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YELLOWSTONE, GRAND TETONS AND THE BLACK HILLS July 11 - 17, 2013

TOUR HIGHLIGHTS *Wall Drug DAY 1: Our western adventure gets started today as we relax in our luxury *Deadwood motorcoach and let someone else do the driving. highlights *Bighorn National Forest include a stop at Wall Drug, the free ice water store, and the historic town *Big Horn Mountains of Deadwood, where we find our hotel. The rest of our day is free to *Buffalo Bill Dam Overlook explore or try our luck at one of the Casinos. Overnight - Deadwood, SD *Guided Tour of Yellowstone (L) National Park * DAY 2: Today we are surrounded by scenery on our drive through the * National Park Bighorn National Forest and the Big Horn Mountains. At Shell Falls, we *Jenny Lake Scenic Cruise find a spectacular waterfall made by Shell Creek cutting a deep chasm *Chapel of the Transfiguration through the surrounding . At the Buffalo Bill Dam Overlook on the *Menor’s Ferry Shoshone River, we see what was actually Buffalo Bill’s idea to supply the *Craig Thomas Discovery and newly developed town of Cody with irrigation and drinking water. Our stay Visitor Center is in this Western town tonight. Overnight - Cody, WY (B) (L) *National Interpretive Center DAY 3: Preserved because it was a “priceless treasure,” Yellowstone has *Hot Springs State Park mountains, forests, 290 waterfalls, 300 geysers (2/3 of all the geysers in the * world) and almost 60 species of mammals. Our Guided Tour of * National Yellowstone National Park takes us through the Lower Loop with such Memorial highlights as Old Faithful, hot springs, mud pots, waterfalls and hopefully * Pottery some wildlife. Overnight - Yellowstone National Park, WY * *Corn Palace DAY 4: Spectacular. Breathtaking. Dramatic. Majestic. The scenery of *Round-Trip Transportation Grand Teton National Park is often described in grand style, as indeed it *Tour Director should be. After lunch we will relax in these surroundings and learn about *6 Nights’ Accommodations the history and of the area on our Jenny Lake Scenic Cruise. *Luggage Handling After the cruise, we visit the Chapel of the Transfiguration and Menor’s *4 Breakfasts, 2 Lunches, 2 Dinners Ferry, both favorites of photographers. Our final stop today is at the Craig *Southwest Tour and Travel’s Thomas Discovery and Visitor Center, with its state-of-the-art exhibits Gift and Personalized Service and film. Tonight we will find our hotel, surrounded by the Grand Tetons, in this high mountain valley known as Jackson Hole. Overnight - Jackson, WY

DAY 5: We visit the world of the Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep at the National Bighorn Sheep Interpretive Center with its interactive exhibits, dioramas and films. One of the hottest tourist destinations in - literally - is Hot Springs State Park, home of the world’s largest mineral hot springs and the Rainbow Terraces. The Wyoming Dinosaur Center, located in one of the most important dinosaur centers of the state, has full-size Southwest Tour & Travel mounted dinosaurs, a preparation lab and active dig sites. 1500 Travis Road Marshall, MN 56258 Overnight - Buffalo, WY (B) (D) 507-532-5536 or Toll Free 1-800-669-1309 e-mail us at: [email protected] Day 6: With the Rocky Mountains behind us, we continue east into the Black www.swtourandtravel.com Hills. After a scenic drive through Spearfish Canyon, we arrive at Mount Rushmore National Memorial. The four 60-foot faces have become the PRICE PER PERSON Regular Price *Cash Price state’s top tourist attractions. We continue sightseeing with tours of Sioux Double: $ 1145.00 $ 1120.00 Pottery and Chapel in the Hills. An included Dinner gives us a perfect end Triple: $ 1005.00 $ 980.00 to the day. Overnight - Rapid City, SD (B) (D) Quad: $ 930.00 $ 905.00 Single: $ 1620.00 $ 1585.00 Day 7: Today’s drive in the direction of home brings us to Mitchell with a *Cash or Check Payments tour of the Corn Palace, just another of the national treasures that have been The tour price is subject to change without preserved for all to enjoy and that we have now experienced. (B) notice. Tours are subject to energy surcharges and other factors beyond our control.