Yosemite National Park
Itinerary
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Friday
10:00 am - MTD Transit Center (1020 Chapala St)
3:30 pm - Lunch stop in Kettleman City
6:30 pm - Check into Holiday Inn - Oakhurst
Breakfast Buffet (6:30 - 9:30 AM) & Fitness Center included
7:00 pm - Explore Oakhurst (Optional)
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Saturday
6:30 am - Free breakfast available in hotel lobby
8:00 am - Depart to Yosemite
8:30 am - Enter Yosemite National Park
9:30 am - Tunnel View Vantage Point
10:00 am - (Easy) Hike Bridalveil Falls (1.5 miles roundtrip)
11:30 am - Lunch at Yosemite Valley Lodge
1:00 pm - Lower Yosemite Falls
3:00 pm - Visitor Center and Museum
5:30 pm - Depart Yosemite back to Hotel
7:00 pm - (Food Stop) at Vons Grocery & Market
7:30 pm - return to Holiday Inn Oakhurst
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Sunday
6:30 am - Free breakfast available in hotel lobby
8:30 am - Depart for Yosemite
9:30 am - Mariposa Grove & Giant Sequoias
12:00 pm - Depart back to Santa Barbara
(Subway Lunch included)
6:00 pm - Arrive in Santa Barbara
*Times are subject to change due to traffic and unforeseen circumstances
Rooming Information
The standard price is for a Quad Room!
The rooms have 2 queens bed. The tour guide will reach out to you on the day of the tour to organize the rooming list.
Please remember that being in a quad or double room is a fun way to make other international friends. Don't feel forced to choose a single room if you are by yourself. Most students traveling by themselves chose a quad room.
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means you share the room with 3 other students of the same gender. Two people per bed. You can either choose, or the tour guide can find students for your room.
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means you are with 2 friends only and do not want any other students in your room.
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means you will get your own queen bed. Depending on the situation, there might be one or two students in the other bed.
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means you will get your own room. No other students will be in your room.
What to bring
We recommend that you bring certain items to have a smoother trip:
Hoodie / Sweatshirt (sometimes the A/C gets cold in the bus)
Charger and extra battery/power bank
Snacks
Passport (if you are 21+)
Sunglasses
Blanket/Pillow (for the long bus ride)
Camera
Earphones
Something to do on the bus (book, phone, game)







