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Summer Family Adventure Tour

Quick Details

Tour Highlights:

  • Hands-on experiential learning
  • Private tour- just your family
  • Your own local expert Naturalist guide
  • Child-friendly and child-focused
  • Breakfast, snacks, and lunch – picnic style
  • Safe, fun and educational!
  • Family friendly snacks, games, activities, and optics
Summer 2024 Rates
One Guest
$950
Two Guests
$950
Three Guests
$1000
Four Guests
$1,050
Five Guests
$1,100
Six Guests
$1,150
Seven Guests
$1,200
Eight Guests
$1,250
Nine Guests
$1,300
Ten Guests
$1,350

Fun and Educational Yellowstone National Park Tours for Families

Yellowstone is for family trips. Children are naturally fascinated with nature, and we passionately explore the wonders of Yellowstone with them to create memories and learning experiences that last a lifetime.

Embark on a unique journey with your family through the untamed beauty of Yellowstone. Our Family Adventure tours are designed to be both entertaining and enlightening for children and adults, offering a rare glimpse into the natural wonders of Yellowstone National Park!

We start our morning by heading out in search of wildlife in and around the Lamar Valley, looking for bison, pronghorn, birds of prey, and more*. We hope to get everyone – especially kids –  excited about wildlife and wild places by focusing on those things easily seen by curious young eyes.  Binoculars and spotting scopes allow us to look more closely at distant animals, offering safe, full viewing enjoyment for all ages. As the morning progresses and our animals begin to prepare for their mid-day naps, we can venture away from the roads on a true Yellowstone adventure on foot. While exploring, we might find animal tracks and scat (poop!), bones and antlers left behind by previous inhabitants, wildflowers and berries that invite tasting, or even evidence of nesting birds, burrowing rodents, or the no-longer-needed undercoat of an animals winter “jacket”! Throughout the day, our goal is to engage all ages to discover the joys of the natural world through educational games, nature walks, hands-on learning, and multi-sensory engagement with Yellowstone’s offerings.

*If your family’s top priority is observing Yellowstone’s bears and wolves, we suggest the Bear and Wolf Watching Tour. It is suitable for ages five and up and has an earlier start time (5 AM) to improve the odds of seeing these animals better.

We can accommodate up to 10 people per vehicle/guide, which is perfect for large groups, family reunions, and small families.

How does the Family Adventure differ from our Bear and Wolf Watching Tour?

  • Later start ensures kids (and parents!) are well rested
  • Plenty of time to engage in exploratory learning in nature
  • Less time searching through spotting scopes for faraway animals, which can be difficult for young eyes
  • NOT focused on wolves and bears, though we will take advantage of sightings that we might happen upon
  • Children ages 2-5 are allowed and encouraged on this tour. Bear and Wolf Tour is for ages five and up

For more information please visit our FAQ page!

SEE WHAT OUR GUESTS HAVE BEEN SAYING!

Today was the best....Thank you!

Our family completed a day with Laura a couple of weeks ago and I wanted to pass along our extreme gratitude and praise. First off, Laura was just a ray of sunshine and our family immediately connected with her. Our kids felt extremely comfortable with her and asked her lots of questions that she had all the answers too! We learned SO much. She took our hopes and dreams for the day and turned them into reality. The wildlife, landscape and beauty we saw that day will be a part of our treasured memories forever. At the end of the day, we all were saying the same thing - "Today was the best. If/when we return, we would want to spend another day with Laura." We really did feel like Laura was a part of the family and we were just spending the day with her sight seeing and learning. I really can't express enough how much we loved our day with her. We have already shared with friends and family all about our day with Yellowstone Wild. Everyone can't believe what an amazing day we had and our stories!!We are extremely happy we had a day with you Laura!! Thank you!

– Scott M., TripAdvisor
Unforgettable experience!

Unforgettable experience! We booked the family adventure tour and loved every minute of it. Erik was a fantastic guide - patient with the kiddos, kind, knowledgeable. We had once in a lifetime wildlife viewings all thanks to Erik’s expert knowledge and patience. 10/10. Look no further for your family adventure - this is the one!

– Kevin C., Google Reviews
Once-in-a-lifetime experience!

We went on the personal family tour, and it was hands down the best part of our trip. Our guide Matt was extremely passionate and knowledgeable. With his insight, we were able to see so many of the beautiful animals in Yellowstone (bison, elk, and even a large pack of wolves!) We have three young children (the youngest is 3 years old), and he was able to keep our entire family engaged the whole day with beautiful hikes that are less well known but no less beautiful, exploration of the flora, and little-known facts about the park and its history. Let's just say that by the end of the trip my husband was asking if we could move to Montana :) thank you Matt and the entire Yellowstone Wild team for a once-in-a-lifetime experience!

– Becky Epstein, Google Reviews
Our tour with Yellowstone Wild was the highlight of our trip!

Our tour with Yellowstone Wild was the highlight of our trip! Our guide, Laura, was warm, personable and organized--and most of all, incredibly knowledgeable! She had wonderfully detailed stories about the area’s ecosystem, the wildlife, and the history of the park. Our family learned so much! We had sightings of bears, wolves, elk, mountain goats and even Rick McIntyre. :) I would absolutely hire Yellowstone Wild again!

– Elizabeth McGuire
Thanks Yellowstone Wild for being everyone's favorite part of our trip!

Not sure how to adequately sing the praises of this company and our guide, “Mr. Matt.” We booked this tour hoping to spot a few animals. We made a bucket list of additional animals once we got to the park. By the day of the tour, my kids had all but requested unicorns and dinosaurs (read: foxes, wolves, moose, and anything super challenging to find). We met up with Matt bright and early, who was waiting with a very warm personality and even warmer coffee/hit cocoa! The day only improved from that point. The intimate setting with just our group allowed for 8 hours of engaging conversation/discussion/questions and a debate with my kids over the best dorito flavors. The snacks and drinks and picnic lunch were absolutely perfect and planned to the last detail - those with young ones, they even know the golden rule to pack at least as many flavors of juice boxes as there are kids in the group! No one gets left behind drinking grape juice while a sibling gets fruit punch! It was a banner day for animals: bears (mating, at that!), bison, wolves, foxes and their babies, coyote, mountain goats, deer, elk, and even a little walk for the kids to find some bison bones! If you’re considering booking a tour, just do it. It’s worth every penny and every extra hour earlier you have to wake up to make that early morning call time. Thanks, Matt! And thanks Yellowstone Wild for being everyone’s favorite part of our trip!

– Erin Washom, Google Reviews
Excellent family tour1

We were a family group of 14 including 3 children. We took the one day wildlife tour with Alexa and Laisa. We can't say enough about how professional our guides were and how much fun they made it for everyone. They were able to help us see wolves, grizzly bears, black bears just to name a few. Alexa even answered a thousand questions from a very inquisitive 10 year old! The trip was made even more special when we found out that Laisa was from our home town and graduated from the same high school as 5 of our family! Small world! Some of us have been to Paradise Valley and Yellowstone several times - wish we would have done this tour before!

– Joan O, TripAdvisor
Our day was completely incredible!

We booked the family tour for 5 of us. Our day was completely incredible- our guide Erik met us at 7 with hot drinks and delicious scones. He was an instant buddy to our exuberant 4 year old, and so patient answering all of his (and our) questions. I was initially worried that with the later start time for the family tour we might miss all the cool sights, but Erik was able to help us spot all kinds of animals in the most amazing situations including wolves! Our tour took us through the entire northern section of the park, and the country is just stunning. Erik also provided a picnic lunch in a beautiful wooded setting. Do not hesitate to book your tour with Yellowstone Wild

– Kristen G., Google Reviews