Glacier National Park Tours For Seniors

Xanterra parks resorts offers tours and scheduled transportation between park lodges on glacier s fleet of historic red buses.

Glacier national park tours for seniors.

Commemorating 100 years of glacier national park glacier national park was designated our nation s 10th national park on may 11 1910. We ve got 35 tours going to glacier national park of canada starting from just 3 days in length and the longest tour is 210 days. For west glacier there is lake mcdonald and the lodge and then a loop boat trip runs i think till sept 20 on the lake. Another excursion vacation by rails has is their tours to yellowstone glacier.

Besides amtrak who is now starting their own escorted tours this year only one other tour company offers a tour to these two places on the same trip. Glacier national park lodges red bus tours toll free within the united states 1 855 733 4522. Find the right tour for you through glacier national park of canada. Top glacier national park tours.

Red bus tours are done running for the season. A fun way to reveal the deeper significance and meanings of the park is to spend time on an interpretive tour. Senior citizen travel november 21st 2012 4 35 pm. Guided horseback rides are available inside the park at many glacier lake mcdonald and apgar.

For 4 days 3 nights i would suggest 1 night on the west side w glacier columbia falls whitefish kalispell and then 2 nights on the east side of the park in st mary or one of the park lodges. The scenery and wildlife in glacier national park provides constant amazement and inspiration for young and old alike. Stay in the park and enjoy dinner this evening. Glacier national park s in park transportation.

I don t think essex is the based base for a visit. This article will focus on glacier national park one of my favorite parks since i discussed yellowstone in depth in previous articles. Whitefish montana has a population of just over 7 000 and is home to a ski resort on big mountain called whitefish mountain resort the town is the doorway to some of the best wilderness senior travelers will find anywhere in the world and is the gateway to glacier national park. The isolated location of the park leads to fewer visitors during the summer season making it a haven for some of the world s endangered species such as the gray wolf and grizzly bear.

The most popular month to go is august which has the most number of tour departures. The story of glacier s past present and future is one shared by many diverse cultures and people. Travel across the border to montana and glacier national park. See reviews and photos of tours in glacier national park montana on tripadvisor.

Field courses our non profit partner the glacier institute offers a variety of hands on field based educational courses for all ages. It is a story that has deeply rooted personal connections.