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Yellowstone & Mt. Rushmore 9 Day Grand Tetons & Black Hills Tour - Utah, Wyoming, South Dakota, & Colorado |
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Day 1: Fly to Salt Lake City Upon arrival at Salt Lake City Airport, meet your tour manager and begin a city tour. See the State Capital, "This is the Place” Monument, and Temple Square’s Mormon Tabernacle Choir. Arrive at your downtown hotel. Later, enjoy a Get Acquainted Dinner. Radisson Hotel, Salt Lake City, UT (D) Day 2: Salt Lake to Jackson Motor through the states of Utah, Idaho, and Wyoming en route to the famous western town of Jackson Hole. See Great Salt Lake, Logan Canyon, Bear Lake (picnic included), and Snake River Canyon. Tonight’s dinner is at a local restaurant. Parkway Inn, Jackson Hole, WY (B, L, D) Day 3: Jackson to Yellowstone Free time this morning to shop in town or take a river float trip. Then drive to nearby Grand Tetons National Park. Follow the Snake River past majestic 13,000 foot peaks with stops at Menor Ferry, the Church of Transfiguration, and renowned Jackson Lake Lodge. Drive the Rockefeller Parkway to Yellowstone (7300’ altitude), the country's first National Park and considered by many to be the finest. Spend two nights at your hotel located right inside the park. Tonight, enjoy a choice-of-menu dinner at the hotel. Note: All park hotels provide basic, very simple accommodations. Grant Village, Yellowstone Park, WY (B, D) Day 4: Yellowstone National Park Today, you'll witness nature as it rebuilds itself amidst the varied scenic wonders of Yellowstone. Travel over the Continental Divide, stop at famous Old Faithful Lodge, and thrill to the sight of the legendary geyser. View the Fountain Paint Pots, majestic Hayden Valley, & Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone River. Grant Village, Yellowstone Park, WY (B, D) Day 5: Yellowstone to Sheridan Travel to Cody, the center of Wyoming's "Cowboy Country.” Visit the Buffalo Bill Historical Museum, considered to have the best western collection in the world. See world–class exhibits featuring pioneer life & Indian/Western artwork. Continue on thru Shell Falls Canyon and over scenic Granite Pass (8900') in the Bighorn Mountains. Arrive in Sheridan, site of the infamous 1860's Sioux Indian Wars and now home to large cattle ranches. Tonight’s dinner is at the hotel. Holiday Inn, Sheridan, WY (B, D) Day 6: Sheridan / Custer’s Last Stand Battlefield / Rapid City Travel into Montana this morning to the famous Little Big Horn Battlefield. Retrace the paths of George Armstrong Custer, his 7th Cavalry, and Sitting Bull as you tour this fascinating national monument – home of “Custer’s Last Stand.” Cross the Wyoming plains and arrive in the famed Black Hills of South Dakota. Stop in Deadwood, the historic mining town where Wild Bill Hickok was shot. Enjoy dinner before departing to Rapid City. Radisson Hotel, Rapid City, SD (B, D) Day 7: Mt. Rushmore & Black Hills Crazy Horse Memorial Visit the Rushmore–Borglum Story to learn of Gutzen Borglum's 14 year dedication to sculpting this monument. Then view awesome Mount Rushmore in daylight and marvel at the carved granite images of Washington, Jefferson, Teddy Roosevelt & Lincoln. Next, drive to the massive Crazy Horse Memorial, the sculpture & museum dedicated to the spirit of Chief Crazy Horse. When completed, this figure will be the largest statue in the world. Enjoy free time and dinner on own before your night illumination tour of Mt. Rushmore. Radisson Hotel, Rapid City, SD (B) Day 8: Rapid City to Cheyenne Leave the Black Hills for Hot Springs, and the recently uncovered Mammoth Site, with its excavated prehistoric 26,000 year–old giant mastodon bones. Next, stop at historic 1849 Fort Laramie, a restored western outpost & home to army Indian fighters. Travel across the wide–open prairie to Cheyenne, famous for its "Frontier Days" rodeo. Gather this evening for a Farewell Dinner. Little America, Cheyenne, WY (B, L, D) Day 9: Cheyenne / Denver / Fly Home Drive into Colorado to the mile–high city of Denver. Enjoy a city tour with Larimer Square, the State Capitol Building, & Coors Field (city tour dependent on flight schedule). Arrive at the airport for your return flight home. (B) Note: this tour involves high altitudes. Please check with your Doctor, if you have any health conditions affected by high altitude. Commercial Air: Book Now to ensure your place on this trip because this trip operates on commercial air. Space is limited and may not be available less than 65 days before departure. Included air fare subject to change. |
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Cancellation policy: if
insurance is not purchased, cancellation charges are: 65
days and earlier:
full refund; 64 and
less days prior to departure: no refund. |
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8 nights
