Group Tour Arrangements
Available to groups of 20 or more
We want our groups
to relax and enjoy themselves
while in Le Mars. This includes
Tour Leaders and bus drivers!
Simply pick your
tour package from the two
detailed below and we take
care of the rest! Tour package
prices are all inclusive
(taxes, tips, admission and
guide fees). There will
be no additional charges. Payment
can be made with one check
made out to the Le Mars Area
Chamber of Commerce and they
reimburse each attraction you
visit. An itemized itinerary
and/or price list is available
upon request.
Additionally,
a guide will accompany your
group throughout your excursion
to provide directional assistance,
maintain schedules, answer
questions and to act as your
Le Mars Ambassador for the
day. Their job is to ensure
that your trip to Le Mars is
hassle-free...and fun, too!
No maps, no calculators
and no multiple check writing.
We take care of the details!
Just select your tour package
and a date you wish to visit
and we handle the rest. Please
understand that we, if unable
to accommodate your first tour
date request, may have to arrange
an alternative date for your
group.
With so much
to offer and a commitment to
providing education and entertaining
tour opportunities, we know
you will have a great time
in Le Mars, Iowa... the Ice
Cream Capital of the World®
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Visit the..
Le Mars, Iowa
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Group Tour
Planner
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If
you have any questions or would
like a customized tour contact:
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Kathy Faber
Visitor Center Manager
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Andrew Daniel Wells
Tour Group Coordinator
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Phone:
712-546-4090
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Package #1 : The Ice Cream Capital Dairy Industry Tour
10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Tour Itinerary
Get “up close and personal” with the dairy industry and Wells’ Dairy, makers of Blue Bunny® branded ice cream and novelties. You will find this tour package an “udderly” delightful way to spend the day in the “Ice Cream Capital of the World®”, Le Mars, Iowa.
Founded in Le Mars in 1913, Wells’ Dairy, Inc., is the reason for Le Mars’ unique moniker. More ice cream is produced in Le Mars, Iowa, by a single company than anyother one location in the world!
This tour package gives your group the opportunity to tour the Ice Cream Capital of the World® Visitor Center museum with 4th Generation Wells' Dairy family member, Anderw Daniel Wells, enjoy sundaes at the vintage-themed Blue Bunny® Ice Cream Parlor, take a guided bus tour of the Wells’ Dairy Blue Bunny® facilities, and even travel to Plymouth Dairy Farms, a 2,500 head-Holstein dairy, to view the milking process first-hand.
If you are wishing to offer your group an agricultural/industrial tour that is both entertaining, educational and (dare we say it???) a little “moo-ving”, consider the Wells’ Dairy and the Dairy Industry Tour package. This all-inclusive package comes complete with a tour guide ambassador,lunch, ice cream, and even a gift package for each guest. Two complimentary passes are provided for each group consisting of 20 people or more. See ininerary below for moer details.
Sample Itinerary with cost
| $2.00 |
10:00 A.M. |
Ice Cream Capital Dairy Industry Bus Tour: Includes a guided gus presentation of Wells' Dairy's Le Mars facilities with 4th generation Wells Dairy family member, Andrew Daniel Wells, the history of Wells' Dairy and the Blue Bunny brand and an in depth look into the Blue Bunny® Ice Cream Research and Development process. * |
| $8.00 |
11:00 A.M. |
Lunch |
| $2.00 |
12:45 P.M. |
Plymouth Dairy Farms Guided Tour: Includes a guided tour of a 2,500 head Holstein Dairy Farm where your guests will experience the milking process and operations of an Iowa dairy farm first-hand. |
| $6.00 |
2:30 P.M. |
IceCream Capital of the World® Visitor Center with 4th generation Wells' Dairy family member, Andrew Daniel Wells: Includes presentations on the history of ice cream, how ice cream is made, a visit to the Production theater and sundaes at the Blue Bunny® Ice Cream Parlor, featuring 37 hand dipped flavors. |
| $5.00 |
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Blue Bunny® Gift Package |
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4:00 P.M. |
Departure |
| $23.00 per person |
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This tour is by special appointment only and will require some extra walking, stair climbing and outdoor activity. Some areas of this tour are not handicap accessible.
9:30 am
- 4:45 p.m. Tour Itinerary
 How
did Le Mars get its name? When was
Le Mars' only bank robbery? When was
Wells' Dairy founded? Why is Le Mars
the "Ice Cream Capital of the
World®"?
Learn all this and more
as you are taken through the colorful
history of our "spritely city" which
not only used to be one of the most
popular American vacation destinations
in England in the late 1800s, but in
the 1890 census, was listed as the
fastest growing city in Iowa.
Your day will include
stops at the Plymouth County Historical
Museum, an historic bus tour of Le
Mars, an outing a guided tour of the
Pioneer Village and Round Barn followed
by a tour of the Ice Cream Capital
of the World® Visitor Center Museum
and sundaes at the Blue Bunny® Ice
Cream Parlor.
This tour package of
history, heritage and 'heaps' of ice
cream does include a Welcome Reception
featuring rolls and coffee, juice or
milk upon arrival, lunch, a tour guide
and all taxes and tips.
Cost: $22.50
(all inclusive) per person
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