America's Old Wild West

Saddle up for an adventure to America’s Old Wild West – the Black Hills of South Dakota. Rugged hills covered with pine forests, grasslands with herds of pronghorn and buffalo, desert canyons with dramatic rock formations, cowboy songs and Native American legends – this is the romance of the Old West that still lives on. A special feature will be a four night stay at the historic Custer State Park Game Lodge. 

Day 1

Flight to Rapid City, South Dakota. Guided tour of Deadwood. Hear about the Ft. Laramie Treaty of 1868, Custer’s Expedition to the Black Hills that started the Gold Rush of 1874, Jack McCall, Wild Bill Hickok, Calamity Jane and Potato Creek Johnny. Gaze down at Deadwood Gulch while enjoying the breeze and the essence of ponderosa pines from the Mt. Moriah lookout, a 300-foot cliff. Check in to the Holiday Inn Express, Deadwood for 1 night. Dinner in Deadwood. Free evening in Deadwood. Plenty of excitement can be found along Deadwood’s 1890s Main Street with shops, casinos, saloons, restaurants & emporiums.

Day 2

Breakfast. Travel scenic Byway 14A to Spearfish Canyon where some scenes of the movie Dances With Wolves were filmed. View Bridal Veil Falls, Little Spearfish Falls, & Roughlock Falls. Arrive in Hill City with free time for lunch & shopping. Board the 1880s Train. Travel to Custer State Park and check in to the State Park Game Lodge for a 4-night stay. This historic lodge served as a summer White House for Presidents Coolidge & Eisenhower. Dinner at the lodge.

Day 3

Breakfast. Travel to Wall, SD, to visit Wall Drug Store, the world’s largest drug store opened in 1931 with free time for lunch & shopping. Visit the Ben Reifel Visitor Center at Badlands National Park. Scenic drive through the Badlands National Park where wind & water erosion have carved an eerie world of deep gorges, saw-edged spires and grassy topped buttes - creating a fabulous painted landscape. Dinner.

Day 4

Breakfast. Buffalo Jeep Ride into the back country of Custer State Park to observe the largest buffalo herd in North America. Keep your eyes open for bighorn sheep, mountain goats, antelope, deer, elk and turkey. Visit the Crazy Horse Memorial. Dinner at the lodge. Mount Rushmore Evening Illumination.

Day 5

Breakfast. Visit Mount Rushmore. Black Hills guided tour: Iron Mountain, Needles Highway, Keystone, Sylvan Lake. Old fashioned hayride to Mountain Meadow Blue Bell Canyon for Chuckwagon Dinner & musical entertainment.

Day 6

Breakfast. Flight home.

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DOUBLE OCCUPANCY: $2998.00

SINGLE OCCUPANCY: $3398.00

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Insurance Rate Double Occupancy: $215.86

Insurance Rate Single Occupancy: $244.66

$850.00 deposit per person due with reservation. Final payment date due 6/15/22. Cancellations prior to 6/15/22 will receive a full refund less a $50.00 cancellation fee. Cancellations after 6/15/22 with insurance purchased, refunds will be processed through Travel Guard Insurance. Cancellations after 6/15/22 without insurance purchased, there is no refund. 

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