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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

Sun 20 Oct

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Starting at $135.38

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Sun 20 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.

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Cancellation Policy

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

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Reviews (431)

MomHDebbie

Oct 2016

My family and I booked a three-day tour of the badlands, black hills, buffalo round up and Mt. Rushmore with Mount Rushmore Tours the last week of September and we could not be happier with the tours and services. We were so very pleased with every detail of the trip. Herman Jones and Deb were magnificent event planners and went way out of their way to ensure that we had a marvelous time. We just cannot say enough good things about Gary, our private van driver for days 1&2. He was absolutely delightful and made those days so pleasant and memorable for us. We had some health challenges among us, of which Gary was so thoughtful in so many ways.The trips to badlands and all the interesting towns and sights surrounding really came alive with Gary as our guide, including the night lighting ceremony at the Mt. Rushmore Monument--this is a DO NOT MISS EVENT! That was spectacular and turned out to be the highlight of the trip for all of us, and it was an after-thought by Gary as it wasn't on our itinerary!. The day before the buffalo round up, Gary suggested a quick stop at Walmart to purchase folding chairs to sit in while at the buffalo round up (otherwise, we would have been standing in one place for hours! Best $15 spent--thank you, Gary!). The day of the round up starts very early in the morning, includes a fun chuck wagon style breakfast at Fort Hayes and then off to the see the buffalo herded by cowboys and ATVs. :) Chuckled at that! We had our first taste of buffalo brisket for lunch at the corals and wow, it was a winner! All in all, the buffalo was also a do not miss event. Once back on the road for a full day of touring some fantastic sites, things I couldn't even believe were in SD, we were driven and guided by Clint. What a treasure-trove of information and fun, not to mention STELLAR driving skills. He truly threaded that bus through the eye of a needle! After such an exciting trip, we returned to Fort Hayes to the chuck wagon dinner and dinner show. What a treat! It was very well organized and the performers were great. We came away from this trip with such great experiences and memories and we cannot say enough good things about Mount Rushmore Tours. Believe us, you'll not regret your decision to join their tours! To Trip Advisor: The required field for "what sort of visit was this" doesn't include an option for seniors! Our dad is 83 and my two sisters and I are in our early sixties (so we are not friends, we are family, but not with young children or teens). Trip advisor, you need to fix this option or don't make it required!

Mark G

Sep 2016

If you want to get a good idea of the Black Hills and Mount Rushmore, don't try doing it yourself, go on the Ft Hays Mount Rurhmore Tour. Rory, our tour director, bus driver, and stand up (while sitting) comic kept us in stitches while he professionally educated us on the people, attractions, animals, plants, and history of the area. Best tour guide of our lives ans we go on many tours. The Chuckwagon Dinner to finish the day was incredible, with the Western Show even better. Super hour+ of western and country classics played by a great band. Lizzie, the fiddle player, was a show stopper! The $100 price seemed a little chancy when ordering tickets, but we got 12 hours of high-level entertainment and not having to drive those dangerous roads. Take this tour!

analizaq

Aug 2016

Travelled solo to see Mt. Rushmore & researched a few day trip options. This was one of the best I have ever experienced. They offer free pick-up and drop off from Rapid City hotels; was actually picked up and dropped off by company owner, who is born & raised in SD. Started with a pancake breakfast at Ft. Hays, then boarded 26 or so person bus to Mt. Rushmore; nice, clean bus with a bathroom. Driver shared a lot of history along the drive. Over the 9 hours, there is about 1-hour at Mt. Rushmore, Crazy Horse, lunch at Coolidge's summer house. Bus was able to drive through narrow tunnels. Ends with a chuck wagon dinner and country music. Don't be fooled about being on a bus all day -- getting off and on and walking around quickly at each stop to get everything in is tiring. I highly recommend this tour -- it's a family owned and run company which is significant. It's under valued and would have paid more to see all the best sites of the area in one day. Tours offered 7-days/week but only during tourist season; closed Oct - Mother's Day. Tours start early May.