Top Yosemite National Park Half-day Tours

Capture unforgettable images of Yosemite National Park with a 4-hour photography lesson for beginners or advanced photographers. Bring your camera and learn new techniques from an expert instructor, and watch the afternoon light transform the soaring cliffs, alpine rivers and high meadows of this remarkable landscape. Set up at a series of shooting locations that include iconic views and lesser-known sites as you follow in the footsteps of Ansel Adams, Carlton Watkins and Edward Weston in California’s most iconic national park.

Discover Yosemite National Park on a private, 5-hour tour with a naturalist guide, and customize your day to your fitness level and interests. Walk through meadows that explode into a profusion of wildflowers, and spot the monkey flowers, lupine and Indian paintbrush that ignite the High Sierra. Birdwatchers can hunt for the park’s 265 bird species at a series of diverse habitats, listen for the calls of vireos and tanagers, and watch for the sharp-shinned hawks and peregrine falcons that soar high above the Yosemite Valley.

High bank, sluice, and pan for gold during a private 3-hour tour in Jamestown. Choose a start time that works for you, then suit up in provided boots and gear. Take home anything you find, which may include gold, quartz crystals, and jasper. With a single fee for up to seven participants, it’s a fun and affordable group activity for friends and family.

Prospect for gold nuggets and flakes in Jamestown, California with this half-day adventure. Bring your group of up to seven people and some snacks and drinks, your guide will supply the gear and the expertise. You can keep the gold you find as a souvenir and learn about the history of prospecting for gold in California through guided commentary.

Leave the crowds behind and join us for an evening excursion to reach the heights of Yosemite National Park and watch the sky unfold around you with a glass of champagne in hand. First, we will climb 3,200 feet of elevation to reach the Sentinel Dome trailhead. From there, we will embark on a mild hike to reach the granite mound which makes up Sentinel Dome and offers 360 degree views. Watch as the sun goes down while you enjoy views of Half Dome and the high-elevation expanses of Yosemite National Park. Enjoy a glass of bubbly and some small-bites before descending the dome and heading back to the vehicle.