# 3-Day Yosemite National Park Tour from San Francisco | Stay at View Lodge Tour in US — San Francisco → San Francisco. Listed and booked on Yatra For Fun (yatraforfun.com) — our Kathmandu concierge confirms availability, prices it in NPR, and sends a payment link within 2 business hours. ## Key facts - Type: multiday - Country: US - Route: San Francisco → San Francisco - Duration: 3.00 day - Price from: $592 - Rating: 5.00 / 5 (2 reviews) - Operator: Tours4Fun Provider 76 ## Summary • Free time to explore hikes and attractions not possible on a 1-day tour • Hard-to-book View Lodge stay with convenient access to all attractions, restaurants, and the park shuttle • Unique Giant Sequoias hike in Tuolumne Grove (conditions permitting) on return day • Five more stops to explore Tunnel View, Bridalveil Fall, Yosemite Falls, El Capitan Meadow and Valley View • Fully guided by park expert in English; foreign language audios available ## Categories Daily Departure ## Itinerary ### Day 1: San Francisco - Yosemite National Park Pairing our 5-star guided tour with an overnight stay at the View Lodge makes this the ultimate tour to Yosemite National Park. With a location minutes from the Yosemite Park entrance you can enjoy towering granite peaks, cascading waterfalls and nature hikes at a leisurely pace and on your own schedule. Your visit reaches a climax on the departure day with a unique hike among ancient Giant Sequoia trees. The tour begins with a convenient hotel pick up in San Francisco. Sit back and enjoy the scenery as your guide explains what happened in the American River that sparked the California gold rush; the geological forces that created Yosemite's famous granite monuments; and how John Muir influenced the formation of America's first protected wilderness. Once inside Yosemite National Park, the tour makes a stop at Tunnel View, famously photographed by artist Ansel Adams. Stop and take in the view, then capture a selfie with El Capitan, Half Dome, Sentinel Dome, Glacier Point, and Cathedral Peak as your background. Calm yourself as the tour makes a stop to get eye to eye with wispy Bridalveil Fall and a perfect view of Half Dome! You will arrive in Yosemite Valley with plenty of time left in the day to enjoy free time for hiking to Yosemite Falls, bike riding to Mirror Lake, checking out the Ansel Adams Gallery and more. Then, hop on the YARTS shuttle to make your way to the View Lodge accommodations. Itinerary 05:20 AM to 10:30 AM Hotel Pickup, Head to Yosemite - Convenient hotel pickup - Rest stop. Pick up snacks and lunch for the park - Enter Yosemite National Park 10:30 AM to 12:30 PM Admire Views of Yosemite Valley - Enter Yosemite National Park - Stop to ogle and photograph Tunnel View - Marvel at the beauty of Bridalveil Fall and Half Dome 12:30 PM to 2:00 PM Free Time to Explore and Check In - Enjoy free time to explore Yosemite Valley - Explore the trail to the Lower Yosemite Falls - Check into the View Lodge ### Day 2: Yosemite National Park Between your departure and return days, you will be able to enjoy experiences not possible on a one-day trip to Yosemite. Your tour guide will describe how to hike the Mist, Vernal Fall or Nevada Fall Trails; take a tour to Glacier Point (summer months); raft or swim in the Merced River (summer only); see the night sky like never before; spot local wildlife in the early morning; bike to Curry Village; or visit the Giant Sequoias in Mariposa Grove. Unguided free time to explore Yosemite's treasures. ### Day 3: Yosemite National Park - San Francisco On your return day, you will have time in the morning to plan another fun nature experience or just do some forest bathing near your hotel. In the early afternoon, meet your return vehicle at Stop 7 in Yosemite Valley and enjoy a guided experience to Valley View with its panoramic landscape framing the Merced River, El Capitan and the imposing spires of Cathedral Rocks. After all this, the highlight of our tour will still be ahead of you as we reach the entry to the magical and secluded Tuolumne Grove of Giant Sequoias. There, you'll have the chance to get up close and personal with some of the largest and oldest trees on earth. Between November and March, when the trail is not safe due to snow and ice accumulation, we substitute the hike with additional time in Yosemite Valley. By the end of your multi-day tour, you'll have experienced some of the world's most incredible landscapes and collected memories to last a lifetime. Itinerary: 2:00 PM to 2:45 PM Stops at El Capitan and Valley View - Meet the tour at Stop #7 in Yosemite Valley - Stop at El Capitan Meadow to spot some climbers - Capture the Merced River among granite peaks at Valley View 2:45 PM to 4:30 PM Hike to Giant Sequoia Redwoods - Make the scenic drive to the Tuolumne Grove of redwoods - Hike the nature trail to the Giant Sequoias (conditions permitting) 4:30 PM to 9:00 PM Return to San Francisco - Descend the Sierras as you return to San Francisco - Break for dinner - Enjoy the ride as we return to your pickup location * 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. ## Guide languages English Live, French Audio, German Audio, Italian Audio, Japanese Audio, Korean Audio, Portuguese Audio, Spanish Audio, Chinese Audio ## Links - Yatra page: https://yatraforfun.com/tour/105172971-3-day-yosemite-national-park-tour-view-lodge - WhatsApp concierge: https://wa.me/9779708072951