Glacier National Park Tour Package Montana USA
To signify a long-standing, mutually beneficial friendship, in 1932 Canada and the United States created the world’s first International Peace Park by combining Canada’s Waterton Park with Montana’s Glacier National Park.
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Activities to Perk up Your Glacier National Park Vacation Experience
Glacier National Park tours offer a host of exciting activities to invigorate and enrich your vacation experience. During this tour to Glacier National Park, you’ll have ample free time to immerse yourself in the beauty of the surrounding area and discover its hidden gems.
Here are some handpicked activities that will make your trip to Glacier National Park more memorable:
Hiking and Trekking: With its vast network of trails, Glacier National Park provides an array of hiking and trekking opportunities perfect for all levels. Whether you’re looking to take a stroll, a challenging hike, or anything in between, there’s something for everyone.
Wildlife Viewing: From eagles soaring above the mountains to black bears meandering through the woods, there is no shortage of wildlife to spot in Glacier National Park. Keep your eyes peeled and binoculars handy for some incredible sightings!
Stargazing: With its wide-open skies and lack of light pollution, Glacier National Park provides the perfect opportunity for star-gazers to take in the wonders of the night sky. Bring your telescope or lay out on a blanket to marvel at the brilliant stars above.
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Glacier National Park Landscape
The formation of Glacier National Park began 170 million years ago when the landscape began forcing its way eastward due to the shifting of the Tectonic Plates. The sedimentary rocks found here contain exceptional illustrations of numerous prehistoric fossils.
Established as a park in 1910, Glacier National Park is the headwater for many of the river systems that flow into Canada’s Hudson’s Bay, as well as into the Gulf of Mexico, and the Pacific Ocean. This area is often referred to as the Crown of the Continent Ecosystem.
Glacier National Park has over a million acres, plus 130 lakes, and thousands of unique species of plants. For many tourists, the exceptional alpine surroundings are a major highlight of Glacier National Park.
The many wildflower carpets uniquely contrast the old-growth cedar, lichen-covered boulders, and primordial forests. These alpine pastures are full of glacier lilies that can be seen pushing up through the snow in spring.
Glacier National Park Red Jammers
The buses used in Glacier National Park are called Red Jammers and they have become a fixture in Glacier National Park since the 1930s. Red Jammers are the ultimate way to engage the almost vertical scenery of this national treasure.
The roll-back roofs of this fleet of tour vehicles provide visitors expansive views of the stunning mountain scenery.
The Red Jammers were so named for their color, and because the bus drivers had to double-clutch and jam the gears of their (formerly) unsynchronized transmissions into place. In 2000, all the buses were refitted by Ford and thankfully now have automatic transmissions.
See also, our blog post entitled, Things to Do in Glacier National Park.
Going-to-the-Sun Road in Glacier National Park
Completed in 1932, Going-to-the-Sun Road crosses the Continental Divide. The historic Logan Pass reaches an elevation of over 6,000 feet. The road has been recorded as a Historic Civil Engineering Landmark, a National Historic Landmark, and a National Historic Place in the US.
The Going-to-the-Sun Road route parallels St. Mary’s Lake and offers some spectacular scenery while bordering the Blackfeet Reservation. Tribal members of the Blackfeet, Kootenai, and Salish take part in the Native American Speaks programs that feature local drummers, performing artists, and indigenous dancers.
Going-to-the-Sun Road also passes what is known as the Garden Wall, which is blanketed by at least a dozen species of flowering plants and shrubs.
Logan Pass in Glacier National Park
Often considered a jewel in the crown of Glacier National Park, Logan Pass is thick with craggy mountain peaks. Tourists commonly witness a variety of mountain goats, bighorn sheep, marmots, and small mammals like pikas, as well as countless meadows replete with wildflowers.
En route to Many Glacier, you pass St. Mary’s Lake and travel through the Blackfeet Indian Reservation. Abundant with wildlife, active glaciers, and colossal mountains, this landscape unfolds to Swiftcurrent Lake, with crystal clear alpine waters reflecting the looming mountain peaks covered in snow.
Don’t forget to bring memory cards, film, and a variety of lenses for your camera. Glacier National Park has a photo opportunity at practically every minute of your trip, and you will want to capture it all.
About Caravan Tours
Caravan Tours began as a family-run Tour Company back in 1952. Celebrating our 70th year in 2022, we are now a second-generation tour company based out of Chicago Illinois that offers affordable fully guided tours throughout Canada and the United States, as well as Costa Rica, Guatemala, and Panama.
As part of our Canadian Rockies tour, Caravan will also take you on a tour of the very accessible Athabasca Glacier, which is part of Alberta Canada’s Columbia Icefield.
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