Full-Day Rocky Mountain National Park "Over The Top Tour"
5.0
29 Ratings
Estes Park
Explore Rocky Mountain National Park with expert guides, capture stunning wildlife photos, and traverse the highest highway in the U.S. on this unforgettable tour.
Duration: 8 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Rocky Mountain National Park - OVER THE TOP FULL-DAY TOUR:
    This tour travels in your personal vehicle the full length of Trail Ridge Road over 12,183 ft through all of Rocky Mountain National Park. With your cell phone and cameras, we will guide you to scenic stops along Trail Ridge Road, the Alpine Visitor Center, Continental Divide, and Kawuneeche Valley were elk and moose are present. We’ll have lunch in the quaint village of Grand Lake before returning with several additional scenic and wildlife stops along the way. Therefore, please ensure there is room in your vehicle for the guide to personalize your tour.
What's Included
  • Timed Entry into RMNP
What's Not Included
  • RMNP Entrance Fee for Vehicle Entry - $30. Annual passes are applicable for the Vehicle Entry fee.
Additional Information

RMNPhotographer Tours provide the most dynamic, personalized tours in RMNP. Our private guides travel with you in the comfort of your own vehicle. We take you to the best scenery and seek incredible wildlife to photograph. This tour travels in your personal vehicle, and, per your request, our guide will drive your vehicle as you enjoy the journey. - Our knowledgeable and friendly guides are experienced RMNP photographers who help you capture images of a lifetime on your cell phones or cameras. - Tour through RMNP on Trail Ridge Road, the highest highway in the United States (12,183 ft.) from Estes Park to Grand Lake. - Capture lush green valleys, alpine lakes, rolling streams, waterfalls, and the Continental Divide. - Seek gentle deer, dynamic elk, and massive moose allowing you to capture magnificent photos. - Travel through historic Kawuneeche Valley to enjoy lunch (on your own) in the quaint mountain village of Grand Lake.

Location
Coffee on the Rocks
Moraine Avenue
Tours are with a private guide in your personal vehicle. Meet at 510 Moraine Avenue next to the Rock Shop. Guide will be on the deck at the entrance to Coffee on the Rock wearing RMNPhotographer attire. Should you need to contact RMNPhotographer, please call your guide at the number you were texted.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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(29 Ratings)
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Charcole63
Oct 2, 2023
Wonderful day at the park - The park is absolutely beautiful and our guide Mike was the best! His knowledge and history of the park is incredible and he is so friendly and accommodating! We had a wonderful day and have to thank Mike for making it even more memorable!
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815marciet
Sep 15, 2023
Making memories - Brad was awesome. I had my 90 year old father and my 13 year old dog with me. Brad was very patient the entire day. He did a great job of looking for and finding wildlife for us to see and take pictures of. Highly recommend!
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Emilym482
Sep 10, 2023
Fantastic experience! - Highly recommend this full-day tour! Such an enjoyable day in RMNP. We saw moose AND a bear which I know we would have missed if we didn’t have Brad as our guide. We took the Old Fall River Road, which was beautiful, and stopped numerous times for great photo ops. Stopped at Grand Lake for a nice lunch and browsed the quaint shops. Took Trail Ridge Road back which is also a beautiful drive. Brad is very knowledgeable about RMNP and personalized our drive, never making us feel rushed. Very impressed!
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Eileenbf9845rw
Aug 27, 2023
Great Day Trip - Mike knows a great deal about the area. Took us to a lot of places we never would have found on our own. Told us a lot of stories about the history of the area and the wildlife as we looked at very beautiful scenery! He took what we wanted to do and see very seriously. Loved the day with him!
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Alex_a
Aug 20, 2023
Rocky MounoHigh! - Alan was a very knowledgeable, patient and experienced guide. We visited water falls, lakes, trails and key Rocky Mountain National Park sites. He was very flexible to our group needs and capabilities. We gave this tour 5 stars even though we had to use our own vehicle & gas and park entry pass. Taking this into consideration, a per vehicle price would have been more appropriate.
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Jackandjill21
Aug 11, 2023
Spectacular Views - Our day in the RMNP was fun and interesting! Our guide, Alan, was friendly and knowledgeable. We got some really great photos and saw parts of the park we wouldn’t have known to search out on our own. If you want to see the best of RMNP and maybe some wildlife, book this tour!
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K01704
Jul 31, 2023
A week's vacation in a day! - One "wow" experience after another led by our incredibly knowledgeable, personable guide, Mike. He took us to many places in the park we wouldn’t have known about and told us the history of the area, showed us flowers and trees and amazing vistas on the fun switchback roads. He knew every place there might be elk, moose, mule deer and we saw them! He showed us all the best photography spots and took some for us! Having him drive our car was the best way to enjoy ALL the scenery in a relaxed, true day-vacation. It was like a week worth of experiences in 8 hours! I highly recommend RMNPhotography for an amazing day in Rocky National Park!
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Johnvb5984tk
Jul 28, 2023
I think that we saw all of the major sites. - Brad did a wonderful job. He is very knowledgable, and there was no question that he couldn’t answer. My only comment is not related to Brad but rather Trip Advisory— I don’t recall anything in the literature about using my car. If I would have known that I would have been able to use my own national parks pass and not purchased a day pass, saving $30.
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Leeann
Jul 11, 2023
Excellent Tour! - Benjamin was our guide for the day. We did this our first full day in the Rocky Mountains and it gave us a great overview of the park. I would recommend this tour whether you have a week in the area or just a couple of days. We were with Benjamin over 8 hours and learned all about the park and it’s history and saw so much that I cancelled another 1/2 day tour I had lined up for later in the week. He drove our car which was great because my husband could concentrate on enjoying the scenery and taking photos. He tried to taylor the tour to the things that we wanted to see along with their structured schedule. We wanted to see Moose and he came thru by having us walk thru a field and there we found a mother and it’s baby. We were very impressed with this tour, it is worth every penny we spent on it. Benjamin was polite, informative and you can tell he loves what he does and he is very good at it and was willing to take pics of us whenever we wanted. At our lunch break in Grand Lake we invited him to have lunch with us (totally up to you if you eat with him or not) and throughly enjoyed our conversations. We felt comfortable with him right from the start of our tour and would highly recommend this tour to anyone visiting the area.
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Yurowel
Jun 26, 2023
Amazing Day in RMNP - We could not have asked for a better experience on our tour of the Rocky Mountain National Park than we did with our tour guide Mike. From the start he asked what our preferences were and what we wanted to experience in order to tailor to our wants and needs. While being incredibly patient with all our questions, he was incredibly knowledgeable, went above and beyond to ensure we were educated on the park and its history. Throughout a delightful 9 hours with us, Mike knew all the best spots to see animals, scenic views, and took us through the whole park. This tour was worth every penny and could not recommend it more.
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