Summer Lodging & Learning Packages
Explore Yellowstone from the inside out through these educational excursion packages. These cooperative programs combine the unparalleled experience of the Yellowstone Association Institute (one of the largest and most well respected field schools in the National Park System) and the accommodations, meals and activities of Yellowstone National Park Lodges. Interact with a fun and knowledgeable naturalist from Y.A.I. on an adventure you will never forget!
Please note that Lodging and Learning packages must be booked by phone. Please call 307.344.5566 for further information and reservations.
Essential Yellowstone
Experience Yellowstone during two intriguing seasons, spring and autumn. In either season, an Institute guide leads you on explorations to find the hidden secrets and sights of the park. You'll enjoy wildlife watching in the Hayden Valley, walking along the rim o the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone River, and touring the heart of the Yellowstone volcano. Each evening, you can spend time in the elegant Lake Hotel, which sits on the shore of Yellowstone Lake and is listed on the Register of Historic Places. Your program fee includes dinner the last night.
- Offered May 18, 25, June 1, 8 and September 21 & 28, 2008
- Minimum age of 12 years old
- Minimum of 4 persons required for course to occur
- $859.00 per adult, based on two adults per room
- $1206.50 per adult, based on one adult per room
- These prices do not include tax or gratuity
Program includes:
- 5 Nights at Lake Village
- 4 Breakfasts and Lunches and 1 dinner per Person
- Welcome Gift
- In Park Transportation
Learn more about this package from the Yellowstone Association Institute or call 307.344.5566 for details.Spring Wolf and Bear Discovery
This is your opportunity to delve into the world of Yellowstone's wolves and bears. You'll join an Institute naturalist guide for sunrise trips in Yellowstone's Northern Range to look for these charismatic carnivores. During the day, you'll take leisurely hikes in their habitat, learning about their behavior, ecology, and conservation. Throughout, you'll be immersed in the beauty and wonders of Yellowstone in the spring. Your program fee includes dinner the last night.
Offered May 4, 7, 10, 13, 16, 20, 23, 26 29, June 1, 4, 7, and 10, 2008
- Minimum age of 12 years old
- Minimum of 4 persons required for course to occur
- $579.00 per adult, based on two adults per room
- $787.00 per adult, based on one adult per room
- These prices do not include tax or gratuity
Program includes:
- 4 Nights at Mammoth Hot Springs Hotel
- 4 Breakfasts and Lunches and 1 dinner per Person
- Welcome Gift
- In Park Transportation
Learn more about this package from the Yellowstone Association Institute or call 307.344.5566 for details.
Trails through Yellowstone
Lace up your hiking boots and sling on your daypack for four days of hiking, wildlife viewing, and discovery in the world's first national park. You'll be led by an Institute naturalist guide on carefully chosen hikes to explore Yellowstone's diverse landscapes throughout the park, from the geyser basins around Old Faithful to the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone River. Search for elk, bison, grizzly bears, wolves and other species on a sunrise wildlife viewing expedition. a variety of new and exciting trails have been added to the itinerary this year so be prepared to hike every day in this active program.
- Offered June 2 through Sept. 29, 2008 (one class per week)
- Minimum age of 12 years old
- Minimum of 4 persons required for course to occur
- $639.00 per adult, based on two adults per room
- $868.00 per adult, based on one adult per room
- These prices do not include tax or gratuity
Program includes:
- 2 Nights at Mammoth Hot Springs Hotel and 2 nights at Grant Village
- 4 Breakfasts and Lunches per Person
- Welcome Gift
- In Park Transportation
Learn more about this package from the Yellowstone Association Institute or call 307.344.5566 for details.
Yellowstone for Families
Experience the magic of Yellowstone with this unique learning adventure for families with children 8-12 years old. Led by an Institute naturalist guide, your family can explore canyons, waterfalls, geyser basins and enjoy activities together including animal tracking, wildlife watching, photography, painting, and hiking. During the program you children can become Yellowstone National Park Junior Rangers.
Mammoth Hot Springs
- Offered June 13 through Aug. 18, 2008 (two classes per week)
- Minimum age of 8 years old
- Minimum of 4 persons required for course to occur
- $1,988.00 for a family of 4 (2 adults & 2 children)
- These prices do not include tax or gratuity
Program includes:
- 4 Nights at Mammoth Hot Springs Hotel
- 4 Breakfasts and Lunches per Person
- Welcome Gift
- In Park Transportation
Grant Village
- Offered June 13 through Aug. 18, 2008 (two classes per week)
- Minimum age of 8 years old
- Minimum of 4 persons required for course to occur
- $2,068.00 for a family of 4 (2 adults & 2 children)
- These prices do not include tax or gratuity
Program includes:
- 4 Nights at Mammoth Hot Springs Hotel
- 4 Breakfasts and Lunches per Person
- Welcome Gift
- In Park Transportation
Learn more about this package from the Yellowstone Association Institute or call 307.344.5566 for details.
Old Times on the Grand Tour
Take the famous and historic Grand Tour of Yellowstone in the same high style as visitors of a bygone era. You'll travel with an Institute naturalist guide in one of the park's classic yellow buses, which features large windows and a retractable canvas top perfect for wildlife viewing. Your guide will escort you to cultural sites from Yellowstone's past and on walking tours of historic and thermal areas. Enjoy the spontaneity of a Yellowstone tour, too, by stopping when wildlife watching opportunities arise. To complete each day of history and sightseeing, you'll stay overnight in three historic areas--Mammoth, Old Faithful, and Lake.
- Offered May 18, 25, Sept. 21 and 28, 2008
- Minimum age of 12 years old
- Minimum of 4 persons required for course to occur
- $1,399.00 per adult, based on two adults per room
- $1,890.00 per adult, based on one adult per room
- These prices do not include tax or gratuity
Program includes:
- 2 Nights each at Mammoth Hot Springs Hotel, Old Faithful Snow Lodge and Lake Hotel
- 5 Breakfasts and Lunches per Person
- Welcome Gift
- In Park Transportation
Learn more about this package from the Yellowstone Association Institute or call 307.344.5566 for details.
Fall Wolf and Elk Discovery
Team up with an Institute wildlife biologist to discover wolves and elk, Yellowstone’s marquee predator and prey species. Autumn is the elk mating season and we will take plenty of time to enjoy and discuss the dramatic displays of mating bulls. Wolves are more elusive in fall but sunrise and sunset wildlife watching trips will still give us a good chance of observing wolves in the wild. Other activities include short hikes in wolf and elk habitat and classroom presentations on the behavior, ecology, and management of both species.
- Offered Aug. 18, Sept. 10, 17, 24 and Oct. 1, 2008
- Minimum age of 12 years old
- Minimum of 4 persons required for course to occur
- $579.00 per adult, based on two adults per room
- $787.00 per adult, based on one adult per room
- These prices do not include tax or gratuity
Program includes:
- 4 nights at Mammoth Hot Springs Hotel
- 3 Breakfasts and Lunches and 1 dinner per Person
- Welcome Gift
- In Park Transportation
Learn more about this package from the Yellowstone Association Institute or call 307.344.5566 for details.
Roosevelt Rendezvous
The historic Roosevelt Lodge sits in the center of Yellowstone's Northern Range, where you can enjoy the arresting bugle of bull elk among the fall colors of aspen, willow and cottonwood. During the day, you can search for wolves, enjoy a series of easy geology strolls in the Yellowstone volcano, challenge yourself on a vigorous guided hike, or do your own thing. New this year: photography excursions to capture Yellowstone's wild beauty, outings to witness the annual raptor migration and more exciting field trip options. At night, we convene in the main lodge for buffet-style dinners and entertaining evening programs. You'll stay in rustic but comfortable individual guest cabins. Each program has a limit of 52; daily field trips are in small groups.
- Offered Sept. 5, 9, and 13, 2008
- Minimum age of 12 years old
- Minimum of 4 persons required for course to occur
- $639.00 per adult, based on two adults per room
- $767.00 per adult, based on one adult per room
- These prices do not include tax or gratuity
Program includes:
- 4 nights at Roosevelt Lodge
- Breakfasts Lunches and dinners
- Welcome Gift
- In Park Transportation
Learn more about this package from the Yellowstone Association Institute or call 307.344.5566 for details.
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