TOURS, ETC. : CATTLE DRIVES LET CITY FOLK HEAD 'EM UP, MOVE 'EM OUT.Byline: Daily News Staff and Wire Services Hankerin' for a city slicker experience? Laredo Enterprises in Havre, Mont., is sponsoring weeklong cattle drives in May, with participants helping wranglers gather cattle for branding, inoculations and ear tagging. Guests, who do not have to have riding experience, are issued their own horses and ride the range each day, bedding down in tents and bunkhouses by night. The price of $1,329 per adult, $999 per child (aged 4-12) includes the horse, accommodations, meals and entertainment. Shorter treks are available at $249 per adult per day ($159 per child per day). Air fare to Montana is not included. Information: (800) 535-3802. A little closer to home, the Wild Horse Sanctuary in Shingletown, between Red Bluff and Lassen National Park in Northern California Northern California, sometimes referred to as NorCal, is the northern portion of the U.S. state of California. The region contains the San Francisco Bay Area, the state capital, Sacramento; as well as the substantial natural beauty of the redwood forests, the northern , is offering spring and fall cattle drives to help raise money for the mustangs. The sanctuary is a government-authorized haven for wild horses Wild Horses may refer to:
The sanctuary also offers two- and three-day pack trips and trail rides to observe and learn about wild horses. Information: (916) 474-5770. Opera odyssey: An 11-day tour to the Italian Lakes district, including tickets to three performances at the Verona Opera Festival, is planned by the Sacramento Opera Association. The tour, which leaves from Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. July 19, also takes in Lake Como Lake Como (Lago di Como in Italian, also known as Lario; Lach de Comm in Insubric; Latin: Larius Lacus) is a lake of glacial origin in Lombardy, Italy. , Lake Garda Lake Garda (Italian Lago di Garda or Benaco) is the largest lake in Italy. It is located in Northern Italy, about half-way between Venice and Milan. It is in an alpine region and was formed by glaciers at the end of the last ice age. and Venice. The price of $3,995 per person, double occupancy, includes round-trip air fare, first-class hotels, daily breakfast, most dinners, all sightseeing, opera tickets, motorcoach transportation and tour guide. Information: (800) 505-2505. Branson bound: A nine-day tour of Nashville, Tenn., Branson, Mo., and other hallmarks of country music is offered by Trafalgar Tours from April through October. The tour will take participants to such places as Opryland USA Opryland USA (later called Opryland Themepark and typically called simply Opryland) was a theme park located in Nashville, Tennessee. It operated from 1972 until 1997. During the late 1980s nearly 2.5 million people visited the park annually. ; the Grand Ole Opry Grand Ole Opry, weekly American radio program featuring live country and western music. The nation's oldest continuous radio show, it was first broadcast in 1925 on Nashville's WSM as an amateur showcase. ; Great Smoky Mountains National Park Great Smoky Mountains National Park National preserve, eastern Tennessee and western North Carolina, U.S. It is 20 mi (32 km) wide and extends southwest for 54 mi (87 km) from the Pigeon River to the Little Tennessee River. Established in 1934 to preserve the U.S. ; The Hermitage; Graceland, former home of Elvis Presley in Memphis, Tenn.; and St. Louis, Mo. Price begins at $1,125 per person, double occupancy, and includes first-class hotels, many meals, sightseeing and show admissions and motorcoach transportation. Information: (800) 457-6891. CAPTION(S): Photo Photo: City slickers can try their hands at cattle wrangling during weeklong cattle drives offered in Montana. |
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