Billings Tours

2007 TRIPS & TOURS
Slice of Montana Tours Plus...
Let us do the driving and the planning! Sit back and enjoy these escorted tours that you can sign up for as an individual or as a group, and you will be travelling with a group of 20 or more. The price includes transportation, accommodation, some meals, entrance fees, and activities fees.
We provide tours that involve attractions off the beaten path. We have professional guides and local historians who help bring the flavor of the community alive, a terrific experience! Once you experience one of our quality tours, you will be signing up for more.
Notify us with your tours of interest and we will mail out more information on those tours.


INGOMAR / JERSEY LILY
Wednesday, April 18th, 2007 / Cost: $87
Deadline for sign-up & payment: April 11

Ingomar was once one of the busiest sheep transporting railheads in America. Now, it is synonymous with the Jersey Lilly Cafe. The Jersey Lilly, securely anchored in a former bank building is known for its rustic amenities and good pot of bean soup ... an experience one will not soon forget! Enjoy a stage coach ride after lunch or shop at the gift store
next-door. Along the way, we will be exploring business and hear stories that help develop Roundup and Forsyth. Surprise breaks with refreshments along the way ... If you missed the fun trip we took two years ago, now is your chance to experience this fun place and create your own conversation subject!

Price includes full day experiences with lunch and breaks.

Bus departing from Yellowstone Council of Aging (1309 16th Street West) at 7:45am and for Heights clients at Big Lots parking area at 8:15am.
Estimated Return Time: 5:30pm-ish ...

VISIT THE COUNTRY ALONG PRYOR CREEK
Saturday, April 28, 2007 / Cost: $68pp, Kids(8-16) $22pp
Deadline for sign-up & payment: April 20

Native American will travel with us with stories of Indian battles and culture along Pryor Creek with a visit to Chief Plenty Coups State Park. You will experience the homestead life by visiting a ranch that has been in the
family for 5 generations for a hayride, barn tour and country supper. This trip is designed for parents and/or grandparents to do something special with their kids / grandkids.
COME AND SEE THE BABY FARM ANIMALS.

Depart from the Billings Community Center
(360 North 23rd Street) at 12:30pm and return at estimated time of 6:00pm.

PRICE INCLUDES DAY EXPERIENCE PLUS DINNER AND TREATS.

CHICO HOT SPRINGS FOR THE DAY
Friday, May 4, 2007 / Cost: $89
Deadline for sign-up & payment: April 27

Treat yourself, women of all ages, to a day of soaking in the springs and a customized lunch specially presented to you by Chico's chef.
Tour the historic hotel and grounds, including the large herb and vegetable gardens.
Shop at its unique gift shops, take a relaxing dip in the hot springs, or simply enjoy and visit with friends by the pool. The afternoon break will be a fun and sassy surprise ...

We are limited to only 30 people..

PRICE INCLUDES FULL DAY OF EXPERIENCE WITH LUNCH AND BREAKS.

BUS PICKUP LOCATIONS AND DEPARTURE:
8:00am from Yellowstone Council of Aging (1309 16th Street West) 8:25am loading Heights clients at Big Lot parking.

Estimated Return Time: 6:00pm-ish ...

BAIR FAMILY HOME MUSEUM AT MARTINSDALE
May 30, 2007 / Cost: $87
Deadline for sign-up & payment: May 23.

Join us on this spring day for an outing of history and a ride in the country. Become informed about two local legends that ranched along the Musselshell River.
Charles M. Bair, the most successful sheep owner in the world . The other is a cattleman who got his nickname because of his band "Two Dot" Wilson. Step back in history as we enjoy a specially prepared lunch at Two Dot. Then a guided tour of the highly talked-about Bair Home Museum at Martinsdale.
Additionaly, be treated to a guided tour of the historic Lennop Church, and just maybe hear a couple of hymns played by the church pianist/orgainist.
Complete the day with an ice cream stop at the Rygate Cafe, where the famous handmade Woodpeckers are on displayed.

PRICE INCLUDES FULL DAY OF EXPERIENCE WITH LUNCH AND BREAKS.

Bus Departs from the Billings Community Center (360 North 23rd Street) at 9:00am.
Estimated return time: 5:30pm

VIRGINIA CITY / NEVADA CITY, MONTANA
June 8-10 / Cost: $440 Double Occupancy

Relive the excitement of the Gold Rush era, mid -to-late, in the living history weekend of Nevada City & Virginia City, Montana.
The Cities houses one of the largest collections of old west artifacts outside the Smithsonian.
The Living History program consists of thematically interpreted events that follow the time line of Montana's history. There are exciting daily happenings, skilled interpreters, live demonstrators, blacksmith, wheelwright, saloon keeper, miner's widow, laundress, prospectors, school teachers, spinning and weaving and more. There are Victorian children's programs, interpretive talks that make the past come alive for the museum guest.

This package includes:
• Two breakfasts
• Two dinners
• Ride the train that is a 1910 Baldwin Stream Locomotive.
• Gold Panning at Alder Gulch
• Private walking tour of Nevada City
• Virginia City Tour on the Firetruck
• Lodging at Nevada City hotel and cabin with private bath
• Tickets for the Brewery Follies
• Tickets for the Opera House

Bus Departs from the Billings Community Center (360 North 23rd Street)

Upcoming Trips:
• June 19-23, Northwest Tour-Coeur D'Alene, Sandpoint & Spokane
• August 1-4, Jackson Hole and Grand Tetons: September - Chokecherry Festival & Chew Choo Train ride + dinner in Lewistown, plus "What The Hay" festival.
• October, Norsk Hostfest, Minot, ND.
 

Montana Fun Adventures, Inc. • P.O. Box 21905 • Billings, Mt 59104 • Phone: (406) 254-7180 • 1 (888) 618-4FUN (4386)
email: tours@montanafunadventures.comwww.montanafunadventures.com