Montana Backroads: The Rockies

      Great Falls, MT, USA

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      Hillstar Nature
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      Jun 5 - 12, 2024
      Group size: 5 - 10
      Montana Backroads: The Rockies
      Great Falls, MT, USA

      Hillstar Nature
      • Email address verified
      • Facebook verified
      44 reviews

      Jun 5 - 12, 2024
      Group size: 5 - 10

      About this trip

      Montana is a big and wild state. Conjuring images of wide open landscapes, snow-capped peaks, and dusty backroads, Montana remains an enigma in the minds of most.
      Join us on this tour, a first of its kind, to all the hidden gems of the “Treasure State”, to off the beaten path locations full of wildlife and stunning landscapes!

      A wonderful stand-alone trip, or part 2 in a pair of unique tours, this route brings us from the open country of the Rocky Mountain Front, to the high sagebrush valleys of the Big Hole, and verdant spruce forests of the Bitterroot Range.
      Going from shortgrass prairie filled with Longspurs to high elevation spruce forests with Pacific Wrens and American Dippers, we will cover a wide range of habitats throughout the most scenic and least-visited sites of western Montana.

      Available Packages

      Shared room (price per person)

      Deposit: $1000
      Final Payment Due: 1 February 2024, or at registration if after.
      Group size: Maximum of 10

      $3,395
      Deposit: $1,000
      Solo room (price per person)

      Deposit: $1000
      Single supplement: $680
      Final Payment Due: 1 February 2024, or at registration if after.
      Group size: Maximum of 10

      $4,075
      Deposit: $1,000


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      Hillstar Nature offers authentic wildlife experiences, from half-day trips to week+ tours to Earth’s most spectacular wildlife destinations. Arranging custom/private trips and scheduled departures, Hillstar Nature specializes in delivering trips that celebrate biogeography, especially where it overlaps with community.

      Reviews

      Great team - great group, and great trip. Two thumbs up, would do again!
      By Scott F for Texas: Total Eclipse Birding on Apr 23, 2024
      It was an amazing trip where we experienced all manner of natural wonders from a full solar eclipse to seeing 12 million bats pouring out of a cave to hundreds of great birds. Our guides, Whitney and Holly, really worked hard making sure we had the best chances of seeing the birds we were targeting, as well as making sure we ate it interesting and unique, local places. The amount of planning and replanning they did cannot be overstated. They had a plan a, a Plan B, a plan C, D, E and F for just about every site, and sometimes we needed them!
      By Bart H for Texas: Total Eclipse Birding on Apr 17, 2024
      Great experience. Friendly, knowledgeable, extremely helpful tour guides. Tour leaders didn’t just point out birds but provided excellent ornithological information about individual species + cues to identification. Willing + ready to pursue a “Plan B” if “Plan A” wasn’t working out. Nice added “side trips” to make sure group was getting the most out of the tour. Good selection of eateries.
      By Jim M for Texas: Total Eclipse Birding on Apr 17, 2024
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      This was an amazing trip! Timed both with a total eclipse and spring migration in Texas. I loved it. The food, the snacks, the sights and of course the birds! We had over 180 species in the week with several rarities mixed in. The food was also great (maybe too good!) We also had a bonus stop at the Rio Frio Bat Cave, which was almost as awe-inspiring as the eclipse, 10-12 million bats leaving their cave at dusk was quite something to witness. The guides were awesome and were super organized. They were up to date on the birds in the region and were able to pivot our plans quickly when conditions changed. This was one of the best birding tours I've been on, I'd do another Hillstar trip in a heartbeat.
      By Amanda B for Texas: Total Eclipse Birding on Apr 16, 2024
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      By MARILYN O for Costa Rica: A Birder's Paradise on Mar 30, 2024
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