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5-Day Yellowstone, Grand Teton Tour from Salt Lake City

 

Our Price:

Single occupancy $1149/Person Double occupancy $799/Person
Triple occupancy $689/Person Quadruple occupancy $619/Person
Available: Wed, Sat (5/11-10/16) Depart from: Salt Lake City, UT
Visit Grand Teton National Park, Yellowstone (Artist Point, Old Faithful Geyser, Yellowstone Lake, Fountain Paint Pot, Fishing Bridge, Grand Prismatic Hot Spring, Hayden Valley, Lower Yellowstone River Falls, Mammoth Hot Springs, Morning Glory Pool, Mud Volcano Area, Norris Geyser Basin, Roosevelt Arch, Tower Fall, Upper Falls, West Thumb Geyser Basin), Jackson Hole (Antler Arches), Salt Lake City (Great Salt Lake, Mormon Temple, Utah State Capitol).

Day 1: Salt Lake City

As guests arrive at Salt Lake City International Airport, they should take free shuttle to the hotel.

Standard Hotel: Radisson Hotel

Meal: Excluded

Day 2: Salt Lake City - Jackson Hole - Grand Teton - Yellowstone (571 miles)

After breakfast, we will head to Jackson, WY, a famous cowboy town, where we will visit Elk Antler Arches Square. Afterwards, we will travel along the Snake River to Grand Teton National Park, where we will take some time to admire the magnificent sights of this natural wonder. Later on, we will drive to Yellowstone National Park, today we will visit West Thumb Geyser Basin, Yellowstone Lake, Old Faithful Geyser, Morning Glory Pool, Mud Volcano Area.

Famous frontier town, located at the crossing of Grand Teton and Rocky Mountains, it became a heaven for outdoors sports enthusiast. The widely praised Elk Antler Arches Park, with its four arches made with thousands of elk antlers is a must see.

  • Constructed in the early 1960s, the Antler Arches stand at each of the four corners of Jackson's town square. As the name suggests, they were built from the shed antlers of deer, which were intertwined into their current shape.

Grand Teton National Park is located in the Rocky Mountains, Northwest Wyoming. Grand Teton National Park is noted for its stunning mountain vistas, its shimmering alpine lakes and its abundant wildlife.

The largest, oldest, and most famous national park displays a fascinating scenery of hot springs, geysers, canyons, waterfalls, and nature everywhere you look!

  • The West Thumb Geyser Basin is the largest geyser basin at Yellowstone Lake, and an impressive area of geothermal activity that contains hot springs, mud pots, and geysers-- some of which are even in the lake itself.

  • Yellowstone Lake isn't just the largest single body of water in Yellowstone National Park, but the largest elevated freshwater lake in the US. The lake contains several underwater hot springs that melt its otherwise thick ice sheets in the winter.

  • Old Faithful is a cone geyser in the Upper Geyser Basin of Yellowstone National Park. It is one of the park's most well-known natural features, and is famous for its predictability. It generally erupts every 91 minutes.

  • This hot spring in the Upper geyser Basin of Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming is famous for it's bright red-orange and blue-green coloring. These colors come from the bacteria which inhabit the geyser's interior.

    Duration: Approx. 20 Minutes

  • The Mud Volcano blew itself apart in the early 20th century, but visitors can still see the impressive crater and other geothermal features in the surrounding area, such as the Mud Cauldron, Black Dragon's Caldron, and Dragon's Mouth Spring.

Standard Hotel: Dude & Roundup (West Yellowstone) or similar

Meal: Excluded

Day 3: Yellowstone National Park (241 miles)

Spend a full day exploring the magnificent Yellowstone National Park. You will have the opportunity to visit the core attractions of this world's oldest national park, including the breathtaking Old Faithful geyser, the grand Yellowstone Grand Canyon, and the dazzling Yellowstone Lake. Along the way, you will witness a variety of geothermal phenomena and abundant wildlife. This day offers a fantastic chance to connect intimately with nature and experience the vitality of our planet, creating unforgettable memories that will last a lifetime.

The largest, oldest, and most famous national park displays a fascinating scenery of hot springs, geysers, canyons, waterfalls, and nature everywhere you look!

  • Yellowstone National Park is full of areas like this - geyser basins - large, open areas where geothermic pressure from below the ground's surface force up various geysers and springs. The Norris Basin is one of the more accessible.

  • Fountain Paint Pot, heated by the region's underground hot springs, F.P.P is half hot spring, half mud basin. The spring releases natural shades of red and yellow because of the oxidation of iron in the soil.

  • The third largest hot spring in the world, the Grand Prismatic Hot Spring gets its color from bacteria around its rim that feed off of the mineral-rich water. In the summer months, the hot spring is a vivid red-orange shade.

  • Upper Falls is a 110ft waterfall on the Yellowstone River just upstream from the famous Lower Falls at the head of the Grand Canyon.

  • The Lower Falls of the Yellowstone River in Wyoming are the largest by volume in the Rocky Mountains of the western United States, and they stand more than 300 feet tall-- almost twice as high as Niagara Falls.

  • Named after the famous sketches of the waterfalls by Thomas Moran (but not actually the location where the sketched were done) this beautiful location showcases one of the most famous views in Yellowstone National Park.

  • The Mud Volcano blew itself apart in the early 20th century, but visitors can still see the impressive crater and other geothermal features in the surrounding area, such as the Mud Cauldron, Black Dragon's Caldron, and Dragon's Mouth Spring.

  • A large, sub-alpine valley in Yellowstone National Park straddling the Yellowstone River between Yellowstone Falls and Yellowstone Lake. The valley is well known as one of the best locations to view wildlife in Yellowstone.

  • This waterfall in Yellowstone National Park gets its name from the rock spires that sit at the top of the 132 foot drop along the Tower Creek in the northwestern region.

  • Located near the mouth of the Yellowstone River, the Fishing Bridge is a great location to spot the native Cutthroat trout. There is an RV park of the same name nearby.

  • Old Faithful is a cone geyser in the Upper Geyser Basin of Yellowstone National Park. It is one of the park's most well-known natural features, and is famous for its predictability. It generally erupts every 91 minutes.

  • The West Thumb Geyser Basin is the largest geyser basin at Yellowstone Lake, and an impressive area of geothermal activity that contains hot springs, mud pots, and geysers-- some of which are even in the lake itself.

  • Yellowstone Lake isn't just the largest single body of water in Yellowstone National Park, but the largest elevated freshwater lake in the US. The lake contains several underwater hot springs that melt its otherwise thick ice sheets in the winter.

  • This hot spring in the Upper geyser Basin of Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming is famous for it's bright red-orange and blue-green coloring. These colors come from the bacteria which inhabit the geyser's interior.

    Duration: Approx. 20 Minutes

Standard Hotel: Yellowstone Big Rock (Gardinner) or similar

Meal: Excluded

Day 4: Yellowstone - Salt Lake City (369 miles)

We will head to Yellowstone National Park in the morning and visit Mammoth Hot Springs, Lower Mammoth Terraces, Liberty Cap, and Roosevelt Arch. Then we depart from Yellowstone National Park, bidding farewell to this natural wonder, and drive towards Salt Lake City.

The largest, oldest, and most famous national park displays a fascinating scenery of hot springs, geysers, canyons, waterfalls, and nature everywhere you look!

  • This large complex of hot springs is impressive both for its unique beauty as well as its scale. Formed hundreds of thousands of years ago by volcanic and seismic activity, these springs are one of Yellowstone's most popular spots.

  • A rusticated triumphal arch at the north entrance to Yellowstone National Park. The top of the arch is inscribed with a quote from the Organic Act of 1872, the legislation which created Yellowstone, which reads: "For the Benefit and Enjoyment of the People".

  • Liberty Cap, a prominent hot spring cone in Yellowstone National Park, stands as a testament to geothermal activity, named for its resemblance to a Revolutionary War cap, located near Mammoth Hot Springs.

  • Roosevelt Tower Terrace is named for its towering limestone formations, evoking an ancient castle's spires and offering a unique geological spectacle in the park's northern region.

  • The Upper Basin Terrace in Yellowstone National Park is renowned for its cascading hot springs and travertine formations, resembling natural terraces sculpted over centuries in the park's northern area.

  • The Lower Basin Terrace in Yellowstone National Park features an array of colorful hot springs and geothermal pools, set amidst a backdrop of mineral-rich terraces crafted by nature's hand in the park's south.

Standard Hotel: Park Inn Radisson

Meal: Excluded

Day 5: Salt Lake City

We will embark on a fascinating city tour of Salt Lake City. You will visit the magnificent Utah State Capitol building, experiencing its solemn historical ambiance and architectural beauty. Our tour ends today.

Utah's gorgeous capital city sits amidst the mountains of the American Southwest on the shores of the breathtaking Great Salt Lake. The city is steeped in history and architecture in addition to wondrous vistas and scenery.

  • The home of all of the governmental processes for the state of Utah, the Utah State Capitol in Salt Lake City. The building is done in the ornate neoclassical revival style, purposefully reminiscent of the nation capitol in DC.

  • This 250,000-square-foot temple is the largest of the temples belonging to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, known colloquially as the Mormons. The public cannot tour the interior, but the facade is a sight to behold.

  • The largest saltwater lake in the Western Hemisphere is the famous Great Salt Lake in northern Utah. People visit the lake's namesake, Salt Lake City, every year to see the natural wonder and tour its shores.

Meal: Excluded

 

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