Create your adventure

Explore Yosemite your way during a tailored adventure with one of our guides. Our Yosemite experts draw on years of experience and a deep passion for the park to provide top-notch service on guided hikes, backpacking trips, evening programs and more. You’ll get to enjoy a one-of-a-kind experience — and give back to the park at the same time!

Ready to plan your personalized Yosemite adventure? Click the button below to get started. For more information, scroll down to check out some of our customizable program options. Custom Adventures start at $400 for a half day and $700 for a full day.

Create Your Adventure

 

Want to share the Yosemite love? Our Adventure Gift Cards make great presents for park fans. Gift cards are available in any amount and can be redeemed for our Outdoor Adventures and Custom Adventures.

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COVID-19 safety procedures

We’ve adjusted our safety protocols in response to the ongoing pandemic. As always, we’re committed to ensuring the health and safety of our adventure participants and instructors. For all adventure programs, we’re implementing strict safety measures that align with the latest federal, state and local guidelines. Safety procedures include asking participants to maintain at least 6 feet of physical distance from others, wash or sanitize hands frequently, and avoid touching shared surfaces and objects. If you’re considering joining one of our adventure programs, please review our COVID-19 procedures.

COVID-19 Procedures

 

Frequently Asked Questions

Learn more about what to expect from a Custom Adventure, including answers to common questions, information on our cancellation policy, and more details about difficulty ratings — we call them Experience Levels. As with all Conservancy programs, your participation in our Outdoor and Custom Adventures helps support Yosemite.

FAQs

Custom Adventure Options

Traveling solo? Plan a private adventure with a Yosemite expert. Visiting with family? Create a guided excursion your group will love. Browse our customizable programs to get started.

Custom Virtual Adventures

Experience Yosemite virtually during a live-streamed tour with one of our park experts.

Custom Day Programs

Hike with a naturalist, go birding, embrace your artistic side and more.

Custom Backpacking Adventures

Experience the Yosemite Wilderness and learn key backcountry skills.

Custom Winter Adventures

Discover the delights of the snowy season in the Sierra Nevada.

Tour Operators

Create a memorable Yosemite experience for your tour group.

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Give park fans in your life the perfect present: a gift card they can redeem toward a one-of-a-kind guided Yosemite adventure.

Give park fans in your life the perfect present: a gift card they can redeem toward a one-of-a-kind guided Yosemite adventure.

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Looking for more ways to connect with Yosemite? Check out our upcoming Outdoor Adventures.

Looking for more ways to connect with Yosemite? Check out our upcoming Outdoor Adventures.

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See Yosemite's famous waterfalls on a Custom Adventure day hike in the Valley.

See Yosemite's famous waterfalls on a Custom Adventure day hike in the Valley.

Testimonials

What’s it like to go on a tailored Yosemite outing with an expert? Here’s what past Custom Adventure participants are saying.

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“Our guide, Andrea, was the perfect fit for our family hike to Mirror Lake. She was well-informed and kept everyone engaged, from our six-year-old grandson to my spouse and me (age 73).”

Fred Brown

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