My husband and I went to Yosemite for our honeymoon. Whilst there we wanted to climb Half Dome. Having read the trip advisor reviews and browsing the internet we decided to arrange our hike with YExplore. John and Catherine DeGrazio were both fantastic in arranging our trip from distance (we are from the UK). When on the hike John and... more

We had an outstanding experience with Y Explore during our visit to Yosemite on Labor Day 2009. We took a semi-private photo workshop and hike with Walter Flint, who in our opinion is an excellent guide and an outstanding photographer. Y Explore took care of setting up the logistics for the hikes as well as shift plans around seamlessly due... more

Our first time at Yosemite - we were given directions and suggestions of what to pack for the day. Our guide was very informative and willing to answer all my kids questions. He made sure we all were able to keep up and were involved. We got some great pictures and wonderful memories. more

Our goal for the trip to Yosemite was to have a moment with our teenagers without cell phones and computers. This was the best vacation by far to have time with our kids exploring and just being together. Since our time was limited, we decided to hire a guide -- it proved to be the best decision of our trip.... more

Y Explore is a family run tour group that I knew would be great from teh moment I spoke with Katherine! She was teriffic, offering a series of tour options designed with our abilities and interests in mind. My college-age son and I spent two days on different hikes with John, whom we enjoyed hiking with tremendously! We were looking... more

We have been to so many National Parks but have never done an extensive hike. This is the only way to experience the true beauty of our nation's gems. We chose the waterfalls hike and were close enough to get drenched by the mist, hear nothing but the defeaning roar, and take so many cherished pictures. It was amazing! The... more

We enjoyed our trip with Yexplore very much. Our guide was highly qualified and could tell us a lot about wildlife in the park. The trip was very well organised and seriously prepared. What we experienced this day will always remind in our memories, the views, the waterfalls, the colours, the animals and last but not least our guide who... more

Went to the half-dome and Taft with my family. John, Catherine and their team are an outstanding group. Very pleasant, very helpful and very professional and they are great with kids. The views from the hikes are incredible. Very memorable and I highly recommend YExplore. more

Based on the reviews we booked one hike with John and Catherine to start our first day. we went on the sentinental dome and I must say it was very beautiful. we would never have done hike alone. we did the hike with our two children who were 6 and 9 years old. john took the time for them and... more