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Your day will begin with a hotel pick-up and then a drive through the
San Joaquin Valley with a rest/snack stop on the way to Yosemite
National Park. Then you will head on through gold country and up into
the Sierra Nevada range to Yosemite National Park where you will get
to spend 5 to 6 hours! Enjoy a hike to one of Yosemite's waterfalls or
relax at the visitor's center where there are museums, restaurants,
and the Ansel Adams Gallery.
After lunch you will
be driven to one of the Giant Sequoia groves, stopping on the way to
get a bird's eye view of the whole valley. Many consider the giant
sequoia trees the largest of all living things, with some towering
over 300 feet (91 meters) with tree trunks of 40 feet (12 meters) in
diameter! Here, you will have the opportunity to go on a short 2 mile
(1 hour) hike through the Giant Sequoia grove walking through
(literally) one of these colossals; or you can choose to relax in the
picnic area.
When it's time to
head back to San Francisco, you will drive down the Sierra Nevada's,
descending over 2000 feet and passing through Stanislaus National
Forest. There will be a stop along the way for a break and a bite to
eat, and then you'll be back in San Francisco, enjoying views of the
sunset over the East Bay hills, the Peninsula and the city lights
where your tour will end with a drop off at your hotel. |
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After crossing the San Francisco Oakland Bay Bridge you will travel
through the Great Central Valley and into the Sierra foothills where
the Forty-Niners panned for gold.
Follow the beautiful Merced River to the Sierra Nevada Mountains and
enter Yosemite National Park.
Glaciers cut through these mountains forming the spectacular granite
monuments you will see throughout the park. Ample time is scheduled to
visit the scenic wonders of Yosemite Valley.
Highlights
include:
- San Francisco/Oakland Bay Bridge
- Sierra Nevada Range
- El Capitan
- Bridalveil Falls
- Vernal Falls
- Merced River
- Yosemite Falls
- Cathedral Spires
- Half Dome
This tour is seasonal and only
operates from April through to October. |
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