3-Day Yosemite Camping Adventure from San Francisco

San Francisco, United States of America

Explore America's favorite national park on a three-day camping trip that takes you off the beaten path to trails and sights unseen by most who venture here. You'll enjoy three days and two nights of camping, hiking and swimming, in a fun-filled, friendly atmosphere. Never camped before? No problem! The necessary camping gear is provided for you, and the tour is fully guided.

After leaving San Francisco in your air-conditioned minivan, you will cross the Central Valley and travel through gold country into the mountains. Before reaching Yosemite you will stop for a pleasant hike in the shade of the giant sequoia trees, some of which date back over a thousand years. You will then descend to the most photographed part of Yosemite that was so revered by American photographer and environmentalist Ansel Adams. After some free time in Yosemite Valley, you will head for the campsite to set up tents and cook a delicious campfire dinner.

On Day Two you will enjoy a full day of hiking, sightseeing and exploring Yosemite's stunningly beautiful High Country. Take a gentle stroll to May Lake, a picturesque High Sierra lake, and head onwards to Mount Hoffman (snow conditions depending) and take in the 360-degree view of the surrounding mountain landscape. At the end of the day you will head back to camp for dinner and time to unwind by the campfire.

Day Three is a free day, with the itinerary based on the interests of the group. Choose from a number of great hikes, rent a bike, or simply relax in the shade by the emerald green Merced River. In May, June and early July, you also have the option of joining a whitewater rafting trip on the Merced River (additional cost, and depending on conditions). After a full day in the great outdoors, head back to San Francisco refreshed and revitalized from your trip to Yosemite National Park.

USD $334.99

Traveler Reviews

Review by: Elizabeth F	September 2011
Great way to see Yosemite in short time frame + budget. If you get a good tour leader the trip would be great - unfortunately ours was simply ok and certainly didn't give us any local knowledge either on the trip up or in the Park.

Review by: Michael H	August 2011
perfect! nice trip, awesome landscape, funny people, awesome tour guide! go for it!

Review by: Rebecca S	August 2011
My experience with Incredible Adventures 3-day camping Adventure was very enjoyable. Our guide was very familiar with the national park and took us to some very picturesque places for hiking, swimming and sight seeing.

Review by: Louise T	June 2011
Great trip - saw the majority of the main park sights and had enough time to appreciate them rather than a whistlestop tour. Great guide (Karen). She was very knowledgeable, good fun, gave us lots of options of things to do and made sure as much as we could during our trip without making it too hectic. Good food and fun camping.

Review by: Carmen C	August 2010
This trip HIGHLY depends on who you get as your tour guide, but for us it was amazing. We had Mitch for our guide and Justin was training with him, so we were fortunate enough to have two amazing guides on our trip. If you can request either of these two, I promise you will have an amazing time.

Review by: Anonymous	July 2010
I was under the impression that we would be camping inside the park. The campsite was very dirty and was more like a rest area on the side of the road. We ate dinner at midnight and 11pm at night and had to wake up our guide in the morning. We did not get on the road to start our day until 11am or noon. The guide kept asking us what we wanted to do and no one in the group had been to Yosemite before so we were all slightly confused. One person was suffering from a stomach virus and the guide was not prepared to deal with it. We spent a lot of time in the parking lot trying to comfort them instead of taking them to a medial clinic. Yosemite is a must-see but I think the two-day is sufficient assuming you have a group that is prepared, organized and everyone is well.

Review by: RONALD M, Australia	June 2010
Tour guide was VERY good. Well organized

Review by: MIMI M	June 2010
Tour guide was VERY good. Well organized

Review by: David D, United Kingdom	November 2009
Really enjoyed the camping experience, the company was entertaining. Our guide was very helpful and the food was great.

Review by: Sjoerd L, Netherlands	June 2009
The three day Yosemite Camping Adventure was amazing. It is a small scale organization, they surely know the good places in the park and the guides were very nice. I can recommend this trip to everyone!

Review by: Anonymous, Australia	June 2009
Highly recommended. The walks up the hill and the professional guides make the whole trip extremely fun.

Review by: Anonymous, Australia	October 2008
I wanted a chance to spend some time at Yosemite and this fitted the bill.

Review by: Robert M, United Kingdom	October 2007
The Yosemite 3 Day camping trip was an amazing trip, I just wish I had of gone for longer. The tour took in all the sites and even gave you the opportunity to explore on your own. The tour guide was extremely knowledgeable and friendly making the trip all the more enjoyable. Would and have recommended this trip to everyone!