Yosemite Full Day Tour

(Small Group Tours)

It’s true that Yosemite is much too vast to see in one day. It is, after all, the size of Rhode Island. But Discover Yosemite is fortunate to employ the best tour guides and drivers for our Yosemite day trips and tours, each with many years of experience. They know where to go and when to be there to maximize your day and make your Yosemite day trip fun, relaxed and memorable. Instead of searching through guide books and maps, looking for parking at each stop and figuring out what to do for lunch, your day will be spent with a small group seeing the sights in a comfortable, 9-27 passenger mini touring vehicles and Cadillac Escalades.

Pickups in Bass Lake, Coarsegold, Oakhurst, Fish Camp

Summer Schedule for Yosemite Bus Tours

Winter Schedule for Yosemite Bus Tours

• Fares include hotel pickup/drop off, park fees, lunch and water.
• Gratuity is not included.
• Please be ready ten minutes prior to your scheduled pick up time.
• Return times are approximate.
• If you are not staying any of our Hotel Pickup Locations, choose the Oakhurst Library, which offers free all-day parking.
• We do not pick up in the San Francisco/Bay area.

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Your Yosemite day trip and tour includes frequent photo stops and a chance to walk to a waterfall or two. During the warm months, you’ll be able to enjoy breathtaking views from Glacier Point. The bus trip itself provides ever-changing views and the chance to learn about the history, geology, flora, fauna and current events of this remarkable park.

Although Glacier Point and the Mariposa Grove are closed in the winter, our Yosemite winter tour offers other rewards. Winter is the most peaceful time in Yosemite. Fewer crowds mean a better chance of seeing wildlife. As the winter snow pack builds in the high country, Yosemite Falls comes back to life, and the sound of ice crashing over the falls punctuates the stillness of the valley. You may be fortunate enough to see Yosemite Valley’s already astonishing beauty enhanced by a mantle of snow. And our skilled drivers take the worry out of negotiating mountain roads in the winter.

“The sun shines not on us but in us. The rivers flow not past, but through us, thrilling, tingling, vibrating every fiber and cell of the substance of our bodies, making them glide and sing.” – John Muir

In our full day Yosemite guided tour, you will experience: Half Dome, El Capitan, Yosemite Falls, Bridalveil Fall, Mariposa Grove, Glacier Point, Wawona, Royal Arches, Turtleback Dome, Three Brothers, Leaning Tower, Ribbon Fall, Cathedral Spires, Yosemite Chapel, Vernal Falls, and Nevada Falls.

Mariposa Grove, Glacier Point and some waterfalls are seasonal

This itinerary is subject to change due to conditions beyond our control.

Cancellation Policy: No refunds will be issued if you cancel within 48 hours of your tour date. Cancellations prior to 48 hours of your tour date are $5 per person. Tours will run rain or shine unless driving conditions are unsafe. If we cancel a tour due to hazardous driving conditions you will receive a full refund.

Minimum Requirement: We require the equivalent of 4 adults to operate a Yosemite day trip tour, except Private Tours. If the minimum is not met you will be notified by 8:00pm the evening before your tour and you will receive a full refund.

Full Day Tour Lunch Choices

Picnic Lunch choices included on Full Day Tours:

• Turkey and provolone on wheat bread
• Roast beef and cheddar on sourdough bread
• Ham and Swiss on white bread
• Veggie with avocado, lettuce, tomato, cucumber, wax peppers on wheat bread
• American cheese on white bread
• Peanut butter & Jelly on white bread

Water will be available throughout the day.

Menu items subject to change without notice​​