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Dates:
December 27, 2002 - January 2, 2003
Length: 6 nights/7 days
Arrive/Depart: Bozeman, Montana / Bozeman,
Montana
Journey Price: $2,990/person/double occupancy
(Reduced rates available for 3rd person/child
in room.)
Includes all accommodations, meals, ground transportation,
site fees, and professional guide service. Does
not include airfare, alcoholic beverages, equipment
rental, and guide gratuities.
Group Size: 16 Travelers
Activity
Level:
Low-Moderate
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Your
Daily Itinerary |
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Day
1 -- Arrive Bozeman, Montana
Arrive at Bozeman's Gallatin Field
airport
by mid-day today to meet your guides
and
enjoy the scenic drive through the
Gallatin
Canyon to West Yellowstone. Settled
into
hotel accommodations, receive a trip
orientation from your enthusiastic
family
guides and enjoy an introductory film
about
Yellowstone at the impressive IMAX
theater.
Accommodations: West Yellowstone
Conference Center
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2 |
Day
2 -- Yellowstone National Park
Journey past foraging bison, trumpeter
swans, and steaming geysers today, traveling
by private snowcoach to explore the
wonderland of Yellowstone National Park
in
winter. Stop to snowshoe to the rim
of
Yellowstone's Grand Canyon, viewing
the
awesome frozen waterfalls, and stroll
among
the myriad spouting geysers of Norris
Basin
while learning about the geothermal
systems
that lurk behind these spectacles. Come
evening, settle into comfortable lodge
rooms
at the newly-built Snow Lodge, with
rooms
overlooking Old Faithful Geyser.
Accommodations: Old Faithful
Snow Lodge |
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3 |
Day
3 -- Old Faithful, Yellowstone Nat'l
Park
Enjoy this day to ski, snowshoe and
explore in the Old Faithful area.
Guides will
lead treks into the snow-filled wonderland,
watching for wildlife and exploring
the
incredible thermal features that dot
the
landscape of Yellowstone's Upper Geyser
Basin. Watch the blasts of Old Faithful,
Giantess and Castle geysers and find
why you
wouldn't want to eat the 'biscuits'
found at
Biscuit Basin. After dinner, take
a nighttime
stroll with your guides in one of
the most
incredible constellation-viewing locations
in
the world.
Accommodations: Old Faithful
Snow Lodge
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Day
4 -- Yellowstone to Big Sky
After breakfast, return by snowcoach
to
West Yellowstone. Enjoy a visit to
the
Grizzly Discovery Center before driving
north
to Big Sky. A roaring fire and comfortable
lodge rooms await at the rustically
elegant
Mountain Meadows Ranch. Play games
by the
fire, bundle up to explore the surrounding
ski and snowshoe trails, build a snowman
or
bombard your guides with much deserved
snowballs! Family-style meals encourage
lively conversation and sharing at
the day's
end.
Accommodations: Mountain Meadows
Guest Ranch
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Day
5 -- Big Sky - New Year's Eve!
Settle into a relaxed pace at Mountain
Meadows Ranch, with opportunities to
master cross country skiing and snow
shoeing under the able direction of
your guides. Thrill-seekers can choose
to head to nearby Big Sky Ski Resort
for a day of downhill skiing at Montana's
largest ski area or toboggan at the
ranch. This evening, enjoy a celebratory
sleigh ride 'over the hills and through
the woods' and ring in the New Year
with special family-oriented festivities
at the ranch.
Accommodations: Mountain Meadows
Guest Ranch |
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Day
6 -- Big Sky
Another day of winter fun- your choice
of
skiing or snow-shoeing in the morning,
followed an exciting dog sledding excursion
in the afternoon. Round out the day
with
sledding, a snow sculpture contest and
hot
chocolate by the fire!
Accommodations: Mountain Meadows
Guest Ranch |
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Day
7 -- Depart from Bozeman
Return to Bozeman after breakfast to
catch
departing flights home from Gallatin
Field
airport. Or let OBP help you plan a
weekend
extension at Big Sky Ski Resort for
your fill
of downhill skiing.
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