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      TAUCK EXCLUSIVE – Filmed vignettes by filmmakers Ken Burns and Dayton Duncan that tell the stories of the history and ideals of the people behind the creation and preservation of the national parks

       

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      Explore the incredible landscapes of Muir Woods, Sequoia and Yosemite national parks, from the famed Giant Sequoias and redwoods to mountains, lush forests, amazing waterfalls...

       

      Visit the Presidio, a former army base that was the home of the Buffalo Soldiers, African-American cavalrymen who played a key role in the history of the national parks.

       

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      Legendary Journeys and Adventures

      At his first breathtaking view of Yosemite in 1869, young John Muir had a life-changing moment – a surge of euphoria as he wandered, overwhelmed in the great natural beauty of a landscape unlike anything he had seen before…

      Follow Muir’s path on Tauck's compelling Yosemite tour that traces his trajectory from San Francisco to the Sierra Nevada, embracing Muir Woods, Sequoia National Park and his beloved Yosemite, experiencing the powerful beauty of glacier-carved mountains, soaring redwood and sequoia forests, and the story of why they remain for us exactly as he found them. Read Less

      The Presidio

      Day 2

      San Francisco sightseeing – The Presidio

      Before there was a National Park Service, the job of policing and protecting the national parks belonged to the U.S. Army. At Sequoia and Yosemite, the parks’ guardians were the “Buffalo Soldiers,” African-American cavalry troops who earned their fighting reputation in the Indian Wars. As the earliest caretakers of the national parks, they rode out each spring from their base at the Presidio, crossing 300 miles on horseback to the Sierra Nevada – blazing trails, building roads, and mapping the wilderness to make the management of these vast parklands possible. In San Francisco, you’ll get a view of the Presidio – now a National Historic Landmark – whose historic buildings ramble over a beautifully landscaped point with gorgeous views of the Bay and the Golden Gate Bridge.

      Sequoia National Park at night

      Day 3

      Observe the night sky over Sequoia National Park with a naturalist

      When John Muir first wandered into the Sierra Nevada in 1869, the power of the otherworldly landscape – cathedral-like groves of towering Sequoias, glacier-clad mountain peaks, plunging canyons, crystal lakes and torrential waterfalls – transformed him forever. The self-made naturalist and conservationist then made it his mission to explore and document every natural wonder in the region, including what he called the "Giant Forest” – today’s Sequoia National Park. During your visit, a naturalist from the Sequoia Field Institute reveals how Muir found and documented his “Giant Forest” in 1875, and another guides you through the spectacular constellations that fill Sequoia’s night skies in the absence of “light pollution.”

      Stay inside Sequoia and Yosemite national parks

      Days 3 – 7

      Enjoy multiple-night stays at acclaimed lodgings in Sequoia and Yosemite national parks

      On Tauck's “Yosemite and Sequoia: John Muir’s California,” you'll experience these two great national parks of the West as a true insider, with multiple-night stays at sought-after lodgings situated right inside the parks – the contemporary cedar and stone Wuksachi Lodge® in the heart of Sequoia National Park; and the magnificent Majestic Yosemite Hotel (formerly The Ahwahnee®), a historic 1920s gem set amidst the treasures of Yosemite National Park.

      Fairmont San Francisco

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      Grace and grandeur atop San Francisco's Nob Hill

      With a panoramic view of the city and the Bay from high atop Nob Hill, Fairmont San Francisco presents an unmatched blend of an ideal location, luxurious accommodations and superb services in the heart of this extraordinary city… and has done so for over a century, since its opening in 1907… exactly one year after the great San Francisco earthquake.

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      The Westin St. Francis

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      Wuksachi Lodge®

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      The Ahwahnee

      Yosemite National Park, California

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      Fairmont San Francisco

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        Tauck took such good care of us. Activities all arranged and lodging was top of the line. Amazing trip. It was my first trip on my own as a widow and couldn't have had better travel companions or tour director and driver.

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        Muir Woods was close to a religious experience. Ethereal!

        Our guides through Sequoia and Yosemite were the best. They made sure we had the best experience possible. Tauck tour guide was excellent. Don't miss these parks!

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        "Tunnel View" in Yosemite was breathtaking

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