This guided kayaking tour in Yellowstone National Park, includes an introduction to Yellowstone's history and geology of the Lake, along with the kayaking equipment and techniques, then your guides lead you around the shoreline to the West Thumb Geyser Basin where there are many geothermal features on land and under water we will explore from our kayaks, many of which are not accessible by any other means. We explore from our kayaks this primitive geyser basin where there are no signs, no boardwalks and most importantly no other people. We stop at a secluded beach for a picnic lunch which we provide, then return the same way we came arriving back to our vehicles around 2 in the afternoon, depending on the group. All necessary kayaking equipment and instruction on paddling techniques are included. No prior kayaking experience is required. All skill levels are welcome. Single and double kayaks are available. Small groups with an individual experience.
Posted By : K3871NMrobertc
Our guide was excellent and very knowledgeable about the park.
The equipment is simple and easy to use. The kayaks have rudders.
The sack lunch was good.
We had excellent weather and light breezes. It's a little bit of a workout, so be prepared to paddle a bit. If this old guy can do it, you can too.
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Posted On : 2023-07-22 15:04:39 
Posted By : arnoldp640
This trip exceeded our expectations. We are on our late 70’s and we had no problem paddling the kayak. Our guide Bryan could not have been better. He was extremely knowledgeable about the area and history and this added immeasurably to our trip. We had one mother and her son in our group that struggled and he handled this delicate situation with tact and grace! This day trip should be included in your stay and you will finish it with a deeper knowledge of Yellowstone and having visited the geyser basin from the water.
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Posted On : 2023-07-22 10:42:18
Posted By : archerc2013
Our family of four (kids aged 14-18) took the Day Trip with Brian and Tim on July 10. Fantastic. Brian was very informative and educational, and both were really friendly and accommodating. They engaged with everyone on the trip and truly wanted all to have a great time.
They remembered that one child had a peanut allergy so they provided a non-allergic lunch. They lunch they served was filling and well-balanced.
What was also cool was that they provided "dry bags"for us to store extra clothing in, and they also offered extra jackets just in case anyone needed them.
Overall a very cool and memorable adventure. Thank you so much Brian and Tim!
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Posted On : 2023-07-17 00:13:25
Posted By : ambercwru
This was fantastic. Our guides, Noah and Brian (I think), were both awesome. They made sure we were safe and comfortable in our kayaks, and entertained us the entire way. The lake was beautiful, and we had a really great time. Would definitely recommend.
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Posted On : 2023-06-21 15:04:02
Posted By : Achilleen
What a cool experience ! It was cold but Brian was prepared for whatever weather we had ! He was also incredibly knowledgeable, we got a full history lesson. We learned so so much! Highly recommend !
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Posted On : 2023-06-18 11:38:38
Posted By : TrippingTony
We had a great time! Guides were great - helpful and knowledgeable and had lots of gear available to borrow if you needed it.
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Posted On : 2023-06-14 17:32:44
Posted By : karolineb820
Awesome day with wonderful guides! We were gifted with an unusually calm day on Yellowstone Lake! Our guides Brian and Jonathan gave us an introduction to the geography of the lake and the area. They also gave us a nice intro to paddling. We paddled 3 miles up and back along the west shore of the thumb of Yellowstone Lake. It was beautiful with the highlight being the geothermal geysers along the shore- one of which put on a show right in front of us! Our guides knew it was ready to blow by the steam output and sure enough, it blew! Our guides were great and did not try to rush us away. Lunch was very good. Nice day of paddling with and awesome crew! We would do this again!
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Posted On : 2022-09-26 11:16:34
Posted By : megkoster
What a day! This is a very unique opportunity to kayak in Yellowstone and perhaps the only place in the world to view geothermal features from the water. We brought our family of 5, ranging in age from 4 to 71, with 2 double and 1 single kayak. The highlight of the experience is interacting with the incredible guides. Garrett and Tom led our trip and were both fantastic - they had such depth of knowledge about the area given their science and geology backgrounds. The distance is about 6 miles total. We had a glassy first 4 miles including the geothermal features and a pit stop for delicious lunch, followed by a choppy final 2 miles. I was impressed that the guides stayed with the paddlers and didn't leave anyone straggling behind, even in the more challenging weather. Would highly recommend.
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Posted On : 2022-09-14 16:13:55
Posted By : RollTide2022
Garrett is a true professional and passionate about ensuring guests have a safe and educational kayak day paddle!
His expertise of the Yellowstone ecosystem is phenomenal!
We strongly recommend Garrett and this day paddle!
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Posted On : 2022-09-11 18:38:59
Posted By : B4483HMkayp
We kayaked with Geyser Kayak Tours in late August 2022. Our guides Garrett and Tom were super friendly and personable. As others have mentioned these guys are WAY over qualified - a geologist and former science teacher (!) - and very very knowledgeable about the park. Their description of thermal features, stories about the park history, etc. added to our experience of Yellowstone. We had a fairly large group on our tour and it took quite while to get out on the water - we had arrived as requested before 8:45 am for a 9 am tour. We started paddling around 10 am and returned by 1:30 pm. The return paddle was a wee bit rushed because of incoming storms that the guides (and we !) wanted to avoid. The paddling itself was quite manageable for anyone with a bit of kayaking experience who is in reasonable shape. Does depend which way the wind is blowing though! The lunch provided plenty of food (sandwich, fruit and snacks) although you can't specify what you get so be forewarned if you have picky children like we do. We enjoyed the tour and thought Garrett and Tom were fantastic. It is an expensive activity - close to $700 for the four of us. It's the only way to get on the lake as tourists, however, unless you bring your own boat (hard to do if you are flying!) because they do not rent kayaks, etc. on Lake Yellowstone. So bottom line - a guided tour is the only game in town and it's great but pricey.
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Posted On : 2022-09-03 15:51:43
