Red Horse Ranch Stay near Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, family vacation ideas

The Red Horse Mountain Ranch is a great add-on for any of our tours of Glacier National Park or the tours of Western Canada and the Canadian Rockies.  The week long program (you can stay a shorter duration) are geared for those who are looking simple adventure, great food, the great outdoors and a true ranch experience.  The stay can easily be added to the beginning or end of any tour with hassle-free transportation provided to and from the ranch. You will not need transportation once you get there….it is provide, naturally!

Red Horse is just 45 minutes outside of Coeur d’Alene, Idaho and is one of our best kept secrets.  If you wanted your family to learn about horses, working ranches, fishing (river, stream, fly fishing, etc.) Red Horse Ranch Stay near Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, family vacation ideasRed Horse Ranch Stay near Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, family vacation ideasand the great outdoors  – this is it!

If you have an extra day, our privately guided boating expedition visits the pristine bays of Coeur d’Alene Lake, the Coeur d’Alene River and the Spokane River.  Contact TMI regarding our privately escorted tours and expeditions for groups of 1 to 6 participants. 

Coeur d'Alene, Sandpoint & Bayview Active Vacations & Moose Lake

Yellowstone Walking and Hiking Tour for 2012

Our hiking and walking trip of Yellowstone National Park begins in Wyoming and ends in Idaho.  We enjoy 6 days of walking and hiking alpine forested trails, woodland valley paths and a chance to float on world class Snake River.  Our tour for 2012 uses the Old Faithful Inn, the Lake Yellowstone Hotel, Jackson Lake Lodge and design hotel- Hotel Terra.  Hiking and walking Wyoming and Idaho allows you to see a diversity of animals, geysers and spectacular flora and fauna.   Our Virtuoso affiliation has allowed us to block the best dates of summer with the choice lodges.

Glacier National Park Escorted Tours for 2012

The tours of Glacier National Park for 2012 have been released.  The dates of our summer tours operate from June until September.  The small group tours range from 6 to 9 days.  All of our tours hold precious space at the best lodges of Glacier, including Lake McDonald Lodge, Glacier Park Lodge, Many Glacier Lodge and the Prince of Whales Hotel.  We also have trips that include luxury camping…also called “glamping”. 

There are also specific departures that highlight multi-sport activities.  While you are in Glacier National Park you can enjoy hiking, kayaking, horseback, white water rafting and biking to experience the great outdoors.  Our active vacations allow you go travel at your own pace.  And, allows you to travel at a different pace of your travel companion too!  These multi-sport tours allow the best of Glacier National Park to be accessible for tourism.  Our biking tours are also to be done at your own pace as are our walking tours.  Then, to top it off family friendly versions of these same tours make grandparent travel and family travel to the west far reaching and memorable.

We include the Going-to-the-Sun Road on all of our itineraries, but please keep in mind that the roads opening is dependent on snow melt.  The Going-to-the-Sun road is 50 miles of the finest views in the world.   If you want to see more of the great Northwest, take our 3 night extension to North Idaho.  We spend one night in Sandpoint and 2 nights in Coeur d’Alene prior to joining the Glacier tours.    Contact TMI Tours for other customized extensions and opportunities to Glacier National Park, especially our stayovers in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho and Mary Jane’s Farms in the farm country of Idaho.

This winter is looking like a great one for Idaho ski vacations.  November laid down a lot of snow in the mountains, allowing many ski areas to open early this year.  Cross country skiing is a great way to experience the beauty of Idaho’s mountains in winter and Idaho has plenty of great cross country ski trails.

Here is a unique cross country adventure idea for the Sun Valley area that is reasonably priced and perfect for families or couples.    Located in the Boulder Mountains is a day lodge operating as a home-base for cross-country skiers and snowshoers in the winter months.  They are open daily for breakfast, lunch and dinner from 9am-5pm but during the full moon cycle, they offer a special Full Moon Dinner.   This is a 4-course plated dinner at 630pm served for 3 nights each month and guests are encouraged to ski or snowshoe in the moonlight either before or after their meal.  Located on a ridge above the lodge are  three yurts available for rent and furnished with wood stoves, propane cook stoves and fuel, lanterns, cookware and dishes/silverware, coffe pot, paper products, firewood, and beds with foam mats.  Two of the yurts can sleep up to 8 people each and there is a special Honeymoon Yurt tucked away in the forest that sleeps up to 4.    Visitors need to bring their own bedding and toiletries and can either choose to bring food to cook or eat at the lodge.

Surrounded by some of the best cross country skiing in the nation, these immaculately groomed trails extend  right from your doorstep within the North Valley Trail System.  And if skiing isn’t your style, there is an extensive system of snowshoe trails with beautiful views and snowshoe rentals can be found right at the lodge.  

TMI Tours of Coeur d’Alene, Idaho can design an exclusive Full Moon Idaho Ski Vacation for your family or group this winter.  Contact Rhonda Sand or Linda Bruno for complete details and availability at 1-800-975-7775 or info@tmitours.com.  We are your Idaho Winter Vacation specialists.