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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)

Vacationer700375

Sep 2019

Great overview of the area. Our driver Ken was terrific. He knows lots of history, anecdotes about the area and corny jokes. The breakfast and lunch were ok but the musical entertainment after was excellent. A good variety of genres

Response from Host

Dec 2019

Dear Reviewer, Thank you so much for taking the time out of your day to compliment our driver Ken (and his corny jokes lol!). With the Needles Highway (specifically speaking, The Eye of the Needles Tunnel) we've found that humor eases the tension that can (at times) be felt when one is being maneuvered through such a strange, unbelievably unique roadway. We're sorry that you found the breakfast and lunch slightly subpar but want to assure you that (due to honest reviewers like yourself) we've been working on ways to "up the ante" on those portions specifically, as well as all of our attractions, so that we can be the BEST Chuckwagon Supper & Show possible! Thank you again and we sincerely hope that if you ever get a chance to return to the area, we'll have the honor of hosting you once more!

pataha

Sep 2019

We had a great time. Breakfast was fine and a nice way to meet others on the tour. The starting location which had buildings and memorabilia from Dancing With Wolves which was interesting to look through. Our tour guide was great. I wish I could remember his name. We liked the fact that we were driven, learned about the sites we visited, had enough time at each site, and were comfortable in the bus. I loved Needles Highway, so cool. Crazy Horse was really interesting. To get to the site from the visitors center we took a $4 bus ride per school bus. That made sense since we were transported into a construction area. The bus driver, can’t remember his name, but he was from Arkansas, was interesting and fun. Dinner was really good, served in a chow line, pie plates, and on very long picnic tables. We were able to meet more people and enjoyed this. It would have been harder to interact if we did this trip by ourselves in our car. The end of the day was the music. It really was great. There was a lot of talent on the stage which I didn’t expect from a day trip bus tour. You need to plan on staying for the music after the dinner. You shouldn’t miss it! And, no we are not related to anyone connected to this tour. We found the tour on TripAdvisor, pulled out the Visa, and showed up. Wonderful day for us.

Response from Host

Dec 2019

Dearest Reviewer, I know, for a fact, that I speak for ALL of us here at Fort Hays Chuckwagon & Stage Coast West, when I say, "Wow! Thank you SO, SO MUCH!" What a review! We are absolutely flattered by your comments and so happy that you found (as I personally have) that when people are brought together (kind of... taken a little out of their comfort zone) via the long picnic tables, it creates a communicable experience throughout the entire day. You're one great big team on trail blazing adventure, discovering, just like the pioneers, before finishing off the day with an authentic meal, music, dancing and sincere celebration of our beautiful Black Hills. You summed up PERFECTLY the precise experience that we want to provide to ALL our guests and I just want to say thank you SO much and what an honor it is to host wonderful folks like yourself.

Cheryl_R

Sep 2019

Our guide, Rory, was wonderful, very personable and knowledgeable. Rory put in extra effort to find wildlife, which we appreciated. The sight and views were extraordinary! The evening meal was much better than expected and the filling show wonderful, especially the violinist. There are two reasons for the 4 rating vs. the 5 rating. One, the breakfast was awful. The sausage gravy was lukewarm and best and had very little meat in it. The pancakes were very tough and hard to cut. Secondly, the seats on the bus were quite uncomfortable. They tip back which makes you feel like you might slide right off, plus they are quite narrow.

Response from Host

Dec 2019

Dear Reviewer, We are so happy to hear that you enjoyed (and recognized) the extra effort that Rory puts into his tours. We're so proud of all of our drivers and it's reviews like this that make their days, makes everything worthwhile. We also appreciate you being so candid regarding the breakfast and we're looking into ways to improve this--with the help of reviewers like yourself. Thank you so much for taking your time to assist us in being the absolute BEST Fort Hays Chuckwagon & Stage Coast West that we can be and wish you well on all of your future adventures!