Lamar Valley Tours - Half-Day, Year Around

PRIVATE, CUSTOMIZED HALF-DAY WILDLIFE TOURS,

LAMAR VALLEY, NORTHERN RANGE & UPPER LOOP

1-3 PEOPLE

TOURS BEGIN IN GARDINER, MT OR MAMMOTH, WY

Morning, half-day wildlife tour:  6:00 to 12 AM

or

Afternoon/evening, half-day wildlife tour:  2:00 to 8:00 PM

or, whatever times work best for you

Lamar Valley has it all - beauty, wildlife and adventure.  

This tour stretches across the Northern Range of Yellowstone where 3 wolf packs reside and two more visit on occasion.  Grizzly bears, coyotes, moose, elk, pronghorn, badgers, otters, owls, foxes, weasels, are some of the wild animals you can hope to see year around or most of the year.   Grizzlies hibernate from late November until April.

We can do wildlife photography or watching, scope and binoculars provided.  And, you can learn the stories of some of the animals that you see.  Your guide is a daily visitor to Yellowstone and has 12 years of stories to tell.  

A wildlife tour in Yellowstone, with local photographer and daily park visitor, Deby Dixon, will give you the best opportunity to witness some moments in the life of Yellowstone's wild animals.  When not working, Deby hikes, photographs wildlife and advocates for the animals.  Nobody knows Yellowstone better than Deby.  

THE DETAILS

These tours are private and designed individually, based on your preferences in the wild, along with Deby's knowledge of current wildlife activity.  For booking of your private tour, please contact me at debydixon@mac.com to confirm date availability and book your tour.

Half day private wildlife tours are $550 for one to three people, ages 10+.  

Tours originate out of Gardiner, Montana, however, I can arrange to meet you in other locations, such as Tower, Canyon or Madison, for 25.  Meeting at Lake, Grant or Old Faithful would be an additional $50, as these locations add more than an hour to my day.  

WHAT TO BRING

• Bring big smiles and luck for a wonderful day in the park.  Bring your lunch and drinks - please let me know if you need cooler space.  Temperatures vary, sometimes by 50 degrees, so be sure and pack layers.  The sun might be shining one second and it could snow the next.  Wear good, sturdy shoes, no sandals.  Bring cameras, scopes, binoculars and it never hurts to throw in a charging cord.  I do have binoculars and a high quality scope.

• NOT ALLOWED - No firearms.  Due to allergies, no scents/perfumes of any kind.  And, no smoking during the tour.  Marijuana is not legal in the national parks.

DAY OF THE TOUR

• I will either pick you up at your accommodations in Gardiner or Mammoth, or another pre-arranged location at the time we have agreed upon, usually just before sunrise.  

• The morning, or evening, will most likely begin with looking for bears and wolves.  I will share with you any inside information on the best places to find the wildlife and give you a few choices.  After our morning start, looking for the bears and wolves, we will branch out, looking for other wildlife and exploring the geography of the park. These wildlife watching tours will be based in Lamar Valley and across the northern range.  However, if we have time, we may do the northern loop area as well.  We can talk about what you want to see before the day of your tour.  Please know, that I will do everything possible to make your dreams come true, but wildlife does not always show up when we want them to.  So, no guarantees on specific sightings, only my promise to try my hardest.

• Half-day wildlife tours will run from approximately 5:30 a.m. to 11 a.m., or 2:00 to 8:00 PM,  give or take depending on interest and wildlife sightings, and your time schedule.

BOOKING YOUR TOUR

Contact me at debydixon@mac.com, or call 406-641-0931, to confirm that your date, or dates are available.  Payment is expected when the tour is booked.

REFUND POLICY

Payment is due at the time of booking to reserve your date.  You will have 7 days to cancel your tour, from date of payment, ONLY if the tour is booked 30+ days in advance, for a 90% refund.  

Tours booked less than 30 days in advance are not eligible for the 7 day refund.  However, you may rebook within 18 months of your date of cancellation, for a 10% fee.  You may only rebook your tour one time and the date(s) must be agreed upon by both parties.  

Consider getting trip insurance, in the event of unforeseen complications.

Please consider tipping your guide.