Mt. Rushmore, Deadwood & The Badlands
7 Days · 11 Meals
Travel Type: Motorcoach Tour
featuring the Black Hills Central Railroad, Boot Hill Cemetery, Hot Springs, Crazy Horse memorial, and the Flying T Chuckwagon Dinner and Country Music Show.
Highlights
- Free home or local pickup and return
- 11 Meals (4 dinners, 1 lunch and 6 breakfasts)
- Visit the Corn Palace
- Learn about Indian culture through dance, music and stories and enjoy a private dinner at the Journey Museum
- Ride the Black Hills Central Railroad 1880 Train to Keystone
- See Mt. Rushmore, the world's largest sculpture
- Deadwood Touring including free time for gaming and stop at Boot Hill Cemetery
- Visit Mammoth Site of Hot Springs
- Jeep tour in Custer State Park to view herds of buffalo
- Lunch at the State Game Lodge
- Crazy Horse Memorial
- Guided tour of Badlands National Park and visit Wall Drug Store
- Dinner and entertainment at the Flying T Chuckwagon Dinner and Country Music Show
- $35 in Mayflower Money
Itinerary
1
- Depart for The Badlands Our northwesterly journey takes us on a tour of South Dakota's most spectacular highlights. Tonight, out Tour Manager hosts a get-acquainted dinner in Minnesota. (Dinner)
2
- Arrive in South Dakota
Arriving in South Dakota, we make a stop at The Corn Palace, an immense structure of Moorish architecture before coming to Rapid City and our hotel. Tonight, we visit the Journey Museum where we learn about the Indian culture and heritage through traditional dance, music and story telling. Tonight, a special dinner awaits us at the museum. (Breakfast and dinner)
3
- Mt. Rushmore and Deadwood
We board the 1880 Train of the Black Hills Central Railroad for spectacular mountain scenery along the tracks laid in the 1880s to service the area mines. Then, we visit the famed Shrine of Democracy, Mt. Rushmore before traveling north to Deadwood. Visit Mount Moriah Cemetery, known as "Boot Hill," home to the graves of Old West legends like Calamity Jane and Wild Bill Hickok. There will be time on your own to explore the local attractions, shop or try your luck at one of the casinos. (Breakfast)
4
- Mammoth Site and Custer State Park
At the Mammoth Site of Hot Springs see the excavation site which features fossils of 58 woolly mammoths, the world's largest site of its kind. After lunch at the State Game Lodge, we take to the fields and take an open-air jeep ride to look for buffalo and other wildlife in Custer State Park. Keep your cameras ready when we visit Crazy Horse Memorial, the enormous mountain-carving-inprogress dedicated to Native Americans. (Breakfast and lunch)
5
- Badlands National Park
and Flying T Chuckwagon Supper Show We begin with a stop at Wall Drug Store, a unique shopping emporium featuring western clothing, Indian pottery and favorite watering hole since the 1930s. A local guide takes us through Badlands National Park, a uniquely beautiful geologic area formed over millions of years by wind, rain and erosion. Tonight, we are treated to a chuckwagon supper and cowboy musical show at the Flying T Ranch. (Breakfast and dinner)
6
- Homeward Bound
We depart Rapid City this morning to begin the journey home. Our travels brings us to Sioux City, Iowa where a farewell dinner hosted by our Tour Manager awaits us. (Breakfast and dinner)
7
- Home
Our adventure comes to a close as we arrive home filled with fabulous memories of your trip to Mt. Rushmore, Deadwood and The Badlands. (Breakfast)
Accommodations
Day One
AmericInn, Worthington, MN
Days Two through Five
Howard Johnson Inn, Rapid City, SD
Day Six
AmericInn, Sioux City, IA
Dates & Rates
| 2012 Departure Dates | Per Person Twin | Single Room Add | Triple Room Deduct |
|---|---|---|---|
| July 14 | $1,459 | $569 | $12 |
| 2013 Departure Dates | Per Person Twin | Single Room Add | Triple Room Deduct |
| July 13 | $1,499 | $579 | $12 |
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