Yosemite and Glacier Point Tour from Los Angeles by Train
- Overview
Want to visit Yosemite and Glacier Point from Los Angeles? This tour does it all as you visit Yosemite Valley, Glacier Point, Giant Sequoias and option of hiking down on the 4 mile trail from Glacier Point. Take this Overnight guided tour that will provide transportation on Amtrak to Fresno on day 1, arrive in your hotel included and you can relax for the evening or choose from other activities such as local casino next door, walk in the park across the street or gym on site. City tour of Fresno is possible at additional cost in the evening please contact us for the same. The next morning, you'll be picked up at 8 am to start your Yosemite Tour. Guests who are staying in Los Angeles area will take an Amtrak to Fresno (included in the cost of tour). When guests arrive in Fresno we will take them to their hotel where they will stay the night before their Yosemite Tour.
In the evening guests will have option to relax and have dinner or visit Casino with Las Vegas style gambling and 24 hour restaurant
In the early morning(7-8am) guests will be picked up from hotel. Please don't forget to check out and take your luggage
From Fresno we pass through Coarsegold and Oakhurst to enter at the Southgate entrance of the park. We will stop at Chinquapin and Glacier Point (where most tour companies do not and cannot visit due to commercial vehicle size restrictions). Glacier Point is an overlook with a commanding view of Yosemite Valley, Half Dome, Yosemite Falls, and Yosemite’s high country, is accessible by smaller vehicles from approximately late May through October or November. A short walk to the Glacier Point you can look at the valley, Yosemite falls, Nevada falls, Vernal falls, Curry Village, Ahwahnee Lodge, Merced River and breathtaking views of the mountain tops.
At Glacier Point, guests who are looking for time hiking time have the option to hike down 4 Mile trail, which will end on Southside Dr where they can take a shuttle or cross the Swinging Bridge and follow the trail to meet us at Yosemite Lodge in the Yosemite Valley.
Yosemite Valley - We continue to drive back to Chinquapin and down to the Yosemite Valley where we start from the Tunnel View to see Bridalveil Falls, El Capitan, The Chapel, Sentinel Bridge, Half Dome, and Yosemite Falls. We take a break here for lunch and walk to base of Yosemite Falls. Guests can find all types of food and beverages at Yosemite Café for a reasonable price and visit the souvenir gift shops. Upon resuming we visit the meadows in front of El Capitan to see if anyone is rock climbing. From there we drive along side of Merced river and look at President Roosevelt and John Muir campsite.
Pioneer Village History Center & Historical Wawona Hotel - On our way back we stop at The Pioneer Village History Center and also the historical landmark Wawona Hotel where you can view young sequoias of the park.
The Pioneer Yosemite History Center consists of historic structures from different eras of Yosemite history. Originally constructed in different locations throughout Yosemite, they were moved to Wawona in the 1950s and 1960s. Each building represents a different chapter in the Yosemite story. Allow Yosemite history to come to life as you travel back in time to an era of horse-drawn wagons, covered bridges, and log cabins.
When returning from your tour guests will be taken to the Amtrak station in Fresno to return back to Los Angeles.