Private Yosemite and Glacier Point Experience
Fresno, California
Trip Type: Day Trips
Duration: 9 hours
Enjoy a luxurious 9-hour private experience of Yosemite with the opportunity to tour at your own pace and schedule. You'll also have the option between an early-bird tour with less traffic and cooler temperatures, the standard day tour or to start your tour in the afternoon and enjoy the breathtaking views of the Glacier Point sunset. Highlights include all 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. This tour also includes lunch at The Historic Ahwahnee Hotel.
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Enjoy a luxurious 9-hour private experience of Yosemite with the opportunity to tour at your own pace and schedule. You'll also have the option between an early-bird tour with less traffic and cooler temperatures, the standard day tour or to start your tour in the afternoon and enjoy the breathtaking views of the Glacier Point sunset. Highlights include all 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. This tour also includes lunch at The Historic Ahwahnee Hotel.Your trip will start with pickup from either the Fresno area, Oakhurst, Coarsegold, Mariposa, El Portal, Fish Camp and Bass Lake. You'll enter at the Southgate entrance of the park and 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 hike down 4-Mile Trail. The trail ends on Southside Drive and your guide will be waiting there for you to continue on to a few other sites in the valley on your way to The Ahwahnee Hotel for lunch. The Ahwahnee shines as Yosemite National Park’s distinctive AAA® Four-Diamond hotel. Known for its magnificent façade and architecture, The Ahwahnee was specially designed to highlight its natural surroundings, which include Yosemite Falls, Half Dome and Glacier Point. The destination of queens and presidents alike, this distinctive Yosemite hotel offers a perfect balance of history, hospitality, and elegance.
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 on your way to The Ahwahnee Hotel for lunch. 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.
Photography enthusiasts will have ample opportunities to take beautiful pictures from the best locations. On the way back you will have time to review your pictures, sit back and enjoy the views while returning to your destination.
At Glacier Point, if you are looking for hiking time, you have the option to hike down 4-Mile Trail. The trail ends on Southside Drive and your guide will be waiting there for you to continue on to a few other sites in the valley on your way to The Ahwahnee Hotel for lunch. The Ahwahnee shines as Yosemite National Park’s distinctive AAA® Four-Diamond hotel. Known for its magnificent façade and architecture, The Ahwahnee was specially designed to highlight its natural surroundings, which include Yosemite Falls, Half Dome and Glacier Point. The destination of queens and presidents alike, this distinctive Yosemite hotel offers a perfect balance of history, hospitality, and elegance.
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 on your way to The Ahwahnee Hotel for lunch. 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.
Photography enthusiasts will have ample opportunities to take beautiful pictures from the best locations. On the way back you will have time to review your pictures, sit back and enjoy the views while returning to your destination.
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