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Stan to lead Boise and Trailing of the Sheep Festival October 7 to 14, 2019
This trip is presently filled and we are accepting names on a STAND BY LIST in case anyone has to drop out. Pleases call the office at 619.231.7463
Join us for an 8-day, 7-night Coach tour of Idaho highlights, from the state capitol in Boise to the wonderful Trailing of the Sheep Festival in Ketchum. On Monday we fly nonstop to Boise and will start with 3 days with walks along the Boise river and tours of the beautiful State Capitol. We will stay at the Marriott Springhill Suites as we have in times past. Please use these hotlinks to see the some of the attractions on this trip. https://www.marriott.
Del Parkinson has agreed to entertain us again as he has on ALL of our previous Boise trips https://music.
On Thurs we take a coach trip to Ketchum where we will spend 4 days and enjoy the Trailing of the Sheep Festival and watch hundreds of sheep parade through town. On the last Monday, we will again coach back to Boise have a nonstop flight home. Breakfasts in our hotels and one or two evening banquets are included in the cost.
In Ketchum, we will be staying at the Limelight Hotel, https://www.limelighthotels.com/ketchum , which is in the middle of town and right on the route of the Sunday of sheep parade and other attractions.The cost of the trip is still evolving; however, until April 5 the cost is $1,219 per person, double occupancy (PP/DO). The cost for single occupancy is $1,789. If 3 travelers wish to share a double queen bedroom the cost for each will be $839 and a discount for each of 3 in a double queen bedroom will be $380 The minimum number of travelers may be 20. The maximum number will be determined by hotel room availability and air travel factors. The deposit is $719 and is refundable until April 5, at that time it will be NONREFUNDABLE Travelers are always encouraged to take trip insurance to cover unanticipated cancellations.Please send your deposits of $719 to the WI office now and mark for “BOISE 2019”. If you have paid your deposit of $419 Please send an additional $300 which is refundable until April 5. There will not be any mailed information so one person in each traveling group needs to have an email address.
October 2015 our previous group walks along a road in Ketchum
The main event is the Trailing of the Sheep Festival in Sun Valley, an amazing collection of wool crafts; Peruvian, Scottish and Basque culture; and sheep dog herding competition. Please check the web site for information. http://www.