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Yellowstone Tours & Activities

Day tours from every gateway town, wildlife safaris with spotting scopes, river trips and Grand Teton — chosen, sorted and ready to book.

Yellowstone is a self-drive park, and many visitors never book a tour. But there are three good reasons to: you do not have a car; you want to see wolves and bears, which takes a guide’s knowledge and a spotting scope; or you would rather look at the scenery than at the road.

One thing to know before you browse: GetYourGuide lists most Yellowstone tours under the town they leave from — West Yellowstone, Jackson, Gardiner, Cody or Bozeman — not under the park. So choose a tour that starts where you are sleeping. A day trip from Jackson or Bozeman means 12 to 15 hours on the road and in the park; from West Yellowstone or Gardiner it is far shorter.

Below are 40 live products, grouped by what you want to do. Ratings and review counts are from GetYourGuide; prices are indicative “from” prices in US dollars and change by season.

Honest note: GetYourGuide’s selection in Yellowstone is smaller than in big cities, and some products are new with few reviews. Winter snowcoach trips into the interior are mostly sold by local operators directly rather than here — see Yellowstone in winter.

Choose by what you want

Day tours of the lower loop

Old Faithful, Grand Prismatic, the canyon and Hayden Valley in one guided day. Pick the one that leaves from your town.

Visitors watching Old Faithful erupt Small-group day tour from €385
🕒 9 hours 📍 From West Yellowstone ⭐ 4.8 (431)

West Yellowstone: Yellowstone Day Tour Including Entry Fee for US Residents

The most-booked day tour from the gateway town closest to the geyser basins, with hundreds of reviews. A guide drives the big sights of the lower loop — Old Faithful, the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone and the wildlife of Hayden Valley — so you can watch for animals instead of the road. Read the listing for what the entrance fee covers for visitors from abroad.

  • Old Faithful, the canyon waterfalls and Hayden Valley
  • Park entry included for US residents — check the listing if you are not
  • Starts minutes from the West Entrance
Check price & availability
Old Faithful erupting with a rainbow in the spray and a crowd on the boardwalk Full-day guided tour from €385
🕒 12.5 hours 📍 From Jackson, Wyoming ⭐ 4.9 (399)

From Jackson: Yellowstone Day Tour Including Entry Fees for U.S. Residents

A local guide takes you from Jackson into the world’s first national park for Old Faithful, the waterfalls of the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone and other geyser areas, watching for bison, elk, bears and wolves on the way. Highly rated, with hundreds of reviews. Visitors from outside the US should check the fee terms.

  • Old Faithful and other geyser areas
  • Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone waterfalls
  • Entry fee included for US residents
Check price & availability
Grand Prismatic Spring from the overlook trail Full-day guided tour from €325
🕒 12–15 hours 📍 From Jackson, Wyoming ⭐ 4.8 (434)

From Jackson: Yellowstone National Park Day Trip with Lunch

A long but complete day from Jackson around Yellowstone’s lower loop: the Old Faithful area, Midway Geyser Basin with Grand Prismatic Spring, Fountain Paint Pot, the canyon and Hayden Valley. The drive through Grand Teton on the way is a bonus. Expect an early start and a late return.

  • Old Faithful, Midway Geyser Basin and Fountain Paint Pot
  • Canyon area and Hayden Valley
  • Lunch included
Check price & availability
The Lower Falls of the Yellowstone River in its yellow canyon Full-day group tour from €329
🕒 12 hours 📍 From Jackson, Wyoming ⭐ 5.0 (247)

Yellowstone: Old Faithful, Waterfalls, and Wildlife Day Tour

A full-day group tour from Jackson with a perfect five-star average across hundreds of reviews. It focuses on the three things most people come for — Old Faithful, the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone and wildlife in Hayden Valley — with the guide spotting animals along the way.

  • Old Faithful Geyser
  • Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone
  • Wildlife viewing in Hayden Valley
Check price & availability
Hot springs and steam on the shore of Yellowstone Lake at West Thumb Full-day guided tour from €279
🕒 8–11 hours 📍 From Cody, Wyoming ⭐ 4.9 (79)

Full-Day Yellowstone National Park Tour from Cody, WY

From Cody the road into the park climbs over Sylvan Pass and along Yellowstone Lake. This tour covers the historic Fishing Bridge, the bubbling Mud Volcano, Hayden Valley, Artist Point and Old Faithful in one day — a lot of ground, which is exactly why it helps to let someone else drive.

  • Fishing Bridge and Mud Volcano
  • Hayden Valley and Artist Point
  • Old Faithful
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The boardwalk around Grand Prismatic Spring seen from above Small-group day trip from €399
🕒 13 hours 📍 From Bozeman ⭐ 4.8 (65)

From Bozeman: Express Yellowstone Tour (1 Day)

A small-group day trip from Bozeman covering Fountain Paint Pot, Grand Prismatic Spring, Old Faithful, Yellowstone Lake and Artist Point. Bozeman is a long way from the park, so it is a full 13-hour day — but it solves the problem of not having a car.

  • Fountain Paint Pot and Grand Prismatic Spring
  • Old Faithful and Yellowstone Lake
  • Artist Point and the canyon falls
Check price & availability

Wildlife: wolves, bears and bison

Naturalist guides with spotting scopes, usually in Lamar or Hayden Valley at dawn or dusk. The single best reason to book a guide.

A child looking through a spotting scope while wolf watching Guided hike from €192
🕒 6 hours 📍 From Gardiner ⭐ 4.5 (57)

Lamar Valley: Safari Hiking Tour with Lunch

Wildlife watching on foot with local guides: you hike into the Lamar Valley and stop to scan with binoculars and a spotting scope. A different, more immersive experience than watching from the road — and safer with a guide carrying bear spray.

  • Watch bison, pronghorn, bears and wolves from the trail
  • Binoculars and spotting scope
  • Lunch included
Check price & availability
A bull elk grazing at Mammoth Hot Springs Small-group wildlife and nature tour from €275
🕒 9–11 hours 📍 From West Yellowstone or Big Sky ⭐ 4.9 (20)

Yellowstone Iconic Sights Tour - West Yellowstone & Big Sky

A full-day small-group tour of Yellowstone’s northern range, combining scenic drives with wildlife watching. The guide looks for bears, wolves and moose, and the itinerary takes in the area’s big viewpoints. Check the listing for the exact stops and pickup points.

  • Yellowstone’s northern range
  • Watch for bears, wolves and moose
  • Small group with an expert guide
Check price & availability

Hikes and paddles

A guided rim hike at the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone, a kayak trip on Yellowstone Lake, and a half-day hike from Gardiner.

Rafting from Gardiner

The Yellowstone River just north of the park: short splashy runs, a longer canyon trip with lunch, or a calm scenic float.

Multi-day trips

Two to five days with transport and accommodation sorted — from Jackson, Bozeman or Salt Lake City.

Morning Glory Pool in a snowy landscape Two-day tour from €650
🕒 2 days 📍 From Jackson, Wyoming ⭐ 4.9 (201)

Jackson: 2-Day Yellowstone National Park Tour with Lunches

Two days is the minimum to see both halves of the Grand Loop, and this tour from Jackson does exactly that, staying overnight at Chico Hot Springs Resort or in Gardiner according to the option you choose. Very well reviewed.

  • Both the upper and lower loops
  • All major sights and wildlife areas
  • Overnight at Chico Hot Springs or in Gardiner
Check price & availability

Grand Teton and Jackson Hole

Half-day park tours, a sunrise safari, Snake River floats and whitewater, and stargazing.

Winter

Wolf watching in Lamar, winter wildlife days, an elk-refuge sleigh ride and snowmobiling near Jackson.

Private tours

Your own guide and vehicle. Some are priced per person, others per group — read the listing.

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Visitors watching Old Faithful erupt Small-group day tour from €385
🕒 9 hours 📍 From West Yellowstone ⭐ 4.8 (431)

West Yellowstone: Yellowstone Day Tour Including Entry Fee for US Residents

The most-booked day tour from the gateway town closest to the geyser basins, with hundreds of reviews. A guide drives the big sights of the lower loop — Old Faithful, the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone and the wildlife of Hayden Valley — so you can watch for animals instead of the road. Read the listing for what the entrance fee covers for visitors from abroad.

  • Old Faithful, the canyon waterfalls and Hayden Valley
  • Park entry included for US residents — check the listing if you are not
  • Starts minutes from the West Entrance
Check price & availability
Old Faithful erupting with a rainbow in the spray and a crowd on the boardwalk Full-day guided tour from €385
🕒 12.5 hours 📍 From Jackson, Wyoming ⭐ 4.9 (399)

From Jackson: Yellowstone Day Tour Including Entry Fees for U.S. Residents

A local guide takes you from Jackson into the world’s first national park for Old Faithful, the waterfalls of the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone and other geyser areas, watching for bison, elk, bears and wolves on the way. Highly rated, with hundreds of reviews. Visitors from outside the US should check the fee terms.

  • Old Faithful and other geyser areas
  • Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone waterfalls
  • Entry fee included for US residents
Check price & availability
Grand Prismatic Spring from the overlook trail Full-day guided tour from €325
🕒 12–15 hours 📍 From Jackson, Wyoming ⭐ 4.8 (434)

From Jackson: Yellowstone National Park Day Trip with Lunch

A long but complete day from Jackson around Yellowstone’s lower loop: the Old Faithful area, Midway Geyser Basin with Grand Prismatic Spring, Fountain Paint Pot, the canyon and Hayden Valley. The drive through Grand Teton on the way is a bonus. Expect an early start and a late return.

  • Old Faithful, Midway Geyser Basin and Fountain Paint Pot
  • Canyon area and Hayden Valley
  • Lunch included
Check price & availability
The Lower Falls of the Yellowstone River in its yellow canyon Full-day group tour from €329
🕒 12 hours 📍 From Jackson, Wyoming ⭐ 5.0 (247)

Yellowstone: Old Faithful, Waterfalls, and Wildlife Day Tour

A full-day group tour from Jackson with a perfect five-star average across hundreds of reviews. It focuses on the three things most people come for — Old Faithful, the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone and wildlife in Hayden Valley — with the guide spotting animals along the way.

  • Old Faithful Geyser
  • Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone
  • Wildlife viewing in Hayden Valley
Check price & availability
Hot springs and steam on the shore of Yellowstone Lake at West Thumb Full-day guided tour from €279
🕒 8–11 hours 📍 From Cody, Wyoming ⭐ 4.9 (79)

Full-Day Yellowstone National Park Tour from Cody, WY

From Cody the road into the park climbs over Sylvan Pass and along Yellowstone Lake. This tour covers the historic Fishing Bridge, the bubbling Mud Volcano, Hayden Valley, Artist Point and Old Faithful in one day — a lot of ground, which is exactly why it helps to let someone else drive.

  • Fishing Bridge and Mud Volcano
  • Hayden Valley and Artist Point
  • Old Faithful
Check price & availability
The boardwalk around Grand Prismatic Spring seen from above Small-group day trip from €399
🕒 13 hours 📍 From Bozeman ⭐ 4.8 (65)

From Bozeman: Express Yellowstone Tour (1 Day)

A small-group day trip from Bozeman covering Fountain Paint Pot, Grand Prismatic Spring, Old Faithful, Yellowstone Lake and Artist Point. Bozeman is a long way from the park, so it is a full 13-hour day — but it solves the problem of not having a car.

  • Fountain Paint Pot and Grand Prismatic Spring
  • Old Faithful and Yellowstone Lake
  • Artist Point and the canyon falls
Check price & availability
A child looking through a spotting scope while wolf watching Guided hike from €192
🕒 6 hours 📍 From Gardiner ⭐ 4.5 (57)

Lamar Valley: Safari Hiking Tour with Lunch

Wildlife watching on foot with local guides: you hike into the Lamar Valley and stop to scan with binoculars and a spotting scope. A different, more immersive experience than watching from the road — and safer with a guide carrying bear spray.

  • Watch bison, pronghorn, bears and wolves from the trail
  • Binoculars and spotting scope
  • Lunch included
Check price & availability
Morning Glory Pool in a snowy landscape Two-day tour from €650
🕒 2 days 📍 From Jackson, Wyoming ⭐ 4.9 (201)

Jackson: 2-Day Yellowstone National Park Tour with Lunches

Two days is the minimum to see both halves of the Grand Loop, and this tour from Jackson does exactly that, staying overnight at Chico Hot Springs Resort or in Gardiner according to the option you choose. Very well reviewed.

  • Both the upper and lower loops
  • All major sights and wildlife areas
  • Overnight at Chico Hot Springs or in Gardiner
Check price & availability
A bull elk grazing at Mammoth Hot Springs Small-group wildlife and nature tour from €275
🕒 9–11 hours 📍 From West Yellowstone or Big Sky ⭐ 4.9 (20)

Yellowstone Iconic Sights Tour - West Yellowstone & Big Sky

A full-day small-group tour of Yellowstone’s northern range, combining scenic drives with wildlife watching. The guide looks for bears, wolves and moose, and the itinerary takes in the area’s big viewpoints. Check the listing for the exact stops and pickup points.

  • Yellowstone’s northern range
  • Watch for bears, wolves and moose
  • Small group with an expert guide
Check price & availability
Plan your Yellowstone trip

Summer fills up early. Lock in your guide.

Small-group day tours and wildlife safaris run with limited seats, and July and August book out weeks ahead. Compare and reserve in a couple of taps — most tours can be cancelled free of charge.

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Booking Yellowstone tours: FAQs

Frequently asked questions

Are Yellowstone tours worth it?

If you have a car and like driving, you can see the main sights yourself. A guided tour is worth it if you have no car, want to see wolves or bears (guides carry spotting scopes and know recent sightings), or want to avoid parking stress in July and August.

Does the tour include the park entrance fee?

Some do — often only for US residents, because of the separate fee for international visitors introduced in 2026. Read the “includes” section of each listing.

Which town should I take a tour from?

The one you are sleeping in. From West Yellowstone or Gardiner you are at the park gate; from Jackson, Cody or Bozeman you add several hours of driving to the day.

Are these tours refundable?

Most GetYourGuide activities can be cancelled free of charge up to 24 hours before the start. The exact policy is shown on each listing before you pay.

Can I see wolves on a tour?

Wolf tours greatly improve your chances, especially in Lamar Valley at dawn and in winter, but no one can guarantee a sighting.

Do tours run in winter?

Yes, but differently. Wolf-watching and wildlife tours use the road from Gardiner to Lamar, which stays open. Trips to Old Faithful and the canyon in winter are by snowcoach or snowmobile with authorised operators.