Day 1: Arrival and Initial Exploration
Start with a pick-up in Gardiner, Montana, and enjoy a warm welcome and breakfast at a local café. Enter Yellowstone National Park and begin your adventure at Mammoth Hot Springs, where steaming travertine terraces glow in the morning light.
Head toward Tower Junction, staying alert for bison, elk, mule deer, and wolves. In Lamar Valley, often called the “Serengeti of North America,” photograph abundant wildlife. Use telephoto lenses to capture wolves, bison, foxes, and pronghorn thriving in the winter wilderness.
Lunch in Cooke City provides a relaxing break amidst stunning mountain scenery. In the afternoon, return to Lamar Valley for more wildlife encounters and refine your techniques with expert guidance. End the day back in Gardiner, reflecting on your captures.
Day 2: Deepening the Experience
Day two offers another full day of exploration, with flexibility to adapt to wildlife activity and lighting conditions. Visit new locations or revisit favorite spots for fresh perspectives.
Explore Mammoth Hot Springs, Tower Junction, and Lamar Valley while honing your photography skills. Guides offer personalized advice on settings, composition, and framing to help you create unique and compelling images. The serene winter environment serves as an ideal backdrop for both landscape and wildlife photography.
End the day in Gardiner, reviewing your photos and preparing for the final outing.
Day 3: Capturing the Final Moments
Begin the final day with a focus on seizing last opportunities to photograph Yellowstone’s winter beauty. Revisit key spots or explore new areas around Mammoth Hot Springs and Lamar Valley, ensuring every moment is captured.
Pause for a scenic lunch break, warming up with hot beverages while discussing advanced photography techniques. Spend the afternoon on final wildlife and landscape sessions, capturing frosted trees, dynamic wildlife, and serene winter scenes.
Conclude your journey with a return to Gardiner, taking home incredible photos and cherished memories of Yellowstone’s wild winter.
Tour Highlights:
Expert-led photography sessions for all skill levels
Prime locations for winter landscapes and wildlife
Flexible itinerary tailored to lighting and wildlife activity
Opportunities to photograph iconic species like wolves, bison, and elk
Expert guidance on advanced techniques in winter conditions
Comfortable transportation and full support throughout the tour
Join us for the Wild Yellowstone Winter Photography Tour and create stunning visual stories in one of America’s most majestic national parks.
