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Salt Lake City Great Salt Lake Sunset Safari Tour 4 hr 30 min

TourTruth score 7.2 out of 10

AverageTop 31% in Salt Lake City

2 reviews · Rated on 1 provider · How we score

  • Salt Lake City
  • 4 hrs 30 min
  • Updated November 1, 2026

Explore Antelope Island at golden hour, spot wildlife, and hike to Buffalo Point for sunset views over the Great Salt Lake.

About this tour

As evening light warms the Great Salt Lake, Antelope Island becomes a vivid landscape of open water, rugged trails, and roaming wildlife. This Great Salt Lake Sunset Safari Tour pairs a local guide, who is also a former African safari guide, with a relaxed small-group outing timed for golden hour.

Travel through the island’s scenery while looking for bison, pronghorn, mule deer, coyotes, raptors, shorebirds, owls, and seasonal wildlife. Binoculars help bring distant sightings into view, while the changing light offers striking conditions for landscape and wildlife photography. The route focuses on the island’s wildlife, ecology, scenery, and history, with extra time set aside for sunset. The Visitor Center and Fielding Garr Ranch are not included because they close at 5 p.m.

The evening’s highlight is an approximately 1-mile round-trip hike to Buffalo Point, where views open across the Great Salt Lake at sunset. The rocky trail gains 300 feet, so a moderate fitness level is needed. Meet at the Tracy Aviary parking lot at Liberty Park and discover the Great Salt Lake Sunset Safari Tour for an evening of wildlife watching and wide-open sunset views.

Highlights

  • Search Antelope Island for bison, pronghorn, mule deer, coyotes, and birds
  • Watch golden-hour light settle over the Great Salt Lake
  • Hike the rocky Buffalo Point trail for sunset views
  • Explore with a Utah local and former African safari guide
  • Use binoculars to spot wildlife across the island

What's included

Included

  • Local guide
  • Use of binoculars
  • Entrance fee
  • Air-conditioned vehicle

Not included

  • Bottled water
  • Sunscreen and insect repellent

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Important information

  • A moderate level of physical fitness is required for the rocky Buffalo Point hike, which gains 300 feet in elevation
  • The sunset hike is approximately 1 mile round trip
  • Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries or poor cardiovascular health
  • Bring a reusable water bottle and any food or drinks you may need; extra water is available if needed
  • The Visitor Center and Fielding Garr Ranch are not visited because they close at 5 p.m.
  • Meeting point: Tracy Aviary parking lot at Liberty Park

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  • The result is shown from 0 to 10: this tour scores 7.2. Top 31% in Salt Lake City means it ranks in the top 31% of tours in Salt Lake City by this score.

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