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
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
Santa Cruz Boardwalk
Day 3: Mariposa Grove -
Yosemite National Park.
Exploring the most famous YosemiteNational 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
NativeAmerican
Museum
that features live art & crafts
demonstrations by Native Americans.
Mariposa Grove Sequoias
Yosemite N.P.
Day 4: Yosemite National
Park - Tioga Pass - Mono Lake - Bridgeport. Today we drive over scenic
TiogaPass (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
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
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.
Virginia City, Nevada
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.
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.
for
reservations & information
call toll free
1-877-538-5353
or local 541-535-2015
