Day 1 - Wednesday, 9/3/2025
Fly to Rapid City
Today, fly to Rapid City, meet your Tour Manager and check into your hotel for a three night stay.

Day 2 - Thursday, 9/4/2025 - Breakfast - Dinner
Badlands National Park / Fort Hays
Today travel to the unusual and well-known Wall Drug Store, famous for its “Free Ice Water”. Then 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. This evening visit the Fort Hays Dances with Wolves Movie Set to see some of the original buildings used in the Oscar winning film and enjoy a delicious supper with a bit of western entertainment at your Welcome Dinner & Cowboy Cookout.

Day 3 - Friday, 9/5/2025 - Breakfast - Dinner
Mt. Rushmore / Crazy Horse
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 on to Crazy Horse Memorial, still in progress. View the giant mountainside sculpture of the famous chief astride his pony. Following dinner experience Mt. Rushmore at Night to see the sculpture illuminated in a whole new light.

Day 4 - Saturday, 9/6/2025 - Breakfast
Little Bighorn / Billings
Today, journey into Montana to see Little Bighorn National Monument, site of the Battle of the Little Bighorn in 1876. Visit the Indian Memorial and Custer National Cemetery. The 7th Regiment of the US Cavalry, along with Crow and Arikara scouts led by Lt. General George Custer was defeated by warriors of the Lakota Sioux, Northern Cheyenne, and Arapaho Tribes in an effort to preserve their way of life on the Northern Plains. Later a short ride brings you to Montana’s most populous city, Billings, for an overnight stay.

Day 5 - Sunday, 9/7/2025 - Breakfast - Dinner
Cody / To Yellowstone
This morning travel into Wyoming to Cody, the town named for Buffalo Bill Cody. Visit the Buffalo Bill Historical Center, an interesting museum of Native American culture, natural history, and western art. Later enter Yellowstone National Park, the world’s first national park established in 1872. Travel through the park for a late afternoon arrival in West Yellowstone for a two night stay. West Yellowstone is a gateway town to Yellowstone National Park sitting at the west entrance (altitude 6,667’).

Day 6 - Monday, 9/8/2025 - Breakfast
Yellowstone National Park
Enjoy the day exploring Yellowstone National Park with your Tour Manager (average altitude 8,000’). With over 10,000 hot springs, thundering waterfalls, geysers and endless forests, Yellowstone inspires awe. Some of the park highlights include Old Faithful Geyser, Yellowstone Lake and Yellowstone Canyon. The park is also home to an astounding array of elk, bear, and buffalo.

Day 7 - Tuesday, 9/9/2025 - Breakfast
Grand Tetons / Jackson
Today travel south through Grand Teton National Park, the 485-square mile scenic park features the Teton Mountain Range, one of the youngest ranges on the continent, lakes, glaciers, wildlife, and snowfields. Later arrive in the quiet cowboy town of Jackson for your overnight stay. Be sure to visit the colorful Million Dollar Cowboy Bar with its saddle-shaped barstools.

Day 8 - Wednesday, 9/10/2025 - Breakfast - Dinner
To Salt Lake City
Today travel into Utah. Enroute wind along the shores of beautiful Bear Lake before climbing the Wasatch Mountains. Later arrive in Salt Lake City, “The City of Saints” founded by Brigham Young in 1847. On arrival enjoy a panoramic Salt Lake City Tour featuring Temple Square with its lovely landscaping and famous Tabernacle, the State Capitol, and the University of Utah--site of the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2002 Winter Olympics. This evening enjoy a Farewell Dinner with your fellow travelers.

Day 9 - Thursday, 9/11/2025 - Breakfast
Return Home
Fly home from Salt Lake City today.

Note: This tour involves high altitude.