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9 DAY HOLIDAY

Yellowstone, Grand Tetons
  and Mount Rushmore
      featuring Deadwood, Jackson Hole and the Black Hills

2020 Departure Dates: June 18; July 23; August 6, 13; September 10, 17
Yellowstone, Grand Tetons and Mount Rushmore - 9 DAY HOLIDAY - Travel ...
Yellowstone, Grand Tetons
and Mt. Rushmore
9 Days • 13 Meals Visit Yellowstone and Grand
Teton National Parks to witness the natural wonder of
Old Faithful. See majestic Mount Rushmore in the
Black Hills and tour historic mining towns. Take a
scenic float trip on the Snake River and discover
treasures of the Old West.

TOUR HIGHLIGHTS
4 13 Meals (8 breakfasts and 5 dinners)
4 Round trip airport transfers
4 Take an exciting open-air Jeep tour through Custer State Park
  to view the herds of American bison
4 Black Hills touring including Crazy Horse Memorial, the largest
  statue in the world
4 Visit Mt. Rushmore National Memorial, the largest statue monument
  in the world                                                                    Bison roaming through picturesque Grand Teton National Park
4 Tour the historic town of Deadwood including legendary Boot
  Hill Cemetery
4 Visit awe-inspiring Devils Tower National Monument
4 Tour the Buffalo Bill Historical Center in Cody                       DAY 1 – Arrive in South Dakota
4 Spend 2 nights in Yellowstone National Park, America’s first          Begin your Western frontier adventure as you gather in Rapid City,
  national park and home to famed geyser, Old Faithful                  South Dakota. Meet your Tour Manager in the lobby at 6:00 p.m. for
4 Snake River float trip through Grand Teton National Park              dining suggestions.
4 Spend 2 nights in Jackson Hole and enjoy dinner and
  entertainment at the Bar J Chuckwagon Supper and Western Show         DAY 2 – Black Hills Touring
4 Attend the Jackson Rodeo (Seasonal – Memorial Day through             and Custer State Park Jeep Ride
  Labor Day) or the Jackson Hole Playhouse                              Begin the day with an exciting open-air jeep ride through Custer State
4 Salt Lake City touring including the Great Salt Lake, Temple Square   Park. Enjoy the interesting sights and colorful commentary of our
  and Pioneer State Park
4 $45 in Mayflower Money
                                                                        driver/guides on your ride through the park in search of the country's
                                                                        largest herd of American bison. Next visit the colossal Crazy Horse
                                                                        Memorial, which will be 563 feet high and 641 feet long when
                                                                        completed! Continue to the epic Mount Rushmore National Memorial
                                                                        where four of the nation’s noted Presidents are immortalized. Return to
                                                                        Rapid City where dinner awaits. Meals: B, D
              Yellowstone
              National Park                     SOUTH DAKOTA
                                Sheridan
                     2

                                                                        DAY 3 – Deadwood Touring and Devils Tower
                                   1       Devils Tower
                         Cody
                                               Deadwood
                   Grand Teton                   2                      The town of Deadwood was designated a National Historic Landmark
    Jackson Hole 2 National Park             Rapid City
                                                                        in 1967 and preserves the history and legends of the Wild West from
                          WYOMING                                       its beginnings as a mining town. A brief tour of the town takes you
                                                          Overnights
                                                          Start City
                                                                        along the same streets walked by Wild Bill Hickok and Calamity Jane.
          1
    Salt Lake City                                        End City
                                                                        Also visit Boot Hill, the final resting place of some of Deadwood’s fa-
      UTAH                                                Visit
                                                                        mous citizens. Crossing into Wyoming today, come to Devils Tower
                                                          Tour Route
                                                                        National Monument. Towering 1,267 feet above Belle Fourche River,
                                                                        this looming monolith served as the backdrop for the classic Steven
                                                                        Spielberg film Close Encounters of the Third Kind. Meals: B, D
HOTEL ACCOMMODATIONS
Days One and Two – Holiday Inn Rushmore Plaza,                          DAY 4 – Cody and Buffalo Bill Territory
Rapid City, South Dakota
Day Three – Holiday Inn, Sheridan, Wyoming
                                                                        Today, travel across the expansive Bighorn Mountains, where cowboys
Days Four and Five – Yellowstone National Park Lodges,
                                                                        still graze their flocks of sheep and herds of cattle as in days of the Old
Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
                                                                        West. As legendary as the sweeping plains and towering mountains of
Days Six and Seven – Antler Inn, Jackson, Wyoming
                                                                        the Old West were, so were the grand personalities that became drawn
Day Eight – DoubleTree Hotel or Radisson Hotel, Salt Lake City, Utah    to the frontier. At the Buffalo Bill Historical Center, you’ll encounter
Yellowstone, Grand Tetons and Mount Rushmore - 9 DAY HOLIDAY - Travel ...
A "close encounter" awaits at Devils Tower                              See cowboys and Boot Hill Cemetery in Deadwood, South Dakota

some of these historic figures, including Bill himself, the renowned          Rodeo, or after Labor Day, enjoy a show at the Jackson Hole Play-
sharpshooter Annie Oakley and Indian chief Sitting Bull before arriv-         house. Meal: B

                                                                              DAY 8 – Salt Lake City
ing in Yellowstone National Park, your home for the next two nights.
Meal: B

DAY 5 – Full Day in Yellowstone National Park
                                                                              Take a step back in time as you explore Salt Lake City’s historic Temple
                                                                              Square and walk in the footsteps of the Mormon settlers who founded
A full day of sightseeing in Yellowstone, the nation’s first national park,   this city more than 150 years ago. Just as remarkable is the Great Salt
features outstanding natural spectacles including renowned geysers            Lake, the region’s most renowned natural landmark. Tonight, enjoy a
and thermal basins. Your tour begins with the awesome 1,200-foot-             farewell dinner hosted by your Tour Manager. Meals: B, D

                                                                              DAY 9 – Travel Home
deep Grand Canyon of Yellowstone, including views from Inspiration
and Lookout Points. Next, you’ll travel through Dunraven Pass and
Tower Junction to the terraced formations of Mammoth Hot Springs.             After breakfast transfer to the Salt Lake City International Airport for
Finally, explore Norris Geyser Basin, filled with an incredible variety of    flights home anytime today. Meal: B
steam vents, mud pots, geysers, and hot springs, before returning to
your park lodge for dinner this evening. Meals: B, D

DAY 6 – Old Faithful and Grand Teton National Park
Continuing your tour of Yellowstone National Park, head for storied
Old Faithful Geyser, named for its regular eruptions about every 80 to
90 minutes for some 150 years. Next, traveling along Rockefeller Me-
morial Parkway into magnificent Grand Teton National Park, drive
alongside lovely Jackson and Jenny Lakes, visit the Chapel of the
Transfiguration, while, of course, enjoying splendid views of the
rugged, towering Tetons along the way. Tonight the dinner bell will call
you to the Bar J Chuckwagon for an evening of song, stories, entertain-
ment and authentic cowboy chow. Meals: B, D

DAY 7 – Scenic Float Trip and Jackson Hole
The spectacular vistas of the Grand Teton Mountains offer a thrilling
view from the white waters of the Snake River during a delightful
floating trip. With its wooden boardwalks and unique antler-horn
arches, downtown Jackson Hole brings the Old West to life. During
the summer, catch local cowpokes in action at the Jackson Hole                                    Take a thrilling Float Trip on Snake River
Yellowstone, Grand Tetons and Mount Rushmore - 9 DAY HOLIDAY - Travel ...
Four remarkable Presidents grace the walls of Mount Rushmore

                                                    PER PERSON                SINGLE
               2020 DEPARTURES                      TWIN ROOM                 ROOM           Travelers Protection Plan (TPP) – $150
                                                                                             This nonrefundable fee waives all cancellation fees when we are notified of cancellation one day before
                                                                                             the tour departs. If you must leave the tour early due to personal illness, illness or death of a member
                     June 18                             $3,199              add $1,339      of your immediate family, TPP guarantees full refund for any unused services after the departure of the
                     July 23                             $3,199              add $1,339      tour. Other benefits include medical expenses for illness and injury, emergency transportation, 24 hour
                                                                                             hot line, and lost or stolen baggage assistance. Return air transportation is included ONLY if your air
                     August 6, 13                        $3,199              add $1,339      tickets were provided by Mayflower Cruises & Tours. If you purchase the optional Travelers Protection
                     September 10, 17                    $3,199              add $1,339      Plan (TPP), you will be refunded all payments, including deposit amount, less the TPP premium amount.
                                                                                             Cancellation Charges Without Traveler’s Protection Plan (TPP)
                                   Add $55 for National Park Service fees.                   • 61 days and more – deposit amount

                         Call for air rates and schedules from your city
                                                                                             • 60 – 31 days – 20% of the tour cost
                                                                                             • 30 – 15 days – 30% of the tour cost

                              to Rapid City and from Salt Lake City.
                                                                                             • 14 – 1 day prior – 40% of the tour cost
                                                                                             • Day of departure or early departure from tour – 100% of the tour cost
                                                                                             No refund on unused portion
                                                                                             Exclusions: Mayflower Cruises & Tours reserves the right to alter its refund and cancellation policy when a
                  Rooms for the night before and after the tour are available.               substantial amount of cancellation or postponement of travel is attributable to: conditions resulting from an
        Cost for a room in Rapid City is $259 and in Salt Lake City is $259, tax included.   act of God, natural or man-made disaster, fire, government action, civil disorder, war, hostilities between nations,
                                                                                             or unavailability of transportation through no fault of Mayflower Cruises & Tours.

                                        TOUR ACTIVITY LEVEL

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