Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks

SAMPLE YELLOWSTONE,  GRAND TETON  and SNAKE RIVER ITINERARY

DAY ONE

Depart for Salt Lake City 

Depart for Great Salt Lake 

Arrive at Antelope Island- Great Salt Lake State Park 

Hike along the lake 

Swim in Great Salt Lake floating in water much higher in salt content than the ocean 

Depart for Yellowstone

Dinner en route 

Check into hotel-West Yellowstone MT 

DAY TWO 

Hotel breakfast 

Enter Yellowstone NP 

Touring today will include:

·          Lamar Valley

·          Hike to Specimen ridge

·          Mammoth Hot Springs

·          Albright Visitors Center

 Lunch will be in the park

 Evening activity: West Yellowstone Grizzly and Wolf Discovery Center

 Dinner

 Arrive hotel with free time for swimming or spa      

DAY THREE

Hotel breakfast

 Load bags on bus

Group enters Yellowstone

 Norris Geyser Basin

Work our way through the Upper/Middle and Lower geyser basins

 Stop to see Old Faithful and the famous Old Faithful Lodge

 Lunch

 Hike along the Continental Divide-weather permitting

 Yellowstone Lake

 Dinner

Check into Teton Science Center

 Hikes per guides near Jenny Lake and Jackson Lake

 Lunch in park with other activities-time permitting

 DAY FOUR

Breakfast at hotel

 Load bags on bus

 Depart for Grand Teton NP

Field day with Teton Science Schools Guides:

Activities might include

  • Hiking, skiing or snowshoeing in Grand Teton National Park and
    Bridger-Teton National Forest
  • Hands-on experiences in field ecology
  • Animal tracking
  • Wildlife observation
  • Conducting original ecological field research
  • Field journaling and sketching
  • Practicing Leave-No-Trace guidelines
  • Alpine ecology
  • Ecological field research

Lunch

 Visit Jackson and Jenny Lakes

 Depart for the Snake River

 Scenic float through Grand Teton NP

 Arrive at camp

 Dinner

 Camp fire with s’mores and ghost stories

 Curfew

 DAY FIVE

Breakfast at camp

 Prepare for the whitewater portion of our trip

 Raft from 10:00a-12:00pm

 Change clothes and board bus for Salt Lake City

 Dinner and shopping (time permitting) at the Gateway Mall in downtown Salt Lake City

 Depart for airport for flight home

 



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