VIP Winter Yellowstone Wildlife Safari & Geology tour of Mammoth Hot Springs! in Bozeman booking from $1399.00

VIP Winter Yellowstone Wildlife Safari & Geology tour of Mammoth Hot Springs!

Overview

Winter is a great time to see wolves, big horn sheep, bison, elk, and moose. Spring in Yellowstone is the best time of the season to view the parks population of grizzly bears and wolves intermingling/ fighting for dominance on a landscape that's coming back to life after a long harsh winter. Our tour will focus on Yellowstone’s northern range, undoubtedly one of the prime wildlife viewing spots in North America as it harbors impressive bison/ elk herds, wolf packs, moose, and meandering grizzly and black bears in the spring.

In late March Yellowstone starts to comes to life as the temperature gets warmer, the snow starts to melt. green grass starts to grow, elk and bison are giving give birth to off spring, hungry and therefore aggressive grizzly bears are waking up from hibernation, and the parks wolf packs are hunting elk/ bison calves to feed to the their litter pups.

City: Bozeman

Sun 23 Feb

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What's Included

Binoculars and Spotting scopes

Soda/Pop

Bottled water

Additional Info

Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Suitable for all physical fitness levels

What To Expect

Lamar Valley

The Lamar Valley of Yellowstone National Park is world renowned for the wildlife that congregates here. It is often refeered to "The Serengeti of Yellowstone." The Lamar Valley is currently the best place to spot wild wolves in the United States. This is the exact location where biologists from National Park Service released the first wolf pack to walk in Yellowstone since the early 1900's. Not only can we see wolves here but we will see large bison and elk herds grazing in this famous valley.

Mammoth Hot Springs

We will explore the board walks surrounding Mammoth Hot Springs. Mammoth Hot Springs is a very large thermal feature sitting over a large deposit of limestone. The super heated water from the volcano underneath Yellowstone is dissolving the limestone a redepositing it to the surface as travertine limestone causing turquoise pools and unusual terraces.

Yellowstone National Park

Exploring the areas of the park in between Mammoth Hot springs and the Lamar Valley. We will see more animals in this area including: Elk, Moose, Fox, Coyote, Wolves, Pine Marten, long tail weasels, etc.

Cancellation Policy

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

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Reviews (3)

USCMissingLink

Apr 2020

I'll confess, I felt a little silly paying for a private tour of a place we could go ourselves for the cost of entry. But after spending a day letting Derek drive us around, I can confidently assert that it was worth every penny. First of all, letting Derek do the driving meant everyone in the family could be looking out the window at the wildlife and scenery. But as important, Derek knows the park, he knows the animals and plants so he knows where to go and where to look when you get there. With him at the helm, we saw just about everything you could possibly see in Yellowstone National Park: A grizzly bear, a wolf, big horn sheep, mountain goats, bald eagles, foxes, coyotes, elk and bison. And we saw them in their natural habitat. We saw a handful of predators and carrion-eaters sharing a bison that had unluckily fallen through the ice and died at some point during the winter. A grizzly bear picked the bones while a bald eagle waited his turn. Derek, knowing the park, explained that the grizzly bear, fresh out of hibernation, had fished the carcass from the water. And, knowing this, we waited around a little longer to actually see the bear pull a second animal from the icy water! Again, we might have seen this for free if we'd just gone to the park, but we would have missed the narrative and the explanations. That goes for everything from predator-prey population relationships to the life cycle of trees and other vegetation. Thanks to Derek, we now understand why all the animals migrate to the Northern reaches of the National Park in winter. It was a long day, but we never felt rushed. When we saw something interesting, we could take as much time as we needed to appreciate it. Derek never rushed us - in fact, he often seemed as excited by what we were seeing as we were! It turned into a long day, but even the kids were enthralled for most of it. This is an excellent way to see everything Yellowstone has to offer. Highly recommended.

821lorrainew

Mar 2020

We had a wonderful day exploring Yellowstone wildlife. Derek’s enthusiasm for the park wildlife was infectious and all of us agreed that this was a highlight of our winter visit to the Big Sky / Yellowstone area.

A3106KYmelissar

Mar 2020

We can’t say enough great things about our day in Yellowstone with Derek! The day was absolutely more than we could’ve hoped for and completely trouble free. Derek picked us up at our resort, provided us an amazing day in the park, and was able to show us a wide variety of wildlife. Not only is he well read and educated, but he is incredibly passionate about all things Yellowstone. I was so grateful to have the private tour as it allowed us to have a very personalized trip. With the vehicle stocked with binoculars and spotting scopes, Derek made sure we saw it all! We strongly recommend him and Yellowstone Adventure Tours/Montana Adventure Tours and look forward to booking with him again!