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Private Yellowstone Tour: ICONIC Sites, Wildlife, Family Friendly Hikes + lunch
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Free cancellation
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7 to 9 Hours
Mobile ticket
Pickup offered
Offered in: German, English, Italian, French
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!
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
- National Park Entrance Fee
- Gratuity
Meeting And Pickup
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End Point
This activity ends back at the meeting point.
Pickup points
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Pickup details
We can pick up at any accommodations in West Yellowstone, Big Sky, Old Faithful area, Old Faithful Inn, Gardiner, or Bozeman. if you're staying in island Park we request that you meet us in West Yellowstone at a convenient meeting spot with safe/ free parking for the entire day. We have 6:30am listed as a suggested pick up time but we can pick up your group at any time that you want. For those that want to maximize your wildlife viewing experience and want to get ahead of the crowds we can start your tour as early as 530am. Just let us know what works best for your family or group. We do not provide breakfast. Please plan ahead by making coffee in your hotel room/ lobby and pick up some fruit, yogurt, donuts, snacks, etc the night before your tour from a grocery store to eat for breakfast. You are welcome to eat our assortment of healthy snacks for breakfast to keep you full before lunch. We are now providing Starbucks instant coffee if would like coffee on your tour. Please send us your sandwich order. The options are: Turkey, roast beef, ham, vegetarian, kids pbj, and gluten free. 1 per person. All sandwiches come topped with all condiments on the side, organic fruit, chips, and a locally baked cookie. Please inform of us if anybody in the group that has diet restrictions or food allergies. We will also provide an assortment of healthy snacks. If we do not receive your lunch order within two weeks of your tour we will provide an assortment of the sandwiches listed above. Please get us this information as soon as possible buy messaging through the Viator messaging system or calling us directly. *NOTE: WE DO NOT PICK UP FROM JACKSON OR TETON VILLAGE OR LAKE HOTEL but we would be happy to meet your group at a location within the park* Click the link below to order you families lunch if your pick up location is in: West Yellowstone, Big Sky, Old Faithful, Canyon Village, Island Park, or near the West Entrance Click the link below to order you families lunch if your pick up location is in: Bozeman, Gardiner, Livingston, Belgrade, Emigrant, Pray, Mammoth Hot Springs, Paradise Valley, or anywhere that will be entering the park through the North entrance:
What To Expect
The Classic Yellowstone Tour features Yellowstone’s most popular stops and highlights including Old Faithful, The Grand Prismatic Hot Spring (by request only), rare wildlife in the Hayden Valley, Yellowstone Falls, Grand Canyon of Yellowstone, Yellowstone Lake, as well as several other off the beaten path 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.
45 Minutes •
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!!
25 Minutes • Admission Ticket Free
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.
20 Minutes • Admission Ticket Free
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.
30 Minutes • Admission Ticket Free
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!
30 Minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Yellowstone Geysers - Mud Volcano Area
Hike/ easy walking to view these incredible geothermal features that only exist inside Yellowstone!
20 Minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Old Faithful
Hike/ easy walking to view these incredible geothermal features that only exist inside Yellowstone!
20 Minutes • Admission Ticket Free
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.
35 Minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Morning Glory Pool
Hike/ easy walking to view these incredible geothermal features that only exist inside Yellowstone!
20 Minutes • Admission Ticket Free
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
25 Minutes • Admission Ticket Free
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.
25 Minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Firehole Lake Drive
Beautiful geysers and hot springs as well as the possibility of grazing bison!
20 Minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Firehole Canyon Drive
Beautiful 40 foot waterfall at confluence of ancient rhyolite lava flows.
10 Minutes • Admission Ticket Free
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
Operated by Yellowstone Adventure Tours
Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time
- Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
- Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
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