2 Day Yellowstone and Grand Teton Tour

Your guide will meet you at your lodging, and you will travel to the closest entrance gate for Yellowstone National Park. This could be the North Gate or the West Gate. Our itinerary will vary depending on this starting point.  We will spend this first day exploring some of the most breathtaking landscapes in Yellowstone including geyser basins, historic sights, lakes and canyons and an evolving morning of wildlife sightings.

As you journey along the southwestern side corner of Yellowstone, we will see the change of landscape along the Volcanic Caldera. Your guide will highlight all four hydrothermal features present in Yellowstone through a myriad of options (there are over 10,000).  You will also visit Yellowstone Lake and Jackson Lake, two of the largest alpine lakes in the country, and then descend past rivers, waterfalls and incredible wildlife habitat into the Tetons.

Your guide will focus on your immersion into the landscape by taking short walks to view wildlife and experience nature with all of your senses. After a picnic or unique restaurant lunch, your guide will take you through the Jackson Hole Valley, also known as Grand Teton National Park. This region was protected 80 years later than Yellowstone and maintains fascinating historic references through homesteads as well as current conservation efforts. In the afternoon we will return to our evening accommodations on the border of the Park, where a few hours of downtime are possible. Your guide will escort you to one of the area’s local dining establishments for a hearty dinner, and then the conclusion of the evening is yours for resting and relaxing.  For the wildlife enthusiasts, your guide may also be amenable to an early meal followed by an evening game drive to Oxbow Bend, Willow Flats or other areas in Grand Teton National Park that are awe-inspiring.

We will aim for an early start in order to view wildlife and see the morning light break upon the impressive peaks of the Tetons.  We will view Jenny Lake before the crowds descend and relish in the morning alpenglow hours. As we make our way back North, we will enter Yellowstone again and move towards the Eastern side of the lower loop. We will drive along Yellowstone Lake, seeing sights such as LeHardy rapids on the Yellowstone River, and Mud Volcano, before entering the wildlife-rich Hayden Valley. After short explorations and nature-immersions we will continue towards the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone, one of the greatest features in Yellowstone. Two major waterfalls cascade through a dramatic lava-flow, and fill us with the awe of ages.

We will have numerous options for hiking and exploring throughout the day, as well as time for hands-on investigations into the lives of Yellowstone’s various birds and large game mammals. Your guide will be glad to seek out and observe any wild creatures that are of interest to you.

We will return you to your lodging by late afternoon on the second day, having visited and experienced the best of the best, our two National Parks that hold the most unique ecosystem in our country.