The 8 Best Nature & Wildlife Tours in Yosemite National Park, Yosemite National Park

October 28, 2021 Deane Carmody

Tucked into the mountains of California, Yosemite National Park is renowned for its granite cliffs and waterfalls. Half Dome and El Capitan are two of the formations made famous by photographer Ansel Adams. The valley is open year-round for camping, hiking, and climbing. Traffic is congested during peak season and park rangers encourage visitors to use the free shuttle system. For upscale visits, the Ahwahnee Hotel, built in 1927, is chic and luxurious.   

1. YExplore Yosemite Adventures - Day Tours

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5.0 based on 338 reviews

YExplore Yosemite Adventures - Day Tours

The only Yosemite Tour Company offering custom guided Yosemite experiences (Adventure Hikes, Half Dome Hikes, Multi Day Backpack Trips, Nature Walks, Birding Walks, Wildflower Walks, Snowshoe Hikes and Photography Workshops) 12 months a year. We guarantee smaller group sizes for a more personalized experience with our professional guides who are all local to Yosemite. We are a socially responsible company providing educational services that follow Leave No Trace principles to minimize our impact in nature to ensure that the ecology of the park will not be compromised. Custom Adventures, Workshops and Family Activities are available to Individuals and Groups of all ages and experience levels in every season.

2. Lasting Adventures

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5.0 based on 943 reviews

Lasting Adventures

Lasting Adventures is the top rated guide service in Yosemite National Park and is a recognized 501 (c)(3) public benefit nonprofit with a mission to provide positive youth development and educational opportunities to the general public through safe outdoor experiences. We specialize in Yosemite backpacking trips, Yosemite day hikes, and outdoor youth summer camps. Since 1997, our program has introduced thousands of youth to nature and the wilderness experience through Adventure Based Programming. Our top-rated guide service features Yosemite backpacking trips and day hikes which help fund our outdoor youth programs. By choosing Lasting Adventures for your next Yosemite backpacking or hiking adventure, not only do you get our competitive rates, experienced and credentialed guides, all meals, and equipment, but also the satisfaction of knowing that all profits we gain from your participation goes towards our cause of helping more youth benefit from our outdoor summer camps in Yosemite.

3. Yosemite Family Adventures

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Yosemite Family Adventures

Yosemite Family Adventures provides private guided Yosemite tours that are customized to each individual group. We are one of the only guiding companies servicing Yosemite that are permitted to transport our guests in and out of the park. We do the driving and guiding, you relax and enjoy all the beauty. We provide the following tours: Yosemite Sightseeing Tour, Hiking Tours, Fly Fishing Tours, Backpacking Tours, One Day Tours, Stargazing Tours and All Inclusive Packages.

4. Yosemite Outfitters

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5.0 based on 9 reviews

Yosemite Outfitters

We are passionate about guiding in Yosemite, it's fly fishing, and our surrounding waters! We fish because, the little voice that we hear drives us into the most beautiful fishing locations the Sierra Nevada mountain range has to offer. From beautiful Yosemite National Park, with the Merced, and the mighty Tuolumne rivers; or the seemingly endless Stanislaus river, and the stately Mokulmne river.

5. Wildland Trekking

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Wildland Trekking

The Wildland Trekking Company provides exceptional Yosemite hiking tours and backpacking trips in Yosemite National Park and to the amazing Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks. Our Yosemite hiking tours range from day hikes to all-inclusive, multi-day Yosemite backpacking trips in Yosemite National Park and Sequoia and Kings Canyon. We also offer inn-based and basecamp Yosemite hiking tours!

6. Echo Adventure Cooperative

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5.0 based on 76 reviews

Echo Adventure Cooperative

Worker-owned cooperative providing socially and environmentally sustainable travel, adventure and wellness goods and services such as fly fishing, hiking, sightseeing, and backpacking adventures as well as yoga, massage, accommodations and all-inclusive vacation packages in Yosemite National Park and the surrounding area.

7. Yosemite Private Tours

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Yosemite Private Tours

Experience the Difference of a Bespoke Luxury Tours : As the premier private tour specialist, we offer high-end custom adventures and luxury travel services to Yosemite National Park and Sierra Nevada. We are unconditionally committed to excellence in everything we do, because our goal is to meet and exceed your expectations. We’re passionate about making your California adventure unforgettable.

8. Southern Yosemite Mountain Guides

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4.5 based on 20 reviews

Southern Yosemite Mountain Guides

SYMG is a leader in the active travel and mountain guiding world, providing carefully planned and executed trips in the most spectacular wilderness areas of California. SYMG was started in 1991 by three friends offering hiking trips into California's mountains in hopes of more closely meshing lifestyle with work. Now, over 25 years later, we've shown thousands of people the beauty of Yosemite and the High Sierra and have been named one of the "Best Outfitters on Earth" by National Geographic Adventure Magazine.

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