Full-Day Grand Teton Winter Wildlife Tour & Sleigh Ride
Explore winter wildlife with a naturalist guide and the comfort of a heated vehicle
Duration
8 hrs
Includes
Hotel pickup, Lunch, Sleigh ride
Highlights
Discover the winter Rockies on a shared wildlife tour in an enclosed, heated vehicle. Your naturalist guide helps you look for animals and understand the landscape around you.
- Ride an open, horse-drawn sleigh through the National Elk Refuge
- Scan for wildlife with provided binoculars and a spotting scope
- Warm up over an included restaurant lunch in Jackson
Itinerary
After early-morning Pickup from your Jackson Hole hotel, your naturalist guide will take you into Grand Teton National Park. Even in the quiet of a snowy winter, wildlife can be spotted in the park and your guide knows where to look for animals. On any given day, you could see moose, bison, bighorn sheep, elk, mule deer, bald eagles, golden eagles, pronghorn, coyotes, or even wolves as you explore the park. You'll witness the beauty of the wide, snowy plains that stretch out to the jagged mountains, as you learn about the ancient geology that gave rise to the landscape.
At midday, you can come in from the cold to enjoy lunch in the famous western-cowboy town of Jackson, Wyoming where you can dine at a local Jackson, Wyoming restaurant. Following lunch, you will head back outside for a horse-drawn sleigh ride at the National Elk Refuge. The horse-drawn sleigh will carry you through the low valley that hosts thousands of wintering elk, providing another spectacular sight.
You can snap social media–worthy pics of the large herds as your guide explains how the elk migrate from the surrounding area to the refuge, a 24,700-acre (9,996-hectare) winter sanctuary hosting 47 different mammals and nearly 175 species of birds such as trumpeter swans and bald eagles. At the end of a memorable 8-hour tour of this winter wonderland, your guide will return you to your hotel where your tour ends.
What's Included
- Snacks and refreshments
Important details
- Ages 6+ only
- Bring ID matching the name on your reservation
- Bring a credit card matching the name on your reservation
- Park entry is not included in the listed price. The fee for US citizens ages 16+ is $20 per adult, valid for seven days. A higher fee applies to non-US citizens; the amount is not specified. Golden Age and Interagency Park passes are accepted.
- Guide gratuity is not included in the listed price. A cash tip of 10–15% of the tour price is expected.
Cancellation Policy
Cancellations more than 48 hours before the tour incur a 50% charge. Within 48 hours, a 100% charge applies. Tours operate in adverse weather only when conditions are deemed safe.
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FAQs
Dress for winter weather with a hat, gloves, calf-high boots, a coat, and extra layers. You don't need to bring bear spray; your guide carries it throughout the tour.
Only as close as is safe for you and the animals. Your guide follows National Park Service wildlife-distance rules and cannot stop if wildlife is in an unsafe location.
Yes. Regular restroom stops are made throughout the wildlife tour.
Related locations
National Elk Refuge
Admission includedStanding at the edge of the National Elk Refuge in winter, you face a valley floor alive with movement. Thousands of elk move slowly across snow-dusted meadows, their breath rising in cold morning air against a backdrop of the Gros Ventre Range. The National Elk Refuge spans nearly 25,000 acres of Jackson Hole bottomland, and the scale of the wildlife gathering here is something genuinely hard to prepare for.
