Daddy’s Safari Birthday - We booked the Yellowstone Winter Wolf Watching and Wildlife Safari tour package for my father's 80th birthday. He flew in from Wichita, KS and we flew in from Sacramento, CA.  Andrea reached out to me prior to our trip to make sure that our lunches were in alignment with our dietary restrictions and preferences and to make sure that we would make the best use of our time based on what was happening within the park. The morningof the tour he arrived early at our Airbnb taking slippery snowy roads to get to us.  He was kind and fit right in with our family which made the trip very comfortable, easy and a truly pleasant experience. You could tell that he was passionate about the park, the animals and his work, and that he is a thoughtful, courteous and professional tour guide/business owner.  Throughout the tour he made sure to explain everything that we saw along the way and answer any questions we had.  He took us to parts of the park that we would never have experienced on our own and when we encountered other guides and tours during the day, you could tell he was someone that his peers also admired and thought highly of.    During our trip we saw Elk, Wolves, Bison, Moose, Pronghorns, Bald Eagles, an American Dipper, Mountain Goats and a Cougar.   The 5 of us would definitely recommend YWWWWS to anyone who is looking for a magical experience!

Mesmerizing Yellowstone - One of the best experience watching wildlife upclose . Our tour guide Nathan was excellent. Very patient and helpful with all of our questions

Amazing pictures and knowledge - Awesome trip! Andrea was awesome and flexible, we saw wolves, bison, mountain goats, and beaver. The spotting scopes and Andrea’s expertise guaranteed we saw way more than we would have on our end and his knowledge really shone through re: the overall ecosystem, wolves, and Montana/Yellowstone.

Super Impressed Family - Nathan made our first experience at Yellowstone one for the memory books. He was on time, he knew all the answers to our questions and personalized the experience to our family. He knew where to keep us away from the crowds and out of the traffic without missing anything. Transportation was clean, roomy. He provided a delicious lunch and knew where the cleanest bathrooms were in the park. We highly recommend Yellowstone Adventures and Nathan as your guide.

Great way to see Yellowstone and it’s hidden wildlife in the off season - Our guide Andrea was an expert naturalist—(“he knows the park really well” per my 11year old). Highly recommend this operation for the Professional, expert naturalist guide, and the company/guide’s Communication which was great. Andrea was excellent at tailoring the experience, start time and day to our kids (who were equally interested in taking breaks to roll around in the snow and sight animals). We’ll stocked with snacks, lunch etc—key for traveling with school aged kids! Got very rare sighting of mountain lion (albeit very far off), and black bear mamma and cubs just beginning to emerge from their den. Amazing!

Beyond Amazing - The experience with Yellowstone Adventure Tours was beyond amazing! Andrea, our guide, was passionate and knowledgeable - a true gem of a human. He shared the best of Yellowstone in all its winter wonderland glory - bison, moose, coyote, wolves, eagles and so much more! We were fortunate to be one of the first people outside of scientists to see a new wolf pack! Every detail of the tour was thoughtfully arranged and executed. Worth every penny!

Derek's background in natural science and ecology paid off - we saw everything! - I'll confess, I felt a little silly paying for a private tour of a place we could go ourselves for the cost of entry. But after spending a day letting Derek drive us around, I can confidently assert that it was worth every penny. First of all, letting Derek do the driving meant everyone in the family could be looking out the window at the wildlife and scenery. But as important, Derek knows the park, he knows the animals and plants so he knows where to go and where to look when you get there. With him at the helm, we saw just about everything you could possibly see in Yellowstone National Park: A grizzly bear, a wolf, big horn sheep, mountain goats, bald eagles, foxes, coyotes, elk and bison. And we saw them in their natural habitat. We saw a handful of predators and carrion-eaters sharing a bison that had unluckily fallen through the ice and died at some point during the winter. A grizzly bear picked the bones while a bald eagle waited his turn. Derek, knowing the park, explained that the grizzly bear, fresh out of hibernation, had fished the carcass from the water. And, knowing this, we waited around a little longer to actually see the bear pull a second animal from the icy water! Again, we might have seen this for free if we'd just gone to the park, but we would have missed the narrative and the explanations. That goes for everything from predator-prey population relationships to the life cycle of trees and other vegetation. Thanks to Derek, we now understand why all the animals migrate to the Northern reaches of the National Park in winter. It was a long day, but we never felt rushed. When we saw something interesting, we could take as much time as we needed to appreciate it. Derek never rushed us - in fact, he often seemed as excited by what we were seeing as we were! It turned into a long day, but even the kids were enthralled for most of it. This is an excellent way to see everything Yellowstone has to offer. Highly recommended.

Winter wildlife in Yellowstone - We had a wonderful day exploring Yellowstone wildlife. Derek’s enthusiasm for the park wildlife was infectious and all of us agreed that this was a highlight of our winter visit to the Big Sky / Yellowstone area.

Great day in Yellowstone! - We can’t say enough great things about our day in Yellowstone with Derek! The day was absolutely more than we could’ve hoped for and completely trouble free. Derek picked us up at our resort, provided us an amazing day in the park, and was able to show us a wide variety of wildlife. Not only is he well read and educated, but he is incredibly passionate about all things Yellowstone. I was so grateful to have the private tour as it allowed us to have a very personalized trip. With the vehicle stocked with binoculars and spotting scopes, Derek made sure we saw it all! We strongly recommend him and Yellowstone Adventure Tours/Montana Adventure Tours and look forward to booking with him again!