Essential Yellowstone
Let us take care of the details while you spend your days exploring all that makes Yellowstone wonderful!
Includes four nights at a Lake Hotel cabin and daily breakfast and lunch.
Essential Yellowstone
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- $2,165 per person, double occupancy
- $3,135 per person, single occupancy
- Private boat tour
- Three boxed breakfasts and three boxed lunches per person
- In-park transportation
Explore fascinating thermal features, colorful canyons, exciting wildlife, and beautiful lake scenery with this essential Yellowstone package.
Package includes four nights at the Lake Yellowstone Hotel Cabins and daily breakfast and lunch.
Start dates: June 13, 20, 27, July 4, 5, 11, 12, 18, 25, 26, August 1, 2, 8, 9, 15, 16, 22, 23, 29, 30
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“Everything was excellent starting with our guide. Visiting Yellowstone would have been such a different experience without him… He took us through the park, giving us great information about the geology, plant life, animal life, and human history of the park. He knew all of the right places and times of day to see each sight or animal. We saw bears, bison, elk, deer, goats, marmots, red tailed hawks, and trumpeter swans. We saw mountains, waterfalls, geysers, hot spring, lakes, and meadows.
It was an amazing trip and our kids stayed interested the whole time. Highly recommend this tour.”
PROGRAM ITINERARY
Day 1 Welcome and Orientation
Participants are welcome to check into the Lake Hotel beginning at 4:30 p.m. After checking in, guests will meet a Yellowstone Forever field educator for an orientation. Education staff will go over the program itinerary, discuss clothing and equipment needed for daily outings, and answer any questions participants may have. Guests are responsible for dinner on their own and will be spending this night at the Lake Hotel.
7:00 p.m. Orientation at Lake Hotel
Specific room to be determined; ask front desk for directions.
Day 2 Wildlife Watching and Habitat Exploration
This day we’ll head to the Old Faithful area and surrounding geyser basins to explore a myriad of captivating thermal features. The Yellowstone Forever field educator will introduce you to the exciting geology of the Yellowstone volcano and underground magma chamber. You’ll learn how geysers, hot springs, mud pots, and fumaroles are formed. We’ll delve into the science behind the vivid colors surrounding the hot springs, the microscopic life found in them, and applications in modern science and technology. Guests are responsible for dinner on their own and will be spending this night at the Lake Hotel.
8:00 a.m. Depart Lake Hotel
Hot beverages and box breakfast in the field
Exploring Old Faithful and surrounding areas on boardwalks and trails
Deli lunch in the field
4:30 p.m. Return to Lake Hotel
Day 3 Yellowstone Lake
This day will begin with a private chartered boat tour of Yellowstone Lake. We will dock the boat at Frank Island and disembark to explore the coastline habitat. Here you’ll have time to relax, reflect, and take in the panoramic views of this large high elevation lake from a remote island. Throughout the day, the Yellowstone Forever field educator will discuss the ecology of the lake and current efforts to save native fish populations. You’ll also visit the site of a shipwreck and learn some interesting history! Guests are responsible for dinner on their own and will be spending this night at the Lake Hotel.
8:00 a.m. Depart Lake Hotel
Hot beverages and box breakfast in the field
Chartered boat tour of Yellowstone Lake
Deli lunch in the field
3:00 p.m. Return to Lake Hotel
Day 4 Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone and Hayden Valley
On this final day, participants will head out early for wildlife watching in Hayden Valley. The group will enjoy hiking and sightseeing along the rims of the iconic Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone. The field educator will lead the group to locations where the group can enjoy breathtaking views of this colorful canyon and its magnificent waterfalls. Guests are responsible for dinner on their own and will be spending this night at the Lake Hotel.
6:30 a.m. Depart Lake Hotel
Hot beverages and box breakfast in the field
Morning wildlife watching in Hayden Valley Hike and sightsee around the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone
Deli lunch in the field
2:30 p.m. Return to Lake Hotel
Day 5 Check Out and Departure
Pricing
2022 Package Rates*
- $1,985 per person, double occupancy
- $2,619 per person, single occupancy
*Rates include taxes, fees and gratuity. (Exception: The NPS Entrance fee is not included and Lodging & Learning packages do not include gratuity for Yellowstone Forever Field Educator and are at the discretion of the participants.) Rates, taxes and fees subject to change and based on approved local, state, and NPS fees at the time of the session date.
Package is offered every Monday from June 13, 20, 27, July 4, 11, 18, 25, Aug 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 and starting every Tuesday from July 5, 12, 26, Aug 2, 9, 16, 23, 30. Max: 13 participants; Min: 4 participants. Minimum age is 12 years old.
What’s included?
- (4) nights lodging at Lake Hotel – Cabin
- Most meals, to include:
- (3) breakfasts
- (3) lunches
- In-park transportation via a 14-passenger minibus
- World class educational programming with a Yellowstone Forever field educator
- Private boat tour
- A Nalgene water bottle (gift item)
- Field equipment as needed