Private tour, run by Yellowstone Adventure Tours
Private Yellowstone Tour: ICONIC Sites, Wildlife, Family Friendly Hikes + lunch
From $2,200 for 2 adults Dates and prices
Starts in West Yellowstone: Pickup at any lodging or address in West Yellowstone, at a time agreed with the operator.
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Price and dates
From $2,200 for 2 adults
Checked 2 October 2026 for Saturday 3 October
Daily until 31 October. Only days the tour runs are listed.
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At a glance
- Length
- 7 to 9 hours
- Runs
- Daily until 31 October
- Group
- Private: only your group
- Guide
- In English, French or German
- Park entry
- Park entry not included
Before you book
Each non-US resident aged 16 or over pays an extra $100 to enter the park, on a tour too, unless the group has an annual or America the Beautiful pass. The road from West Yellowstone into the park is open to cars until 31 October 2026, and tours that drive in stop when it closes.
Where it starts
Pickup at any lodging or address in West Yellowstone, at a time agreed with the operator. You can be picked up, or meet the group at the start point.
The 49 West Yellowstone lodgings on the pickup list
- 1872 Inn
- Al's Westward Ho Motel
- Alpine Motel
- Arrowhead Lodge by Arrowhead Properties
- Best Western Desert Inn
- Best Western Weston Inn
- Big Western Pines Motel
- Brandin' Iron Inn
- City Center Motel
- ClubHouse Inn West Yellowstone
- Crosswinds Inn
- Dude/Round Up Motel
- Elkhorn Cabins and Inn
- Evergreen Motel
- Explorer Cabins At Yellowstone
- Golden Stone Inn
- Golden West Motel
- Gray Wolf Inn and Suites
- Ho Hum Motel
- Holiday Inn West Yellowstone By IHG
- Kelly Inn West Yellowstone
- Lazy Duck Inn
- Madison Arm Resort
- Marina View Condos
- Moose Creek Inn
- Mountain Vista Hotel
- One Horse Motel
- Pine Shadows Motel
- Pioneer Motel
- Pony Express Motel
- Sleepy Hollow Lodge
- Stage Coach Inn
- Starlite Yellowstone, Tapestry Collection by Hilton
- The Bucking Moose
- The Historic Madison Hotel, Motel and Hostel
- Three Bear Lodge
- Traveler's Lodge
- Under Canvas West Yellowstone
- Westwood Motel
- White Buffalo Hotel
- WorldMark West Yellowstone
- Yellowstone Grizzly RV Park
- Yellowstone Inn
- Yellowstone Lodge
- Yellowstone Park Hotel
- Yellowstone Park Mountainside Koa Journey
- Yellowstone Park/West Gate KOA
- Yellowstone Townhouses
- Yellowstone West Gate Hotel
The pickup list also has lodgings in Belgrade, Big Sky, Bozeman, Gallatin Gateway, Gardiner, Island Park, Livingston, Mammoth and Pray.
In Yellowstone Adventure Tours' words
We can pick up at any accommodations or addresses in West Yellowstone, Big Sky, Old Faithful area, Old Faithful Inn, Gardiner, or Bozeman. if you're staying in island Park we request that you meet us in West Yellowstone at a convenient meeting spot with safe/ free parking for the entire day.
We have 6am or 7am listed as a suggested pick up time but we can pick up your group at any time that you want. For those that want to maximize your wildlife viewing experience and want to get ahead of the crowds we can start your tour as early as 5am depending on the time of year and your starting location. Just let us know what works best for your family or group.
We do not provide breakfast. Please plan ahead by making coffee in your hotel room/ lobby and pick up some fruit, yogurt, donuts, snacks, etc the night before your tour from a grocery store to eat for breakfast. You are welcome to eat our assortment of healthy snacks for breakfast to keep you full before lunch. We are now providing Starbucks instant coffee if would like coffee on your tour.
*NOTE: WE DO NOT PICK UP FROM JACKSON OR TETON VILLAGE but we would be happy to meet your group at a location within the park*
May June July August September October
Gardiner 530/6am 530/6am 530/6am 530/6am 530/6am. 530am
Livingston 5/530am 5/530am 5/530am 5/530am 5/530am. 530am
Bozeman 5am 5am 5/530am. 5/530am. 5/530am. 530am
W Yellowstone5/530am 5/530am 5/530am 530am/6am 530am/6am 6am
Island Park will meet in West Yellowstone at : 530amor 6am year round
Canyon Village 6am 6am 6am 6am 630am 6am
Old Faithful 5/530am 5/530am 530/6am 530/6am 530/6am 6/630am
Big Sky w/ pick up by us: 515am 515am 515am 515am 515am 6am
Big Sky meeting us in West Yellowstone: 630am
We can pick up at almost any hotel or address in Bozeman or Belgrade
We will plan to meet either at the visitor center or the Old Faithful Inn
We will plan to meet somewhere convenient near the north entrance of Yellowstone national park in Gardiner, Montana
We can pick up at any accommodations in West Yellowstone, Big Sky, Old Faithful area, Old Faithful Inn, Gardiner, or Bozeman. We can pick up your group at any time that you like but we recommend earlier the better.
The route
The stops in the order the operator lists them. Times at each stop are the operator's; wildlife and traffic change them.
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The day in outline
The Classic Yellowstone Tour features Yellowstone’s most popular stops and highlights including Old Faithful, The Grand Prismatic Hot Spring (by request only), rare wildlife in the Hayden Valley, Yellowstone Falls, Grand Canyon of Yellowstone, Yellowstone Lake, as well as several other off the beaten path waterfalls, hot springs, geysers, rivers, and wildlife encounters along the way. You will also have time to rest and take in the historic Old Faithful Inn built in 1903.
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Hayden Valley
One of the best wildlife viewing places in Yellowstone National Park. Therefore, one of the best places to see wildlife in the world! We will head to this area of the park first to maximize our odds at seeing black bears, wolves, bison, and grizzlies!!
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Lower Yellowstone River Falls
At 308" tall these falls are 308 feet (94 m) high, or nearly twice as high as Niagara Falls. The volume of water flowing over Lower Yellowstone Falls can vary from 680 cu ft/s (19 m3/s) in the autumn, to 8,400 cu ft/s (240 m3/s) at peak runoff in late springtime.
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Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone
The Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone is the most breathtaking sight inside Yellowstone National Park. Twenty miles long, the canyon is up to 4,000-feet wide and 1,200-feet deep in places. It's located on the eastern side of the park. From several vantage points, you can view Lower Falls plunging steeply into the canyon 308 feet, or the Upper Falls tumbling 109 feet.
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Yellowstone Lake
Depending on the day we might: hike, walk, view historic architecture, or possibly have a very scenic lunch right along Yellowstone Lake (largest lake in North America above 7000'' of elevation/ 126 miles of shoreline) at one of our secret secluded lunch spots!
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Yellowstone Geysers: Mud Volcano Area
Hike/ easy walking to view these incredible geothermal features that only exist inside Yellowstone!
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Old Faithful
Hike/ easy walking to view these incredible geothermal features that only exist inside Yellowstone!
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Upper Geyser Basin
We will access an area of the largest geyser basin in the park from an obscure entry point that few people know exist. In this area we will hike to multiple hot springs, geysers, and fumaroles that will get us into a place that's hidden in plain sight and few other tourist ever seem to find. This trail os often our clients favorite part of their tour. Over the years we have received tremendous feedback on this family friendly hike.
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Morning Glory Pool
Hike/ easy walking to view these incredible geothermal features that only exist inside Yellowstone!
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Grand Prismatic Spring
What Makes the Grand Prismatic so Grand? Grand Prismatic Spring, located in Midway Geyser Basin, has the distinction of being the park’s largest hot spring and third largest inn the world. It measures approximately 370 feet (112.8 m) in diameter and is over 121 feet (37 m) deep. A description of this spring by fur trapper Osborne Russell in 1839 also makes it the earliest described thermal feature in Yellowstone that is definitely identifiable
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Fountain Paint Pot
Along this short walk you will see very good examples of most types of thermal features found in Yellowstone. These features include some extremely colorful hot springs,, steaming fumaroles, erupting geysers and the best mudpots in the park. The area is highly active and at least one geyser is erupting here at all times.
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Firehole Lake Drive
Beautiful geysers and hot springs as well as the possibility of grazing bison!
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Firehole Canyon Drive
Beautiful 40 foot waterfall at confluence of ancient rhyolite lava flows.
What is included
Included
- Vortex Binoculars for everyone in your group
- In addition to drinking water a variety of sparkling options and sodas will be on board
- Soda/Pop
- 2 HIGH RESOLUTION SPOTTING SCOPES
- Booster seat
- Gourmet picnic lunch from a local deli at a scenic location along the banks of Yellowstone Lake
- Rain jackets and umbrellas
- Air-conditioned vehicle
- Free take home HD video of all wildlife seen on your tour!
Not included
- National Park Entrance Fee
- Gratuity
Cancellation and good to know
Cancel at least 24 hours before the start time for a full refund. Later than that, nothing is refunded.
If the operator cancels for poor weather, Viator offers a different date or a full refund.
From the operator
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
The operator's description
Read Yellowstone Adventure Tours' own description
All of our private tours are led by a professional wildlife biologist. We will tour the park in a modern chevy suburban. Our goal is to view the most wildlife possible on your tour while also visiting the most ICONIC destinations in there park as well visiting many hidden locations that are off the beaten path. During our day we will see Old Faithful, Grand Canyon of Yellowstone, Yellowstone Falls (308'), lots of wildlife, large waterfalls, seldom seen geysers, and two historic hotels. We will provide high end binoculars and spotting scopes for the entire group so we can view animals or geysers that are far off the road! This will be an educational experience for your family/ group yet fun and entraining at the same time. Your tour will experience the wonders of hidden Yellowstone that's awaiting around each corner of Yellowstone National Park.
For lunch we will stop for an incredibly scenic picnic style lunch along the shore of Yellowstone Lake!
Reviews
5.0 out of 5 from 988 reviews on Viator and Tripadvisor, as Viator reported them on 2 October 2026.
Questions about this tour
Where does Yellowstone Adventure Tours' private Iconic Sites tour start?
Yellowstone Adventure Tours' private Iconic Sites tour starts in West Yellowstone: pickup at any lodging or address in West Yellowstone, at a time agreed with the operator.
Does Yellowstone Adventure Tours' private Iconic Sites tour include the Yellowstone entrance fee?
No. Yellowstone Adventure Tours' private Iconic Sites tour does not include the Yellowstone entrance fee.
How long is Yellowstone Adventure Tours' private Iconic Sites tour?
Yellowstone Adventure Tours' private Iconic Sites tour lasts 7 to 9 hours.
Can I cancel Yellowstone Adventure Tours' private Iconic Sites tour for a refund?
Yes. You can cancel Yellowstone Adventure Tours' private Iconic Sites tour for a full refund up to 24 hours before it starts; later than that, nothing is refunded.
Can children go on Yellowstone Adventure Tours' private Iconic Sites tour?
Travellers of any age can go on Yellowstone Adventure Tours' private Iconic Sites tour.
Sources
- Viator: the listing for this tour (product code 151830P1), read 2 October 2026. Prices, dates, ratings, pickup lodgings, the itinerary and what is included come from it.
- National Park Service: Current Conditions (park alerts), checked 3 October 2026
- National Park Service: Fees & Passes, checked 3 October 2026
- National Park Service: Park Roads: 2026 road opening and closing dates (projected), checked 3 October 2026
- National Park Service: Seasons, checked 3 October 2026
Written and checked by West Yellowstone Tours. Tour photographs are the operator's, shown as Viator supplies them.