Yellowstone Multi Day

Description

Yellowstone’s Lower Loop is our most popular excursion. The Upper Loop is a lesser used
part of the park that is well worth exploring. It takes weeks to fully explore all of Yellowstone’s
magnificent beauty, history, wildlife, and natural wonders so Teton Tour Guides’ multi-day adventure is
an excellent way to see a large part of Yellowstone National Park without having to do all the planning.
Our 2-day adventure include the Lower and Upper Loops. Leaving the park after the first day and
spending the night in the nearby towns of West Yellowstone or Cody, Wyoming enables you to spend
the second day exploring more of the park without extended driving. You will experience all the
highlights of the Lower and Upper Loop with ample time to relax and spend more time doing what you
are most interested in. If you want to spend extra time getting just the right picture of wildlife or head
out on an extended hike off the beaten path, this tour will allow you to do so without the worry of
running out of time. Our 2-day tour is a private experience, custom tailored to you and your interests. It
will allow you to explore less visited areas of the park. Spending the night in West Yellowstone or Cody is
a real western experience. Both are small, charming western towns encapsulating the true pioneer spirit
left behind by the Native Americans, first mountain men and early settlers.

Cost

$850.00 per person (Minimum of 4 guests)
Meeting Time : 7 AM
Return Time : 7 PM

Season

May 15th through October 31st

Points of Interest/Itinerary

Here is an example of the 2-day tour. Keep in mind there are many different itineraries that are possible
allowing you a private custom tour that will have a free-flowing itinerary depending on your interest and
needs.

Pick up in Jackson Hole designated meeting place

Drive through Grand Teton National Park –we stop Oxbow Bend for a quick coffee and spectacular views of the Teton peaks and Mt Moran. If it is sunny, you will see the morning sun cascading across the simmering granite peaks.
Entrance to Yellowstone National Park
West Thumb Geyser Basin – located on the banks of Yellowstone Lake this basin geysers and hot springs such as the Abyss, Black Pool, and Fishing Cone Hot Springs.
Mud Volcano –the Mud Volcano thermal area has muddy hot springs and fumaroles located
near one of the Yellowstone Volcano vents. Here is the Sulfur Cauldron, one of the most acidic features in the park with a pH of battery acid, and the Dragon Mouth Spring. The Mud Volcano stop is quite unique.

Hayden Valley –here we often see large herds of bison, grizzly bears, black bears, wolves, and
elk. This is one of the few places in the world where wolves, grizzlies and bison coexist in an area easily accessed by paved roads.

Upper/Lower Yellowstone Falls –We stop at Artist Point and Uncle Tom’s trail which are the
best places to view the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone River, home to the Upper and Lower​ Falls. At 308 feet, the Lower Falls is the tallest waterfall in Yellowstone. It’s more than double the height of Niagara Falls.

Canyon Village –this is a good mid-way point to stop. We have lunch here. Visitor area shops, restrooms and facilities are at this stop.

Artist Paint Pots –this is a group of 50 springs, geysers, vents, and mud pots exhibiting varying shades of blue, gray and brown which have a variety textures.

Norris Geyser Basin –Norris Geyser Basin is the hottest, oldest, and most dynamic of Yellowstone’s thermal areas. The highest temperature yet recorded in any geothermal area in Yellowstone was measured in a scientific drill hole at Norris: 459°F and is home to Steamboat Geyser, the world’s tallest, currently active geyser.

Grand Prismatic– Grand Prismatic Spring is Yellowstone’s most colorful and largest hot spring at 200-330 feet in diameter and more than 121 feet deep.
Old Faithful Lodge and Visitor Center –the average interval between eruptions of Old Faithful
Geyser is around every 90 minutes which makes it the most predictable geyser in the park. Seeing Old Faithful is one of the must-do activities in Yellowstone. The historic lodge and visitor center make it easy to spend time exploring the midway geyser basin while you wait for Old Faithful’s next exhilarating eruption.

Exit Yellowstone National Park at the west entrance –Have dinner in West Yellowstone or Cody Wyoming and spend the night in one of there charming hotels and inns.
End of day 1

Start of Day 2– we return to the park and continue to the Upper Loop where we visit key points along the way.

Historic Fort Yellowstone –we explore a part of the park that showcase buildings constructed
during the Army era which are still standing and used by the National Park Service as park headquarters and employee housing.

Mammoth Hot Springs- Mammoth Hot Springs is a large complex of hot springs on a hill of colorful layered travertine. Terrace Mountain at Mammoth Hot Springs is the largest known carbonate-depositing spring in the world.
Albright Visitor Center-This historic structure was built by the United States Army in 1909 as
bachelor officers’ quarters for the cavalry troops who protected the park before the creation of the National Park Service.

Liberty Cap- Liberty Cap is 37 feet tall. It was created by a hot spring with internal pressure sufficient to raise the water to such a great height, allowing mineral deposits to build slowly and
continuously for perhaps hundreds of years.

Roosevelt Arch- designed by famous Yellowstone architect Robert Reamer, the arch stands 50
feet high and marks the north entrance of the park. The arch was dedicated in 1903 by Teddy
Roosevelt

Lamar Valley – Yellowstone’s huge, wide valleys make excellent habitat for wildlife. Here is your best chance of spotting bears, wolves, bison, and pronghorn. It’s an effort to get to this area of Yellowstone but it is well worth it.

Tower Falls – Among one of the highest waterfalls in Yellowstone, Tower Falls plunges a
stunning 132 feet. The unusual rock columns north of the falls were created by lava flow that cracked as it cooled.

Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone-The Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone River expresses the
park’s complex geologic history in dramatic yellow colors and tones. The Upper and Lower Falls of the Yellowstone River add to the grandeur of the unique natural treasure.

Exit Yellowstone national park –The return ride to Jackson with sunset in Teton National Park is the relaxing way to wind down 2 days of exploration in one of America’s favorite National parks. We stop along the way to take in the alpenglow behind the Teton peaks.

In addition to the natural wonder sites, we will also encounter much wildlife. Although there
are no guarantees to see wildlife, Yellowstone Upper Loop is known as a habitat for bear,
bison (buffalo), wolf, eagle, elk, deer, and owl.

Teton T our Guides are experts at getting you the most experience in the parks. The park is
vast, so you won’t see everything on one tour. Be aware that events can occur that are out of
our control such as weather, traffic, p ark conditions (closures) and guest needs that may
require us to alter times and itinerary.

Includes:

• Coffee.
• Breakfast snacks.
• Lunch and snacks.
• Transportation and guide for the day.
• Hotel or meeting place pick up and drop off.
• Use of binoculars and spotting scope.
• Use of available Nikon camera bodies and telephoto lenses.

Does not include:

• • • Dinner on night #1 – dinner will be at a restaurant of your choosing
    • Hotel in West Yellowstone or Cody
    • Parks entrance fees
    • SD cards for loaner cameras
    • Guide gratuity