Tour #1: Big Woods West
Experience a day of up and down twisty two-lane roads, a possible old fashioned picnic, and the dramatic vistas from Hyner View. Visit the Pennsylvania Grand Canyon, the tragic Austin Dam site, a quaint Victorian community, and a PA turn-of -the-century Railroad town. Enjoy an evening meal in the bottom of the PA Grand Canyon at Pine Creek water's edge and return to the comfort of your Wellsboro Lodging.
See sample quote below for idea of price ranges. Call Bob, our Tour Director, to discuss options and group arrangements.
Bob’s cell phone: 570-439-1006
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Big Woods West Basic Tour: SAMPLE QUOTE (based on min of 8 riders)
Arrival Evening:
Lodging: Check in to your reserved rooms which will have been pre-paid for two nights. (budgeted here at double occupancy - Singles available) OPTION: night meal or hospitality party may be added.
First Tour Day:
7:00- 8:45: Hearty Breakfast Buffet with Tour Guides in Historic hotel dining room. (Pre-paid vouchers including tax & gratuity will be distributed). Tour discussion and waivers signed.
Tour Big Woods and Grand Canyon top rim in the morning and water's edge in the evening.
Lunch Point:After an AM ride along rural select roads, we'll break for lunch in a lovely Victorian town with several eateries to choose from. This gives riders some private time, and then it's off to Hyner view, traveling along the West Branch of the Susquehanna River along a beautiful two-lane road through rich gorges and high vistas overlooking a scenic RR and waterway. From Hyner View, we'll climb up to the top of the PA Grand Canyon gorge and then descend into the bottom of the Canyon, where we'll ride toward a catered supper at water's edge. Back to Wellsboro before dark with time to stroll our gas-lit, tree- lined boulevards and enjoy an ice cream or an evening libation while socializing in our beautiful Victorian community.
Second Day: Mystery Tour toward Home
Lodging Check out, but first a hearty Sunday Brunch at our local Historic Hotel. It's a tour group favorite! Door Prize and shared stories about our tour. The Tour director will then lead you along a 4 hour mystery route toward home, escorting you part way, and stopping briefly for a roadside farewell.
SUMMARY & PRICE:
This is our very basic Big Woods Tour and includes 2 night's lodging for 8 people, one breakfast buffet, one hearty catered dinner at our favorite restaurant in the bottom of the PA Grand Canyon on the banks of the Pine Creek, one full Sunday Brunch, a day long tour of approximately 220 miles, and a half day tour towards home. All roads are paved, but are picked for their beautiful vistas and their curvy canyon rides. Bob, your tour guide, and his escort riders are all great story tellers, so you'll learn a lot about the country you're traveling through and its unique history!
Basic Price for 8 participants: ranges from $ 285 to $ 376* per person. (Includes all taxes and gratuities for meals and rooms.) * Tourist town seasonal rates impact pricing
Other Options:
Arrival Night Dinner or Hospitality Gathering: Meal, or light refreshments,
Entertainment, Review of the next day's trip with historical background of what you're going to see, beverages. A good social time to get everyone familiar with the escorts and tour director.
Special Attractions "off the road":
Tony's Trolley to the Tioga Central Tourist Train: If your group is interested in other modes of transportation, all or some might enjoy a trolley ride out to the Wellsboro Junction where we can catch the tourist train that takes you almost to Corning, NY and back. If the timing is right, it could be a dinner train, a "Spirits"
Adult only train, or on Friday night's in the summer, an ice cream train. Or we could arrange a boat tour in the Finger Lakes which could include a meal.
Museums: We can include stops at Motorcycle and Airplane museums,
The Pennsylvania Lumber Museum, or various other historical museums in the areas we are riding.
Motorcycle Shops: Many of our groups like to stop at motorcycle shops along the way to purchase souvenir tee-shirts, etc.
Catered Picnic or Barbecue: We often leave one day's meal open so your riders can choose their own, but we can substitute a mid-day or evening picnic or barbecue for one of those meals.
Special Stops for Special Group Interests: Gift shops, ice cream stops, Animal Land (a rural zoo near the PA Grand Canyon), or whatever your group might be interested in.
Winery Tours: We don't condone mixing MC riding and drinking, but we could arrange for a bus, van, or limousine tour to the wineries in the Finger Lakes.
You tell us what you and your group of riders would like to do and we'll make it happen!