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National Parks & Canyon Country - Little Bighorn Special Departures

Five of the USA's most impressive National Parks are the focus of this sensational tour, with a visit to the Little Bighorn Battlefield, the location of one of America's most significant battles.

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Denver, Colorado
The Buffalo Bill Historical Centre, Cody
Las Vegas, Nevada
Grand Canyon
Grand Canyon
You could take an optional flight over Monument Valley on day 13
Lake Powell
Zion National Park, Utah
Bryce Canyon, Utah
Bryce Canyon, Utah
Mormon Temple, Salt Lake City, Utah
Yellowstone, Wyoming
Old Faithful, Yellowstone, Wyoming
Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
Mount Rushmore

DAY 1: UK - Denver.

Fly to Denver where you will be met by our representative and transferred to your hotel for two nights.

DAY 2: Denver.

'The Mile High City' of Denver is the capital of Colorado and the gateway to the Rocky Mountains. An attractive city with broad streets, a tree-lined pedestrian mall leading to the gold-domed State Capitol, and Larimer Square in the city's historic heart. It's also home to some fine museums and galleries, many of which depict the western influence of the area. We offer a range of great-value optional tours, including city sightseeing and a visit to Buffalo Bill's grave.

DAY 3: Denver - Cheyenne - Black Hills of South Dakota - Keystone.

We travel north, first through Cheyenne, the state capital of Wyoming, known in the old days as 'hell on wheels'. Then it's on through the beautiful Black Hills of South Dakota, immortalised in a famous song from the musical 'Calamity Jane', to the historic frontier town of Custer. Late this afternoon, we'll travel to see construction of the renowned Crazy Horse Memorial, a monumental statue carved out of a mountain. The monument pays respect to the great hero of the Native Americans, Chief Crazy Horse. Construction began in 1949 and continues today. Learn more about Chief Crazy Horse, the Native American tribes, and the ambitious artist and his family who are working to make this dream a reality.

DAY 4: Keystone - Mount Rushmore - Deadwood.

We drive deep into the Black Hills, through what was once Sioux Indian territory, to see the magnificent granite face of Mount Rushmore, a giant monument to four great American presidents - Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln, and Theodore Roosevelt. Afterwards visit Tatanka, 'The Story of the Bison', and experience the richness of the Lakota Indian life, as it was during the height of the Buffalo Culture around the 1840's. Next it's on to Deadwood, a lawless frontier town during the 1876 Gold Rush, where Jack McCall murdered Wild Bill Hickok during a poker game. Overnight in this historic town and walk in the footsteps of legends—like Calamity Jane and Seth Bullock—as you discover Deadwood’s Wild West ways. You may even want to try your luck in one of the historic gaming halls.

DAY 5: Deadwood - Sheridan. Little Bighorn Battlefield.

We head this morning through the rich high country where open-range cattle kings made war on the homesteaders in the 1890's. This afternoon we visit the Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument which commemorates one of America's most significant and famous battles. Here on June 25 and 26, 1876, two divergent cultures clashed in a life or death struggle. During your time at the Battlefield, hear the story of the great war leader of the Sioux, Crazy Horse, and about the defeat of the US Seventh Cavalry by Lakota (Sioux), Cheyenne, and Arapaho warriors. While standing in the midst of this beautiful and tranquil setting, learn the true story of "Custer's Last Stand" that has been immortalised in thousands of books, paintings and films. We overnight in the town of Sheridan located in the Bighorn Mountains.

DAY 6: Sheridan - Cody.

This morning, we arrive in Buffalos Bill's frontier town of Cody. During your free time here, we suggest a visit to the Buffalo Bill Historic Centre, home to five unique museums including the Whitney Gallery of Western Art, the Plains Indians Museum, Cody Firearms Museum, and the Buffalo Bill Museum telling the life and legend of this bigger-than-life character. Enjoy a stroll down Cody's main street with its unique shops and restaurants making sure to visit the historic Irma Hotel for a cold drink in the saloon. You may also wish to join our optional trip down the Shoshone River.

DAY 7: Cody - Yellowstone National Park.

Travel to splendid Yellowstone National Park, the USA's largest nature reserve, which contains more than 3,000 geysers and hot springs. We'll drive along the Grand Loop Road to Artist Point with magnificent views of Yellowstone Canyon and the stupendous Lower Falls, twice the height of Niagara Falls. You'll also see geyser basins with bubbling mud paint pots and the regular 'blow' of Old Faithful, Yellowstone's great geyser. A special treat is in store for you tonight as we overnight inside Yellowstone National Park. Note: Tours departing April/May & September/October will route northwards through Shoshone National Forest after Cody, entering the Park through the North Gate. Departures up to and including 24 May and after and including 26 September will stay in West Yellowstone, just outside the West Gate. Itinerary and sites in Yellowstone are always subject to favourable weather and/or road conditions.

DAY 8: Yellowstone - Grand Teton National Park - Jackson.

We head south into the magnificent summer and winter playground of the Grand Tetons. With saw-toothed, 13,770 feet high ridges crested with snow most of the year, it's one of America's last preserves of wild solitude. Arrive in the Wild West town of Jackson, Wyoming. With its wooden sidewalks and saloons with bat-wing doors, it's just like a living film set! In the evening, why not continue the Western theme by joining our optional barbecue cookout and Wild West show?

DAY 9: Jackson.

Time to relax in scenic Jackson with its many shops and western atmosphere. How about joining a scenic raft trip down the Snake River, with the possibility of seeing bald eagles, and other wildlife?

DAY 10: Jackson - Salt Lake City. Included sightseeing.

Today we leave Jackson and drive to Salt Lake City for an overnight stay. Magnificently set on the edge of a salt desert and surrounded by mountains and forests, this is the centre of the Mormon religion where Brigham Young declared to his followers, 'This is the place'. Our included sightseeing tour will show you the best of the vibrant capital of Utah, including Temple Square with its impressive six-spired temple, adjacent tabernacle and Beehive House.

DAY 11: Salt Lake City - Bryce Canyon National Park.

We journey through the sagebrush landscape of southern Utah to Bryce Canyon National Park, with its 20 miles of breathtaking sandstone cliffs and ever-changing colours. Marvel at some of the earth's most brilliant shades of rock, which have been sculpted by erosion into pillars called 'hoodoos'.

DAY 12: Bryce Canyon National Park - Zion National Park - Page.

First stop today is Zion National Park, its striking landscape of steep canyons and stone towers carved out by rushing streams over a period of millions of years. We then head east to Page, originally built to house workers during the construction of the massive Glen Canyon Dam, which holds back the waters of the 186-mile-long Lake Powell.

DAY 13: Page - Painted Desert - Grand Canyon.

How about starting your day with an optional scenic flight over the stunning Monument Valley? We then take a scenic drive through the Painted Desert and across the Kaibab National Forest, before arriving in the early afternoon at the Grand Canyon. Marvel at one of the Natural Wonders of the World as you experience the breathtaking views of the Grand Canyon. You will have plenty of time to do some viewing before dusk as your overnight accommodation is inside Grand Canyon National Park.

DAY 14: Grand Canyon - Las Vegas.

For a once-in-a-lifetime experience, take our optional flightseeing excursion: a helicopter flight over the heart of the canyon with incomparable views of flame-coloured walls plunging 4,800 feet into the Colorado River. Leaving the high country of Arizona, we pass through Williams on the famous Route 66, and then the old Mohave gold strike country, which still has traces of century-old ghost towns set in natural desert beauty, to Las Vegas - a neon desert oasis, packed with spectacular hotels and casinos.

DAY 15: Las Vegas.

The day is yours to explore the original 'Sin City'. Stroll down the 'Strip', with its outrageous themed hotels or relax by the poolside at your hotel. In the evening, there's an opportunity to join our optional night out to a show starring top Vegas entertainers.

DAY 16: Las Vegas - UK.

Transfer to McCarran International Airport for your overnight flight to the UK.

DAY 17: Home landing in the UK.

Maximum elevation on this tour is 9,033 ft.

Accommodation on Tour

Denver: Comfort Inn Downtown; Keystone: Mt Rushmore White House; Deadwood: Comfort Inn at Gulches of Fun Deadwood; Sheridan: Best Western Sheridan Centre; Cody: Buffalo Bill Village; Yellowstone NP: Yellowstone Park Lodges or West Yellowstone: Brandin' Iron Inn; Jackson: The Painted Buffalo Inn; Salt Lake City: Red Lion; Bryce Canyon: Best Western Ruby's Inn; Page: Quality Inn Lake Powell; Grand Canyon: Grand Canyon Lodges; Las Vegas: Harrah's Las Vegas Casino and Hotel.

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