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Monuments, Monoliths and the Wild West Monuments, Monoliths and the Wild West FEATURING Montana, Mt. Rushmore, Badlands & Wind Cave National Parks, Deadwood and Little Big 7 DAYS/6 NIGHTS 18 GOURMET MEALS Horn Starts and ends in Billings Montana Step back in time as you experience the Wild West like a native. Hike iconic Devils Tower, America’s first National Monument made famous by the film Close Encounters of the Third Kind and interact with wild mustang horses in their own natural habitat. Marvel at Mount Rushmore, one of the most recognizable monuments in the world. Explore battlefields, memorials and historic towns all so beautiful they’ll not only flood your photo collections but also create lifelong memories ATTRACTIONS INCLUDED “A BETTER WAY TO TRAVEL” • Montana • Local & renowned expert guides • Mt. Rushmore • Professional photography guides • Badlands & Wind Cave National • Limo Liner transportation Parks • Certifi ed on-board Personal Chef • Deadwood & Little Big Horn • Restroom & hot running water • Wild Mustangs • Spacious leather sofas • The Black Hills • Charging station for electronics • Devils Tower • Wi-Fi & in transit entertainment CULINARY INCLUSIONS • Large picture-view windows • Small private group exclusivity • 18 gourmet meals • 6 Breakfasts PREMIUM LODGING • 6 Lunches Premium 4 & 5 star lodging with lug- • 6 Dinners gage handling both directions. A big part of travel means tast- ing Sylvan Lake Lodge: Custer State great meals that capture the culture • and fl avor of the region. Our culinary Park, SD inclusions cover all your meals and • The Lodge at Deadwood: PRICING drinks while on vacation with us. We Deadwood, SD From $3,999 based on double utilize fresh local ingredients and ev- • The Historic Alex Johnson Hotel: occupancy ery meal is prepared to your liking. Rapid City, SD Monuments, Monoliths and the Wild West Itinerary 7 DAYS/6 NIGHTS 18 GOURMET MEALS The Limo Liner allows us to maximize every moment while traveling in style! Your on-board chef will serve beverages and prepare meals sourced with local ingredients. Our photographer and expert guides help you capture every memory while learning all about the destination. Choose your own activities in-advance, to your own personal taste and activity level. Use your fl ex pass to purchase any on-your-own meals or gift shop 2019 Tour Dates: items. April 7 - 13, 2019 April 14 - 20, 2019 DAY 1: Little Bighorn National Battlefield, DAY 4: Wind Caves National Park April 22 - 28, 2019 Deadwood, and Wild Bill Hickok Premium Lodging: The Historic Alex Johnson April 29 - May 5, 2019 Premium Lodging: The Lodge at Deadwood: Hotel: Rapid City, SD May 6 - 12, 2019 Deadwood, SD Today we visit Wind Cave National Park to view July 7 -13, 2019 Our morning starts with a short drive to the Little beautiful vistas and abundant wildlife, including July 14 - 20, 2019 Bighorn National Battlefield to visit the area that elk, bison, deer, prairie dog towns, and badgers. memorializes the U.S. Army’s 7th Cavalry and the Our visit is highlighted by a guided tour of the Sioux and Cheyenne Native American tribes. The spectacular Wind Cave, the 6th longest cave in the Vore Buffalo Jump will educate us on how Native world. We’ll encounter incredible calcite Americans hunted buffalo before the arrival of formations as we explore the twists and turn of horses in North America. Our evening unfolds in this complex cave system. The afternoon provides Deadwood, South Dakota as we walk in the ample hiking options for all activity levels. Later, footsteps of Wild Bill Hickok and Calamity Jane. we’ll ascend to the highest point in the park at Historic saloons, old west lore and gambling fun Rankin Ridge to marvel at expansive prairie lands are all part of your adventure through the Old as the sun set across the landscape. West. DAY 5: Badlands National Park DAY 2 Mt. Rushmore National Monument Premium Lodging: Sylvan Lake Lodge: Custer Premium Lodging: The Historic Alex Johnson State Park, SD Hotel: Rapid City, SD Today we experience a full immersion into the The morning is yours to explore intriguing Badlands National Park where rolling prairies and Deadwood before we embark on our short inspiring rock formations fill the land. Western journey to Mt. Rushmore National Monument. En movies such as Dances with Wolves and route, we learn about the birth, growth, Thunderheart were filmed amongst this stunning, development, and preservation of the region. The iconic landscape. We’ll learn about the fascinating 60-foot granite sculptures featuring George human history, geology and prehistoric creatures Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore that once roamed what is now protected at the Roosevelt, and Abraham Lincoln represent not largest undisturbed mixed grass prairie in the only the past but a promise for the future. Hike, United States. Other highlights of the day include relax and take photos of this US monument you’ll a stop at the Minuteman Missile National Historic not soon forget. Site, the South Dakota Space Museum on Ellsworth Air Force Base, as well as a visit to the DAY 3: Black Hills Wild Horse Sanctuary famed Wall Drug Mall. The evening will conclude and Custer State Park on the shores of Sylvan Lake. Premium Lodging: Sylvan Lake Lodge: Custer DAY 6: The Black Hills, Bear Lodge State Park, SD Mountains, Crazy Horse Memorial and Today begins with a visit to the 11,000-acre Black Devil’s Tower Hills Wild Horse Sanctuary with 600 free-ranging wild mustangs. The 2-hour tour to view, Premium Lodging: The Lodge at Deadwood: DAY 7: Spearfish Canyon, Farewell in photograph and interact with the wild mustangs Deadwood, SD Billings in their natural habitat is truly a special Today we travel through the Black Hills into the experience. After lunch, we’ll enter Custer State Bear Lodge Mountains. Here we’ll enjoy majestic We’ll head towards Billings with a stop at DC Park for a 17-mile wildlife-loop drive that features scenery and wildlife as we move towards Crazy Booth Historic Fish Hatchery for a view into the over 1,500 bison, whitetail deer, pronghorn, Horse Memorial. Next we’ll venture to Devils colorful history, and pristine setting, preserving bighorn sheep, Mule Deer, wild burros, coyotes, Tower, the famous 1,267-foot high iconic an educational center. We’ll navigate Spearfish red foxes and wild turkeys. The later hours of the monolith, immortalized in the Close Encounters Canyon, featuring majestic waterfalls and world afternoon bring beautiful hiking opportunities of the Third Kind and distinct in being America’s class trout fishing. We’ll continue to Billings such as Black Elk Peak, Sunday Gulch, and Little first national monument. Take the afternoon to where we end our week-long adventure with Devil’s Tower. The evening is yours to enjoy on hike around the tower or soak in the shade of the fine dining. The Limo Liner will be available to the banks of Sylvan Lake from your sought after Ponderosa Pines. Tonight is yours to rest back at escort you to the airport this evening or take accommodations at Sylvan Lake Lodge. The Lodge at Deadwood. you to your post-trip hotel accommodations. We hope you enjoy your time traveling with us. Thank you for choosing Experience Park Tours. LOCAL GUIDES PERSONAL CHEF ALL CULINARY PHOTO GUIDES PREMIUM LODGING LIMO LINER NO GRATUITIES FLEX PASS RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT Experience Park Tours; 9120 Double Diamond Parkway; Reno, Nevada 89521, acts only as the agent for the passenger, accepts no responsibility in whole or in part for any delays, cancellations, inconveniences, loss, damage or injury to person or property, resulting from mechanical defect or failure, of any nature, howsoever caused, or for any substitution of hotels or other event or attraction, as deemed necessary, for any reason such as acts of God, war, terrorism, strike, weather, traffi c, or beyond the control of Experience Park Tours. Experience Park Tours reserves the right to make changes to itineraries with or without notice. Although every eff ort is made to handle guests’ luggage carefully, Experience Park Tours cannot be responsible, nor assume liability or accept claims for loss or damage due to breakage, theft, or wear and tear through hotel, airline, or group carrier handling. Experience Park Tours is not responsible for any personal items left behind. EPT005.
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