Yellowstone Winter Wildlife Safari from Bozeman
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Yellowstone National Park forms the core of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, with one of the highest levels of wildlife diversity in North America. Our full-day private safari endeavors to highlight the hundreds of species of animals and plants that call this place home by utilizing the vast knowledge and experience of our naturalist guides.
Our guides provide not only the understanding of wildlife habits, and the story of their importance on the landscape. Throughout the day as you ride in our comfortable vehicles, your guide will educate and converse with you about the incredible ecosystem. They will also be attuned to all our guests' needs and desires, and will plan accordingly for walking, viewing, picnicking and moments of wilderness solitude. The use of optics such as binoculars and spotting scopes makes for incredible and personal moments of connection with this wild place. Your guide is at your service to help you have the best experience from start to finish.
Additional Info
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
If your child requires a booster or car seat, please be sure to bring it with you.
Children 8 and older may participate.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What To Expect
Mammoth Hot Springs
Mammoth Hot Springs is a collection of thermal features at the north entrance of Yellowstone National Park. It is best known for the travertine terraces that form from mineral deposits, but there are many other observable geothermal features in this area. The algae living in the pools creates the distinct brownish, reddish colors. Our safari makes a stop here. Your guide will educate you on the historical or geological significance of your stop.
Petrified Tree
A petrified redwood seems out of place in present day Yellowstone National Park, but millions of years ago, this area looked much different. Petrified trees, such as this are a natural relic of a volcanic past. Our safari makes a stop here. Your guide will educate you on the historical or geological significance of your stop.
What‘s Included
Picnic lunch sourced locally with seasonal ingredients and packaged with recyclable and compostable materials.
Non-alcoholic beverages
Yellowstone Winter Wildlife Safari
Use of UHD binoculars and spotting scopes
A variety of snacks, sourced locally and organic when possible
Professional naturalist guide
Yellowstone National Park
Hotel pick-up and drop off
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Yellowstone Winter Wildlife Safari from Bozeman
Reviews
42 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Family fun
nataliesM8045NX,,Jan 22, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Grant was an excellent guide. Lots of knowledge and patience as we watched a mountain lion protect an elk carcass, find a wolf, see prong horned deer, bison and big horned sheep.
Yellowstone is even better in the winter!
Storyteller588595,,Jan 21, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00This trip was great! I had been to Yellowstone in the summer, when it is very busy. In January, there were far fewer people. Plus, our guide knew exactly where to go and where to find animals - such as pronghorn sheep, a bald eagle, and two coyotes that I definitely wouldn't have noticed if I had been driving. Did I mention how beautiful the park is when it snows? What a treat. Thank you for a wonderful experience.
Alan our tour guide was...
Jackie Z,,Jan 19, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00Alan our tour guide was absolutely amazing! He truly knows the park and so so much more! He goes out of his way to make it a truly special experience.
Wonderful guided tour of Yellowstone, no other way to see it!
staceyvols,,Jan 17, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00This tour was absolutely fantastic!! We booked a “public” tour to see wildlife in Yellowstone in January 2026. We met our driver near our hotel. We shared the large Ford Transit van with 2 others, one young woman actually worked for the company also, the other was her friend visiting from out of town. The van was stocked with water, lots of snacks (pistachios, granola bars, etc), and binoculars for each person. Grant was our guide. He was incredible. His knowledge of Yellowstone, the animals, etc was amazing and made the trip even that much more interesting. I also appreciated his focus on safety, both driving and walking around since there was ice and snow on the ground. The van has a microphone he uses while driving so everyone could hear without him having to yell. We spent a little over an hour driving from Bozeman to Yellowstone. There were 2 other tours using the same company driving around that day. Also, a man named Jack McIntire, who helped reintegrate the wolves into Yellowstone in the 1990s. Everyone had radios to talk to each other when wildlife was spotted (because nice break-no cell phone service). Having the knowledge of the guides cannot be emphasized enough. They know where animals have been recently, what to look for etc. We saw moose and wolves that we would have never seen driving on our own. We had a small herd of bison walk directly in front of the van. The wolves we saw, we parked at a pull off. Hiked about 300feet up a hill in the snow. At the top we looked down into an open field where 7 wolves were hanging around. Grant would set up site scopes for each of us at every stop also and took video through the scopes and shared them with us. We also saw big horn sheep, elk, coyotes, prong horns, bald eagles, mule deers. Lunch is included, chicken sandwich, chips, brownie. We were able to stop a park restrooms whenever someone needed. We have been lucky enough to go on a safari in Uganda and take several trips on UnCruise. This experience reminded me of those. Having someone so knowledgeable and excited to share that knowledge is worth every penny.
Worth it
Sudeshna K,,Jan 9, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00Gary was an amazing travel guide! We saw so much wildlife (bald eagles, elk, deer, bison, coyotes, moose, etc). Well worth the trip for the beautiful views and memories!
Amazing guide
Christopher B,,Dec 24, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00Saw lots of animals. Great very personable guide that made the difference. Would recommend this to others
Amazing experience I recommend it to anyone who’s planning to go to Yellowstone
Ernesto L,,Dec 17, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Adam was a excellent guide he went out of his way to give us the best experience and even when the tour was over pointed out animals that we could see and helped us take pictures to give us the best pictures we could and was very knowledgeable about the park and animals one instance was that he went out of his way to find a wolf pack that we could see it was a amazing experience and excellent tour I would definitely recommend it to anyone planning to go to Yellowstone and would book again
Worth Every Penny
Shawna J,,Dec 6, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00We had an amazing time in our trip with Adam. He was extremely knowledgeable, friendly, patient and passionate about Yellowstone. It was a beautiful day and even though we saw limited wildlife Adam made the most out of every opportunity we had. He’s a true Pro at scouting the animals and providing you the resources to find/see them in their habitats. He was extremely accommodating of Snacks, beverages and bathroom breaks. The tour was absolutely worth the money.
Well worth it!
tommyp863,,Nov 25, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Was well worth the money. Kat was great. Picked up promptly at pick up spot. Good little drive to and from park. Plenty of snack and drinks on board plus lunch. She had lots of information for us and answered our questions. A+
Absolutely amazing...
Sophie W,,Nov 17, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00Absolutely amazing experience with guide Gabrielle. She was friendly, knowledgable and genuinely passionate about her job. We saw a mama Grizzly bear and her two cubs just outside of Yellowstone! So so lucky. As well as this, saw a plethora of bison, wolves, elk, a moose, bighorn sheep, a bald eagle, pronghorn. The snacks and lunch were a great addition. Couldn't fault a thing!
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