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Yellowstone Upper Loop: Wildlife and Hot Springs
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8 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/person over 16 or America the Beautiful Pass
- America the Beautiful Pass, $80 covers entrance of 4 guests in all National Parks for 4 years
- Gratuities
- Park Admission - $20/person over 16 or America the Beautiful Pass
- America the Beautiful Pass, $80 covers entrance of 4 guests in all National Parks for 4 years
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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Compass67030728348
Oct 22, 2023
The magic of Montana - Yellowstone Recreation Company will be the only one I use moving forward. Elijah was an amazing guide. I never thought I could have so much fun at 6am. He was friendly, an encyclopedia of education and made sure we all enjoyed the tour. Best tour and getting to see the magic of Montana was breathtaking.
Bonus: Lunch was from Wonderland.
Tip: Wear layers you can peel off as the sun rises and heats up.
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Angelina_m
Oct 22, 2023
The magic of Montana - The tour company confirmed day before and took lunch order. The morning of, easy directions and meet up. Elijah was so friendly, patient and really made sure we got to see the magic of Montana. He even took videos that he shared with the group. I am so glad I booked this tour and will use the Yellowstone Recreation in the future. Bonus: lunch was from Wonderland.
Tips: Layer up because it's cold at 6a and until the sun has peaked.
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N664vmbillyb
Sep 22, 2023
upper loop - went on upper loop, Elijha was our guide, was an excellent time, he was very knowledgeable of the park, wildlife and any other crazy question I may have asked. luckily we got guided private tour , due to no-one else showed for the tour, so he did what we thought was interested or was wanting to see. ( he did do great recommendations) so amazing wildlife, got great video of wolf pack, many bison , pronghorn, some elk. so other parts of park, grand canyon of Yellowstone , geysers, just what we was interested in, great lunch(picnic) spot and the food (veggie wrap for me) was excellent., would highly recommend this tour and request Elijha if possible. much better than the lower loop tour ( another co.)
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Rebecca
Sep 14, 2023
First time, first visit - Our tour guide was Named Elijah S. He took us to Lamar Valley and the upper loop. He was a wealth of information and friendly and very accommodating. We were provided with a substantial lunch. I would highly recommend this tour company.
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Christinenz8319sq
Aug 17, 2023
Upper loop tour was fantastic - Amazing tour and Shaggy was an excellent guide! Saw bears, bison, prong horn deer, elk and beautiful scenery. Well worth the price of the all day tour and we didn’t have to drive.
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Anne_b
Aug 13, 2023
Yellowstone Upper Loop Tour - A wonderful introduction to Yellowstone National Park. Elijah of Yellowstone Recreation Co asked us what our priorities were for the tour and produced the goods by taking us straight to the Lamar Valley to look for wildlife. His broad based knowledge of the wildlife, geology and history of the park was fascinating. It was a real pleasure to spend the day with Elijah and he gave us great tips on what to do in Yellowstone for the rest of our trip. Would highly recommend this tour.
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Curious732454
Jun 25, 2023
Excelent - Excelente tour. Elijah is highly professional, with vast experience in YNP. Has worked before in Park. Tour fullfils all the expectations.
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Rparlin
May 16, 2023
First time in Yellowstone - We were new to YNP, and didn’t know what we wanted other than to “feel like we truly experienced the park”. Elijah (the owner) asked some good questions to help create a custom day that would exceed our expectations. He was very kind, attentive to our needs, detail oriented (custom made lunches we would like) and very knowledgeable. He drove us to many destinations to see wildlife, explaining cool facts along the way but giving us enough silence to process the beauty we were seeing. We were able to go on 2 hikes that were off the areas that tourists flock to in order to get a feel of truly being in the park. On one, we hiked across an open field thru sage brush, avoiding bison while getting to observe them, and got to a destination that very few know about. I would have never gotten to do this on my own because I wouldn’t know where to go or have the confidence to know how to safely maneuver the park. When researching which tour to book, there were a lot I had to research and decide on. I am so glad I made this decision. Yellowstone Recreation Company, thank you for an unforgettable experience.
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