Bus Tour Iteneraries

MAMMOTH YOSEMITE TOUR – 4 Days/3 Nights

Day 1

• Arrive at the Mammoth Creek Inn to a welcome wine reception.
• 6-6:30 p.m.: Dinner at a local restaurant
• Return to the inn for a relaxing evening.

Day 2

• 7–8:45 a.m.: Breakfast buffet at the inn.
• 9 a.m.: Depart for guided tour through the Five Lakes Basin. Visit Twin Lakes Falls, Forest Chapel and Convict Lake
• 12 p.m.: Picnic lunch in the pine forest. Stop at the world-famous Mammoth Mountain Ski Area and take a scenic gondola ride. (Weather conditions and gondola operating hours permitting.)
• 4-4:30 p.m.: Return to the inn for light refreshments.
• 6-6:30 p.m.: Dinner at a local restaurant.

Day 3

• 6:30–8:30 a.m.: Depart for day trip with a professional guide over Tioga Pass and through Tuolumne Meadows and the Yosemite Valley.
• 12 p.m. or 1:30 p.m.: Lunch at the world-famous Ahwahnee Hotel. Afternoon spent in the valley includes visit to Yosemite Visitors Center, Indian Village and Ansel Adams’ Studio.
• 7-7:30 p.m.: Return to the inn.  Dinner on own.

Day 4

• 7–9 a.m.: Breakfast buffet at the inn. Depart for scenic ride home; boxed lunch included.

Tour days and itineraries may be interchanged at the inn’s discretion to benefit the group, according to weather conditions, local event schedules and operating hours.

SIERRA SCENIC ADVENTURE TOUR - 4 days/ 3 nights

Day 1

• Arrive at the Mammoth Creek Inn late afternoon to a welcome wine reception.
• 6-6:30 p.m.: Dinner at a local restaurant

Day 2

• Day 1 Arrive at the Mammoth Creek Inn late afternoon to a welcome wine reception. 6-6:30 p.m.: Dinner at a local restaurant
• 9 a.m.: Depart for tour of Mammoth Lakes Basin and Convict Lake.
• 12 p.m.: Picnic in the forest
• 1 p.m.: Stop at the Mammoth Lakes Visitors Center, then visit Mammoth Mountain Ski Area and take a scenic gondola ride (weather conditions and gondola operating hours permitting). See Minaret Vista and the earthquake fault.
• 3:30-4 p.m.: Return to the inn for light refreshments and relaxation before dinner.
• 6-6:30 p.m.: Dinner at a local restaurant

Day 3

• 7-8:45 a.m.: Breakfast buffet at the inn.
• 9 a.m.: Depart for tour to Mammoth Scenic Loop, June Lake Village and Silver Lake.
• 12 p.m.: Picnic on the North Shore of Mono Lake.
• 1 p.m.: Visit the Mono Lake Visitors Center and view the unique Tufa Towers.
• 3:30-4 p.m.: Return to the inn for light refreshments.
• 6-6:30 p.m.: Dinner at a local restaurant.

Day 4

• 7 a.m.: Breakfast buffet at the inn.
• Depart for scenic ride home; boxed lunch included.

Tour days and itineraries may be interchanged at the inn’s discretion to benefit the group, according to weather conditions, local event schedules and operating hours.

(A visit to Bodie may be included, for an additional cost and time, on Day 4.)

FALL FOLIAGE TOUR - 4 days/3 nights
(September – October)

Day 1

• Arrive at the Mammoth Creek Inn to a welcome wine reception

Day 2

• 7–8:30 a.m.: Breakfast buffet at the inn
• 9 a.m.: Depart for Convict Lake and Rock Creek Lake. Take Old 395 to Bishop.
• 12 p.m.: Picnic Lunch at Main Street Park then a nostalgic visit to Laws Railroad Museum and Historical Site.
• 4 p.m.: Return to the inn for light refreshments.
• 6-6:30 p.m.: Dinner at a local restaurant

Day 3

• 7–8:45 a.m.: Breakfast buffet at the inn.
• 9 a.m.: Depart for tour to Mammoth Scenic Loop, June Lake Village and Silver Lake.
• 12 p.m.: Picnic on the North Shore of Mono Lake followed by a tour of the visitor center and the South Tufas.
• 4 p.m.: Return to the inn for light refreshments
• 6-6:30 p.m.: Dinner at a local restaurant.

Day 4

• 7-8:45am Breakfast buffet at the inn
• Depart for scenic trip home, boxed lunch included.

Tour days and itineraries may be interchanged at the inn’s discretion to benefit the group, according to weather conditions, local event schedules and operating hours.