What‘s Included

Reviews

• Relax and easy hike

  Monica A,

  Feb 20, 2025

  5.0

  We had a lovely day with our guide Glenda. She is a fantastic story teller and she took the extra effort to check if we could visit the giant sequoia during winter time. And succeeded!

• Highly recommended

  Greta F,

  Jan 18, 2025

  5.0

  Highly recommended! Robert was the best guide ever. He was always on time, he provided lots of interesting information on san francisco and california in general, and yosemite park in particular! Always happy to help and provide the best experience. The tour went very smoot and we enjoyed every moment. Thank you Robert!

• Great Day Trip!

  Wilson L,

  Jan 10, 2025

  5.0

  This was such a great day trip from San Francisco! Glenda was such a great host and driver for our duration of the 15 hour tour! Snacks and drinks were provided which was so nice! I highly recommend this tour for anyone that wants to visit Yosemite and want a nice getaway from the city life of SF.

• A Breathtaking Experience

  Lesedi K,

  Jan 7, 2025

  4.0

  This was a breathtakingly beautiful experience. The day was long but the views were really worth it. Alberto was a great tour guide. We didn’t get to see the sequoia trees due to the weather but it was still worth the trip out.

• Good, not great. Expectations not realistic.

  winniejeff L,

  Jan 4, 2025

  3.0

  We're am thankful that I got a ride to and back from Yosemite. Same as everyone’s comment, Yosemite is beautiful. What surprised me is how old the shuttle was, the windows kept fogging up, the driver’s microphone kept making static noise, and the bus was giving burning smell which caused the driver’s concern to make a stop half way to call the headquarter. The driver did his absolute best to make it comfortable and pleasant for everybody. Not sure if other trips experienced the same thing, we didn’t get back to San Francisco till 9:20pm, which was absolutely later than expected. Another disappointment is that for the morning pickup, I could have walked two blocks to a much closer pickup point, rather than being told to meet at motel 6, which was a 10 mins car ride. The website didn’t give me the option to choose a different pick up point at fishermans wharf. The third disappointment is the lack of notice on Viator to provide tips to the driver. It was only mentioned to us when we were on the bus however we did not have cash on us. This led to an awkward departure off the bus where we left off with a thank you and a very obvious, displeased driver. It left a final bad taste for us. We’re happy to provide tips but viator failed to give us notice to set the expectation. Like any website where you purchase a product, it was assumed to be an end to end purchase. We don't tip flight stewards or theme park hosts. No different here. Last the visitation to the giant sequoia trees was cancelled due to foreseen weather conditions. The driver mentioned that between November and March, this is excluded yet this part of the trip is still included in the trip title. This is deceptive in that this is knowingly advertised prior to payment and declared unavailable only after payment. Please change the ad title to reflect the reality. With so few choices of tour groups, this company does have quite the monopoly and so we’re left with not much option and a very high cost. We enjoyed everything up until the final tipping situation. Though not expressed verbally, the driver's response led to an unfortunate ending for us. We wish him well nonetheless.