They say 80% visitors to Yosemite National Park only end up seeing about 7% of it – the Valley.

The park is enormous and hard to sum up in a couple of hours. Heck, it’s hard to see a good portion of it in a couple of days. But for first timers to the park, and especially for first-time campers, this is the best kickstart to understanding the area.

On top of spending time in the Valley, this tour includes a visit to the Giant Sequoias and a day spent in High Country! We supply all of the camping equipment, and offer sleeping bags for a small rental fee, so even adventurers traveling light can join us. Five fresh meals are also provided and we’ll spend time camping like Californians around the campfire.

Have no fear, there is also running water at our campsite. So, while we may not be completely ‘roughing it, you can guarantee you’ll have everything you need on this Incredible Adventure.

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The Best Yosemite Tours from San Francisco

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On Wednesday, March 3, California Air Resources Board (CARB), a division of the state’s Environmental Protection Agency, presented San Francisco’s greenest tour provider, Incredible Adventures, with a CoolCalifornia Small Business Climate Leader award!

CoolCalifornia’s Small Business program acknowledges steps a company takes to reduce its carbon footprint and minimize its environmental impact. To qualify for this award, a business must have less than 100 employees and be in compliance with all applicable environmental regulations. Much of what already qualifies us as an SF Green Business  made us eligible to apply.

Submissions from a wide array of businesses from all over the state were thoroughly vetted by a panel of 17 judges. Nineteen winners represented an auto body shop, a dental office, a pet cleaning company, a winery and vineyard, a hotel, a catering company, a gym and more!

Our biofuel fueled mission on the road and green practices in the office demonstrated to the committee our approach to integrate sustainable practices throughout our operations. Factors taken into consideration during judgement were our plumbing, light fixtures, recycling, composting and green purchasing policy that all align to reduce our costs and increase sustainable efficiency.

As a designated climate leader, we now qualify to distinguish ourselves as a Business of the Year at their next event. We look forward to documenting our improvements this coming year and continuously evolving our operations to proactively work with the environmental issues at hand.

Our commitment to protect the natural areas that we visit on our trips is more than just the physical award or a few paragraphs for the blog. We are leading California towards a healthier economic future. We look forward to the day when green business becomes less of a trend and more of our reality. Less award recognition necessary – we’ll just all do what’s right! But hey, in the meantime – our beautiful, shiny, heavy, blue and perfect award made of recycled glass sure does look nice at our receptionist’s desk

Congratulations to all who shared this prestigious honor!

We are proud to be grouped  together with such an incredible crowd!

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Incredible Adventures has received a TripAdvisor® Certificate of Excellence for the fourth consecutive year! This prestigious award, which honors outstanding service in tourism and hospitality worldwide, is given only to the top 10% of businesses that consistently achieve exceptional traveler reviews on TripAdvisor. There’s a lot of tourism in San Francisco, so to be labeled as “excellent”, well, it feels pretty darn good.

One of our co-owners, Brian Deninger, says “As a small, family-owned company, we are very proud to accept this distinguished award. We have offered petroleum-free tours from San Francisco for more than a decade. In the past 4 years alone, we’ve run over 2 million miles on Biodiesel alternative fuel; offsetting over 65,000 barrels of oil in that time. Our recognition on TripAdvisor shows that you don’t have to travel at the expense of the environment.”

At Incredible Adventures, minimizing our impact on the destinations we visit is second only to the satisfaction of our passengers. To be recognized for the quality of our service empowers us to pursue our ethos of responsible tourism. When you come with us to Yosemite, Muir Woods, or Napa & Sonoma Wine Country, you know that you are traveling responsibly.

We strive to provide experiences for our clients that are sustainable, unique, and also FUN! It’s with the help and feedback of all of you out there that we can continue to do so, and we thank you for keeping us “Excellent”.

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