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Yellowstone & Grand Teton National Parks - Southbound

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Basics
Activity Type:
Sightseeing
Length:
10 Days / 9 Nights

Description

Yellowstone tours discover why Yellowstone was the world’s first national park when they take visitors to view its geysers and other geothermal features - and with Tauck, guests stay right in the heart of the park. See Old Faithful shooting hundreds of feet in the air, and Fountain Paint Pot bubbling colorful mud. This 10-day tour also takes in the peaks and glaciers of Grand Teton National Park, Old West history at the Buffalo Bill Historical Center, and the colossal masterpieces of Crazy Horse and the presidents at Mount Rushmore. Tour Salt Lake City, raft the Snake River, and have a classic western ranch experience.

Length:
10 Days / 9 Nights
Departure Location:
Rapid City, South Dakota
Return Location:
Salt Lake City, Utah
Additional Details:

Day 1: Welcome to the Black Hills (Southbound Trip)
Tour begins at 6:00 p.m. at your hotel in Rapid City, South Dakota. Enjoy the welcome reception and dinner with travel companions.
Meals: Dinner
Lodging: Radisson Hotel, Rapid City, SD

Day 2: Mount Rushmore & Crazy Horse
Visit Mount Rushmore National Memorial, where the faces of former presidents George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, and Abraham Lincoln are carved into granite bluffs. See the Crazy Horse Memorial, where work is still in progress after more than 50 years. It will be the largest stone carving in the world when completed.
Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner
Lodging: The Ranch at Ucross, WY

Day 3: Bighorn Mountains
Traverse the Bighorn Mountains with breath-taking vistas of rugged canyons, sparkling waterfalls, miles of grassland, and colorful vegetation. Pass by Shell Falls. plunging 120 feet over granite walls to the canyon floor. Descend to the open grazing land of western Wyoming, and arrive at the frontier town of Cody, named for its founder, Buffalo Bill Cody.
Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner
Lodging: Holiday Inn Cody, WY

Day 4: Explore historic Cody
For an authentic picture of the Wild West, visit the Buffalo Bill Historical Center. Review the Whitney Gallery of Western Art, Draper Museum of Natural History, Plains Indian Museum, Buffalo Bill Museum, and the Cody Firearms Museum.
Meals: Breakfast, dinner
Lodging: Lake Yellowstone Hotel, Yellowstone National Park, WY

Day 5: Yellowstone National Park
Explore Yellowstone National Park, established in 1872 as the world’s first national park, known for its unique geothermal activity. Witness Old Faithful Geyser shooting up to 184 feet in the air approximately every 90 minutes. This is the number one attraction for all Yellowstone tours. See Fountain Paint Pot, a collection of colorful, bubbling mudpots, and view dramatic Yellowstone Canyon. Choose to volunteer on a park service project, made possible by Tauck’s long-standing relationships with the national parks.
Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner
Lodging: Old Faithful Inn, Yellowstone National Park, WY (Some tours will spend a second night at Lake Yellowstone Hotel)

Day 6: Grand Teton National Park
Stop in the historic town of Jackson, and then enter Grand Teton National Park with its jagged peaks, glaciers, lakes, and dense forest. The park hosts moose, antelope, and bison, as well as hundreds of wildflower species. Overnight in a park lodge.
Meals: Breakfast, dinner
Lodging: Jackson Lake Lodge, Grand Teton National Park, WY (Some tours will stay at the Wort Hotel, Jackson, WY, or the Teton Mountain Lodge, Teton Village, WY.)

Day 7: Snake River rafting
Take a rafting trip on the Snake River, viewing some of North America’s most spectacular mountain scenery. During your free afternoon, enjoy optional activities at your lakeside lodge, such as a Jackson Lake cruise, horseback riding, canoeing, or fishing.
Meals: Breakfast
Lodging: Jackson Lake Lodge, Grand Teton National Park, WY (Some tours will stay at the Wort Hotel, Jackson, WY, or the Teton Mountain Lodge, Teton Village, WY.)

Day 8: A Western landscape
Drive south through Idaho, and travel along the edge of the Great Salt Lake to arrive in Salt Lake City, Utah’s political and cultural center, surrounded by the Wasatch Mountains.
Meals: Breakfast, lunch
Lodging: Hilton Salt Lake City Center, Salt Lake City, UT

Day 9: Discover Salt Lake City
Take in the State Capitol and downtown architecture. See This is the Place Monument, where Mormon pioneers decided to build the city in 1847. Visit facilities used during the 2002 Winter Olympic Games. In your free afternoon, perhaps visit Temple Square highlighted by the impressive Salt Lake Temple. Or, trace your genealogy at the Family History Library. Share favorite tour highlights at the farewell reception and dinner.
Meals: Breakfast, dinner
Lodging: Hilton Salt Lake City Center, Salt Lake City, UT

Day 10: Journey home
Tour ends in Salt Lake City, Utah. Your transfer to the airport is included in the tour; flight departure times vary.
Meals: Breakfast

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