Please Note: Full Tour (30 Days/Both Segments) Includes All Featured Destinations
Orange trail denotes the Southern Segment of the tour, and red trail identifies the Northern Segment. Click on a letter to see more information for a specific area.
If your choice of tour is entirely dependent on your personal schedule, you can choose your dates below and then click on the "Description" link to read about what to expect. If your choice of travel dates is flexible, some of the general differences in the tours may influence your preference. For example:
Our tour departing in May (Spring) of each year is filled with bright green leaves and wildflowers.
Both of the tours scheduled for the autumn feature changing leaves of red and gold.
The springtime northbound tour offers a slight chance of snow.
The northbound tour departing in August (Autumn) will probably have the highest average temperatures, and fall colors will be encountered only at higher altitudes. There will still be a slight chance of snow.
The southbound tour departing in late September is almost certain to include some amount of snowfall, and lots of changing leaves at lower altitudes. At higher altitudes the trees may already be bare.
The May tour does not overnight in Aspen, Colorado because the town is nearly shut down at that time of year - with most restaurants closed, etc. So, we will take our accommodations in Glenwood Springs instead. We will still take a drive up to Aspen (and the Maroon Bells area if the road is open) for anyone in the group who would like to go.
The southern segment of the tour requires more advance decisions by our guests because many of the choices are geographically specific and/or involve activities with limited availability.
The northern segment allows more flexibility, and in many cases will not require that any decisions be made until the day before.
Northbound Tour 2019 – Mid-August to Mid-September
4. Full Tour – 30 days:
Leaving from El Paso TX, August 17th, 2019 and ending in Whitefish MT, September 15th, 2019.
Guest(s) should plan to arrive and depart:
El Paso TX – August 16, 2019
Kalispell MT – September 16, 2019
5. Southern Segment – 16 days: (Description)
Leaving from El Paso TX, August 17th, 2019 and ending in Grand Junction CO, September 1st, 2019.
Guest(s) should plan to arrive and depart:
El Paso TX – August 16, 2019
Grand Junction CO – September 2, 2019
6. Northern Segment – 14 days: (Description)
Leaving from Grand Junction CO, September 2nd, 2019 and ending in Whitefish MT, September 15th, 2019.
Guest(s) should plan to arrive and depart:
Grand Junction CO – September 1, 2019
Kalispell MT – September 16, 2019
Southbound Tour 2019 – Mid-September to Mid-October
7. Full Tour – 30 days:
Leaving from Whitefish MT, September 16th, 2019 and ending in El Paso TX, October 15th, 2019.
Guest(s) should plan to arrive and depart:
Kalispell MT – September 15, 2019
El Paso TX – October 16, 2019
8. Northern Segment – 14 days: (Description)
Leaving from Whitefish MT, September 16th, 2019 and ending in Grand Junction CO, September 29th, 2019.
Guest(s) should plan to arrive and depart:
Kalispell MT – September 15, 2019
Grand Junction CO – September 30, 2019
9. Southern Segment – 16 days: (Description)
Leaving from Grand Junction CO, September 30th, 2019 and ending in El Paso TX, October 15th, 2019.
Guest(s) should plan to arrive and depart:
Grand Junction CO – September 29, 2019
El Paso TX – October 16, 2019
Northbound Tour 2020 – Mid-May to Mid-June
1. Full Tour – 30 days:
Leaving from El Paso TX, May 19th, 2020 and ending in Whitefish MT, June 17th, 2020.
Guest(s) should plan to arrive and depart:
El Paso TX – May 18, 2020
Kalispell MT – June 18, 2020
2. Southern Segment – 16 days: (Description)
Leaving from El Paso TX, May 19th, 2020 and ending in Grand Junction CO, June 3rd, 2020.
Guest(s) should plan to arrive and depart:
El Paso TX – May 18, 2020
Grand Junction CO – June 4, 2020
3. Northern Segment – 14 days: (Description)
Leaving from Grand Junction CO, June 4th, 2020 and ending in Whitefish MT, June 17th, 2020.
Guest(s) should plan to arrive and depart:
Grand Junction CO – June 3, 2020
Kalispell MT – June 18, 2020
