The entire experience was very positive, from buying the tickets directly from their website, talking to the staff with questions, and doing the actual tour. Josh was our guide and he was awesome! He played great music during the bumpy roller coaster drive and was hilarious! I would totally recommend this experience!

Do not hesitate, book a tour with this company! After searching high and low for a tour that included possible animal sightings, views of the Rockies, and stargazing, I stumbled across this tour and hesitated to book it because of the price. I am so glad I did not listen to that hesitation! Our tour guide CE, was not only knowledgeable, but his passion for the Rockies and astronomy was literally pouring out of him. He was able to answer every question we had and it explain it in ways that made sense and was intriguing to even the teenager! This particular tour supplied dinner (sandwiches) and drinks, hot chocolate, and, blankets for those of us who did not heed the warning of “dress in layers, it gets cold at the top!” Important note: cold means 30-40 degrees or colder. Dress warmly!!While on the tour, we crossed paths with at least one other tour guide from this company and they seemed just as knowledgeable and enjoyable. Wildside has a tour that fits everyone-from thrill seekers to the cautious but curious crowd. Most of our group fell in the latter category-we even had a reluctant teenager who’d rather spend the evening on their phone-and every single one of us agreed that this was the best money we spent on our entire trip. On our tour, called Nightfall in the Rockies, we enjoyed the most breathtaking views, learned all about the formation of the Rockies and the multiple ecosystems the mountain has depending on the elevation, and experienced stars in a way that cannot be described. We hadn’t even gotten into the park before my teenage son admitted he was glad he came (yes, I was just as shocked as you are) and by the end of the night he had communicated more than the entire week before combined! If you are still reading this, STOP and go book a tour with Wildside!!

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Honestly one of the best evenings I’ve had since moving to Colorado. CE took me up into Rocky Mountain National Park right as the sun was going down and the timing was perfect — we caught Longs Peak lit up in that golden hour light that you can’t plan for but he somehow did. He had great music going on the key parts of drive which just set the vibe.What surprised me was how much I actually learned. CE broke down how glaciers shaped different parts of the park and made it fascinating, not dry. Then after dark he pulled out a telescope and spent real time walking me through what we were looking at in the night sky. I wasn’t expecting the astronomy piece at all and it ended up being my favorite part.CE is just a genuinely great guy. Super friendly, easygoing, clearly loves what he does. You can tell he’s not just running a tour — he actually cares that you have an incredible experience. I’d recommend Wild Side 4x4 to anyone visiting Estes Park or anyone local who wants to see the park in a totally different way.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

We went on the “Wild Nights in the Rockies” experience with CE and had the GREATEST time!!! We began with a golden hour tour of the park where we saw animals and learned so much about the incredible views. At nightfall CE, our wonderful guide set us all up with red-light headlamps and he assembled a professional telescope! It was a clear night and we could clearly see all the constellations, we got a close up of Venus and her moons! It was an absolutely magical experience and something we can’t wait to do every year! Everyone at the Wildside tours was so kind and welcoming, we truly had the absolute most wonderful time and can’t recommend this highly enough enough!

Our tour guide, Terese, was the absolute best!!!! So knowledgeable and a total blast! This tour was the best part of our vacation!!!