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Adventure Tours of Yellowstone National Park - Daily Itinerary

With these national parks small group tours you will explore Yellowstone, Yosemite, Great Basin, and the Grand Tetons


Travel Dream West's adventure tours of Yellowstone National Park begin in the beautiful coastal city of San Francisco, California and continue with outdoor adventure travel with endless picture-perfect views of western US landscapes.  The daily itinerary below with links to more information about each sight will help you decide that these small group tours tours of Yellowstone, Yosemite, Great Basin and Grand Teton national parks are truly the right tours for you.  View unique famous natural wonders in the Western US while riding in the comfort of our air-conditioned tour van and exploring nature on many walks and hikes.

Our national park small group tours will cover many western highlights, and frequent stops at special historic, scenic, and naturally beautiful locations provide constant entertainment. For your convenience we will stay at the same hotel for two nights as often as possible, and balance the outdoor adventure travel with time for leisure and other recreational entertainment.  A detailed itinerary will be provided 2-4 weeks before your departure. For questions, comments, or special requests please contact one of our helpful representatives.  Come join us as we explore the scenic splendor of this natural, largely untouched western landscape. Come ready to be dazzled by western wildlife, wildflowers, cliffs, waterfalls, geysers and much more.


View this video of an adventure tour to
Yellowstone National Park.
Check out the Wildlife Expedition Tour, an alternate route from Salt Lake City to Rapid City.


Main Attractions on the Adventure Tours of Wild West Yellowstone, Days 1-7

Day 1: San Francisco.  Meet at our historic base hotel in the lobby in San Francisco at 4:00pm where our tour leader and driver will greet you. Drive over Golden Gate bridge, stop for walk at a view point and have dinner with introductions and hand out travel documents in gorgeous bayside town Sausalito. 1 night in San Francisco. We will gladly help you reserve nights before the tour, to give you extra time in San Francisco.

Golden Gate Bridge, California
Golden Gate Bridge

Sausalito, skyline view of San Francisco
Sausalito

Day 2: San Francisco - Santa Cruz - Mariposa.  Travel along the Pacific Ocean on scenic Highway 1. We explore the beach at a Marine Preserve, take a hike along the pacific shore and stop at historic Santa Cruz boardwalk, which combines shoreline shopping with optional rollercoaster rides. At Mission San Juan Bautista we experience Californian history. Relive America's farming history at the John Steinbeck Center. 2 nights in Mariposa.

Pacific Coast Highway 1
Pacific Coast Highway

Santa Cruz Boardwalk
Santa Cruz Boardwalk

Day 3: Mariposa Grove - Yosemite National Park.  Exploring the most famous Yosemite National Park is a highlight of our journey. We hike among the biggest and some of the oldest trees of the world, the Sequoias at Mariposa Grove. Another walk leads to famous Yosemite waterfalls. Visit the visitor center and Native American Museum that features live art & crafts demonstrations by Native Americans.

Mariposa Grove Yosemite National Park
Mariposa Grove Sequoias

Yosemite National Park waterfall
Yosemite N.P.

Day 4: Yosemite National Park - Tioga Pass - Mono Lake - Bridgeport.  Today we drive over scenic Tioga Pass (elevation: 9943 feet, 3031 meters) crossing the Sierra Nevada mountain range.  Stop for a hike over beautiful glacial meadows. On the east side of the Sierras we explore and walk along alkaline Mono Lake with its bizarre yet picturesque Tufa formations. Night in tiny farming community rich with Western history: Bridgeport

Tioga Pass cedar tree
Tioga Pass cedar tree

Mono Lake Tufa
Mono Lake Tufa 

Day 5: Bridgeport - Bodie Ghost Town - Lake Tahoe - Virginia City.  In the morning we discover the history of Bodie’s Ghost town, the largest of its kind in California. A scenic drive along the Sierra Nevada mountain range leads to giant and famous Lake Tahoe, where we stroll along blue water beaches. Continue to Virginia City, a place rich with marks of a rough pioneer past, including mining, trading, and shooting. Spend 1 night in Virginia City, Nevada.

Bodie Ghost Town State Park
Bodie Ghost Town

Emerald Bay of Lake Tahoe

Lake Tahoe

Day 6: Virginia City - Fort Churchill - Lahontan Reservoir - Austin - Ely. Following the loneliest road in America, Hwy 50, we reach Fort Churchill, near the Pony Express and Overland Telegraph route. There is a visitor center and the nearby Buckland Station, a Pony Express stop and former hotel built in 1870 can still be seen. We arrive at Lahontan reservoir for a picnic and optional swim in this oasis amidst the desert. Next stop is in half-deserted town Austin for a refreshing drink in the heat,  then drive on to Ely for the night.

historic Nevada City, downtown
Virginia City, Nevada

Loneliest Road of America  
Loneliest Road of America

Day 7: Great Basin National Park - Salt Lake City. Today, we traverse -by comfortable van- from a low-lying desert valley to over 9,000 feet (2740m) , where lush flowering meadows greet us in quiet Great Basin National Park. Explore a wondrous stalactite cave, and then take a longer hike to discover the oldest trees in the world, the bristlecone pines up to 4500 years old. In the afternoon we drive to Salt Lake City, Utah’s capitol for a 2 nights stay.

mining town Ely, Nevada
Ely, Nevada mining town
 

Bristlecone Pine, oldest trees
Old Bristlecone pine

 

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If you have any questions about our Yellowstone National Park and western states travel tour, please feel free to contact us at info@traveldreamwest.com. Our Wild West Yellowstone tours leave three times a year and can also be reserved for a group as a custom adventure travel tour.

   
   
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