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Yellowstone Upper Loop: Wildlife and Hot Springs
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32 Ratings
Gardiner
Embark on a thrilling wildlife exploration in Yellowstone National Park’s upper loop. Discover hot springs, geysers, waterfalls, and stunning landscapes on this guided tour. Enjoy a delicious picnic lunch and use high-quality optics for an enhanced wildlife viewing experience.
Embark on a thrilling wildlife exploration in Yellowstone National Park’s upper loop. Discover hot springs, geysers, waterfalls, and stunning landscapes on this guided tour. Enjoy a delicious picnic lunch and use high-quality optics for an enhanced wildlife viewing experience.
Duration:
10 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Lamar Valley - Lamar Valley is the top destination in the United States for observing wildlife.
- Mammoth Hot Springs - The Mammoth Hot Springs are a stunning display of thermally deposited minerals and steaming water, ranking among the most remarkable hot springs globally.
- Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone - The Grand Canyon of the…
- Lamar Valley - Lamar Valley is the top destination in the United States for observing wildlife.
- Mammoth Hot Springs - The Mammoth Hot Springs are a stunning display of thermally deposited minerals and steaming water, ranking among the most remarkable hot springs globally.
- Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone - The Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone is one of the park’s most iconic landmarks, offering a fantastic opportunity to observe wildlife such as bears and osprey. The total tour time includes travel duration.
- Norris Geyser Basin - Norris Geyser Basin is the hottest and most dynamic thermal area in Yellowstone, featuring the tallest geyser on Earth, Steamboat Geyser.
What's Included
- Binoculars & Scope provided
- Lunch included
- Binoculars & Scope provided
- Lunch included
What's Not Included
- Gratuities
- Park Admission - 20 USD/person over 16 or America the Beautiful Pass
- America the Beautiful Pass, 80 USD covers entrance of 4 guests in all National Parks for 4 years
- Admission fees
- Gratuities
- Park Admission - 20 USD/person over 16 or America the Beautiful Pass
- America the Beautiful Pass, 80 USD covers entrance of 4 guests in all National Parks for 4 years
- Admission fees
Additional Information
Get the true Yellowstone experience when you explore the Upper Loop with one of our seasoned guides!
On this tour, you’ll discover the park’s magnificent wildlife, rare hot springs, impressive waterfalls, and breathtaking landscapes.
With stress-free cancellation, complimentary lunches, and access to advanced optics, our tours allow you to rest easy…
Get the true Yellowstone experience when you explore the Upper Loop with one of our seasoned guides!
On this tour, you’ll discover the park’s magnificent wildlife, rare hot springs, impressive waterfalls, and breathtaking landscapes.
With stress-free cancellation, complimentary lunches, and access to advanced optics, our tours allow you to rest easy knowing that your time in Yellowstone will be focused on experiencing the wonders of America’s first National Park.
- Travel time is included on the total tour duration.
- The America the Beautiful Pass ($80) is the annual National Park pass, and covers the admission of four guests on Park tours.
Location
216 W Park St
West Park Street
We'll meet in the parking lot in front of the Gardiner Chamber of Commerce.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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590deannab
Aug 27, 2026
Great day in Yellowstone - Elijah was a fantastic guide and was very knowledgeable of Yellowstone. He brought along snacks, water, drinks, binoculars, spotting scopes and packed a great lunch which we enjoyed at a picnic table.
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Laurie_c
Aug 23, 2026
Yellowstone - We had an awesome time with great people. Our guide was the best. She was so knowledgeable and passionate about the Yellowstone National Park. And the animals
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Grandtour32699398465
Jul 13, 2026
Elijah is singularly equipped to give you the best tour of Yellowstone - Elijah is an amazing guide. Somehow he makes learning about dust and microbes interesting/fun. I could listen to him talk about Synechococcus for days. That’s only slightly a joke. His a personal interest/fascination with geology and nature make him a genuinely engaging tour guide. He’s an endless font of “Yellowstone Greater Area” knowledge. He knows how and where to look for animals, but he’s also got connections that help him find cool critters. We pulled up right across the valley from a wolf den and lo and behold, wolves. The man sets up a bunch of scopes so everybody has plenty of time with the eye on the prize.
Elijah is also superior to most guides because he acts like a real, normal dude you’d meet on a hike—no “let’s have everyone share one quirky fact so we can all get to know each other,” no hundreds of jokes said hundreds of times before. Just a polite, expert-level guide. If you’re debating between different companies do yourself a favor and book this one. Oh, and my mom said, “he’s very nice.” She is correct.
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950celestinar
Jul 3, 2026
An absolute must for Yellowstone! - The full day tour with Elijah was worth every penny and was the highlight of our trip to Yellowstone and the Tetons!
We considered doing everything self-guided, but ultimately were very glad we chose the guided trip. Some benefits of having a guide include:
1. High quality binoculars and spot scopes were provided and included in the tour price. We didn’t realize how essential these would be to actually seeing wildlife in the park, as bears and other species tend to stay higher up in the mountains.
2. Elijah was extremely knowledgeable, and was able to tailor the tour to our interests and answer specific questions. He knew much more than the info that was provided in the self-guided tour apps that we downloaded. For example, Elijah knew the locations of specific osprey and peregrine falcon nests, and the patterns of different wolf packs in the park.
3. Having a guide with a walkie talkie and a network with other guides is priceless. Elijah was able to get alerts from other guides with specific locations of bear sightings and such, so time to wasn’t wasted looking around.
4. Elijah was also very communicative ahead of time and gave recommendations outside the tour from a local’s perspective!
Absolutely would recommend this company and tour to anyone visiting.
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Thresa_w
Jun 22, 2026
Great trip! Our driver... - Great trip! Our driver was very knowledgeable about the park and answered any questions we had. I would highly recommend.
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Grant_s
Jun 16, 2026
A wonderful day with Elijah! - We thoroughly enjoyed our tour with Elijah. He was a wonderful tour guide. Everything was planned well throughout the day. We saw tons of wildlife in multiple regions of the park. Elijah has a wealth of Yellowstone knowledge. We learned so much about the history of Yellowstone and how the park itself was formed. Elijah went out of his way to make this a special day for my family. Book the tour. You won't regret it.
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Jenop13
Jun 10, 2026
Yellowstone in a Day Tour Was Great! - Our private Yellowstone in a Day private tour with Elijah was great!! We saw a lot of wildlife, went to the Grand Canyon of Yellowstone and the Norris Geyser Basin area. Elijah is super knowledgeable and shared a lot of information with us along with answering all of our questions. The lunch and snacks provided were also really good and an added benefit for the day. Would highly recommend this tour!
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Michaelos6381fo
May 28, 2026
Wolves, bears and bison.. oh my - Elijah was the perfect guide. He knew where to go and what to look for. He knows the area real well, as well as the history. We got to see wolves, elk, a pooping coyote, bwars, goats and of course bison. Greatly priced for what you get to see. Lasted about 9 hours but it felt like 2 cause it was so fun.
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Bret_c
Sep 20, 2025
Yellowstone Big 5 - Awesome way to see the majority of the animals of Yellowstone and major geysers.
Knowledgeable guide and comfortable ride with plenty of binoculars.
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825lylec
Jun 21, 2026
Informative and enjoyable tour of northern Yellowstone. - Small group size with plenty of personal communication with the guide. Relaxed and enjoyable paced 6+ hour tour.
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