Full-Day Guided Yellowstone Day Tour

Highlights

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Itinerary

1. Start your morning off right with a magnificent view of Yellowstone Lake from above, the largest alpine lake in North America. We also see many bears in this area frequently.

   15 min

2. Stop for our in park meetup and first bathroom break at Fishing Bridge General Store at 9am

   10 min

3. Witness the largest mud pot in Yellowstone and see other cloudy hot springs in this highly acidic and very smelly portion of the Yellowstone supervolcano.

   30 min

4. See the steam coming from this cave that looks like snorts from an angry bull. It is unknown who gave this grotto its current name, but Dragon's Mouth Springs is yet another fascinating hydrothermal feature of Yellowstone National Park

   30 min

5. See two massive waterfalls from multiple viewpoints. We take you to the best places to see both upper and lower falls.

   1 h

6. See large herds of buffalo, and the occasional sighting of moose, wolves and golden eagle as we drive through one of the vast open plains within Yellowstone.

   30 min

7. See the most amazing view of the Lower Falls of the Yellowstone River. From this view, also notice the amazing colors of the canyon walls, carved out from millions of year of erosion and geothermal activity. The picture we take of you here will be on your holiday card!

   1 h

8. Based upon accessibility. Walk with us through the oldest, hottest and most dynamic part of Yellowstone National Park, home of the largest geyser in the world.

   1 h

9. We stop to take a photo of an awesome waterfall in the middle of a volcano rock canyon.

   25 min

10. When accessible, let us stop to enjoy the bubbling paint pots of the lower geyser basing. Also see spouting geysers, colorful hot springs and the bobby sock trees!

    45 min

11. We walk through the midway geyser basin, viewing Excelsior Geyser and the Grand Prismatic Spring, the third largest hot spring in the world. Occasionally do Prismatic Overlook Hike based on timing, traffic and other factors.

    45 min

12. Experience the iconic Old Faithful geyser basin

    1 h

Cancellation

Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.

Reviews

Ratings come from 780 reviews collected by our booking partner. They are travellers' own words, in the order they were written — never reordered to flatter the experience.

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• 5A great time.

  Ethan was an awesome guide. Very knowledgeable. He really took care of us during the rain and cold. He knew all the best spots to stop and the history of Yellowstone. It was a great pleasure to be on the tour with him.

  Scott_COctober 2026via Viator

• 5A great way to see...

  A great way to see notable features of the park. Our guide gave us a lot of interesting information along the way. And in the crowded parking lot was able to drop us off and pick us up without us having to walk longer distances.

  Cathy_HOctober 2026via Viator

• 5Our full day tour.

  Great experience on this full day tour. Had plenty of time at each stop and Ethan our guide was very personable and knowledgeable about the areas. It was nice to have a small group which makes for a more personalized experience. Great value for the cost.

  llucas127October 2026via Tripadvisor

• 3Great tour but didn't get the full 11 hours.

  Our guide Chase was great, very informative. My biggest issue is that this was supposed to be an 11 hour tour, and it was only about 8 hours. There were many other places we could have seen, which we didn't. So I feel we didn't get full bang for our 11-hour buck.

  William_COctober 2026via Viator

• 5Best tour ever

  Our guide Owen was super friendly and knowledgeable. I learned things that I never knew about Yellowstone, Buffalo and more. I highly recommend this tour.

  Norfolk_VaAngelgirlOctober 2026via Tripadvisor

• 5Fun full day at Yellowstone

  Ethan was very knowledgeable and accommodating. He always kept tabs on where everyone was at each stop. I forgot my eyeglasses on the van and he came back to my hotel right away with them. Couldn’t ask for a better tour guide!

  280BarbaraHOctober 2026via Tripadvisor

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How it compares in Yellowstone National Park

• Its from-price is 15% below the median of the 34 day trips we list in Yellowstone National Park.
• It is longer than most of them.
• By number of reviews it ranks 2 of 34.
• The operator lists free cancellation on it.

About Yellowstone National Park

Yellowstone National Park, across Wyoming, Montana and Idaho, is widely seen as the first national park, a plateau of geysers, canyons and wildlife.

Yellowstone, established in 1872 and widely regarded as the first national park in the world, covers a high volcanic plateau mostly in north-western Wyoming. Beneath it lies a vast volcanic caldera that heats the ground and feeds more than ten thousand hot springs, geysers and steam vents. Old Faithful, which erupts about every ninety minutes, is the best-known geyser, and Grand Prismatic Spring is ringed with bands of orange, yellow and blue-green colour.

Top-ranked sights in Yellowstone National Park: Hayden Valley , Old Faithful Geyser, Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone.

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