FAQ's : About Us

EcoTour Adventures has been leading guided wildlife and photography expeditions in Grand Teton and Yellowstone National Parks since 2008. In 2014, we began offering snowshoe and cross-country skiing tours in Grand Teton National Park.

Taylor Phillips wanted to offer visitors a more meaningful experience than the standard sightseeing tour, connecting them directly to the natural world and instilling a sense of place. Taylor believes that conservation starts with education, and he strives to act as a role model for other businesses to give back to the community. The mission at EcoTour Adventures is to connect visitors to the natural world through wildlife observation and natural history interpretation, while running a sustainable and environmentally-friendly business.

The philosophy behind EcoTour Adventures is based on providing our guests, who often have such a short time to explore the region, an enriched experience and exposure to the parks. We focus on maximizing every minute and opening our guests’ eyes to unique areas and hidden gems that they wouldn’t normally find on their own. Our guests may be here only once so we want to be sure we get their trip right the first time.

We take pride in our team of highly qualified guides, all of whom are local biologists and naturalists with PhDs, MS degrees, and other impressive certifications. Our guides share a passion for learning and teaching and often spend their free time attending science-based lectures and continuing education programs, as well as volunteering their time with local conservation organizations. Collectively, our guides have spent decades in the region, living and breathing this ecosystem. They are personally connected to the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem and their enthusiasm for the region is infectious. EcoTour Adventures guides are fun to be around, always focused on safety, willing to go the extra mile for each and every guest, and great with kids. We want to create custom experiences based on your interests and we welcome you to try to stump your guide with your questions!

Absolutely! You can learn more about our guides from their bios on our website and request the guide you feel best aligns with what you’re hoping to get out of your tour! If you are booking online, please be sure to include your guide request in the notes/comments section of your reservation. Otherwise, please give us a call and we’ll do our best to accommodate you! Our guides are given days off and vacation days; if your requested guide is unavailable on your tour date, we will assign another guide with a similar background/guiding style! We promise you won’t be disappointed no matter what–did we already mention all our guides are top-notch?

Great question! At EcoTour Adventures, we pride ourselves on providing superior customer service and incredible memories to take home and share with loved ones. We all fell in love with the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem and have never lost the awe and wonder we felt upon visiting this place for the first time. We know how important this landscape is–both to our planet and to the individual human experience. We don’t just drive you around to the famous sights and show you amazing wildlife. Rather, we instill passion in our guests through the information and knowledge we impart and the passion we have. We tell stories that provide you with the full and complex picture of this incredible ecosystem, and we do it while giving back to the community that has supported us and helped us thrive. We donate a percentage from the cost of every single tour to support wildlife conservation research and projects. We source as much of our tour offerings as locally as possible. As a company, we strive to provide year-round work for our guides and we offer benefits–something that is generally unheard of in the guiding world. Our staff receives both a 401k and health insurance, and they are paid for continuing their education through additional coursework and seminars. Couple all of this with our incredibly supportive office environment, and our employee retention is high! By touring with us, you are supporting a business that gives back to its community, supports its staff, and understands the true value of this unparalleled ecosystem.