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| Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks
A 10-Day tour starting from $2,690
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| On this most exciting of Yellowstone tours discover why this amazing place, with its many geysers and thousands of other geothermal features, became the world’s first national park – and with Tauck, you'll stay right in the heart of the park. See Old Faithful shooting hundreds of feet in the air, and Fountain Paint Pot bubbling colorful mud. Our 10-day Grand Teton and Yellowstone tours the best of the west; it takes in the peaks and glaciers of Grand Teton National Park, Old West history at the museums of the Buffalo Bill Historical Center, and the colossal Black Hills masterpieces of the Crazy Horse Memorial and the presidents at Mount Rushmore. Raft the Snake River, enjoy a pioneer lunch at a national trail museum in Idaho, and have a classic western ranch experience in Wyoming. |
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DAY 1. Arrive Salt Lake City
Tour begins: 6:00 PM, Hilton Salt Lake City Center. A transfer is included from Salt Lake City International Airport to Hilton Salt Lake City Center. Please join us tonight for a welcome reception and dinner. Meals D DAY 2. Pioneer days to Olympic venues in Salt Lake City Sightseeing includes the interesting downtown architecture, residential areas and the This is the Place Monument – it was here that Brigham Young envisioned the building of this Mormon city. Travel to one of ten venues of the 2002 Winter Olympics; the rest of the afternoon is free to explore Salt Lake City on your own, perhaps visiting Temple Square, the Tabernacle, Beehive House or the Family History Library. This evening, learn all about the ecology of the Great Salt Lake Basin during a fascinating RAVEN-series lecture on the topic. Meals B Day 3: On the trail to Grand Teton National Park This most engaging of Wyoming and Yellowstone tours takes you along the edge of the Great Salt Lake, then north to Idaho, where you'll stop for a special pioneer lunch at the National Oregon / California Trail Center in Montpelier, featuring an interactive wagon train experience. Continue on to Wyoming, a landscape with grasslands and oil wells backed by mountain ranges. Visit the historic town of Jackson before entering Grand Teton National Park with its jagged peaks, glaciers, lakes, and dense forest. Spend the first of two nights in a scenic lakeside resort in the heart of the national park. Meals: BLD DAY 4. Snake River rafting and more Take a scenic ten-mile raft trip on the Snake River as it meanders through stunning alpine scenery that is the natural habitat of moose, elk, deer, beavers and many species of birds including the bald eagle. The rest of the day is at your leisure in Grand Teton National Park, free to enjoy the optional activities available at Jackson Lake Lodge, from horseback riding to fishing. Meals B DAY 5. Yellowstone National Park Depart Grand Teton National Park this morning; view sparkling Jenny Lake and arrive midday in Yellowstone National Park – established in 1872 as the United States’ first national park, and the first of its kind in the world. Approximately every 90 minutes, Yellowstone’s most famous feature, Old Faithful Geyser, lives up to its name by shooting a plume of steam skyward. You’ll have an opportunity during Yellowstone & Grand Teton National Parks to volunteer on a special service project with park experts, made possible by Tauck’s long-standing relationship with the national parks. Meals BLD DAY 6. Geysers and Canyons With 10,000 hot springs, thundering waterfalls, two-thirds of all geysers in the world and endless forests, Yellowstone inspires awe. Follow the Firehole River to the Fountain Paint Pot, one of many bubbling, colorful mud pots. View the spectacular Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone, carved by the churning waters of the Yellowstone River. Spend tonight along the tranquil shores of Yellowstone Lake. Meals BD DAY 7. Explore Buffalo Bill's Historic town of Cody A journey along winding mountain roads leads from the wonders of Yellowstone to the open oil and cattle lands found in western Wyoming’s cowboy country. Founded by frontiersman Buffalo Bill Cody in 1896, the town of Cody changed little during the 20th century. Explore the Buffalo Bill Historical Center, which includes the Whitney Gallery of Western Art, the Draper Museum of Natural History and the Plains Indian Museum. Depending on the time of year, attend the Cody Rodeo (seasonal) or the Dan Miller Cowboy Music Revue tonight. Meals BD DAY 8. Bighorn Mountains Experience the scenic splendor of the Bighorn Mountains as you traverse beautiful canyons and endless mountain vistas, where cowboys work amidst stunning blankets of grassland and seasonal flowers; enjoy a western ranch experience at The Ranch at Ucross today. Meals BLD DAY 9. Mount Rushmore / Crazy Horse Travel into the Black Hills of South Dakota, and visit the Crazy Horse Memorial; upon completion, it will be the largest stone carving in the world. Continue on to Mount Rushmore National Memorial – see carved in rock the faces of former presidents George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, and Abraham Lincoln. Journey to Rapid City, and join us tonight for a farewell reception followed by dinner. Meals BLD DAY 10. Journey Home Tour ends: Rapid City, South Dakota. Fly home anytime; a transfer is included from Radisson Hotel Rapid City to Rapid City Regional Airport. You should allow a minimum of two hours for flight check-in. Meals B
Ecology Lecture
Enjoy a fascinating RAVEN-series lecture on the ecology of the Great Salt Lake Basin during your stay in Salt Lake City. Guided Interpretive Walk, Grand Teton A guided walk through Grand Teton National Park introduces you to the park’s geology (a great example of tectonic plates), wildlife and man-made history. Pioneer Lunch at Trail Museum, Idaho The stories of settlers migrating to the West in the 1800s are chronicled at the National Oregon / California Trail Center in Idaho, where you’ll enjoy a pioneer lunch. Rafting Adventure, Snake River Get set for adventure as you embark on an exciting rafting trip along the Snake River, surrounded by the spectacular mountain scenery of the Grand Tetons. Hotel Rooms Before and After Tours – To avoid jet lag and possible flight delays, you may wish to make hotel arrangements for the nights preceding or following your tour. As a service, Tauck will book additional nights for you on a space-available basis using special rates only available through Tauck. Hotel room charges will be added to the tour cost. If you wish to spend additional nights, please consult the Extend This Journey section on this website and discuss it with the reservations agent when you book your tour.
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