Yosemite and Glacier Point Day Tour
Fresno, California
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Trip Type: Day Trips
Duration: Flexible
Enjoy a beautiful and relaxing 9 hour tour of Yosemite, with highlights including Glacier Point and all of the iconic sites of Yosemite Valley including waterfalls and famous rock formations. Your guide will pick you up from your hotel or an airport or train/bus station. For lunch you will be stopping in the Yosemite Valley at a cafe by Yosemite Falls with a variety of food choices at a reasonable price.
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Enjoy a beautiful and relaxing 9 hour tour of Yosemite, with highlights including Glacier Point and all of the iconic sites of Yosemite Valley including waterfalls and famous rock formations. Your guide will pick you up from your hotel or an airport or train/bus station. For lunch you will be stopping in the Yosemite Valley at a cafe by Yosemite Falls with a variety of food choices at a reasonable price.Guests will enter at the Southgate entrance of the park. You will stop at Chinquapin and Glacier Point, an overlook with a commanding view of Yosemite Valley, Half Dome, Yosemite Falls and Yosemite’s high country. After a short walk to the Point you can look at the valley, Yosemite Falls, Nevada Falls, Vernal Falls, Curry Village, Ahwahnee Lodge, Merced River and breathtaking views of the mountain tops.
At Glacier Point, if you are looking for hiking time, you have the option to travel down 4-Mile Trail. The trail ends on Southside Drive and from there you can take a shuttle or cross the Swinging Bridge and follow the trail to meet back up with your guide at Yosemite Lodge in the Yosemite Valley.
If you choose not to hike, you will continue to drive back to Chinquapin and down to the Yosemite Valley. You'll start from the Tunnel View to see Bridalveil Falls, El Capitan, The Chapel, Sentinel Bridge, Half Dome and Yosemite Falls. The group will take a break here for lunch and walk to base of Yosemite Falls. You can find all types of food and beverages at Yosemite Café for a reasonable price and visit the souvenir gift shops. Afterward you'll visit the meadows in front of El Capitan to see if anyone is rock climbing. From there you will drive along side of Merced River and look at President Roosevelt and John Muir campsite. On the way back you'll stop at The Pioneer Village History Center and also the historical landmark Wawona Hotel where you can view the young sequoias of the park.
At Glacier Point, if you are looking for hiking time, you have the option to travel down 4-Mile Trail. The trail ends on Southside Drive and from there you can take a shuttle or cross the Swinging Bridge and follow the trail to meet back up with your guide at Yosemite Lodge in the Yosemite Valley.
If you choose not to hike, you will continue to drive back to Chinquapin and down to the Yosemite Valley. You'll start from the Tunnel View to see Bridalveil Falls, El Capitan, The Chapel, Sentinel Bridge, Half Dome and Yosemite Falls. The group will take a break here for lunch and walk to base of Yosemite Falls. You can find all types of food and beverages at Yosemite Café for a reasonable price and visit the souvenir gift shops. Afterward you'll visit the meadows in front of El Capitan to see if anyone is rock climbing. From there you will drive along side of Merced River and look at President Roosevelt and John Muir campsite. On the way back you'll stop at The Pioneer Village History Center and also the historical landmark Wawona Hotel where you can view the young sequoias of the park.
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