Our naturalist-led sightseeing excursions are custom created, private tours with short hikes and/or walks on both paved paths and well maintained trails. We are the most tenured and experienced guide service in Yosemite, our tours include all of Yosemite's best sites and vistas, including locations that very few people know about for a truly unique experience. Combined with optional short hikes or walks with some special side trails and paths unique to our tours, our sightseeing tours are designed to provide a highly informative and very rewarding experience.
Each tour is expertly guided by professionally trained and highly skilled naturalists. As with all of our outings, each trip is exclusive for you and your family, arranged considering your needs and abilities. Our private trips are focused on the individuals, families, and friends reserving a trip. Our mission is to make each trip special, a private and personal outing just for you and your family or friends. With focusing on excellent customer service, we promote creating relationships with each one of our guests that provide for very unique and distinctive outings. Our tours will enhance your understanding of Yosemite and increases your awareness of the beauty and magnificence that makes Yosemite a very special place.
Our sightseeing tours are designed from years of experience living, working, and exploring Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. We are very skilled at knowing where to go, how best get there, and when the best times are to get most inspiring views and breath-taking photos. Our expertise in avoiding the tourist crowds and parking hassles will maximizing your time in Yosemite, creating the best experience possible.
Couples, individuals, families or small groups
Sightseeing Tour Rates:
$875 for one or two guests.
Each additional person = $110
Please call us for larger group sizes, options available for accommodating larger families or groups. We are also very experienced providing tours for guests with special accommodations.
Dates available upon request. Please email or call us and we will try our best to arrange a tour to fit your needs!
All tours are private, customized outings, exclusively for you, your family, or friends.
Sightseeing Tour Details
LOCATIONS: Our sightseeing tours (with or without hiking options), are mainly operated from our headquarters in Groveland, near the northern entrance of Yosemite (Hwy 120). We also can make arrangements to meet our guests who are located from from all entrances to Yosemite. One of our guides will meet you at your lodging location or make arrangements and ride with you in your vehicle, if desired.
Tour destinations: We provide our customized trips with multiple options. Pick the experience that best fits your desires, email or call us and we'll be happy to arrange a day tour or hike in Yosemite Valley, an excursion to Glacier Point, or a tour of the Mariposa Grove of Big Trees. One of our specialties is a trip to the unique and inspiring Yosemite High Country, a very special location in Yosemite that few people visit. We provide two and three day tour packages to all of these locations, and more outstanding places in and near Yosemite. Contact us to arrange a special exploration that will provide you with ultimate Yosemite experience.
The Yosemite Valley Tour (optional Glacier Point Tour available). Our signature tour, you will see all of the most famous landmarks and spectacular views of Yosemite Valley. Combine the dramatic Glacier Point area to get the full experience of Yosemite Valley. Short walks and easy hikes are also included in this $150 add-on option to your Yosemite Valley tour.
Yosemite High Country Tour - Our specialty! No one knows the high elevations of the Sierra Nevada like YGS. This tour provides for a very special opportunity to experience the unique environment of the sub-alpine region of the High Sierra. Experience breathtaking scenery and inspiring vistas over impressive peaks and beautiful wildflower-filled meadows with our trip to this less visited region of Yosemite.
Tours of the Mariposa Grove of Giant Sequoias are also available, either a day tour by itself or can be combined as part of a trip to the Glacier Point area, or for a longer day with Yosemite Valley (for an additional cost TBA). With our expertise, we can help arrange a tour to meet your specific needs and desires, call us for more details and options.