Private Yellowstone Tour: ICONIC Sites, Wildlife, Family Friendly Hikes + lunch
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!
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Itinerary
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Stop At: Yellowstone National Park, WY 82190, USA
The Classic Yellowstone Tour features Yellowstone’s most popular stops and highlights including Old Faithful, The Grand Prismatic Hot Spring, rare wildlife in the Hayden Valley, Yellowstone Falls, Grand Canyon of Yellowstone, Yellowstone Lake, as well as several other waterfalls, hot springs, geysers, rivers, and wildlife encounters along the way. You will also have time to rest and take in the historic Old Faithful Inn built in 1903.
Stop At: Old Faithful, Center Loop Road, Yellowstone National Park, WY 82190
Hike/ easy walking to view these incredible geothermal features that only exist inside Yellowstone!
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Lower Yellowstone River Falls, Yellowstone River, Yellowstone National Park, WY
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.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Grand Prismatic Spring, Midway Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, WY
What Makes the Grand Prismatic so Grand? Extremely hot water travels 121 feet from a crack in the Earth to reach the surface of the spring. The third largest spring in the world, the Grand Prismatic is bigger than a football field at 370 feet in diameter!
Duration: 25 minutes
Stop At: Hayden Valley, Yellowstone National Park, WY 82190
One of the best wildlife viewing places in Yellowstone National Park. Therefore, one of the best places to see wildlife in the world!
Duration: 25 minutes
Stop At: Yellowstone Lake, Grand Loop Road Between Fishing Bridge and Grant Village, Yellowstone National Park, WY 82190
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!
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: 2 Officers Row, Yellowstone National Park, WY 82190-5007
Full day private tour of Americas first National Park. Your guide will be an expert on the parks ecology, geology, history, and will have knowledge of the some great off the beaten path hiking trails and picnic areas that will lead us to some iconic sights within Yellowstone National Park with out the crowds.
Duration: 8 hours
Stop At: Yellowstone Geysers - Mud Volcano Area, Yellowstone National Park, WY
Hike/ easy walking to view these incredible geothermal features that only exist inside Yellowstone!
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Morning Glory Pool, Yellowstone National Park, WY 82190
Hike/ easy walking to view these incredible geothermal features that only exist inside Yellowstone!
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Old Faithful, Center Loop Road, Yellowstone National Park, WY 82190
Hike/ easy walking to view these incredible geothermal features that only exist inside Yellowstone!
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone, Yellowstone National Park, WY 82190
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.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Firehole Canyon Drive, Yellowstone National Park, WY
Beautiful 40 foot waterfall at confluence of ancient rhyolite lava flows.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Firehole Lake Drive, Grand Loop Road, Yellowstone National Park, WY
Beautiful geysers and hot springs as well as the possibility of grazing bison!
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Fountain Paint Pot, Lower Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, WY
Along this short walk you will see very good examples of most types of thermal features found in Yellowstone. These features include some very pretty hot pools, steaming fumaroles, erupting geysers and probably the best easily accessed mudpots in the park. The area is highly active and at least one geyser is usually erupting here at all times.
Duration: 25 minutes
Inclusions
- Gourmet picnic lunch from a local deli at a scenic location along the banks of Yellowstone Lake
- Binoculars
- High zoom spotting scope
- Soda/Pop
- Air-conditioned vehicle
- Bottled water - in addition to drinking water Pelligrino, Perrier, and La Croix will be on board
Exclusions
- National Park Entrance Fee
- Gratuity
Additional information
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Stroller accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Near public transportation
- Infant seats available
- Most travelers can participate
- Face masks provided for travelers
- Hand sanitizer available to travelers and staff
- Regularly sanitized high-traffic areas
- Gear/equipment sanitized between use
- Transportation vehicles regularly sanitized
- Guides required to regularly wash hands
- Regular temperature checks for staff
- Paid stay-at-home policy for staff with symptoms
- Contactless payments for gratuities and add-ons
- COVID-19 vaccination required for guides
- face masks are NOT required on our tours
- This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund
- This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
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Cancellation
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