Excursion privée d'une journée aux parcs Sequoia et Kings Canyon depuis Los Angeles

My group booked the day trip tour to Kings Canyon and Sequoia National Park with pick up from Los Angeles. We knew it would be a long day with the travel commute but we couldn’t have asked for a better experience. The tour operator was intentional about reaching out in advance to communicate expectations and our driver’s name and telephone number. The tour was customized to meet our needs including pick ups for on the go breakfast, lunch and dinner stops. Our driver and guide, Kirill, was very professional and knowledgeable. He was such a gentleman and made my group of 4 very comfortable and safe. Kirill was eager to share information and helped us secure very nice photo opportunities. He was patient and flexible the entire time, creating a memorable experience for our first visit. The scenic view of both parks was such an amazing experience!

I wanted to share that my group had amazing experience with Nikita as our driver and tour guide yesterday! He was very knowledgeable, patient, easy going and made my group very comfortable the entire trip. We couldn’t have asked for a better tour guide. Thank you for making the travel accommodations.

I will start with the positives - the views we saw were really delightful. As for the negatives: Our 4-person family bought a quite expensive trip that was meant to provide a comfortable transportation to the national parks and the care of an experienced guide. Unfortunately, the car we got was far from comfortable as 3 people needed to sit squeezed in the back seat for a total of more than 8 hours both ways. The guide had little knowledge of the area, that he probably gained only during his personal trips and repeatedly supported himself with Google. On the spot, it turned out that the parking space was not in any way organized by the company and as the park was quite crowded, we were forced to get in and out of the car in the middle of the busy road. We were left there without internet acess and hence no contact to the driver, and told to be at the same spot in 1.5 hours. It was not enough time for a pleasant walk in the woods, so we were hurrying to the end of the trail, which was definitely not what one wants when being in such an amazing place. We ended up not seeing 2 of the main points of the excursion - Moro Rock and Tunnel Log, due to the road closure. We were informed we can go on foot to the Moro Rock from a further location, but at the same time discouraged, given a long hike (approx. 3 hours) and a lack of parking space, so we would need to once again go alone and then come back rushing to the meeting point. The whole day we felt the only thing our driver was interested in was to come back to LA as soon as possible, which we did, not least thanks to his driving above the speed limit, also on curvy mountain roads, close to the edge, which was not the most comfortable feeling. The sequoias were magnificent and majestic, but the overall experience of the trip was not how we thought it would be and we are very dissapointed, and quite frankly angry that we paid so much money for a service that was so highly unsatisfactory. Taking an Uber from our hotel to the park and back would cost us much less and the final effect would not differ from this trip.

Straightforward and professional guide to Kings and Sequoia must sees. Confident driver departs from LA.

We booked this trip through Viator but based on the experience, I am leaving a review here as well. We had a driver, Ruslan, notice I said “driver” not guide. Ruslan knew almost nothing about the park other than how to drive there. He was most familiar with the gas pedal and never met a speed limit he was going to follow, often driving over 80 mph and passing unsafely on 2 lane roads. Our delicious breakfast was at McDonalds, which was fine but maybe the description should be updated. He did not engage with us when we tried to have conversation and his answers about the park were vey minimal. We definitely did not get an experienced guide as promised. He only stayed with us for the General Grant tree but was much too busy taking his own pictures to be bothered helping us take any. He also walked as fast as he drove and had no concept of our pace or where we were behind him. At General Sherman he dropped us off and said “don’t go on Congress Trail” and he went back to the car to take a nap- we actually had to wake him up when we got back. Sadly that was all we got to see of the park. He didn’t want to take us to Moro Rocks and the parking lot was closed so instead of talking to the park ranger there or letting us use the shuttle, he said we had to leave. We also didn’t get to drive through Tunnel Log which was in the itinerary. Overall the park was amazing but this tour was awful! I would definitely use a certified company rather than an individual operator. Also for this price, I would have expected a luxury SUV (we had a very uncomfortable Jeep) and some snacks (granola bars)- the description doesn’t specify a type of car and says they don’t provide snacks so this is not factored in my rating.

Awesome day trip with my elderly parents. The tour was tailored to our needs. Our tour guide, Kirill was awesome and very understanding. Thanks for delivering a memorable experience we won't forget, Kirill.

I had a great time seeing these amazing trees. It snowed the night before so made it so much more beautiful. Andrey was great helped with camera shots, drove carefully in the icy conditions and made a great guide and companion for the trip.

Andrey has been a great guide for us. He noted our requests to make stops at specific locations such as the park signs and went the extra mile to ensure that we found the cluster of trees that we were looking for. Despite us not communicating in advance, Andrey did not reject our requests and made efforts to help us, and he took great photos for us. During the hike at Moro Rock, I had fear of height and he was very encouraging and I completed it with a beautiful sunset view to remember. Andrey is very patient and not calculative when it comes to committing his time. We left the park late and had to look for late dinner but he did not just drop us off at the accommodation. He ensured we had a good dinner before we ended the day. This makes a big difference to us. We highly recommend this tour!

Driving was questionable. Driver/tour guide kept looking out his side window not at the road, as well was texting while driving. He did adjust to our change of plans. The things we saw were quite magnificent.

We had great experience with Andre as he showed us all the important spots to visit in both the parks. I would 100% recommend this tour to everyone.