VIP Yellowstone Safari: Wildlife Viewing with Biologist
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76 Ratings
Bozeman
Embark on a VIP Yellowstone Safari led by a wildlife biologist. Experience the thrill of wolf watching and spot moose, bison, elk, and coyotes. Enjoy family-friendly hikes, scenic lunch spots, and a visit to Mammoth Hot Springs. Hot cocoa and coffee provided!
Duration: 9 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Lamar Valley - Known as the Serengeti of Yellowstone because of the large amounts of wildlife that congregate in the lush valley.
  • Yellowstone National Park - Grizzly bears, wolves, bison, elk herds, marmots, osprey, black bear, fox, moose, coyote, etc
  • Hayden Valley - Home to Yellowstone’s second largest Bison herd, elk herds, and more. This valley attracts large predators like Grizzly Bears, wolves, coyotes, mountain lion, etc.
What's Included
  • In-vehicle air conditioning
  • Lunch included
  • Complimentary bottled water
  • Free carbonated beverages
  • Binoculars provided
  • Use of spotting scope
What's Not Included
  • All fees and/or taxes
Additional Information

Our Wildlife Excursions are directed by a seasoned wildlife specialist who has devoted years to Yellowstone guidance.

From your place of stay, we set forth to the northern stretch of Yellowstone, known widely as one of the world’s premier locations for glimpsing wildlife. This region is teeming with formidable bison herds, packs of wolves, and freely roaming bears. Park visitors invariably leave the northern territories with one or numerous species marked off their wildlife checklist. Yellowstone conjures images of an expansive, untouched wilderness, brimming with large carnivores, herds of bison, legendary geysers, and stunning geothermal landscapes.

We will pause along our journey to engage in easy, family-friendly hikes to hidden lakes or waterfalls. In the middle of our excursion, we’ll take time for a picturesque picnic lunch.

If time allows, we will also explore the Mammoth Hot Springs’ boardwalks.

Note: an early morning start is recommended to enhance our wildlife-spotting opportunities.

Location
Bozeman Public Library
East Main Street
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Elizabethmk2869pi
Jun 17, 2024
The best wildlife safari in Yellowstone. - Most incredible wildlife safari of all time I saw everything I wanted to see including a closeup encounter with Raspberry the grizzly bear and her cub. Andrea was amazing he was fully prepared with toms of snacks and drinks plus an attachment from the scope to his camera so I got to take home impressive video footage of our wildlife encounters. Andrea is very knowledgeable about the park and the wildlife I learned a lot during the experience even about physiology of the animals I didn’t know about and I’m a veterinarian. Not only did we see wildlife Andrea also took me to see many of the top sites in the park and he tailors the experience to what you want to see so if you ask to see some part of the park it is a guarantee you will see it. Lunch was provided during my experience and Andrea took me to only the cleanest of bathrooms located within hotels in the park. Highly recommend this tour.
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R7452udkelliem
Jun 10, 2024
BEST experience AND guide! - Booking this wildlife tour was the best decision we (my husband and I) made and we HIGHLY recommend it! Our guide, Kevin, was AMAZING. Hands down the coolest guide and dude. Super knowledgeable, courteous, fun, friendly, and an overall decent human. For reference, we were picked up from the Snow Lodge in a Chevy Suburban first thing in the morning (Kevin reached out a week prior to introduce himself and set up a time), headed into the park, and had the time of our lives (to include a provided lunch and snacks/drinks - thanks, Kevin, for the jerky!). We saw: coyote, grizzly bears (4), black bears (1 cinnamon and 1 black), wolves (8 in total, 4 adults and 4 pups), bald eagles, golden eagles (1 adult and 2 chicks), bighorn sheep (2), mountain goats (8), bison, pronghorn, cutthroat troat (surprisingly awesome), ground squirrels (my favorite 😀), and elk. What a day! Kevin followed up by sending us pictures he took of the wildlife we saw. My only recommendation: expectation management when it comes to seeing wildlife. While we had an amazing day and the animals were out, the park is a wild and wonderful place! Enjoy every moment and appreciate the beauty no matter what wildlife you may see. Sit back, relax, and enjoy Yellowstone. Kevin taught us so much about the park itself and the landscape, so there's more to it than the wildlife. Next time we are in the park, we'll be booking another tour and requesting Kevin. Thanks!!
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Footprints496354
Jun 8, 2024
Private Yellowstone wildlife tour - We had a fantastic experience on our all day wildlife tour. Our guide was very knowledgeable and persistent in making sure we saw as much wildlife as possible on our tour. He was clearly very experienced and was able to find animals very quickly.
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Chelseatd2560qo
Jun 6, 2024
Incredible experience…definitely worth it! - The experience with James, our guide was incredible. We saw all kinds of animals! He went above to give us extra experiences and shared his knowledge on lesser known areas inside the park. We have created family memories and that is priceless. Thank you!
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Zuesfam
Apr 10, 2024
Memorable Adventure - Andrea is truly a wealth of knowledge and somehow kept everyone engaged for the whole entire day! We have teenagers and an 8 year old which can be tough to keep everyone interested but he did so with ease. He is so passionate about his business; his excitement is contagious. We saw plenty of wildlife, navigated varying weather (snow-sun-sprinkles), took a beautiful hike, saw some of Yellowstone’s famous geographical highlights…this was a memorable trip for the whole family!
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Maryna4389ui
Apr 3, 2024
Best Yellowstone experience! - I cannot say enough how much my family and I enjoyed having Andrea as our Yellowstone tour guide for our very first trip! He showed us so much that we would not have picked up on without a professional guide. He was professional and very personable. He answered all of our questions and we really enjoyed the day with him! It was worth every penny!
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212baseball123
Dec 28, 2023
Yellowstone Wolf Packs - Andrea was a great guide and we saw and photographed 2 wolf packs (the “shrimp” and “rescue” packs) as well as 15 mountain goats in a group, a herd of bighorn sheep, several lone coyotes, and of course many bison and elk. We also did a very nice hike. Andrea is very knowledgeable about the flora and fauna and is very passionate about Yellowstone Park. Without Andrea we would never have found the wolves, goats and sheep. You really need a guide with the proper equipment, connections and knowledge. He is a very professional guide and a nice guy.
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Ashley
Oct 18, 2023
AMAZING private tour!!! - What an amazing time we had on our private tour of Yellowstone!! This was our first time traveling here and our group of 6 knew that we wanted an experienced guide to take us around since we had no idea where to go. We chose wisely!! Our guide Andrea was so knowledgeable and knew exactly where to take us to have a once in a lifetime experience. He specializes in wildlife biology and we learned so much about so many things! During our all day tour, we saw a ton of wildlife, waterfalls, lakes, breathtaking views, and he even had an incredible picnic prepared for our group. Andrea was also just an amazing person in general and we enjoyed getting to know him throughout the day. If you can request to have him, I recommend you do so! You won’t be sorry!! I hope we can come back another time and see more of Yellowstone. If and when we do, we won’t hesitate to book another private tour, and of course request Andrea!!
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179marthai
Oct 11, 2023
Better than I could have imagined! - Our guide, Andrea, was all I could have hoped for in a guide. He was very knowledgeable about the wildlife (as you’d expect in a wildlife biologist) and the history of the park. We were able to hit all the “must see” sites and managed to spot a grizzly, bison and elk. The car was new and well equipped, including binoculars and spotting scopes. Andrea stocked it with a bounty of snacks and drinks; you don’t need to pack your own. The company is very easy to work with and accommodating. You really don’t have to plan a thing. We will absolutely hire them again when we return to the park.
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Amaliag572
Oct 10, 2023
Amazing visit to Yellowstone! - The tour was amazing! Our guide Andrea made every effort to show us the best sites in Yellowstone. We even saw grizzly bears ! I would definitely recommend them for any Type of National park tours.
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