Cowboy Country (8 Days starting from $2,299)

Cowboy Country

An 8-Day tour starting from $2,299

Length:	8 Days
Type:	Family Tour
Category:	USA Tour
Operator:	Tauck
Tour Code:	YY2009

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About This Tour

Don your cowboy hats, pull up your boots and get set for our best-selling family adventure in the classic American West. From the magnificent Grand Teton and Yellowstone national parks, to a rodeo in Wyoming and the larger-than-life monuments in the Black Hills of South Dakota, the “stuff of legends” awaits.

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Meals: 7 Breakfasts, 3 Lunches and 6 Dinners

Hotel Accomodations:

Night 1,2- Jackson Lake Lodge Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming

Night 3,4- Old Faithful Snow Lodge or Old Faithful Inn, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming

Night 5- Holiday Inn Cody at Buffalo Bill Village Cody, Wyoming

Night 6- The Ranch at Ucross Ucross, Wyoming

Night 7- Mt. Rushmore’s White House Resort Keystone, South Dakota

Tour prices are per person in U.S. dollars. All hotel accommodations, motor coach transportation, sightseeing, admissions, luggage handling, gratuities, and the services of the Tauck Director, local guides and drivers are included.

Tour Director who will remain with the group throughout the duration of the tour. Your Tauck Director is a professional, fully trained employee of Tauck.

No Options Sold - Tauck Directors sometimes assist with information on free-time activities based on honest opinion and guidance, but they will not sell you anything. This means better value and a more relaxed, pleasant experience for you.

Day 1 – Arrive Jackson
Tour begins: Jackson Hole Airport at 3:00 PM. Your journey “westward ho!” begins as you make your way to the historic Jackson Lake Lodge for a two-night stay in the heart of Grand Teton National Park; it is one of the most sought-after historic hotels in the Great American West. Join us for a welcome dinner tonight as you learn more about the adventures that await you in cowboy country. Meals D

Day 2 – Raft Down the Snake River
Explore postcard-perfect sights in the park, including sparkling Jenny Lake, and get set for a rafting adventure on the scenic Snake River today; your guide will introduce you to the flora and fauna of this wildlife-rich ecosystem, helping you spot the animals who make their homes here, including beaver, eagles, elk and even moose. Spend time in the historic town of Jackson and enjoy dinner on your own. Meals BL

Day 3 – Stay Inside Yellowstone National Park
Journey to Yellowstone National Park today where your inside-the-park accommodations are just steps away from Old Faithful Geyser – which shoots its plume of steam skyward just about every hour! Join your Tauck Director for sightseeing that features some of the most famous geologic wonders of Yellowstone. You will have the unique opportunity on Cowboy Country to volunteer with park experts on a service project, made possible by Tauck’s long-standing relationship with America’s national parks. Tauck received a special Presidential Award for this on-tour volunteer program in the summer of 2006. Meals BD

Day 4 – Explore America’s Oldest National Park
You’ll start your day with local experts who shed some light on the park’s abundant wildlife. Yellowstone National Park protects five threatened or endangered species, including the gray wolf, the whooping crane, the lynx, the bald eagle and the grizzly bear. This afternoon, go exploring with a local expert who offers special insights about the “restless” geology of the park, from its legendary trout streams and thundering waterfalls to its gurgling mud pots and volcanic calderas. With 10,000 hot springs, two-thirds of all geysers in the world, and lush forests, Yellowstone National Park inspires awe at every turn – and it is a photographer’s paradise. Meals BLD

Day 5 – Visit Cody, “Rodeo Capital of the World”
Step back in time to the days of the Old West in historic Cody, founded by frontiersman “Buffalo” Bill Cody in 1896, the best known spokesman for the New West. Learn more about his quest to lure settlers to the western frontier at the Buffalo Bill Historical Center, home to the world’s largest collection of artifacts depicting the culture, history and art of the American West. Admission to his famous Wild West Show in the late 1800s was only 10 cents for children and 25 cents for adults! Stunts will be performed at the rodeo tonight by steer wrestlers, wild buckin’ broncos, barrel riders and rodeo clowns – they put on a memorable show! Meals BD

Day 6 – Spend a Night at a Western Ranch
Today’s drive through Wyoming’s Bighorn Mountains includes some pretty amazing sights – watch for cowboys at work in the high altitude grasslands, a spectacular waterfall, all kinds of wildflowers, and deep canyons that make you see how this area was a real part of the “wild west.” Your destination today is The Ranch at Ucross, where you can get a taste of cowboy life during an overnight stay. The ranch offers many activities for family fun – take a leisurely horseback ride; catch a big Brown or Rainbow in Piney Creek or the ranch’s stocked trout pond; relax by the heated pool; pitch horseshoes; or hunt for frogs by the pond. A campfire in the evening caps a perfect day. Meals BLD

Day 7 – See Crazy Horse and Mt. Rushmore
You’ll see some of the world’s largest sculptures today, nestled in the Black Hills of South Dakota. View the work-in-progress at Crazy Horse Memorial, which is one of the world’s largest mountain carvings, before a special visit to Mt. Rushmore National Monument. Nothing compares to seeing in person the four famous presidential faces carved into rock –George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln and Theodore Roosevelt. You’ll learn all about how 400 workers spent 10 years creating the dream of sculptor Gutzon Borglum. The journey comes to an end this evening with a farewell dinner. Meals BD

Day 8 – Journey Home
Tour ends: Rapid City, South Dakota. A transfer from Mt. Rushmore’s White House Resort to Rapid City Regional Airport is included; allow a minimum of two hours for flight check-in. Meals B

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Touring Date	Land Only	Land + Air	Single (Land Only)	Single (Land + Air)
6/6/2009 - 6/13/2009	$2,595
6/14/2009 - 6/21/2009	$2,595
6/17/2009 - 6/24/2009	$2,595
6/24/2009 - 7/1/2009	$2,595
6/25/2009 - 7/2/2009	$2,595
7/2/2009 - 7/9/2009	$2,595
7/5/2009 - 7/12/2009	$2,595
7/8/2009 - 7/15/2009	$2,595
7/12/2009 - 7/19/2009	$2,595
7/13/2009 - 7/20/2009	$2,595
7/19/2009 - 7/26/2009	$2,595
7/20/2009 - 7/27/2009	$2,595
7/23/2009 - 7/30/2009	$2,595
7/30/2009 - 8/6/2009	$2,595
7/31/2009 - 8/7/2009	$2,595
8/6/2009 - 8/13/2009	$2,595
8/7/2009 - 8/14/2009	$2,595
8/10/2009 - 8/17/2009	$2,378
8/17/2009 - 8/24/2009	$2,595
8/18/2009 - 8/25/2009	$2,595
8/24/2009 - 8/31/2009	$2,595

Begins Rapid City June 6, 14, 17, 24, 25 July 2, 5, 8, 12, 13, 19, 20, 23, 30, 31 August 6,7, 10, 17, 18, 24 These tour dates will operate the same itinerary but in the reverse direction, starting in Rapid City and ending in Jackson. Price Per Person Double $2595 Triple $2399 Quadruple $2378 Single $3234 Children 12 and under Discount $200. Children under 18 must be booked in a room with at least one adult. Quadruple accommodations are not available for four adults. Airfare is additional. Your family’s comfort is important to us. Ask us about booking an additional hotel night before your journey begins, and be sure to consider our Guest Protection Plan offering important travel advantages and a money-back refund if your travel plans change. PLEASE NOTE: Recommended age: 8+; rafting is available for children 6 and older.

Raft down the Snake River during a two-night stay at Jackson Lake Lodge. Stay “inside” Grand Teton National Park, in one of the most sought-after accommodations in the Great American West. Go “behind the scenes” with a park expert, learning the secrets of Yellowstone National Park. See a rodeo in Cody, Wyoming, a famous “wild west” cowboy town founded by Buffalo Bill Cody in 1896.

Begins Rapid City
June 6*, 14*, 17, 24*, 25
July 2*, 5, 8*, 12*, 13, 19, 20*, 23, 30*, 31
August 6,7*, 10, 17*, 18, 24

These tour dates will operate the same itinerary but in the reverse direction, starting in Rapid City and ending in Jackson.

Price Per Person

Double $2595

Triple $2399

Quadruple $2378

Single $3234

Children 12 and under Discount $200. Children under 18 must be booked in a room with at least one adult.

Quadruple accommodations are not available for four adults.

Airfare is additional.

Your family’s comfort is important to us. Ask us about booking an additional hotel night before your journey begins, and be sure to consider our Guest Protection Plan offering important travel advantages and a money-back refund if your travel plans change.

PLEASE NOTE: Recommended age: 8+; rafting is available for children 6 and older.

Note: All prices are per person, double occupancy, subject to availability. These pages are not endorsed or supported by the tour operator in any way. All information presented is based on promotional material provided by the tour operator. All prices, itineraries, accommodations and dates are subject to change without notice and at any time by the tour operators. Availability is limited and must be reconfirmed at time of booking. The prices on this website are not guaranteed. We are not responsible for errors, omissions, or changes in pricing. Please call us toll free at 1-800-942-3301 to confirm availability and pricing.