Self-Guided Audio Driving Tour in Yosemite
- 8–16 hours
- Free cancellation up to 24h before
- Guided in English
- Instant confirmation
Highlights
Download GuideAlong's self-guided audio tour and you'll discover more on your Yosemite road trip. Hear fascinating behind-the-scenes stories, local tips and directions play automatically along the route, all based on your location. You'll be guided to all of the park's famous highlights as well as lessor known gems including one of the world's tallest waterfalls, renowned rock climbing landmarks and high alpine lakes. Enjoy the freedom to explore offline at your own pace, spending more time at places that interest you, and bypass any that don’t. ✅ Stories, tips and directions play automatically based on your location ✅ Travel at your own pace ✅ Tour offline using GPS, no cell service or WiFi needed ✅ Suggested itineraries for half, full or multi day use ✅ Buy once, use forever! No expiry, includes free updates ✅ Like having a tour guide along for the drive Purchase one tour per vehicle.
Inclusions
What's included
- Support: Toll free phone, chat and email
- Easy To Use: Pre-download and tour offline
- Trip Planners: In-app, web and PDF
- Location Based: Stories, tips & directions that autoplay
- Buy once, use forever! No expiry, includes free updates
- GuideAlong (GyPSy Guide) Audio Tour: 200+ Points
- Includes an app based self-guided experience, so you do not need any in-person guide.
- Flexible Routes: Suggested itineraries or create your own
What's not
- Attraction passes, entry tickets, or reservations
- Additional National Park Entrance Fee (Non-U.S. Residents Only) USD 100.00 per person
Itinerary
As the audio guides play commentary based on your gps location, you can create your own itinerary along the tour route to match your interests and schedule. Or you can use our trip planners for our suggestions on half, full or multi day itineraries. Some of the many highlights are listed below;
With a drop of 620 feet, Bridalveil Falls puts on a show and is one of Yosemite's must-sees. A short 0.5 mile paved trail will take you to the viewpoint.
"El Cap" continues to challenge and inspire rock climbers around the world to achieve new records and style to summit it's 3000foot granite walls.
Oh what a view! The overlook of the Yosemite Valley, Half Dome and Yosemite Falls is breathtaking. A short paved trail leads from the carpark. The view down to Curry Village 3214 feet below can be a little unnerving for some.
One of the most well known images of Yosemite is the distinctive shape of Half Dome. However misleading as it was never whole...
Looking for a less crowded part of Yosemite Park to explore? The Hetch Hetchy Valley features more granite formations, hikes, spring waterfalls and wildflowers.
A viewpoint along Tioga Pass looking south to Half Dome, Clouds Rest and Tenaya Canyon.
High alpine area and road from East Entrance to Yosemite Valley. Once open each season, enjoy the many hikes, wildlflowers or scenic drive.
Superb grouping of Giant Sequioas. Hike a 1 mile downhill to see character trees both dead and alive, including Dead Giant.
Wander and explore the Wawona Hotel, collection of horse carriages at the Pioneer Yosemite History Center and old timber covered bridge.
Truly one of the iconic images of Yosemite. In spring, snowmelt drives a thunderous amount of water down the upper, middle and lower sections.
Giant Sequoias are the biggest trees in the world, combining tremendous height and thick trunks. The best collection of these is at Mariposa Grove.
Cancellation
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.
Reviews
4.2
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Ratings come from 102 reviews collected by our booking partner. They are travellers' own words, in the order they were written — never reordered to flatter the experience.
Know before you go
- Meeting point
- From Lee Vining, turn west on Hwy 120 and launch the tour near Ellery Lake on the climb to Tioga Pass. Search your email for “Download Audio Tour,” then preview the route in the app.
- Pickup
- Everyone meets at the starting point; there is no pickup.
- Ticket type
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Operated by
- GuideAlong (GyPSy Guide)
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- How to Access: After booking you’ll receive an email and text with instructions (search “Download Audio Tour”). Click the link in the email/text to sign in with your preferred Apple or Google account and redeem your voucher code ahead of time.
- Download The GuideAlong App: Download the free app over WiFi or cellular data and sign in with the same Apple or Google account.
- Download The Tour: Download the tour in the GuideAlong app under 'My Tours' over WiFi or cellular data.
- Start The Tour: Open the tour in the GuideAlong app to preview the start locations, tour route and trip planner, or start the tour.
- Location-Based Stories: Audio commentary plays automatically as you drive using your phone’s GPS chip. Wherever you are and whichever direction you’re going, you’ll hear the best stories and tips.
- Flexible Travel Date: Tours are a one-time purchase with no expiry or date/time limit. If your plans change to a different day, there’s no need to change your travel date.
- Tour at Your Leisure: With GuideAlong, you control the pace. Start, stop, and resume the tour any day, anytime, adapting it to your schedule.
How it compares in Yosemite National Park
- Its from-price is 95% below the median of the 28 day trips we list in Yosemite National Park.
- It is longer than most of them.
- By number of reviews it ranks 4 of 28.
- The operator lists free cancellation on it.
About Yosemite National Park
Yosemite is a national park in California's Sierra Nevada, famous for granite cliffs, giant sequoias, high waterfalls and meadows below the peaks.
Yosemite National Park covers a wide stretch of the Sierra Nevada in California, with Yosemite Valley, carved by glaciers, at its heart. Sheer granite walls rise on either side of the Merced River: El Capitan, a favourite of rock climbers, and Half Dome, a rounded summit, tower above the valley floor. Yosemite Falls drops in several stages for a total of about 740 metres, among the tallest waterfalls in North America.
Top-ranked sights in Yosemite National Park: Yosemite Valley, Yosemite Falls, Tunnel View.
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