Sunset Hayden Valley Wildlife Safari | Catered Dinner | PRIVATE
Experience the magic of Yellowstone in the evening on this private 5-hour sunset wildlife safari. Enjoy door-to-door pickup from West Yellowstone in a comfortable, climate-controlled vehicle, with your expert guide sharing the park’s rich history, geology, and ecology along the way.
Explore the iconic Hayden Valley, renowned for incredible wildlife viewing opportunities. Look for wolves, bears, bison, elk, and other animals in their natural habitat. Enhance your experience with top-of-the-line spotting scopes and binoculars, with attachments that let us capture photos and videos for you to take home and treasure.
Stay comfortable and well-fed throughout your journey with included snacks, water, and a locally catered hot dinner served in the field. This private, customizable experience is designed to make the most of Yellowstone’s wildlife viewing at sunset while offering an intimate, focused, and highly personalized tour.
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Sunset Hayden Valley Wildlife Safari | Catered Dinner | PRIVATE
What's included in Sunset Hayden Valley Wildlife Safari | Catered Dinner | PRIVATE
(Subject to Option Inclusions)Itinerary
Hayden Valley
The vast Hayden Valley stretches along the Yellowstone River like a grand amphitheater of wilderness. This ancient lakebed, with its rolling sage-covered hills and meandering river, serves as a crucial summer grazing ground for large herds of bison and elk. Grizzly bears and wolves frequently patrol these grasslands, while white American pelicans, trumpeter swans, and sandhill cranes wade along the river’s edge. Summer sunsets create an ethereal atmosphere, making this valley one of Yellowstone’s most photographed landscapes.
Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone
The vast Hayden Valley stretches along the Yellowstone River like a grand amphitheater of wilderness. This ancient lakebed, with its rolling sage-covered hills and meandering river, serves as a crucial summer grazing ground for large herds of bison and elk. Grizzly bears and wolves frequently patrol these grasslands, while white American pelicans, trumpeter swans, and sandhill cranes wade along the river’s edge. Early morning mists create an ethereal atmosphere, making this valley one of Yellowstone’s most photographed landscapes.
Madison River
Experience Yellowstone’s Madison Plateau and Madison River at sunset, when golden light bathes the landscape. Watch for elk, bison, mule deer, and coyotes in the meadows, with the chance to spot bears or even wolves. A serene, memorable way to witness Yellowstone’s abundant wildlife.
Inclusions
- Hot Catered Dinner (GF, DF, & Vegetarian options available)
- Professional/Naturalist Interpretive Guide
- Healthy Snacks and Water
- Hotel pickup and drop-off in West Yellowstone, MT
- Vortex Spotting Scopes and Binoculars
- Gratuity (industry standard 15-20%)
- National Park Entry Fee (to be paid on site)
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
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Pickup and Dropoff
You can choose to be picked up from a list of locations, or alternatively, have the choice to make your own way to the meeting points
Additional Information
Front door pickup is included in the price of your tour if you are staying within 2 miles of the West Yellowstone Visitor Information Center. You will be picked up in a Toyota Sienna Mini-van. Please plan to meet us at the West Yellowstone Visitor Information Center if you are staying outside of town (Under Canvas, Island Park, Big Sky, etc). If you are staying in the park, we can arrange to meet in the park at the Madison Junction Picnic Area parking lot, the Norris Geyser Basin junction. or Canyon Village.
Meeting / End Points
- Shares a parking lot with the West Yellowstone IMAX. Right next to the entrance of the park, but not inside the park so you will still have cell service.
