Jackson 4-Day and 3-Night Grand Teton and Yellowstone Winter Tour

Day 1 · Grand Teton National Park Wildlife Viewing

1. 1

   Grand Teton National Park

   3 hours

   Meet your friendly guide and group and head off for an afternoon wildlife tour in Grand Teton National Park and the National Elk Refuge in a heated Suburban or other 10-passenger vehicle. On the tour, you'll have your best chance of seeing moose in the park, along with wolves, coyotes, bighorn sheep, mule deer, and bison. Settle in for the night at your accommodation in Jackson, Wyoming.

2. 2

   National Elk Refuge

   one hour Admission included

   We will be viewing wildlife along this area during your tour this evening. Common animals to see in this area are bighorn sheep, elk, bald and golden eagles, and possibly bison. *please note that we will be driving this evening in our 10 passenger or smaller vehicles and will be taking the horse-drawn sleigh ride on to the Elk Refuge the following day.

Overnight at 49'er Inn & Suites*, Jackson, Wyoming *or similar

Day 2 · National Elk Refuge Horse-Drawn Sleigh Ride, Grand Teton National Park, and West Yellowstone, Montana

1. 1

   National Elk Refuge

   2 hours Admission included

   Depart in the early morning from your Jackson lodging for a sleigh ride in the National Elk Refuge, filled with over 5,000 elk.

2. 2

   Grand Teton National Park

   one hour

   After our sleigh ride we will depart on a wildlife tour of Grand Teton National Park viewing some more wildlife before we depart to West Yellowstone, Montana.

3. 3

   West Yellowstone

   2 hours

   We will cross over the continental divide on our way and guests will have time to shop in the historical town of West Yellowstone upon arrival.

Kelly Inn* in West Yellowstone, Montana (*or similar)

Day 3 · Snowcoach into Yellowstone National Park

1. 1

   Fountain Paint Pot

   30 min Admission included

   The Fountain Paint Pot is a mud pot located in Lower Geyser Basin in Yellowstone National Park. The Fountain Paint Pot is named for the reds, yellows and browns of the mud in this area. The differing colors are derived from oxidation states of the iron in the mud.

2. 2

   Old Faithful

   2 hours Admission included

   Old Faithful is a cone geyser in Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming, United States. It was named in 1870 and was the first geyser in the park to be named. It is a highly predictable geothermal feature and has erupted every 44 minutes to two hours since 2000.

   Guests will have time to view Old Faithful Geyser erupting!

3. 3

   Madison River

   one hour Admission included

   The Madison River is a headwater tributary of the Missouri River, approximately 183 miles (295 km) long, in Wyoming and Montana. Its confluence with the Jefferson and Gallatin rivers near Three Forks, Montana forms the Missouri River.

   The Madison River rises in Teton County in northwestern Wyoming at the confluence of the Firehole and Gibbon rivers, a location in Yellowstone National Park called Madison Junction.

   We will see bison, elk, and beautiful winter scenery as we snowcoach by the Madison River in Yellowstone.

4. 4

   Yellowstone National Park

   5 hours

   We will be traversing through the eastern side of the Lower Loop of Yellowstone today via snow coach.

Kelly Inn* in West Yellowstone, Montana (*or similar)

Day 4 · West Yellowstone, Montana – Jackson Hole, Wyoming

1. 1

   Hebgen Lake

   Passing by

   As we leave West Yellowstone we will take a trip to the geological site where the Hebgen Lake Earthquake of 1959 happened.

2. 2

   Island Park

   Passing by

   Guests should expect beautiful winter scenery with deep snow as we head back through Island Park and on to Jackson Hole where our tour will end.

3. 3

   Jackson Hole

   Passing by

   We will end our tour today at approximately 3-5 p.m. We are happy to drop you off at most Jackson Hole, Wyoming area lodgings. Please just inform us of where you will lodge this evening.