Yellowstone NP winter wildlife tour, USA
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Bozeman | Mammoth Hot Springs | Lamar Valley | Old Faithful | Guided snowshoe tour | Cross country skiing lesson | Potential animal sighting might include: elk, wolves, bison and bighorn sheep |Description of Yellowstone NP winter wildlife tour, USA
Yellowstone National Park is naturally exciting whichever time of year you care to visit however, covered in white and without another soul in sight makes winter a pretty hard season to beat.Wildlife watching in Yellowstone is intoxicating, to say the least, with pristine wilderness areas, covered in snow, enabling foot prints to appear as an ethereal ambience inhabits the air.
This week of wildlife watching, cross-country skiing and snowshoe shuffling will open your eyes to a winter wonderland that the summer crowds could never, ever imagine.
As your group will be accompanied by expert wildlife trackers and wolf guides you'll get to learn more about the natural history and the heritage of Yellowstone as well as keeping eyes and ears open for the call of the wild.
From Mammoth Hot Springs to Old Faithful to Lamar Valley, get ready for a winter wildlife tour of the USA to keep you warm and toasty for many more years to come.
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If you'd like to chat about this holiday or need help finding one we're very happy to help. The Travel Team.
01273 823 700 Calling from outside the UK? rosy@responsibletravel.comThe leaders are not guides – they’re not there to shepherd you around. Instead, they’ll let you know which local restaurant serves great value food – without running the risk of travellers’ tummy. They’ll allow you to avoid hour-long queues at train stations and attractions.
We like to think of small group travel as the Goldilocks option. It is independent travel without the fuss, worry and bunk beds – and organised travel without the coaches. And it’s cheaper than a tailor made tour. It’s sits somewhere in the middle – and we think it’s just about right.
Have big, life-enriching experiences that would be impossible to organise without lots of time and insider knowledge.
Simplicity
Make the most of your holiday time by letting someone else do the hard work and boring logistics!
Peace of mind
Small group tours take care of the security aspects – and provide a safety net should anything unexpected happen.
If you don’t have three months to spend exploring, small groups trips let you cover more ground in less time. Your days are not spent queuing for tickets or finding hotels – so you can squeeze more into your holiday.
Solo travellers who’d like company
Likeminded travel companions plus peace of mind for those travelling alone. Single supplements are usually available – providing privacy if you want it.
Less confident travellers
Stray from the tourist trail without worrying about getting lost, and meet local people without dealing with the language barrier.
Couples and friends have private rooms, and you can choose to eat alone or not. Single supplements give solo travellers their own room.
“There won’t be any free time”
Free mornings or afternoons let you explore on your own, or just relax.
“The accommodation will be basic”
Trips are as high or low end as you like. Though off the beaten track destinations won’t have luxury hotels, this is all part of the adventure.
“I won’t like the other travellers!”
Tour operators try to create groups with a similar demographic – age, families, activity levels... Chances are, you’ll even make new friends.
“Will we be following an umbrella?”
No.
Responsible tourism


Responsible tourism: Yellowstone NP winter wildlife tour, USA
We are committed to offering low impact tours that benefit both the places and communities we visit as well as our travellers. It is important for us all to be aware of the delicate balance that exists in the variety of natural wonders you will visit. National Parks and monuments, archaeological sites and other sensitive areas should and must be treated with respect.
We have created a 'Travellers' Code of Conduct' to help prepare and inform our groups of the various positive or negative effects they could have on a destination. The code includes tips on everything from handling wildlife encounters to how you can help to conserve precious natural resources. Our tour leaders will explain this code of conduct during the first night’s orientation talk and encourage you to follow it throughout the tour.
This code includes following the ‘Leave No Trace’ ethic, this is an international campaign that is designed to help us minimise the impact on the National Parks and other wilderness areas that we visit. Some key guidelines we follow include keeping to existing trails, staying in official campgrounds and disposing of all waste responsibly and recycling whatever we can.
We are proud supporters of Bay Area Wilderness Training (www.bawt.org) a charity based in Oakland California which works to connect disadvantaged children in the local urban area with the great outdoors. Their work helps to provide these young people with life changing experiences which they can
apply to everyday life. Everyone booking with Grand American Adventures has the option to donate £1/$1/€1 to support this well-deserved charity and we will match this donation.
Whenever possible, we use local accommodation and activity providers. We also shop locally for groceries, eat in small family-run restaurants and visit local shops whenever possible. This all brings economic benefit to the local communities that we visit.
This tour travels to Yellowstone during the winter months when tourism is at its lowest and helps bolster businesses during the low season. We enlist the help of local specialist guides including a wildlife & wolf tracker.
With many opportunities to spot wildlife we have tight regulations on how to make minimal impact on animals and mammals in their natural environment so as not to upset the balance of nature. This is especially prevalent when venturing out on included activities with local guides who will encourage travellers not to feed them and stay at a safe distance to limit interaction.
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