Full Day Yellowstone Nat'l Park Tour From West Yellowstone

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1. Yellowstone National Park West Entrance Gate Your exact route and itinerary will be determined by your interests, current wildlife sightings, and current weather and road conditions. Our guides are all highly experienced, with thousands of hours in the field, and will expertly tailor your safari to you and your group. Summer is construction season in Yellowstone National Park and sometimes this can impact our tours. Please communicate to your guide what you most wish to see in the park and your guide will do their best to navigate road closures, traffic slowdowns, and construction wait times.

   20 min

2. The Firehole River is surrounded by geothermal features, which heat the water flowing in, effectively increasing the average water temperature of the river. Despite the high mineral content from the geothermal heated waters, the Firehole River supports robust aquatic life, including brown trout and rainbow trout. Our tours are customized for each departure. We may not stop here on every tour. Please communicate to your guide what you most wish to see in the park.

   30 min

3. Fountain Paint Pot, located in the Lower Geyser Basin, is a mud pot most recognized for the reds, yellows and browns that can be seen in the soil. The colors represent varying levels of iron oxidation in the mud. Our safari makes a stop here. Your guide will educate you on the historical or geological significance of the area. Our tours are customized for each departure. We may not stop here on every tour. Please communicate to your guide what you most wish to see in the park.

   30 min

4. Old Faithful is only one of the roughly 500 geysers in Yellowstone National Park, but it is the predictability of eruptions that earned this geyser its name. Our safari makes a stop here. Your guide will educate you on the historical or geological significance of the area. Our tours are customized for each departure. We may not stop here on every tour. Please communicate to your guide what you most wish to see in the park.

   1 h

5. Yellowstone Lake is a fascinating geological wonder. Geologists have discovered underwater geysers, hot springs and fumaroles. The lake itself sits on a bed of constantly shifting geologic activity. The mineral rich deposits in the water support a vibrant ecosystem of plant and animal life. Our safari makes a stop here. Your guide will educate you on the historical or geological significance of the area. Our tours are customized for each departure. We may not stop here on every tour. Please communicate to your guide what you most wish to see in the park.

   1 h

6. The Hayden Valley is located in central Yellowstone National Park and is home to an abundance of wildlife. The valley floor was once the lakebed of Yellowstone Lake, but is now home to streams, grassy plains and geothermal features. Our safari makes several stops here in search of wildlife. Your guide will educate you on the historical or geological significance of the area. Our tours are customized for each departure. We may not stop here on every tour. Please communicate to your guide what you most wish to see in the park.

   1 h

7. At a depth of more than 1000ft (305m), the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone River is an impressive sight. Water, wind, earthquakes and hydrothermal features have all worked together to form this area. Two waterfalls are visible from multiple vantage points, Upper Falls and Lower Falls. Our safari makes a stop here. Your guide will educate you on the historical or geological significance of the area. Our tours are customized for each departure. We may not stop here on every tour. Please communicate to your guide what you most wish to see in the park.

   30 min

8. As the Yellowstone River flows north out of the Hayden Valley, it flows over the Upper Falls, before continuing on to the Lower Falls. These two falls highlight distinct geological differences found in the layers of canyon rock. Our tours are customized for each departure. We may not stop here on every tour. Please communicate to your guide what you most wish to see in the park.

   30 min

9. The first photographic depictions of the Lower Falls were made in 1871 during the Hayden Expedition, although Native American tribes have known about the falls for centuries. Cascading roughly 308ft (94m) over volcanic rock, the falls are an impressive sight from several vantage points. Our safari makes a stop here. Your guide will educate you on the historical or geological significance of the area. Our tours are customized for each departure. We may not stop here on every tour. Please communicate to your guide what you most wish to see in the park.

   30 min

Cancellation

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

Reviews

Ratings come from 59 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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• 5Excellent Tour

  This tour was an excellent adventure. Our guide, Brandon was very knowledgeable, experienced, enthusiastic and friendly. He made this one of our best days at Yellowstone. The sights that we saw and the information that was shared with us was top notch. This tour company is extremely lucky to have Brandon as a guide. His respect for the park and concern for the park is to be commended. Brandon is an ambassador for the preservation and sound treatment of our national parks.

  Gregory_MOctober 2026via Viator

• 5Fabulous experience

  My wife booked this private tour for us, and I am so glad she did. Our guide Maia was waiting for us at our hotel even though we were little early. Maia was very knowledgeable about all aspects of the park from wildlife to geological. Maia realized that we like move quickly so we could see as much as possible but made sure we didn't miss the best parts. I would highly recommend a tour with Maia and Yellowstone Safai. We had a blast! Thank you, Maia Barb & Dan

  barbgarbSeptember 2026via Tripadvisor

• 5Awesome Day at Yellowstone

  The guide shared so much on the native Americans that I loved. He also took me to an extra waterfall that I asked for. Last but not least the info on the thermal features was very informational. I loved t eating the delicious lunch boxes by the river. They made sure my diet accommodations were met. I would give the driving tour a 10 out of 10 rating.

  M6287QHrussellcAugust 2026via Tripadvisor

• 4Fun

  Great experience and good Tour Guide. However, we did not get to go to Lamar Valley, which was a big disappointment. I left my sunglasses in the van and expected to get a call on how I could pick them up, but I never did

  doughU1481MOJuly 2026via Tripadvisor

• 5A day in Yellowstone

  Kyle was an enthusiastic tour guide. We were able to see many animals, several geysers, mud pots, lake Yellowstone to name a few. Kyle did express some frustration with the traffic and what we would miss due to the traffic. This was not necessary since we had never been to Yellowstone. All of us loved the tour despite the traffic. Lunch was terrific and even accommodating to our gluten free and vegetarian family members.

  Jennifer_TJune 2026via Viator

• 5Amazing adventure with Maya!

  Today we were fortunate enough to have Maya as our tour guide. We ended up with a fabulous group of people and Maya catered to every desire we had! We were able to explore and see SO much! It was beautiful! Highly recommend.

  SwitherspoonJune 2026via Tripadvisor

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How it compares in West Yellowstone

• Its from-price is close to the median of the 52 day trips we list in West Yellowstone.
• Its length is typical for the group.
• By number of reviews it ranks 17 of 52.
• The operator lists free cancellation on it.

About West Yellowstone

West Yellowstone is a small Montana town at the west entrance to Yellowstone National Park, ringed by forested mountain country and rivers.

West Yellowstone sits at about 2,000 metres on the Montana side of the Idaho border, right at the west entrance to Yellowstone National Park. Its streets of log-fronted shops, motels and restaurants serve the park, and a museum in the old railway depot tells how early visitors arrived by train. A wildlife centre cares for grizzly bears and wolves that cannot be returned to the wild.

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