Yellowstone National Park Tours

Join our certified Montana Master Naturalist guides on a custom-curated tour of Yellowstone, focusing on a primary topic in detail while still enjoying all the park’s sights. Learn about one of the park’s most fascinating aspects and what makes Yellowstone truly unique! Select from the experiences below.

Wolves of Yellowstone
Available: Year-Round
Duration: 8-10 hours
Departure Time: 5 AM – 6:30 AM, seasonally

Since their reintroduction to Yellowstone in 1995, wolves have become the park’s most popular, iconic, and controversial residents. Your Montana Naturalist guide will introduce you to the animal’s history in the park, as well as its complicated relationship with mankind in the West. Learn all about their unique and adaptive behaviors and social structure as you travel through their home range. While physically seeing the wolves is never a guarantee, you will spend an unforgettable day chasing them in Yellowstone’s fabled Northern range and undoubtedly return home with a greater appreciation for the park’s most famous residents.

Tracking the Animals of Yellowstone
Available: May 1 – October 31
Duration: 8-10 hours
Departure Time: 5 AM – 6:30 AM, seasonally

Discover the fascinating seasonal migration and behavior patterns of Yellowstone’s wildlife on this immersive adventure. Perfect for summer exploration, the experience includes guided hiking, wildlife track identification, and hands-on plaster casting—an opportunity to connect with nature and deepen your understanding of the park’s untamed inhabitants.

Bears of Yellowstone
Available: May 1 – July 15, October 1-31
Duration: 8-10 hours
Departure Time: 5 AM – 6:30 AM, seasonally

Yellowstone has the most robust population of grizzly bears in the lower 48. It is one of the few places where both grizzly and black bears coexist in such large numbers. This makes it one of the world’s premier bear-watching environments. Your Montana Master Naturalist guide will introduce you to the fascinating history of bear management in the park and the ever-evolving relationship between man and bear. You will learn about the surprisingly diverse life of a bear in Yellowstone, including their seasonal dining habits and interpersonal relationships. Bears use a variety of habitats throughout the year, and your guide will take you to the best locations to view these magnificent animals in their natural environment. Although sighting bears is never guaranteed, you will undoubtedly develop a deeper appreciation for the amazing bears of Yellowstone.

History of Yellowstone
Available: May 5 – October 31
Duration: 8-10 hours
Departure Time: 6:30 AM

Yellowstone National Park has a rich history dating back to thousands of years of native habitation. Since the early 19th century, modern America has been captivated by the stories of early explorers. In 1872, the world’s first national park was established after the Washburn Expedition of 1870. A Montana Master Naturalist guide will take you to visit several of the park’s most interesting sites, including historic lodges and hotels, as well as significant locations from early expeditions. You can experience what early park visitors would have seen and felt through stories and historical anecdotes while following in the footsteps of past generations.

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Sage Lodge is an authorized permittee of the National Park Service.

At over 2.2 million acres, Yellowstone is larger than the states of Delaware and Rhode Island combined! A two-day tour is an ideal way to see more of everything the park offers, and our customized itinerary will highlight the most magnificent and inspiring destinations in Yellowstone.

The first day’s highlights include wildlife watching in world-famous Lamar Valley, summitting the 8,878 foot Dunraven Pass road, witnessing the glory of the upper and lower falls at the Grand Canyon of Yellowstone, and viewing majestic Yellowstone Lake.

Day two is highlighted by many of Yellowstone’s most iconic thermal features, starting with the spectacular West Thumb Geyser Basin, where geysers and hot springs steam and rumble on the shores of Yellowstone Lake. Other stops may include Old Faithful, the Grand Prismatic, Paint Pots, and the Mammoth Terraces.

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Please be prepared to spend between 9-10 hours with your guide each day. Be aware this tour has windy mountain roads. Breakfast and Lunch are included in the price for both days. Please be prepared to be outside the vehicle for varying lengths of time while wildlife watching, including some walking on trails. Layers of clothing and sun, wind, and rain protection are recommended to stay comfortable throughout the day.

Sage Lodge is an authorized permittee of the National Park Service.

Venture into Yellowstone’s Lamar Valley, known as the “Serengeti of the West” for its rich diversity and abundance of wildlife. Maximize your chances of seeing some of Yellowstone’s apex predator species, which are most active at dawn, and witness a beautiful mountain sunrise by getting an early start to the morning. This is your best opportunity to optimize seeing wolves and bears during your stay with us.

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Please be prepared to be outside the vehicle for varying lengths of time while wildlife watching, including some walking on trails. Layers of clothing and sun, wind, and rain protection are recommended to stay comfortable throughout the day.

Sage Lodge is an authorized permittee of the National Park Service.

Yellowstone is home to over half the world’s geysers and thousands of hot springs, mud pots, and fumaroles. Experience some of Yellowstone’s outstanding thermal features, such as Old Faithful, the Grand Prismatic, Mammoth Hot Springs, and more.

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Please be prepared to be outside the vehicle for varying lengths of time while wildlife watching, including some walking on trails. Layers of clothing and sun, wind, and rain protection are recommended to stay comfortable throughout the day.

Sage Lodge is an authorized permittee of the National Park Service.

Visit some of the unique scenic features found in the center of Yellowstone, including the park’s largest waterfalls in the majestic Grand Canyon of Yellowstone, unique thermal features of Norris Geyser Basin and Mud Volcano, abundant wildlife in Hayden Valley, and North America’s largest alpine lake.

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Please be prepared to be outside the vehicle for varying lengths of time while wildlife watching, including some walking on trails. Layers of clothing and sun, wind, and rain protection are recommended to stay comfortable throughout the day.

Sage Lodge is an authorized permittee of the National Park Service.

Leave the roads behind to explore the serenity of Yellowstone’s scenic backcountry wilderness accompanied by an experienced guide on a hike selected to fit your interests and experience. Your choices may include summiting a peak, venturing to a secluded waterfall, walking through a tranquil forest, experiencing Yellowstone’s unique geologic features, and more. Experience will be tailored to your activity group’s activity level. Please request our hike brochure.

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Children are welcome on this tour, but strollers are not permitted on most trails. We recommend bringing a child carrier hiking backpack for younger children. Please be prepared to be outside the vehicle for varying lengths of time while wildlife watching, including some walking on trails. Layers of clothing and sun, wind, and rain protection are recommended to stay comfortable throughout the day.

Sage Lodge is an authorized permittee of the National Park Service.

The perfect adventure for guests with a limited amount of time! Experience a taste of the majestic scenery and abundant wildlife in Yellowstone’s Northern Range with an experienced naturalist guide.

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Please be prepared to be outside the vehicle for varying lengths of time while wildlife watching, including some walking on trails. Layers of clothing and sun, wind, and rain protection are recommended to stay comfortable throughout the day.

Sage Lodge is an authorized permittee of the National Park Service.

A combination of fishing and wildlife viewing, these trips will include short hikes to fishing spots on famed creeks and rivers within Yellowstone National Park. Spend a day taking in the park’s beauty and getting your line wet for native Yellowstone Cutthroat Trout.

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Start your morning with a scenic drive into Yellowstone’s magnificent Northern range. Later in the morning, you will meet your experienced horse wranglers for a trail ride up to the fabled upper meadows of Slough Creek. From there, you will spend a half-day with your experienced fly fishing guide chasing the creek’s gorgeous Yellowstone Cutthroat Trout. After a backcountry lunch, you will saddle up and ride back out. Truly a bucket-list experience!

Preferred Vendor: Horsetrack Outfitters

The stock concessioner providing the horseback riding portion of this tour is Horsetrack Outfitters. Horsetrack Outfitters, LLC is an authorized concessioner of the National Park Service to serve the public in Yellowstone National Park. #CC-YELL-157-16.

Sage Lodge is an authorized permittee of the National Park Service.

Start your morning early with a private tour of Yellowstone’s Northern range. Experience the abundant wildlife and spectacular scenery of the fabled Lamar Valley with your Naturalist Guide. Later in the morning, you will meet your experienced horse wranglers for a half-day trail ride through some of Yellowstone’s most beautiful country. Experience the park the same way Montana’s first visitors did, on horseback.

Preferred Vendor: Horsetrack Outfitters

The stock concessioner providing the horseback riding portion of this tour is Horsetrack Outfitters. Horsetrack Outfitters, LLC is an authorized concessioner of the National Park Service to serve the public in Yellowstone National Park. #CC-YELL-157-16.

Sage Lodge is an authorized permittee of the National Park Service.