Yosemite Valleyand back, in a day.
Four hours of driving each way for five or six hours on the valley floor. It is a long day and we will not pretend otherwise — but it is the only way to see Yosemite from SFO without renting a car or booking a hotel.
A plan, not a schedule.
Every stop below is a suggestion your driver will happily rearrange from the front seat. Times are what the day looks like when nothing changes — and something usually does.
From $1090 per car per day.
Extra hours $50, agreed before we run them. Two cars for a bigger group — send an inquiry. Or text (650) 456-9999 and say "Yosemite day trip".
One car, one price.
Your driver stays with you for the whole block — no re-booking between stops, no waiting for a car in a parking lot, no meter running while you decide.
- Private vehicle and driver for the hours you book
- Door pickup — SFO curb, hotel, or home
- Fuel, tolls, parking and driver hours
- Bottled water; child seats on request
- Itinerary changes en route, at no charge
- Meals for your party
- Tasting fees, entry and attraction tickets
- Guided commentary inside venues
- Hours past the listed day — $50–$110 each
- Gratuity, appreciated but never assumed
One shot at the park.
International visitors on a short Bay Area stay, families who do not want to drive mountain roads, and travellers between conferences who have exactly one free day. Yosemite draws millions of visitors a year and SFO is the gate many of them arrive through.
Winter runs on CA-140 instead, chains are our problem, and Tioga Pass is closed roughly November to May — Glacier Point and Tuolumne Meadows are summer-only additions.
A night in the park is better.
Thirteen hours is a real day, and sunrise on the valley floor is the thing people remember. We run a two-day version — the car and driver stay with you, you book a room in Oakhurst or Groveland. If you can spare the night, spare it. If you cannot, this day still beats never seeing it. The two-day version is quoted by hand: send the dates and we price it.
Is park entry really included?
Yes — the vehicle entry fee and any timed-entry reservation the park requires are handled and priced in. You do not queue at the gate window.
What if it snows?
We reroute to CA-140, the all-season entrance, and carry chains. If the park closes the valley outright we move your date or refund the day — you will not pay to look at a closed gate.
Can we hike?
Yes. Mist Trail to the footbridge, Lower Yosemite Fall, Cook's Meadow loop all fit. Tell the driver your plan and where to be; the car waits at the trailhead, not the hotel.
Is there a guide?
Your driver knows the roads, the viewpoints and the timing, and will happily point things out — but this is a private car, not a narrated bus tour. Ranger programs in the valley are free.
Ready when you are.
Tell us the date and the party size and we come back with a plan and a fixed price for the car — usually within the hour, any day of the week.
Ten languages by phone, text or WeChat (yakaainc) — and ask for a driver who speaks yours when you book.