Guided Yellowstone Tour from Big Sky and West Yellowstone

Guided Yellowstone Tour from Big Sky and West Yellowstone

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Take in the sights and earn a ton of education while our expert guide tours you and your group through the nations first National Park. We are professional guides - approved by the National Park Service - that can provide a quality tour and take you to the best stops with the most information in the highest and best way. We are passionate about the Yellowstone and know how to fill a jam-packed day with fun and amazing experiences.

Learn about park history, wildlife, natural wonders and all of the park's many hydrothermal features located within Yellowstone. We always aim to provide an epic experience unlike any other.

This all day Yellowstone experience from the West side is amazing, and departs daily from Big Sky, MT at 6am or West Yellowstone, MT at 7am. We always return you to your starting location.

Activity location

Madison Information Station And Trailside Museum
- Grand Loop Road
- 82190, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, United States

Meeting/Redemption Point

Stage Coach Inn
- 209 Madison Avenue
- 59758, West Yellowstone, Montana, United States

Multiple meeting/redemption points available, see location information for full list

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What's included, what's not

Bottled water
Binoculars
We include a plethora of well stocked snacks. We cannot provide lunch from the west side due to a lack of providers however you may bring your own and we provide many choices for snacks.
Air-conditioned vehicle
Spotting Scopes + Tripods
Entrance at the National Park gate is not included and comes to $20 per adult. However, each adult with a National Park Pass covers 4 adults, and usually there are enough passes to get everyone in.
Gratuities

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Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Activity itinerary

Firehole Canyon Drive

Drive through the Firehole Canyon Drive to see the Firehole river and waterfall in this tremendously scenic 2-mile drive.

Fountain Paint Pot

This is many visitor's favorite feature because they get to see "All Four Hydrothermal Features" in one! See hot springs, mud pots (the paint pots), geysers and more in this very neat and historic roadside stop.

Grand Prismatic Spring

40m
Admission ticket included

Drive past the Grand Prismatic Spring, the largest hot spring in the world! If traffic permits we will stop and spend time getting up close and personal to this colorful, steaming spring located in the Midway Geyser Basin, just below Old Faithful. Often times we will either stop here or at Old Faithful, depending on group needs.

Old Faithful

1h 30m
Admission ticket included

See the most famous and most predictable of Yellowstone National Park's geysers, Old Faithful. This varying ~150 ft. geyser erupts approximately every 90 minutes and you are guaranteed to see it in action. Also enjoy touring the historic Old Faithful Inn and numerous gift shops, cafeterias and seeing resident Bison along the way.

West Thumb Geyser Basin

*We stop depending on timing*. See more of Yellowstone's hydrothermal features in Mud Pots, Fumaroles and Hot Springs directly on the beautiful shore front of Yellowstone Lake. See Fishing Cone and others as you walk through this incredibly scenic boardwalk.

Yellowstone Lake (Pass by)

Witness the crystal clear waters of the largest alpine lake in the world, formed in the heart of the Yellowstone caldera.

Dragon's Mouth Springs

15m
Admission ticket included

Stop at Mud Volcano and Dragon's Mouth Springs, to see some of Yellowstone's many hydrothermal features including mud pots and fumaroles

Yellowstone Geysers - Mud Volcano Area

30m
Admission ticket included

See "Mud Volcano" and the bubbling, steaming (and stinky!) gesyer area in the heart of the Yellowstone Caldera.

Hayden Valley

20m
Admission ticket included

Drive through the stunning Hayden Valley, home to Bears, Wolves, Bison and Elk. We always slow and stop for wildlife viewing where possible.

Artist Point

See one of the best views you will ever see of Lower Falls of the Yellowstone here at Artist Point; be prepared to be wowed!

Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone

30m
Admission ticket included

Visit Artist Point lookout to view the Lower Falls of the Yellowstone River, a 308 ft. waterfall and the 20 mile long "Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone" with towering, colorful walls and breathtaking vistas. We take you to another viewing point too as time permits

Gibbon Falls

See the Gibbon Falls, centrally located in the heart of the Gibbon River, one of the tributaries that flows to the Madison River.

Madison River

Experience the beautiful drive in and out of the West gate via the W. Entrance Rd. and earn and amazing introduction of why Yellowstone became the world's first national park.

Location

Activity location

Madison Information Station And Trailside Museum
- Grand Loop Road
- 82190, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, United States

Meeting/Redemption Point

Stage Coach Inn
- 209 Madison Avenue
- 59758, West Yellowstone, Montana, United States
Residence Inn by Marriott Big Sky/The Wilson Hotel
- 145 Town Center Avenue
- 59716, Big Sky, Montana, United States
Madison Information Station And Trailside Museum
- Grand Loop Road
- 82190, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, United States

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