MONTANA ... GROUP TOUR PLANNING GUIDE

142 Pages·1996·12.1 MB·English

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Montana
1995-96 Group Tour Planning Guide
Montana State Library
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MONTANA GROUP TRAVEL
1995-96
UPDATE
What’s New?
Since we went to press, SqelixW/Aqtsmaknik1 Cultural
for groups of 30 or more; children 6 and
Center, “The People’s Center”
several attractions and under, free.
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53253 U.S. Highway 93, P.O. Box 278
accommodations have
Pablo, MT 59855
opened their doors in Charlie Russell Chew-Choo
406-675-0160 Fax [phone]
Montana. They’re too 224 W. Main, P.O. Box 1123
This tribal center exists to share the
good to overlook! Salish, Kootenai and Pend Oreille way of Lewistown, MT 59457
life through educational programs, a 800-735-7886 Fax [phone]
living museum, library, archives and a The central Montana dinner train travels
Grizzly Discovery Center gift shop. 25 miles over the Central Montana rail
201 S. Canyon, P.0. Box 996 Open year-round. April through September: line (formerly Milwaukee Road) through
9 A.M.-9 P.M.; October through March, the scenic landscape that inspired
West Yellowstone, MT 59758
9 A.M.-5 P M. (Monday-Friday). Group tours Montana’s beloved cowboy artist, Charlie
406-646-7001 800-257-2570
available. Minimum time: 45 minutes. Russell. Prime rib dinner and entertain¬
Fax [phone]
Group admission: $2/adult, $ 1/senior and ment are included in each run.
Located at the west entrance to student, children 6 and under, free.
Yellowstone National Park, this educational @0© Tours depart weekend evenings late June
through September or by appointment.
center offers visitors a rare opportunity
Boarding time is 5 P.M. Minimum time:
to watch live grizzlies and gain a greater Havre Beneath the Streets
4.5 hours. Admission: $65/person. For
understanding of this magnificent animal
100 Third Ave., P.O. Box 1605 reservations: 800-735-7886, M-F, 8 A.M.-
while in grizzly country. Exhibits, movies
Havre, MT 59501 5 P.M., Saturday, 8 A.M.-Noon.
and unique gift store enhance the
experience. Bears are seen playing and 406-265-8888 New Lodging
foraging inside a natural habitat area.
Explore a restored community that
Colstrip Super 8 406-748-3400
thrived underground a century ago in
Open year-round, 9 A.M.-7 P.M. (summer),
northcentral Montana. Between 1889 and Fax [phone]
9 A.M.-Dusk (winter). Group tours
1935, a racial mix of black, red, yellow Glendive Kings Inn 406-365-5636
available. Group admission: $4/person.
and white co-existed, sometimes Fax [phone]
Minimum time: 30 minutes without movie.
@0© explosively, in the rough-and-tumble Hamilton Super 8 406-363-2940
town of Havre. Uncover the mystery of Fax [phone]
this underground community that
Kalispell Ramada Klondike Inn
Yellowstone IMAX Theatre
included the Wall Sing Laundry, Tamale
406-857-2200 Fax [phone]
101 S. Canyon Street, P.O. Box 504 Jim’s, the Sporting Eagle Saloon, a
Lolo Days Inn 406-276-2121
West Yellowstone, MT 59758 bordello, opium den and more.
Fax [phone]
406-646-4400
Open year-round, 9 A.M.-5 P.M. (Monday- Shelby TownHouse Inns 406-434-2212
Fax [phone]
Saturday), Sunday by appointment for Fax [phone]
Presented on a six-story-high screen with groups of 15 or more. Group tours St. Regis Super 8 406-649-2422
surround-sound stereo, “Yellowstone” available. Minimum time: 75 minutes. West Yellowstone Conference Hotel
interprets the history, wildlife, geothermal Admission: $ 5/adult,$3/children under
406-646-7365 Fax[phone]
activity and grandeur of our first national 12, $4/adult for groups of 25, $3/adult
Whitehall Super 8 406-287-5588
park. Together with the Grizzly Discovery
Center, IMAX is the perfect complement
to the Yellowstone experience.
Montana Outdoors is Montana at its Best
Open year-round, 9 A.M.-9 P.M. (May 1-
Oct. 15), 11 A.M.-8 P.M. (Oct. l6-April 30).
Montana at its best is Yankee Jim Canyon you here. There are wildlife tours, guided
Group admission (minimum of 15): $4/
from a whitewater raft, the Bob Marshall ski and snowmobile trips, scenic lake
person. Minimum time: 50 minutes. Special
Wilderness on horseback, the Bighorn cruises, bicycle tours, even cattle drives. Let
rates and lounge for tour escort and driver.
River when the trout are hungry or the Wild Montana’s outdoor recreation specialists
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& Scenic Upper Missouri River when the put the Big Sky stamp on your tour itiner¬
water is high. These are just a sampling of aries. Find them listed in our Group Tour
the many soft adventure tours that await Planning Guide as attractions.
What’s Hot?
Not new but worth a The Pollard Hotel
enjoy the highest vertical drop in the U.S.
closer look are several 2 N. Broadway, P.O. Box 650 as well as 3,500 acres on two mountains.
Red Lodge, MT 59068 Other winter activities include cross-country
attractions that will
406-446-0001 Fax [phone] skiing, snowmobiling and wildlife watching.
brighten your tour itinerary The sales staff at Big Sky can assist you in
Built in 1893, this grand old hotel has been
arranging these services.
with scenic, historic and completely renovated, combining turn-of-
the-century elegance with contemporary
recreational appeal. B@(39(D@
amenities. The Pollard offers a quiet,
relaxing atmosphere in the midst of the Gallatin Gateway Inn
fun-loving, mountain resort town of Red U.S. Highway 191, P.O. Box 376
Billings & Vicinity Lodge. Combine your stay with skiing in Gallatin Gateway, MT 59730
winter or fishing, hiking, and exploring 406-763-4672, 800-676-3522
Apsaalooka Tours the nearby Beartooth Highway and Fax [phone]
1 Forestry Lane, P.0. Box 370 Yellowstone Park in summer. There are
Originally built in 1927 as a summer
Crow Agency, MT 59022 36 rooms, some with hot tubs, and a full-
resort for Yellowstone Park visitors, the
406-638-7211 Fax [phone] service dining room. A full breakfast is
Gallatin Gateway Inn was a grand
included in the room rate, which runs
Custom tours of the Crow Indian Reservation. railroad hotel that has been fully
$75-$175.
Options include the Little Bighorn Battle¬ restored. The original railroad clock,
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field National Monument, Bighorn River Polynesian mahogany woodwork,
floats, Indian cultural presentations, dance decoratively carved beams and high
performances, Indian food and more. Tours Yellowstone River Expeditions arched windows reflect the luxury of an
are arranged by the Little Big Horn College earlier era. The inn has 35 rooms, a
2242 SW 45th, P.O. Box 20132
tourism department. spacious restaurant, conference and
Billings, MT 59104
banquet facilities. Activities include a fly
Tours offered June, July and August. Rates Phone & Fax [phone]
casting pond, tennis courts, swimming pool
vary. Notify at least 10 days in advance. 800-598-8682
and mountain bikes. Nearby are excellent
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These daily jetboat tours offer wildlife fishing, horseback riding, hiking and skiing.
viewing and local history in addition to a Guided historical tours also available.
scenic change of pace on Montana’s lower
Beartooth Highway
Yellowstone River. Horseback rides and Open year-round, 6 A.M.-10 P.M.
U.S. Highway 212 from Red Lodge to
chuck wagon dinners are also available SB® @
Yellowstone National Park
through this outfitter.
406-446-1718/2103
Open daily, May 20-Sept. 10, daylight Northern Rockies Natural History
Described by CBS correspondent Charles
hours. Admission varies according to P.O. Box 42
Kuralt as “the most beautiful drive in
activities. Book tours through the Billings Bozeman, MT 59771
America,” this 69-mile drive reaches nearly
KOA, 406-252-3104.
406-586-1155 Fax [phone]
11,000 feet by a series of switchbacks and
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hairpin turns. Sky-top views of snow-capped These custom tours focus on wildlife,
peaks, glaciers, alpine lakes and plateaus natural and cultural history in the
make this a truly memorable travel Bozeman & Vicinity Bozeman area, including Yellowstone
experience. Park and the Gallatin and Paradise
Big Sky Ski & Summer Resort valleys. NRNH provides interpretive guide
Open June to mid-October. Allow three P.O. Box 160001 service for auto, van and bus tours. The
hours for this drive.
Big Sky, MT 59716 company also offers evening natural
406-995-5000 Fax [phone] history presentations. A deluxe, six-
800-548-4487 (Groups), 800-548-4486 person van equipped for wildlife viewing
(Individual reservations & information) is available. These programs are both
educational and entertaining.
This destination resort offers an 18-hole
Arnold Palmer golf course, tennis courts, Tours available year-round. Plan for half-
scenic lift ride, whitewater rafting, or full-day format. Group admission in
horseback rides and blue ribbon fly NRNH van is $85/person. Step-on guide
fishing. In winter, downhill skiers can service ranges from $190-$240.
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What’s Hot?
Sacajawea Inn World Museum of Mining and Missouri River Outfitters
Hell Roarin’ Gulch
5 N. Main St., P.0. Box 648 P.O. Box 762
Three Forks, MT 59752 West Park and Granite Street, Fort Benton, MT 59442
406-285-6615,800-821-7326 P.O. Box 3333 406-622-3295 *
Fax [phone] Butte, MT 59702
Not much has changed on the Wild and
With its wraparound porch, lofty ceilings 406-723-7211 Scenic Upper Missouri River since early
and antique furnishings, this grand This Mining City attraction features both explorers used it as the main waterway to
railroad hotel offers welcome respite for indoor and outdoor exhibits containing the West. Stretching 150 miles downriver
travelers. Built in 1882 and completely thousands of articles common to the from Fort Benton, the Upper Missouri is a
renovated in 1991, the Sacajawea offers mines and miners’ way of life. Hell wide, easy-going and remote river, filled
modern comforts and fine dining while Roarin’ Gulch is a reconstructed, turn-of- with wildlife and history. Missouri River
preserving an important piece of the-century mining camp with cobble¬ Outfitters offers half-day to nine-day
Montana history. The community of stone streets. Buildings include a general guided trips for up to 20 people per
Three Forks gets its name from the store, assay office, saloon, drug store, riverboat. Visitors need sleeping bags for
nearby confluence of three great rivers- soda fountain and many more. extended trips; full food service and
the Jefferson, the Madison and the camping gear are provided. Guided canoe
Gallatin-to form the Missouri River. This Open daily, June-Labor Day, 9 A.M.- trips and canoe rentals are also available.
9 P.M. Rest of year: Tuesday-Sunday,
was a milestone in the Lewis & Clark
Season runs April 15-October 15.
10 A.M.-5 P.M. Closed mid-November
Expedition of 1805-06. The Sacajawea
Minimum time: 4 hours. Write or call for
through March. Minimum time: 1 hour.
derives its name from the Indian woman
rates; deposit required.
Admission free.
who helped guide the expedition. Year-
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round outdoor recreation opportunities (D(D
include fishing, hiking and skiing. Short
tours available.
Helena & Vicinity
Great Falls & Vicinity
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Gates of the Mountains
Lewis & Clark Honor Guard
16 miles N of Helena off 1-15
c/o Great Falls Chamber of Commerce
Butte & Vicinity
P.O. Box 478,
P.O. Box 2127
Fairmont Hot Springs Resort Great Falls, MT 59403 Helena, MT 59624
406-458-5241
1500 Fairmont Road 406-761-4434 Fax [phone]
Named by the Lewis and Clark Expedition
Anaconda, MT 59711 This living history group conducts
of 1805, this spectacular gorge is reached
800-332-3272 Fax [phone] programs to inform and entertain by
only by boat or trail. Towering cliffs
allowing the audience to participate in
This full-service resort, located between appeared to block the expedition’s
the history of the Lewis & Clark Expedi¬
Glacier and Yellowstone national parks, passage up the Missouri River. As the
tion, which explored this region in 1805
offers 24-hour access to two Olympic-size explorers neared the site, the cliffs
and opened the Northwest to trade and
pools and two hot mineral soaking pools. appeared to pull apart like a huge gate.
settlement. Costumes and equipment are
Other activities include an 18-hole, par Passenger excursion boats take visitors
authentic. Programs can be conducted
72, championship golf course, horseback through the “Gates” on 2-hour scenic
indoors or outside.
riding, western-style barbecues and local cruises. The tour combines wildlife viewing
historical tours. Available year-round, 6 P.M.-10 P.M. and history with great scenic appeal.
weekdays, 10 A.M.-10 P.M. weekends.
Open year-round. Call for reservations, Tours operate on a regular schedule from
Programs must be arranged 30 days in
rates and additional information. Memorial Day through late September.
advance. Minimum time: 2 hours.
BOIDdD© Charter service available for groups of 20
Admission: $ 5/person.
or more. Minimum time: 2 hours. Group
admission: $ 5/adult; $4/senior.
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What’s Hot?
The Hi-Line (U.S. 2) shoreline of more than 1,600 miles. The festivals. In winter, this destination ski
power plant museum includes fossils of resort can handle 7,000 skiers an hour.
Bear Paw Battleground
dinosaurs, armored fishes and swimming Lodging ranges from economy to deluxe;
P.0. Box 26, 16 miles S of Chinook on reptiles, as well as artifacts from old other facilities include restaurants, bars,
Highway 240 Fort Peck. ski school, ski shop, ski rentals, photo¬
graphic and video shop.
Chinook, MT 59523
Museum open daily, Memorial Day-Labor
406-357-3130 Fax [phone]
Day, 8:30 A.M.-5:30 P.M. Guided, 1-hour Open 9 A.M.-10 P.M. late November to
One of Montana’s three units of the Nez tours of the power plant leave on the mid-April; 10 A.M.-9:45 P.M. early May to
Perce National Historic Park, the battle¬ hour. Maximum of 20 persons per tour. September. Value season and group rates.
ground memorializes the last major Admission free. ©
encounter between American Indians and ©ID©
the U.S. Cavalry. It was here that Chief Diamond K Chuckwagon
Joseph of the Nez Perce made his famous
Wahkpa Chu’gn 5121 U.S. Highway 93 S
speech: “From where the sun now stands,
Archaeology Site Whitefish, MT 59937
I will fight no more forever.” There is a
short interpretive trail. U.S. Highway 2 W P.O. Box 1045
Columbia Falls, MT 59912
c/o Hill County Courthouse
Open year-round. Daylight hours in
406-862-4242 Fax [phone]
300 4th Street
summer, by appointment September-May.
Havre, MT 59501 Chuckwagon-style buffet dinner, live
Full-time park ranger is available mid-May
406-265-6417/7550 western music (Sons of Pioneers style)
to mid-September. Minimum time: 1.5
and comedy stage show.
hours. Admission free. This prehistoric bison kill site is the largest
@D Q and best-preserved of its kind in this area of Open mid-June to September, 6:30-9 P.M.
the northern plains. Artifact exhibits Minimum time: 2.25 hours. Group
Fort Assinniboine interpret the significance of the site. admission: SI 4.95/adult; $9-95/
student(13-l6 yrs); $ 12.50/children 12
P.O. Box 308, Star Route 36, 6 miles SW Open Tuesday through Sunday, 10 A.M.-
and under; 10% discount for groups;
of Havre off U.S. Highway 87 5 P.M., mid-May to mid-September. Daytime
driver and tour guide free.
Havre, MT 59501 tours Tuesday through Sunday; 7 P.M. tour
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406-265-8336 Fax [phone] Tuesday through Saturday. Minimum time:
60 minutes. Group admission: $4.50/adult;
Explore Montana's oldest and largest
$3/senior; $2/student. The Far West
military post. Established in 1879, Fort
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P.O. Box 248
Assinniboine once housed more than 500
residents. View officers’ quarters, barracks Bigfork, MT 59911
and entertainment hall. 406-857-3203; 406-837-4391 (in winter)
Kalispell & Vicinity
Enjoy beautiful Flathead Lake aboard the
Open mid-May to mid-September. Daytime
and evening tours on request. Minimum The Big Mountain Ski & Far West, a two-level cruise boat with a
time: 1 hour. Group admission: $3/adult; Summer Resort capacity of 200. Scheduled daytime
cruises last 90 minutes. Special tours
$ 1.50/student; children free.
P.O. Box 1400
include sunset cruise, Montana barbecue
Fort Peck Dam & Museum Whitefish, MT 59937 and a fiesta night. Charters can be
406-862-3511 800-858-5439 arranged to all points of the lake from
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Fax [phone] any suitable docking location. Full
P.O. Box 208
catering and live music available for
With Glacier National Park next door and
Fort Peck, MT 59223
private charter.
more than 3,000 acres of skiable terrain,
406-526-3411
The Big Mountain is among North
Tours operate during summer months.
Fort Peck Dam is one of the world's oldest
America’s largest and most scenic ski and
Minimum time: 90 minutes. Group
and largest hydraulic earthfill dams-an
summer resorts. Summer activities
admission: $7/adult; $4/children 12 and
earthen structure that stretches from bluff to
include a scenic gondola ride, hiking,
under.
bluff, more than four miles across the
horseback riding, chuckwagon dinners,
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Missouri River. Fort Peck Lake has a
village and summit dining and music
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What’s Hot?
Izaak Walton Inn wind and water can be seen from Guided tours of the parachute loft and
turnouts that overlook a broad vista of training facilities are available.
123 Izaak Walton Inn Road,
eastern Montana badlands. Deep gorges,
P.0. Box 653 Open Memorial Day-Labor Day, 8:30
rugged cliffs, haystack huttes and spires
Essex, MT 59916 A.M.-5 P.M. Allow 45-60 minutes.
are the result of millions of years of erosion.
406-888-5700 Fax [phone] Minimum time without tour: 20 minutes.
Also a rich fossil site, more than 10 species
Admission free, donations accepted.
Originally built in 1939 to accommodate of dinosaurs have been identified.
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Great Northern Railway crews, the Izaak
Open daily, April-Noventber during
Walton today welcomes Amtrak passen¬
daylight hours. Minimum time: 60
gers detraining at its front door as well as Allard’s Flathead Indian
minutes. Daily entrance fee.
visitors arriving by bus or car. Lots of Museum & Trading Post
railroad memorabilia and an attractive
1 Museum Lane, U.S. Highway 93
location on the edge of Glacier National
St. Ignatius, MT 59865
Park make the inn a popular stop along Range Riders Museum
406-745-2951 800-821-3318
U.S. Highway 2, midway between East
Old Highway 10 W, Exit 135 off 1-94
Fax [phone]
and West Glacier. The inn maintains
P.O. Box 730
cross-country ski trails in winter and Located in the Mission Valley, this
Miles City, MT 59301
offers guided ski tours of Glacier. complex includes the Flathead Indian
406-232-4483
Museum, a live buffalo exhibit and a two-
Open year-round, 7 A.M.-10 P.M. Minimum Located on the site of an Army canton¬ story log trading post and gift shop
time: 2-3 hours for a meal and tour.
ment built in 1876, this museum houses featuring local beadwork and crafts. View
one of the finest collections of cattle and jam, jelly and syrup being made the old-
cowboy lore found anywhere. Exhibits fashioned way at the gourmet huckleberry
Wild Eyes Photo Adventures include a Fort Keogh replica, a carriage jam factory while you enjoy a huckleberry
house with horse-drawn vehicles, a ice cream cone or fresh huckleberry pie.
894 Lake Drive
reproduced main street of old Milestown, Convenience store on site.
Columbia Falls, MT 59912
a homestead log house, gun collection
406-387-5391 and cowboy artifacts. Open year-round, 9 A.M.-9 P.M. (May-
Located near Glacier National Park, Wild September) 9 A.M.-5:30 P.M. (October-
Eyes offers a magnificent backdrop for Open daily, April-October, 8 A.M.-8 P.M. April). Huckleberry Jam Factory open May-
wildlife photography of wolves, grizzly Special tours for groups. Minimum time: 2 September only. Group tours with advance
bears, bobcats, birds of prey and more. hours. Admission, $3-50/adult. notice. Minimum time: 30 minutes.
Hosts are experienced wildlife handlers Admission free.
who are licensed to raise these animals 0
for observation. On-site cabins can
accommodate 6 to 8. Larger groups need
Missoula & Vicinity
to make special arrangements. Fees vary.
Open year-round. Aerial Fire Depot and
Smokejumper Center
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U.S. Highway 93,
1/2 mile W of the airport
Miles City & Vicinity P.O. Box 6, Airport Terminal
Missoula, MT 59802
Makoshika State Park
406-429-4934
3 miles SE of Glendive off 1-94
Smokejumpers are highly trained
c/o Glendive Chamber of Commerce
specialists who parachute into remote
P.0. Box 930
areas of national forest to fight the
Glendive, MT 59330
spread of wildfires. The nation’s largest
406-365-5601 training base for smokejumpers is located
To the Sioux Indians who named this in Missoula. The visitor center at the
place, Makoshika means “bad earth” or Depot offers updated displays, dioramas
“bad land.” Eerie formations sculpted by and videos related to fire suppression.
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Receptive Operators
Alluring Getaways & Gray Line of Yellowstone Trails West Tours
Promotions P.O. Box 1168 25 Neill Avenue P.O. Box 157
4647 McHugh Drive P.0. Box 9113 Red Lodge, MT 59068 Helena, MT 59624
Helena, MT 59604 406-446-2304 Fax [phone] Fax [phone]
406-443-8834 800-396-8834 Motorcoach tours and step-on guide service 800-735-4443
Custom and package tours tailored to available for Yellowstone and Grand Teton Custom and theme-based itineraries,
both business and pleasure travel; national parks, as well as Virginia City. such as fishing and dinosaurs, for
specializing in unique group and FIT domestic and international travelers.
Maitland and Associates, Inc.
itineraries, special events and concerts in
3250 Foothill Road Travel Masters
the Pacific Northwest.
Kalispell, MT 59901 1001 SW Higgins Ave. Suite 107
American West Adventures 406-755-8687 Fax [phone] Missoula, MT 59803
P.O. Box 10 Full service receptive operator offering 406-728-3005 Fax [phone]
Billings, MT 59102
complete tour programs and multi lingual Full-service travel agency providing custom
406-252-9711 Fax [phone] guide service throughout Montana and itineraries and land tours in the Pacific
Specializes in Glacier, Yellowstone and the Pacific Northwest. Northwest, with emphasis on Montana.
Grand Teton national parks, Little Bighorn
Montana Hospitality West Mountain Tours, Inc.
Battlefield and Black Hills area, and works
extensively with international market. 2000 Missoula Avenue 111 N Last Chance Gulch Suite 1A
Missoula, MT 59802 Helena, MT 59601
Anderson-Elerding Travel 406-549-6543 Fax [phone] Fax [phone]
Service, Inc.
“Hub and spoke” tours: arrange transpor¬ Custom and package tours emphasize the
P.O. Box 2185
tation from Seattle/Portland to Missoula, fun, beauty and history of the western
Great Falls, MT 59403 where groups are based for trips to U.S. and Canada.
406-761-0700 Fax [phone] Glacier National Park and nearby areas.
Yellowstone/Glacier
Custom tours throughout the Pacific
Off the Beaten Path
Adventures, Inc.
Northwest; multi-lingual guides available.
109 East Main
P.O. Box 165
Beartooth Travel Service Bozeman, MT 59715 Bozeman, MT 59771-0165
Roberts, MT 59070 406-586-1311 Fax [phone] Fax [phone]
406-445-2303 Fax [phone] Special service for travelers and small
Personalized tours include bear, elk and
Custom arrangements for cattle drives. groups seeking custom itineraries, unique buffalo watching, fishing, hiking, geysers,
accommodations and activities, knowledge¬
rodeos and ranch tours, barbecues and
Steve Copeland able guides and “secret” tips.
artists; Japanese interpretation.
P.O. Box 1104
Rocky Mountain Travel
Bozeman, MT 59771 Yellowstone Tour and Travel
Company
406-586-3580 Fax [phone] P.O. Box 369
4113 Lombardy Drive
West Yellowstone, MT 59758
Fly-fishing only; specializing in Japanese
Helena, MT 59601
406-646-9310 Fax [phone]
groups.
406-449-0021 Fax [phone]
Year-round tour itineraries and activity
Going West Tours Specializes in agricultural, sports/adventure planning for the greater Yellowstone
23 South Last Chance Gulch and educational tours and tours to the Park area, including lodging and dining.
Helena, MT 59601 region’s national parks and historic areas.
406-443-6133 Fax [phone] Sells only to the international market.
Receptive services for international/
domestic groups and individuals in
Montana, the Pacific Northwest and
Canada.
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Charter Bus Companies
Beach Transportation Company Hall Transit Charter Service Rocky Mountain
Company, Inc. Transportation, Inc.
Mount Avenue
Missoula, MT 59801 1310 Birch 1410 E. Edgewood Drive
406-549-6121 Helena, MT 59601 Whitefish, MT 59937
Emergency phone: [phone] 406-442-5654 or 406-468-2714 406-862-2538
or 406-543-8701. Emergency phone: [phone] Emergency phone: [phone]
Pick-up points: All points in Montana for Pick-up points: Kalispell, Whitefish, Great
Pick-up points: Full ICC authority.
interstate groups. Great Falls and Helena Falls, Glacier National Park, Libby,
Operates in all states and Canada.
for intrastate groups. Poison, Cut Bank.
Equipment: 47-passenger MCI coaches with
Equipment: 47-passenger coaches with A/ Equipment: 15-passenger vans. MCI
A/C, PA, and recliner seats and restrooms.
C and restrooms. One with VCR and including 102C3 47-passenger coach with
41-passenger MCI with A/C, PA and recliner
stereo. One with galley. 7s, 8s, 9s, 10s. A/C, restroom, video, telephone, PA.
seats. School buses and vans.
Additional services: Limited mechanical,
cleaning, dumping, garaging, step-on Karst Stage, Inc.
guides.
511 N. Wallace
Bozeman, MT 59715
406-586-8567 (24 hours)
Cody Bus Lines
Pick-up points: Interstate groups at all
P.O. Box 1168
points in Montana. Intrastate groups in
Red Lodge, MT 59068
Billings, Bozeman, Butte, Helena, West
800-733-2304
Yellowstone.
Emergency phone: [phone]
Equipment: 96” and 102” 47-passenger
Pick-up points: All points in Montana for
MCI coaches with A/C, PA and restrooms.
interstate movements.
40-passenger VIP coach with A/C, PA,
Equipment: 39- and 47-passenger MCI restroom, galley, six TVs, VCR system.
coaches with A/C and restrooms. Also
Additional services: Mechanical, cleaning,
have 12- and 24-passenger mini-coaches
garaging, dumping.
with A/C.
Montana Motor Coach, Ltd.
Glacier Park, Inc.
213 East Cedar
East Glacier Park, MT 59434
Bozeman, MT 59715
406-226-5531/5532
406-586-6121 (24 hours)
602-248-6000 (Sept. 15-May 15)
800-585-6625
Pick-up points: Glacier National Park,
Fax [phone]
Kalispell, Great Falls.
Fax [phone]
Equipment: 42-passenger coaches and 18- Pick-up points: Full ICC interstate
passenger “rollback-top” scenic coaches. authority.
Equipment: 47-passenger MCI coaches
and one 23-passenger mini-coach. All
units have A/C, reclining seats,
restrooms, PA. One 47-passenger and
mini-coach have video system.
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