White Diamond Tours, Inc
Presents…..

Banff, Columbia Ice Fields,
Glacier and Yellowstone National Parks
Big Horn Mountains
Deadwood


August 17-29, 2008

651 – 464 – 6564
Email: Barbara@WhiteDiamondTours.com


 

DAY 1 - 2
Traveling northwest, one of our first stops will be at the Jamestown Frontier Village-Jamestown, North Dakota.  Check out the old way of life and look for "White Cloud's" not-so-little baby.  Our first evening will be spent in the Dickinson, ND area and the second at the Best Western Great Northern Inn in Havre, MT .

DAY 3
We will cross into Canada this morning.  Our early afternoon arrival at Brewster's Mountain Lodge, our hotel for the next 3 nights in Banff, will allow you plenty of time to explore this quaint mountain resort town.  Since the hotel is located in the heart of Banff there are plenty of restaurants, gift shops and sightseeing available.  Take a horse drawn ride around the city for something different to do or walk to the beautiful flower gardens.

DAY 4 - 5
These two days will be filled with awesome scenery beyond belief!  The glaciers will surround us as we travel to the Columbia Ice Fields for a ride on a SnoCoach onto the Athabasca Glacier.  Fill your thermos with cold, clear glacial water. Enjoy a fabulous luncheon buffet at the Fairmount Banff Springs Hotel in addition to a tour of this historic hotel.  Our step-on guide for these two days will continue to amaze us with sights and information.  Have an ice cream cone by the shores of pristine Lake Louise and watch the rushing waters of the Bow River as it tumbles over the Bow Falls!  Find wildlife around every turn in the road and look down at the quiet town of Banff from high on atop Sulphur Mountain.  Evenings will be free to enjoy the town.

DAY 6 -7          
As we leave the Canadian Rockies we will continue to enjoy majestic scenery as we journey to Whitefish, MT for our evening at the Best Western Rocky Mountain Lodge. Look forward to more glaciers in the our first US national park.  Our scenic interpretive private "Red Bus" tour will take us from Lake McDonald Valley on the Going-to-the-
Sun Road through Gracier National Park where our motor coach can not go!  Wildlife and striking scenery abounds on this "inside the park" tour.  After lunch, on your own, enjoy a 1 hour cruise on Lake McDonald as we glide through gorgeous mountain scenery and unusual geological phenomena.  Our lodging tonight will be at the Best Western White Oak Grand Hotel & Conference Center in Kalispell, MT.

DAY 8 - 9

We will spend the next two nights at the Best Western Mammoth Hot Springs in Gardiner, MT.  The middle day, enjoy a guided tour of yet another national park, Yellowstone, for a certain change of scenery.  See (and smell) the bubbling Sulphur Pots, check out the Paint Pots and look in awe as "Old Faithful" puts on it's miraculous show.
                         
DAY 10

The Big Horn Mountains are as inspiring as any we have seen and it will be our pleasure to show them to you on our way from Gardiner to Sheridan, WY for our next evening.

DAY 11
Expect a late morning arrival in the historic town of Deadwood, SD for our next evening. Numerous side trips are offered from the town or just shop and enjoy the excellent restaurants and gaming this town has to offer.  

DAY 12
Our last stop before we cross the Missouri River will be at Wall Drug. Our final     evening will be in at the Ramada in Mitchel, SD.  Our traditional indoor golf tournament will cap off the adventure as we again play for the champion team of the trip!

DAY 13
Continuing toward home our route will take us across the remainder of South Dakota     and into Minnesota for an early afternoon return.

13 day / 12 night

    Your tour price includes:
    Deluxe motorcoach transportation
    12  nights lodging
    Many  Meals
 
    Professional tour director 
    Professional motorcoach 
operator

    Sightseeing:
         - Frontier Village
         - Canadian Rockies
         - Guided Tour of Banff
         - Lake Louise
         - Columbia Ice Fields - SnoCoach Tour
         -  Sulphur Mountain
         - Glacier National Park
         - Red Bus Tour
         - Lake McDonald Boat Cruise
         - Yellowstone National Park-guided tour
         - Big Horn Mountains
         - Deadwood 
         - Wall Drug

         - White Diamond golf "end of tour-nament"
 

      $1699 / person – double occupancy
      $2299 / person – single occupancy
   (Fuel Surcharge will be added to this amount.)

      $100 deposit is due with your reservation 
      $25 Early Bird Discount with a full $200 deposit by March 1, 2008

      Final Payment Must Be Received by July 1, 2008


White Diamond Tours, Inc.            P.O.Box 395            Forest Lake, MN  55025
                                                    (651) 464- 6564