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Sometimes you just don’t know which restaurants have the best menu selection, where to find that cool mural you saw on Instagram or which brewery is pouring exactly the style of beer you love. Other times you’re looking for a high-flying adventure or a cruise around Lake Tahoe. Fuel your ambition with any of these good-times-guaranteed Reno and Lake Tahoe tours. In addition to the list below, be sure to check out Reno Tahoe tour operators that can accommodate larger groups.

Reno Brew Bike

Want to ride around with a group of friends on a bicycle bar, combining a bar crawl and a (low-key) cardio session? Enter the Reno Brew Bike . On this Reno tour, you’ll earn your beer through the collaborative pedaling of a bar-top trolley. Cruise around some of the best-tasting establishments in Reno, sampling brews and bites along the way.

MidTown Mural Tours

Reno is a community that loves their arts, and we have more than 120 murals in MidTown and downtown painted by local, national and international artists to prove it. If you’re an art junkie, MidTown Mural Tours is a great way to experience the heart and soul of the Biggest Little City. Take your time, adventure down alleys and don’t forget to bring your camera on this self-guided tour of Reno’s artistic side.

Reno Food Tours

Get to know the culinary side of Reno’s vibrant downtown and hip MidTown districts with these tasty food tours. Reno Food Tours offers different tour options throughout the year. You can experience the taste of downtown with the Downtown Tour, or you can embrace Reno’s MidTown District and art culture with the MidTown and Murals Tour. If you have a large group, private tours are available.

Virginia City and Carson City Tours

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Sierra Comstock Tours offers narrated tours to two of Reno Tahoe’s most iconic spots, Virginia City and Lake Tahoe. Their Virginia City and Lake Tahoe tour departs from local hotels year-round. The tour itself lasts seven hours and features a two-hour exploration of Virginia City and a tour of Lake Tahoe. Although it is a driving tour, there are plenty of chances to get out and take in the sights. It can be difficult to see everything in Reno Tahoe, and this tour is a great way to cover some ground.

Virginia & Truckee Railroad Tour

There is no better way to take in the beauty of Carson Valley than the V&T Railway. In its heyday, this historic railroad, which dates back to 1868, successfully operated 30-45 trains daily on the 55-mile railroad to support the booming mining industry.

The V&T is no longer a working train route, but since renovations in the early 2000s, it has become a historic tourist attraction. Offering a 24-mile round trip tour from Carson City to Virginia City, the Virginia & Truckee Railroad Tour is a fully-narrated journey on a 1916 Baldwin locomotive, taking you through a scenic route of tunnels, canyons and mining towns.

Bats in the Belfry Tour

A unique Virginia City experience, the Bats in the Belfry Tour takes brave visitors through the city’s most haunted locations, throughout which costumed tour guides tell chilling historical and paranormal stories of the Silver Queen Hotel, Mackay Mansion, the Washoe Club and more.

Kit Carson Trail

Experience the rich history of Nevada’s capital on along the Kit Carson Trail . This self-guided tour includes stops at Nevada’s first brewery – Carson Brewing Company – as well as the State Capital Building, the Governor’s Mansion and many other historic points of interest. Be on the lookout for ghostly happenings as many of the locations are reportedly haunted!

Lake Tahoe Tours

Action water sports.

Action Water Sports , located in Incline Village, offers historic Lake Tahoe tours, with an adventurous twist. Get a birds-eye view of Lake Tahoe with their parasailing tour, sail around the lake on the Sierra Cloud Catamaran or race across the water in a formula yacht charter. If you’d rather customize your experience, they offer comprehensive boat and watercraft rentals, including boats, jet skis, kayaks and paddleboards.

Thunderbird Lodge

The historic Thunderbird Lodge offers tours of the estate, as well as tours of Lake Tahoe aboard the Thunderbird Yacht. Built in 1936, the lodge has a lighthouse room, servants’ quarters, gaming room and a 600-foot underground tunnel that leads to the boathouse, where the Thunderbird Yacht, the most valuable wooden yacht in the world, is housed.

If you are up for a day of adventure, check out the Tahoe Adventure Company Paddle tour . This kayaking trip will start you at Sand Harbor State Park, where you will paddle an easy 1.5 miles along Lake Tahoe’s magnificent shoreline ending at the Thunderbird Lodge. This tour includes lunch on the beach and a fully guided tour through the Whittell estate.

Tahoe Gal – North Tahoe Cruises

Cruise around Lake Tahoe on this historic, 120-passenger paddle wheeler. The Tahoe Gal departs daily from Tahoe City, and takes guests to sites like Ehrman Mansion and Vikingsholm Castle. This is a great opportunity to experience the lake while also learning about the unique history of the area.

M.S. Dixie – Zephyr Cove Resort

This all-season resort has a tour for everyone, including one of their most popular tours aboard the M.S. Dixie , which departs from Zephyr Cove and cruises to beautiful Emerald Bay.

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Eastern Sierra Tour

The highest, lowest, hottest, oldest, wildest 555 miles in america.

The Eastern Sierra of California has long been an iconic destination. From the indigenous Paiute people to early gold miners of Bodie, this area has attracted and enchanted wanderers and wonderers of all types. This larger-than-life landscape of deserts and mountains, alpine forests and spectacular waterfalls, ranks as one of the most photographed regions in the USA. A land of natural extremes, the Eastern Sierra also holds historical and cultural treasures, with human tales as high and low as its altitudes. Now, for those ready to go the distance, there is a route that will take you to the furthest extremes of this spectacular part of America. Check it out as a Road Map with Images >>

WELCOME TO THE EASTERN SIERRA TOUR (E.S.T.) 

The highest, lowest, hottest, oldest, saltiest, rockiest, earliest, purest, strangest, loneliest and wildest 555-mile road trip in america..

DEATH VALLEY – America’s Hottest, Driest and Lowest National Park

Whether you begin or end here, the extreme nature of this massive desert basin must be experienced to be believed. See one of the largest saltpans on Earth with scenery that would look at home on a desert planet from Star Wars. Yet, despite its name, this area hosts a diversity of life, from lush oases to vast fields of wildflowers that appear after one of its rare rainstorms. You could also add another ‘-’ to its title, as the Largest National Park in the Lower 48. Open: Year-round

Traveler Tip: Temperatures can exceed 120 degrees Fahrenheit here in the summer. Bring extra water and plan for extreme heat.

Phone: 760-786-3200 Website: Nps.gov/deva

WHITNEY — The Highest Peak in the Contiguous US

With spires that rise like dragon’s teeth from the horizon, reaching 14,505 feet, Mt. Whitney looks as unassailable as a medieval fortress. Yet the Whitney Portal Road welcomes you, with views that make it one of the most scenic drives in California. For dedicated mountaineers, there is more than one route to the summit of Mount Whitney, the tallest peak in the contiguous United States. (The route from Whitney Portal is a little under 22 miles round trip, with an elevation gain of 6,134 feet). More casual road-trippers may just want to stop for pancakes at the Whitney Portal Store and Café — no doubt, some of the fluffiest (open in the summer). Open: June-October depending on snow pack and weather conditions.  

Traveler Tip: Whitney Portal Road closes in winter due to snow. You can see Mt. Whitney year-round from the Eastern Sierra Interagency Visitor Center located at the junction of Hwy US 395 and State Route 136 just south of Lone Pine. A permit is required to hike Mt. Whitney.

Phone: 760-876-6200 Website: Fs.usda.gov/recarea/inyo/recarea/?recid=20698   

ALABAMA HILLS — The Wildest West

If you’ve watched any old western movies, you may have already seen some of the Alabama Hills. This National Scenic Area is home to rounded rock formations, tawny Sierra hills, and hundreds of natural stone arches. The Alabama Hills are a natural playground for hikers, climbers, landscape photographers, plein air painters and nature lovers. Open: Year-round

Traveler Tip: Stop by the Museum of Western Film History located in the town of Lone Pine to see artifacts from the many movies filmed here over the years.  

701 S. Main Street Lone Pine, CA 93545

Website: Blm.gov/visit/alabama-hills

MANZANAR NATIONAL HISTORIC PARK — The Truest View

If this road trip feels remote to you today, imagine how it must have felt for Japanese families relocated here in 1942. The Manzanar War Relocation Center was one of ten camps at which Japanese American citizens and resident Japanese aliens were incarcerated during World War II. Located between the towns of Lone Pine and Independence, Manzanar is one of the best preserved of these camps. Open: Year-round

Traveler Tip: You can explore the site on foot or reserve a free ranger-led program for your group’s visit (subject to availability).

Phone: 760-878-2194 (x3310) Website: Nps.gov/manz

ANCIENT BRISTLECONE PINE FOREST — The Oldest Living Thing

Bristlecone pines grow in the poorest soils and harshest environments, reaching out to the sky from rocky bluffs and outcrops just below the tree line. Some of these gnarled and twisted trees are over 4,700 years old—making them the oldest living things on the planet. Trails from the Visitor Center at Schulman Grove lead you past specimens of varying age and size, with views overlooking the Owens Valley. Open: Typically late April to late October, depending on snow and weather conditions.

Traveler Tip: Beyond Schulman Grove is Patriarch Grove— home of the world’s largest Bristlecone Pine, the Patriarch Tree.

Phone: 760-873-2500 Website: Fs.usda.gov/

PAIUTE SHOSHONE CULTURAL CENTER — The Earliest Communities

The Owens Valley is home to cultures as old as the Bristlecone pines. A museum and cultural center that serves the community and safeguards its history, Owens Valley Paiute Shoshone Cultural Center offers insights into the Nuumu (Paiute) and Newe (Shoshone) nations that originally inhabited the area. These beautiful grounds offer a quiet break from the road, where traditions of the past meet a shared vision for the future of this land and the community. Open: Year-round

Traveler Tip: Check their website for seasonal events happening monthly in collaboration with local tribes.

Phone: 760-873-8844 Website: Bishoppaiutetribe.com/  

DEVILS POSTPILE NATIONAL MONUMENT — The Strangest Structures

Tens of thousands of years ago, a thick flow of lava slowed and cooled, contracting into 6-sided columns. Devils Postpile is one of the best examples of these natural basalt columns in the world, some reaching as high as 60 feet. Besides these eerie natural stone towers, the Devils Postpile National Monument offers varied opportunities for recreation, from hiking to horseback riding and sightseeing to wildlife viewing, over its 800-acre site. Open: May-October

Traveler Tip: A mandatory shuttle bus into Reds Meadow/Devils Postpile leaves Mammoth Mountain Main Lodge continuously throughout the day. $15 for adults, $7 for children aged 3-15, and free for children under age 2.

Phone: 760-934-2289 Website: nps.gov/depo

MONO LAKE — The Saltiest Swim 

The largest natural lake in California, Mono Lake is an amazing 2.5 times saltier than the ocean and is one of the western hemisphere’s oldest lakes. Mono Lake is one of the most studied— and photographed—bird sanctuaries in North America and is also a beautiful ever-changing oasis of light and color. Photographers love its jagged snow-capped mountain reflections and the eerie spires, with the best displays located at the South Tufa Reserve. Open: Year-round

Traveler Tip: Drop by one of the two visitor information centers in Lee Vining and find out how Mono Lake’s mystical-looking limestone tufa towers are formed and how the lake was saved.

Phone: 760-647-6331  Website: Parks.ca.gov/?page_id=514  

BODIE STATE HISTORIC PARK — The Loneliest Town

Turn off a long, quiet stretch of historic Highway 395, get out of your car and get ready to step right into the past. In 1880, the town of Bodie was home to some 10,000 miners, store owners, gunfighters, robbers and people from every part of the world. Now it’s a ghost town of weathered buildings, rust and faded dreams. The California State Park System that manages this property has chosen to leave the buildings in their natural state of deterioration rather than restore them. Yet, Bodie impressively well preserved. You can book ghost walks and tours, or just spend hours wandering its streets, peering in windows and listening for the past.  Open: Bodie is open year-round, however vehicle access on Hwy 270 into the park is open April-November, depending on weather and snow conditions.

Traveler Tip: Daily tours of the Stamp Mill may be offered for a small fee per person. Visit the Museum for current information and to register.

Phone: 760-616-5040 Website: Parks.ca.gov/?page_id=509

YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK — The Grandest Landscape

For centuries, people have tried to put into words the majesty that is Yosemite. From epic spring waterfalls to towering granite icons like El Capitan and Half Dome, the whole vista seems designed to make humans feel small. Beyond Yosemite Valley itself, the Park offers wide-open lakes, peaceful alpine meadows, giant sequoia groves, and much more. Whether you start or finish your Eastern Sierra Tour here, you’ll remember it for a lifetime. Open: Tioga Pass Hwy 120 (the east entrance) is open May-November depending on snow and weather conditions. Yosemite National Park is open year-round.

Traveler Tip: Plan to arrive early! Parking and traffic can be an issue in Yosemite Valley during the summer months. Plan to arrive at your destinations before 9 am. Better yet, take a YARTS tour-style bus into Yosemite without a worry about traffic or parking. Purchase advance tickets at YARTS.com .

Phone: 209-372-0200 Website: Nps.gov/yose 

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Eastern Sierra Tour - 555 Mile Road Trip Adventure

Friday, October 20, 2023

The Eastern Sierra of California has long been an iconic destination. From the indigenous Paiute people to early gold miners of Bodie, this area has attracted and enchanted wanderers and wonderers of all types. This larger-than-life landscape of deserts and mountains, alpine forests, and spectacular waterfalls, ranks as one of the most photographed regions in the USA. A land of natural extremes, the Eastern Sierra also holds historical and cultural treasures, with human tales as high and low as its altitudes. Now there is a route that will take you to the furthest extremes of this spectacular part of America.

Welcome to the Eastern Sierra Tour - The Highest, Lowest, Hottest, Oldest, Saltiest, Rockiest, Earliest, Purest, Strangest, Loneliest, Truest Road Trip in America.

For those ready for an adventure that goes beyond the usual road trip limits, the E.S.T. will leave you filled with wonder at the majesty, mystery, and pure magnificence of California’s Eastern Sierra.

The E.S.T. is linear route, spanning over 555 miles and 8600 feet in elevation, from Death Valley at -282 ft to Whitney Portal at 8374 ft above sea level. You can traverse the route from either its north or south extreme, beginning at either Death Valley (130 miles west of Las Vegas) or starting from Yosemite (about 170 miles east of San Francisco).

Either way, it's a journey that reminds you of just how big the Eastern Sierra really is, so you’ll want to make sure your vehicle is prepared. You’ll want to prepare your senses too, for everything from desert heat to icy mountain mists.

Death Valley

Hottest, Driest, and Lowest National Park

Whether you begin or end here, the extreme nature of this massive desert basin must be experienced to be believed. See one of the largest saltpans on Earth with scenery that would look at home on a desert planet from Star Wars. Yet, despite its name, this area hosts a diversity of life, from lush oases to vast fields of wildflowers that appear after one of its rare rainstorms. You could also add another ‘-est’ to its title, as the Largest National Park in the Lower 48. Open:  Year-round Traveler Tip: Temperatures can exceed 120 degrees Fahrenheit here in the summer. Bring extra water and plan for extreme heat. Phone: 760-786-3200 Website: Nps.gov/deva

Mt. Whitney

The Highest Peak in the Contiguous US

With spires that rise like dragon’s teeth from the horizon, reaching 14,505 feet, Mt. Whitney looks as unassailable as a medieval fortress. Yet the Whitney Portal Road welcomes you, with views that make it one of the most scenic drives in California. For dedicated mountaineers, there is more than one route to the summit of Mount Whitney, the tallest peak in the contiguous United States. (The route from Whitney Portal is a little under 22 miles round trip, with an elevation gain of 6,134 feet). More casual road-trippers may just want to stop for pancakes at the Whitney Portal Store and Café – no doubt, some of the fluffiest. (Open in the summer)

Open: June-October depending on snow and weather conditions. Traveler Tip: Whitney Portal Road closes in winter due to snow. You can see Mt. Whitney year-round from the  Eastern Sierra Interagency Visitor Center located at the junction of Hwy US 395 and State Route 136 just south of Lone Pine. A permit is required to hike Mt. Whitney. Phone: 760-876-6200 Website:   Inyo National Forest - Mt. Whitney Trail

Alabama Hills

The Roundest, Rockiest Backdrop

If you’ve watched any old western movies, you may have already seen some of the Alabama Hills. This National Scenic Area is home to rounded rock formations, tawny Sierra hills, and hundreds of natural stone arches. The Alabama Hills is a natural playground for hikers, climbers, landscape photographers, plein air painters and nature lovers.

Open: Year-round Traveler Tip: Stop by the Museum of Western Film History located in the town of Lone Pine to see artifacts from the many of the movies filmed here over the years. 701 S Main St, Lone Pine, CA 93545 Lpmuseum.org Phone: 760-872-5000 Website: Blm.gov/visit/alabama-hills

Manzanar National Historic Site

The Truest View

If this road trip feels remote to you today, imagine how it must have felt for Japanese American citizens and resident Japanese aliens who were incarcerated here during World War II. The Manzanar War Relocation Center was one of ten military-style camps where more than 10,000 people were detained, some for more than three years. Located between the towns of Lone Pine and Independence, Manzanar is one of the best preserved of these camps to learn their stories.

Open: Year-round Traveler Tip: You can explore the site on foot or reserve a free ranger-led program for your group’s visit (subject to availability). Phone: 760-878-2194 (x3310) Website: Nps.gov/manz

Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest

The Oldest Living Things

Bristlecone pines grow in the poorest soils and harshest environments, reaching out to the sky from rocky bluffs and outcrops just below the tree line. Some of these gnarled and twisted trees are over 4,700 years old – making them the oldest living things on the planet. Trails from the Visitor Center at Schulman Grove lead you past specimens of varying age and size, with views overlooking the Owens Valley.

Open: Typically late April – early November depending on snow and weather conditions. Traveler Tip: Beyond Schulman Grove is Patriarch Grove – home of the world's largest Bristlecone Pine, the Patriarch Tree. Phone: 760-873-2500 Website: Fs.usda.gov/detail/inyo/specialplaces/?cid=stelprdb5129900

Paiute Shoshone Cultural Center

The Earliest Communities

The Owens Valley is home to cultures as old as the Bristlecone pines.  A museum and cultural center that serves the community and safeguards its history, The Owens Valley Paiute Shoshone Cultural Center offers insights into the Nuumu (Paiute) and Newe (Shoshone) Nations that originally inhabited the area. These beautiful grounds offer a quiet break from the road, where traditions of the past meet a shared vision for the future of this land and its people.

Open: Year-round Traveler Tip: Check their website for seasonal events happening monthly in collaboration with local tribes. Phone: 760-873-8844 Website: Bishoppaiutetribe.com/owens-valley-paiute-shoshone-cultural-center

Devils Postpile National Monument

The Strangest Structures

Tens of thousands of years ago, a thick flow of lava slowed and cooled, contracting into 6-sided columns. Devils Postpile is one of the best examples of these natural basalt columns in the world, some reaching as high as 60 feet. Besides these eerie natural stone towers, the Devils Postpile National Monument offers varied opportunities for recreation, from hiking to horseback riding and sightseeing to wildlife viewing, over its 800-acre site.

Open: May-October depending on snow and weather conditions. Traveler Tip: A mandatory shuttle bus into Reds Meadow/Devils Postpile leaves the Mammoth Mountain Main Lodge continuously throughout the day. Stop by the Mammoth Lakes Welcome Center for more information.   Phone: 760-934-2289 Website: nps.gov/depo

The Saltiest Swim

The largest natural lake in California, Mono Lake is an amazing 2.5 times saltier than the ocean and is one of the western hemisphere’s oldest lakes. Mono Lake is one of the most studied – and photographed – bird sanctuaries in North America and is also a beautiful ever-changing oasis of light and color. Photographers love its jagged snow-capped mountain reflections and the eerie spires with the best displays located at the South Tufa Reserve.

Open: Year-round Traveler Tip: Drop by one of the two visitor information centers in Lee Vining and find out how Mono Lake’s mystical-looking limestone tufa towers are formed and how the lake was saved. Phone: 760-647-6331 Website: Parks.ca.gov/?page_id=514

Bodie State Historic Park

The Loneliest Town

Turn off a long, quiet stretch of historic Highway 395, get out of your car and get ready to step right into the past. In 1880, the town of Bodie was home to some 10,000 miners, store owners, gunfighters, robbers and people from every part of the world. Now it’s a ghost town of weathered buildings, rust and faded dreams. The California State Park System that manages this property has chosen to leave the buildings in their natural state of deterioration rather than restore them. Yet, Bodie remains impressively well-preserved. You can book ghost walks and tours, or just spend hours wandering its streets, peering in windows and listening for the past. 

Open: Year-round however vehicle access on Hwy 270 into the park is open April-November depending on weather and road conditions . Traveler Tip: The  Bodie Foundation along with the park offers daily tours and special events like Friends of Bodie Day and Ghost Walks. Visit the Museum for current information and to register. Phone: 760-616-5040 Website: Parks.ca.gov/?page_id=509

Yosemite National Park

The Grandest Landscape

For centuries, people have tried to put into words the majesty that is Yosemite. From epic spring waterfalls to towering granite icons like El Capitan and Half Dome, the whole vista seems designed to make humans feel small. Beyond Yosemite Valley itself, the park offers wide-open lakes, peaceful alpine meadows, giant sequoia groves, and much more. Whether you start or finish your Eastern Sierra Tour here, you’ll remember it for a lifetime. Open: Tioga Pass Hwy 120 (The east entrance) is open May-November depending on snow and weather conditions. Yosemite National Park is open year-round. Traveler Tip: Parking and traffic can be an issue, especially in Yosemite Valley, during the summer months. Plan to arrive at your destinations before 9am or take YARTS.  Phone: 209-372-0200 Website: Nps.gov/yose

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America’s national parks are scenic wonders, but here at Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks, the panoramas go widescreen. Giant, cinnamon-hued trees soaring skyward. Granite domes and jagged peaks on every horizon, roaring rivers and alpine meadows unfurling before your feet, and a canyon like no other.

Sequoia & Kings Canyon is a “high definition,” peak, national park experience made for outdoor adventures (and cameras and binoculars). From mighty forests to fascinating museums, there’s something fun at every turn.

Eco-hero John Muir said of Sequoia, “When I entered this sublime wilderness the day was nearly done, the trees with rosy, glowing countenances seemed to be hushed and thoughtful…and one naturally walked softly and awestricken among them.”

Crystal Cave offers unique Sequoia National Park vistas just below the surface.

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Tenaya At Yosemite Has New Bus Tours

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“Yosemite 360 Tour guests can sit back and enjoy the breathtaking beauty of Yosemite without the hassle of driving, parking, and navigating crowds,” says Tenaya General Manager Brett Archer. “The tours also provide a more sustainable option for exploring Yosemite since they help cut down on the number of cars in the valley and include local guides who share tips on how to tread lightly when visiting.”

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Hiking Sequoia, Kings Canyon, and Yosemite

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Hiking in Yosemite National Park

Yosemite tour was amazing. Choice of lodging needed to be different. Too far out of the way which caused a lot of extra driving. A hotel which was previously used would have been better. And virtually no response to questions thru the Tour Radar app. Had to take care of extra nights stays & transportation myself when the app stated that they would assist with it.

Hiking in Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada

The trip was well coordinated. Our trip had to be re-routed due to the very snowy winter, but our tour guide, Phil, still managed to keep our days full, and our hikes about the same mileage that we would have walked otherwise. The hikes were moderate to steep, nothing that our entire group could not keep up with. I felt that everyone was accommodated to. And we went to our rooms at night exhausted from our days journey. Yosemite is a must-do, if you have never been there. The pictures do it no justice. Having the tour guide from intrepid was great, because he told us all about the history of the National Park- things that I would have walked right by if I were hiking alone. This trip was great! can’t wait until the next one.

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Natural Highlights of California National Geographic Journeys

Fantastic trip, well well organised our CEO Lisa was the best tour guide we have ever had.

Yosemite & Tahoe Sierras - 4 Days

We had a fantastic experience during our four day tour! Our tour guide and driver Lisa made sure everyone got to see and experience as much as we possibly could of Yosemite, Tahoe and the Sierra Nevadas. Every day was jam packed full of options for hiking, sightseeing, swimming in pristine lakes and hot springs and exploring everything from ghost towns to restaurants. Lisa kept us informed and on track, and made adjustments to the schedule if necessary. Thank you to Tour Radar, Incredible Adventures, Lisa and all the crew on the tour with us!!

• 10% deposit on some dates Some departure dates offer you the chance to book this tour with a lower deposit.

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California's Great National Parks (8 Days)

Food service was compromised the entire trip due to limited available services due to COVID. lAll accommodations' were very good except for initial night in Las Vegas, terrible hotel. Overall my experience was good not excellent.

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Yosemite Escape Camping - 3 Days

If you want to go on a tour that’ll change your life, this one is the one for you! We were able to hug the huge sequoia trees, hike, swim in the lakes, have s’mores by the campfire, watch the stars and so much more. Jill was an amazing guide as she gave us lots of information about all the places along the way to Yosemite as well as the park itself. She is so fun, has an amazing roadtrip playlist, and an amazing campfire burrito recipe to make sure you have the best. Time. Ever.

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Great way to travel and meet new people! Changes were made to the itinerary due to road/trail closures but it worked out in the best way. CEO adapted meals for vegetarian travelers in the group. I would book with them again!

Yosemite tour was amazing. Choice of lodging needed to be different. Too far out of the way which caused a lot of extra driving. A hotel which was previously used would have been better. And virtually no response to questions thru the Tour Radar app. Had to take care of extra nights stays & transportation myself when the app stated that they would assist with it.

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Internal buses running in Sequoia National Park are a separate service, and are available during the 2024 season from May 23 through September 2, and operate from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Internal shuttles are free to park visitors and do not require a reservation.

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All riders on the Visalia-Sequoia Shuttles are required to have a national park entrance pass (e.g., standard 7-day entrance pass, annual pass, etc.) before entering Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks. Entrance passes can be purchased in advance on Recreation.gov .

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Individuals traveling as a group on a shuttle entering the park who would otherwise use a single private vehicle are not required to pay a combined fee greater than the private vehicle fee of $35. These groups should purchase one vehicle entrance pass for the whole group rather than individual entrance passes for each group member. For example, a family of four should not purchase four individual passes (4 x $20 = $80), but rather should purchase one vehicle pass (1 x $35) to cover the whole group.

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Yosemite Guided Bus Tours are the best way to experience all the wonders that the park has to offer. Our expert tour guides will share their knowledge about this remarkable place, with tours that focus on natural history, indigenous peoples, the first non-indigenous settlers and wildlife.

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Yosemite Grand Tour

This tour is currently pending, please stay tuned for an announcement on dates.

The full-day Yosemite Grand Tour combines Yosemite Valley, Glacier Point and the Mariposa Grove of Giant Sequoias for a memorable day in Yosemite National Park. Bring your camera for numerous photo opportunities! 

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Virtually every visitor who comes to Yosemite National Park spends at least some time at Glacier Point, drawn to the breathtaking views. On this four-hour tour, you’ll go from Yosemite Valley to Glacier Point—a 3,200-foot elevation gain.  Be sure to bring your camera to capture awe-inspiring photos of Yosemite’s famous waterfalls and the distant High Sierra mountains. 

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Tour pricing:, yosemite valley floor tour.

Available year-round, the Yosemite Valley Floor Tour is approximately 2 hours long and can be enjoyed during the warm months in an open-air tram, and during the colder months from the comfort of a heated motor coach with panoramic windows. Led by park rangers and Yosemite Hospitality naturalists, you’ll get to see all of the highlights at Yosemite, as you learn about the history, flora, and fauna throughout the Park.

Yosemite Valley to Tuolumne Meadows Hikers Bus

Please Note: This bus does not operate until Tioga Pass is open.

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Tickets will need to be retrieved at the Yosemite Valley Lodge Front Desk at least 15 minutes prior to your tour departure time. Traffic and parking can be challenging in Yosemite Valley during the summer season, so we recommend allowing extra travel time as the tours leave promptly at the scheduled time.

The Hiker's Bus stops at many locations in Yosemite Valley and at all major trailheads along Tioga Pass, and can be flagged for pickup at any trailhead as long as the bus has enough room to pull over. Please indicate your desired pick-up location when making your reservation. If you do not see your desired drop-off location in the list of available tickets, please select the nearest available trailhead and inform the bus driver of your preferred drop-off location upon boarding.

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24 hour cancellation notice required to receive full refund. Cancelling within 24 hours of tour departure will forfeit full value.

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Moscow Metro 2019

Will it be easy to find my way in the Moscow Metro? It is a question many visitors ask themselves before hitting the streets of the Russian capital. As metro is the main means of transport in Moscow – fast, reliable and safe – having some skills in using it will help make your visit more successful and smooth. On top of this, it is the most beautiful metro in the world !

. There are over 220 stations and 15 lines in the Moscow Metro. It is open from 6 am to 1 am. Trains come very frequently: during the rush hour you won't wait for more than 90 seconds! Distances between stations are quite long – 1,5 to 2 or even 3 kilometers. Metro runs inside the city borders only. To get to the airport you will need to take an onground train - Aeroexpress.

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Paper ticket A fee is fixed and does not depend on how far you go. There are tickets for a number of trips: 1, 2 or 60 trips; or for a number of days: 1, 3 days or a month. Your trips are recorded on a paper ticket. Ifyou buy a ticket for several trips you can share it with your traveling partner passing it from one to the other at the turnstile.

On every station there is cashier and machines (you can switch it to English). Cards and cash are accepted. 1 trip - 55 RUB 2 trips - 110 RUB

Tickets for 60 trips and day passes are available only at the cashier's.

60 rides - 1900 RUB

1 day - 230 RUB 3 days - 438 RUB 30 days - 2170 RUB.

The cheapest way to travel is buying Troyka card . It is a plastic card you can top up for any amount at the machine or at the ticket office. With it every trip costs 38 RUB in the metro and 21 RUB in a bus. You can get the card in any ticket office. Be prepared to leave a deposit of 50 RUB. You can get it back returning the card to the cashier.

SamsungPay, ApplePay and PayPass cards.

One turnstile at every station accept PayPass and payments with phones. It has a sticker with the logos and located next to the security's cabin.

GETTING ORIENTED

At the platfrom you will see one of these signs.

It indicates the line you are at now (line 6), shows the direction train run and the final stations. Numbers below there are of those lines you can change from this line.

In trains, stations are announced in Russian and English. In newer trains there are also visual indication of there you are on the line.

To change lines look for these signs. This one shows the way to line 2.

There are also signs on the platfrom. They will help you to havigate yourself. (To the lines 3 and 5 in this case). 

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Moscow metro private tours.

• 2-hour tour $87:  10 Must-See Moscow Metro stations with hotel pick-up and drop-off
• 3-hour tour $137:  20 Must-See Moscow Metro stations with Russian lunch in beautifully-decorated Metro Diner + hotel pick-up and drop off. 
• Metro pass is included in the price of both tours.

Highlight of Metro Tour

• Visit 10 must-see stations of Moscow metro on 2-hr tour and 20 Metro stations on 3-hr tour, including grand Komsomolskaya station with its distinctive Baroque décor, aristocratic Mayakovskaya station with Soviet mosaics, legendary Revolution Square station with 72 bronze sculptures and more!
• Explore Museum of Moscow Metro and learn a ton of technical and historical facts;
• Listen to the secrets about the Metro-2, a secret line supposedly used by the government and KGB;
• Experience a selection of most striking features of Moscow Metro hidden from most tourists and even locals;
• Discover the underground treasure of Russian Soviet past – from mosaics to bronzes, paintings, marble arches, stained glass and even paleontological elements;
• Learn fun stories and myths about Coffee Ring, Zodiac signs of Moscow Metro and more;
• Admire Soviet-era architecture of pre- and post- World War II perious;
• Enjoy panoramic views of Sparrow Hills from Luzhniki Metro Bridge – MetroMost, the only station of Moscow Metro located over water and the highest station above ground level;
• If lucky, catch a unique «Aquarelle Train» – a wheeled picture gallery, brightly painted with images of peony, chrysanthemums, daisies, sunflowers and each car unit is unique;
• Become an expert at navigating the legendary Moscow Metro system;
• Have fun time with a very friendly local;
• + Atmospheric Metro lunch in Moscow’s the only Metro Diner (included in a 3-hr tour)

Hotel Pick-up

Metro stations:.

Komsomolskaya

Novoslobodskaya

Prospekt Mira

Belorusskaya

Mayakovskaya

Novokuznetskaya

Revolution Square

Sparrow Hills

+ for 3-hour tour

Victory Park

Slavic Boulevard

Vystavochnaya

Dostoevskaya

Elektrozavodskaya

Partizanskaya

Museum of Moscow Metro

• Drop-off  at your hotel, Novodevichy Convent, Sparrow Hills or any place you wish
• + Russian lunch  in Metro Diner with artistic metro-style interior for 3-hour tour

Fun facts from our Moscow Metro Tours:

From the very first days of its existence, the Moscow Metro was the object of civil defense, used as a bomb shelter, and designed as a defense for a possible attack on the Soviet Union.

At a depth of 50 to 120 meters lies the second, the coded system of Metro-2 of Moscow subway, which is equipped with everything you need, from food storage to the nuclear button.

According to some sources, the total length of Metro-2 reaches over 150 kilometers.

The Museum was opened on Sportivnaya metro station on November 6, 1967. It features the most interesting models of trains and stations.

Coffee Ring

The first scheme of Moscow Metro looked like a bunch of separate lines. Listen to a myth about Joseph Stalin and the main brown line of Moscow Metro.

Zodiac Metro

According to some astrologers, each of the 12 stops of the Moscow Ring Line corresponds to a particular sign of the zodiac and divides the city into astrological sector.

Astrologers believe that being in a particular zadiac sector of Moscow for a long time, you attract certain energy and events into your life.

Paleontological finds 

Red marble walls of some of the Metro stations hide in themselves petrified inhabitants of ancient seas. Try and find some!

• Every day each car in  Moscow metro passes  more than 600 km, which is the distance from Moscow to St. Petersburg.
• Moscow subway system is the  5th in the intensity  of use (after the subways of Beijing, Tokyo, Seoul and Shanghai).
• The interval in the movement of trains in rush hour is  90 seconds .

What you get:

• + A friend in Moscow.
• + Private & customized Moscow tour.
• + An exciting pastime, not just boring history lessons.
• + An authentic experience of local life.
• + Flexibility during the walking tour: changes can be made at any time to suit individual preferences.
• + Amazing deals for breakfast, lunch, and dinner in the very best cafes & restaurants. Discounts on weekdays (Mon-Fri).
• + A photo session amongst spectacular Moscow scenery that can be treasured for a lifetime.
• + Good value for souvenirs, taxis, and hotels.
• + Expert advice on what to do, where to go, and how to make the most of your time in Moscow.

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