American Parks Trail - End Rapid City, Classic Group

8 nights from $3903

8 nights

American Parks Trail - End Rapid City, Classic Group

Explore the breathtaking landscapes and iconic landmarks of America's national parks on this classic group tour, ending in Rapid City.

$4418 pp
$3903 pp excluding flights $488 per night
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Explore the breathtaking landscapes and iconic landmarks of America's national parks on this classic group tour, ending in Rapid City.
  • content:<h3>Choice Highlights</h3><ul class='icon-list'><li><i class='fa-regular fa-circle-check'></i>Choose between two carefully selected activities</li><li><i class='fa-regular fa-circle-check'></i>Ucross: Live the American frontier dream with a scenic morning country horseback ride.</li><li><i class='fa-regular fa-circle-check'></i>Ucross: Take a leisurely fishing outing and enjoy the serene surroundings.</li></ul>
  • content:<h3>Top Rated Highlights</h3><ul class='icon-list'><li><i class='fa-regular fa-circle-check'></i>Jackson: Historic Jackson, where the majestic peaks of the Teton Range act as your constant backdrop. Feel like you’ve stepped back in time as you walk through the town's famous landmark arch of tangled elk antlers. Spend the rest of the afternoon exploring the town’s boutiques and stores, which blend the Old West and the modern West harmoniously.</li><li><i class='fa-regular fa-circle-check'></i>Yellowstone National Park: The world’s first National Park, Yellowstone spans 2,219,789 acres and even has its own Grand Canyon. The park is home to half of the world’s hydrothermal features, more than 10,000, of which over 300 are geysers. Yellowstone is also a wildlife paradise. Some 1,700 species of plants and 400 species of birds, fish and mammals live in the park, including bison, wolves, bears, elk and moose.</li><li><i class='fa-regular fa-circle-check'></i>Grand Teton National Park: Travel through a mountainous landscape like no other. Witness the striking Grand Tetons thrust skyward 6,562 feet (2,000 meters) from the valley floor and keenly watch for exciting wildlife that call these mountains home. Including the grizzly bear, bald eagles, moose, bison, and elk.</li><li><i class='fa-regular fa-circle-check'></i>Yellowstone National Park: Catch the renowned colourful bubbling mud pots and observe Old Faithful geyser shooting water over 120 feet (37 metres) into the air. The Upper Geyser Basin boasts the highest concentration of spouting geysers, hot springs and steaming fumaroles in the world.</li><li><i class='fa-regular fa-circle-check'></i>Cody: Explore the award-winning Buffalo Bill Center of the West, known for its excellent Western art collection and natural history.</li><li><i class='fa-regular fa-circle-check'></i>Yellowstone National Park: Travel out of Yellowstone NP through Shoshone Canyon and Absaroka Rocky Mountains to the Wild West Town of Cody.</li><li><i class='fa-regular fa-circle-check'></i>Black Hills: View the awe-inspiring Devils Tower National Monument, a butte that protrudes from the landscape and is considered sacred by the Lakota and other tribes.</li><li><i class='fa-regular fa-circle-check'></i>Custer State Park: Continue venturing through the Black Hills to arrive at Custer State Park. Renowned for its beautiful landscape and abundance of wildlife. Home to a famous herd of 1,500 free roaming bison, accompanied by elk, mule deer, white tailed deer, mountain goats, bighorn sheep, pronghorn antelope, mountain lions and feral burros.</li><li><i class='fa-regular fa-circle-check'></i>Badlands National Park: Steep yourself in all that is the Badlands National Park in South Dakota. Preserved here are 244,000 acres of sharply eroded buttes, pinnacles and spires, blended with the largest protected mixed grass prairie in America. The unique beauty of this landscape is like no other. Sightseers as well as scholarly scientists are attracted to the area for its astounding beauty and the opportunity to gaze into an ancient world.</li><li><i class='fa-regular fa-circle-check'></i>Black Hills: View iconic Mount Rushmore National Memorial where carvings of Presidents Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln and Roosevelt overlook the landscape.</li></ul>
  • content:<h3>Make Travel Matter</h3><p><b>Philip</b>: Discover the past, present, and future of the Lakota people at the Oglala Lakota Living History Village. Walk the trails through displays of 19th-century living quarters. Local artists present culture and tradition through their crafts and storytelling. Your experience advances United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities.</p>
  • content:<h3>Authentic Dining</h3><p><b>Salt Lake City</b>: At 18:00, join your Travel Director for a dinner with wine where you'll have the chance to mingle with fellow guests.</p><p><b>Ucross</b>: Savour a hearty ranch-style dinner prepared by your local hosts.</p><p><b>Custer</b>: Toast to the finale of your trip at a dinner served at your lodge in Custer State Park.</p>
  • content:<h3>Insight Choice</h3><p><b>Ucross</b>: Live the American frontier dream with a scenic morning country horseback ride.</p><p><b>Ucross</b>: Take a leisurely fishing outing and enjoy the serene surroundings.</p>
Experience a variety of accommodations on this tour, including the Sheraton Salt Lake City, Elk Country Inn in Jackson Hole, Yellowstone National Park Lodges, Ranch at UCross in Clearmont, Spearfish Canyon Lodge, and the State Game Lodge in Custer State Park. Each offers unique charm and comfort.
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