Take a Tour with Your Own Tour Guide
Yosemite is a large, wondrous place but unless you have your own tour guide it’s hard to know what you’re seeing. That’s why the National Park Service, Yosemite Association and Big Escapes came up with the Explorer, a handheld device that leads you on a personalized video tour of the Lower Yosemite Falls loop.
Developed by rangers with the National Park Service, the Explorer works by determining your location and then guides you on a tour describing your surroundings and their significance. Visitors learn about fires and floods, learn about wildlife, and meet historic figures that changed Yosemite Valley first hand. There is even a trivia game using guide posts along the path to unlock secret messages.
Explorers are available through the Yosemite Valley Visitors Center. The tour costs $9.95 for adults, $7.95 for kids (3-12) and does not include headphone rental (bring your own and save $1 rental fee).
For more information visit the Yosemite Valley Visitors Center located in Yosemite Village, call 1-877-GPS-TOUR, or visit
www.LowerFallsLoop.com
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