Wildlife and Waterfalls: Exploring Yellowstone's Hayden Valley
4.9
13 Ratings
West Yellowstone

Embark on an expedition through Yellowstone’s Hayden Valley, with ample time spent outside the vehicle discovering breathtaking waterfalls. Perfect for those seeking more exploration and less driving time.

Duration: 9 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Hayden Valley - Travel through Hayden Valley, looking for bison, elk, wolves, and bears.
  • Lower Yellowstone River Falls - You will visit The Lower Falls of the Grand Canyon of Yellowstone one of the top highlights Yellowstone has to offer.
  • Yellowstone Lake - Visit the shores of the largest alpine lake in the country. While exploring the lake your guide will also be watching for wildlife that lives along the lake.
  • Gibbon Falls - Although Gibbon Falls will be the smallest of the water falls you see it is no less impressive as it flows over the rim of Yellowstone Caldera.
  • Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone - Besides seeing two water falls in this area you will be able to hike some of the trails along the rim of the canyon.
What's Included
  • Carbonated beverages
  • Lunch
  • Binoculars
  • Snacks
  • In-vehicle air conditioning
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
  • Yellowstone Park Pass (2 persons $30)
Location
West Yellowstone City Weather
Yellowstone Avenue
We will meet in front of the West Yellowstone Visitor Center.
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Charlottecg3595fb
Sep 9, 2023
Wildlife tour - Levi was our tour guide. His knowledge of the park was remarkable. We saw Elk, a grizzly a pack of wolves and mountain goats not to mention the beautiful scenery. Most of the animals we saw we have video of rather than pictures. I wish I could add video here!
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635erinj
Aug 9, 2023
Excellent—book it! - We did the Wildlife and Waterfalls tour with John. He was an excellent, knowledgeable, and fun guide! John was right on time at our pick up spot and we were on our way— the early wake up was worth it when we spotted a black bear not 15 feet from our van. Throughout the day we also saw: elk, bison, bald eagles, deer, marmots, osprey, and white pelicans. John knew where to look and chatted with other guides for intel. He took awesome pics for us (at times using his scope and phone attachment). We also saw the Grand Canyon of Yellowstone— upper and lower falls and several other impressive waterfalls. The bagged lunch, snacks, and drinks provided were plentiful and good. Overall, we would highly recommend this tour and John as a tour guide!!!
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Pattyclare
Jul 28, 2023
We never would have seen all that we did without this tour! Highly recommend! - We experienced an amazing wildlife tour with Levi last week. This was the first trip to Yellowstone for our family (kids 12 and 10). We were picked up right on time and got into the park to see the wildlife in their element in the early morning hours. We hit the jackpot on our trip and saw a black bear, grizzly bear with cubs, elk, mountain goats, pronghorn deer, three wolves, and countless bison - a few right next to the van. Levi had a keen eye to find the wildlife at a distance and set our family up to view with magnified binoculars when the wildlife was at a distance. He was extremely knowledgable about the park and wildlife. He was very patient answering all of our questions. We never would have seen all of this wildlife with our novice eyes driving through the park. Highly recommend!
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Cosmopolitan563632
Jun 11, 2023
Expert Eye Trained Guide in the Park - Levi was so knowledgeable about the Animals, Trees and history of Yellowstone. We would never of been able to see so many animals if it were not for his trained eye. We were so lucky to see a scene with a Wolf eating a baby Bison. He made the trip relaxing and fun. We for sure were in great hands and would go again.
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803vickiej
Sep 8, 2022
Amazing Tour - Adam gave an amazing tour. Lots of animals & beautiful scenery & waterfalls. The information about Yellowstone was so informative. I would recommend this tour to anyone who wants to get out into nature & wildlife.
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K8done
Sep 1, 2022
Best Tour Ever!!! 10 out of 10 - We had 4 adults and 4 kids (age 7-12) and everyone was absolutely thrilled with this tour. John was an amazing guide, very knowledgeable and informative about the wildlife and the park itself, also extremely friendly and courteous to everyone we encountered (other tour groups, spectators and park staff members) with great consideration taken for the safety and well-being of the park's wildlife. We were also lucky enough to see a variety of animals, and were blown away by the waterfalls we saw, definitely the icing on the cake. Very highly recommend!!!!
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W8156qodonnam
Aug 8, 2022
No bears, but maybe next time! - Well, a ridiculously foggy morning and stubbornly shy wildlife didn’t ruin an amazing experience! Our tour guide John picked us up promptly at our hotel and we headed into the park. A dense fog made it impossible to see much of anything but John was persistent in providing us with an informative and fun experience. As the fog burned off, we saw multiple waterfalls, elk, a bald eagle and so many bison. We even saw two male bison fighting over a female within 50 yards of our vehicle! This was a great experience for me and my husband and our two kids (ages 21 & 14). Would highly recommend a Tied to Nature tour …and although I am sure all the guides are great, John was such a fun man to spend the day with!
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Sarahh490
Aug 3, 2022
Perfect choice! - This tour starts early but it is the best way to see Yellowstone National Park. Our guide Brian was easy going and made our trip fantastic. We saw most all the wildlife possible in the Park as he told us about individual animals, their habitat and behaviors. After having visited some sites already on our own, he was able to craft an 8 hour tour to fit in most of the main Park highlights we had not yet seen. Overall a great choice of tour companies.
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P8381qibrendad
Jul 28, 2022
It is a must for Yellowstone! - We had an amazing all-day private tour with John as our tour guide. I am so glad that we opted to do a tour guide there would have been no way we would have seen all the wildlife we did without John. He had the best equipment with site scopes and binoculars so that we could zoom in on all the wildlife and see them close up. We saw bears, bald eagles, bisons, elks, wolf pups. It was a busy day!
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634leighanns
Sep 19, 2022
Great Adventure - Adam is very knowledgeable about the park and the animals that reside. It was a fun and memorable trip
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