アンテロープ島野生動物探検隊グレートソルトレイクアドベンチャー

We booked this experience for the primary purpose of seeing wildlife and the Great Salt Lake. It was a 10/10 on that! Our guide was very informative and knowledgeable and knew a lot of history. I'll be honest and say that at times, it was just a little too much constant talking. Sometimes on these trips, it's just nice to have a little quiet to observe the beautiful scenery. We knew up front from the description and reviews that we would be on Antelope Island for the sunset. Our trip started at 3:40 due to sunset being about 9:00 PM. He told us up front that we would be back to Salt Lake City by 9:30. However, it was after 10:30 PM when we got back to our hotel. So the trip ended up being right at 7 hours. There were times on the trip that it was obvious he was just having to kill time to get us to the time for sunset - like spending 45 minutes or so at the Fielding Garr Ranch. That could easily have been a 15-minute stop. It turned out to be cloudy, which I know no one can control, so we stayed out there that long to actually NOT see a true sunset. As far as seeing wildlife, he definitely made sure that happened - we were able to get "up close and personal" with about 100 bison! We also saw a pronghorn family and a large owl. Because of our guide's knowledge, the views of the lake, and the bison, we are giving this trip 4 stars (with taking a star off for the length of the trip/having to find ways to kill time to get to the sunset). I will commend our host for this: in our group of 13, there was an extremely rude woman who truly complained for the entire 7 hours we were on the van. Our guide did everything he could to make her happy, answer her questions (sometimes even after he had explained things multiple times), and make the experience a good one. He was far nicer and more professional than I think I could have ever been. He was patient and calm and accommodating.

Antelope Island is a beautiful state park. Hosting a herd of bison, qnd pronghorn. We saw children and adults of both. The landscape is varied with rocky outcroppings, the salt lake and grassland. If you want to visit, make the most of your time by going on this tour. Dima is full of energy. Able to talk for hours on wildlife, human history and geography. He even performed some tracking, and gave us lots of time to watch and observe the wildlife. He made sure we got to see every corner of the island. We were provided with water which was very helpful on a very hot Salt Lake evening. We went early July when sunset was late, tour started at 16:00ish so that timings ensured we finished with a beautiful sunset over the lake. We ate a large lunch before setting off, which saw us through the day, but others may want to bring a sandwich. Dima is an award winning photographer, and used many of his own photos as a visual aid for the animals on the island. He also volunteered to take people’s photos for and provided us with lots of professionally composed photos. Look out for the sheep shoot.

10/10 would do again! Very knowledgeable and answered every question. His sense of humor was amazing.

This was an Amazing experience. Highly recommend Matei Travel Team! He was very knowledgeable, not only about Salt Lake City, but history in general. We got close enough to the bison, pet horses, saw some prong horns, bunnies, owls, and different kinds of birds. The sunset was spectacular and definitely worth the climb! Very memorable experience, highly recommend Antelope Island! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

I had a wonderful experience on this tour. It was the right balance of beautiful scenery, rare wildlife, and new knowledge. Dima knows a lot about a lot and shares it in engaging ways. He gives 100% to insure everyone is included and enjoying their tour.

This tour was amazing! Our guide, Dima, made it relaxed, interesting, and fun. The van was very comfortable and we liked that it was a small group.... just 8 of us not counting our guide. We chose a pick-up spot right across from our hotel and he was right on time. He had plenty of snacks and ice cold water on-board. We were lucky enough to get an up close viewing of a large herd of bison crossing the road... incredible! We also saw pronghorns and a great horned owl. There was no worry about needing to use a bathroom as convenient stops were made available to us. The couple of short hikes were a good chance to move and provided great views. If you are visiting Salt Lake City, you should NOT miss Antelope Island and I highly recommend this tour! Thank you, Dima!

Our tour guide was amazing and knew so much about Utah and Salt Lake City's history. He provided us with water and even little snacks like granola bars and gummy bears. A lot of the tour was from inside a van which was comfy and had air conditioning. We did get out quite a few times for some small hikes and lots of photos! We got to see so many animals like Bison, Pronghorn, a Barn Owl, a Great Horned Owl, Burrowing Owls, and even a Jack Rabbit. Very cool experience, would recommend for anyone wanting to explore Antelope Island and learn lots!

Guide knew best viewing spots put in quite an effort!! Tried hard when not immediately visible to find rarer creatures!

We had a fabulous day with Dima our tour guide. He was knowledgable, had a good sense of humour and went to great lengths to ensure we got as close as possible to bison, deer, owls and even a porcupine up a tree! Dima had unlimited bottles of water, snacks , wet weather capes and binoculars.

More narrative during trip about Utah and area.