Across the Sierra – Yosemite, Tioga Pass & Lake Tahoe

This unforgettable journey combines California’s great mountains, lakes and vineyards with a fascinating taste of Nevada and the Old West.

Choose the San Francisco Bay Area airport that works best for your flights: San Francisco International Airport, Oakland Airport or San José Mineta International Airport. Collect your rental car and spend your first night in a conveniently located hotel near your arrival airport.

Travellers arriving at San Francisco can stay in San Francisco or near the airport. Those arriving at Oakland can select a hotel in Alameda, Berkeley, Emeryville or near the airport, while San Jose arrivals can stay in San Jose or Santa Clara.

The following morning, drive directly to the Sierra Nevada for two nights in Yosemite. Discover the immense granite cliffs, waterfalls and forests of Yosemite Valley before crossing the mountains on legendary Tioga Road.

The journey across Tioga Pass is one of America’s most beautiful drives. Follow the road through Yosemite’s high country, stopping at alpine lakes, granite domes, Tuolumne Meadows and magnificent mountain viewpoints before descending toward Mono Lake and Mammoth Lakes.

Continue to Bodie, California’s best-preserved gold-mining ghost town, before travelling to Carson City and Lake Tahoe. Your final drive crosses the mountains into Napa Valley, where vineyards and welcoming wine-country towns provide a relaxing conclusion to the adventure.

Return your rental car at the same Bay Area airport where your journey began.

The suggested package includes seven nights, but your journey is fully flexible. Add or remove nights, choose your preferred hotels and select the rental-car category that best suits your trip.

You decide how long you stay!