Elk Rut Photo Tour: Fall Wildlife and Scenic Views

Experience the excitement of elk watching during their rut in Rocky Mountain National Park. Capture stunning photos of elk sparing, mating, and bugling. Enjoy a comfortable ride, snacks, and drinks on this family-friendly photo tour.

Duration: 3 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Rocky Mountain National Park - Experience the lower portion of the Rocky Mountain National Park with informative and knowledgeable guides able to seek out and teach you all there is to know about the Elk during mating season.
What's Included
  • National Park Pass
  • Carbonated beverages
  • Bottled water
  • Snacks
  • In-vehicle air conditioning
  • All fees and/or taxes
Additional Information

This is very similar to our Sunset Tour with the added excitement in the fall when the Elk are in their Rut. We stay in the lower portion of the National Park with amazing photo opportunities of the Elk sparing, mating and bugling. This wonderful photo tour not only gets you walking to the Alluvial Fan waterfall and a relaxing walk around Sprague Lake,…

Location
212 E Elkhorn Ave
East Elkhorn Avenue
Our office is located across the street from Bond Park between Dairy Queen and Casa Grande. Parking is available in front of the office or at the library across the street.
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Onair175889
Oct 11, 2024
Great experience! - We are local and had family in town so we decided to take them on this tour. The staff is super helpful and answered all my questions. Wesley, our tour guide was superb. He was friendly, funny, and knowledgeable. I highly recommend this company!
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Susannegp2053wd
Sep 29, 2024
Excellent Tour! - We started with the panoramic photo tour and had such a great time we booked the elk watching tour. Dan was a fantastic guide!! Very knowledgeable and you could tell he loves his job. We will definitely book another when we are back in Estes.
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Janetal6151bb
Sep 28, 2024
4x4 wild side elk tour - Dan was our guide and he was great! He told a lot of history about the Stanley Brothers and the Park and was knowledgeable of park regulations. He was very informative, sweet, and polite, with plenty of water and snacks. He also took us to beautiful photo shots and was ready to take photos of each of our group. We got to see a lot of elk up close, (even two bulls almost having a show down), turkey, mule deer (bucks included), a coyote, and magpies ! The weather was perfect and he is a very good driver. This was a surprise anniversary gift to my husband who is a whitetail deer hunter and just wanted to see elk. I highly recommend your tour company, and would love to come back and take another tour someday. Dan is the best! Kevin and Janet
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310janeth
Sep 26, 2024
Elk Tour - Cliff was an excellent guide and we learned a lot about Estes and RMNP. We went to Sprague Lake and saw elk in the water including 2 bulls as well as seeing many other elk.
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760teds
Aug 26, 2024
One of the greatest experiences we have ever had on a tour - Decided to go on the off road tour instead. What a great decision. Aaron was so accommodating, fun and informative. The panoramic tour was amazing. Going to the observation tower and pavilion were breath taking viewing areas. Aarons play list made the ride even more for fun. Definitely recommend Aaron and Wildside for great tours and great fun. Even got to see a moose cow and calf!!
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738farahk
Jul 11, 2024
Best tour in Colorado - This was one of the best guided tour we had for a long time. Logan, our guide, loves his job. He is throughly knowledgeable of the are and it's history. His love for his job and Estes park is making him the best tour guide. We had an amazing 4 hours tour and as I have told him next year we will come with the whole family to do it again. 100% recommended.
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Mchrister09
Oct 15, 2024
Great Elk Viewing/Shorter trip than advertised. - Logan was a great guide. He was knowledgeable and gave us alot of information. We saw a large herd of elk. My complaint would be that the tour was advertised as approx. 3.5 hours long and it was more than an hour shorter than that. We also did not visit Sprague Lake at all. We picked this tour specifically because it was advertised longer than another local tour company, so I was disappointed to spend $200 more for our family of 5.
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