Mount Rushmore & Black Hills Tour Including 2 meals & a Music Variety Show, Rapid City, South Dakota, United States
Mount Rushmore Tours is the longest operating local family owned and operated tour company in the Black Hills. Started in 1973 and still under the same owner, we are widely regarded as the local experts in the bus tours for Mount Rushmore and the Black Hills.
Description & Instructions When Visiting Rapid City, South Dakota, United States
Mount Rushmore Tours is the longest operating local family owned and operated tour company in the Black Hills. Started in 1973 and still under the same owner, we are widely regarded as the local experts in the bus tours for Mount Rushmore and the Black Hills.
Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Fort Hays Old West Town and Dinner Show, 2255 Fort Hayes Rd, Rapid City, SD 57702-8703
The tour package starts at Fort Hays Chuckwagon where you get your all you can eat cowboy breakfast. Nothing better than home made cowboy pancakes, biscuits and gravy, sausage links with a hot cup of coffee to get the day started.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Mount Rushmore National Memorial, 13000 Hwy 244, Keystone, SD 57751-4403
The bus departs at 9am and heads for Mount Rushmore! You will have a little over an hour to look around at your own convenience and enjoy the sites and beauty that you came to South Dakota for. We stop here first because Mount Rushmore is at it’s best in the morning sun. Gutzon Borglum carved this mountain facing east towards the morning sun and intended it to be viewed this way.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Iron Mountain Road, Custer State Park, Custer, SD
After leaving Mount Rushmore we will travel along the Iron Mountain Road. A beautiful 17 mile road of breath taking scenery featuring 3 one lane tunnels that perfectly frame Mount Rushmore.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Custer State Park Resort, 13389 US Highway 16a, Custer, SD 57730-8351
We stop for lunch inside Custer State Park at the Game Lodge and previous summer White House for president Calvin Coolidge. Try the Buffalo Stew, it’s the best you will ever find!
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Needles Highway, Custer State Park, SD
After lunch we depart for the Needles Hwy. This 14 mile scenic drive is sure to leave you breathless and awe struck at amazing beauty of the Black Hills. Sit back and enjoy the ride and watch the crowd gather around when we drive the bus through the Needles Eye Tunnel. With only inches to spare on each side of the bus you can relish in the fact that you are not the one driving.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Sylvan Lake, Custer, SD
Take a rest stop and coffee break at the beautiful Sylvan Lake. This is among the crown jewels of Custer State Park and the beauty within it.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Crazy Horse Memorial, 12151 Avenue of the Chiefs, Crazy Horse, SD 57730-8900
We spend about an hour at Crazy Horse Memorial. You are on your own to spend this time enjoying this piece of history in the making. Upon completion it will be the largest mountain carving in the world! Truly a piece of awe inspiring history being worked on every day.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Fort Hays Old West Town and Dinner Show, 2255 Fort Hayes Rd, Rapid City, SD 57702-8703
The tour package ends back at Fort Hays to include the Chuckwagon Supper and Live Music Show. This chuckwagon meal is sure to leave you with a full belly. The show is a Branson style variety show to include music for all ages to enjoy. Rate the best family entertainment in the Black Hills.
Duration: 2 hours
Duration: 9 hours
Starts: Rapid City, United States
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Historical & Heritage Tours
