A drive through Yosemite National Park is one of the most spectacular road experiences imaginable, with the valley’s distinctive granite walls and awe-inspiring rock formations rising up along the curving mountain roads. Enhance your journey with this self-guided audio tour that gives you a wealth of facts and local tips along with driving directions along your route. The app-based service offers several suggested itineraries and uses GPS to deliver relevant information based on your location.

Enhance your drive through Yosemite with a self-guided audio tour
App-based guide delivers information based on your location in the park
Choose from suggested itineraries or customize your own
Explore at your own pace–this tour has no time limits or expiration

What's Included

GuideAlong (GyPSy Guide) Audio Tour: 200+ Points
Location Based: Stories, tips & directions that autoplay
Flexible Routes: Suggested itineraries or create your own
Trip Planners: In-app, web and PDF
Easy To Use: Pre-download and tour offline
One-Time Purchase: No time or date use limit or expiry
Support: Toll free phone, chat and email

National Park Passes
Entrance Fees
Reservations

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

Yosemite National Park
California, USA
Start at one of the official tour introduction points (Groveland, Mariposa, Fish Camp or Tioga Pass) or join anywhere along the route and pick up the commentary at the next audio point. Open the GuideAlong app to preview the tour route and browse the suggested itineraries and trip planner.

Start time

Opening hours

5/16/2023 - 5/16/2025
Monday - Sunday : 12:00 AM - 11:59 PM

End point

Yosemite National Park
California, USA
Commentary plays automatically based on your location, so you have flexibility on where and when you want to start and end your tour anywhere along the tour route.

What To Expect

Yosemite National Park

8 hours • Admission Ticket Free

Bridalveil Fall

20 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

El Capitan

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Glacier Point

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Half Dome

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Hetch Hetchy Reservoir

4 hours • Admission Ticket Free

Olmsted Point

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Tioga Pass

4 hours • Admission Ticket Free

Tuolumne Grove of Giant Sequoias

2 hours • Admission Ticket Free

Wawona Covered Bridge

2 hours • Admission Ticket Free

Yosemite Falls

1 hour • Admission Ticket Free

Mariposa Grove of Giant Sequoias

1 hour • Admission Ticket Free

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible

Most travelers can participate
This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate

Operated by GuideAlong (GyPSy Guide)

Cancellation Policy

This experience is non-refundable and cannot be changed for any reason. If you cancel or ask for an amendment, the amount you paid will not be refunded.

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Reviews

4.0

15 reviews

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john_h, Dec 2023

could be better.. didn't tell me that sone roads were closed. found out the hard way and I wish it would guide us to go around new areas to explore. once you enter certain entrance that's it.

Response from Host, Dec 2023

Hi John. We do recommend to check the NPS site for current road conditions and closures due to winter conditions or road construction. Our commentary continues throughout the Park, past each entrance. which you can preview in the Map & Highlights section. Please reach out direct so we can follow up.

Excellent audio tour.

Rick_M, Dec 2023

We were limited in the time we had and this audio tour was very helpful in getting the most out of our tour.

Response from Host, Dec 2023

Hi Rick, thank you for sharing how our audio tour was able to help you make the most of your limited time exploring Yosemite National Park. We hope to join you on the road again soon!

No audio

Thomas_D, Sep 2023

Frustration. Audio never worked in spite of taking all corrective steps. The sample played so I know it was not my phone.

Response from Host, Sep 2023

Hi Thomas, sorry you didn't get to enjoy the audio tour as our many other users do. Typically when you aren't hearing audio, it is how you have connected your phone to the vehicle for sound, this isn't controlled by the app. Especially if you are charging your phone directly from the built-in USB port in the car, which creates a second pairing, so while you think you've connected via Bluetooth, the car creates a second pairing with USB and you won't hear anything. We do provide toll free support and would have been happy to provide some help to get you touring asap.

Yosemite National Park

Maria_T, Aug 2023

The knowledge given on how important areas to stop and visit were. With the information given we were able to decide the areas to visit He was right: his recommendations were spot on.

Response from Host, Aug 2023

Hi Maria, thanks for letting us know how much you enjoyed exploring Yosemite National Park with our audio tour. We're so glad to hear that you found the recommendations spot on, and hope to join you on the road again soon.

Worth it!!

Jose_R, Aug 2023

Very informative easy tu use for a few hours trip to the park it is really worth it. I recommend this audio tour.

Response from Host, Aug 2023

Hi Jose, thanks for sharing how much you enjoyed exploring Yosemite National Park with our audio tour. We hope to join you on the road again soon.

Very informative!

Tina_D, Jun 2023

Traffic was horrible going in Yosemite Park (3 hrs.) just to get to the gate. But thanks to this self driving at our leisure tour we did not miss a single thing. We went at our own pace and took a lot of breaks.

Response from Host, Jun 2023

Hi Tina, Thanks for letting us know how much you enjoyed touring Yosemite National Park at your own pace with our audio guide. We're glad you enjoyed the flexibility of our tour even if there was traffic, and hope to join you on the road again soon.

Great Touring Product, But Lose the “We/Us”

Mark_S, Oct 2022

This is a very nice way to tour the park. Recorded commentary is triggered at certain points along the way with information and instructions about upcoming features just ahead. Very easy to manage and convenient. The only negative I can say is that the guide uses “we” and “us”as if he is in the car with you. “Just ahead we need to decide if we want to…” A bit distracting at first, but I got used to it.

Response from Host, Oct 2022

Hi Mark, thanks for sharing how much you enjoyed our audio tour through Yosemite. Many of our users enjoy feeling as though 'Ranger Bob' (or a multitude of other names that he's been given!) are there in the car with them. We hope to join you on the road again soon.

Useless App

Andy_S, Oct 2022

The app never worked. It just opened from the start of app up to the narrator explaining the process. After that It stopped. According to the narrator it will automatically start explaining passing by a certain point, but I already circled Yosemite 16 times still no voice coming from the app, and my location indicator never changed. I completed my Yosemite tour with that app so quite unlike my previous tour with lake Tahoe.

Response from Host, Oct 2022

Hi Andy, if your location marker isn't tracking your location it indicates the gps chip on your phone isn't working, or you haven't accepted permission for location-service. We have tips listed in the help menu and a toll free number for support, but didn't hear from you. Please reach out to us. GG.