Yosemite Backpacking Trips


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Guided journeys through Yosemite


Discovering Yosemite

Yosemite National Park is truly a crown jewel of America’s many outstanding backpacking destinations. This remarkable landscape, deeply loved by naturalist John Muir and photographer Ansel Adams, features breathtaking mountains, deep valleys, majestic meadows, ancient sequoias, wild rivers, massive granite domes and much more. Our Yosemite hiking tours visit the most sought after icons of the Sierra Nevadas: Half Dome, Nevada Falls, Cathedral Lakes and the Grand Canyon of the Tuolumne…to name a few.


With over 800 miles of scenic trails, the options for hiking and backpacking this sublime wilderness are plentiful. Come and see what those before you found so awe-inspiring and deeply compelling. Our Yosemite backpacking tours have become a favorite of our many loyal guests and we’re sure they will provide you with endless fond memories.

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Experience Yosemite: Guided Adventure Tours


Discover The Beauty

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Starting at

$2,100

Merced River Loop

Trip Type: Backpacking

Duration: 5 Days

Distance: 35 miles

Difficulty: Intermediate

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Vogelsang Alpine Loop

Trip Type: Backpacking

Duration: 4 or 5 Days

Distance: 38 miles

Difficulty: Intermediate +

Starting at

$1,900

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Starting at

$1,600

Half Dome Backpacking

Trip Type: Backpacking

Duration: 3 or 4 Days

Distance: 18 miles

Difficulty: Intermediate

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Starting at

$1,850

Yosemite Falls & Snow Creek

Trip Type: Backpacking

Duration: 4 Days

Distance: ~25 miles

Difficulty: Intermediate +

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Starting at

$2,200

Vogelsang to Half Dome

Trip Type: Backpacking

Duration: 5 Days

Distance: 35 miles

Difficulty: Intermediate +

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Clouds Rest & Half Dome

Trip Type: Backpacking

Duration: 4 Days

Distance: 28 miles

Difficulty: Intermediate

Starting at

$1,900

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Starting at

$2,350

Red Peak Pass Loop

Trip Type: Backpacking

Duration: 6 Days

Distance: 48 miles

Difficulty: Advanced

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Tuolumne Meadows & Waterfalls

Trip Type: Backpacking

Duration: 3 or 4 Days

Distance: 15 to 20 miles

Difficulty: Beginner +/Intermediate

Starting at

$1,850

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Starting at

$1,900

Thousand Island Lakes

Trip Type: Backpacking

Duration: 4 Days

Distance: 25 miles

Difficulty: Intermediate +

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Top-Ranked Tour Company

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Exceptional Guides

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Our guiding staff consists primarily of seasoned veterans who have been guiding professionally, full-time, for a decade or more. In addition to their extensive experience, our guides are fun, accommodating, approachable, entertaining, polite and just plain good people.

All-Inclusive Tours

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We’re at work, you’re on vacation! We take care of all the logistics associated with a backcountry adventure and handling all the dirty work. Gear, food, permits, transportation…we have you covered and it’s all included.

Local Experts

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The Southwestern U.S. is our home and our passion. We’ve been exploring this region for decades and know it intimately. This is our niche and nobody does it better.


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