El Capitan, Yosemite Falls
- • Visits the Giant Sequoias Grove
- • Guilded walks of Falls, Lakes and Rock Formations
- • 26-Passenger 1st class luxury shuttle
- * Tour Ends at your San Francisco Hotel (next day)
Why Book With Us?
- * Buy Direct
- * San Francisco based
- * Convenient Hours
- * Luxury Shuttle
- * Vehicle Safety Inspection
- * Hotel Drop-Off
- * We smartly avoid the 1 hour useless trek to see Giant Trees you can see at Muir Woods.
Yosemite Valley Floor Tour Description
Yosemite One-Day Tour. Our one-day tour of Yosemite National Park is a great way to get the most out of your Yosemite Valley Floor Tour. The reason why we do not go to the Giant Sequoia Trees within Yosemite is because it's too far from the Valley Floor where are the popular rock formations are. You can always see large old trees at Muir Woods (just 20 minutes from San Francisco) on our Muir Woods Tour but we think you're paying to actually go to Yosemite and stay on the Yosemite Valley Floor as long as possible. Too many times we have seen customers shocked that we are leaving Yosemite so early only to see a bunch of trees. We think you will agree.
Our Yosemite One-Day Tour maximizes the time you spend in Yosemite National Park by starting early and traveling in luxury in a 26-passenger shuttle bus. This allows us to cover both Yosemite Valley Floor in one day and spend more time in the park (at least 6 hours) which is more than any other one day Yosemite tour available because they're too busy driving you an hour to see trees. In the Yosemite Valley leg, we generally stop to see El Capitan, Half Dome, Yosemite Falls, Bridalveil Falls, Inspiration Point (aka Tunnel View), and Yosemite Village, where our tour guide will provide many guided walks of things you need to see.
Yosemite Tour Itinerary (2 Days)
Yosemite 1 Day Tour by 26 Passenger Luxury Shuttle - Times Approximate
| 7:00 AM | Depart the San Francisco Ferry Building. Hotel pickup is purposely not offered so we don't waste time in the shuttle on such a mundane task. |
| 8:20 AM | West Oakland Bart Station pickup (if necessary). |
| 8:40 AM | Dublin/Pleasanton Bart Station pickup (if necessary). |
| 8:40 - 10:00 AM | Continuing east, see the windmills and descend into the San Joaquin valley and stop for a break and a snack. |
| 11:15 - NOON | Begin the climb into the foothills, through gold country, and up into the Sierra Nevada range and Yosemite National Park. |
| NOON - 1:00 PM | Explore Yosemite's many amazing sights with an informative narrated tour from your guide. Be amazed by Bridalveil Falls, El Capitan, Inspiration Point, Half Dome, Yosemite Falls and more! Enjoy a mini-hike and plenty of photo stops around the Yosemite Valley. |
| 1:00 - 2:30 PM | Stop for lunch (meal not included in price) and then the Guided Walks throughout the Yosemite Valley Floor commence. |
| 2:30 - 3:00 PM | Take the Yosemite Park Shuttle (guided again) to more unique areas of the Yosemite Park. Most other tours leave by now to head to see the trees an hour away, but we realize you do not wish to leave at this point. |
| 3:00 - 4:00 PM | See great lakes, more falls, more secluded areas. Continue to take amazing pictures of the granite rock formations. See rivers, wildlife and more. Suddenly you never want to leave Yosemite and you wish you booked our 2 Day Yosemite Tour. |
| 4:00 - 6:00 PM | Shuttle will take you to your Yosemite Hotel or campground that you booked with us. |
| Next Day 8AM | Shuttle picks you up and brings you back to Valley Floor. If you're staying at a hotel that is already on the Valley Floor, then you are good to go. |
| All Day | Free time for hiking, exploring, walking, ranger meet-ups and more. |
| 4:00 PM - 9PM | At 4pm we head back to San Francisco and we will drop you off at either the Ferry Building (Financial District or Union Square area). |
Hotel Options (Many Hotel options Provided)
* Options are cost driven - Priced from Most Affordable to Most Expensive*
Yosemite Camping Option- Book your 2 Day Yosemite Tour with one night stay at the Yosemite Park campgrounds on the actual Valley floor of Yosemite. Book your Yosemite Tour with Camping Option online for exact up-to-date single, double, triple and quadruple occupancy rates. This is not a hotel stay! This is a plan where we provide you the camping space in the Upper or Lower Pines campgrounds in Yosemite, a brand new tent to use and a brand new sleeping bag that you can keep or discard when you're done with it. This does not include food, or other items that might be needed for camping other than the tent and the sleeping bag. There are showers at the camping grounds. This option completely makes sense to 1) save money 2) stay within the Yosemite Valley Floor.
Curry Village® - Otherwise known around Yosemite as Camp Curry, still offers park visitors comfortable, inexpensive lodging right in the shadow of spectacular Glacier Point and Half Dome. Towels, sheets, blankets and pillows are provided but the beds are not made up and although daily maid service is not provided, someone will come by and empty your trash and provide fresh towels. Shared restroom and shower facilities are just a short walk away. Book your 2 Day Yosemite Tour with one night stay in a tent cabin in Curry Village on the actual Valley floor of Yosemite. Book your Yosemite Tour with Curry Village Tent Cabin online for exact up-to-date single, double, triple and quadruple occupancy rates. This is not a hotel with amenities. The Curry Village plan that we will book for you will offer 1 double and 2 single beds. This option completely makes sense to 1) save money 2) stay within the Yosemite Valley Floor.
Cedar Lodge - Book your Yosemite 2 Day Tour with one night stay at the Yosemite Cedar Lodge Hotel that is about 45-minutes away from Valley floor of Yosemite. Book your Yosemite Tour with Cedar Lodge online for exact up-to-date single, double, triple and quadruple occupancy rates. When you book this tour online, you are locking-in your hotel room and tour rate to avoid expected rate increases closer to the high season. Hotel prices will increase throughout the year or will not even be available for all of Yosemite, so book this tour as early as possible.
Yosemite View Lodge - Book your Yosemite 2 Day Tour with one night stay at the Yosemite View Lodge Hotel that is only 25-minutes away from Valley floor of Yosemite. Book your Yosemite Tour with Yosemite View Lodge online for exact up-to-date single, double, triple and quadruple occupancy rates. When you book this tour online, you are locking-in your hotel room and tour rate to avoid expected rate increases closer to the high season. Hotel prices will increase throughout the year or will not even be available for all of Yosemite, so book this tour as early as possible.
Ahwahnee Hotel - Book your Yosemite 2 Day Tour with one night stay at the prestigious Ahwahnee hotel that sits on the Valley floor of Yosemite. Book Yosemite Tour with Ahwahnee Hotel online here for exact up-to-date single, double, triple and quadruple occupancy rates. Rates for this hotel in general range from $500 to $600 per night. When you book this tour online, you are locking-in your hotel room and tour rate to avoid expected rate increases closer to the high season. Hotel prices will increase throughout the year or will not even be available for all of Yosemite, so book this tour as early as possible.
* We can help you answer questions about our 2 Day Yosemite Tour with Hotel by calling us at 415-513-5400 *
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Yosemite National Park Tours
El Capitan
Seen from Glacier Point, El Capitan (on the left) is over 3500 feet from the Yosemite Valley floor. It is possible to walk up a trail to the top of Half Dome (on the right) in an afternoon.