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Private Yellowstone Tour: ICONIC Sites, Wildlife, Family Friendly Hikes + lunch

Private Yellowstone Tour: ICONIC Sites, Wildlife, Family Friendly Hikes + lunch

Overview

All of our private tours are led by a professional wildlife biologist. We will tour the park in a modern chevy suburban. Our goal is to view the most wildlife possible on your tour while also visiting the most ICONIC destinations in there park as well visiting many hidden locations that are off the beaten path. During our day we will see Old Faithful, Grand Canyon of Yellowstone, Yellowstone Falls (308'), lots of wildlife, large waterfalls, seldom seen geysers, and two historic hotels. We will provide high end binoculars and spotting scopes for the entire group so we can view animals or geysers that are far off the road! This will be an educational experience for your family/ group yet fun and entraining at the same time. Your tour will experience the wonders of hidden Yellowstone that's awaiting around each corner of Yellowstone National Park.

For lunch we will stop for an incredibly scenic picnic style lunch along the shore of Yellowstone Lake!

City: West Yellowstone

Fri 01 Aug

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Starting at $2100.00

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Fri 01 Aug

Starting at $2100.00

Make a reservation

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What's Included

in addition to drinking water Pelligrino, Perrier, and La Croix will be on board

Binoculars

Soda/Pop

High zoom spotting scope

Gourmet picnic lunch from a local deli at a scenic location along the banks of Yellowstone Lake

Free take home video of all wildlife seen on your tour!

Air-conditioned vehicle

Additional Info

Wheelchair accessible
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Specialized infant seats are available
Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
Suitable for all physical fitness levels

What To Expect

Hayden Valley

One of the best wildlife viewing places in Yellowstone National Park. Therefore, one of the best places to see wildlife in the world! We will head to this area of the park first to maximize our odds at seeing black bears, wolves, bison, and grizzlies!!

Lower Yellowstone River Falls

At 308" tall these falls are 308 feet (94 m) high, or nearly twice as high as Niagara Falls. The volume of water flowing over Lower Yellowstone Falls can vary from 680 cu ft/s (19 m3/s) in the autumn, to 8,400 cu ft/s (240 m3/s) at peak runoff in late springtime.

Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone

The Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone is the most breathtaking sight inside Yellowstone National Park. Twenty miles long, the canyon is up to 4,000-feet wide and 1,200-feet deep in places. It's located on the eastern side of the park. From several vantage points, you can view Lower Falls plunging steeply into the canyon 308 feet, or the Upper Falls tumbling 109 feet.

Yellowstone Lake

Depending on the day we might: hike, walk, view historic architecture, or possibly have a very scenic lunch right along Yellowstone Lake (largest lake in North America above 7000'' of elevation/ 126 miles of shoreline) at one of our secret secluded lunch spots!

Yellowstone Geysers - Mud Volcano Area

Hike/ easy walking to view these incredible geothermal features that only exist inside Yellowstone!

Old Faithful

Hike/ easy walking to view these incredible geothermal features that only exist inside Yellowstone!

Upper Geyser Basin

We will access an area of the largest geyser basin in the park from an obscure entry point that few people know exist. In this area we will hike to multiple hot springs, geysers, and fumaroles that will get us into a place that's hidden in plain sight and few other tourist ever seem to find. This trail os often our clients favorite part of their tour. Over the years we have received tremendous feedback on this family friendly hike.

Morning Glory Pool

Hike/ easy walking to view these incredible geothermal features that only exist inside Yellowstone!

Grand Prismatic Spring

What Makes the Grand Prismatic so Grand? Grand Prismatic Spring, located in Midway Geyser Basin, has the distinction of being the park’s largest hot spring and third largest inn the world. It measures approximately 370 feet (112.8 m) in diameter and is over 121 feet (37 m) deep. A description of this spring by fur trapper Osborne Russell in 1839 also makes it the earliest described thermal feature in Yellowstone that is definitely identifiable

Fountain Paint Pot

Along this short walk you will see very good examples of most types of thermal features found in Yellowstone. These features include some extremely colorful hot springs,, steaming fumaroles, erupting geysers and the best mudpots in the park. The area is highly active and at least one geyser is erupting here at all times.

Firehole Lake Drive

Beautiful geysers and hot springs as well as the possibility of grazing bison!

Firehole Canyon Drive

Beautiful 40 foot waterfall at confluence of ancient rhyolite lava flows.

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Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Reviews (472)

HowlingManx

Aug 2019

Our guide was great! The tour was private so it was just our family and our guide. This means you can do whatever you want, stop where you want to, and don't have to wait for stragglers. Beyond this, Derek was a great guide. He knew everything about the park and was just a really cool guy. He knew all the great places to stop and useful tips and routes. It really pays to have someone who knows the park lead your way. You will not regret using this service.

JGBird

Jul 2019

My husband and I recently took a trip to Montana and stayed in Bozeman. We had never been to Montana or Yellowstone before and we wanted to make sure we made our time there worth while. I booked a private day trip with Derek several weeks in advance. I selected Yellowstone Adventure Tours because of Derek's bio I read on the web site. It said he was very familiar with Yellowstone and had a degree in Environmental Science from Montana State , so I thought he could provide us with a lot of info and a great experience. Well, Derek didn't disappoint us one bit. It was everything we had hoped for and much more. He called us a few days before our arrival to Bozeman and asked us what we really wanted to see and do while we were in the park. We shared we liked to hike and we wanted to see the well known features as well as anyplace he thought was worth seeing. He picked us up early in the morning and had the entire day planned out to accommodate our requests. It truly was a custom tour. Derek was prompt, very friendly and a wealth of knowledge about the history of the park and all the wildlife. My husband is a photographer and every time he asked Derek to stop and pull over for pictures, Derek was always accommodating. He was also very helpful in suggesting other spots to take pictures that were just amazing. Derek works as a first assist camera man in movie and TV productions so he knew where to get great shots. This made my husbands day! The lunch as well as the location he chose to have lunch was wonderful. We saw so many animals along the way and took some great hikes. We had such a great experience, we booked Derek for a second day to see more of the park. I really don't think we would have seen or experienced the park like we did if it wasn't for Derek. This was one of the best trips we have ever taken, and we travel a lot. I want to thank Derek for an amazing time and highly recommend Yellowstone Adventure Tours!!!!

Jill m

Jul 2019

My husband and I took the tour and it was great. We saw everything on our list and had an enjoyable experience mostly because of our guide Doug. He knew all the best places to view the sights from, the best photo spots. Doug filled us in with all the history and facts as we went. Thanks for a great day! Tony and Jill