Itinerary
- Day 1
Fresno to Bass Lake
You'll meet your guide in Fresno around 4pm and drive out to Bass Lake for the night. After getting oriented to the trip, your guide prepares dinner so you can relax and settle into the lakeside campsite before your hiking adventure begins tomorrow.
- Meals
- Dinner (Guide-prepared dinner)
Included Activities
- Pre-trip orientation
Landmarks Bass Lake 
- Day 2
Bass Lake to High Sub-Alpine Lakes Basin
After an early breakfast, you'll head to the trailhead and tackle a 6-mile hike that climbs 1,709 feet through fir forests. The route takes you into the high sub-alpine lakes basin where you'll set up camp for the next 3 nights and get settled in this dramatic location.
- Meals
- Breakfast
Included Activities
- Guided hike (6 miles) through fir forests to high sub-alpine lakes basin
- Shuttle transport to trailhead
- Gear check and backpack fitting
- Day 3
High Sub-Alpine Lakes Basin Exploration
You have flexibility today to explore the upper lakes basin on maintained trails and social trails covering up to 6 miles. Your guides adjust the route based on what the group wants to do. Later there's optional swimming in the lake, dinner prepared at camp, and time for stargazing once it gets dark.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Dinner (Backcountry dinner prepared by guide(s))
Included Activities
- Guided exploration hike (up to 6 miles) of upper lakes basin
- Optional swimming at lakeside camp
- Stargazing at camp
- Day 4
Summit Hike to 10,000+ Foot Peak
The morning starts with hot breakfast and coffee before you head out on a summit hike to a nearby 10,000+ foot peak that forms the southern border of Yosemite. You'll have 360-degree Sierra views from up there and enjoy a picnic lunch at the top, then return to camp with the rest of the day free for swimming, exploring, or just relaxing.
- Meals
- Breakfast (Hot breakfast with tea and coffee), Lunch (Picnic lunch on summit)
Included Activities
- Guided summit hike (up to 6 miles) to 10,000+ foot peak
- Picnic lunch on summit
Optional Activities
- Swimming
- Exploring immediate camp area
- Relaxing and reading at camp
Landmarks Yosemite National Park - Day 5
High Sub-Alpine Lakes Basin to Fresno
You'll have a relaxed morning and eat your final breakfast before saying goodbye to camp and hiking the 6 miles back down to the trailhead (1,709 feet of elevation loss). From there it's about a 1.5-hour drive back to Fresno Airport or to a nearby hotel, wrapping up the trip.
- Meals
- Breakfast (Final, farewell breakfast)
Included Activities
- Guided descent hike (6 miles) from camp to trailhead
- Shuttle transport from trailhead to Fresno
