Top 5 National Park Safaris in the USA

1.Big Island, Hawaii: Volcanoes National Park Safari

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 545 reviews · 55 minutes (approx.) · from $379Our pick

Fly from Hilo Airport with Safari Helicopters for a 55-minute aerial tour over Volcanoes National Park. Pilots such as Andrew and Jim explain Hawaii’s geology, culture, and eruptive past while you look for lava flows, calderas, waterfalls, orchid farms, and native forest. Weather can change the route.

“The pilot was very informative and the ride was smooth. Staff was very hospitable. However we were forced to rebook twice which was very inconvenient since we came from the other side of the island (2 hr drive each way). We were told that the operator needed 5 to 6 people to go which was NOT advertised when booking.”

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2.The Rocky Mountain National Park Safari Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 366 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $119Best value

Join Green Jeep Tours in Estes Park for a three-hour open-air ride through Rocky Mountain National Park. Guides such as Chance, Nick, Sam, and Julie share park history, wildlife details, and local stories while you visit mountain meadows, waterfalls, the Alpine Visitor Center, and Alluvial Fan.

“Lots of information , fun to be in open air vehicle , beautiful views , nice stops. Love to be on that fall river Road.”

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3.Half-Day Wildlife Safari Tour in Grand Teton National Park

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 341 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $170

Spend four hours exploring the National Elk Refuge, Moose Wilson Road, Grand Teton National Park, Mormon Row, and more with a naturalist guide such as Jeff, Abby, or Barry. Hotel pickup, snacks, breakfast on morning tours, binoculars, and spotting scopes are included. Park admission is extra.

“It was a nice tour. No guarantees for seeing animals but we did see some. Our guide was very knowledgeable. Overall it was a very nice tour.”

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4.Estes Park: Rocky Mountain National Park Safari Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 264 reviews · from $130

From historic downtown Estes Park, ride in a small open-top Jeep through meadows, aspen groves, rivers, waterfalls, and high tundra. Your English-speaking guide takes you along Trail Ridge Road and, when open, Old Fall River Road while sharing park history and looking for elk, moose, pika, and marmots.

“Experience was fantastic! Our guide was so knowledgeable and made his history lessons come to life! He stopped at several places where we were able to get closer views of elk and pika.. Fascinating information about occurrences and characteristics in park. views were great and we learned so much. Certainly an experience I'll never forget.”

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5.Best of Yellowstone – Guided National Park Safari Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 178 reviews · 10 to 12 hours (approx.) · from $345

Spend 10 to 12 hours traveling from Jackson through Grand Teton and Yellowstone with a naturalist guide. Look for bison, elk, moose, bears, and more using UHD binoculars and spotting scopes, then visit Old Faithful, Yellowstone Lake, the Grand Canyon, and thermal areas. Guides such as Brolin, Kristina, Dave, and Ash have led this route.

“Greg was very accommodating and we had a wonderful day. He went out of his way to find as much wildlife as possible, and be sure we saw everything we wanted to see.”

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