Private Full-Day Tour in Colorado
Natural History Tour: Pike’s Peak & Garden of the Gods
Discover the rich natural history of Pikes Peak and Garden of the Gods with stunning geology, diverse wildlife, & breathtaking landscapes.
Price Per Group:
$525.00 USD
Tour Features
Length:
Group Size:
Highlights:
Full-Day Tour / 7:00 am to 3:00 pm
One to Four Persons
Nature Walk ● Wildlife Spotting ● Photography ● Relaxation ● Scenic Views
Length: Full-Day Tour / 7:00 am to 3:00 pm
Group Size: One to Four Persons
Highlights: Nature Walk ● Wildlife Spotting ● Photography ● Relaxation ● Scenic Views
About Natural History Tour: Pike’s Peak & Garden of the Gods Tour
Want to get out of the Denver Metro area for a day and explore some of Colorado’s finest scenic destinations? Colorado Springs is only a little more than an hour drive from Denver and offers majestic views of sandstone rockscapes at Garden of the Gods. If weather conditions permit, we will drive to the top of America’s Mountain – Pike’s Peak – and enjoy sweeping views across the front range. We’ll stop for lunch in the charming town of Manitou Springs, where you can drink water from one of its 8 mineral springs.
This tour can be tailored to your liking: if you are interested in views, we will spend time finding ideal locations for photographs. If you want to find birds and other wildlife, we will take you on a variety of short hikes to look for foothills, montane, subalpine, and alpine species. This tour can produce birds like Woodhouse’s Scrub Jay, Townsend’s Solitaire, Canyon Wren, White-throated Swift, Prairie Falcon, American Dipper, Pygmy Nuthatch, Pine Grosbeak, Canada Jay, and if we’re lucky, maybe Brown-capped Rosy-Finch. Bighorn sheep and mule deer are regularly spotted at Garden of the Gods and occasionally we’ll find Rocky Mountain elk in the higher country.
Tour Itinerary & Details
Meeting Point
Hotel pickup and drop off available within most Denver and Boulder metro locations. If outside of pickup radius, contact us to arrange convenient meeting location.
What’s Included
Private door to door transportation, professional guide, lunch (vegetarian and vegan options available upon request), snacks, water, binoculars, spotting scope, reservations and fees.
Nature & Wildlife On This Tour
Birds: Peregrine Falcons, Golden Eagles, Red-tailed Hawks, Woodhouse’s Scrub-Jays, White-throated Swifts, Mountain Bluebirds
Mammals: Mule Deer, Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep, Yellow-bellied Marmots, Abert’s Squirrels, Coyotes
Reptiles & Amphibians: Western Terrestrial Garter Snakes, Prairie Rattlesnakes, Bullsnakes, Boreal Chorus Frogs
Insects: Monarch Butterflies, Painted Lady Butterflies, various native bees
Pike’s Peak & Garden of the Gods Tour Reviews
This tour is a MUST DO! Ryan is such an accommodating and salt of the earth kind of human. He did not disappoint! We hiked out to an amazing vista with breathtaking views all around for a wonderful picnic, stopping to appreciate the abundance of wildlife the Rocky Mountains has to offer along the way.
This is hands down the best guided tour our family
has ever been on. Ryan’s personality, charisma and abundant kindness made it feel as though we were all family.
Best bird tour we ever took. Ryan’s knowledge is unsurpassed. We saw Golden eagles, Swainson’s, Red tail, Burrowing Owls, waterfowl, and loads of songbirds…52 species in one day. Thanks!
My wife and I had an absolutely fantastic experience on the Beak and Talon tour! Ryan helped us learn SO much in just the one adventure. Aside from getting us so close to six species of mesmerizing raptors, Ryan is such an experienced, fun, informative, and hospitable guide. Usually the thought of spending the entire day in the car with a complete stranger would make us shy away from an experience like this, but Ryan was so genuine and interesting to speak with the time truly flew by.
Any adventure with Birding Man I would confidently say is an experience you wouldn’t want to miss!
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