Vacations By Rail
Great Parks of the Southwest featuring the Grand Canyon
10 daysprice on request
Vacations By Rail · Escorted tour
Mt. Rushmore, the Badlands, & Yellowstone
Saddles, Stetsons, Buffalo and more greet you on this 11-day Wild West Adventure! Be awestruck by the scenery of Grand Teton, Yellowstone, and Badlands National Parks.
Day by day
- Day 1overnight: Train (California Zephyr)
Depart Chicago aboard the California Zephyr
Meet the Tour Manager at Chicago Union Station and board Amtrak's California Zephyr for an overnight route across the Rocky Mountains to Provo, Utah.
- Day 2overnight: Provo, UT
California Zephyr through the Rocky Mountains
Continue aboard the Zephyr across the Colorado Rockies, the Moffat Tunnel, and the Byers, Glenwood and Ruby Canyons, arriving in Provo, Utah in the evening.
- Day 3overnight: Jackson, WY
A warm welcome in Jackson, Wyoming
Coach through Star Valley to Jackson, Wyoming, with free time to explore the Town Plaza and Million Dollar Cowboy Bar.
Meals: Breakfast
- Day 4overnight: Jackson, WY
A relaxed float trip down the Snake River
Guided inflatable-boat float trip down the Snake River in Grand Teton National Park, watching for wildlife.
Meals: Breakfast
- Day 5overnight: Yellowstone, WY
Discovering Grand Teton National Park
Visit Jenny Lake Overlook and Jackson Lake Lodge, then a scenic coach journey into Yellowstone National Park via Lewis Falls.
Meals: Breakfast
- Day 6overnight: Yellowstone, WY
Seeing the sights in Yellowstone National Park
Guided tour of Hayden Valley, the Grand Canyon of Yellowstone, Artist Point, the Fountain Paint Pots and Old Faithful.
Meals: Breakfast
- Day 7overnight: Clearmont, WY
A visit to the Buffalo Bill Center of the West
Explore the five museums of the Buffalo Bill Center of the West, then transfer to a ranch near the Big Horn Mountains for a dinner buffet and campfire.
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
- Day 8overnight: Rapid City, SD
Marveling at Mt. Rushmore
Free morning at the ranch, then coach through the Black Hills of South Dakota to Mount Rushmore National Memorial, continuing to Rapid City.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
- Day 9railovernight: Rapid City, SD
Boarding the 1880 Train and a Buffalo Safari Jeep Tour
Ride the historic steam-hauled 1880 Train to Keystone, visit the Crazy Horse Memorial, take a Buffalo Safari Jeep Tour in Custer State Park with a chuckwagon cookout, then the Mount Rushmore evening lighting ceremony.
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
- Day 10overnight: Rapid City, SD
Exploring Badlands National Park
Guided tour of Badlands National Park, a stop at Wall Drug, free time in Rapid City, and a chuckwagon dinner with cowboy entertainment at Fort Hays.
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
- Day 11
Traveling home
Transfer to Rapid City Airport for onward flights home.
Included
- Expertise of a Tour Manager from start to finish
- 9 nights' 3 & 4-Star hotel accommodation
- 1 night in a Coach Seat aboard Amtrak's California Zephyr
- Standard Class rail travel
- All rail, boat and coach travel throughout your tour
- Breakfast each day, 1 lunch, 3 dinners
- All guided tours and excursions
Not included
- Cancellation & Travel Insurance (not included but can be arranged)
- Flights and Airport transfers not included
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