Full day · 8h
Private Yosemite Paparazzi Tour
Your own photographer-guide capturing your day across Yosemite's icons.
Private photography tour for up to 4 guests. Listed from $319 USD per person on the old site; approximately $1,275 for a private party of 4. Includes a personal photographer/guide, lunch, bottled water, entrance fees, a small gratuity, and a private A/C coach. Free cancellation. Call to confirm current pricing for your party size.
A private full-day Yosemite tour built around photography. Your guide is also your personal photographer, capturing your party at Glacier Point, Tunnel View, El Capitan, and Yosemite Valley in a private A/C coach. Includes lunch, bottled water, entrance fees, and a small gratuity.
What's included
- Personal photographer / guide
- Lunch
- Bottled water
- Park entrance fees
- Private A/C coach
Not included
- Printed photo packages beyond what your photographer-guide captures
- Driver gratuity
- Park entry fee for non-U.S. residents — $100 per person, paid in cash to your guide
Pickup locations
- Oakhurst (primary departure)
- Bass Lake
- Fish Camp
- Mariposa
- Midpines
- Fresno/Clovis (additional charge)
- Groveland (additional charge)
- Madera (additional charge)
- Merced (additional charge)
- Certain Airbnbs
Itinerary
Where we'll be, and when.
- 01
Glacier Point
30–45 minutes at the overlook — Yosemite Valley, Half Dome, Yosemite Falls, Vernal Falls, Nevada Falls, and the High Country. A prime spot for portraits with the Sierra behind you.
- 02
Tunnel View
The jaw-dropping view as you come out of the Tunnel — Clouds Rest, El Capitan, Half Dome, and Bridalveil Falls. One of Yosemite's most photographed vistas.
- 03
El Capitan
Beneath El Capitan, which rises over 3,000 feet from the Valley floor. We watch for climbers on the sheer granite face.
- 04
Yosemite Valley
Bridalveil Falls, Cathedral Rocks, Yosemite Falls, and Sentinel Bridge for the iconic Half Dome reflection in the Merced — your photographer-guide captures your party throughout.
Private Yosemite Paparazzi Tour
This is a private Yosemite tour built around photography. Your guide is also your personal photographer, so instead of handing your phone to a stranger at every overlook, you get photographed at Yosemite’s icons by someone who knows where the light falls.
The tour includes a personal photographer/guide, lunch, bottled water, entrance fees, a small gratuity, and a private A/C coach. It offers free cancellation. The old site listed the paparazzi tour from $319 USD per person, which works out to approximately $1,275 for a private party of 4 — call us to confirm current pricing for your party size.
What we capture
Across the day your photographer-guide captures your party at the park’s signature viewpoints: Glacier Point, with its commanding view of Yosemite Valley, Half Dome, and the High Country; Tunnel View, the jaw-dropping vista as you come out of the Tunnel; beneath El Capitan, which rises over 3,000 feet from the Valley floor; and through Yosemite Valley to Bridalveil Falls, Cathedral Rocks, Yosemite Falls, and Sentinel Bridge for the iconic Half Dome reflection in the Merced River.
Because this is a private tour, we are able to accommodate your special requests to visit other areas of Yosemite National Park.
Our guides
Our guides are all local and going to Yosemite is their passion. Each one brings their own personal experiences, stories, and secret spots to share with you. They are delighted to meet you and wish to show you why this area of the world is a very special place.
Questions we hear a lot
FAQ.
- What makes this different from other private tours?
- Your guide is also your personal photographer. Instead of handing your phone to a stranger, you get photographed at every iconic stop across Yosemite by someone who knows the light and the angles.
- How many guests can come?
- Up to 4 guests travel in your private A/C coach.
- What is included?
- A personal photographer/guide, lunch, bottled water, park entrance fees, a small gratuity, and a private A/C coach. The tour offers free cancellation.
- How much does it cost?
- The old site listed the paparazzi tour from $319 per person, which works out to roughly $1,275 for a private party of 4. Call us to confirm current pricing for your party size.
- I'm not a U.S. resident — is there an extra park fee?
- Yes. The national park charges non-U.S. residents a $100-per-person entry fee that is not included in any tour price. Please bring it in cash — your guide collects it at the start of the tour. Guests without the fee cannot enter the park, and the tour might be canceled without refund.