Private Yellowstone Wildlife Sightseeing Tour
Description
Spend the day looking for wildlife throughout Yellowstone, focusing on Yellowstone’s Northern loop. You will visit areas such as Lamar or Haden Valley for the chance to see bears, wolves, coyotes, bison, elk, and pronghorn. You will also explore river corridors, valleys, forests, and other habitats looking for other animals including, bighorn sheep, mountain goats, river otters, and other species. While traveling through these area you will also have a chance to enjoy the scenic vistas these animals call home. (This trip is your best chance to see a bear or wolf but no guarantees.)
Tour Options
Itinerary
Travel across Lamar Valley, also known as the American Serengeti looking for bison, elk, pronghorn, wolves, and bears. You may spend more or less time in this area depending on where the most wildlife is during the day.
Take a short hike out to Tower Falls along the Grand Canyon of Yellowstone. This is an optional experience as wildlife on this trip is a priority.
As you travel to and from Lamar Valley you will have the opportunity to view wildlife and other scenic locations as time permits.
Highlights
What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
We will pick you up from your lodging option in Island Park, ID, West Yellowstone, MT, or select locations inside Yellowstone National Park. (Extra fees for picking up inside Yellowstone) (Will pick up from Old Faithful, Canyon Village, and Madison Junction.)
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Reviews(108)
John was a fantastic guide! Extremely knowledgeable and personable. My sons and I had the best day seeing wildlife in Yellowstone with him!
This was the most amazing tour. Adam was amazing. He communicated with us prior to the trip. He picked us up at our Airbnb. His determination and dedication to finding us as much wild life was top notch. He was full of knowledge and facts about Yellowstone. Our provided lunch snd snacks was perfect. We would highly recommend this company and the tours they offer.
The trip was better than we expected. We were a family of 7 with our youngest being 8. Our driver, John, was fantastic. He coordinated with fellow park rangers to identify a pack of wolves, turning us around to put us in a position to see the pack of wolves. We also saw a grizzly bear, and many of the common animals. Our guide John knew virtually every fact or answer to every question we had. Every one of us learned a lot while on our excursion. This was the highlight for our family (kids ranged from 22 to 8). The vehicle was very comfortable, had large windows and the snacks and lunch were wonderful. Highly recommend.
Amazing!!! A must do. Jessie was our guide and it couldn’t have gone any better. Jessie was right on time and had a very pleasant demeanor. He was very knowledgeable about most things about the park not just the wildlife. We saw a black bear, grizzly bear, moose and calf, bison, elk, deer, perigrine falcon, Sandhill crane, and bald eagle. I m sure the m missing something. We would without a doubt book this again when we go back. Worth every penny
Bart, thank you for taking the time to write a review. Sounds like you had a great day with Jesse, thanks for sharing. Adam
I have visited Yellowstone in the past and only after spending the day with Jesse, our guide, did I learn how to actually locate animals throughout the park. Really changed how I am evaluating future trips. Jesse was very accommodating, answered questions, shared his knowledge, used his equipment to make sure we saw so much wildlife in their natural settings. We saw a trail of wolves moving up a hill. Big horn sheep, goats, falcon nesting, elk, pronghorn, and a few furry cows! (Buffalo). I would strongly recommend hiring this team.
We loved the experience, being it a private tour we had all the attention and explanation we needed with two grandkids . Amazing viewings of all kinds of animals!
We had a wonderful time on our tour. Tour guide was knowledgeable and friendly. We were able to see wildlife we would have never caught on our own. Highly recommend.
Adam was truly AMAZING! He was so knowledgeable, not only on all the wildlife but the history of the park. The whole family loved it and he was such a pleasure to be around. 10/10 experience
Eleanor, it was great to spend the day with your group. I happy to hear you had a great time thanks for taking the time to write this review. Adam
Jesse is the man! We saw almost every animal in Yellowstone with his eagle eyes and scope. He was so patient with our 5 boys and pumped them full of knowledge which they enjoyed. He was also awesome at answering all my questions about the rest of our trip since we had our tour with him on day 1 of our vacation. Adam was also amazing at helping us plan the trip of our dreams! I couldn't recommend this company enough!
Our Safari tour started slow, but quickly turned around with many species like wolves, bears, and mountain goats! Despite the slow morning, Jesse kept us entertained with fun facts and a comprehensive understanding of Yellowstone's history, geology, and wildlife. He was great at helping us scope out animals and was even awesome enough to stick around a good while extra before exiting the park when we spotted another bear & cub, last minute. Jesse was also very attentive to when we needed a restroom or snack break. I'd also say even the lunch was great, with tasty sandwiches while cute ground squirrels scurried by. Although you never know what you'll see any particular day, I would definitely recommend checking this out!
Nicholas, I am glad to hear that you had a good time with Jesse. Thank you for taking the time to write a review. Adam
