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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)

U6773WGcathyb

Sep 2019

We booked this tour to see the sights without having to drive and find places on our own. The bus ride was comfortable and we were able to see Mt. Rushmore, the Crazy Horse monument and Custer State Park. Our driver, Dave, was very professional and knowledgeable, making this an enjoyable tour. Included in our package was a breakfast at Ft.. Hays Chuck Wagon. The breakfast was ok. It included pancakes, sausage and biscuits and gravy along with beverages. After returning from the bus tour, we attended the dinner and music show. Unfortunately, we didn't care for the food at the dinner or the way it was served. The dinner consisted of your choice of baked chicken or beef, baked potato, beans, applesauce and a roll with spice cake for dessert. You also got a beverage.To get your food, you went through a line where you took a tin plate and were given a portion of the above mentioned food. It was all stacked on one plate which you had to balance, one hand holding the loaded plate of hot food and your beverage. The tables were long picnic tables with bench seating that were not easy to get into or comfortable to sit at. (The audience was all seniors.) The beef was tough and the chicken and biscuit were dry. The spice cake was not bad. After dinner you have to bring your dirty dishes back to the kitchen before the show starts. The show portion was very good and the entertainers were excellent.. The people who run the show are very friendly, but the area could use a remodeling, especially the restroom areas. We rate it 4 stars for the bus tour and the show.

bethkris

Sep 2019

We booked this tour through Trip Advisor. Our tour guide was Gary who was a terrific guide and driver. Getting us through some of those tunnels, I felt like we were all holding our breath. He did an amazing job and stopped for us to take pictures of the wildlife and scenery if we asked. We stopped at the Custer Gamelands Resort for lunch (some people had this included with their tour, but ours wasn't) - it was one of the best meals we had (buffet) here on our visit. The beef was so tender and delicious and the price of the buffet was something like $13.95 ea. We stopped at Sylvan Lake and it was just gorgeous - with the lower temps we were surprised to see 3 people out in the water swimming! Seeing Mount Rushmore was breathtaking but we were disappointed that they had construction going on in front of it and we couldn't get closer for pics (use your zoom). Crazy Horse was wonderful but again you don't get close enough. This is the way to go (tour) to see everything but beware if you have motion sickness (and I do) - there are over 131 turns (I did have to close my eyes a few times) and if you have asthma (again I am unfortunate) you are at a higher altitude, so take your inhaler.

lisabZ5994SQ

Sep 2019

Our tour guide was Bill Martin and he was excellent. He was informative, funny and always took the time to pull over and take pictures or to point out things we would have missed. He was worth the price of the tour. We skipped our hotel breakfast and wished we hadn't. I hate to say this but breakfast was pancakes, bagged sausage gravy and a biscuit. A link sausage was also available. You could get additional pancakes and they were good. But there was no fruit or any other selections. There was ample time to see the movie set before the tour started. The Hays Chuckwagon staff was very friendly and accommodating! We chose to purchase our own meal at lunch at Custer's Lodge. It was pretty good. The tour had us back in time to walk a little more then they called us to supper. The seating was in a huge barn but was decorated nicely. The problem was the fixed benches attached to long picnic tables. They were hard to get in and out of. Plus, you had to retrieve your own plate and food, including drinks. Getting back in to those benches was tough. We had the beef. It was fairly tender with no seasoning. The baked potato was really good but the baked beans and biscuits were really not good. The lemonade was watery and the spice cake was lacking any flavor. Any cowpokes eating this on the trail ride would find another ranch to work with. I really wanted to like the food and again the staff was friendly. You also have to clear your own plate and after that we left and skipped the show. I would take that tour and eat before and after the show The tour gets 5 stars---the food...1. :)