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Yellowstone's Old Faithful Self-Guided Walking Tour
Yellowstone's Old Faithful Self-Guided Walking Tour
Private 12-Day Self-Guided Audio Walking Tour in West Yellowstone
Private 12-Day Self-Guided Audio Walking Tour in West Yellowstone
Private 12-Day Self-Guided Audio Walking Tour in West Yellowstone

Yellowstone's Old Faithful Self-Guided Walking Tour

By Travel with Action
Free cancellation available
Price is $10 per adult
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  • Free cancellation available
  • 2h
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  • Instant confirmation
Overview

Witness the power of Old Faithful and explore the surrounding geyser basin with this self-guided walking tour! As one of the most densely-packed geyser regions in the park, there’s no shortage of explosive wonders on display here. Watch huge geysers like Old Faithful, Castle Geyser, and Grand Geyser erupt. Stroll past smaller, bubbling pools. Find out how geysers form and work, and uncover the hidden systems underlying the whole basin. This walking tour makes for the perfect addition to any Yellowstone visit!

After booking, you can check your email before downloading the Tour Guide App by Action, enter your unique password, and access your tour. The preceding steps require good internet/wifi access. Simply follow the audio instructions and the route from there.

This is not an entrance ticket. Check opening hours before your visit.

New, extra validity — now, it’s yours for an entire year! Use multiple times over multiple trips!

Activity location

  • Old Faithful - Observation Deck
    • 82190, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, United States

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Old Faithful Visitor and Education Center
    • View Avenue
    • 82190, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, United States

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Walking Among Geysers: Old Faithful Self-Guided Audio Tour in English
  • Activity duration is 2 hours2h2h
  • Opening hours: Sun 6:00am-11:30pm
  • English
Language options: English
Price details
$9.99 x 1 Adult$9.99
Total
Price is $9.99
Yellowstone, Teton, Glacier in English
  • Activity duration is 2 hours2h2h
  • Opening hours: Sun 9:00am-5:00pm
  • English

Valid for a Year!: Buy once and have access to these tours for year.
4+ Tours: Includes Yellowstone, Old Faithful, Grand Teton & Glacier National Park.
Save 80%: The price for the Yellowstone, Teton & Glacier Bundle is under the What's Excluded section of this product.
Flexible schedule!: Use any day, any time, and any number of times. Travel over multiple days or on the next trip.
Ultimate value: Buy just one per car. Don’t pay for each person!

Language options: English
Price details
$29.99 x 1 Adult$29.99
Total
Price is $29.99
25+ National Park Bundle in English
  • Activity duration is 2 hours2h2h
  • Opening hours: Sun 6:00am-11:30pm
  • English

Valid for a year!: Buy once and have access to these tours for year.
20+ US National Parks Tours: Includes 20+ tours of the USA’s most famous National Parks.
Save > 80%: The price for the 20+ National Parks Bundle is under the What's Excluded section of this product.
Flexible schedule!: Use any day, any time, and any number of times. Travel over multiple days or on the next trip.
Ultimate value: Buy just one per car. Don’t pay for each person!

Language options: English
Price details
$84.99 x 1 Adult$84.99
Total
Price is $84.99

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's includedEasy-to-use app: download Action’s Tour Guide App onto your phone
  • What's includedWhat's includedEngaging storytelling: Uncover unique tales and thrilling history for a memorable journey!
  • What's includedWhat's includedPerfect narrator: nothing can beat listening to a great voice. Proven with tons of rave reviews!
  • What's includedWhat's includedOffline maps: no signal, no problem! Works perfectly without cellular or wifi.
  • What's includedWhat's includedComprehensive route and stops: See it all, miss nothing, leave no stone unturned!
  • What's includedWhat's includedGo at your own pace: Start anytime, pause anywhere, enjoy breaks for snacks and photos freely!
  • What's includedWhat's includedLearn more: dive deeper into any story you enjoyed with extra stories.
  • What's includedWhat's includedHands-free: audio stories play on their own based on your location. Easy to use!
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedAttraction passes, entry tickets, or reservations

Know before you book

  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • How to access: Once you book a tour, you’ll get a confirmation email and an instructions email. Follow the instructions right away: • Download the app • Enter the password • Download the tour • MUST DO while in strong wifi/cellular
  • How to start the tour: Once onsite, open the Action's Tour Guide App: • If there is just one tour, launch it. • If there are multiple tour versions, launch the one with your planned starting point and direction. • Go to the starting point. (Note: no one will meet you at the start. This tour is self-guided). • The audio will begin automatically at the starting point. If you face audio issues, visit the FAQ. • Stick to the tour route & speed limit for the best experience.
  • Amazing savings: Walking Tours: While each person typically needs their tour, couples or small groups can share one using split headphones.
  • Flexibility and Convenience: • Use the tour app anytime, on any day, and over multiple days. It's perfect for tailoring your exploration and revisiting your favorite spots on future trips. • Start and pause the tour whenever you like, taking breaks and exploring side excursions at your own pace, free from the constraints of a group.
  • Comprehensive Tour Experience: •The app provides a full itinerary, travel tips, narrated audio stories, scripts, images, videos, and recommendations for additional activities. • Enjoy a private experience without the crowds, ideal for personalized stops and photo opportunities.
  • Ease of Use and Accessibility: • The app is hands-free and activates stories via GPS, offering support through call, chat, or email. • There is no need for a continuous cell or Wi-Fi connection as the GPS map works offline.
  • Memorable Keepsakes: • Utilize the app’s images to create a photo book or share on social media, ensuring you have high-quality, crowd-free memories from your trip.
  • Preparation: • After booking, download the app and the tour using a strong Wi-Fi connection. • Review the tour at home before your trip for a better experience.
  • Starting the Tour: • Open the app upon arrival at your destination. • Select the appropriate tour based on your starting point. • Head to the starting location; the audio will begin automatically. • Follow the suggested route and adhere to the speed limit for an optimal experience. • By following these instructions and taking advantage of the app's features, users can enjoy a personalized, flexible, and in-depth exploration of their destination at their own pace and convenience.

Activity itinerary

Old Faithful - Observation Deck
  • 5m
We’re walking along the Old Faithful Observation Deck. But the benches and boardwalk here are just part of the 14 miles of boardwalk that snake through this part of Yellowstone. Thousands of visitors trek through this park every year.
Firehole River
  • 5m
The water might look chilly, but don’t let your eyes deceive you! This is what’s called a “thermal river,” which means geothermal features empty into it and warm the waters. This water’s temperature can hit 86 degrees!
Observation Point Trailhead
  • 5m
You’ll see a sign for Observation Point Trail. If you’d like an elevated view of Old Faithful erupting, this path will take you to the perfect spot for it. It’s an uphill trek of about a mile out and back, and should take around 30 minutes.
Anemone Geysers
  • 5m
It gets its name from geologist Arnold Hague, who thought the vents looked like the petals of the anemone flower.
Beehive Geyser
  • 5m
It looks like a big innocuous beehive just sitting on the ground. That is, until it sends boiling water shooting 100 feet into the air! The Beehive spews water for 5 minutes every 10 to 20 hours.
Marmot Cave Geyser
  • 5m
This area is called “Marmot Cave Geyser.” A yellow-bellied marmot used to live in that little cave, but it moved out years ago. I can only assume spewing water heated by magma isn’t ideal for marmot dens!
Lion Geyser
  • 5m
Off to our left, do see a lion, a lioness, and two cubs. Okay you got me—they’re not real lions. They’re cone geysers! To make things more confusing, they’re not actually named because they look like lions at all!
Sawmill Geyser
  • 5m
It looks a lot like a bluish hot spring, but it erupts! And when it does, it sounds like a whirring sawmill. It’s connected underground to a whole complex of thermal features, which makes its eruptions very hard to predict.
Grand Geyser
  • 5m
Off to your right is a geyser that puts on quite a show. It’s called “Grand Geyser,” and it’s the single most powerful predictable geyser in the world! It’s a fountain-type, so no cones to see—just a pool. And if you think Old Faithful has impressive eruptions, just wait until you see one of these.
Beauty Pool
  • 5m
On our right is a hydrothermal feature so beautiful people named it “Beauty Pool”! It’s that blue-green hot spring with a thick ring of orange heat-loving microbes—known as thermophiles—around it.
Chromatic Pool
  • 5m
This is Beauty Pool’s sister, Chromatic Pool. It’s a smaller hot spring at only 30 feet in diameter, but the colors are still so vivid! This pool is around 133.1 degrees—too hot for a shower, too cold for a cup of coffee.
Giant Geyser
  • 5m
Giant’s cone is geyserite or sinter, and it’s about 12-feet tall. Some say it even looks a bit like the Coliseum in Rome! This is one of the tallest geysers in Yellowstone, but it’s far from the only geyser in this cluster.
Grotto Geyser
  • 5m
Dead ahead is Grotto Geyser. This was almost the site of disaster during the 1870 expedition!
Morning Glory Pool
  • 5m
The Morning Glory Pool gets its name thanks to the passing resemblance to morning glory flowers. Green ones like it hot. Yellow ones like it pretty hot. Orange like it warm. And red like it kinda warm.
Daisy Geyser
  • 5m
Daisy Geyser is one of Yellowstone’s most predictable geysers. It erupts every 2 to 4 hours for about 4 minutes. And this one is unique because its fountain streams out at an angle to the ground!
Crested Pool
  • 5m
Crested Pool is 42 feet deep and has an average temperature of 191 degrees! That’s just about as hot as your hottest cup of coffee.
Castle Geyser
  • 5m
Castle Geyser stands out thanks to the massive calcified cone that surrounds it. This one erupts every 10 to 12 hours. Eruptions last about 20 minutes, and the spray can reach 90 feet high. After the main eruption ends, steam hisses out of Castle Geyser for around 35 minutes.
Old Faithful Inn
  • 5m
This is no ordinary inn. The building’s designer, Robert Reamer, wanted it to be part of the park. So he used rhyolite for the inn’s foundation. Rhyolite is formed in Yellowstone’s caldera! And for the inn’s walls, he used local lodgepole pine trees!

Location

Activity location

  • LOB_ACTIVITIESLOB_ACTIVITIESOld Faithful - Observation Deck
    • 82190, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, United States

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLEOld Faithful Visitor and Education Center
    • View Avenue
    • 82190, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, United States

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