Montana – Blackfeet Reservation
- Tipi Village
Photo
courtesy of Angelika Harden Norton
Lodging is available in a traditional Blackfeet canvas tipi, which has a
fireplace. Enjoy the comfort of a dry warm atmosphere while
retaining airflow and outdoor acoustics of the natural environment. You will
be able to hear crickets at night, under star-lit skies. Sometimes you will
hear the howls of the coyote. Client
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From this base you
can horse ride or hike into the plains or Glacier NP mountains. Trekking
expeditions with overnight camps in the mountains of Glacier NP are available
with time before or after staying at the tipi village.
The
annual North American Indian Days festival in the second week of July is based
nearby to our tipi village and you stay here, but you need to book well in
advance.
Amskapi Pikuni (Southern Blackfeet) cuisine is offered at the evening meal.
Traditional specialty and gourmet meals (to include buffalo, antelope, deer or elk)
can also be arranged.
Price Indication
Tipi Hire and
meals package - 2007: GBP53
/ USD97 per night, plus GBP34 / USD67 for the 2nd and each subsequent person
in the same tipi.
Please note
the prices quoted are a guide to the likely cost per 24 hours including all
meals, however the number of people in each tipi determines the exact cost.
Email for more detail and a quote
Blackfeet
Guides: Our
No 1 Blackfeet guide has been interested in birds for many years and can
answer all your questions about local birds and their meaning for the
Blackfeet people.
1 ½ hour
introduction to local birds
and their meaning for the Blackfeet including birds of mythology - GBP25 /
USD40 per person.
Half a day
bird watching
including the introduction - GBP48 / USD95 per person.
Trekking / Hiking
Guides: The
guide may be a Blackfeet or other local guide dependent upon your needs and
availability. Full day (8 hours approx.) of guiding - GBP85 / USD170.
Horse Riding:
A half day ride with a local guide - GBP44 / USD90 per person.
The prices
quoted above do not include;
International or internal airfare and departure taxes, transfer to the tipi village, personal insurance, visa fees, all items of a personal nature
and all alcoholic / soft drinks.
Email for more detail and a quote
Travel Insurance
Comprehensive personal
insurance, including search and rescue is required on this trip.
For UK clients we recommend
the policies of the British Mountaineering Council, for their expertise in
evacuation from remote areas worldwide. Details at www.thebmc.co.uk
As Insurance is always
provided by a company based in your home country, we are unable to suggest
suitable insurance companies unless you reside in the UK.
