Jackson Trip Overview
Take a day trip through Grand Teton National Park and north into Dubois, Wyoming in search of wildlife on this full-day tour from Jackson Hole, Wyoming. Wildlife sightings on this tour often includes bighorn sheep, moose, wolves, bison, elk, pronghorn antelope, coyotes, eagles, and fox. You will learn about Rocky Mountain bighorns at the National Bighorn Sheep Center in Dubois, Wyoming. After a restaurant lunch, you will discover outstanding Native American petroglyphs, sacred to the Eastern Shoshone Indians of the Wind River Valley. Numbers are limited to a maximum of 10 on this small-group tour, ensuring a more intimate experience.
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Duration: 8 to 10 hours
Starts: Jackson, United States
Trip Category: Outdoor Activities >> Eco Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Jackson, Wyoming, United States
Take a day trip through Grand Teton National Park and north into Dubois, Wyoming in search of wildlife on this full-day tour from Jackson Hole, Wyoming. Wildlife sightings on this tour often includes bighorn sheep, moose, wolves, bison, elk, pronghorn antelope, coyotes, eagles, and fox. You will learn about Rocky Mountain bighorns at the National Bighorn Sheep Center in Dubois, Wyoming. After a restaurant lunch, you will discover outstanding Native American petroglyphs, sacred to the Eastern Shoshone Indians of the Wind River Valley. Numbers are limited to a maximum of 10 on this small-group tour, ensuring a more intimate experience.
Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: BrushBuck Wildlife Tours, 490 US-89, Hoback Junction, WY 83001, USA
After hotel pickup in Jackson Hole, start your small-group tour with a drive north through Grand Teton National Park. Your guide points out the Teton Range, whose pristine mountain peaks tower above valleys abundant with lakes, rivers, wildflowers and wildlife. Enjoy snacks and refreshments en route.
Following the picturesque route of the Rockefeller Parkway, your guide makes plenty of stops for opportunities to observe numerous animals. Using provided binoculars and spotting scopes for close views at a safe distance, it’s possible to see moose, bison, elk, coyotes and bald eagles. Pronghorn sheep, which migrate almost 200 miles (322 km) to central Wyoming in the fall, are known as the fastest mammals in the western hemisphere, running up to 70 mph (113 kph)!
Bighorn sheep can be viewed during winter months, but in case you miss a sighting your day trip includes a visit to the National Bighorn Sheep Center in Dubois. At this interpretive center, learn about Rocky Mountain bighorns, the largest wild sheep inhabiting North America, identifiable by their massive curled horns.
You’ll make a lunch stop in Dubois at a local restaurant and view prehistoric petroglyphs carved by the Shoshone Indians. Discover the spiritual significance of these 1,500-year-old rock drawings of animals other objects, created on stone surfaces using sharp rock tools and sacred to the Eastern Shoshone of the Wind River Reservation east of Jackson.
Your 8-hour tour ends with a convenient hotel drop-off.
Duration: 8 hours
Stop At: Grand Teton National Park, WY 83414
Grand Teton National Park, WY
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: National Bighorn Sheep Center, 10 Bighorn Lane, Dubois, WY 82513
Bighorn sheep can be viewed during winter months, but in case you miss a sighting your day trip includes a visit to the National Bighorn Sheep Center in Dubois, Wyoming. At this interpretive center, learn about Rocky Mountain bighorns, the largest wild sheep inhabiting North America, identifiable by their massive curled horns. You’ll make a lunch stop in Dubois, Wyoming at a local restaurant. After lunch, you will view Native American petroglyphs carved by the Shoshone Indians. Discover the spiritual significance of these 1,500-year-old rock drawings of animals other objects, created on stone surfaces using sharp rock tools and sacred to the Eastern Shoshone of the Wind River Reservation east of Jackson. Your 8-10 hour tour ends with a convenient hotel drop-off in Jackson Hole, Wyoming.
Duration: 2 hours
