BALD EAGLE-WATCHING TOURS AT THE RESORTS AT CRYSTAL SPRINGS

02-29-2008

 

New Jersey’s Premier Resort Complex Offers Exclusive, Guided Bald Eagle-Watching Tours

 

VERNON, NJ, February 28, 2008 – Starting March 8^th and every Saturday thereafter this month, The Resorts at Crystal Springs will give guests the exclusive opportunity to observe bald eagles as they winter along the Delaware River.  On-site naturalist Dennis Miranda will lead guided day tours from The Resorts at Crystal Springs to designated eagle-watching observation blinds in nearby Glen Spey at the Mongaup Reservoir in New York.  The Resorts at Crystal Springs offers the personalized hiking tours, along with roundtrip transportation and lunch, as part of a package to be booked with overnight accommodations or as a stand-alone activity for guests at luxury properties Minerals Resort & Spa and the new Grand Cascades Lodge.

“Bald eagle-watching is a thrilling way to observe nature in action,” said Naturalist Dennis Miranda.  “The Resorts at Crystal Springs is ideally situated in a thriving natural environment that is a close drive from many major cities; thus we have created this hiking tour, extending a rare opportunity to view wintering bald eagles to our guests.”

According to informed volunteers at the Eagle Watching Insitute, the number of bald eagles wintering along the Delaware River has doubled in recent years, from 99 in 2006-2007 to nearly 200 in 2007-2008.  Guests of northern New Jersey’s only four-season resort are invited to witness the majestic creatures with the following package:

 

The Resorts at Crystal Springs’ Bald Eagle Excursion

Guests can stay at either of The Resorts at Crystal Springs two full service properties: the new Grand Cascades Lodge, with 250 spacious guest rooms and world-class amenities, including suites with gourmet kitchens, balconies and indoor/outdoor fireplaces, four-star Restaurant Latour with its Wine Spectator Grand Award-wining wine cellar (more than 54,000 bottles to date), the distinctive “Biosphere” indoor pool and Reflections Spa (open Summer 2008); or the 175-room Minerals Resort & Spa, with seven pools, 6,000-square-foot fitness center, Elements Spa and Kites restaurant. Package includes:

 

• Guided hiking tour to view wintering bald eagles along the Delaware River
• Lunch
• Loaner binoculars
• Roundtrip transportation (departure at 11:30 a.m. with return by 4:30 p.m.)
• Overnight accommodations (with package)
• Access to world-class resort amenities

 

Package starts from $239 at Minerals Resorts & Spa / $329 at Grand Cascades Lodge, based on single occupancy.  Each additional adult is $45.  Valid through March 29, 2008.

 

The package can also be booked separately by guests of The Resorts at Crystal Springs for $45 per adult, $25 per child 6 years of age and older.  For more details, please visit www.resortscrystalsprings.com or call (973) 827-5996. 

 

The Resorts at Crystal Springs, located  in Vernon and Hardyston, New Jersey, is  a sophisticated mix of residential real estate and full-service luxury hotels, including the newly opened Grand Cascades Lodge and sister property Minerals Resort & Spa.  The Resorts at Crystal Springs offer a vast array of world-class amenities, including: seven renowned golf courses; four-star Restaurant Latour; Wine Spectator Grand Award-winning wine cellar (more than 54,000 bottles to date); two full-service spas (Reflections Spa at Grand Cascades Lodge to open summer 2008); the 6,000-square-foot Minerals fitness center; and multiple indoor and outdoor pools, including the distinctive Biosphere with underground aquarium, tropical foliage and vortex pools.

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