Private Yellowstone National Park Tour (Lower Loop)
Overview
At Obsidian Expeditions, our mission is to create lifelong memories in our national parks. Your private tour includes an exclusive guide and vehicle reserved just for your group, allowing us to customize every experience to your interests, pace, and travel style.
This tour explores Yellowstone's Lower Loop. To experience the park's incredible wildlife, Lamar Valley, Mammoth Hot Springs, Tower Falls, and the Northern Range, we recommend booking our Upper Loop Tour on a second day.
We offer hotel and airport pickup in Bozeman, Big Sky, West Yellowstone, and Gardiner, MT. Multi-generational families are welcome, with child safety seats, mobility accommodations whenever possible, and special dietary options available with advance notice.
Traveling with more than 14 guests? We can accommodate larger groups with additional guides and vehicles. Contact us to customize your Yellowstone adventure.
What's Included
- Breakfast Light breakfast snacks
- Lunch Your choice of a salad, sandwich, or wrap
- Snacks
- Bottled water
- Transportation in a spacious 4WD Chevy Suburban or Ford Transit Van
- Use our professional-grade Vortex™ spotting scopes and binoculars
- Professional tour guide with current avalanche safety, CPR, & Wilderness First Aid certifications
- National Park entry fees (Buy before your visit or upon entry. $20/per or $80 for up to 4 ppl)
- Optional guide gratuity (15% recommended)
Meeting and Pickup
If you would like to be picked up from a location that is not listed in our tour overview, please don't hesitate to give us a call! We’re happy to accommodate your needs and make arrangements for your convenience.
Bozeman
MT, USA
Detailed check-in instructions, including the exact address, are provided with your booking confirmation.
This activity ends back at the meeting point.
Detailed check-in instructions, including the exact address, are provided with your booking confirmation.
What To Expect
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Yellowstone National Park
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Gibbon Falls
30 minutes Admission Ticket Included
Norris Geyser Basin
30 minutes Admission Ticket Included
Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone
1 hour 30 minutes Admission Ticket Included
Hayden Valley
1 hour Admission Ticket Included
Sulphur Caldron
30 minutes Admission Ticket Included
Yellowstone Lake
1 hour Admission Ticket Included
West Thumb Geyser Basin
45 minutes Admission Ticket Included
Old Faithful
2 hours Admission Ticket Included
Grand Prismatic Spring
1 hour Admission Ticket Included
Fountain Paint Pot
30 minutes Admission Ticket Included
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received within 48 hours of booking, subject to availability
- Wheelchair accessible
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Specialized infant seats are available
Frequently Asked Questions (8)
Q: What is the cancellation policy for the Private Yellowstone National Park Tour (Lower Loop)?
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Frequently Asked Questions (8)
The answers provided below were previously given in response to questions from Cool Shore Excursions customers.
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- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the tour start time.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the tour start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- Any changes made less than 24 hours before the tour start time will not be accepted.
- Cut-off times are based on the tour local time (MST).
- Breakfast. Light breakfast snacks.
- Lunch. Your choice of a salad, sandwich, or wrap.
- Snacks.
- Bottled water.
- Transportation in a spacious 4WD Chevy Suburban or Ford Transit Van.
- Use our professional-grade Vortex™ spotting scopes and binoculars.
- Professional tour guide with current avalanche safety, CPR, & Wilderness First Aid certifications.
- National Park entry fees (Buy before your visit or upon entry. $20/per or $80 for up to 4 ppl).
- Optional guide gratuity (15% recommended).
This tour requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
Apr 2025There is no minimum age for this tour, so bring your wee one along for an adventure..
Apr 2025If a date or time is not listed on the calendar, it’s sold out or unavailable for another reason. Support cannot assist further if a date or time is not on the calendar.
If you find a date and time that works for you, book it NOW because things always sell out at this time of year.
Apr 2025Accessibility information for the Private Yellowstone National Park Tour (Lower Loop) is as follows:
- Wheelchair accessible
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
Detailed check-in instructions – including meeting point address, Google map, and parking information – for Private Yellowstone National Park Tour (Lower Loop) will be included in your confirmation email from Cool Shore Excursions. Please be sure to double and triple check your email address is correct at checkout so this important email makes its way to you!
Mar 2024Once your refund is processed, it usually shows on your card statement within 5–10 business days. The exact timing depends on your bank or card issuer.
Want it sooner? When you cancel, choose Receive a refund to my wallet instead. The credit is in your Wallet straight away and is applied automatically at checkout on your next booking when you’re signed in with the same email. You can see your balance any time in My Wallet.
If you paid part of your booking with Wallet credit, that part always goes back to your Wallet. Trip protection isn’t refundable.
Oct 2026What's Included
- BreakfastLight breakfast snacks
- LunchYour choice of a salad, sandwich, or wrap
- Snacks
- Bottled water
- Transportation in a spacious 4WD Chevy Suburban or Ford Transit Van
- Use our professional-grade Vortex™ spotting scopes and binoculars
- Professional tour guide with current avalanche safety, CPR, & Wilderness First Aid certifications
- National Park entry fees (Buy before your visit or upon entry. $20/per or $80 for up to 4 ppl)
- Optional guide gratuity (15% recommended)
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received within 48 hours of booking, subject to availability
- Wheelchair accessible
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Specialized infant seats are available
