Spotlight on South Dakota Featuring Mount Rushmore & the Badlands May 15 – 21, 2020
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Huntley Travel presents… Spotlight on South Dakota featuring Mount Rushmore & The Badlands May 15 – 21, 2020 Book Now & Save $50 Per Person For more information contact Lisa Anthony Huntley Travel (847) 669-8900 [email protected] 7 Days ● 9 Meals: 6 Breakfasts, 3 Dinners Book Now & Save $50 Per Person: * Double $2,549; Double $2,499 Single $3,149; Single $3,099; Triple $2,519 Triple $2,469 For bookings made after Nov 15, 2019 call for rates. Included in Price: Round Trip Air from OHare Intl Airport, Air Taxes and Fees/Surcharges, Hotel Transfers Not included in price: Cancellation Waiver and Insurance of $275 per person * All Rates are Per Person and are subject to change, based on air inclusive package from ORD IMPORTANT CONDITIONS: Your price is subject to increase prior to the time you make full payment. Your price is not subject to increase after you make full payment, except for charges resulting from increases in government-imposed taxes or fees. Once deposited, you have 7 days to send us written consumer consent or withdraw consent and receive a full refund. (See registration form for consent.) Single-hotel Stays: Unpack just once and explore the world’s most iconic cities during Spotlights’ single-hotel stays. The leisurely pace offers you the chance to get to know these destinations like a local. Must-see cultural highlights are always included, plus there’s plenty of time to explore independently, creating your own unique adventure. 969307 Collette Experiences Must-See Inclusions Culinary Inclusions Jump into the world of Travel to the otherworldly Delight in the local flavors Black Hills gold on a tour. Badlands National Park. during a Western dinner Traverse Needles Visit epic Mount show. Highway and its 14 miles Rushmore. of magnificent rock Explore Deadwood, a formations. National Historic Stroll past 150 years of Landmark. American history on the Presidential Trail. Highlights: Crazy Horse Memorial, Mount Rushmore, Badlands National Park, Wall Drug, Devils Tower National Monument, Choice on Tour, Black Hills Gold, Needles Highway, Custer State Park, Deadwood, High Plains Heritage Center Day 1: Friday, May 15, 2020 Rapid story behind the world’s largest, still- City, South Dakota - Tour Begins in-progress mountain sculpture. The Welcome to the West. Your tour memorial includes the Indian Museum opens in Rapid City, long known as of North America, the Native the gateway to the Black Hills. American Cultural Center, the Tonight, you and your fellow travelers sculptor’s studio, orientation center gather for a welcome dinner featuring and theaters. Many Native American a Native American chronicler who artists and craftspeople work at the shares stories about the Lakota and memorial and welcome the chance to Sioux way of life. (D) share how their culture influences their art. Next, head for mighty Day 2: Saturday, May 16, 2020 Rapid Mount Rushmore to spend some City - Mt. Rushmore - Crazy Horse - time with the epic figures of Rapid City Learn the history of some Washington, Jefferson, Roosevelt and enterprising Westerners during a visit Lincoln as you stroll along the to the Chapel in the Hills. Then, visit Presidential Trail that offers the Crazy Horse Memorial and learn the closest access to this iconic sculpture. This evening, return to Mount where it’s your choice! Hike the 1.3 Rushmore to see the nighttime mile Tower Trail around the base of lighting ceremony.* (B) the monument -OR- explore the Day 3: Sunday, May 17, 2020 Rapid exhibits at the visitor’s center to learn City - Badlands - Wall - Rapid City about the natural and cultural history of the park. While it was made famous Today is all about wide-open spaces. as the backdrop in Close Encounters Explore the larger-than-life of the Third Kind, the tower is sacred Badlands National Park. Upon to many Northern Plains tribes. You’ll arrival at the visitor center, the stage is have time to explore the trails that set for your adventure, with surround the one mile circumference informative exhibits, displays and of this jaw-dropping geologic video to introduce you to this area. formation. (B, D) You’ll explore the Badlands Loop Road, a marvel of vibrant colors and Day 5: Tuesday, May 19, 2020 Rapid rock formations created by mineral City - Custer - Rapid City Learn more deposits. Afterwards, enjoy a stop at about Black Hills gold on a tour the legendary Wall Drug, a store that through Riddle’s Black Hills Gold and has barely changed since 1936. Do a Diamond Factory. Watch skilled little browsing, have a seat at the soda artisans handcraft South Dakota’s fountain, and take some time for official state jewelry and enjoy time to lunch. (B) shop for some unique items to Day 4: Monday, May 18, 2020 Rapid remember your trip by. The Needles City - Devils Tower National Highway is calling your name. Travel through 14 miles of Monument - Rapid City This magnificent rock formations, curving morning, get your bearings as we head tunnels and steep spires. We continue to the Geographic Center of the our road trip through Custer State Nation in Belle Fourche. Then, cross Park where you just might spot a state lines into the northeast corner of buffalo, a band of bighorn sheep or a Wyoming to view the country’s first herd of majestic elk. (B) national monument, Devils Tower, Day 6: Wednesday, May 20, 2020 Kevin Costner’s Tatanka: Story of the Rapid City - Deadwood - Rapid City Bison. This interpretive center features large, awe-inspiring sculptures Are you ready for Deadwood? This depicting the relationship of bison and morning, we explore one of the Old the Lakota. This evening, it’s our final West’s most iconic settlements. This roundup. Join your fellow travelers at National Historic Landmark comes a memorable dinner and Western alive – it is as if you’ve stepped onto show at the High Plains Heritage the set of an old-fashioned Western. Center. (B, D) Faithful recreations of turn-of-the- century streetlamps line Main Street Day 7: Thursday, May 21, 2020 Rapid as you make your way through City - Tour Ends Your tour comes to a historic, restored architecture. A local close today. (B) guide introduces you to the city’s history during a tour that includes a visit to Mount Moriah Cemetery, Itinerary at a glance Days 1 – 6 Hilton Garden Inn Rapid where Wild Bill Hickok and Calamity Jane rest. Enjoy some free time in City, Rapid City,South Dakota Deadwood where gold, gambling and gunpowder were once the order of the On some dates alternate hotels may be day. We will also make a stop at used. Experience It! Crazy Horse Memorial Crazy Horse Memorial, the world’s largest mountain sculpture now in progress, is located in the Black Hills of South Dakota. The nine-story-high face of Crazy Horse, a visionary leader committed to preserving the traditions and values of the Lakota way of life, was completed in 1998 when work shifted to the 22-story- high massive horse’s head. The work was begun in 1948 by sculptor Korczak Ziolkowski at the request of Native Americans, and Ziolkowski determined that For important reservation information visit https://gateway.gocollette.com/link/969307. You can also find this information on your tour documents. the memorial would be more than just a sculpture – it would be a humanitarian project, whereby the stories of Native American peoples would be relayed to present and future generations through the collection and preservation of Indian culture and heritage. Visitors to the memorial can view the progress of the sculpture, as well as tour an Indian museum, cultural center, the sculptor’s studio, and orientation center. Although Ziolkowski died in 1982, his wife, Ruth, and their family continue to work on the project in collaboration with the Crazy Horse Memorial Foundation. Please Note: To complete your tour, we include roundtrip IDENTIFICATION airport-to-hotel transfers when purchasing our Travel within USA airfare with your tour. If you have arranged for For travel completed by September 30, 2020, your own air, we are pleased to provide you all airlines will ask for identification when you the option of purchasing these transfers. check in. It is recommended that you carry a Please note that all transfers will leave at pre- passport if you have one. A driver's license scheduled times. (with a photo I.D.) is also acceptable for *Mount Rushmore Lighting Ceremony is domestic flights. available May 25 - September 30, 2020. Effective for travel October 1, 2020 forward, the REAL ID Act standards for identification This tour requires average physical activity. while travelling will be in effect. This means a You should be in good health, able to climb standard issued driver’s license used as a form stairs and walk reasonable distances, possibly over uneven grounds and cobblestone streets. of identification will no longer be accepted for domestic air travel within the United States. Please be advised many airlines do not Instead, a Real ID compliant form of provide advance seat assignments until check- identification must be presented both at the in at the airport. Advance seating will be time of booking air travel with Collette and subject to the airline's terms and conditions. upon checking in at the airport to board any Economy air rate and schedule are applicable flight. Any fees associated with changing a for groups of 10 or more traveling on the same reservation resulting from a non-compliant flights and dates. identification will be the responsibility of the A deposit of $500 per person is due upon guest. For more information on Real ID, reservation.