Wild America

The national parks of the West, Napa and Sonoma, and the Rockies — the country's vast, cinematic landscapes, in private comfort.

A single country that holds the ocean glamour of Miami, the canyon light of California, the cultural heights of New York and the vast wilderness of the West.

When to go

November through April is finest, when Florida and the Southwest bask in warm, dry days while the Northeast turns crisp and luminous. Your advisor times it to the light, the crowds and your own calendar.

The experiences

A sense of what this journey can hold — each one arranged privately and shaped to you:

• A private guide through Yellowstone and Grand Teton, tracking wildlife at dawn away from the crowds.
• Barrel tastings and private cellars in Napa and Sonoma, arranged with the winemakers themselves.
• A helicopter or horseback day into the high Rockies, with a chef's table waiting on return.
• Nights at the finest luxury lodges, the wilderness at your doorstep and every comfort within.

A sense of the rhythm

Wild America asks for space and time. Days follow the light, early starts for the wildlife and the trails, unhurried afternoons in the wine country, evenings by the fire under enormous skies. This is grandeur experienced in private comfort, never roughing it.

Parks and mountains, or the wine country?

Yellowstone, Grand Teton and the Rockies offer raw, cinematic wilderness and the thrill of wildlife at close range. Napa and Sonoma trade the peaks for rolling vineyards, celebrated cellars and long golden lunches. A longer journey lets you move from the mountains to the vines.

How to do it well

The counsel our advisors give travelers planning this journey:

• Late spring and early autumn bring the best wildlife and the mildest weather in the parks.
• Book the finest lodges a season ahead; the best rooms are few and sought after.
• Pair the parks with a private guide, the difference between seeing the land and truly knowing it.
• Allow travel time between regions; the distances are vast and best savoured, not rushed.

What only your advisor can open

The difference between a good trip and an unrepeatable one is access — and access is a relationship, not a booking. Every guide, room and moment is chosen and sequenced for you.

Who it's for

Travelers who value privacy, time and doing it once — beautifully — and who would rather have one trusted advisor orchestrate every detail than assemble it themselves.

Estimated investment

From US$16,000 per traveler, based on double occupancy — scaled to your dates, party size and level of privacy. A starting point, not a final quote; confirmed once your advisor tailors the itinerary.

Designed entirely around you

Nothing here is a package. A Forest Travel advisor shapes the whole journey and stays one message away before and throughout your trip.

Your Virtuoso privileges

As a Virtuoso member, Forest Travel includes benefits reserved for Virtuoso guests at the finest luxury hotels, at no added cost: a room upgrade on arrival when available, daily breakfast for two, a property credit toward dining or spa, and early check-in with late check-out when the hotel allows.

Continue exploring United States

Part of our United States travel guide. Related private journeys:

• Sun, Sea & the City
• The West Coast
• The Great Northeast

Begin the conversation

Tell a Forest Travel advisor how you like to travel and they will design Wild America around you — privately, every Virtuoso privilege included. Request your private consultation →