Lewis & Clark Canoeing & Glamping
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Highlights
- Relive the Lewis and Clark Corps of Discovery adventure on the Missouri River on one of the premier canoe trips in the United States.
- Paddle the Upper Missouri River Wild and Scenic River/the Missouri River Breaks National Monument, from Coal Banks through the White Cliffs and all the way into Montana's Badlands, the Missouri River Breaks.
- See why Stephen Ambrose described the White Cliffs in his Lewis and Clark book, Undaunted Courage, as “one of the most beautiful places on Earth”.
- Explore important historic sites, native American petroglyphs and tipi rings, Lewis and Clark campsites, and abandoned homesteads with our historian/ interpreter.
- Experience "glamping" at its finest, with your accommodations set up as you arrive in camp for hors d' oeuvres and dinner each night, sit at tables with chairs, have wonderful breakfasts and lunches, and don't have to do the dishes!
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- 7 days/6 nights double occupancy hotel and tent accommodations.
- Two nights hotel accommodations in Great Falls at the Holiday Inn, Great Falls, (first and last nights) in twin-bedded double occupancy rooms.
- Five-day fully guided canoe trip on the Missouri River: 2 guides per canoe; a Lewis and Clark historian/interpreter; camp boat with staff to travel ahead and set up camp and kitchen; and one AdventureWomen Associate.
- 34-foot replica canoes, each holding 14 paddlers.
- Transportation to and from the river from Great Falls, and all museum entrance fees.
- Full course meals from lunch the first day of canoeing through lunch the last day, plus farewell dinner the last night in Great Falls.
- All river equipment including: canoes and accessories; Coast Guard-approved life jackets; waterproof bags for personal gear; waterproof boxes for cameras; tents and ground cloths (2 persons per tent); cots, sleeping bags, flannel liners, and thick foam self-inflating sleeping pads.
- For those with prior canoeing experience, the option of smaller, 17-foot Mad River canoes.
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Itinerary
Accommodation: Holiday Inn Great Falls
Our adventure begins when we meet in Great Falls, Montana, at the Holiday Inn by 5 p.m. We’ll do a quick check of who has arrived, and suggest places for dinner.
When Meriwether Lewis’s advance party reached a water...
Meals: Lunch, Dinner
At 7:30 this morning we depart our hotel and drive an hour to the charming and historic town of Fort Benton, located on the banks of the Missouri River. Continuing from Fort Benton we drive another hour to our put-in at Coal Banks Landing. ...
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
We are awakened around 7 a.m. with the smell of fresh brewed coffee. After a hearty breakfast, we pack up our personal gear, the canoes and cargo raft are loaded, and we depart from camp about 9:30 for an adventure packed day.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
As we explore the Missouri River and its environs, we see evidence of the Indians who lived there, the Blackfeet and Gros Ventre. We see their teepee rings—circles of stones that were used to hold down buffalo hide tepee covers—f...
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
As we float today we hear the remarkable Indian legend about the Arrow Creek for a great Indian story. The river widens and we float through the Judith Basin, where the first military post, Camp Cook, existed from 1866-1870. The ...
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation: Holiday Inn Great Falls
This morning we may hike downstream for about a mile, or float in our canoes, to the old Hagadone Homestead and hear all about its history. We’ll explore old horse-drawn farm implemen...
If you drove to Great Falls, your car is patiently waiting for you. If you flew, take the complimentary hotel shuttle just 10 minutes to the Great Falls airport.
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What's excluded
- Round-trip airfare to Great Falls, Montana.
- Small camp pillow (or a pillowcase into which you can stuff clothes).
- A suggested gratuity to your guides/crew/and interpreter (a total of approximately $125 - $150).
received in writing. Full payment is due 90 days prior to departure date, and 50% of the registration deposit is non-refundable. For cancellations received 60-89 days prior to the trip departure date: 50% of the total trip cost is non-refundable. For cancellations received 1-59 days prior to the trip departure date: 100% of the total trip cost is non-refundable. You are highly encouraged to purchase trip cancellation insurance to cover emergency situations. Information will be sent to you in your registration packet.
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