Tour Operators

Discover Yosemite. This outfit operates daily tours to Yosemite Valley, Mariposa Grove, and Glacier Point in 14- and 29-passenger vehicles. The tour travels along Highway 41 with stops in Bass Lake, Oakhurst, and Fish Camp; rates include lunch. Sunset tours to Sentinel Dome are additional summer options. 559/642–4400; discoveryosemite.com. From $158.

MAWS Transportation. This outfit (aka Mammoth All Weather Shuttle) operates summer tours from Mammoth Lakes to Yosemite; north to June Lake, Mono Lake, and Bodie Ghost Town; and around the lakes region. The company also transfers passengers from the Bishop and Mammoth–Yosemite airports into Mammoth Lakes, drops off and picks up hikers at trailheads, and runs charters to Los Angeles, Reno, and Las Vegas airports—useful when inclement weather causes flight cancellations at Mammoth's airport. Mammoth Lakes, California, 93546. 760/709–2927; www.mawshuttle.com. From $60.