Black Hills, Badlands &
Mt. Rushmore
From: $2549
per person dbl*
• Mount Rushmore
• Mount Rushmore at Night
• Devil’s Tower Nat’l Monument
• Crazy Horse Memorial
• Fort Hays
• Badlands National Park
• Wall Drug Store
• Custer State Park
• Buffalo Jeep Safari
• State Game Lodge Dinner
• 1880 Train
• Deadwood
• The Mammoth Site
• The Journey Museum
• Black Hills Gold Factory
• K-Bar S Ranch Dinner
• Chuckwagon Supper & Cowboy Show
5 Nights First Class Hotels, 10 Meals: 6-Breakfasts & 4-Dinners, Tour Director, Motorcoach Transportation, Sightseeing per Itinerary, Baggage Handling at Hotels
June 11 • July 9, 16, 23 • August 13 • September 10 – $2549 dbl**
1 2 3 4
6 Night(s) – Holiday Inn Rushmore Plaza, Rapid City
BOOKING DISCOUNT SAVINGS* – UP TO $200 PER COUPLE/$100 PER PERSON
Black Hills, Badlands & Mt. Rushmore
7-DAYS
DAY 1: ARRIVE RAPID CITY
Today arrive in Rapid City. Enjoy a Welcome Dinner with your traveling companions.
(D) Overnight: Rapid City
DAY 2: MOUNT RUSHMORE – CRAZY HORSE MEMORIAL
This morning visit Mt. Rushmore featuring the awesome sculptures of Washington, Jefferson, Roosevelt and Lincoln. Each face is 60 feet high and is carved into the rugged granite mountainside with intricate perfection. Continue onto the Crazy Horse Memorial, still in progress. View the giant mountainside sculpture of the famous Indian Chief astride his pony. This afternoon visit Custer State Park famous as a wildlife preserve featuring a herd of 1,500 free roaming buffalo. Experience a thrilling Buffalo Jeep Safari in search of some of the herd. Enjoy dinner at the famous State Game Lodge, built 1920 and listed on the national register of historic places with past guests including Presidents Coolidge & Eisenhower.
(B,D) Overnight: Rapid City
DAY 3: DEVIL’S TOWER – DEADWOOD
Today journey west into Wyoming to visit Devil’s Tower National Monument to view the 867 foot monolith. Return east into South Dakota to visit historic Deadwood. Meet your local guide and explore the 1876 rough and tumble gold camp & gambling town where Wild West legends were made like Wild Bill Hickok, Calamity Jane and Seth Bullock. The entire city is a national historic landmark and features an incredibly preserved Main Street. Later drive through beautiful Spearfish Canyon, a scenic drive in the Black Hills.
(B) Overnight: Rapid City
DAY 4: THE MAMMOTH SITE – THE JOURNEY MUSEUM
This morning travel to The Mammoth Site in Hot Springs, the museum has the greatest concentration of mammoth remains in the world. As of 2016, the remains of 61 mammoths including 58 North American Columbian and 3 Woolly mammoths had been recovered. Mammoth bones were found at the site in 1974, and a museum and building enclosing the site were established. Next visit one of Rapid City’s newest attractions, the city-owned $12 million The Journey Museum which traces the geology of the Black Hills and tells the story of the people who inhabited these lands. The Journey features four museums including the Sioux Indian Museum. Enjoy the remainder of the day at your own pace.
(B) Overnight: Rapid City
DAY 5: BADLANDS NATIONAL PARK – FORT HAYS
Today visit and drive through Badlands National Park, located between the White and Cheyenne Rivers. The area contains spectacular examples of weathering, erosion, fantastic ridges, cliffs and canyons of variegated color. Later explore the unusual and well-known Wall Drug Store, famous for its “Free Ice Water”. This afternoon visit the Fort Hays Dances with Wolves Movie Set to see some of the original buildings used in the Oscar winning film. Later at the same location enjoy a fun filled Chuckwagon Supper & Cowboy Show.
(B,D) Overnight: Rapid City
DAY 6: 1880 TRAIN – MT. RUSHMORE AT NIGHT
This morning enjoy a short drive to Hill City to explore Main Street and board the 1880 Train for a rail journey through history & scenery. The 1880 Train is an authentic narrow gauge railroad dating back to the Black Hills Gold Rush. Tonight’s special Farewell Dinner is at the K-Bar S Lodge nestled in the beautiful Black Hills just outside Keystone. Following dinner experience Mt. Rushmore at Night to see this American treasure illuminated in a whole new light.
(B,D) Overnight: Rapid City
DAY 7: RAPID CITY – FLIGHT HOME
Today depart from Rapid City filled with wonderful memories of your Black Hills, Badlands & Mt. Rushmore Tour.
(B)
Single Room Supplement + ($825) Triple Room Reduction – ($30) per person **Rates are Land only, per person double
Call for Roundtrip Air Package Rates and details
Land only rates do not include hotel transfers.
Roundtrip air package includes hotel transfers
On some dates alternate hotels may be used
* Booking Discount Details – Make your Final Payment by check & receive $200 per couple/$100 per person savings on Air Inclusive Bookings. Land Only/Own Air Bookings receive $100 per couple/$50 per person savings.