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Highly recommended day tour ex Fresno

Gregg B

Review of: Yosemite and Glacier Point Day Tour

An excellent full day tour with pick up and drop off in Fresno. An early start but well worth the effort to avoid the crowds early in the day. Over 7 hours in total within Yosemite allowed sufficient time to see all the major sights you read about in the guide books. A comfortable vehicle and a knowledgeable and engaged host driver. Highly recommended tour.

A great day and a secret adventure

wirawee

Review of: Private Tour: Yosemite by Helicopter or Small Plane and SUV from San Francisco

I went with my parents on a day trip to Yosemite. Traveling by plane is the way to do this trip! The flight takes ~40 minutes each way and the rest of your day is spent driving in and around the park. Ram was our driver and guide and we were joined by a naturalist from the Yosemite Conservancy who knew everything about the plants and wildlife at the park.

It is a day trip, so you don’t have much time to just get lost in your experience. We saw Yosemite Falls, El Capitan, Halfdome, Bridalvale Falls and more. So, you see alot, but you don’t have time to take a nap under a tree. 🙂

I was nervous about the coordination of the trip as it involved a number of pieces — a car to pick my parents up at my house and drive us to the airport; the flight to and from the airport in San Carlos; the airport pickup and the tour itself; and, of course, lunch and snacks. So, there were a lot of parts but everything worked perfectly. There wasn’t a single glitch in the day. We just had fun.

I would recommend this trip if you have friends or family coming in with limited time. Doing a day trip to Yosemite is a great surprise that most people wouldn’t expect. And you get back in time for dinner

Sequoia and Yosemite – beautiful experience

Mikesee060

As part of our first ever trip to the United States we originally selected two tours we wanted to take of the National Parks (Sequoia and Yosemite). The company replied suggesting that we take the Majestic Mountain Loop tour (three National Parks which included the two we wanted plus the Kings Canyon – one tour per day out of Fresno). We decided to take their suggestion.

We were picked up about 7:15am, with another couple aboard, and off we went on our first day tour, being Sequoia. Beautiful area and our driver Richard had a very full knowledge of all aspects of the National Park, which he shared with us. The whole park was absolutely impressive and the sequoias were mind-blowing. Magnificent. The day for each tour was 11-12 hours duration which makes a long day.

By what seemed a chance remark to one of the rangers, Richard found that because of road maintenance, the Kings Canyon would not be accessible the next day. Seemingly the Crossroads Company was unaware of this problem as we had not been told in advance that we could not go to Kings Canyon.

We elected to have a day in Fresno, rather than take the Yosemite trip on the second day (which was offered as an alternative).

The third day of our Majestic Mountain Loop tour was to the Yosemite Valley. Once again there was another couple on board, and both of our trips were in a comfortable SUV. Yosemite was even more mind-blowing and we had a great day and Richard was again our driver and guide. We stopped at many places and saw so many highlights. Excellent.

By chance, the final section of our return to Fresno had Ramji, the company owner, driving us to our hotel. He is a very pleasant person and we discussed the cancelled Kings Canyon trip and the refund that we would receive. No problem. There was a problem though. It took six weeks and a number of emails from us until we fnally received our refund.

Apart from the rather slow turnaround for a refund, then I would thoroughly recommend Crossroads and their tours.

An amazing visit

mlfieber

What a wonderful day in Yosemite! Tour guide/driver Rick was a genial font of information about every aspect of the park. He skillfully piloted the SUV thru Yosemite’s winding roads which allowed us to drink in the scenery. Don’t be deterred by the early start. It’s a crowd beating technique and allowed relaxed photo stops. Lunch is generous, companionship superb. Highly recommended.