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Lake Placid / Whiteface
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Lake Placid / Whiteface

The only US town to host the Winter Olympics

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The only US town to host the Winter Olympics. Below, everything you need here — grouped by the Wells that matter, with vetted providers and straight pricing.

Stay-Well
Where you rest
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Angama Mara
★ Prime
Clifftop tented suites with sweeping Mara views
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Governors' Camp
★ Prime
Front-row tents on the Mara River
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Mahali Mzuri
★ Prime
Sir Richard Branson's tented camp
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Sarova Mara Game Camp
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Reliable comfort in the heart of the reserve
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Activities-Well
What excites you
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Mara Hot-Air Balloon
★ Prime
Sunrise flight + champagne breakfast
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Maasai Village Cultural Visit
★ Prime
Meet the community, respectfully
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Big Cat Tracking Experience
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With a resident researcher
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Walking Safari — Olare Motorogi
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On foot with armed rangers
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Eat-Well
What you savor
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Bush Dinner by Angama
★ Prime
Candlelit dining on the plains
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Emakoko Restaurant
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Farm-to-table at the park gate
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Talisman, Nairobi
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A Karen institution before you fly out
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Carnivore Nairobi
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The famous beast-of-a-feast
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Move-Well
Getting around
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Mara Land Cruiser Safaris
★ Prime
Private 4×4 with expert guide
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Abercrombie & Kent Transfers
★ Prime
Seamless private transfers
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Scenic Air Transfers
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Fly between camps
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Nairobi Executive Cars
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Airport & city transfers
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Don't-miss jewels

Ski the biggest vertical in the East — WhitefaceComfort

the greatest continuous vertical drop in eastern North America, ~3,430 ft; ~94 trails over ~299 acres, 12 lifts, ~99% snowmaking

ski ~late Dec-Mar, snow + wind-dependent DMC/ski-op 10-20% (embedded-capable)
Hike The Slides on the right dayComfort

Whiteface's hike-to expert terrain — open only when snow and patrol allow — a sidecountry-within-the-ropes experience few Eastern mountains offer

peak season, snow + patrol-dependent DMC/ski-op 10-20%
A March spring day on the Olympic mountainComfort

longer light and softer snow on a big, high-snowmaking mountain — value pricing and the venues still humming below

March — verify closing date package / DMC 10-20%
Ride the Olympic bobsled track at Mt. Van HoevenbergPremier

a passenger bobsled run with a pro pilot down the descendant of the 1930 Olympic track

winter sliding; verify ORDA calendar DMC/affiliate (some pass-through)
Stand in the Herb Brooks Arena + the Olympic MuseumEssential

the "Miracle on Ice" rink and the Olympic Museum in the Olympic Center

year-round DMC/affiliate (some pass-through)
A Relais & Chateaux stay at Lake Placid LodgeLuxury

an Adirondack Great Camp on the lakeshore — timber-and-stone luxury, lakefront cabins, a celebrated table and High Peaks views

year-round; ski + summer/foliage peaks consortia/luxury on application
Learn to ski + do the venues as a familyEssential

gentle lower Whiteface terrain and a strong snowsports school, then off-snow the bobsled/coaster, skating and museum

ski late Dec-Mar; venues year-round school/DMC/affiliate 8-20%
A lakeside lodge escape on Mirror LakePremier

a fireside room at the Whiteface Lodge or Mirror Lake Inn, a lakefront dinner and a quiet skate or paddle

year-round — ski + summer/foliage DMC/bundle
The Lake Placid village + lodge tableComfort

Main Street restaurants above Mirror Lake, the lodge kitchens and Adirondack producers — a compact, walkable food scene as the après-and-evening layer

standing; strongest ski + summer/foliage bundle/hotel on stay
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