27017 Mount Rushmore
Black Hills & Badlands- Mt Rushmore
View Dates & BookHighlights:
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Rapid City
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Mount Rushmore-Crazy Horse Memorial
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Devil's Tower National Monument-Deadwood
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The Mammoth Site-The Journey Museum
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Badlands National Park-Fort Hays
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1880 Train-Mt Rushmore at Night
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Custer State Park
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Buffalo Jeep Safari
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State Game Lodge Dinner
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The Mammoth Site
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The Jorney Museum
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Badlands National Park
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Wall Drug Store
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Chuckwagon Supper & Cowboy Show
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K-Bar S Lodge Dinner
Inclusions:
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Roundtrip Airfare-PIT
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10 Meals: 6-Breakfast & 4-Dinners
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Professional Tour Director
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Motorcoach Transportation
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Hotel Transfers
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Admissions per Itinerary
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Sightseeing per Itinerary
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Baggage Handling at Hotels.
Accomodations:
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6-Nights-Doubletree by Hilton Rapid City
Downtown Convention Center, Rapid City
Day 1:
ARRIVE RAPID CITY
Today arrive in Rapid City. Enjoy a Welcome Dinner with your traveling companions.
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.
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 throough beautiful Spearfish Canyon, a scenic drive in the Black Hills.
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 Wooly 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 feature four museums including the Sioux Indian Museum. Enjoy the remainder of the day at yoour own pace.
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 buildiings used in the Oscar winning film. Later at the same location enjoy a fun filled Chuckwagon Supper & Cowboy Show.
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. Followiing dinner experience Mt Rushmore at Night to see this American treasure illuminated in a whole new light.
Overnight: Rapid City
Day 7:
RAPID CITY- FLIGHT HOME
Today depart from Rapid City filled with wonderful memories of your Black Hills and Badlands Tour.
B=Breakfast, D=Dinner
Need a Passport or Real ID for flights.
Includes: Roundtrip Airfare- PIT, 10 Meals: 6-Breakfast & 4-Dinners, Professional Tour Director, Motorcoach Transportation, Hotel Transfers, Admissions per Itinerary, Sightseeing per Itinerary and Baggage Handling at Hotels.
Deposit: $400.00 per person.
Payment Options:
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Credit Card
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Check, money order, or cash
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Electronic check (ACH) ACH stands for Automated Clearing House, a network that allows for electronic money transfers between banks and credit unions in the United States. It requires the routing and account number.
Insurance: $425.00 per person. If you cancel, the insurance premium is nonrefundable.
Balance Due: May 31, 2027
Cancellation Fees: Written notice of cancellation is required before monies refunded.
Cancel more than 180 days prior to departure: Full Refund
Cancel 179-90 days prior to departure: Deposit is Retained
Cancel 89-60 days prior to departure: 25% of total price
Cancel 59-30 days prior to departure: 50% of total price
Cancel 29-15 days prior to departure: 75% of total price
Cancel 14 days or less prior to departure/no shows: No Refunds
IMPORTANT CONDITIONS/NOTES:
Itinerary and hotels are subject to change.
AIR NOTE/SEAT REQUEST/AIRLINE BAG FEES:
Air schedule may not be available until Final Trip Documentation is received. Airline baggage fees & seat assignment fees are not included in tour rates.
Walking Code 3: This tour includes moderate physical activity. The itinerary blends some longer days and shorter days and more leisure time. Walking tours, as well as walking slightly longer distances, climbing stairs or walking over uneven terrain should be expected.
