--> Seven Days a Week
1. The Lower Loop - Big Sky
Adults: $85; Children & Seniors: $75
FALL SPECIAL: Both Upper Loop & Lower Loop (2 Days) for $120/person
Pick Up Times: 7:30 am from the Mountain Village in Big Sky
·Tours do not include meals, Park entrance fees or guide's gratuities.
he Lower Loop is our most popular tour and visits the best of Yellowstone’s top attractions. As with all of our tours, we will keep you away from the bulk of Yellowstone’s crowds. This tour may be altered to accommodate or to avoid road construction delays. The tour begins with a trip Yellowstone’s Gallatin District and West Entrance Highway, which can be good for wildlife, especially in the spring. The tour continues with a visit to Gibbon Falls, the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone, Lower Falls, Upper Falls and Crystal Falls and the Hayden Valley. This trip will break in the Lake or Old Faithful area for lunch. In the afternoon it is of to Old Faithful to visit the geyser and Inn. There will be a short hike at the Fountain Paint Pots and a visit to Firehole Lake Drive. Our guides may travel either direction around the loop, depending on the geyser predictions for the day. There will likely be may other sights visited that are not mentioned above.
Tour Highlights:
Firehole Falls, Firehole Canyon, the Fountain Paint Pots (short hike), Firehole Lake Drive, Old Faithful Geyser, Old Faithful Inn, Yellowstone Lake, the Lake Hotel, the Hayden Valley, the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone (South Rim), Upper Falls, Lower Falls, Crystal Falls and Gibbon Falls.
Common Wildlife:
Elk, bison are common; coyotes, grizzly bears and moose are sometimes spotted in the spring and fall. The Bison Rut is in mid August.
Geysers and thermal activity is at it’s best in the warmer summer months. Some groups will catch a huge rainbow in the spray of the Lower Falls during the mid summer. This trip travels through the heart of Yellowstone’s supervolcano.