Post on 27-May-2020
Yellowstone, Grand Tetons, and Mt. Rushmore
Tour Price Includes
Deluxe Motorcoach
Professional Tour Director
National Park Entrance Fees
Meals: 10 Breakfasts, 1 Box Lunch & 4 Dinners
Davis Travelaires Presents:
11 Days & 10 Nights
August 31 – September 10, 2020
Sightseeing Highlights
$2,999.00 Per Person, Double Occupancy $3,799.00 Single Occupancy
Accommodations:
Itinerary
Elko, NV - Holiday Inn Express
Jackson, WY – 49er Inn
West Yellowstone- Club House Inn
(2 Nights)
Sheridan, WY, Days Inn Sheridan
Keystone, WY – Ramada Inn
(2 Nights)
Cheyenne, WY - Historic Plains Hotel
Park City, UT –Holiday Inn Express
Park City
Wendover, NV – Rainbow Hotel &
Casino
Day 1 8/31 Today, we depart by deluxe motorcoach and cross over the California border into the state of
Nevada. Sit back and relax as we make a few stops on our way. Overnight in Elko, NV
Day 2 9/1 We travel through Twin Falls, Idaho along the Snake River. Visit Craters of the Moon
National Monument and Preserve with a unique and unusual formation of molten lava fields nearly 15
million years ago and the only monument in Idaho. Overnight in Jackson, WY
Day 3 9/2 This morning, we follow the Snake River with the view of the Grand Tetons along with stops to
take pictures of this amazing mountain range. Then we visit Yellowstone’s West Thumb Geyser Basin, which is the second most picturesque geothermal spot after the Grand Prismatic. Both are planned stops
today. Old Faithful Geyser is the most famous throughout the world and guarantees a timely eruption.
2 Nights in West Yellowstone.
Yellowstone National Park
Mt. Rushmore National Memorial
Grand Tetons
Crazy Horse Memorial
Craters of the Moon National Monument
Wall Drug Store
Chimney Rock National Historic site
Bluff National Monument
Old Faithful
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INSURANCE PACKAGE is available for Trip Cancellation, Accident, Life, and Luggage coverage during the tour, and is strongly recommended. NTA Travel Protection Plan Coverage can be directly purchased by call-ing (800) 388-1470. You will be asked for the Tour Operator Location Number: #058539 and your credit card for payment. If you need additional information please contact Friendly Excursions or your group leader.
DEPOSIT: $200.00 per person due to hold your place. FINAL PAYMENT: Due on July 2, 2020.
CANCELLATION: After July 2, 2020 no refund will be giv-
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Day 8 -
Day 7 9/6 This morning, we visit Mt. Rushmore representing the founding of the Union, the Declaration of Independence, and the Louisiana Purchase. This majestic sculpture is a portrait of four American Presidents: George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, and Abraham Lincoln. We continue to the Wall Drug Store - one of the world-famous drugstores and home to its 80-foot Brontosaurus sculpture and cowboy-themed stores, restaurants, and art gallery. We enter the Badland National Park with sights of sharply eroded buttes, pinnacles, and spires and the largest protected prairies in the United States. This evening we have tickets for Crazy Horse Memorial for a special night time blast honoring the anniversary of the 1877 death of Crazy Horse and the 1908 birth of sculptor Korczak Ziolkowski.
Day 8 9/7 After breakfast, we depart for Chimney Rock National Historic site which is a geological rock formation in Western Nebraska. It’s 4,226 feet above sea level. During the middle of 19th century, it was a landmark along the Oregon Trail and is visible for many miles from the east along US Route 26. Next is Scotts Bluff National Monument towering 800 feet above the North Platte River and served as a landmark for the people from Native Americans to emigrant’s traveling west. Overnight in Cheyenne, WY
Day 9 9/8 Today we travel along highway 80 into Little America for lunch (On own). Our destination is Park City, Utah, known for winter activities such as cross country skiing and snowboarding (Winter Olympic 2002). Overnight in Park City, UT
Day 10 9/9 Our destination is Wendover, Nevada. We will arrive in the afternoon to have fun in the casino, enjoy the pool, and have dinner at the evening buffet. Overnight in Wendover, NV
Day 4 9/3 Today we re-enter Yellowstone National Park to visit Mammoth Terrace Tower Falls and the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone. See Old Faithful one last time and enjoy dinner this evening. Day 5 9/4 Visit Norris Geyser Basin in Yellowstone Park. It is the tallest active steamboat geyser when it ruptures up to 300 feet into the air. It may or may not spout during our visit. Stop at the Norris GeyserBasin Museum. We continue until we reach Sheridan. Overnight in Sheridan, WY
Day 6 9/5 Take in the sight of Devils Tower. Geologists say it's likely an igneous intrusion, meaning it was formed underground from molten rock, or magma, that pushed up from the earth to form this tall tower. We continue to Keystone, MT. 2 Nights in Keystone, MT