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THE CLASSIC LODGES & PARKS OF THE WEST

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On this fun-filled vacation, discover the majestic parks and historic lodges of the American West. Begin your trip in Rapid City, South Dakota, gateway to the Black Hills. Enjoy an orientation tour and visit to Badlands National Park with its stunning scenery. Spend two nights in Custer State Park at the historic State Game Lodge, a gracious stone and wood lodge set in a beautiful mountain valley that served as the "Summer White House" for President Coolidge. Here, enjoy a buffalo safari and chuck wagon cookout. Visit the world's largest mammoth-remains excavation site in Hot Springs, spend free time exploring Custer State Park, and visit Mount Rushmore and the Crazy Horse monument. Then, on to the Old West town of Deadwood, final resting place of Wild Bill Hickok and Calamity Jane.

Cross the plains and mountains of Wyoming and arrive in Buffalo Bill's Wild West town of Cody, Wyoming. Next up: Yellowstone National Park, America's first national park and the geothermal home of Old Faithful Geyser. Stay at the majestic Lake Yellowstone Hotel, listed on the Register of Historic Places and the most luxurious lodging facility in Yellowstone. Enjoy Yellowstone's Upper and Lower Falls and watch for herds of bison before spending the night at the historic Old Faithful Inn, one of the largest log structures in the world and located right beside Old Faithful Geyser. On your way to Jackson, Wyoming, tour beautiful Grand Teton National Park. In the thoroughly Western town of Jackson, enjoy plenty of leisure time plus the choice of joining a guided float trip on the Snake River or visiting the National Museum of Wildlife Art. Your grand vacation concludes with a trip through the Wasatch Mountains and a farewell dinner in Salt Lake City, Utah. On this tour, you see some of the West's classic lodges, breathtaking scenery, and historic sights - what a grand vacation!

City Highlights
Rapid City:
Welcome reception

Badlands National Park

Custer State Park:
Buffalo safari & chuck wagon cookout

Hot Springs:
Mammoth site

Mount Rushmore

Crazy Horse Memorial

U-Cross:
Enjoy lunch and a visit to a Western ranch

Cody:
Buffalo Bill Historical Center

Yellowstone National Park:
Stay inside the park at Lake Yellowstone Hotel and Old Faithful Inn; sightseeing

Grand Teton National Park

Jackson:
CHOOSE YOUR EXPERIENCE Take a float trip on the Snake River or enjoy a guided tour of the National Museum of Wildlife Art

Salt Lake City:
Farewell dinner

Note:

• Maximum elevation on vacation: 9,033 ft.