Summertime in Seattle with Happy Trail Tours

Round Trip Deluxe Motor Coach Transportation (Duluth, Cloquet, Iron Range Cities & Grand Rapids)
11 Nights Wonderful Overnight Accommodations (Four in Seattle’s Downtown Historic Area!)
Sixteen Meals - Eleven Breakfasts and Five Dinners
Area City Tour of Seattle - The Space Needle - Dinner in the Skyline Restaurant
Whale Watching in San Juan Islands - Whale Watching & Wildlife Cruise & Explore Friday Harbor
Boat Cruise to Vancouver Island- Butchart Gardens, City Tour of Victoria and time at leisure
Time to Explore Seattle - Visit the Pike Place International Market Place and Seattle’s Wharf
Lonesome Dove Dude Ranch - Trail Rides, Chuck Wagon Dinner and Cowboy Poet & Music Show
National Bison Refuge & Visitors Center - One of the oldest wildlife refuges in the nation on 18,500 acres and home to nearly 500 bison. It’s located in Moiese, Montana
Boat Cruise on beautiful Coeur d’ Alene Lake - (pending)
Beautiful Spokane Washington - Our hotel is only one block from antique carousel, riverfront park and shopping district
MEDORA… The Medora Muscial, Ptichfork Fondue Steak dinner & Lodging downtown
Porterage, all taxes and most tips and fully guided with a happy trails tour representative

Summertime in Seattle - The Emerald City July 15-26, 2009

Day 1: Wednesday - July 15th
Travel day to Minot, ND 480 Miles
Early morning departures from various cities on the Iron Range, Grand Rapids and the Duluth area will be made. Exact time and location of boarding sites will be announced in early June. This is a fun travel day …. where folks will recline their seats, get acquainted with fellow travelers and enjoy the scenery and each other’s company. Hotel: Comfort Inn

Day 2: Thursday - July 16th
Travel to Havre, MT 438 Miles
We’ll depart after breakfast this morning for Havre, MT. Again…another travel day with stops made as the day moves along. Relax and enjoy the scenery and company on board. Arrival to Havre is in the late afternoon. The Northern Winds Casino is nearby for those interested. Hotel: AmericInn Hotel (Breakfast)

Day 3: Friday - July 17th
Travel to Kalispell, MT 238 Miles
It’s a short drive to Kalispell today because we thought you might like to “explore” the area a little bit. The historic district is only about 8 blocks from the hotel. We‘ll take you there by bus first before checking into our hotel later in the afternoon. We‘re going to Lonesome Dove Dude Ranch tonight where a chuck wagon dinner awaits with cowboy singing and storytelling. We’ve also arranged for “trail rides““ on horseback for anyone wishing to participate in this ½ hour or so event. Make a note on the reservation form so we know how many will be riding. Folks can still enjoy the evening without going on a trail ride.
Hotel: Hilton Garden Inn (Breakfast & Dinner)

Day 4: Saturday - July 18th
Travel to Coeur d’ Alene, ID 203 Miles
A nice breakfast is served at the hotel before departing for Coeur d’ Alene, Idaho. En-route today we’ll make a morning stop, about 80 miles down the road, to the Bison National Refuge Range. This is pretty cool. It’s over 18,000 acres and is home to 350-500 bison. We’ll first stop by the visitors center and then drive through the park as we travel to Idaho. A lunch stop will be made before arriving in the in Coeur D’ Alene in the late afternoon. What beautiful countryside we‘ll be traveling through. A sunset dinner cruise is being planned on Lake Coeur d’ Alene but much depends on how many sign up as it requires a minimum number. (Regardless…we’ll include dinner tonight, if not on the boat, somewhere nice.) Hotel: Shilo Inn (Breakfast & Dinner)

Day 5: Sunday - July 19th
Travel to Seattle - Enjoy a City Tour - Space Needle - Dinner at the Space Needle 315 Miles
After a nice breakfast at the hotel, we’ll make a 5+ hour trek to Seattle. We should make good timing today since it’s a Sunday. Our arrival time is estimated to be 2:30 or 3:00 PM. Just in time for a city tour of Seattle. After the tour, we’ll end our day at the Space Needle- where a 3 course dinner awaits with time to visit the observation deck of the Space Needle. We’ll go to the hotel in the early evening after dinner. Hotel: Crowne Plaza (Breakfast and Dinner)

Day 6: Monday - July 20th
Victoria Clipper Cruise to Vancouver Island - Victoria & Butchart Gardens Sailing
This morning, we’ll rise bright and early and travel a short distance to the boat dock- arriving around 6:00 AM. We’ll board the Victoria Clipper and sail to Vancouver Island (1-½ hour boat cruise). Boxed breakfasts await us once we’re on board. Arrival to the island is fairly early…once we get to the island, we’ll board a bus and visit Butchart Gardens for a couple of hours (lunch on own here) and then enjoy a city tour of Victoria. After our tour, we’ll explore the island as per our own interests before boarding the Victoria Clipper and sailing back to Seattle. (dinner on own in Victoria) Arriving back at 9:30 PM. Hotel: 2nd Night Crowne Plaza (Breakfast)

Day 7: Tuesday - July 21st
Explore Seattle Visit Pike Place Int’l City Market & Dinner at Seattle’s Wharf
Enjoy breakfast this morning, included. There are many things you can walk to right around the hotel. For those interested, board the bus at noontime and travel to the Pike Place International Market Place for a couple of hours. Return to the hotel around 2 PM. Around 5:00 PM board the bus and we’ll take you to the wharf. Here’s where we’ll have dinner tonight, included, with time to enjoy the Wharf as per your own agenda. 3rd Night Crowne Plaza Hotel (Breakfast and Dinner)

Day 8: Wednesday - July 22nd
Victoria Clipper Boat Cruise to San Juan Islands, Wildlife & Whale Watching
This is a bit like day 6 except we don’t have to be to the boat until 7 AM. Boxed breakfasts await us again once we get on board. We‘ll sail on the Victoria Clipper and start our journey to the San Juan Islands. Our tour includes a wildlife and whale watching tour - which they tell me it’s pretty rare NOT to see the whales. We’ll have time in Friday Harbor before sailing back (dinner on your own there). We’ll return to the hotel around 7:30 PM tonight. 4th Night Crowne Plaza (Breakfast)

Day 9: Thursday - July 23rd
Travel to Spokane, Washington 285 Miles
A nice breakfast is included before traveling to Spokane today. We’ll arrive in the late afternoon - with a stop in Leavenworth, Washington for lunch break and time to explore the town. Upon arriving to Spokane, you’ll be delighted with the location of the hotel because it’s only a block from the Riverfront Park, the antique carousel and shopping. Hotel: Holiday Inn Express (Breakfast)

Day 10: Friday - July 24th
Travel to Billings, MT 527 Miles
Enjoy breakfast this morning and travel to Billings, Montana. This is a travel day with time to sit back and enjoy the scenery as we travel along. Meal and rest stops will be made as the day goes along. We’ll arrive to our hotel in the late afternoon. Hotel: Comfort Inn (Breakfast)

Day 11: Saturday - July 25th
Travel to Medora, North Dakota 284 Miles
Breakfast is included this morning before heading to the wild west town of Medora…Theodore Roosevelt’s neck o’ the woods. Our lodging is right downtown where you walk to most attractions and actually “stroll” the boardwalk. Tonight we’ve included a steak dinner at the Pitchfork Fondue before taking our reserved seats to see The Medora Musical. Hotel: Badlands Motel (Breakfast and Dinner)

Day 12: Sunday - July 26th
Travel Homeward Bound 600 Miles
Enjoy a full breakfast this morning at the Rough Riders Hotel before traveling home! Stops will be made along the way throughout the day. Estimated arrival home hours are as follows: Arrive to Grand Rapids around 6:30 PM - (Dinner break in Rapids) Duluth and Cloquet area - 9:30 PM; Iron Range Cities - 8:30 to Hibbing, 9:00 to Virginia and 9:30 PM to Eveleth. (Breakfast)