YELLOWSTONE, GRAND TETONS AND MT. RUSHMORE

$2,594.00 per person double occupancy. Single, Triple rates available.

Includes: Round trip air from Lambert St. Louis International Airport. Other departures. (8) nights lodging, (11) meals, cancellation insurance, air taxes, baggage and escort. Shuttle service to local airport available for nominal fee.

Deposit: $350.00 per person. Balance due: July 15.

Thursday, September 8, 2011, Day 1: Depart from home and enjoy your flight to SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH. Transfer to your hotel and begin your Western frontier adventure. Meet the other passengers and your escort. Enjoy your dinner and later depart to the world-famous Mormon Tabernacle Choir (subject to availability) concert Included: Dinner

Friday, September 9, 2011, Day 2: Today enjoy exploring Salt Lake City’s historic TEMPLE SQUARE. Walk in the footsteps of the Mormon settlers who founded this city more than 150 years ago, remarkable GREAT SALT LAKE, the region’s most renowned natural landmark, with its deep, turquoise waters ringed by glistening white sand beaches. Included: Dinner

Saturday, September 10, 2011, Day 3: Enjoy breakfast and depart to view the spectacular vistas of the Grand Teton MOUNTAINS. A float trip on the white waters of SNAKE RIVER provides a thrilling view of the white waters on this delightful float trip. Note the wooden boardwalks and unique antler-horn arches in downtown Jackson Hole that brings the Old West to life. Enjoy a show at the Jackson Hole Playhouse to complete your fun day. Included: Breakfast

Sunday, September 11, 2011, Day 4: After breakfast we depart to YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, the nation’s oldest nation park. This area provides breathtaking views of natural lands. As we travel to our lodge, located right inside the park, you may catch a glimpse of majestic herds of buffalos, and endless evergreen forests and awe-inspiring rock formations. Your evening is free to explore this natural landmark. Included: Breakfast

Monday, September 12, 2011, Day 5: After breakfast we learn there is much to see on our tour of YELLOWSTONE, which is located on one of the world’s largest and most active volcanoes. You’ll witness the eruption of the famed geyser OLD FAITHFUL, and thrill to the crashing waters of the upper and lower falls at one of the park’s other renowned formations, the breathtaking Grand Canyon of Yellowstone. Included: Breakfast

Tuesday, September 13, 2011, Day 6: After breakfast depart knowing that as legendary as the sweeping plains and towering mountains of the Old West were, so were the grand personalities that became drawn to the frontier. As you explore the Buffalo Bill Historical Center, you’ll encounter some of the historic figures, including Bill himself, the renowned sharpshooter Annie Oakley, Indian Chief Sitting Bull and frontier scout Texas Jack. Later we drive to the expansive Bighorn Mountains, where cowboys still graze their flocks of sheep and herds of cattle as in the days of the old West. Included: Breakfast, Dinner

Wednesday, September 14, 2011, Day 7: Today we approach the BLACK HILLS, catch a glimpse of DELVILS TOWER in the distance. This looming monolith served as the backdrop for the classic Steve Spielberg film Close Encounters of the Third Kind. Arrive in DEADWOOD; the famed OK Corral is where Wyatt Earp and his men took their legendary stand. At the historic cemetery of Boot Hill, Deadwood preserves the traditions and lore of the Old West. From its 19th-century casinos to its museums, the historic mining town offers a glimpse into the lives of gamblers and gunslingers that once walked these famed streets. Included: Dinner

Thursday, September 15, 2011, Day 8: Depart after breakfast to venture into the BADLANDS. This natural park consists of nearly 244.000 acres of sharply eroded buttes, pinnacles and spires blended with the largest protected mixed grass prairie in the United States. View MT. RUSHMORE, a stirring monument dedicated to our country’s greatest leaders. We stop at CRAZY HORSE MEMORIAL, honoring the Indians native to the land. We have our farewell dinner at the Akbar S Lodge, a warm rustic forest refuge, which offers spectacular views of Mt. Rushmore. Included: Breakfast. Dinner

Friday, September 16, 2011, Day 9: After our final breakfast our group will depart for the airport for your return flight home. Reflect on the wonderful experience you have enjoyed on the spectacular Western Tour. Included: Breakfast