Alpine Visitors Center Tour: Breathtaking RMNP Ecosystems Exploration
4.7
98 Ratings
Estes Park
Embark on a breathtaking tour of the Alpine Visitors Center in Rocky Mountain National Park. Explore three unique ecosystems, capture stunning photos, and create memories that will last a lifetime.
Duration: 5 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Alpine Visitor Center - At the Alpine Visitors Center, guests will have the opportunity to purchase snacks, coffee etc. We have a 30 -45 minute break
What's Included
  • 2 way radios to communicate with your guide
  • National Park Entry Fee
  • All fees and/or taxes
What's Not Included
  • Snacks
  • We do not provide any transportation.
  • Gratuity
Additional Information

Alpine Visitors Centre Excursion - Perfect for those desiring to explore all 3 ecosystems. Beginning in the lush valley, the tour takes you right to the heights of the Alpine Visitors Centre, positioned at 11,796 feet. Expect awe-inspiring panoramas, but don’t forget to pack plenty of layers and warm clothing, as there is typically year-round snow at this altitude. Our route includes areas often overlooked by most visitors, allowing additional time for photography at each stop. These are experiential tours designed to create lasting remembrances.

Location
500 Big Thompson Ave
Big Thompson Avenue
Tour Van pulls directly up in front of Visitors Center
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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(98 Ratings)
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Rybrsol
Aug 30, 2023
Awesome Tour with Julie!!!! - This is an amazing tour. Our tour guide, Julie, was amazing. She was very knowledgeable of the park and provided the best service. She picked us up and we followed behind her in our car communicating via two way radios. We saw Elks, Moose etc and the views were amazing. We were able to stop at our request and see whatever we wanted to see and stay as long as we wanted to stay. I couldn't have asked for a better tour and better guide.
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Curious21027344921
Aug 24, 2023
Geologic views - The tour and the guide were excellent.We have enjoyed it and can recommend this tour.We will book again with tripadvisor
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Jdm0372
Jul 20, 2023
Great experience! - Great experience! We did the tour with Julie and she was amazing!!! Informative, funny and motivational. Def recommend!
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Marblesmum
Jul 19, 2023
Knowledgeable guide - Julie was an excellent guide. As we were the only car doing the tour she came in our car. Her knowledge of the park enabled us to learnt about the geography and the wild life. We had driven through the park on our own and missed loads. I would definitely recommend that you take this trip
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Linda
Jul 16, 2023
Great learning experience ... - Enjoyed our tour. John was very knowledgeable and friendly. Learned a lot during the tour and it was nice to know we weren't missing anything. I would recommend this tour.
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U35wxandrewd
Jun 24, 2023
Great park experience - Julie was the perfect guide. We drove behind her and she would talk to us on a walkie talkie. She would share facts and history with us the whole way, while pointing out natural wonders. Julie made frequent stops for photo ops and to point things out. I know we would not have seen as much on our own, and if we saw it we wouldn’t know the significance. At the end we went our own way to picnic in the park, and Julie even told us some good picnic spots.
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834brucez
Sep 1, 2023
Well rounded trip of RMNP - We enjoyed our trip. Our guide was extremely knowledgeable and talked about the park, its history, geology, ecology, flora and fauna. We really enjoyed that he spent time on each topic and had a lot of examples to show us. We traveled with my 89 year old mother and our guide certainly took in consideration her limitations as far as walking distances and my mother also liked the trip. We probably stopped in at least 8 different places. I liked that we stayed away from the Bear Lake area as we have been there on our own quite a few times. Our guide tried very hard to find us some big animals like moose or elk but they just weren’t around on the day of our tour. We live in an area of Colorado where we see moose and elk quite frequently so it probably wasn’t as big a deal to us as it would be for people from other parts of the country. We did see a big group of elk in Estes Park as we headed out of town after the tour. I rate it 4 stars based on the use of the two way radio’s. We really had to strain at times to hear what our guide was telling us over the radio and had to travel windows up to help hear. We missed some of what was said and that was unfortunate. Overall, a very good introduction to Rocky Mountain National Park and I would recommend to anyone who’s coming to the park for the first time or those who want to get really immersive.
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Rainy_e9
Aug 1, 2023
No shows - We got an email confirmation of the tour yesterday, arrived 15 minutes early, as directed, but no one from Estes Park Guided Tours ever showed up. We called the number provided and left a voicemail and sent an email to the address in the confirmation. No response to either. At 5pm we noticed our money had been refunded. No one bothered to respond, explain, apologize for wasting our day. Obviously very disappointed with this company.
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Vacation43445272864
Jul 21, 2023
Solo traveler - I was excited to book a tour but they require a minimum of 2 people according to their website. I'm so disappointed. I guess I'll spend my money somewhere else.
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Dramchan2017
Jun 24, 2023
Unresponsive - I am disappointed that the customer service does NOT to queries in a timely manner. There are queries in their pretrip waiver form that could potentially compromise security but no rationale is offered
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