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!
For lunch we will stop for an incredibly scenic picnic style lunch along the shore of Yellowstone Lake!
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
- Free take home video of all wildlife seen on your tour!
What to expect
Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product
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 (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.
Duration: 45 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! We will head to this area of the park first to maximize our odds at seeing black bears, wolves, bison, and grizzlies!!
Duration: 25 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 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: 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: 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: 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: Upper Geyser Basin, Center Loop Road, Yellowstone National Park, WY 82190
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.
Duration: 35 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: Grand Prismatic Spring, Midway Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, WY
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
Duration: 25 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 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.
Duration: 25 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: Firehole Canyon Drive, Yellowstone National Park, WY
Beautiful 40 foot waterfall at confluence of ancient rhyolite lava flows.
Duration: 10 minutes
This is a typical itinerary for this product
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 (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.
Duration: 45 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! We will head to this area of the park first to maximize our odds at seeing black bears, wolves, bison, and grizzlies!!
Duration: 25 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 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: 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: 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: 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: Upper Geyser Basin, Center Loop Road, Yellowstone National Park, WY 82190
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.
Duration: 35 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: Grand Prismatic Spring, Midway Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, WY
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
Duration: 25 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 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.
Duration: 25 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: Firehole Canyon Drive, Yellowstone National Park, WY
Beautiful 40 foot waterfall at confluence of ancient rhyolite lava flows.
Duration: 10 minutes
Additional information
- Wheelchair accessible
- Stroller accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Near public transportation
- Infant seats available
- Transportation is wheelchair accessible
- Most travelers can participate
- 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
Ticket delivery
You can present either a paper or an electronic voucher for this activity.
Cancellation
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start time of the experience.
Tiff_dog
February 2022
Our family of 4 (including a 3 year old and 8 year old) booked two days of tours in early October of 2021, including a "best of Yellowstone" and "Wildlife Safari" tour. We had Derek as a tour guide for both days and he was wonderful. The first day included an overview and stops at the "best of" ...
Our family of 4 (including a 3 year old and 8 year old) booked two days of tours in early October of 2021, including a "best of Yellowstone" and "Wildlife Safari" tour. We had Derek as a tour guide for both days and he was wonderful. The first day included an overview and stops at the "best of" what the park had to offer. Yellowstone is huge and it is truly impossible to see everything, however Derek selected locations that served as the best examples of the features that the park had to offer, so by the end of the day we put eyes on all of the things that make the park special. A few of these include the Grand Canyon of Yellowstone, Mud Volcano (Dragon's mouth spring), Lake Yellowstone, many Geysers (including Old Faithful), paintpots and multiple other geothermal features. Derek's educational background and knowledge of the park was evident - he engaged in our love of learning and explained the history and science behind what we saw. I appreciated that he was able to relay the information on a level that even our 8 year old understood (and even our 3 year old at times). While the tour did include a good bit of driving, Derek used this time to describe the topographic/geographic changes we experienced during the drive and patiently answer ALL of our questions (and engage in our children's silly singing songs on repeat). He also had us out of the car as much as possible for short hikes - which allowed us to see a "hidden" waterfall and feel a mini-earthquake caused by the geothermal activity (and was just generally good for the kids' energy levels). Our second day was just as amazing if not more. We were up VERY early to try to experience as many animals as possible. We headed straight to the Hayden Valley and were so excited to see wolves! Given the small number of wolves in the park, this was a rare and phenomenal experience. Derek explained the history of the wolves in the park, their removal and then their reintroduction in the 1980's. This may have been our favorite memory of the two day tour. That same day we saw a black bear and two cubs (a bucket list item for the kids), multiple bison, elk, pronghorn, bighorn sheep, a bald eagle and others. Derek even drove around the "circle" in Mammoth Hot Springs about 10 times so my kids could see the Elk and hear their bellows before heading back to the hotel. The Company also provided gear that really made the viewing experience outstanding, including binoculars and high powered spotting scopes. Also to mention were the delicious lunches provided in the most beautiful settings each day. We would 100% do another tour with this group. Last, I appreciated that Derek conveyed to my children the need to respect both the animals and land forms in Yellowstone so it will be available for future decades and generations (and generally just the need to use common sense when in the park). Both of my kids say that their visit to Yellowstone was their favorite vacation ever (over Disney World, the Beach, NYC etc.) and my son still talks about our tour guide, Derek.Discover689034
March 2022
This whole experience was just amazing. Sean was an exceptional guide, knowledgeable, experienced and personable. He regaled us with fun and interesting stories while pointing out important landmarks and animals. Being an avid photographer he knew when certain animals might be on that day, and wa...
This whole experience was just amazing. Sean was an exceptional guide, knowledgeable, experienced and personable. He regaled us with fun and interesting stories while pointing out important landmarks and animals. Being an avid photographer he knew when certain animals might be on that day, and was often spot on. The car was clean and comfortable. Scopes and binoculars were provided. Lunch was great ( don’t skip the cookies). I highly recommend this tour. We’ll worth the money.chloev954
September 2021
Our tour with Yellowstone Adventure Tours was fantastic! My family and I learned so much from Derek and saw so many parts of the Park that we wouldn't have seen without him and his comfy tour Suburban. Would 10/10 recommend it to anyone and everyone! Derek rocked!
Our tour with Yellowstone Adventure Tours was fantastic! My family and I learned so much from Derek and saw so many parts of the Park that we wouldn't have seen without him and his comfy tour Suburban. Would 10/10 recommend it to anyone and everyone! Derek rocked!jennifsams
January 2022
Overall the tour was breathtaking, fun and educational and our tour guide Cody brought it to the next level. He was passionate, energetic, knowledgeable and caring. Our family of 6 all enjoyed the tour and Cody made sure to keep checking in with our 7 & 9 year old to make sure they were having fu...
Overall the tour was breathtaking, fun and educational and our tour guide Cody brought it to the next level. He was passionate, energetic, knowledgeable and caring. Our family of 6 all enjoyed the tour and Cody made sure to keep checking in with our 7 & 9 year old to make sure they were having fun and staying warm. The tour was the highlight of our Big Sky vacation.James_J
October 2021
Our guide showed us a perfect picnic area with a picnic table overlooking the water. We saw an eagle, a bear and her cub, lots of bison, a fox, Old faithful, and so much more
Our guide showed us a perfect picnic area with a picnic table overlooking the water. We saw an eagle, a bear and her cub, lots of bison, a fox, Old faithful, and so much moreTinaP2631
October 2021
Absolutely amazing experience with Derek! He is so knowledgeable & took us to many “non touristy” locations to see the wildlife, geysers, etc. A perfect combo of getting out & walking & driving around- we all got our 10,000+ steps in! Appreciate all the health conscious drinks & snacks too!
Absolutely amazing experience with Derek! He is so knowledgeable & took us to many “non touristy” locations to see the wildlife, geysers, etc. A perfect combo of getting out & walking & driving around- we all got our 10,000+ steps in! Appreciate all the health conscious drinks & snacks too!