Winter in Yellowstone and the Tetons

Transfer to the hotel and start your winter adventure. This evening enjoy a welcome dinner at a local restaurant. Hotel: Hilton Garden Inn Downtown, Salt Lake City (or similar) (Dinner)

*Air Schedule:

Flight# AA1795  Departing Harrisburg, PA International Airport 06:17 AM

Arriving Dallas/Fort Worth, TX  09:07AM

Flight# AA2845 Departing Dallas/Fort Worth,TX 10:43AM

Arriving Salt Lake City, UT 12:50PM

*Air schedule is subject to change

A once in a lifetime opportunity awaits this morning! Seating has been arranged for us at Temple Square, where ypu will have a chance to hear the world famous Tabernacle Choir’s weekly broadcast performance (choir’s schedule permitting). Then depart the Wasatch Mountains and drive north past the Great Salt Lake, Hill Air Force Base, and Utah’s first settlement, Ogden. Soon you will enter Idaho and travel through the potato-producing fields of the Gem State. Continue north to the Island Park Region which is world-famous for its outstanding trout fishing on the Madison and Henry’s Fork Rivers. After going over Targhee Pass you will enter Montana and the town of West Yellowstone, the western gate of our nation’s first national park. Hotel: Kelly Inn, West Yellowstone (or similar) (Breakfast, Dinner)

This is your day to discover Yellowstone National Park, America’s oldest and most famous national park, via private chartered snowcoaches. The heated snowcoaches provide a clear view, moving easily across the snow while listening to the insights of an experienced Yellowstone guide. You will visit some of the landmarks for which Yellowstone is famous including Firehole Falls, Fountain Paint Pots and the world’s most famous geyser, Old Faithful. Box lunches are included. In the afternoon, enjoy a return trip to West Yellowstone with additional photo stops along the way. Arrive in West Yellowstone with the evening free on your own. (Breakfast, Boxed Lunch)

Enjoy a beautiful winter day as you depart West Yellowstone and travel to the western town of Jackson, Wyoming, located at the base of the rugged Teton Mountains. After some free time for lunch on your own in town, enjoy a fantastic winter experience. Just a couple miles north of Jackson is the National Elk Refuge, winter home for thousands of these majestic animals. Get a close-up view as you take a horse drawn sleigh ride right into the massive heard on the Elk Refuge. Your sleigh driver and guide will explain how settling the Jackson Valley affected the elk herd’s winter migration and why the refuge now plays an important role in their survival. After your unique experience, return to Jackson and check into your hotel. Enjoy the rest of the evening on your own. Explore the many shops, art galleries, and local restaurants in town. Hotel: The Rockwell Inn, Jackson (or similar) (Breakfast)

Depart Jackson this morning and travel through western Wyoming surrounded by silver streams, soaring peaks, and lush meadows. Drive through the rugged Snake River Canyon, stopping in pastoral Starr Valley. Arrive in Evanston for lunch on your own, then travel to Utah Olympic Park near Park City. Enjoy a guided tour of this amazing facility that hosted events for the 2002 Winter Olympic Games and continues to host World Cup events. Many of the guides are winter Olympians in training. You will see the Utah Ski and Olympic Museum, three Nordic Jumps along with the Bobsled and Luge Track, which has some of the fastest ice on earth. Return to Salt Lake City for one final night. This evening join together for a farewell dinner to celebrate your winter adventure. Hotel: Hilton Garden Inn Downtown, Salt Lake City (or similar) (Breakfast, Dinner)

Depart the hotel and transfer to the airport for your flight and transportation back to Central, PA. As you travel home, remember all the wonderful memories and friends you have met on your fabulous Yellowstone and Tetons Winter escape! (Breakfast)

*Air Schedule:

Flight #AA2178 Departing Salt Lake City, UT Departing 12:11PM

Arriving Dallas/Fort Worth, TX 3:55PM

Flight #AA1571 Departing Dallas/Fort Worth, TX 7:00PM

Arriving Harrisburg, PA 10:59PM

*Air schedule is subject to change

**Hotels and itinerary are subject to change at any time without advanced notice and or compensation.

The group air schedule is in economy class. Air upgrades may be available and are by request only and are not guaranteed. Seat assignments are controlled by the airline. Specific seat requests cannot be guaranteed.  Any air upgrades or deviations must be requested at the time of the initial deposit.