Northern Yellowstone Safari from Cody, WY

Overview

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This is a tour of the northern range of Yellowstone National Park and the 'Upper Loop' of Yellowstone. We call this the Wildlife and Nature Safari because it highlights the opportunity for abundant wildlife viewing and stunning landscapes. This tour will give you all of the best opportunities to see wildlife in Yellowstone and you will be able to sit back and take in the sights with us, with an extended focus on wildlife spotting with scopes and binoculars.

Additional Info

Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller

Service animals allowed

Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap

Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

What‘s Included

Each guest will get an option of Ham, Turkey, Roast Beef or Veggie sandwich

Bottled water

Binoculars and Spotting Scope

Snacks

Air-conditioned vehicle

Park Entry Fees(included with your National Park Pass)

Gratuities

Meeting and Pickup

Pickup points

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What To Expect

Cody

Our Starting and Ending point, this is where this tour originates at 6am and ends around 4pm

20 minutes • Admission Not Applicable

Chief Joseph Scenic Byway

Bask in the awe inspiring beauty of the Chief Joseph Scenic Byway making stops at places like Dead Indian's Pass and Pilot Peak. As we approach the Wyoming, Montana border we often have some of the best chances for wildlife sightings of Moose, Grizzly Bear, Coyote and Mountain Goat.

1 hour • Admission Not Applicable

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Northern Yellowstone Safari from Cody, WY

Pickup included

Reviews

4.67

24 reviews

Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

A great Yellowstone tour!
Paradise34348306177,
Sep 24, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Had a great trip. Saw pronghorn, bison, elk, back bear and our hilight was a grizzly! Darin was a fun and informative guide. I'd highly recommend this trip.
Cover ground & See Key Animals
671owena,
Sep 21, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
The guided van tour was great. So much great information about the park and anecdotes. The Yellowstone roads are dotted with hubs of excitement as visitors spy key species and gather. The guides were excellent at anticipating the plains animals and engaging with other ‘spotters’ to get great views. It was a great way to cover a lot of ground.
Yellowstone tour
Jenny J,
Jun 22, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
The tour was wonderful! The guide was extremely knowledgeable and found lots of wildlife for us to view! We loved it so much we booked a second tour of a different loop for the next day!
Waste of money
Lisa D,
Jun 20, 2025
- Review from Viator
1.00
Don’t waist your money. We had the Covered Ground Tours. First our pick up time was for 7am, received text was changed to 6 am. Thank them for text that’s all. No wildlife persay bison if you see one that’s enough. Our guide was not great (Jack) My husband was not happy I understood but was nerve racking and stressful. We had upper loop on our itinerary copy he was not doing the whole loop. In fact 25% we never saw. For $600 we should get what is on the itinerary. The day before we did a tour with Cody tours Lowe Loop. Was Amazing very Informational, took time to show everything and cost $120 LESS. This was a joke and waste of our time and money.
Pleasant and interesting
chriskelly849,
May 24, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Guide admitted to be a newbie. But, he was very knowledgeable about Yellowstone. He even picked us up on the way, saving an hour of travel time. Thanks you very much.
Amazing Animal Adventure
ericas606,
May 21, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Emma was amazing! Her passion for the park and the animals really stood out. She was friendly and knowledgeable. We saw grizzlies, wolves, moose, bison (of course), elk, pronghorn, and so much more. I could not recommend this enough. It was a great day and fantastic tour!
Wonderful tour
Ivona D,
May 20, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
The tour was well organized, Kody was a wonderful guide, very informative, took pictures of us, gave us all the best photo opportunities. Special plus for wonderful sandwiches and company :) We highly recommend taking this tour!!!
Excellent!
Gramsx2,
Sep 15, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Terrific! Our guide, Adam, was excellent. He was constantly telling us about the park and the sites we were seeing. Plenty of restroom stops. I highly recommend this tour...request Adam if you can.
Awesome with a side of disappointment
Wendy M,
Sep 10, 2024
- Review from Viator
3.00
Yellowstone was an amazing experience. It was a little disappointing being picked up late. Seating options are not the best if you are the last two pickups. My husband and I ended up sitting separately in order to have a window seat. We did not see as many animals as I would have liked. We ended up seeing a bear and two huge elk on our trip out of Cody on our own. I loved my experience in Yellowstone and not having to drive was great after we had already done so much driving but next time I would probably skip the tour and just drive myself.
Bucket List Trip
Pauline C,
Sep 8, 2024
- Review from Viator
5.00
The entire trip was spectacular! There are no words to describe it. It has been on our bucket list for a long time. So glad we made it.