Yellowstone's Lamar Valley Wildlife Safari from Gardiner
Overview
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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‘s Included
Resort fees
Non-alcoholic beverages
Use of UHD binoculars and spotting scopes
A picnic lunch, sourced locally with seasonal ingredients and packaged with recyclable and compostable materials.
A variety of snacks, sourced locally and organic when possible.
Professional naturalist guide
Gratuities
Yellowstone National Park
What To Expect
Yellowstone National Park
Yellowstone National Park Entrance Gate - North Entrance Your exact route and itinerary will be determined by your interests, current wildlife sightings, and current weather and road conditions. Our guides are all highly experienced, with thousands of hours in the field, and will expertly tailor your safari to you and your group. Summer is construction season in Yellowstone National Park and sometimes this can impact our tours. Please communicate to your guide what you most wish to see in the park and your guide will do their best to navigate road closures, traffic slowdowns, and construction wait times.
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 the area. Our tours are customized for each departure. We may not stop here on every tour. Please communicate to your guide what you most wish to see in the park.
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Yellowstone's Lamar Valley Wildlife Safari from Gardiner
Reviews
7 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Best tour ever!
carriec919,
May 21, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00This was the best tour we have ever taken. Gary knows everything about the park and where to find all animals. We saw elk, pronghorn, goats, sheep, and many bison. We also spotted a black bear and a grizzly. The highlight was watching 5 wolves play for 20 whole minutes! Everything was phenomenal-even the lunch was delicious. Do not hesitate to book this tour. It’s amazing.
Amazing Yellowstone
Lawrence C,
Apr 28, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00It was an amazing experience! Our guide, Gary was awesome. He shared his experiences and insights of Yellowstone. As well as finding a variety of wildlife throughout the park. It definitely helped us learn more about Yellowstone and how to navigate the rest of our trip.
Amazing wildlife tour!
Elizabeth T,
Oct 15, 2024
- Review from Viator
5.00This tour surpassed our expectations! Our guide, Randolph, knew exactly where to spot wildlife! He was patient as we took everything in and taught us so much about the animals in the park. He even personalized the tour based on the animals we wanted to see. The scopes that he provided helped us spot a wolf, a mountain goat, moose, and even a bear in her den! He even took pictures and videos with the scopes and sent us the digital files after the tour. I highly recommend this company!
Amazing but no photos
MilDolBaby,
Jul 28, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
4.00We loved this tour and our guide plus the guide he was training. He was so knowledgeable. They helped us spot lots of animals. The only thing that was disappointing was that we saw Junction Butte wolves, longhorn sheep and golden eagles through his scope and he took pics with his phone through the scope and said he would send them to us but he never did. We reached out to the tour company and they said they would contact him but we still never got anything. Our grandsons keep asking to see the pics. This was Thursday July 18 out of Gartiner. I think his name was Allen
We wanted to see wildlife and Brandon made it happen
SusanM2652,
Jun 5, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We had an amazing day with Brandon. He was a fantastic guide. He knows the land and found some great wildlife for us to view. We saw everything except big horned sheep and wolves. I would highly recommend this tour company they were professional from start to finish!!
For the wildlife lover
Denise M,
May 28, 2024
- Review from Viator
5.00The herds of bison are impressive and since we were there in the spring the calves were plentiful. Elk, moose, mule deer, pronghorn antelope, osprey, bighorn sheep grizzlies were all seen multiple times. Great wildlife tour.
Yellowstone Safari Company exceeded expectations!
Freedom14832308415,
Nov 8, 2023
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Highlight of our girls trip to Bozeman! We saw an abundance of wildlife…wolves, big horn sheep, bison, elk, trumpeter swans, and pronghorns. The trip exceeded every expectation! Made a side trip to Mammoth Hot Springs. What made our trip even more special was our guide, Kelsey. She greeted us with a warm and genuine smile with hot coffee in the morning. As the day went on, her enthusiasm about being in Yellowstone among the wildlife was so contagious! She was excited to share all her knowledge with us and went out of her way to find each wildlife sighting for us. Looking forward to seeing more of Yellowstone through Yellowstone Safari Company.
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