Yosemite Grand Touring

As with any tour there is always the frustration about lack of time at any one destination.  This was especially so at Mariposa Grove.  Once we arrived we were put on a 75 minute audio tram trip which took in a number of the trees and then left- so there wasn’t time to walk around. The person next to me on the coach was doing to the tour just to see the big trees and was frustrated by the lack of time spent there . But then another person in our group commented ‘I never want to see another tree again’. I would have preferred at least another hour to explore the Grove.

There was some repetition between the information Herb gave us and the recorded information on the audio tour around Mariposa Grove.

At US$82 excluding lunch at Wawona Hotel the trip was not inexpensive. I didn’t take the lunch option at the hotel (which cost an extra US$12.50). Those who did said it was basic but fine and included a soft drink and one course, which had to be decided when they purchased the tour.