Price: $129 Adults, $119 Child (5-12)
Duration: 14.5 hours
Tour Times: 6am (Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday for Winter Season; daily during Summer)
Departs: Any San Francisco Hotel
To Book : Call (415) 513-5400
San Francisco Tours » Yosemite Park Tours » Total Yosemite Experience & Giant Sequoias
Yosemite and Giant Sequoias One-Day Tour. Our one-day combination of Yosemite National Park & the Giant Sequoias tour from Yosemite Falls is a great way to get the most out of your Yosemite Tour.
Our Yosemite One-Day Tour maximizes the time you spend in Yosemite National Park by starting early and traveling efficiently in a 15 Passenger Van or mini-bus. This allows us to cover both Yosemite Valley & the Giant Sequoias in one day and spend more time in the park (at least five hours) than any other one day Yosemite tour available. 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.
Unlike most tours, in the afternoon we drive to a higher altitude, and a lesser traveled part of Yosemite National Park, for a chance to hike in the evergreen forest to see a grove of Giant Sequoia trees, the world's largest living things.
Winter clothes, especially shoes or boots with rubber soles and treads, are recommended. We will always do what we can to make your trip enjoyable, but safety is “Job 1”, so the route and itinerary may be changed due to snow depth, road conditions, construction projects and detours.
Note: The Giant Sequoias hike on the Yosemite Tour is dependent on snow levels and trail conditions from October to April.
| 6:00 - 7:00 AM | Pick-up for your Yosemite tour at your hotel in downtown San Francisco or Fisherman's Wharf area (earliest pick-ups). |
| 7:00 - 7:20 AM | West Oakland Bart Station pickup (if necessary). |
| 7:20 - 7:40 AM | Dublin/Pleasanton Bart Station pickup (if necessary). |
| 7:40 - 9:00 AM | Continuing east, see the windmills and descend into the San Joaquin valley and stop for a break and a snack. |
| 9:15 - 11:00 AM | Begin the climb into the foothills, through gold country, and up into the Sierra Nevada range and Yosemite National Park. |
| 11:00 - 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 | Visit the gift shops, have a relaxing hot meal, or get food to go and GO! Walk to the middle of the valley, up to the river banks, or get up close to the tallest waterfall in North America, Yosemite Falls. |
| 2:30 - 3:00 PM | Drive to one of the Giant Sequoia groves stopping on the way to get a bird's eye view of the whole valley. |
| 3:00 - 4:00 PM | Up at over 6000 ft (2000 m), we’ll stop and let you choose to hike down to the grove of Giant Sequoias (one mile away) or relax and maybe eat your lunch in the picnic area under the pines. Note – This stop is dependent on snow levels and trail conditions from October to April. See Winter Tour Itinerary. |
| 4:00 - 6:00 PM | Start the return trip, descending from the Sierras, with more great scenery as we follow the sun to the west. |
| 6:00 - 6:30 PM | Stop for a break, a stretch, and a bite to eat. |
| 6:30 - 8:30 PM | Continue back to San Francisco, enjoying views of the sunset over the East Bay hills, or the Peninsula and the city lights. |
| 6:30 - 8:30 PM | The Yosemite tour ends at your San Francisco Hotel front door. |
Winter clothes, especially shoes or boots with rubber soles and treads, are recommended.
We will always do what we can to make your trip enjoyable, but safety is “Job 1”, so the route and itinerary may be changed due to snow depth, road conditions, construction projects and detours.
Note: The Giant Sequoias hike on the Yosemite Tour is dependent on snow levels and trail conditions from October to April.


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.