Sample Glacier/Yellowstone/Grand Teton National Parks Itinerary
DAY ONE
Meet at hometown airport 2 hours before departure
Depart for Montana 
Meet Grand Classroom representative at baggage claim
Depart for Glacier National Park
Lunch en route
Enter Glacier National Park
Visit Lake McDonald Lodge
Hike Trail of the Cedars
Dinner then Check into Hotel
DAY TWO
Hotel breakfast
Enter Glacier National Park
Travel along Going-to-the-Sun Road with stops at Avalanche Creek, Bird Woman Falls and Weeping Wall.
Lunch at Hidden Lake Overlook
Journey on to Jackson Glacier overlook.
Hike to St. Mary’s Falls
Dinner then Return to hotel
DAY THREE
Hotel breakfast
Depart for the Sealy River
Lunch
Paddle down the Clearwater Canoe Trail
Dinner en route
Check into Hotel in Bozeman
DAY FOUR
Hotel breakfast
Depart for Yellowstone National Park
Explore Mammoth Hot Springs
Albright Visitors Center
Lunch at Mammoth
Hike Specimen Ridge- Search for the petrified forest at the top of the ridge
Artist Paint Pots
West Yellowstone Grizzly and
Wolf Discovery Center
Dinner
Check into hotel
Free time for swimming
DAY FIVE
Hotel breakfast
Enter Yellowstone NP
Touring today will include:
- Mud Volcano
- Hayden Valley
- Obsidian Cliffs
Picnic Lunch
Hike the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone
Dinner in West Yellowstone
Arrive hotel with free time for swimming
DAY SIX
Hotel breakfast
Students load bags on bus
Group enters Yellowstone
Visit Norris Geyser Basin
Visit Grand Prismatic Spring
See Old Faithful/ Old Faithful
Lodge
Free time for shopping
Lunch
Continental Divide with hiking
Drive through Grand Teton National Park
Dinner
Check into hotel
DAY SEVEN
Breakfast
Depart for Grand Teton NP
Enter Grand Teton NP
Field day with Teton Science Schools Guides.
Depart for the Snake River
Scenic float through Upper
Snake River Canyon
Arrive at Pine Creek Camp
Dinner and campfire
DAY EIGHT
Breakfast at camp
Prepare for the whitewater rafting portion of our trip
River Rafting
Change clothes and board bus for Salt Lake City
Dinner and shopping (time permitting) at Gateway mall in downtown Salt Lake City
Depart for airport
DAY NINE
Arrive home in early am (red-eye) |
