If you have time stop in at the historic center and see all the the exhibits and historical info…read moreit's $10 a ticket for 2 days Well worth the stop

At the Yellowstone Historic Center has bunch of train artifacts from the old days of trains that…read morecome through Yellowstone National Park. They have three stage coaches on display next to the front door of the entrance and exit door. Also there is a fee to enter the establishment which is not bad. Once you get in you'll see some artifacts from the conductors and operators of the trains that came through. Also some clothing display and items from what was use on the trains and etc. Also they do have a theater inside which has some seating as well. If you want to learn about the historic trains come here.

About roughly halfway during the Firehole Lake Drive off Grand Loop Road near Grand Prismatic…read moreSpring you'll reach White Dome Geyser. It is as the name suggests: it's in the shape of a white dome. It's definitely a lesser known geyser so if you're looking to avoid the crowds this will be a good geyser (along with the others on the road) to check out and hopefully catch an eruption.

What a neat animal center! Tons to see. The Animals are right up close. They switch the bears…read morefrequently in a large enclosure and hide all kinds of treats around the enclosure for the bears. The bears are VERY active browsing for their treats. Super fun to see! Highly recommend.

I am an amateur photogapher and enjoy nature photography. We visited the Grizzley and Wolf…read moreDiscovery Center back in February of 2013 and it was truly a marvelous experience! There was considerable snow on the ground when we arrived and late in the afternoon a snowstorm moved in. That didn't stop us from taking pictures either of the two days we were there....and in fact, the snow just made it that much more interesting. We both loved it there - and we were already in our late 60s then! I highly recommend this place for people of all ages - and especially photographers!

Fabulous tour. It was great just us and customizing our tour to fit what we wanted to see…read more Jackson was great and very knowledgeable. I would recommend this tour company if you want to optimize your time and see wildlife and other sites in the park.

Excellent guide with Jackson - answered every question we could think of- very knowledgeable and…read morepleasant We saw all the wildlife - even an encounter between a bear and a wolf. Highly recommend the company

+ Idyllic neighborhood rest town before you head in to Yellowstone…read more + Lots of shops and restaurants and gentle sightseeing around town in preparation for your big trip. - Traffic slightly different here. For Yellowstone Ave (leads directly into the park), instead of numerous street lights to keep traffic steady, it's a 25 MPH speed limit. But thus, if you're trying to get on to this street, you gotta carefully look all 3 ways farther down (not just left and right, but also across the street if someone else is also trying to get on to this street); don't have any red lights to hold the traffic for you, like at the Electric St intersection.

It is a charming little town with lots of cute shops and restaurants at the west entrance to the…read morepark. It was good It's good to get out of the car and stretch our legs . Everything here was a lot less expensive than inside the park. A small library, iMax theater, visitor center, museum, police station & post office. There are 4 Chinese restaurants & two Mexican here.

This business was highly recommended by a local resident, above the other companies who offered…read morethis same service. And they were a HIT, we booked multiple tours with them during our stay. Our guide for the Snowcoach tour was Brock, we loved him. Our guide for the Snowmobile tour was Lindsey, we loved her too. Great group of people. Both days they took their time, were full of info, answered questions, and showed us all the great sites/animals of Yellowstone. Their equipment/cold clothing was current and well maintained. They pick you up from your hotel in West Yellowstone for the Snow coach tours, and you meet at their shop for the Snowmobile tours. Top Notch service!

ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE!! My husband and I took the day long snowmobile tour to Old Faithful and it…read morewas one of the most incredible things I've ever done!! Our tour guide was incredible and so knowledgeable! Everyone that works at Back Country Adventure was so sweet and helpful, they made sure we were all bundled up and comfortable and truly made every step of the process easy!! The tour itself was breathtaking'! I will absolutely be coming back and bringing my friends and family too!!

We booked the All-Day Lower Loop Summer Tour and had a fantastic experience. Our tour guide, Rue,…read morewas incredibly friendly and very knowledgeable about Yellowstone. We visited on a Sunday and were pleasantly surprised that the park wasn't too crowded. Because of this, we had extra time for a few additional stops along the route, which was a great bonus. All of the stops were amazing, especially Old Faithful and Artist Point. We were also lucky enough to see an incredible variety of wildlife, including a grizzly bear, black bear, bison, elk, and more. One thing to note is that most stops are about 20-50 minutes long, so there isn't a lot of time to fully explore each area or purchase food. Our group chose to include lunch through the company, and it was more than enough for lunch. I would suggest to bring some snacks if you're a snacker. I loved the water bottle design they provided and ended up bringing it home as a souvenir. Overall, I would highly recommend this tour to anyone visiting Yellowstone!

We recently rented snowmobiles from Yellowstone Vacation Tours for a trip into the park, to Old…read moreFaithful. We were very pleased with everything about the adventure! The staff in the office were friendly, knowledgeable and helpful. The snowmobiles were in great shape and work flawlessly! Our guide, Roy, did a super job! He gave us clear instructions on how to use the machines and the 'rules of the road.' Along the way he stopped at the interesting/beautiful locations and taught us many interesting facts. He is an outstanding guide! Very entertaining. I would definitely rent from them again. And a special thanks to Kennedy for all his help too!

Taking a road trip and this was an unplanned stop. So glad we stopped it was amazing. I was a…read morelittle disappointed that the only animals we saw were buffalo. I was excited to see Old Faithful but it wasn't as amazing as I thought it would be. I liked all the geysers better. We were there 8 hours and still didn't see everything. If we were staying in the area longer we would have come back the next day. I'd go again.

- Sooo crowded. Tue 7am already a long slow line into Yellowstone's west entrance, particularly…read moretheir single paid pass lane. (America the Beautiful annual pass is $80.) . Two non-prepaid entrance lanes. . After passing the entrance booth, it's a 40min (25mi) drive to the nearest flagship destination, Grand Prismatic Spring. + On the bright side, on your way in you spot a cluster of fumaroles spewing steam high into the sky. It's like the Earth became a steaming hothead haha -- Even worse was the drive out. Tue ~8pm it's a looong slow line exiting Yellowstone's west side. Think I spent 40-60min sitting in that line. . In the morning, why not have 2-3 paid entrance lanes, and 2-3 exit lanes in the evening? Wanna go through here on a holiday or weekend? I don't even wanna imagine.

I toured Yellowstone National Park on three separate days (12/17-12/19/2018) in snowcoaches…read moreprovided by Alpen Guides. Since the cost of the tours was included in a vacation package provided by a travel company, I'm not sure about Alpen Guides' specific prices. This review is based on how much I appreciated the tour itself. I went on two tours to Old Faithful & one to the Grand Canyon of Yellowstone. The Grand Canyon tour included a box lunch. The Old Faithful tour didn't include a meal but you could purchase something to eat at the Old Faithful visitor's center restaurant if you wanted to. I was so excited about riding the snowcoaches! In Yellowstone, snowcoaches are a normal mode of transportation during the winter but I'd never ridden one or even seen one in person before. In lieu of regular tires, the back portion of a snowcoach has tracks like a tank & the front part has something that resembles skis so it can plow through the snow. The reason why I was so anxious to ride one is because the kid in me remembered the old "Santa Claus Is Coming To Town" animation special where the narrator rode one. For each tour, I was picked up just before 8:30 am near the front of the motel where I was staying. We normally returned back from the tour around 4:30 pm. The tour groups are usually small (the ones I went on ranged from 4 to 8 tourists with either one or a couple of driver/tour guides). On the three days I went, I rode with customers from Ohio, Alabama, Maryland, Canada, Utah, and the Phillipines (among other places). We were told not to throw gum or candy wrappers on the ground inside the park because they want to keep Yellowstone as natural as possible. During the winter season when there's lots of snow, they only allow snowcoaches & snowmobiles in Yellowstone. Snowcoaches have a speed limit of 25 mph while snowmobiles have a speed limit of 35 mph. Because snowmobiles are allowed to go faster, snowcoach drivers are supposed to pull over to the side and let them pass. Snowmobile drivers usually travel in groups & from my observation behaved like groups of people in a motorcycle club; like they owned the road even though most of them were riding snowmobiles for the first time. The crowds in Yellowstone are small & spread out in December so even with the snowmobilers we felt like we almost had the park to ourselves. The worst thing about the snowmobilers is when we're quietly taking pictures of wildlife & then they drive up en masse & unintentionally scare the animals off. Our drivers/tour guides were excellent at their job. They had eyes like hawks, pointing out such sights as bald eagles nesting in the trees that most of us would've missed. They knew everything about the various types of trees and wildlife. My favorite part was other than seeing the wildlife was listening to the guides tell stories about their experiences in Yellowstone. One tour guide told us about when he was by himself in the park & a grizzly began approaching him. He had to use bear spray to temporarily slow it down so he could get in his vehicle & drive away. Another guide told us about how bald eagles mate for life & how they sometimes test the worthiness of a mate during courtship by doing a death spiral. A death spiral is when they lock talons high in the air, tumble towards the earth & then let go just before hitting the ground. That's how they decide whether their mate is a ride or die. If you're trying to decide which tour to choose, I'd recommend that you go on both. The Old Faithful tour has the best opportunity for souvenirs due to the two gift shops near the geyser. Also, there's a restaurant beside one of the souvenir shops. The Grand Canyon of Yellowstone tour is popular too because tourists love taking selfies with the canyon waterfall in the distant background. The Grand Canyon of Yellowstone tour includes a boxed lunch that consists of a cold sandwich (roast beef, turkey, etc.), small bag of chips & Oreo cookies. We ate the boxed lunch inside the Canyon Visitor Education Center (where you can see animal skulls & pelts). You'll see wildlife on both tours but I saw more bison on the Old Faithful tour. Every time you venture into Yellowstone it's likely you'll notice something you didn't see the day before. I enjoyed riding the snowcoaches but my favorite was the maroon bombardier that has been running since the 1950s that's nicknamed Chip. It also had a roof that the driver sometimes opened when Chip was parked. You could stand up, stick your head out & take pictures. The other snowcoaches were nice too, although they looked more modern. All of them were toasty inside but during the winter you should wear warm clothing because you will get out of the ride & walk some. The weather fluctuated from single digits to the twenties later in the afternoon. Alpen Guides is as good as it gets when it comes to sightseeing tours. Five stars!

The good: Van was heated, lunch was good, everyone was safe…read more The bad: Don was like listening to Fox News. He talked over us (on a microphone blasting the van) while we were trying to have family time and a family conversation. He was the main attraction at the park that day! We asked him not to talk about politics because we weren't interested in his arm chair quarterbacking. He declined. He didn't ask much about our opinions about where to tour that day. We are locals from Wyoming. Last year a tour operator (at a different company) laid out options and she encouraged us to make our own decisions. If you like not making decisions or having input, listening to Yellowstone facts (sprinkled with politics) blasted into your ears while you drive through pristine Yellowstone, Don is for you!