Experience Montana's wild beauty on a 6-day journey from Bozeman to Missoula. Explore Glacier National Park, raft the Flathead River, and cruise the Missouri River past towering limestone cliffs. Hike scenic trails, stand beneath waterfalls, and walk through ancient forests. Learn about Native American culture at First Peoples Buffalo Jump State Park with a Blackfeet guide. Travel the iconic Going-to-the-Sun Road and witness Montana’s rugged landscapes. Visit historic towns, including Helena and Great Falls, and cap off the adventure with a local brewery tasting in Missoula. This immersive trip blends nature, history, and adventure for an unforgettable experience.
Highlights
Learn about the culture and histories of the Blackfeet Native Americans.
Follow in the path of Lewis and Clark exploring the river cruise along the Missouri River.
Hike one of the many trails in Glacier National Park.
Explore mountains of Montana with expert naturalist guides.
Cruise Missouri River limestone cliffs, following Lewis and Clark’s route
Moderately active but not overly strenuous. This level includes activities like casual cycling, yoga, or excursions/activities that typically last 3-5 hours total each day.
Welcome to Montana. Begin in Bozeman at 10 a.m. with a welcome meeting, followed by an orientation walk through town. After lunch, travel to Helena for an overnight stay. Upon arrival, join a local guide for a downtown walking tour to learn how the city evolved from a mining camp to Montana’s capital. In the evening, consider heading out for dinner with the group.
Included Activities:
Helena - Walking tour with a local guide
Bozeman - Leader-led walking tour
Your travel time today will be approximately 2 hours.
Day 2: Helena
1 Breakfast, 1 Lunch
After breakfast, take a river cruise through the Gates of the Mountains, following the route of Lewis and Clark. Sail past limestone cliffs to towering rock walls that seem to open as you approach. This stretch of the Missouri River remains much as the explorers saw it. The evening in Helena is free to rest or find a local restaurant—your leader can offer recommendations.
Included Activities:
Helena - Lewis and Clark River Cruise
Your travel time today will be approximately 2 hours.
Day 3: Great Falls
1 Breakfast, 1 Lunch
After an early breakfast, hit the road and drive to First Peoples Buffalo Jump State Park – home to the largest buffalo jump in America, used as a hunting tool by Native American tribes for at least 1000 years. This is a special and unique experience to learn about the history of the land firsthand. Get to know the landscape with a member of the Blackfeet tribe, who will take you on a full-day experience including hikes, walks, talks, and cultural exchange on their homelands. Then, sit down and soak up the scenery over an included lunch where you can ask questions and learn more. Spend the night in Great Falls, where you’re free for dinner.
Included activities:
Great Falls - Hikes with Blackfeet Nation guide
Day 4: West Glacier | Glacier National Park
1 Breakfast
This morning, you’ll hit the road again after breakfast. Known as the ‘Crown of the Continent’, Glacier National Park offers an impressive array of activities for lovers of nature and the great outdoors. Today, you’ll board a raft and enjoy an exhilarating (and splashy) rafting experience down the Flathead River with an expert local guide – a must-do in this area! Then head into the town of West Glacier, where you’ll spend the night. After an action-packed day, feel free to relax and recharge, or chat with your leader for the best dinner recommendations in town.
Included Activities:
Glacier National Park – Full-Day Vintage Bus Park Tour
Your travel time today will be approximately 3.5 hours.
Raft 12.8 km / 8 miles of the Flathead River through nine Class II and III rapids.
Day 5: West Glacier | Glacier National Park
1 Breakfast, 1 Lunch
After breakfast this morning, you'll take on a full day locally-guided nature hike in Glacier National Park – a wilderness area in Montana’s Rocky Mountains, with glacier-carved peaks and valleys running to the Canadian border. First, we'll drive the iconic Going to the Sun Road to the trailhead where we'll begin our hike. Meander through sun-dappled forests to the base of two waterfalls as you hear from your guide about the history of the people who have called Glacier National Park home. Stopping for a homemade picnic lunch with your group, soak up the beauty of your surroundings before making your way back along the trail. Tonight, you may like to drop into one of the local craft breweries or restaurants for dinner.
Included Activities:
Glacier National Park – Scenic River Float & Nature Walk with Lunch
Day 6: Missoula | Flathead Lake State Park | Return Home
1 Breakfast, 1 Lunch
Enjoy a morning at leisure before hitting the road to Missoula. When you arrive, enjoy one last meal at a local brewery with your group to celebrate all you’ve done in this jam-packed adventure. Your adventure will end at around 3 pm.
Included Activities:
Missoula - Local Brewery Tasting & Lunch
Your travel time today will be approximately 2.5 hours.
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A single supplement is available if you'd prefer not to share a room on this trip. The single supplement applies to all nights on your trip and is subject to availability.
Initial deposit is $400 per person, and most travelers will call our office and pay the deposit with a credit card.
Final payment is due 70 days (10 weeks) prior to departure by bank transfer, check, or credit card. All final payments by credit card may be subject to a surcharge and a maximum of $20,000 charge
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Included
5 Breakfasts, 3 Lunches
5 Nights Accommodations
4 Days Locally Hosted Guide Service
Accommodations as listed
Ground transportation as listed
Activities as listed
Meals as listed
Access to a 24-7 Emergency line while traveling
Excluded
Gratuities
Travel Insurance
Personal Expenses
Flight costs (please request a quote)
Additional excursions during free time
Fuel and transportation surcharges (when applicable)
Optional Activities
For those traveling internationally with Intrepid: emergency evacuation and medical insurance are mandatory, and comprehensive travel insurance is strongly recommended. See here for more details
Visa and passport fees
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When to Go
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Good to ideal period to travel, and many people choose to visit at this time.
Chance for unpredictable weather but with fewer visitors.
Typically not offered during this period because of weather conditions.
Our guide and driver were very good with their knowledge and were very helpful with our questions. It was a very pleasant visit that would have been impossible to do on our own. Hotels and restaurants were fantastic. The special places we got to go to, like the kitchens, were great. Enjoyed the entire trip!
Our agent Jessica was very helpful with the whole process and always responded in a timely way to all of our questions.
K Van
1 day ago
Chern was very patient snd helpful.
CaBaba
2 days ago
Cruse ship was great. Fantastic food and service. Cruise itinary got changed so not what we expected, but not an major issue. Japan portion was great. Drivers/guides arranged by 80 Days were great. Hotels were mostly ok. Did not know that most hotels outside of major cities do not allow shoes to be worn in the hotel. again a minor inconvenience. Overall a great trip. Adventure Life communications were timely and much appreciated as far as changes/requests.
Peter Goff
3 days ago
We were a group of three that initiated our research by independently searching for the best agency to help us in the somewhat complex experience of traveling to the Galapagos. We chose adventure life because they were the most responsive in the website provided the most comprehensive overview of the trip. Their reviews were also very good.
Adventure, life splits up its booking process in two parts. First Jeff, the booking agent helped us decide which experience best suited are interests. We chose a small 14 to 16 group sized yacht. Once the booking was made with Jeff, we were handed off to Coleene, who oversaw the complex process of assembling all of the necessary documents and making sure we had everything we needed to make the trip go smoothly. The adventure, life website, then becomes your personal place of reference for all things related to your trip from door to door. It’s a lot of information to assemble, especially for three travelers, but the website makes it easy and Colleen‘s gentle reminders kept us on track. In all, from the beginning, we had four months from the time we started our research till the time we departed. We felt that was, a good amount of preparation time and don’t think it would be wise to do it in less than four months. Mostly because I think you have more options with that amount of time. There were others on our trip that took six months and more from the time they started planning.
The trip itself was outstanding. We ended up on an excellent yacht (Galapagos Angel II) with a great group of guests that we were able to connect with and put together a really nice google photos album to share.
Jed
1 week ago
Mary was very helpful. Quick to reply with helpful information and closure on arrangements.
