Hiking Tour: Hidden Gems | West Yellowstone | PRIVATE + Lunch
Overview
Whether you're a beginner or advanced hiker, we have a custom day of hiking for you! Experience premier wildlife watching of unparalleled opportunities to observe wolves, grizzly bears, bison herds, and other magnificent creatures in their natural habitat.
Our guides are CPR and Wilderness First Aid trained. Your expert guide knows the best locations and timing for wildlife sightings, providing high-powered spotting scopes and sharing their deep knowledge of the park's animals and ecosystems.
Travel in comfort in a private vehicle as your guide helps you spot and photograph wildlife safely. We'll document your wildlife encounters with photos and video throughout the day and share them with you afterwards at no additional charge.
What's Included
- Lunch
- Air-conditioned vehicle
- Bottled water
- Snacks
- Spotting Scope & Binoculars
- Gratuities
- Park Entrance Fees
Meeting and Pickup
Front door pickup is included in the price of your tour if you are staying within 5 miles of the West Yellowstone Visitor Information Center. If not, we ask you to meet us at the West Yellowstone Visitor Information Center. If you are staying in the park, we can arrange to meet in the park at Madison Junction or Norris Geyser Basin.
30 Yellowstone Avenue
West Yellowstone, MT 59758, 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
Step off the beaten path and experience the Yellowstone few visitors ever see with Sky's the Limit Tours. Our fully private, customizable hiking tour gives you the freedom to design your ideal day in the park, tailored precisely to your interests, abilities, and pace.
Want to spend the morning on a single, challenging backcountry trail? Prefer to link a series of shorter hikes, exploring different landscapes? It’s entirely up to you. Your expert naturalist guide will help plan the perfect route, from serene alpine lakes and quiet meadows frequented by wildlife to hidden thermal features far from the crowds.
This is a private experience, so there’s no set schedule but yours. Linger over photography, study wildflowers in detail, or cover as many miles as you want—your guide will adjust to your style, ensuring a safe, enriching adventure.
While wildlife sightings are often a highlight, this tour is about so much more: immersing yourself in Yellowstone’s diverse and awe-inspiring landscapes at a pace that’s right for you.
For tours focused specifically on wildlife viewing or geothermal features accessible by vehicle, see our Upper & Lower Loop options.
Additional Info
- Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
- Service animals allowed
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Please call with any clarifying questions if you are staying outside of our pickup zone +1(406)640-3039.
- Infant seats are provided by customers as needed
- Total duration of the tour includes the travel time
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Frequently Asked Questions (7)
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).
- Lunch.
- Air-conditioned vehicle.
- Bottled water.
- Snacks.
- Spotting Scope & Binoculars.
- Gratuities.
- Park Entrance Fees.
There is no minimum age for this tour, so bring your wee one along for an adventure. This tour requires at least one adult to accompany children..
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Apr 2025Accessibility information for the Hiking Tour: Hidden Gems | West Yellowstone | PRIVATE + Lunch is as follows:
- Service animals allowed
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Detailed check-in instructions – including meeting point address, Google map, and parking information – for Hiking Tour: Hidden Gems | West Yellowstone | PRIVATE + Lunch 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
- Lunch
- Air-conditioned vehicle
- Bottled water
- Snacks
- Spotting Scope & Binoculars
- Gratuities
- Park Entrance Fees
Additional Info
- Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
- Service animals allowed
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Please call with any clarifying questions if you are staying outside of our pickup zone +1(406)640-3039.
- Infant seats are provided by customers as needed
- Total duration of the tour includes the travel time
