Salt Lake City Trip Overview
The New Way Horizon Difference What sets us apart?
At New Way Horizon Travel, we strive at every turn to redefine your notion of what is possible on vacation. Our approach combines unique service — such as a private tour throughout the world, or a maximum group size of only 12 visitors on each excursion — with insider-access opportunities unlike any you have experienced before. New Way Horizon lets you discover the sites through local historians, archaeologist, and introduces you to the countries culture firsthand, through an exclusive meeting with area natives.
We at New Way Horizon consistently go above and beyond the call of duty — and none of New Way Horizon journey is complete without that extra, unexpected “and” that makes your experience unique and unforgettable. When it comes to discovering the world, the opportunities are endless.
Travel in a style of adventure that reveals your destination at its authentic best.
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Duration: 8 days
Starts: Salt Lake City, United States
Trip Category: Outdoor Activities >> 4WD, ATV & Off-Road Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
The New Way Horizon Difference What sets us apart?
At New Way Horizon Travel, we strive at every turn to redefine your notion of what is possible on vacation. Our approach combines unique service — such as a private tour throughout the world, or a maximum group size of only 12 visitors on each excursion — with insider-access opportunities unlike any you have experienced before. New Way Horizon lets you discover the sites through local historians, archaeologist, and introduces you to the countries culture firsthand, through an exclusive meeting with area natives.
We at New Way Horizon consistently go above and beyond the call of duty — and none of New Way Horizon journey is complete without that extra, unexpected “and” that makes your experience unique and unforgettable. When it comes to discovering the world, the opportunities are endless.
Travel in a style of adventure that reveals your destination at its authentic best.
Itinerary
Day 1: JACKSON HOLE
Stop At: Bar-T-5 Covered Wagon Cookout, 812 Cache Creek Dr, Jackson, WY 83001-8677
After you can to enjoy in Historic Jackson, WY. Here’s your inside line for the Bar T 5. You will be checking in, given a short introduction then loaded into horse-drawn covered wagons. With a team of horses hooked up your wrangler will guide you up Cache Creek Canyon. Traveling along you will encounter a friendly mountain man, Buckskin who will help you watch out for any trouble along the trail. You will be given a hardy meal as you go through the chow line, in fact, when you reach the end you will be wondering how you are going to eat it all. To follow the tradition of all wagon trains, the Bar T 5 Band begins to play. They will entertain you with harmony and great western music just like it was shared at night around the campfire in the old west.
Duration: 3 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Lodging accommodations will vary based on availability. Please contact us for info.
Day 2: Grand Tetons National Park
Stop At: Grand Teton National Park, WY 83414
Wake up and drive you to Jackson where you will be exploring Grand Teton, National Park. This national park was first set up as a National Monument by the labors of the Rockefellers and other philanthropists.
Originally home to trappers, traders, and Mormon homesteaders, today it
Is one of the most breathtaking and well-known parks in the US. You will start the day going to the park and seeing the sunrise on the lake. This area offers the opportunity to get fantastic photos of the Tetons along with the chance to see moose and beavers. Short walks are available along this waterway, then we are off to Jenny Lake for a boat ride and a hike to Hidden Falls and, if you are interested,
Inspiration Point Once finished, you will return across the lake and head to Signal Mountain to enjoy stunning vistas of the Grand Teton with reflections off Jackson Lake and Spalding Bay.
Have A Dinner at a rowdy, old-fashioned theater. Your Western-themed meal is capped off with entertainment celebrating this historic landmark.
Duration: 8 hours
Stop At: Jenny Lake Overlook, Grand Teton National Park, WY
A scenic cruise on Jenny Lake is sure to be one of the highlights of your trip to Grand Teton National Park. The cruise takes approximately 1 hour on the lake with one of our knowledgeable guides. You will learn about the history and geology of the area as well as the flora and fauna around the lake. There are also ample opportunities for you to ask questions on topics of personal interest from mountain climbing to fishing to popular hikes in the area and more. The photo opportunities on the cruise are second to none. You are directly below the Cathedral Group on the lake.
Duration: 1 hour
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch: This is a picnic lunch at the lake area
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Lodging accommodations will vary based on availability. Please contact us for info.
Day 3: Yellowstone National Park Lower Loop
Stop At: Lower Yellowstone River Falls, Yellowstone River, Yellowstone National Park, WY
Lower Loop Excursion
This morning you will travel through Grand Teton National Park up to Yellowstone National Park, which is America’s First National Park, established in 1872. Among its many treasures are the famous Old Faithful Geyser and inspiring Grand Canyon of Yellowstone.
The Park is also known for its world class fly fishing, active geological
Features, and abundance of large mammals. This natural wonder will be your classroom for the day as you explore its many waterfalls, geyser basins, and other unique geological features. Some of the first stops will include viewpoints along West Thumb Geyser Basin and Yellowstone Lake. Afterward, you will visit Old Faithful for lunch at the Historic Old Faithful Lodge dining room before witnessing Old Faithful erupt. After exploring this Geyser Basin’s thermal features, you will make a short drive to the volcanic caldera rim to Firehole Falls Then to Madison Junction.
Along with visiting the Old Faithful Geyser Basin, you will visit Black Sand Basin, Midway Geyser Basin, and others on your way to where you will lodge for the night. Take an excursion on the Lower Loop of Yellowstone National Park and see what captured the imagination of artists and adventurers alike. Discover the park’s most remarkable thermal features and iconic sites including Old Faithful! Explore magical places like Hayden Valley, Artist Point, the Upper and Lower Waterfalls and Lake Yellowstone. Fountain Paint Pot Trail. The Grand Canyon of Yellowstone Hike Is awestruck by this spectacular canyon, featuring breathtaking waterfalls and beautiful multi-colored walls created by mineral stains. Hike around this 4,000-foot-wide (1219.2 meters) canyon and marvel at its majesty! Take a privately guided tour of Yellowstone National Park’s thermal phenomena on Fountain Paint Pot Trail. Be awestruck by the beauty of blue pools, pink mud pots, mini-geysers and steam vents, which are also known as fumaroles.
Duration: 8 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Lodging accommodations will vary based on availability. Please contact us for info.
Day 4: Yellowstone National Park Lower Loop
Stop At: Lower Yellowstone River Falls, Yellowstone River, Yellowstone National Park, WY
Lower Loop Excursion
This morning you will travel through Grand Teton National Park up to Yellowstone National Park, which is America’s First National Park, established in 1872. Among its many treasures are the famous Old Faithful Geyser and inspiring Grand Canyon of Yellowstone.
The Park is also known for its world class fly fishing, active geological
Features, and abundance of large mammals. This natural wonder will be your classroom for the day as you explore its many waterfalls, geyser basins, and other unique geological features. Some of the first stops will include viewpoints along West Thumb Geyser Basin and Yellowstone Lake. Afterward, you will visit Old Faithful for lunch at the Historic Old Faithful Lodge dining room before witnessing Old Faithful erupt. After exploring this Geyser Basin’s thermal features, you will make a short drive to the volcanic caldera rim to Firehole Falls Then to Madison Junction.
Along with visiting the Old Faithful Geyser Basin, you will visit Black Sand Basin, Midway Geyser Basin, and others on your way to where you will lodge for the night. Take an excursion on the Lower Loop of Yellowstone National Park and see what captured the imagination of artists and adventurers alike. Discover the park’s most remarkable thermal features and iconic sites including Old Faithful! Explore magical places like Hayden Valley, Artist Point, the Upper and Lower Waterfalls and Lake Yellowstone. Fountain Paint Pot Trail. The Grand Canyon of Yellowstone Hike Is awestruck by this spectacular canyon, featuring breathtaking waterfalls and beautiful multi-colored walls created by mineral stains. Hike around this 4,000-foot-wide (1219.2 meters) canyon and marvel at its majesty! Take a privately guided tour of Yellowstone National Park’s thermal phenomena on Fountain Paint Pot Trail. Be awestruck by the beauty of blue pools, pink mud pots, mini-geysers and steam vents, which are also known as fumaroles.
Duration: 8 hours
Stop At: Yellowstone Lake, Grand Loop Road Between Fishing Bridge and Grant Village, Yellowstone National Park, WY 82190
Boat ride
Duration: 3 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Lodging accommodations will vary based on availability. Please contact us for info.
Day 5: Upper Loop Yellowstone National Park
Stop At: Mammoth Hot Springs, Grand Loop Road, Yellowstone National Park, WY 82190
We have a river trip on one of these two days. This geological area has some fantastic formations to view along multiple boardwalks and scenic drives. It is also the original military fort where the US Army was stationed and managed the park in its infancy. After visiting this area, you will travel along the western side of the park to Gibson Falls and Norris Geyser Basin. Then we are off to Virginia Cascades Once finished, and you will continue Still following a regular schedule, to canyon junction. We then Travel to Yellowstone Falls and a few hikes/walks (see item 1) to various viewpoints along and below the rim of the Grand Canyon. After the Falls we are off to Hayden Valley for the opportunity to view some of the diverse wildlife that visits this area. You will have the possibility of sighting wolves, bears, elk, deer, coyote, and bison. Afterward, a drive to a unique area known in Yellowstone at Mammoth Hot Springs. Then we will travel to canyon junction to enjoy lunch at in the village before going on toward Tower Falls and Lamar Valley. These areas are also great spots for viewing wildlife within the park. This area also has some unique geological formations that are remnants of previous volcanic eruptions. Wraith Falls and the Petrified Logs are also options for us to visit. Our final stop will be a photo of the group at Roosevelt Arch, the official northern entrance to the park Grizzly & Wolf Discovery Center.
Hayden Valley Ride through Hayden Valley by motor coach and know you’re in a wildlife paradise! This is home to elk and grizzly bears and where the most significant number of free-roaming bison in the world live. Keep your eyes open—there’s a chance you’ll see some animals grazing on the vast grassy plains that
stagecoach ride.
Duration: 8 hours
Stop At: Grizzly and Wolf Discovery Center, 201 South Canyon, West Yellowstone, MT 59758
We are an AZA accredited Not-for-Profit, wildlife park and educational facility offering visitors to Yellowstone a chance to uniquely experience the world of grizzly bears and gray wolves. All the animals at the Center are unable to survive in the wild and serve as ambassadors for their wild counterparts.
Duration: 3 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Lodging accommodations will vary based on availability. Please contact us for info.
Day 6: Upper Loop Yellowstone National Park
Stop At: Mammoth Hot Springs, Grand Loop Road, Yellowstone National Park, WY 82190
We have a river trip on one of these two days. This geological area has some fantastic formations to view along multiple boardwalks and scenic drives. It is also the original military fort where the US Army was stationed and managed the park in its infancy. After visiting this area, you will travel along the western side of the park to Gibson Falls and Norris Geyser Basin. Then we are off to Virginia Cascades Once finished, and you will continue Still following a regular schedule, to canyon junction. We then Travel to Yellowstone Falls and a few hikes/walks (see item 1) to various viewpoints along and below the rim of the Grand Canyon. After the Falls we are off to Hayden Valley for the opportunity to view some of the diverse wildlife that visits this area. You will have the possibility of sighting wolves, bears, elk, deer, coyote, and bison. Afterward, a drive to a unique area known in Yellowstone at Mammoth Hot Springs. Then we will travel to canyon junction to enjoy lunch at in the village before going on toward Tower Falls and Lamar Valley. These areas are also great spots for viewing wildlife within the park. This area also has some unique geological formations that are remnants of previous volcanic eruptions. Wraith Falls and the Petrified Logs are also options for us to visit. Our final stop will be a photo of the group at Roosevelt Arch, the official northern entrance to the park Grizzly & Wolf Discovery Center.
Hayden Valley Ride through Hayden Valley by motor coach and know you’re in a wildlife paradise! This is home to elk and grizzly bears and where the most significant number of free-roaming bison in the world live. Keep your eyes open—there’s a chance you’ll see some animals grazing on the vast grassy plains that surround you!
Duration: 8 hours
Stop At: Gardiner Chamber of Commerce, 216 Park St, Gardiner, MT 59030-0081
Raft and Ride
Paddle it. Hoof it. Love it.
Trip times: Ride at 9 a.m. and raft at 12 p.m. OR raft at 12:30 p.m. and ride at 4 p.m. daily. Check in 45 minutes prior to your first activity.
They have kayaking and other activities as well
Duration: 4 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Lodging accommodations will vary based on availability. Please contact us for info.
Day 7: Rexburg Idaho
Stop At: Rexburg Nature Park, 5th West and 3rd North, Rexburg, ID 83440
Make up any day delayed for traffic. Due to traffic in summer, this day helps ensure that you will see as much of the park as possible.
Duration: 5 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Lodging accommodations will vary based on availability. Please contact us for info.
Day 8: Rexburg Id
Stop At: Yellowstone Bear World, 6010 S 4300 W, Rexburg, ID 83440-4405
No vacation to the Yellowstone National Park or Grand Teton National Park region is complete without an adventure into the wild at Yellowstone Bear World, a drive-thru wildlife park. During your visit you will be surrounded by the free-roaming wildlife of North America as you drive your personal vehicle through the park. Wildlife you will see includes Rocky Mountain Elk, Bison, White-tail Deer, Mule Deer, Rocky Mountain Goats, Moose, and of course American Black Bear and Grizzly Bear. Located 5 miles south of Rexburg, Idaho on US HWY 20 we are easily accessible from both Jackson Hole, Wyoming and West Yellowstone, Montana. (see map) When you visit this beautiful region don’t miss Idaho’s #1 wildlife attraction, Yellowstone Bear World
Duration: 4 hours
Stop At: Cheers to You, 315 S Main St, Salt Lake City, UT 84111-2702
Today you will be dropped off at the Salt Lake Airport for your departure back home.
Duration: 5 minutes
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
No accommodation included on this day.
