YELLOWSTONE AND GRAND TETONS
Overview
Looking for a quickfire getaway? Across 2 of the USA’s mightiest national parks (where you leave no hot spring unsprung)? This is the trip for you. Starting in Jackson Hole, you’ll take hikes in Grand Teton and Yellowstone, with a Trip Manager on hand to show you all the stand-out sites – we’re talking waterfalls, geysers, utterly artistic viewpoints, and even a few grizzly bears too.
Included/Excluded
- Your accommodation, essential trip transport, and a good handful of meals are included in the cost (on most trips we offer breakfast every day, plus a hand-picked selection of authentic and tasty meals)
- A number of meal times are left open for you to explore a region and its foodie offerings in greater detail, so budgeting for your taste in non-catered meals is important.
- Travel insurance and visas
- Flights to and from your starting and ending points
- We offer Free Time Add-Ons, which are additional experiences
- Meals not mentioned
Day 1: Jackson Hole via Grand Teton National Park
Jackson Hole:
- Our 4-day escapade begins today! After meeting your Contiki team here at Jackson Hole, you’ll take a drive to the first national park on our list.
Via Grand Teton National Park:
- Here in Grand Teton, our first stop will be the majestic mountain range – checking out wildlife, pristine lakes, and spectacular mountain peaks. Keep your camera close too, because today you’ll get to snap true geographical wonders like Oxbow Bend, Jackson Lake Dam & Jenny Lake.
Jackson Hole:
- We’ll bed down in Jackson Hole for the night, with plenty more wonder in store for us tomorrow.
Antler Inn (or similar)
Included Experience:
- Included Entry into Grand Teton National Park
- Explore Grand Teton National Park
- Take a Hike to Inspiration Point
- See Oxbox Bend, Jackson Lake & Jackson Lake Dam
- See Lake Jenny from Inspiration Point
Day 2: Jackson Hole via Yellowstone National Park and West Yellowstone
Jackson Hole:
- Today we’re headed from Jackson Hole towards somewhere that might even be more spectacular (bold claim, but we back it).
Via Yellowstone National Park:
- Welcome to the world’s first National Park: a majestic mountain wilderness, home to grizzly bears, buffalo and wolves too – as well as canyons, glaciers, waterfalls and volcanoes. Here we’ll check out iconic landmarks like Old Faithful and the Grand Prismatic Hot Spring.
Via West Yellowstone:
- Next up, you’ll come face to face with some wildlife on a visit to the Yellowstone Grizzly Bear and Wolf Discovery Center.
Jackson Hole:
- After a full day of oh-so-wholesome National Parks, we’ll head back to our accommodation for the night. Didn’t see everything you wanted? No sweat – we’ll be back again in the morning.
Antler Inn (or similar)
Included Meals: Breakfast
Included Experience:
- Visit Yellowstone National Park
- Check out the Grand Prismatic Hot Spring,
- Visit the Grizzly Bear & Wolf Discovery Centre MAKE TRAVEL MATTER® Experience, Watch Old Faithful ‘Go Off’, Visit the Fountain Paints Pots
Day 3: Jackson Hole via Yellowstone National Park
Jackson Hole:
- Rise and shine! We’ve got more Yellowstone adventures in store for today.(Lucky us.)
Via Yellowstone National Park:
- We’ve got a full free day here in Yellowstone, giving you the chance to check out everything you missed yesterday. If you’re on the lookout for some unmissable activities, you can join us as we check out mud volcanoes, hot springs, majestic viewpoints and so much more.
Jackson Hole:
- Goodbye Yellowstone, you’ve been incredible! Next stop, back to Jackson Hole for a well-earned rest.
Antler Inn (or similar)
Included Meals: Breakfast
Included Experience:
- Another Included Entry into Yellowstone National Park
- Marvel at the Yellowstone Canyon
- See the upper and lower falls of the river
- Take another Hike to Inspiration Point
- See the Mud Volcano and Dragon’s Mouth Spring
- Take a Hike to artist point
Day 4: Jackson Hole
Jackson Hole:
- On your final day in Jackson Hole, you’ll have the chance to go out with a bang. That’s right, we’re talking not one but two epic optional activities: horseback riding in Teton village, and white water rafting on the Snake River. After that, you’re free to make your way home or onwards to your next adventure. (We know which one we’d choose…)
Included Meals: Breakfast
Additional Cost Applies:
- Join a White Rafting Experience / Horseback Trail Ride