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One Day Yellowstone tour
Itinerary
Day 1 - Yellowstone - About 11 hours total. Approximately seven hours in the park.
Map | Our one day Yellowstone tour is an opportunity for you to take in the best that the world's first national park has to offer!
The trip departs from the Salt Lake City airport. If there are three or more in your group we will pick you up at your hotel and take you to the airport for the short flight to Yellowstone. If not, please get yourself to the airport. We will provide complete details of where to go and what to do. Our guide will be waiting for you when you land at Yellowstone, and within minutes you will be in the park!
The roads running through Yellowstone make up a massive figure of eight. The lower loop of the figure of eight comprises most of the thermal features (geysers, hot springs, mud pots and fumaroles) that are to be seen in Yellowstone, including, of course, Old Faithful! This, plus wildlife, is what we will be focusing on today.
Our aim is to tour the entire lower loop, but this may not be possible. It depends on buffalo jams in the park, and how long we have to wait for Old Faithful to erupt.
Once in the park we'll follow the Madison River to Madison Junction, where we'll turn right, or south. Depending on the time of the year, this area is often teeming with wildlife. With any luck you will see bison, elk, Trumpeter Swans and other animals and birds. A special treat in the spring is the baby bison calves. |
Map | At Madison Junction we will turn right, or south, and follow the Firehole River which runs through the thermal areas of Yellowstone northward. The Firehole is famous amongst anglers for its pristine beauty and selection of brown, brook and rainbow trout.
The first main thermal area we will be visiting is the Lower Geyser Basin, and Fountain Paint Pots. There is a boardwalk system running around and through the Fountain Paint Pots area, and it is a great place to go for a stroll, if the bison haven't got there first! Apart from the paint pots, there is also a selection of other thermal features in the area, including a number of geysers, one or other of which almost always seems to be erupting. |
| | The next stop is the Midway Geyser Basin, home to Grand Prismatic Spring - one of the largest anywhere in the world - as well as Excelsior Geyser, now dormant, but discharging thousands of gallons of water every minute. |
Map | It is a short drive to the Upper Geyser Basin, home of Old Faithful, the world's best known and most reliable gusher. You will be able to watch Old Faithful erupt - no tour to Yellowstone would be complete without that! This may also be a good time to enjoy the sack lunch we have prepared for you. |
Map | The road from Old Faithful passes over the Continental Divide twice, on its way to West Thumb, a geyser basin right on the shores of the incredibly blue Yellowstone Lake.
If we have been delayed by traffic, wildlife in the park, or waiting for Old Faithful to erupt, this is where we will turn around and make our way back. Assuming not, we will continue on the route below. We are able to do the entire loop about 95% of the time.
If it is necessary to retrace our steps, we will have more time to explore some of the other geyser basins and sights on the lower loop. This will include a selection of Black Sand Basin, Biscuit Basin, Firehole Lake Drive, Fountain Flat Drive and Kepler Cascades. |
Map | Assuming we have time to do the entire loop, which we almost always do, Yellowstone Lake is off to the east as we make the trip from West Thumb to Fishing Bridge. From there we head through the Hayden Valley, following the Yellowstone River, up to Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone. On the way we will pass Mud Volcano.
The Hayden Valley is known for its wildlife, particularly large herds of bison at certain times of the year. It is also an excellent location to look for grizzly bears, especially in the spring and early summer when they may be preying on newborn bison and elk cubs. |
| | The Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone is an unexpected treat amongst the thermal wonders. The Yellowstone River has carved an impressive canyon through the rocks, over which two falls drop. The Lower Falls is over twice the size of Niagara Falls! It is in this area that you can catch a glimpse of the yellowish tinge to the rocks, from which the Yellowstone River got its name, but at a different location. We'll check out the canyon and falls from a number of different locations. You get so close to the Upper Falls that you almost feel like you can reach out and touch the thundering water. Don't! |
| | It is now time to return to the airport. On the way we will stop in at our Café for a cup of coffee and to collect a snack pack for you to eat on the plane, before taking you to the tiny airport.
If there are three or more in your group one of our representatives will meet you when you land at the Salt Lake City airport to take you back to your downtown hotel. The tour will end at the airport for individuals and couples.
Thanks for joining us! |
Please note the following...- The days and dates this tour runs can be seen in the calendar at the top right of this page.
- Groups from four to seven people get an automatic 10% discount. If there are eight or more in your group please contact us to see if we can work out a lower rate for you.
- We need a minimum of two people for this tour to depart. This is a total of two, and not two in your group.
- Please make sure you provide the full name of each person.
- The entry fee to Yellowstone is included.
- This itinerary may change without notice.
- The flights to and from Yellowstone are included.
- After ordering this tour please wait to receive a confirmation email from us before making any plans that are dependent on this tour. The fact that you have ordered the tour does not necessarily mean we can fulfill the order.
- The price includes the services of a guide/driver.
- The meals included are one sack lunch and one evening snack.
- Portions of this tour may, at our discretion, be sub-contracted to other reputable vendors. This will in no way affect your safety, comfort or enjoyment, and there is no additional cost if this happens.
- The flight takes off at about 9.45 a.m. and you will get back into the Salt Lake airport by about 8.40 p.m.
- All times are approximate.
- We would rather you not bring checked luggage but if you have to please be aware that there may be a checked bag fee, which you will need to pay.
- Payment And Cancellation Details: Once the air portion of this tour has been booked we will not under any circumstances accept a cancellation. An amount equal to the cost of the flights will be charged to your card once you have accepted our no cancel policy, which will be emailed to you. Half the remaining balance of the cost of the tour will be charged to your card any time from 45 days prior to the start of the tour. The remaining portion will be charged any time from 10 days prior to the start of the tour. Please note that our cancellation policy is strictly enforced, regardless of the reason for the cancellation. We strongly urge you to consider purchasing trip insurance.
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This tour can be ordered online here. Please call us at 1 800 724 7767 or (USA) 435 658 2227, or mail us for additional information.
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