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Mount Rushmore and Black Hills Tour with Two Meals and a Music Variety Show

Mount Rushmore and Black Hills Tour with Two Meals and a Music Variety Show

Overview

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.

City: Rapid City

Wed 23 Oct

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Starting at $135.38

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Wed 23 Oct

Starting at $135.38

Make a reservation

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What's Included

This Tour package includes the Chuckwagon Supper and Show that evening.

Air-conditioned vehicle

Restroom on board

Includes the All You Can Eat cowboy breakfast in the morning.

Additional Info

Wheelchair accessible
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Transportation vehicles regularly sanitised

What To Expect

Fort Hays Old West Town and Dinner Show

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.

Mount Rushmore National Memorial

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.

Iron Mountain Road

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.

Custer State Park Resort

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!

Needles Highway

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.

Sylvan Lake

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.

Crazy Horse Memorial

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.

Fort Hays Old West Town and Dinner Show

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.

Show 5 more stops

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Reviews (431)

ashken5555

Sep 2019

I personally thought the breakfast was just as to be expected. It wasn’t over the top-more like a free hotel breakfast as far as taste is concerned. The tour was remarkable. I learned so much and my 6 year-old and I were able to see an amazing amount of sites in one day. Ken was such a great tour guide. I’m also a teacher and I just can’t imagine the opportunities he’s been able to provide to his kiddos with this second job. I will say that if my son had been any younger, this may have made for too long of a day. We were both utterly exhausted by the end. I thought the buffet was good. My son is still raving about the buffalo stew! I don’t know if it’s because I’ve attended a lot of Branson shows and other shows for that matter, but although I thought the musicians were very talented, I thought the show overall was subpar. The dinner as a whole was very bland but a few little tweaks could still make it very nice (sour cream for potatoes would be a huge start). Everyone at our table complimented the meat whether they had chicken or roast beef. My son and I both had roast beef and we thought it had amazing flavor and it was very tender. Overall, if you’re not spending a lot of time in the area, I would highly recommend this tour.

Response from Host

Dec 2019

Dearest Reviewer, Thank you SO much for such an honest and helpful review! Hearing such a compliment from a teacher (like yourself) I'm sure I speak for Ken when I say we are simply flattered by your compliment and so happy that you and your son enjoyed his history lesson. Management is definitely taking into consideration your ideas for 'tweaking' the options in order to upgrade our dinner buffet and again, really appreciate you taking the time to help us be the BEST Chuckwagon Supper Show that we can be! It's honest reviewers like yourself that make all the difference and wow! What more could we ask for than 5 stars and some sincere, heartfelt help? From all of us here at Fort Hays Chuckwagon & Stage Coast West, we send you warm greetings and safe travels in ALL your upcoming adventures!

xcaligirl

Sep 2019

This tour was like 9hrs and we had the best time. Bill was our tour guide and he was very informative and funny. We saw things we would have probably missed on our own. Well worth the money, do it!!

Response from Host

Dec 2019

Dear Reviewer, Well thank you SO much for your awesome review! We are so glad that you enjoyed the tour and will be sure to pass along the message to Bill that he IS actually funny! Lol! Just kidding! I will see to it he reads your review and I'm sure I speak for all of us here at Fort Hays Chuckwagon & Stage Coast West when I say a heartfelt 'thank you' for the honor of hosting you and yours!

Cheryl S

Sep 2019

When I booked the tour I wanted someone to narrate the history of the sights we would be visiting as well as navigate The Needles. I was hoping to find a neat little package that would give me the most bang for my buck~I believe I found that in Mt Rushmore Tours! Rory the bus driver was upbeat, personable & knowledgeable of the area & at ease to thread the tour bus through the eye of the Needles. The sights were remarkable! The Chuckwagon band members put on a great show & I was pleasantly surprised by the variety of music they played engaging a multi-generational audience with music & laughter. The food was served up in fast order in Chuckwagon fashion for breakfast & dinner; and the lunch buffet at the State Game Lodge was very enjoyable. (We were able to purchase lunch then & there, even though I hadn’t added to my pkg initially). Fort Hays in its own right was an interesting place to visit! I had a storybook day from morning to night!

Response from Host

Dec 2019

Dear Cheryl, Reading your review just warms our hearts and we plan to print it and post it for everyone at Fort Hays Chuckwagon & Stage Coast West to read. The Eye of the Needles highway can be slightly intense for some and it's good to hear that Rory did such a great job at easing some of the anxiety that can (at times) be experienced when maneuvering such a one-of-a-kind roadway. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts, Cheryl.