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On Location Tours

Imagine beautiful Red Rock Canyon country of southeastern Utah with large cats jumping canyons. Photograph mountain lions wandering around in Monument Valley or resting on a ledge with a view of Slot Canyon. Get shots of tigers posing regally on sand dunes. Capture a grizzly bear playing in the aspen groves of Utah's high country. Take great shots of a black bear eating berries in colorful fall leaves of Northern Minnesota or wolves howling at the sky with dramatic vivid autumn backdrops. Create images of snow leopards leaping off Montana mountain peaks. Animals of Montana offers this big variety of wild animals and more including raccoon, bobcat, lynx, and badger —each in spectacular locations! Choose from the following On Location Tours, grab your camera and leave the rest to us.


Animals of Montana Illustrious 2009 Photo Tours!
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"The Melancholy Song of the Wild Tour” Including Grizzly and Black Bears as an added bonus!
January 9-11, 2009 (*weather day~ January 12, 2009*)

Join us in welcoming another New Year as we bring back, by popular demand, a photo tour featuring three of our magnificent predator species ~ our pack of Gray Wolves, Grizzly Bears and Black Bears. This tour offers numerous unique opportunities to photograph these mythical and legendary animals, which through out time have learned to coexist side by side in reverence of each other.  This tour takes place in the snowy laden foothills of the Bridger Mountains near Bozeman , Montana . You’ll experience the haunting howl of the Wolf as it echoes through valley; enjoy their playful spirit as they run together across winter-white pristine meadows; or stand posed, still and silent, peering out with golden eyes from under frosty pine limbs. You’ll be intrigued by the power of our Grizzly ~ awed by his massive presence and delighted with the images and the memorable experience our adult and juvenile cubs present to you! The cost of this three day tour here in the snow laden mountains and valleys of Montana is $2,295.00. This tour includes 4 nights lodging at one of Bozeman’s newest and finest lodging establishments, lodging is based on double room occupancy! To reserve your space, please email us @ animals@animalsofmontana.com or call @ 406.686.4224.

**NEW TWO DAY TOUR**

"The Rally of the Elusive Wolf"

January 13-14.2009 (*weather day ~ January 15*)

 

Capture the unforgettable gaze of the legendary Canis Lupus with swift yet elegant movements ~ a noble and independent character.  The amber, yellow or orange colored eyes gleam as they peer into the sun.  This tour will give you the opportunity to photograph one of nature's most intriguing predators.  Relentless and endowed with great intelligence and captivating ability to adapt ~ The Elusive Wolf is a resident of wild places who shuns intrusion.  It's true that nature remains a mystery...join us in revealing the countless myths and legends of this mysterious creature!  You'll capture images of wolves running as a pack, howling, peeking around trees, interacting with one another, demonstrations of submission and dominance and the list goes on...This tour is offered during Montana's prime winter conditions.  The cost of "The Rally of the Elusive Wolf" tour is just $1,695.00 per person and includes three nights lodging, based on double room occupancy.  

"Paw Prints in the Snow ~ Ultimate Wild Cat Experience"
January 16-18, 2009 (*weather day~January 19,2009*)

Where else can you photograph the power and beauty of great assortment of species of Big Wild Cats in unique and various natural settings, capturing the nature of these mesmerizing  beasts! We’ll offer you gorgeous winter landscapes in which to photograph our ultimate super predators~Siberian Tiger, African Lion, and Snow Leopard; as well as our “Little Big Cats”~Mountain Lion, Canadian & European Lynx, and Bobcat. Please join us for an up close and personal photo encounter, taking place in our backyard of meadows, forests, mountains and streams, near Bozeman , Montana . Please don't delay in booking ~ space is limited.  The cost of this three day tour is just $2295.00 per person.  This tour includes 4 nights lodging at one of Bozeman ’s newest and finest lodging establishments, lodging is based on double room occupancy! To reserve your space, please email us @ animals@animalsofmontana.com or call @ 406.686.4224.

“Spirit of the Canyonlands Tour" – Moab, Utah
April 1-3, 2009 (*weather day ~ April 4, 2009*)

Venture with us into the untamed red rock wilderness near Moab, Utah, where you’ll be offered limitless opportunities to photograph Wolves, Mountain Lions - adult and sub-adults, Bobcat, and African Lion frolicking in spring waterfalls, aspen forests, alpine meadows, rich Red Canyonlands and panoramic vistas as far as the eye can see. Truly a photographer’s paradise and an experience you won’t want to miss! The cost of this three day tour is $2,295.00 per person which includes four nights of lodging at one of Moab ’s finest motels, and continental breakfast.  Lodging is based upon double room occupancy ~ additional charge for single room. To reserve your space, please email us @ animals@animalsofmontana.com or call @ 406.686.4224.

“Valley of the Rocks Tour” – Monument Valley
April 6-8, 2009 (April 9, as weather day**)

Back by popular demand…Join Animals of Montana April 6-8, 2009 for a one of a kind tour where you’ll experience one of the most majestic - and most photographed - points on earth ~ Monument Valley.  This three day, 8-10 participant adventure will take place in and around Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park . According to Navajo legend, this is a sacred place, inhibited by gods. Hundreds of photographers have photographed here, but rarely has there been the opportunity to include magnificent and indigenous animals such as the mountain lion in the many unique compositions. The landscape overwhelms, not just by its beauty but also by its size.  The fragile pinnacles of rock are surrounded by miles of mesas and buttes, shrubs, trees and windblown sand, all comprising the magnificent colors of the valley.  All of this harmoniously combines to make Monument Valley a truly wondrous experience.  Imagine the famous scenes of the "Mittens", the " Spires ", and “The Totem Poles” as backdrops with a Mountain Lion or Bobcat walking across the red sands of the desert. Mountain Lions walking through “teardrop arch”, it’s truly a once in a lifetime experience.  As a bonus, we are also bringing our beautiful Grey Timber Wolves that once ranged across the vast continental United States .   They are photographically magical as they howl on the intense red sands of Monument Valley , showcasing the unique colors of the Wolf against the auburn colored sands from prehistoric time. Also, on board will be our majestic Barbary African Lion parading through the ripples in the Sand Dunes, and last but not least, the Bobcat will joining us on this tour also. Come join us for a truly different wildlife safari of the American West. Included in the cost of $3595.00 is your motel room, based upon double room occupancy (single occupancy available at additional cost) at the spectacular Goulding’s Lodge ~ http://www.gouldings.com/english/lodge.htm located within Monument Valley where you can enjoy the great views that the Navajo land has to offer, a continental breakfast, lunch and dinner for this three day tour. This is not your ordinary photo tour. You have the best, and most caring wild animal trainer in the business and a location beyond comparison and a commitment to provide one of the most memorable photo shoots you've ever experienced! To reserve your space, please email us @ animals@animalsofmontana.com or call @ 406.686.4224.  

 

"The Ultimate Photographer's Buffet"!

May 18-20.2009 (weather day May 21.2009)

Back by popular demand, otherwise known as our “Open House Tour”….  This tour will offer a wide variety of animals!  You’ll have photo opportunities with everything from Bears to Big Cats, to skunks and raccoons.  We have over 20 different species here at Animals of Montana , so the possibilities are endless!  This tour takes place right here in and around our facility nestled between the Bridger Mountains and the Crazy Mountains , under the beautiful “Big Sky”!  Included in this tour is four nights’ lodging ~ based on double room occupancy.  A sack breakfast is also provided each morning.  This tour is priced at just $2595.00 per person.   

 “The Rock a Bye Baby Tour”

June 1-3.2009 (weather day June 4)

 

Rock a bye baby in the tree top….that’s just the beginning of the nursery rhymes we’ll be reciting when our baby animal season is upon us!  For this tour we expect babies of all sorts, shapes and sizes!  Baby raccoons curiously using their little hands to play with a fallen pinecone, baby bobcats and lynx jumping from log to log chasing one another, baby wolves just learning their skills as they clumsily raise their heads to howl along with their mother and father, baby bears running through fields of wildflowers, baby fox crawling in and out of hollow logs, baby skunks stomping their little feet and doing handstands as they play with one another, plus many others!  This tour is sure to pull at your heart strings and provide you with many unique and sellable photographs!  Included in this tour is four nights’ lodging ~ based on double room occupancy.  A sack breakfast is also provided each morning.   This tour is priced at just $2195.00 per person. 

 

“Lions, Tigers and Bears ~ Oh my!”

July 6-8.2009 (weather day July 9)

 

That’s right, Lions, Tigers and Bears and more!  This tour will offer you opportunities will involve our big and small cats, and as an added bonus ~ BEARS ~ Black and Grizzly.  Envision a mountain lion or tiger parading through wide open meadows, bears posed on rocky ledges with magnificent mountain backdrops, or a bobcat drinking from a mountain stream creating the perfect reflection, what more could one ask for?!   You’ll have opportunities with our Tiger, Mountain Lion, African Lion, Snow Leopard, Black Leopard, and many others.  If you’re a cat lover, this is the tour for you!  And to top the tour, you’ll meet and photograph our bears also! 

Included in this tour is four nights’ lodging ~ based on double room occupancy.  A sack breakfast is also provided each morning.  This tour is just $2395.00 per person.  

 

 

“The Renowned Fall Open House Tour”

September 25-27.2009 (*weather day ~ September 28.2009*)  

 

Discover endless opportunities to photograph a “little bit of everything” here at Animals of Montana !  Grizzly Bears frolicking amongst an Aspen Grove, taking in the beautiful Fall colors, a Bobcat lurking on a rocky ledge, or a Mountain Lion posed regally in a dead tree with a breathtaking mountain backdrop.  The photo opportunities are endless for this three day tour!  We have over 20 different species at our ranch and guarantee that you’ll walk away with countless numbers of unique and remarkable images!  This is prime time for Montana ’s Fall Colors!  Included in this tour is four nights’ lodging ~ based on double room occupancy ~ additional charge for a single room.  Also included is a sack breakfast each morning.  This tour is priced at just $2,595.00 per person.   

 

 

"The Land of Mystery Tour"
October 23-25, 2009 (*weather day ~ October 26.2009 *)

Discover a surreal and magical land, where the Ancient ones, the Anasazi spirits, still whisper through the winds of the red rock canyonlands, in which the black Ravens dance on, high above the ancient rivers below. A place of unmatched natural wonders that will dominate your senses and overwhelm your imagination, as you capture Mountain Lion, Grizzly Bear, Badger, Wolf, Bobcat and Porcupine in fiery sunrises and sunsets; rich red canyons; alpine forests and meadows of the La Sal Mountains, and so much more! The cost of this three day tour is $2,395.00 per person which includes four nights of lodging at one of Moab ’s finest motels, and continental breakfast.  Lodging is based upon double room occupancy ~ additional charge for a single room. To reserve your space, please email us @ animals@animalsofmontana.com or call @ 406.686.4224.

 
With tours quickly approaching, our slots are filling up fast, so we encourage you to reserve your space today! For reservations or more information regarding any of our exciting tours, please contact us by email or phone. We look forward to seeing you!

Due to health and other considerations all animals – scheduled on tours or otherwise – may not be available at all times.

*The third or fourth day (depending on what type of tour you choose) is incorporated as a weather day to assure you a "make up day" if needed due to bad weather during the first 2 or 3 days of the tour, if this day is not needed as a make up day the group can use this day to photograph any species that morning for just $125.00 per person, per species, per session.