Group Tours Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore

Step-On Guide Service for an Expert Led Adventure

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Step-On Interpretive Guide Service

Three non stop interpretive adventures along Michigan’s Scenic Byway & Leelanau Scenic Heritage Route.

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3 Hours $600

Park Highlights Excursion

Take in the highlighted extremes, from sweeping dune vistas and quiet forests, to shoreline ecosystems. Our tour fosters a deeper connection to northern Michigan while emphasizing sustainability and stewardship. Our certified naturalist guide and former USFS/NPS park ranger steps aboard your coach to deliver engaging interpretation of the iconic park landscapes and cultural history. Pierce Stocking Scenic Drive, Dune Climb, Glen Haven, and the Manitou Passage.

Sign for Sleeping Bear Dunes at National Lakeshore, with trees and greenery in the background.

6 Hours $1000

Expanded Local Exploration

Experience MORE of the dune spectacle! Additional time allows us to personalize your travelers adventure. Visit Glen Arbor or Leland for lunch, shopping, wine, or ice cream. Experience additional wonders of the dune, beach, and forest landscapes with knowledgeable insights and unparalleled hospitality. Include a guided walk to the shores of Lake Michigan. Use the time for team building or dune challenges. Together we will design a tour just for your travelers!

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1.5 Hours $400

Pierce Stocking Scenic Drive

We’ve curated a unique and time-efficient experience tailored for group travelers. Our Pierce Stocking Scenic Drive tour offers breathtaking views, engaging interpretation, and a deep understanding of the unique dune landscapes. Our naturalist guide steps aboard your vehicle to deliver engaging storytelling, local history, geology, wildlife insight, and scenic interpretation.

Bring the lands alive with an interpretive guide.

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IMPORTANT BOOKING INFORMATION

When booking select preferred tour time, during checkout space is provided to request alternate arrival/departure times.

Accessible Travel - National Park accessibility standard parking, walkways, lookout platforms, and restrooms.

Guide will encourage exiting the coach multiple times to view world renowned vistas.

All coaches must independently acquire NPS Visitor Fee upon arrival.

All events enrich the understanding of Native American culture and history, forging meaningful connections between the diverse landscapes and the vibrant tapestry of life it sustains.

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Tour times can be adapted to align with your coach schedule.

Blue Lakes Charters or Grand Traverse Tours for area transportation.

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Guides complete the vision.

A white tour bus parked beside a sign that reads 'Sleeping Bear Dunes' with a logo, in a rural landscape during sunset with sand dunes in the background.
A woman with white curly hair wearing a pink sweater and black pants standing on a sandy beach with her arms raised and smiling, with blue sky and white clouds in the background. The words "Sleeping Bear Tour Co." are written in white script at the b
Visit the famous Dune Climb.
Group of smiling elderly people outdoors on a wooden deck, raising their hands, with a scenic landscape of trees, lake, and sand dunes in the background.
A white tour bus parked on the side of a road near green trees, with a scenic background of green hills, sandy cliffs, and a large body of water under a blue sky with scattered clouds.
Smiling seniors on a bus, waving at the camera with a forest passing by outside the windows.
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Group, motorcoach tours, rain or shine.
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Fall colors.
Motorcoach step on guide service.
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Group of people posing on a wooden deck with a scenic view of dunes and lush greenery in the background, wearing casual summer clothing and sunglasses.
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Tour group of people standing on sand dune with Lake Michigan and clear blue sky in the background.

Discover more than beautiful vistas, expand the tour with geological, environmental, and cultural education.

Read more about each experience by selecting a tour type below:

A Great Lakes Piping Plover, a small federally protected shorebird with white and brown plumage, orange legs, and a yellow beak standing on sandy ground near water.
A beach with sandy dunes and green grass leading to a calm Lake Michigan under a partly cloudy sky.
Bald eagle sitting in tree, white head glistening.
A white tour bus driving on a paved road with a scenic landscape of green hills, sandy cliffs, and a blue Lake Michigan in the background under a partly cloudy sky.

The original wilderness guides in Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore.

Cancellation Policy

$100 fee for all client cancellations - zero costs to reschedule.

Client cancellations within 7 days of tour time will not be refunded.

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