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8-Day Private Tour
$4,295 / person. Max of 8 guests.
$ 4,295

Tour Overview
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Overview
Arrival day is built as a controlled onboarding day. After the airport meet-and-greet, we establish the regional context in Kalispell (Conrad Mansion; optional Hockaday/Glacier Art Museum), then transition through the Flathead River corridor with selected pullouts before settling in Whitefish.
Drive
FCA → Kalispell stops → Flathead corridor viewpoints → Whitefish (local/variable)
Meals
- Lunch: guest choice in Kalispell corridor
- Dinner: guest-paid in Whitefish
Sample Itinerary
- 9:30 AM airport pickup (FCA)
- 10:30 AM Visit the Conrad Mansion
- 12:00 PM Tour the Hockaday/Glacier Art Museum
- 1:30 PM Afternoon scenic transfer with viewpoint stops
- 4:00 PM Check-in at Grouse Mountain Lodge in Whitefish
- Evening at leisure
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Overview
This is a lower-impact water-and-culture day. The private Flathead Lake boat segment gives broad scenery and flexible pacing; Bigfork and Woods Bay add local cultural and culinary texture before returning to Whitefish.
Drive
Whitefish → Bigfork / Flathead Lake → Woods Bay → Whitefish
(~45 min each way, plus local transfers)Meals
- Breakfast: lodge or local café
- Lunch: around Bigfork / lake area
- Dinner: guest-paid in Whitefish
Sample Itinerary
- 9:00 AM Depart Whitefish
- 10:00 AM Enjoy a private Flathead Lake boat tour
- 1:30 PM Visit the Bigfork Native Gallery
- 3:00 PM Enjoy Woods Bay wine tasting
- 5:30 PM Return to Whitefish
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Overview
First full Glacier immersion day with short, high-reward walks and a narrated boat component. The plan is intentionally efficient: easy shoreline access, old-growth forest boardwalk, moderate loop, and water-level perspective from Lake McDonald.
Drive
Whitefish → Lake McDonald / Apgar area → Whitefish
(~1 hour each way; traffic-dependent)Meals
- Breakfast: brown-bag / café stop
- Lunch: picnic-style near Lake McDonald
- Dinner: guest-paid (Lake McDonald area or Whitefish)
Sample Itinerary
- 6:00 AM depart Whitefish
- 7:30 AM Explore Apgar Village / shoreline orientation
- 9:30 AM Trail of the Cedars
- 10:45 AM Johns Lake Loop
- 12:30 PM picnic lunch
- 1:30 PM Rocky Point
- 2:30–3:30 PM Lake McDonald boat tour
- Late afternoon return
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Overview
Remote access to Glacier’s North Fork. Expect rougher road surfaces, fewer services, and lower visitor density. This is the highest “wild character” day of the itinerary.
Drive
Whitefish → North Fork Road → Polebridge → Kintla Lake → Whitefish
(long day; variable by road condition)Meals
- Breakfast: packed
- Lunch: picnic at/near Kintla
- Dinner: guest-paid in Whitefish
Sample Itinerary
- 7:30 AM Depart Whitefish
- 9:00 AM Enjoy a Polebridge Mercantile stop
- 10:00 AM Continue to Kintla
- 11:30 AM Kintla lakefront exploration + picnic lunch
- 1:30 PM Shoreline walk / light exploration
- 6:00 PM Return to Whitefish
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Overview
Active-but-manageable day featuring three short-to-moderate walks selected for strong reward-to-effort. The afternoon cruise rounds out the terrain read from the water level.
Drive
Whitefish → Lake McDonald Valley → Whitefish
Hikes/Walks
- Trail of the Cedars: short, accessible boardwalk
- John’s Lake Loop: gentle-to-moderate loop
- Rocky Point: short scenic walk
Meals
- Breakfast: lodge
- Lunch: picnic
- Dinner: guest-paid
Sample Itinerary
- 8:30 AM depart the hotel
- 10:00 AM Hike the Trail of the Cedars
- 11:15 AM Hike John’s Lake Loop
- 12:30 PM Explore Rocky Point
- 1:00 PM Enjoy a picnic lunch
- 2:30 PM Take a historic boat cruise
- 6:30 PM Return to Whitefish
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Overview
Designed as a recovery and perspective shift. Light Whitefish-area stops in the morning, then a calm scenic float with dinner on the Middle Fork in the afternoon.
Drive
Whitefish local stops → float base area → Whitefish (variable)
Meals
- Breakfast: lodge / local
- Lunch: light local option
- Dinner: included with float experience
Sample Itinerary
- 9:00 AM relaxed start
- Morning: Whitefish Lake/resort viewpoint / Depot Park (as preferred)
- Midday lunch
- 2:00 PM scenic float + dinner segment
- Evening return to Whitefish
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Overview
Primary east-side “big story” day. Early departure allows better GTTSR movement and morning light. The day integrates St. Mary Lake with two Browning cultural institutions and Camp Disappointment for historical context.
Drive
Whitefish → GTTSR / Logan Pass → St. Mary → Browning → return via GTTSR or US-2
Meals
- Breakfast: packed
- Lunch: flexible in transit / Browning corridor
- Dinner: guest-paid in Whitefish
Sample Itinerary
- 5:30 AM depart Whitefish
- 8:30 AM St. Mary Lake boat component
- 11:30 AM Museum of the Plains Indian
- 1:00 PM Blackfeet Heritage Center & Art Gallery
- 2:30 PM Camp Disappointment
- 3:00 PM return-route decision (GTTSR or US-2)
- 6:30 PM arrival target Whitefish
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Overview
Non-touring morning focused on smooth airport transfer and departure sequencing.
Transfer
Whitefish → FCA (approx. 30–40 min, traffic-dependent)
Sample Plan
- Breakfast at the lodge
- Checkout
- FCA drop based on flight window (target 2 hours pre-departure)