Itinerary
Day 1: Grand Teton National Park Dusk Adventure
Stop At: Mormon Row Historic District, 13040 Antelope Flats Rd, Moose, Grand Teton National Park, WY 83012-9707
Stop at this historic area to take a picture in front of the "most photographed barn in America!"
This is the the site of some of Jackson Hole's original Mormon homesteaders.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Grand Teton National Park, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming
Your adventure begins on an evening wildlife safari in Grand Teton National Park! This afternoon will be filled with wildlife viewing in the vast expanse of Grand Teton National Park. Animals commonly seen during this portion of the tour are bison, moose, bald eagles, pronghorn, coyotes, and mule deer. Keep your eyes open and cameras at the ready for possible bear sightings as well!
Duration: 4 hours
Stop At: T.A. Moulton Barn, Inner Park Rd Grand Teton National Park, Kelly, WY
The T. A. Moulton Barn is a historic barn within the Mormon Row Historic District in Teton County, Wyoming, United States. This barn is considered to be one of the most famous barns in the world!
*This stop will be made on Day 1, 2, or 4 of your tour*
Duration: 20 minutes
No meals included on this day.
Accommodation included: 49'er Inn and Suites (or similar)
Day 2: Grand Teton & Yellowstone Wildlife and the Grand Canyon of Yellowstone
Stop At: Oxbow Bend, US Route 26 2 mi east of Jackson Lake Junction, Moran, WY 83013
Oxbow Bend is one of the most photographed spots in Grand Teton National Park. Mount Moran, in the Grand Teton mountain range, is set in the background and the Snake River winds into a beautiful oxbow in the foreground. Mirror reflections of Mount Moran are sometimes possible when we arrive to this spot on non-windy mornings!
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Jackson Lake, Grand Teton National Park, WY
Jackson Lake is in Grand Teton National Park in northwestern Wyoming. This natural lake was enlarged by the construction of the Jackson Lake Dam, which was originally built in 1911, enlarged in 1916 and rebuilt by 1989
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: West Thumb Geyser Basin, Yellowstone Lake, Yellowstone National Park, WY
The West Thumb Geyser Basin is the largest geyser basin on the shores of Yellowstone Lake.
We'll walk get out and stretch our legs along the boardwalk, taking in the various hydrothermal pools along this easy walking path!
Duration: 30 minutes
Pass By: Yellowstone Lake, Grand Loop Road Between Fishing Bridge and Grant Village, Yellowstone National Park, WY 82190
Yellowstone Lake is the largest body of water in Yellowstone National Park. The lake is 7,732 feet above sea level and covers 136 square miles with 110 miles of shoreline.
Stop At: Hayden Valley, Yellowstone National Park, WY 82190
Hayden Valley is a large, sub-alpine valley in Yellowstone National Park straddling the Yellowstone River between Yellowstone Falls and Yellowstone Lake. The valley floor along the river is an ancient lake bed from a time when Yellowstone Lake was much larger.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone, Yellowstone National Park, WY 82190
The Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone River expresses the park's complex geologic history in dramatic colors and shapes.
The Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone is the first large canyon on the Yellowstone River downstream from Yellowstone Falls in Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming.
Here you will witness the amazing Lower Falls of the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone!
We'll have time to take pictures at this iconic landmark!
Duration: 45 minutes
Meals included:
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Accommodation included: Cody Hotel in Cody, WY (or similar)
*guests traveling between April-May 9th will be lodging in West Yellowstone, MT*
Day 3: Buffalo Bill Cody Museum, Yellowstone Wildlife & Scenic Upper Loop Adventure
Stop At: Buffalo Bill Center of the West, 720 Sheridan Ave, Cody, WY 82414-3428
The Buffalo Bill Center of the West, formerly known as the Buffalo Bill Historical Center, is a complex of five museums and a research library featuring art and artifacts of the American West located in Cody, Wyoming.
*please note that guests traveling between April-May 9th will not be making this stop as this location will not be open for the summer season at that time*
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Chief Joseph Scenic Highway, WY
Guests will enjoy the amazing views on our leisurely drive on this unforgettable scenic by-way between Cody, Wyoming to our next destination, Cooke City, Montana.
*please note that guests traveling between April-May 9th will not be making this stop as this location will not be open for the summer season at that time*
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Lamar Valley, Yellowstone National Park, WY
Known as America's Serengeti, Lamar Valley is a world class wildlife viewing destination located in Yellowstone National Park.
*If there is enough time in the day today, your guide will take you into Lamar Valley for a wildlife safari this afternoon!
Duration: 2 hours
Meals included:
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Accommodation included: Overnight stay near Cooke City, Montana
Alpine Motel Cooke City, Montana
(or similar)
Day 4: Wildlife Viewing in the "American Serengeti", Mammoth Hot Springs, and Old Faithful Geyser
Stop At: Lamar Valley, Yellowstone National Park, WY
The Lamar Valley is often called "America’s Serengeti" for the amazing amount of North American wildlife you can spot within its radius. Keep your eyes ready to spot wolf packs, bison, elk, mule deer, grizzly and black bear, bighorn sheep, eagles, and moose!
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Old Faithful, Upper Geyser Basin Trl, Yellowstone National Park, WY 82190
See the most famous geyser in the world erupt!
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Old Faithful Inn, Old Faithful GPS Coord: 44.459923, -110.831213, Yellowstone National Park, WY 82190
Built in 1903-1904 with local logs and stone, the Old Faithful Inn is considered the largest log structure in the world. The towering lobby features a massive stone fireplace and a hand-crafted clock made of copper, wood and wrought iron serving as focal points.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Mammoth Hot Springs, Yellowstone National Park, WY 82190
Mammoth Hot Springs is a large complex of hot springs on a hill of travertine in Yellowstone National Park adjacent to Fort Yellowstone and the Mammoth Hot Springs Historic District. It was created over thousands of years as hot water from the spring cooled and deposited calcium carbonate.
Duration: 45 minutes
Stop At: Roosevelt Arch, Yellowstone National Park, WY
The Roosevelt Arch is a rusticated triumphal arch at the north entrance to Yellowstone National Park in Gardiner, Montana, United States. Constructed under the supervision of the US Army at Fort Yellowstone, its cornerstone was laid down by President Theodore Roosevelt in 1903.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Snake River Overlook, Hwy 191/89, Moose, Grand Teton National Park, WY 83012
Snake River Overlook is one of the most photographed overlooks in Grand Teton National Park that was made famous by the world-renowned photographer, Ansel Adams.
*this stop will be made on Day 1, 2, or 4 of your tour*
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Fountain Paint Pot, Lower Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, WY
The Fountain Paint Pot is a mud pot located in Lower Geyser Basin in Yellowstone National Park. The Fountain Paint Pot is named for the reds, yellows and browns of the mud in this area. The differing colors are derived from oxidation states of the iron in the mud.
Duration: 45 minutes
Meals included:
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No accommodation included on this day.
See Availability.
Traveler pickup is offered
We will meet guests at the 49'er Inn and Suites* in Jackson, WY (*or a similar star-rated hotel in the Jackson Hole area that BrushBuck has booked), where we have lodging set up for the first night of the tour.
We strongly recommend that guests arrive the day before the tour departs and plan to leave Jackson, Wyoming no earlier than the following day after the tour ends.
We recommend that guests plan to lodge at the 49'er Inn and Suites the night before their tour.
04:30 PM
4 days(approx.)
No children 5 years and younger (for families with children 5 and younger, please call for private tour pricing options)
A small amount of walking is involved and more can be incorporated if requested
Not wheelchair accessible
Service animals allowed
Near public transportation
Most travelers can participate
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 10 travelers
Confirmation will be received at time of booking, unless booked within 14 days of travel. In this case confirmation will be received within 48 hours, subject to availability
Posted By : A7980UIalbertc
I just finished my trip, and WOW was it incredible! Wonderful experience with Mark as our tour guide.
There are so many highlights from this trip so I'm just going to name a few:
-A good tour comes down to the tour guide, and Mark made the tour amazing. He was extremely knowledgable and fun and made the trip a blast. His experience about the park and passion for the wildlife was just simply awesome. I'm very grateful to him for all of the passion he put into the tour
-Just simply the beauty of these national parks. I felt like we got to see almost everything these parks have to offer, both the highlights but also so, so many things that I would never have noticed without a guide. These parks, especially Yellowstone, are MASSIVE so it made a huge difference for me to reduce the burden of planning everything. What I'm writing about here is only a tiny fraction of the trip - there were just simply too many moments to capture them all
-We got to see the celebrity bear - 399 (a documentary about her JUST came out), AND her cub 610. I have some photos in the review but they don't really do it justice. And for the celebrity bear 399 - we got to be the first ones to spot her. It's hard to describe but it's simply thrilling to see that experience when you spot something and then everyone else excitedly crowds around and you get to know that you made that discovery first!
-Incredible view of wolves. I think we got really lucky with what we saw but I've heard so much about the wolves of Yellowstone and it was so cool to see them up close.
-Learning about the history of the park. Yellowstone has been a national park since 1872, and with that comes SO much history. But there's even more history about how Grand Teton became a park later, how the area has changed over time, which people were involved in what, etc. etc. Having a tour explain everything helped me feel like I was fully immersed in the park and took it all in
-Learning about the biology of so many different animals. I lost count of the number of different species that we saw over the course of the trip, and not only did I get to see them, I got to learn about their biology, why they live in certain habitats, why they do what they do, etc.
-Learning how to spot wildlife. Mark knows these parks like the back of his hand - he knows where every osprey nest or wolf den or grizzly bear spotting is, and he knew exactly the best spots for us to go to maximize our chances of seeing things. And he was so helpful in instructing us how to find things on our own. I feel confident that I could go off and tour the park on my own if I wanted to and that I now know how to do many of the things we did.
There's so much more I could write about, but I'll just close it like this: I was blown away by this trip. Thank you Mark, BrushBuck Wildlife Tours, and Mother Earth for a once in a lifetime experience.
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Posted On : 2024-05-13
Posted By : chrisB6723XV
Outstanding trip. Scenery and wildlife. Excellent guide Andrew. Well organised. Accommodation good. Highly recommended. If you have time, can get to Jackson and can afford it then it is a must do.
If I was driving I would not come close to seeing half of what I did
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Posted On : 2024-05-11
Posted By : joannt986
Kevin was an awesome guide with an amazing amount of historical and local knowledge that enhanced our journey more than could have been expected- this was boosted by the ride along Amanda who had a lot of factual and new age information that enhanced our journey. 100% recommend this tour. Amazing landscapes, animal encounters and love Yellowstone- and the guides - loved the experience
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Posted On : 2024-05-06
Posted By : kristinkX7030HB
I highly encourage you to look no further. Take the 4 - day tour to both the Grand Tetons and Yellowstone National Parks. We were blessed to see bison, moose, bighorn sheep, elk, bald eagles, a golden eagle and more, plus the scenery was jaw dropping. A huge thank you to our guide Neil for making this a trip that my daughter and I will cherish forever. Neil's passion for wildlife and nature was awe inspiring. He taught us so much along the way. It truly was a phenomenal way to ring in 2024. Thank you. This adventure ended up surpassing our expectations.
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Posted On : 2024-01-07
Posted By : 226caseyc
Our Adventure began on a early evening drive into the Grand Tetons, before we even were there, the Brushback Guide @CadeCastle found some Moose close enough to see without binoculars. Onward we went and before the evening was over our guide was able to see Black Bears shaking berry bushes and eating. We were surprised as there is no guarantee when you are on a Wildlife Adventure you will see any wildlife. @BrushBuck Wildlife tours the days were full from starting at 6am until Dusk. Each day revealed more Wildlife and Natrual Beauty. Our Guide Cade was able to see things we would not be able to see, because of his love for the wildlife. To sum it up we saw Grizzlies, Bison, Pronghorns, Mountain Goats, Fox, Coyotes, Muledeer, Golden Eagle, Bald Eagles and other species. Included was a visit to the Buffalo Bill Museum in Cody, WY. Our group was fantastic with 8 total, and sharing meals at Picnic Sites a real relief. We also went to Old Faith Full and other Hot Spots. Next trip we take to a National Park or Wildlife Site I will definitely see if Brushback has tours. Cade is the best and BrushBack knows what they are doing.
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Posted On : 2023-10-25
Posted By : DGL1963
We saw everything we had planned to see, and even more. Our guide Kyle was knowledgeable and extremely enthusiastic. His knowledge and passion for nature and wildlife added to our experience.
Happy memories amd some great photos
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Posted On : 2023-10-10
Posted By : barb19762016
In September, 2023, our family went on a bucket list road trip to experience the western United States. We centered our itinerary around a small group tour of Yellowstone National Park with BrushBuck Tours and we’re so grateful we did! The 3-night, 4-day trip was a five-star experience that we’ll always remember.
Kyle Moon was our tour guide, and whether we were in Grand Teton National Park or Yellowstone National Park, he kept us on our toes scouring the landscape/sky for animals and birds. Because of his diligence, experience, and extensive knowledge of the area, we saw American bison, mountain goats, Rocky Mountain elk, several grizzly bears, grey wolves, bald eagles, a great blue heron, Canada geese, American pronghorn deer, mule deer, and American beavers. We also saw red tailed hawks, black-billed magpies, ravens, common merganser ducks, mountain chickadees, American white pelicans, and trumpeter swans. Even in the last three hours of our trip, Kyle was still stopping the van and grabbing the binoculars, all in pursuit of more wildlife to add to our list.
Kyle also made sure that our Teton/Yellowstone adventure included plenty of magnificent views — of waterfalls (the Grand Canyon of Yellowstone), rivers (Snake), mountain peaks (Grand Teton), glaciers, mud volcanoes, paint pots, geysers (Old Faithful), and thermal springs. He passed along a mind-blowing amount information about this beautiful part of our country in a way that we all could understand.
Thank you to BrushBuck Tours for the experience and especially to Kyle Moon for being the best guide our family could have had. We so appreciated his expertise, enthusiasm, and kindness — and would recommend this adventure to absolutely everyone!
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Posted On : 2023-10-05
Posted By : zhen5
We booked the 4 day/3 Night Yellowstone & Grand Teton Adventure. Our tour guide, Andrew McCrea, promised that we would see wildlife and have a wonderful experience. The trip was enjoyable, informative, and educational. He showed us through his telescope to view the mountain goats, pronghorn sheep, wolves, bears, and a fox. He drove us slowly past mule deer, elk, bison, and a moose as they were standing beside or crossing the roads. Keeping a safe distance as we are sitting in the van, we were able to comfortably watch the wildlife. The tour company also provides binoculars for each passenger that were very helpful to view animals closer.
We appreciated the stops to take photos at the scenic lookouts like the waterfall at the Grand Canyon of Yellowstone, various ponds, rivers, and lakes. It felt good to get out of the van to stretch our legs.
We traveled last week of September. Weather was great. Brisk mornings, clear sunny days near 70 degrees, cool evenings. The aspen tree leaves were golden yellow starting turning red during the trip. Beautiful scenery.
We highly recommend Brush Buck Wildlife Tours. Andrew is a knowledgeable and attentive guide. The lunch at the K bar Z ranch was delicious. What a treat!
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Posted On : 2023-10-02
Posted By : Explorer636368
Me and my wife, it's our first time to attend a wildlife tour and we're so pleased that we did so with BrushBuck Tours. Our tour van was comfortable, the hotels and the meals were quite substantial, the itinerary comprehensive and exciting. When we had to leave early in the morning around 6:30 am, we took our breakfast outside of the hotel and the restaurants we went to served us a good food. It was such an exciting adventure-seeing a herd of bisons crossing the river and watching the bull elk bugling to the cow elks in Mammoth Hot Springs. We had tons of pictures from Grand Teton. We saw a lot of animals like, bears, pronghorn antelopes, mountain goats, fox, eagles, moose, chipmunks. Yellowstone and Shoshone National Forest, Grand Prismatic Springs, Old Faithful. This is an adventure of a lifetime for us. We had our trip after Labor day.
Thank you to our tour guide, Mark B, who was very organized, punctual, enthusiastic and knowledgeable(on history and ecosystems). We're six in the group and each of us were given binoculars to spot the animals- we really felt like explorers. We would highly recommend this tour to everyone(3 Days/4 nights tour), especially for families with kids-it's very educational too. Thank you, BrushBuck Tours!
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Posted On : 2023-09-27
Posted By : 738pamo
Our Brushbuck Wildlife tour far exceeded our expectations. We chose the 4 day 3 night Wildlife tour based on our research. The tour offered everything on our "sights to see" list plus so much more. I purchased a book of 33 photo post cards to share the trip with our grandkids and realized we had been/seen all but 4 of the places! Thank you Brushbuck for such great planning. This was my husbands bucket list trip and he would have been happy to see bison but was blown away when we saw wolves, grizzly and black bears, moose, elk, big horn sheep to name a few. To say our guide Rachel was amazing would be an understatement. She was genuinely excited for us to have the best time ever and we can't say enough how much we enjoyed her company. Her knowledge of the parks , wildlife and history makes me want to read and learn more! Our tour dates were Sept. 15 thru 18. Thank you Brushbuck for a truly perfect Yellowstone/Grand Teton vacation! One we will never forget.
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Posted On : 2023-09-25
