Yosemite Park Tours from San FranciscoYosemite 2 Day Tour with Lodging
This Yosemite 2 day tour with lodging is the only listing among the Yosemite tours from San Francisco that puts the hotel night in the ticket price. Incredible Adventures runs it in a biofuel mini-coach capped at 13 guests, over two full days with San Francisco hotel pickup. You see Yosemite Falls, El Capitan, Half Dome, Bridalveil Fall and Inspiration Point, hike among the giant sequoias and drive up to Glacier Point, both weather permitting. The night is your choice of Yosemite Valley Lodge, a tent cabin at Curry Village, or Yosemite View Lodge in the Merced River canyon. From $629 per person, rated 4.7 from 448 reviews on Viator. This page sets out what that price covers, what it does not, and who should book something else.
About This Tour
Incredible Adventures runs this two-day trip from San Francisco in an eco-friendly biofuel mini-coach with a maximum of 13 guests and a live guide in English on both days. Day one covers the valley highlights and a hike among the giant sequoias on the way in, with an overnight stop at your chosen lodge or tent cabin. Day two adds a trip to Glacier Point, weather permitting, before the evening return to San Francisco.
The listed price starts at $629 per person, but the exact figure depends on your room option. Twelve combinations of single, double, triple or quad occupancy across three properties are offered, and the cheapest combination is the one the from-price shows. Your own checkout price depends on your group size and the room you pick.
From $629 per person on Viator. That from-price is for the cheapest room option, and options are priced by single, double, triple or quad occupancy at three properties.
2 days, returning to San Francisco on the evening of day 2.
San Francisco hotel pickup and drop-off are included. The exact departure time is not stated on the listing, so confirm it with the operator after booking.
An eco-friendly biofuel mini-coach, capped at 13 guests, with a narrated guide on both days.
Standard park entry, the guided tour, hotel pickup, transport and one night of lodging at Yosemite Valley Lodge, a Curry Village tent cabin or Yosemite View Lodge. Meals are not included, with food stops made during the day.
Non-U.S. residents 16 and older pay about $100 per person at the destination for park entry. Gratuities and meals are also extra. Cancel 6 full days out for a full refund, 2 to 6 days out for 50%, inside 2 days for nothing.
Check Dates and Availability
Room options are priced by occupancy and some combinations only work for groups of a set size, so check your dates and group against the options at checkout.
You'll confirm the exact date and time on the secure booking page.
Quick answer The short answer
This Yosemite 2 day tour with lodging costs from $629 per person and runs 2 days from San Francisco with the hotel night included. Groups are capped at 13 in a biofuel mini-coach with hotel pickup. Meals, gratuities and the about $100 nonresident park fee are extra.
Key takeaways
- The room is in the price, unlike the 2-day tour where you book your own lodging.
- See how this compares with every other Yosemite National Park tours from San Francisco.
- Non-U.S. residents 16 and older pay about $100 at the destination, as the Yosemite nonresident fee guide explains.
- The sequoia hike and Glacier Point are both weather permitting. More on the giant sequoias in Yosemite.
What the Price Actually Covers
The $629 from-price buys the transport, the guiding, park entry for U.S. residents and one night of lodging. Several things sit outside it, and they are worth pricing before you book.
What Is in the Price
The listing includes a narrated guided tour on both days, San Francisco hotel pickup and drop-off, transport in the biofuel mini-coach, and one night of accommodation. For the room you choose between Yosemite Valley Lodge or the tent cabins at Curry Village inside the park, or Yosemite View Lodge in the Merced River canyon at El Portal. Standard park entry is included for U.S. residents.
One small soft overnight bag per person is allowed, about 13.5 x 12 x 11 inches, and hard cases are not recommended.
What You Pay on Top
Meals are not included, and the listing says stops are made to buy food at appropriate times, so carry money for lunch on both days and dinner. Gratuities are excluded. The big one for international travelers: non-U.S. residents aged 16 and older pay an extra National Park fee of about $100 per person, collected in-destination and not at the time of booking.
If you hold the $250 America the Beautiful non-resident pass, that waives it. The listing also warns that minimum numbers apply, so the tour can be cancelled after confirmation with an alternative or full refund offered.
Line by Line
The table sets out what each line of the price covers, based on the operator's own listing on Viator.
| Line | In the price | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Mini-coach transport, 2 days | Yes | Biofuel vehicle, up to 13 guests |
| Guide, both days | Yes | Live narration in English |
| San Francisco hotel pickup and drop-off | Yes | Confirm the exact time after booking |
| Standard park entry | Yes, for U.S. residents | Non-U.S. residents 16+ pay about $100 at the destination |
| One night lodging | Yes | Valley Lodge, Curry Village tent cabin or Yosemite View Lodge |
| Meals | No | Food stops made during the day |
| Gratuities | No | Pay your guide directly |
Sources: Yosemite fees, Road conditions
Half Dome from Glacier Point, a stop on the 2-day tour and the private tour, weather permitting. Photo: King of Hearts, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
What the Day Is Really Like
Two days split the driving, which is the whole point of staying over. Yosemite Valley is about 195 miles from San Francisco, 4-5 hours each way, so a day tour spends 8-10 hours on the road for roughly 4.5-5 hours in the park. This tour makes that drive once each way instead of twice.
Day One: the Drive In, the Valley and the Grove
The listing does not state an exact departure time, only San Francisco hotel pickup, so plan on an early start to cover the 4-5 hours of driving. On the way in you stop at Inspiration Point for the classic valley view, then see Bridalveil Fall, El Capitan and Half Dome. The tour includes a hike among the giant sequoias on the way in, weather permitting.
In winter, snow or ice can close the sequoia trail, and the operator substitutes extra time in Yosemite Valley. You reach your lodging in the late afternoon, either in the valley or at Yosemite View Lodge in El Portal, with the evening free and dinner on you.
Day Two: Glacier Point and the Ride Home
Day two is guided as well. The headline stop is Glacier Point, 3,214 ft above Curry Village, looking across at Half Dome, Yosemite Falls, Vernal and Nevada Falls. The listing flags this as weather permitting, and the road up there normally opens late May to October or November, closing for snow and sometimes at short notice for fire.
The rest of the day covers valley highlights, then the 4-5 hour drive back with an evening arrival in San Francisco. Across the two days you get far more time in the park than the roughly 4.5-5 hours a day tour allows, including the early and late light that day trippers never see.
Who This Tour Rules Out
This is the most expensive shared tour here and one of the few with Glacier Point. That combination suits some travelers and rules out others.
Budget Travelers
From $629 per person, this costs more than every day tour by a wide margin. If the budget is tight, the day trip from San Francisco with 3 hours of free time near Yosemite Falls starts at $219, or the 2-day guided trip where you book your own room runs from $251 plus your hotel.
People Who Want a Firm Timetable
The exact departure time is not stated on the listing, and minimum numbers apply, so the operator can cancel after confirmation if not enough passengers book. If you need a guarantee, a bigger operator with more daily departures is a safer bet. The full-day coach from Fisherman's Wharf and Union Square departs at stated times of 6:20 AM or 6:40 AM.
Fitness and Access Limits
The listing says the tour suits all physical fitness levels and no minimum age is stated, so the vehicles and sightseeing stops are not demanding. The sequoia hike is the one real walk, a moderate hike on a dirt trail. Wheelchair access is not stated on the listing, so check with the operator directly if you need it.
Service animals are allowed.
Anyone Set on Mariposa Grove or the Ahwahnee
The sequoia hike uses the grove on the way in by Highway 120, not Mariposa Grove near the South Entrance, and no listed tour goes there. Read more on the giant sequoias in Yosemite. The lodging options are Yosemite Valley Lodge, Curry Village tent cabins and Yosemite View Lodge.
If you want the Ahwahnee or another property, the where to stay in Yosemite guide covers the full range.
Half Dome from the valley floor, the profile that gives the rock its name. Photo: Jarek Tuszynski, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
What to Settle Before You Book
A two-day booking with room options has more moving parts than a day tour. Get these points confirmed in writing before you pay.
Cancellation and Minimum Numbers
Cancel at least 6 full days before departure for a full refund. Cancel 2 to 6 days out and you get 50% back. Inside 2 days there is no refund.
That is much stricter than the free cancellation up to 24 hours before that every day tour on this site offers, so only book once your San Francisco plans are fixed. The listing also states minimum numbers apply, with a possible cancellation after confirmation and an alternative or full refund offered if it happens.
Confirm with the Seller in Writing
Three things to nail down: the exact pickup time and point at your San Francisco hotel, since the listing states none, and the operator suggests reconfirming ahead. How and when the about $100 nonresident fee for guests 16 and older is collected, since it is taken in-destination and not at booking. And which room your chosen option actually includes, because twelve options split across single, double, triple and quad occupancy at three properties, and some prices are only valid for groups of an exact size.
What to Bring
One small soft overnight bag per person, about 13.5 x 12 x 11 inches. Hard cases are not recommended. Walking shoes for the sequoia trail, and layers, because Yosemite Valley sits at about 4,000 ft and evenings cool down even in summer, with average highs of 32 C (89 F) in July and 9 C (48 F) in January.
Money for meals on both days, since none are included. If you are a non-U.S. resident and hold the $250 America the Beautiful non-resident pass, bring it, because it waives the per-person fee. Note any dietary requirements in the Special Requirements field when booking.
Conditions That Change the Day
The sequoia hike and Glacier Point are both weather permitting. In winter, snow or ice can close the grove trail or the Glacier Point road, and the operator substitutes extra valley time instead. Chain controls are likely on the approach roads roughly November to March.
Late in the 2026 season the Glacier Point road was shut at short notice for wildfire smoke and firefighting, so treat any Glacier Point promise as conditional. Yosemite Falls, billed as the tallest waterfall in North America at 2,425 ft, flows roughly November to July and is often a trickle or dry by August. For seasonal detail see the best time to visit Yosemite.
Two Days, Stop by Stop
The listing gives the stops but few exact times, so clock times below appear only where the operator states them. The gaps are filled with the stated order and durations.
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San Francisco hotel pickup
A biofuel mini-coach collects you from your San Francisco hotel. The exact departure time is not stated on the listing, and the drive to Yosemite Valley is about 195 miles, 4-5 hours.
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Inspiration Point and the valley viewpoints
On the drive in you stop at Inspiration Point and see Bridalveil Fall, El Capitan and Half Dome. El Capitan rises over 3,000 ft above the valley floor and Half Dome nearly 5,000 ft.
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Giant sequoia hike
A hike among the giant sequoias is included on the way in, weather permitting. In winter, snow or ice can close the grove trail, and the operator substitutes extra time in Yosemite Valley.
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Yosemite Falls and the valley
Yosemite Falls totals 2,425 ft, among the tallest in North America. It flows roughly November to July and is often dry by August. The evening is free at your lodging, with dinner at your own cost.
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Night in the park or El Portal
Your included night is at Yosemite Valley Lodge, a tent cabin at Curry Village, or Yosemite View Lodge in the Merced River canyon, depending on the option you booked.
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Glacier Point, weather permitting
Day two includes a trip to Glacier Point, 3,214 ft above Curry Village, with views across at Half Dome and Yosemite Falls. The road closes for snow and sometimes for fire, in which case extra valley time replaces it.
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Return to San Francisco
The tour returns to San Francisco on the evening of day 2, with hotel drop-off included, after the 4-5 hour drive back.
What Works and What Does Not
The honest picture of this listing against the others on this site.
What we genuinely like
- The only tour here with the lodging included in a single price from $629, with twelve room options across three properties
- Glacier Point is on the itinerary, which only one other tour offers, plus a giant sequoia hike
- Two days means one 4-5 hour drive each way instead of two, with the early and late light in the valley
- Group capped at 13 in a biofuel mini-coach, with hotel pickup and drop-off
- Rated 4.7 from 448 verified reviews
The honest downsides
- From $629 is more than double every day tour here, and the from-price is the cheapest room option, so your actual price may be higher
- Cancellation is strict: full refund only 6 full days out, 50% from 2 to 6 days, nothing inside 2 days
- Non-U.S. residents 16 and older pay about $100 per person extra at the destination, on top of the ticket
- No exact departure time is stated, and minimum numbers apply, so the operator can cancel after confirmation
- Meals and gratuities are extra, and Glacier Point and the sequoia hike are both weather permitting
Who it's NOT for: Not for travelers on a tight budget or with fixed plans, who should look at the [small group day trip with a sequoia walk from $239](/small-group-yosemite-tour-from-san-francisco/) and its 24-hour free cancellation.
Questions About This Tour
Is 2 full days in Yosemite enough?
Two days is a solid first visit. It covers the valley highlights, a giant sequoia hike and Glacier Point, and it halves the driving compared with a day tour, since Yosemite Valley is about 195 miles from San Francisco. The guide to whether a Yosemite day trip is worth it explains what a single day costs you in road time.
Does the $629 price include the hotel night?
Yes. One night is included at Yosemite Valley Lodge, a Curry Village tent cabin, or Yosemite View Lodge in El Portal, and $629 is the from-price for the cheapest occupancy option. Meals, gratuities and the nonresident park fee are not included, as the Yosemite nonresident fee guide details.
What is the cancellation policy?
Cancel 6 full days before departure for a full refund, 2 to 6 days out for 50%, and inside 2 days for nothing. That is stricter than the 24-hour free cancellation on most Yosemite tours from San Francisco, so book once your plans are firm.
Do I need to pay extra to enter the park?
Standard entry is included for U.S. residents. Non-U.S. residents aged 16 and older pay about $100 per person at the destination, collected in-destination and not at booking. The $250 America the Beautiful non-resident pass waives it.
Will I definitely see Glacier Point and the sequoias?
Both are on the itinerary but both are weather permitting. Snow or ice can close the grove trail or the Glacier Point road in winter, and the operator substitutes extra time in Yosemite Valley. Read more on the giant sequoias in Yosemite.
What size is the group?
Up to 13 guests in an eco-friendly biofuel mini-coach, with a live guide in English on both days. Compare vehicles and group caps across all listings in the Yosemite National Park tours from San Francisco.
Is Yosemite Falls guaranteed in summer?
No. Yosemite Falls flows roughly November to July and is often a trickle or dry by August, though Bridalveil Fall flows all year. Seasonal detail is in the best time to visit Yosemite guide.
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