Los Angeles AMTRAK to Glacier Point and Yosemite Valley with Hotel
Travel from LA roundtrip, or go from SF to LA (or LA to SF) and visit Yosemite between these two great cities on Amtrak!
Includes the option to hike the breathtaking 4 Mile Trail. Tour includes lunch, bottled water, entrance fees, and gratuities.
LA to Yosemite Amtrak/Van/Hotel Tour – $479*/adult
$199/child under 12 * The Rates are based on Double Occupancy. Guests traveling alone will be usually charged $100 extra.
$150/additional night at Fresno hotel
SF or LA AMTRAK to Yosemite Group Tour
Itinerary
Amtrak Train from Los Angeles to Fresno
On Day 1, board an Amtrak bus, connect in Bakersfield to a relaxing Amtrak train ride to Fresno the day before your tour. You will be driven to your overnight hotel in Fresno, and take the Yosemite tour the next day. When the tour is completed, you will be taken to the Fresno train station to begin your travel back to Los Angeles. Your tour includes all train travel and one night of hotel accommodations. Upon booking, we will send you your exact Amtrak train schedule. If you are coming from San Diego, let us know, and we can help you coordinate your train travel via Los Angeles.
Example itinerary: Take the train from Los Angeles on a Tuesday, arrive in Fresno on Tuesday night, overnight in a Fresno hotel, take the Yosemite tour on Wednesday, return to train station on Wednesday night for train trip back to Los Angeles.
Glacier Point
On Day 2, we leave in the early morning from Fresno where we pass through Coarsegold and Oakhurst to enter at Yosemite National Park at the South Entrance. We stop at Chinquapin, and then on to 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 the Yosemite High Country. This viewpoint is accessible by smaller vehicles from approximately late May through October of November. The short walk to Glacier Point will reward you with a breathtaking view of both Yosemite Valley and the mountain tops.
OPTIONAL FOUR MILE TRAIL HIKE
At Glacier Point, guests who are looking for hiking time have the option to hike down the Four Mile Trail, which will end on Southside Drive, where they can cross Swinging Bridge and follow the trail to meet us at Yosemite Valley Lodge.
The Four Mile Trail is about 5 miles from Glacier Point to Yosemite Valley Lodge. Most of the time we offer the option of hiking down from Glacier Point to the Valley but sometimes due to scheduling we may offer the option to hike up to Glacier Point from the Valley. The elevation at Glacier Point is 7200 ft and the Yosemite Valley is at 4000 ft elevation. In 2016 President Obama and his family hiked this spectacular trail and only Crossroads Tours offers this option to you.
Crossroads Tours is not offering a personal guided hike and by accepting to hike on the Four Mile Trail or any other trails you are releasing Crossroads Tours from any liability. This hike is STRENUOUS and going downhill is very steep at some places and you must be prepared with appropriate clothing, shoes, walking stick, water and whatever else you may require. It takes about 2-3 hours hiking downhill. Crossroads Tours will allow you 4 hours maximum to reach the Yosemite Valley Lodge. Beyond 4 hours Crossroads may not be able to standby for you and you may have to find other transportation back. If Crossroads has to wait for you the cost will be $ 95 an hour which will be calculated after 4 hours.
Tunnel View
We continue to drive back to Chinquapin and down to Yosemite Valley where we travel through Wawona Tunnel, to Tunnel View, where we can see Bridalveil Falls, El Capitan, and Half Dome.
Yosemite Valley
In Yosemite Valley, we visit Bridalveil Falls, El Capitan, Yosemite Chapel, Sentinel Bridge, Half Dome, and Yosemite Falls. We take a break here for lunch and walk to the base of Yosemite Falls. Guests can find all types of food and beverages at the Yosemite Lodge Food Court. In addition, there are gift shops located here for purchasing souvenirs. 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 the Merced River and look at the place where President Theodore Roosevelt and John Muir camped in May, 1903.
Pioneer Village History Center and 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 Sequoia trees 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.
The total time of the tour is approximately 10 hours from Fresno. In this tour people will see more of Yosemite National Park in one day than most other tours of Yosemite. We will drive you back to Fresno in time for your return train ride to Los Angeles.
Need a lift?
In need of transportation between San Francisco, Los Angeles, Fresno, Oakhurst, Fish Camp, Coarsegold, Madera, Mariposa, Yosemite Valley, and Tuolumne Meadows areas? We offer comfortable shuttle service to and from these areas, including deluxe limousine service. Check us out here.