Special Events
We have an exciting new host of Special Events and activities in Bend, Oregon each season.
If you're interested in creating your own special tour, please contact our Custom Tour Coordinator.
Prineville Dark Skies Weekend | Mother’s Day & Father’s Day | Forage to Table: Dinner & Foraging | Clear Lake | Crater Lake | Perseids Meteor Shower Canoe Tour | Perseids Hiking Tour | Volunteer Events
May 10th - 12th, 2024
Friday - Sunday
Prineville sits in the heart of the Crooked River Caldera, an ancient supervolcano that last erupted around 30 million years ago. Lying on the edge of the Oregon outback, it is one of the best places in the country for stargazing and night sky adventures. Join us for a weekend filled with stargazing, stunning hikes, a multi-course dinner, and naturalist interpretation about the vital importance of our dark skies.
Mothers & Fathers Adventure for Free
May 12th & June 16th 2024
We wanted to do something special to spread the love and appreciation that we all have for our mothers and fathers, This spring, mothers and fathers who are on tour with their children will adventure with us for free on their respective days!
If you would like to take advantage of this awesome opportunity, please give us a call at (541) 389-8359 to book your tour so we can apply the discount!
*Discount applies to all standard half-day tours!*
May 18th, 2024
Saturday | 3:00pm - 8:00pm
Join us as we go right to the source! For this incredible experience, Wanderlust Tours will be partnering with Luckey’s Woodsman, experts in backcountry cooking techniques, to teach guests about foraging techniques, identification of flora and fauna, and how simple ingredients that can be found all around us in mother nature can be used to make and accentuate stunningly delicious dishes! After some hopefully fortuitous foraging, we will gather around the dining table for a four course meal prepared by Luckey’s Woodsman, using locally sourced ingredients and accompanied by local beer and wine!
June 23rd, 2024
Sunday | 7:30Am - 12:30pm
As our kayaks enter the glass-like waters of Clear Lake, we will revel in the crisp morning air. On our journey, we will explore and learn about the basaltic lava flows which damned this lake, inundating a forest whose ghostly skeletons remain frozen in time!
July 13th, 2024
Saturday | 8:00Am - 5:00pm
Crater Lake National Park is a geologic marvel and home to one of the most stunning bodies of water in the world. From the top of Mt. Scott to the edge of the deepest, purest lake in the United States, the exploration at America's 6th National Park is endless!
August 11th, 2024
Sunday | 8:30pm - 12:30Am
Journey with us to a high alpine lake for a night of celestial wonder! Our adventure will take us far from city lights and with moon low on the horizon, the Perseids are in perfect position to display their magic. As the last of the sun’s light disappears behind the mighty Cascades, we will push out into the water. Shortly after hitting the water, the Perseids will begin their peak!
August 11th, 2024
We have two amazing hiking options to take in the mighty Perseids Meteor Shower this summer. Our adventures will take us to one of the many stunning buttes in the area, providing us an incredible opportunity to view the night sky. Join us for what is sure to be a magical night experiencing one of the brightest meteor showers that will grace our solar system in 2024.
Volunteer Events
Cave Clean Up
May 4th, 2024 | 9:00am - 1:00pm
Join us and help clean up some of our favorite caves in Central Oregon! Help us fulfill our mission of being stewards on mother nature by picking up trash and debris in and around these incredible caves. Our good friends at Deschutes Brewery will be providing volunteers with a delicious craft beverage to cap off the day. >> Learn More
Cascade Lakes Clean up
Oct. 13th, 2024 | 1:30pm - 5:30Am
After the busy summer months, our beautiful lakes are in need of some TLC. Join the Wanderlust Tours staff in picking up trash from these special places! >> Learn More
Custom & Private Events
Enjoy a delicious, specially-catered dinner right by the water's edge, followed by a stunning, Naturalist-Guided canoe tour on the peaceful waters of the Cascade Lakes, or the Deschutes River.
Guided tours of Crater Lake are simply a must. There's so much fascinating cultural, geological, and natural history to learn! Explore Oregon's only National Park with our Naturalist Guides. This is the ultimate family vacation trip!
From Bend, we travel deep into sagebrush country, where we spend three nights and four days uncovering history, hiking through deserts and forests, exploring ranches, and relaxing in hotels established in the early 1900s.
Enjoy a delicious, specially-catered dinner, followed by a magnificent snowshoe trip out to the quiet of the nighttime forest. There, you can relax around a hand-carved snow amphitheater while enjoying some hot drinks made with locally-distilled spirits, locally-made desserts, and the amazing ambiance of the old-growth forest at night.
Experience one of the most stunning sights in the Pacific Northwest! In the winter, we lead snowshoe tours along the rim of this volcanic caldera, explaining the fascinating geological and cultural history of Oregon's only National Park. Afterward, enjoy a deli lunch in this beautiful landscape.
Snowshoe into the gorgeous Central Oregon wilderness, and set up camp for a night of adventure. Enjoy a delicious locally-made dinner and libations around a bonfire, while your naturalist guide shares the cultural and natural history of the area.
