Tours & Activities in Gardiner

Our Winter and Summer Safaris are led by a wildlife biologist with years of experience guiding in Yellowstone. During the Winter we will focus on wolf watching, viewing moose, bison, elk, coyote, etc. We will depart your accommodations and head towards Yellowstone’s northern range, undoubtedly one of the prime wildlife viewing spots in the world, it harbors impressive bison herds, wolf packs, and meandering bears. Visitors are likely to depart from the park’s northern lands with at least one, if not more, checks on their wildlife card. Wild and pristine. When thinking about Yellowstone, a vast and amazing back-country, large carnivores, bison herds, iconic geysers, and geothermal features fill the imagination. Weather permitting we will stop to take fun family friendly hike or two to a secluded lake or waterfall. Mid way through the tour we will stop for lunch at a scenic area. Time permitting we will walk the boardwalks of Mammoth Hot Springs. Hot coco and coffee is provided!

We offer exceptional wildlife watching tours for all kinds of visitors. These are both fun and educational. Our guides are experienced local biologists. We look forward to guiding you through Yellowstone and providing you with exciting journeys and unforgettable nature experiences. In Our Nature Guiding Services is a small, local, woman-owned, community-minded, sustainable business operating in Yellowstone National Park, since 2015. We operate year-round out of Yellowstone's north entrance in Gardiner, Montana. We are committed to sustainable business practices and a respectful way of life on the edge of a wild and fragile ecosystem.

This tour will be a highlight tour of Yellowstone National Park. The tour will cover iconic scenes of the Park in one day: Geyser Basins, waterfalls, wildlife, and more! Join our Guide, Nolan Darr, a local artist and naturalist that was born and raised on the border of Yellowstone National Park. With years of guiding and photography experience, this is a special chance to see and hear the insight of a local guide that knows when and where to be in Yellowstone.

This tour will only take your group to areas inside Yellowstone that are off the beaten path and not easily found (we can easily add a one or a few popular sites to make a hybridized tour). This tour does not stop at Old Faithful or popular tourist destinations. Instead, we will go to areas that gives your family or friends the opportunity to experience Hidden Yellowstone. Since we are avoiding the popular destinations we will have more time to explore and get off the beaten path compared to other tours. We will take many walks to hidden waterfalls, secluded lakes, scenic vistas, hidden geysers, mud pots, hot springs, and view lots of wildlife. On this tour we will put your group in the best position to safely view wildlife. For lunch we will stop at a secluded and scenic location for a provided picnic style lunch from a local bakery. On this tour we will navigate the park as best we can without interacting with other tourists because we are going to Hidden Yellowstone!

Join us for a Private Adventure you will never forget. Our expert Guide will provide an exciting and fun-filled day for freinds, families or groups of all ages. We can accommodate groups from 1 to 20. Let us create the perfect adventure for you. This outing follows our popular wildlife tour itinerary, but includes an opportunity to get out and stretch your legs as you breathe in the fresh mountain air. Enjoy a Yellowstone sunrise while in route to discover some of Yellowstone’s abundant and diverse wildlife. Yellowstone is home to the largest concentration of mammals in the lower 48 states (67 species to be precise). After an early morning of viewing wildlife in the spectacular Lamar Valley, Your Guide will provide lunch at Cooke City. After lunch the remainder of the time will be spent spotting and watching wildlife. We will take you into the wild and out of the ordinary! Book today!

This Adventure will take you to many of the iconic features in Yellowstone Park. Let your Guide get you out of the car for adventure to many of the thermal features accessible by foot only. This day will include a picnic style lunch, morning coffee, water, and snacks along the trail. Also this includes the use of high powered binoculars and spotting scopes where needed.

We will provide you with a history of the wild animals that are in Yellowstone. We strive to make each tour the best tour you will ever go on. We provide swag, snacks, drinks and lunch. You will be guided by a professional that has spent countless hours searching for animals to show you and make your trip a trip of a lifetime. Winter Tours - We only run our wildlife tour out of Gardiner, MT(north entrance). We begin our Lower Loop tours April 16th, 2022

Winter is the best time of year to view Yellowstone wolves. Our tour will focus on Yellowstone’s Lamar Valley, undoubtedly one of the best prime wildlife viewing spots in North America as it harbors impressive wolf packs, large herd os bison, elk, and moose. In Dec through March Yellowstone wolves become highly viewable and often be seen challenging elk and Bison in Yellowstones famous Lamar Valley. In late Winter Yellowstone starts to comes to life as the temperature gets slightly warmer, the snow starts to melt, grizzly bears start to wake up from a long hibernation. March in Yellowstone is the best time of the season to view the parks population of grizzly bears fighting against wolves for dominance of food resources and attempt to take over the landscape. This tour is led by a wildlife biologist that is a professional guide in Yellowstone National Park. Through out the day they will interpret the landscape and wildlife interactions. It will certainly be an unforgettable day!

The Upper Loop tour will take you to a great variety of places, from thermal basins to the highest road in Yellowstone. The stars of this tour include Mammoth Hot Springs, the Norris Geyser Basin, Dunraven Pass, and the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone. Additionally, there are ample wildlife viewing opportunities along this route. Let us provide you with a memorable adventure! We will take you into the wild and out of the ordinary.

Experience Yellowstone National Park by vehicle for an entire day of sightseeing with our private and personalized full day safari tour. Our guides, who are seasoned wildlife biologists and environmental educators, will help you experience the highlights of Yellowstone National Park in a dynamic and personal way. The guides at Yellowstone Safari Co. will make every effort to showcase as many highlights as possible, and will structure the day around making your experience a memorable one. They will take current road conditions, weather, seasonality, and your personal interests into consideration as they move through the park.

Do you want to get outside the vehicle, off the road and explore the wonders of winter in Yellowstone National Park? Get out and explore Yellowstone's incredible beauty with on a private, guided trip. We'll pick a route that is suitable to your abilities and interests as well as the snow and weather conditions. This is afun, educational experience and an opportunity to get a little exercise. Let us know if you are interested in visiting Mammoth's geothermal areas, checking out frozen waterfalls, learning about wildlife tracks or taking in stunning views.

The Lower Loop tour begins in Gardiner, Montana and begins heading south. Depending on external conditions, guide recommendation, and client preference, we can head either way around the loop.. We have extensive experience in navigating popular features and making it easier to fit them into our itinerary. From here, we make our way to some incredible thermal features and many of the most popular thermal basins. After a morning of visiting many of the thermal features between the Midway and Lower Basins, we'll head to the most iconic feature in Yellowstone, Old Faithful. From there we will travel over Craig Pass to Yellowstone Lake. Stopping at the West Thumb Thermal Basin; a thermal basin with unique structure and history. Then we will travel past Fishing Bridge. Next passing through Hayden valley to the Grand Canyon of Yellowstone, visiting the Upper and Lower Falls, and Artisan's Point. From there the tour returns to Gardiner, Montana, additional destinations may be possible.

Offering Private, Custom Adventures: We love providing exciting and memorable Adventures for families & friends. Suitable for groups from 1 to 12 people. This Adventure is perfect for kids of all ages. Our Guides are excited to create interactive learning opportunities for children with memories to last a lifetime. Please list ages when booking. Spend one day or multiple days with your Guide on a custom tour. Exploring the vast Yellowstone Thermal areas, waterfalls, & some of the best wildlife spotting, watching & photography in the lower 48 states.

Wildscape Adventures wildlife photography tours are unique due to their focus on exclusive, intimate experiences in pristine locations. They limit group sizes to ensure personalized guidance and access to rare wildlife encounters. Led by expert photographers, they provide tailored instruction and insights, enhancing participants' skills. Additionally, their commitment to conservation and ethical wildlife practices ensures a responsible, sustainable approach that sets them apart from the competition.

Leave the hassle of planning to us and allow us to provide you a tour filled with rich history of the first National Park in the world. Our adventure Guides are experts that, not only, will take you to the popular sites in the park but give you a the best viewpoint and opportunity to see these marvels in a different way than the typical tourist. We pick up and drop off at your hotel. Lunch is provided. Hassle-free planning on our end *Single travelers may join groups*

Leave the hassle of planning to us and allow us to provide you a tour filled with rich history of the first National Park in the world. Our Adventure Guides are experts that, not only, will take you to the popular sites in the park but give you a the best viewpoint and opportunity to see these marvels in a different way than the typical tourist. We pick up and drop off at your hotel. Breakfast and Lunch are provided as well as snacks and drinks to keep you fueled throughout the day. Hassle-free planning on our end

We're actually headed out before sunrise to look for grizzly bears and wolves. We'll be spending the day in a place that has been carefully preserved where wild predators still thrive. For your tour, we have lots of flexibility on what activities we can do and where we can go. I hope that you're tour is laid back, comfortable, and easy going. Please let us know what you have in mind for your Yellowstone tour.

Start the trip on the boundary of America’s first National Park! Spend the morning paddling the “Gardiner Town Stretch” and float further downstream into beautiful Paradise Valley. Before entering paradise, you will experience class I-III splashy rapids, beautiful scenery and amazing swimming holes. Halfway through your adventure, our fun loving guides will stop and serve you lunch sourced from a locally owned cafe. After lunch your afternoon will be well spent paddling through the scenic and rapid Yankee Jim Canyon – the most beautiful section of the Yellowstone River! (and most fun, in our opinion)

We pride ourselves on educating our groups while giving them an experience that they will remember for the rest of their lives. Our guides are trained and skilled but also bring loads of energy to make every experience one that will stick for life.

While winter may bring cold temperatures, snowy days and a resounding stillness to the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, it is also undoubtedly one of the most exciting seasons to go on a wildlife safari. Yellowstone in winter is an extreme, exclusive place. Of the 300 miles of road in the Park, only 50 miles are open to regular vehicles between the months of November to April. A full-day winter tour with Yellowstone Safari Co. focuses on this region, the spectacular Northern Range between Mammoth Hot Springs and Cooke City, Montana, where some of the best wildlife viewing in North American can be found. The Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem is a region steeped in history and wildness, where nature thrives as it did prior to human settlement. On your safari you will have an opportunity to view hundreds, if not thousands, of large mammals and other wildlife, including herds of bison and elk, gray wolves, mule deer, moose, bighorn sheep, mountain goats and more.

Here are a few things you can expect from us while on a wildlife tour of Yellowstone. Learn about the behavior and habits of Yellowstone's diverse wildlife, enabling you to anticipate and capture their natural actions and interactions. Study the art of composition in wildlife photography, focusing on framing, perspective, and how to seamlessly incorporate stunning landscapes into your shots. Gain hands-on experience in the field with guided wildlife photography excursions, learning to position yourself, remain unclear, and adapt to changing conditions to capture remarkable shots. Witness the importance of ethical wildlife photography practices, including safety measures and respecting animals' natural behaviors and habitats.

We explore the most intact temperate ecosystem in the world. The Yellowstone wildlife tour is focused on locating grizzly bears and wolves but we see so much other wildlife along the way. You'll learn about the animals, geology, and the history of Yellowstone on your tour. Our fun challenge for the day is to take as many pictures for you to take home as possible, and we do so with high end optics that allow us to take videos and pictures from miles away.

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!

Our Half Day Classic Raft trip begins at the northern border of Yellowstone National Park, right where the Gardiner River converges with the mighty Yellowstone River. This trip is fun for the whole family! Ride the waves at Bridge Waves, Man Eater, Loonie's and Boonie's Revenge, Queen of the Waters, and the KING! Take in the breathtaking view of Devil’s Slide. Float through some flat water stretches that are great for swimming and relaxing. This trip is great for first time rafters or family groups with wide age and ability ranges. This trip is 8 miles on the river and can be up to 3 hours approximately depending on water levels (CFS).

Guest will have private transportation with your guide. You will experience abundant wildlife, majestic mountains, and canyons. This is a winter tour so only the northern entrance to the park is open. You will see abundant wildlife, hot springs, snow covered mountains, and beautiful vistas all along the way. An awesome exhilarating safari experience in the winter! The tour is in a 4 wheel drive vehicle, so leave the winter driving to us!

This classic half-day whitewater rafting trip on the Yellowstone River is perfect for families and kids of all ages. Certified guides will provide you with 2 hours of great splashes and fun!

Enjoy a Dusk/Sunset in Yellowstone Are you looking for a wildlife tour but the thought of early mornings makes your skin crawl? Lucky for you, we cater to those that want to sleep in! All half-day/evening tours will depart no later than 4:00pm from Mammoth/Gardiner and head towards the beautiful "American Serengeti" which is Lamar Valley. We will search for, and learn about, wolves, bears, moose, elk, badgers, coyotes, bald eagles and many other local wildlife.

Our guides team is made up of Master Naturalists, experts with Master's Degrees in Outdoor and Sustainability Education, lifelong Montanans, and more! Winter is a fantastic time to visit Yellowstone - the park is nearly empty and wildlife is abundant! We’ll stop at geyser basins, canyons, hot springs, and rivers. Our guides will share stories of the park’s human and geological history as well as information about flora and fauna.

This full-day rafting trip takes you on a 5-hour, 18-mile adventure on the Yellowstone River and through Yankee Jim Canyon, stopping along the way for a picnic lunch.

Our mission is to create lifelong memories of our national parks for every guest. We specialize in going the extra mile to customize and personalize each tour to your unique needs. We offer hotel and airport pick-ups in Bozeman, Big Sky, West Yellowstone, and Gardiner, MT, and can accommodate multi-generational families. We provide child seats for infants and address mobility concerns for grandparents. Special dietary requirements can also be catered to with advance notice. For more active guests, we’re happy to discuss hiking options in Yellowstone or how to incorporate additional adventures like whitewater rafting, horseback riding, fishing, or even a fine dining experience into your trip. Call us today to explore how we can make your Yellowstone adventure truly unforgettable!