Yellowstone Lower Southern Loop Tour

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1. The world's most famous geyser! Old Faithful can be found at the Upper Geyser Basin, and we'll look at other thermal features, as well as Old Faithful Inn, while we're here.

   1.5 h

2. A magnificent canyon carved by the Yellowstone River, as it flows through the canyon walls. We'll visit Artist Point, Inspiration Point and Grandview Point, amongst others.

   1 h

3. Weather permitting, we'll take a stroll to the brink of the Yellowstone River Upper Falls, to watch the water plummeting down to the canyon below.

   30 min

4. One of the two main areas in Yellowstone National Park, where a lot of wildlife can generally be found.

   40 min

5. Home to Fountain Paint Pot, and a trail which meanders through many hot springs, geysers, mud pots and steam vents.

   40 min

6. Grand Prismatic Spring is located in the Midway Geyser Basin, as is Excelsior Geyser Crater, and we'll walk the boardwalk system there.

   30 min

7. This beautiful geyser basin is located right on the shores of Yellowstone Lake, and we'll stroll the boardwalks here as well.

   40 min

8. Time permitting we'll try and pop in here to check out the thermal features.

   20 min

9. Not as well known as the three main geyser basins in this part of the park, Biscuit Basin is a smaller geyser basin which we may visit, time permitting.

   20 min

10. Mud Volcano is a smaller thermal area on the east side of Yellowstone.

    15 min

11. Gibbon Falls is right next to the Grand Loop Road, and we'll stop to take a look.

    15 min

12. The rest of our time is spent driving around the Grand Loop Road, which follows Yellowstone's lower loop. We'll stop anytime something interesting crops up, and we may be forced to stop if we're lucky enough to come across one of Yellowstone's famous buffalo jams! Other sights we may pause at or view include: Firehole Canyon Drive Firehole Lake Drive, and Great Fountain and White Dome geysers Firehole River Gibbon River Madison Valley Madison River

    2 h

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How it compares in West Yellowstone

• Its from-price is 45% below 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 33 of 52.

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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