Rocky Mountain Rush

we had a great time with Dave on our tour. We enjoyed the ride, Dave’s stories, and the history of the trails. The highlights included the bonfire, hotdogs, s’mores and Dave’ bear adventure tales! He has such a love for the park and his enthusiasm is contagious. All 7 of us had a great time!

Hands down the best thing we did as a family in years. Our tour guide Tom was awesome and made it a great time for all three generations on our «not so mellow» tour! This was the first time my Teenage Daughter and her friend put down their cell phones and spent time with the rest of the family. Thank you Tom, for showing and teaching my family so much and helping us make life long memories.

We had such a great time on our Winter wonderland tour! Our guide (I’m so sorry, we didn’t catch is name. But he’s from Australia!) was amazing. He was so knowledgable and fun! We definitely would recommend everyone to do one of their tours. We can’t thank our guide enough for making our time in Estes so memorable. Thank you!

We had a great time last week with Kevin on our tour, we went through Rocky Mountain national park looking for wildlife, there wasn’t a whole lot of wildlife about this time of year but we were able to get some really awesome photographs of ourselves in the wintry scenery! Kevin had so much info to share, it was really fun and interesting and we have great photos to look back on!

We had an excellent, informative, and highly entertaining visit to Estes from our Colorado vacation. Kevin was a great guide, who made our visit and Rocky Mountain tour a most memorable one. He answered any queries we had — while informing us of the history — as well as little tidbits of info one probably wouldn’t get in research or possibly even other tours.
I highly recommend this breathtaking experience that’ll take you to 12,000 plus feet!

Recommended by the Winter Park visitors centre, my cousins and I decided to take the «Top of the World» tour. Our tour guide was Kevin. He was knowledgeable, funny, shared a lot of personal stories and gave us some suggestions on how to spot animals if we returned to the Park.
It was amazing how the temperature from the bottom of the mountain to the top changes so drastically — bring layers! But if you forget, they have blankets for you. The open door jeep makes it easy to take pictures during the tour, but there are also a few stops along the way for pictures, bathrooms and of course snacks and water.
I would highly recommend this tour company. We were all really happy with the service and the tour.

Our party of 9 had a lot of fun on our «Top of the World» tour with Kevin. Very informative and entertaining! Highly recommend! The extra blankets they provide come in handy when you go above tree line. We were able to go before they closed Trail Ridge Rd. for the season. Get here if you can.

This private off road jeep tour was a BLAST!!! OFF ROAD in the snow was a cool experience. Our tour guide seemed more of a surfer dude and but was very knowledgeable. He brought hot chocolate and snacks for us. This company is very professional and very accommodating. Highly recommend.

OMG!!! Lisa spotted their ad on the side of a truck while traveling in Estes Park. I am so glad that we decided to go on this tour! Our guide Ben was from Australia, and he did not disappoint! He was knowledgeable and funny and even through the crappy weather he took really good care of us. We took the Top of the World tour which meanders up the timber road to the Alpine Visitors center at 12.2k feet altitude. It started to rain an hour into our tour but it didn’t stop us from viewing some of the most scenic views I’ve ever experienced. Ben educated us every step of the way. which I’m proud to say I’ve remembered to this day. We traveled through 3 different eco-​systems (mountaine (sp?), sub-​alpine and alpine/​tundra). We learned that aspen trees are revered by the Native Americans, that they set up camp in aspen groves because they thought they were being watched over by the ‘eyes’ of the trees (this ended up being where the branches on the lower half of the tree had been broken off revealing a wound that looked like an eye). That aspen bark when chewed by the female moose after birth have pain killing qualities (aspirin), that their bark has a powder that can be utilized as sunscreen spf8 and that aspens trees have a mother tree that send out baby trees up to 4 miles away! Totally worth every dime, can’t wait to take another excursion with them soon!

We took the 3 hr tour called «Top of the World». John was our tour guide and he was outstanding. Very knowledgeable.
The sites were fantastic through the Rocky Mountains. I learned so much and this tour allowed us to take in the sites and learn instead of watching the road. Our ticket also included a 7 day pass into the park. Well worth it

Worth every penny. We did the rock n roller coaster. Loved all the fun facts, the music, the views, and the thrills! Our tour guide was a blast and the music! The music was perfectly placed… everything from U2, to ACDC, and John Denver. We left extremely happy and will be back! This is true adventure not for the wimpy or weak!

We found Rocky Mountain Rush online, in search of a guided tour (Top of the World tour over Trail Ridge Road). Our schedule was tight, so we made reservations without doing further research, and were not disappointed. In fact, we were totally thrilled with the experience.
The RMR team has some rough & ready vehicles to accomodate the group, with open-​air options (topless or windowless based on weather) to allow maximum enjoyment of the scenery.
Our guide was John, and he made the tour what it was. John is quite knowledgeable about the mountains themselves: the history, the peaks, and evolution of the range. He also knows the flora and can explain the types of trees and the forest lifecycle. He’s open, funny, friendly, and knows his stuff quite well. As a side note: RMR brings water and snacks for the passengers/​customers, and blankets too. This outfit was ready for anything and made it a very comfortable experience.
John and RMR try to tailor the experience to the enjoyment of the group, stopping for photo ops along the way at the best spots, helping point out scenes or items of interest and offering to take groups or individual pics as requested.
I could go on and on, but I’ll end by saying that I’d recommend the Rocky Mountain Rush Tours outfit for any guided, ride-​along tour of RMNP. I plan to use them again on my next trip to Estes Park for a sunset tour as well.

Loved our off road jeep tour with super guide and driver John Clarke! Knows a lot about the area and played surf music from sixties Boulder band the Astronauts as we flew over the rockin roller coaster.

Rock’n Roller Coaster tour with Neil was outstanding. Great trails that look back on the entire Estes Park community and the Rocky Mountain National Park range. Neil was super knowledgeable, extremely friendly and a great four wheel captain. Access to private trails and a lookout point that gives you a 360 degree view. Great tunes, nice stops, snacks. Super value and I highly recommend this for couples and families alike.

John was amazing! We had such a blast! It was fun and there never was a dull moment. The price was more than what we were originally told. It’s $ 75 per person if you use cash. $ 80 if you use credit. After going on the tour I can see why they charge that amount. Nonetheless, I’d do it again! Wolf it was a blast and we’ll see ya around!
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I really enjoyed my ‘Top of the World’ tour, and can see why it is so highly raved about! My tour guide was knowledgeable and genuinely passionate about the Rocky Mountain Park-​more than just a tour guide doing their job.
The entire tour was about 3.5 hours and took us through three Eco systems and up to the highest point accessible by humans in Rocky Mountain National Park. Incredible scenic views, animal sightings, and interesting knowledge about plant life. At the top, we had about a 20 minute break for photos and snacks (provided). I feel the tours are very reasonably priced, and all staff was friendly! Highly recommended.

What a great experience! Toured with Dave and he was fantastic… ask for him when you reserve!

Great tour company, excellent guides, and a fun experience for all. It doesn’t hurt that they give tourists who are of age a little splash of schnapps in their hot cocoa to sweeten the pot, and snacks along the way are welcome (Oreos, peanut butter crackers, etc.). Tours are relatively reasonably priced (though not cheap) for the entertainment and educational bits and bobs about the places you’re taken to, but for the winter tours where your exposure to several areas of the park is limited, I do think they could knock off a few bucks.
We had a bit of a mishap during my tour, where my phone was dropped and my battery tumbled off a bridge and down the side of the mountain. Our guide saved the day by literally sliding down the mountain to retrieve my battered — but still functional! — phone innards. Nevermind the details about how that happened (though I wonder if it’ll make it into our guide’s stories from here on out), but not having that battery would have really put a kink in the remainder of FH and I’s trip to Colorado, so I was thankful, if a bit nervous, that he rescued it.
We would love to come back in the summertime and take one of the off-​road tours, and will definitely look up this company again if we find ourselves in Estes in warmer months.

We did the Rock’n Roller Coaster tour with Neil. The custom hummer is just incredible — it climbed rocks that were not meant to be climbed by a vehicle (and it climbed them with ease). Neil kept the trip entertaining by not only providing very insightful information about the National Forest and its history, but also making sure that each guest on the tour was comfortable and having a great time.
If you want to see lots of wildlife, this may not be the best tour for you. The hummer is loud and it’s almost impossible not to let out a fun scream as your vehicle catches a little air — both things that are certain to scare away most wildlife. But if you want thrills and great mountain views, do this tour. Not to mention that this is the only tour company with permits in this part of the forest, so you’ll see things that most people have not (and get to climb a tower with the most breathtaking 360-​degree view). I’d definitely recommend this tour to anyone visiting Estes Park!

LOVED IT! My first time to see mountains and Dave our tour guide was so kind and informative. We got to stop several times and I got the ultimate selfie at 12,005 ft’. This was so comfortable because the climate changes as you go up and he can open and shut the side windows. Even in the Tundra level he has heat and blankets but we had the best weather and didn’t even need them. Eveyone would love the Top of the World Tour and see one of the MOST BEAUTIFUL places on the planet EARTH. I’m going back for sure.