American Parks Trail - (A) (10 Days starting from $2,199)

American Parks Trail - (A)

A 10-Day tour starting from $2,199

Length:	10 Days
Type:	First Class Tour
Category:	USA and Canada 2008
Operator:	Insight
Tour Code:	AAPM

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About This Tour

Enjoy two-night stays in the wilderness of Yellowstone National Park and Custer State Park, as well as exciting sightseeing excursions around the local areas.

What's Included
Itinerary
Dates & Prices
Sightseeing
SPECIALS

Insight's First Class Services

Airport arrival and departure transfers on the first and last day of your tour
Escorted by a professional Tour Director - maximum group size of 40 people
Luxury air-conditioned coach with extra legroom and restroom facilities
First-class hotels with all service charges, taxes and porterage

Quality Dining

9 Full Breakfasts, 3 Hotel Dinners plus 1 Dine-Around in Jackson

10 DAYS ~ UTAH ~ WYOMING ~ MONTANA ~ SOUTH DAKOTA ~ COLORADO

Tour Pace - Enjoy two-night stays in the wilderness of Yellowstone National Park and Custer State Park, as well as exciting sightseeing excursions around the local areas. Comfortable touring links all the highlights of this exciting and comprehensive tour of the Wild West.

Fellow Passengers - Lovers of the great outdoors will immediately fall for Yellowstone and Custer State Park. While the colossal monuments and abundant wildlife are a photographer’s dream, the tour also appeals to anyone with an interest in Native American history and the Wild West.

DAY 1 – ARRIVE SALT LAKE CITY.
Welcome to Salt Lake City, capital and the most populous city of the state of Utah! Take your complimentary transfer to the hotel where you will meet your Tour Director this afternoon. Join us at 6 p.m. for a Welcome Reception at the hotel.
Hotel: Salt Lake City Marriott City Center *

DAY 2 – SALT LAKE CITY – JACKSON.
Join an orientation tour of Salt Lake City and visit famous Temple Square, one of Utah's most visited attractions. Skirting the shores of the Great Salt Lake, head north into Wyoming, cross the historic Oregon Trail, and climb into the towering Teton Mountains. Arrive in the quaint western town of Jackson. For dinner this evening, choose between a selection of excellent Jackson restaurants.
Hotel: Rustic Inn (B,DA)

DAY 3 – JACKSON – YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK.
Explore Grand Teton National Park, stopping at Jenny Lake for the awesome views. Then enter Yellowstone National Park, established in 1872 as the world’s first national park. Yellowstone is known for its unique geothermal activity, spectacular landscapes and abundant fauna.
Hotel: National Park Lodges. (B,D)

DAY 4 – YELLOWSTONE EXCURSION.
Walk among the geysers in Yellowstone National Park and watch them erupt. See colourful bubbling mudpots and witness Old Faithful, shooting water over 120ft in the air. Witness free-roaming herds of buffalo, wild deer, elk and bear in their natural habitat. Then experience the roar of the Lower Yellowstone Falls as they thunder down the steep canyon walls. (B)

DAY 5 – YELLOWSTONE – BILLINGS.
Depart Yellowstone and travel through the Shoshone Canyon and the Absaroka Rocky Mountains. Stop in the historic Wild West town of Cody, and explore the Buffalo Bill Historical Center, built in honour of one of America’s great western legends. Head onward to the old cattle town of Billings, Montana.
Hotel: Crowne Plaza Hotel Billings (B)

DAY 6 – BILLINGS – CUSTER STATE PARK.
Relive “Custer’s Last Stand” at the Battle of the Little Bighorn National Monument and learn all about Sitting Bull,Crazy Horse and the history of the Indian Wars. Keep a lookout for pronghorn antelope while continuing across the great high plains to the Black Hills of South Dakota. Visit Deadwood, the home of Wild Bill Hickok and Calamity Jane who made this town famous during the gold rush of the 1870s. Join a narrated tour of this once lawless town. Next continue onto Custer State Park, famous for its beautiful landscape and abundant wildlife. Look out for buffalo, black bears, deer and elk, or stroll through the pristine Ponderosa pine forest. After dinner, relax on the porch and take in the serenity of this amazing place.
Hotel: State Game Lodge** (B,D)

DAY 7 – BLACK HILLS EXCURSION.
Start the day at Crazy Horse Memorial, dedicated to all Native Americans, and the world’s largest sculpture. Visit Mount Rushmore National Memorial, where the great heads of Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln and Roosevelt dominate the Black Hills. Spend the rest of the day at leisure. (B)

DAY 8 – CUSTER STATE PARK – CHEYENNE.
Travel across the national grasslands and high plains into Wyoming. Stop at Fort Laramie, a former frontier outpost of the American Cavalry. Continue to the Wild West town of Cheyenne, one of the great railroad junctions in America. Enjoy an orientation tour before reaching the hotel.
Hotel: Little America ***(B)

DAY 9 – CHEYENNE – DENVER.
Travel south and climb high into Rocky Mountain National Park, across the Continental Divide and over Trail Ridge Road to follow the beginnings of the great Colorado River (weather permitting). Arrive at the mile-high city of Denver and view the city highlights on an orientation tour before reaching your hotel. In the evening, get together for a final dinner to celebrate a fantastic tour.
Hotel: Sheraton Denver (B,D)

DAY 10 – DEPART DENVER.
Your tour ends with a complimentary transfer to Denver International Airport. (B)

* Departures on 26 Jun 2009, 24 July 2009 & 28 Aug 2009 - Hotel Change – Tours will stay at the Sheraton Salt Lake City Center instead of the Salt Lake City Marriott.

* Departure on 02 Oct 2009 - Hotel Change – Tours will stay at the University Park Marriott instead of the Salt Lake City Marriott.

** Departures on 12 Jun 2009, 19 Jun ‘09, 03 Jul 2009, 10 July 2009, 17 July 2009 & 18 Sept 2009 - Hotel Change – Tour will stay inside Custer State Park at Sylvan Lake Lodge instead of State Game Lodge.

*** Departure on 03 July 2009 - Hotel Change - Cheyenne hotel change from Little America to Plains Hotel.

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Touring Date	Land Only	Land + Air	Single (Land Only)	Single (Land + Air)
5/29/2009 - 6/7/2009	$2,199
6/5/2009 - 6/14/2009	$2,199
6/19/2009 - 6/28/2009	$2,199
7/10/2009 - 7/19/2009	$2,265
7/17/2009 - 7/26/2009	$2,265
8/7/2009 - 8/16/2009	$2,199
8/28/2009 - 9/6/2009	$2,199
9/18/2009 - 9/27/2009	$2,199

Hotels - The accommodation on this tour is as memorable as the sights. Stay in a cozy lodge located right inside Yellowstone National Park and the State Game Lodge, a favorite of two presidents in Custer State Park.

Highlights - Names like Buffalo Bill, General Custer, Crazy Horse and Calamity Jane all come to life on this tour. You will also find yourself face-to- face with other great American icons, including the Mount Rushmore presidents and Old Faithful in Yellowstone National Park.

Enjoy Your Included Tour Features

Premium Highlights Stop in the Wild West town of Cody to explore the Buffalo Bill Historical Center, widely regarded as America’s finest Western museum
Take a narrated tour of Deadwood, which achieved notoriety during the gold rush of the 1870s
Visit Fort Laramie, a former frontier outpost of the American Cavalry

Personal Insights

Relive “Custer’s Last Stand” at the Battle of the Little Bighorn National Monument and learn all about Sitting Bull, Crazy Horse and the history of the Indian Wars

Additional Excursions & Sights

Visit Temple Square in Salt Lake City
Explore Grand Teton National Park and enjoy fabulous views at Jenny Lake
See “Old Faithful’ and the other natural wonders of Yellowstone National Park
See the enormous Crazy Horse Memorial and visit Mount Rushmore National Memorial

Insight's First Class Services

Airport arrival and departure transfers on the first and last day of your tour
Escorted by a professional Tour Director - maximum group size of 40 people
Luxury air-conditioned coach with extra legroom and restroom facilities
First-class hotels with all service charges, taxes and porterage

Quality Dining

9 Full Breakfasts, 3 Hotel Dinners plus 1 Dine-Around in Jackson

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