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Overnight Yellowstone Tour From Jackson
Itinerary
| | We offer two different versions of this see all of Yellowstone tour from Jackson. The Overnight Yellowstone Tour you are looking at on this page costs less, but you only spend one night away from Jackson, in West Yellowstone. On this Overnight Yellowstone Tour you will go straight from Jackson into Yellowstone National Park, through Grand Teton and Yellowstone's south entrance. It is more time efficient. With the other one, the 50 hour Yellowstone tour from Jackson, you spend two nights in West Yellowstone, and travel to West Yellowstone first, before going into the park the following morning. |
Day 1 - Jackson to West Thumb - About 2 hours, 30 minutes
Map | This Yellowstone tour from Jackson will pick you up at your hotel. Our focus today is on Yellowstone's geysers, other thermal features, wildlife, and incredible beauty!
You will make your way through Jackson, and into Grand Teton National Park. We'll take a leisurely drive through Grand Teton, stopping at a few of the main vantage points. If we see a bear or moose or anything else special we'll also stop for pictures, but please remember that this is more of a Yellowstone tour and not a Grand Teton tour! You'll definitely have a chance to take some pictures of the Teton mountains, towering almost 14 000 feet (4 300 meters) into the Wyoming sky. |
| | We'll enter Yellowstone at the south entrance, and make our way north, pausing for pictures along the way, including at Lewis Falls (named after Captain Meriwether Lewis from Lewis and Clark fame). Lewis Canyon towers over the Lewis River as it makes its way to the Snake River, and is always good for a photo stop. Your guide will explain to you how the great Yellowstone fire of 1988 actually leapt over the canyon, from the other side, to where you're standing. If anyone is in need of a cup of coffee or tea, we may also stop briefly at Grant Village on the way. |
| | West Thumb is a particularly picturesque geyser basin right on the shores of Yellowstone Lake. There is an extensive boardwalk system which makes its way through the thermal features, and you'll be able to stroll all the way around. An elk herd hangs out in the area, and with any luck, you may see a couple! |
| | A sack lunch is included today, which you can enjoy on the road. |
Day 1 - West Thumb to Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone - About 2 hours, 30 minutes
Map | Yellowstone Lake is off to the east as we make the trip up to Fishing Bridge. From there we head through the Hayden Valley, following the Yellowstone River, up to Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone. On the way we will pass Mud Volcano.
The Hayden Valley is known for its wildlife, particularly large herds of bison at certain times of the year. It is also an excellent location to look for grizzly bears, especially in the spring and early summer when they may be preying on newborn bison and elk cubs. |
| | The Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone is an unexpected treat amongst the thermal wonders. The Yellowstone River has carved an impressive canyon through the rocks, over which two falls drop. The Lower Falls is over twice the size of Niagara Falls! It is in this area that you can catch a glimpse of the yellowish tinge to the rocks, from which the Yellowstone River got its name, but at a different location. We'll check out the canyon and falls from a number of different locations. You get so close to the Upper Falls that you almost feel like you can reach out and touch the thundering water. Don't! |
Day 1 - Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone to Old Faithful - About 3 hours
Map | We'll traverse the road that splits Yellowstone into two huge loops, and then make our way towards Old Faithful and Yellowstone's famous geyser basins. On the way we'll have a quick stop at Gibbon Falls, on the Gibbon River. |
| | The first main thermal area we will be visiting is the Lower Geyser Basin, and Fountain Paint Pot. There is an extensive boardwalk system running around and through the Fountain Paint Pot area, and it is a great place to go for a stroll, if the bison haven't got there first! Apart from the paint pots, there is also a selection of other thermal features in the area, including a number of geysers, one or other of which almost always seems to be erupting. |
| | The next stop is the Midway Geyser Basin, home to Grand Prismatic Spring - one of the largest anywhere in the world - plus Excelsior Geyser, now dormant, but discharging thousands of gallons of water every minute. There is also a boardwalk system through this Basin, and you will be able to explore all of it. |
Map | It is a short drive to the Upper Geyser Basin, home of Old Faithful, the world's best known and most reliable gusher. Soon you'll be watching Old Faithful erupting - no tour to Yellowstone would be complete without that! This may also be a good time to enjoy the sack lunch we have prepared for you.
There is a lot more to the Upper Geyser Basin than Old Faithful. Old Faithful Inn is a wonderful and historic old wooden building, one of the greatest in the National Park system, and well worth a visit. There are many other geysers in the area as well, and you should also be able to walk around and take in some of them.
A tour of Yellowstone is by nature very fluid. We never know what we may see around the next corner, or when we will run into a buffalo jam! For this reason, this itinerary may change. |
Day 1 - Return to West Yellowstone - About 1 hours, 15 minutes
Map | Depending on how long we spend at each location, other areas we may visit include Firehole Drive, Biscuit Basin, Fountain Flats and Black Sand Basin.
We will now retrace our steps, traveling through the various geyser basins again, stopping on the way at Firehole Lake Drive, a less visited part of the park that is home to some great hot springs and geysers. Geysers that we hope to be able to show you erupting here include White Dome as well as a couple of very small geysers. |
| | Depending on a number of factors, instead of visiting the main geysers basins today, we may do so tomorrow, after you have explored Yellowstone's upper loop. |
| | You will be dropped off at your Yellowstone motel called Yellowstone Motel. You are then on your own for dinner, and to explore West Yellowstone. |
Day 2
| | A sack lunch is provided today, which your guide will give you. |
Day 2 - Yellowstone upper loop tour - About 8 hours
Map | The route that the tour takes will depend on possible road closures in the park, as well as the time of year, but it will be something like the following. |
Map | There is going to be a lot to see and do. We'll head out of West Yellowstone towards Madison Junction, where the Firehole and Gibbon Rivers meet to form the Madison River. Turning left (north) we'll make for Norris Geyser Basin. Along the way we'll stop briefly at Gibbon Falls.
Although not as well known as the other geyser basins, Norris is the most thermally active part of Yellowstone. It is divided into two separate areas: Porcelain Basin and Back Basin. |
Map | The next stop is Mammoth Hot Springs, headquarters of the park, and home to a fascinating array of weird rock shapes, bright colors and sizzling hot springs. Elk are generally plentiful in this area, wandering around the old park buildings, and, if you're lucky, you might even see a whole herd.
You can stroll through the ever changing terraces at Mammoth, admiring the travertine creations and hot springs. |
Map | Leaving Mammoth we will travel towards Tower Roosevelt, which is where the road to the park's north east entrance, through the Lamar Valley, is. There is almost always wildlife to be seen in this area, even bears! |
| | At Tower Junction we will branch off the main upper loop road, and head through the Lamar Valley, towards the north east entrance to Yellowstone. This is a particularly beautiful part of the park, and where the keen wolf watchers are generally to be found. |
| | Everyone wants to see a bear in the wild at Yellowstone, and the trip from Tower Junction to Tower Falls is one of the best places to do so. The spring can be a great time to go looking for bears, as you have the opportunity of seeing mothers with their new born cubs. Tower Falls is an impressive water fall. |
Map | Assuming that it is open, the road from Tower Falls to Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone towers up into the sky as it crosses the Dunraven Pass at almost 9000 feet. We then drop down to Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone.
Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone is normally visited on our Lower Yellowstone Loop tour, and not this tour. Depending on the number of people on this tour who have not seen it, and how late it is, we may take the opportunity of checking out the area. The Yellowstone River has carved an impressive canyon through the rocks, over which two falls drop. The Lower Falls is over twice the size of Niagara Falls! It is in this area that you can catch a glimpse of the yellowish tinge to the rocks, from which the Yellowstone River got its name, but at a different location. We'll check out the canyon and falls from a number of different locations. You get so close to the Upper Falls that you almost feel like you can reach out and touch the thundering water. Don't!
If there is time, other areas along the route that we may visit include Obsidian Cliff, Virginia Cascade and Undine Falls.
After a long, fun-filled day, it is time to return to West Yellowstone. |
Day 2 - West Yellowstone to Jackson transfer - About 2 hours, 40 minutes
Map | Your driver will take you back to Jackson, traveling through southeast Idaho and over Teton Pass into Wyoming. |
| | You will be dropped off at your in-town Jackson hotel or Airbnb. Thanks for joining us! |
 Tour ID | 1406 |
Please note the following...- This tour is subject to a 3.00% per person fuel surcharge.
- The days and dates this tour runs can be seen in the calendar at the top right of this page.
- The entry fees to Grand Teton and Yellowstone are included.
- One night's accommodation is included at a Yellowstone motel called Yellowstone Motel. If lodging there is sold out, you will stay at a moderate category motel in West Yellowstone.
- The price includes the services of a guide/driver and transportation.
- Two sack lunches are the only meals included.
- This tour picks up and drops off at in-town Jackson hotels and Airbnb's.
- All times are approximate. We are not responsible for the consequences of any delays, and this itinerary may change without notice. If bad weather results in our cancelling the tour, you will get a full refund.
- Portions of this tour are subcontracted to other reputable vendors.
- After ordering this tour please wait to receive a confirmation email from us before making any plans that are dependent on this tour.
- Payment And Cancellation Details: CANCELLATIONS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED FOR THIS TOUR. Changes will also not be accepted, and refunds will not be given. Please consider purchasing trip insurance as our cancellation policy is strictly enforced. The payment schedule is as follows: Half of the total will be charged anytime from when you make the booking. The other half will be charged 30 or fewer days from the tour date, at our discretion.
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This tour can be ordered online here. Please call us at (USA) 406 646 1118 x 12, or mail us for additional information.
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