Yellowstone & Mount Rushmore Tour, From $995

This seven-night guided tour features some of America's most spectacular national treasures.

Tuesday, May 26, 2009 |

Mount Rushmore National Memorial (Ron Chapple/Corbis) [enlarge photo]

The Real Deal Seven nights' accommodations, breakfast daily and some other meals, sightseeing tours by air-conditioned bus, and the services of a guide, from $995 per person—plus $164 in taxes.

When Departs daily June 1–5, Sept. 21–26, 2009; add $100 for June 6–July 30, Aug. 9–Sept. 20.

The Fine Print Does not include taxes of $164 per person. Based on double occupancy; single supplement is $460. Maximum group size is 46 people. Read these guidelines before you book any Real Deal.

Book By No deadline; based on availability.

Contact Caravan, 800/227-2826, caravan.com.

Why It's a Deal This Caravan package takes care of all accommodations and guided tours for about $166 per person per night. In addition to a group leader, you get the valuable services of local guides at some of the national parks and historic sites. And for your peace of mind: Caravan has been in business for 57 years.

Tour Highlights The itinerary begins in Rapid City, S.D., and ends in Salt Lake City. Along the way, you'll stop at the Mount Rushmore National Monument, the Crazy Horse Memorial (the world's largest sculpture in progress, started more than 50 years ago), the Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument, the Buffalo Bill Historical Center (known for its Wild West exhibits), and the Whitney Gallery of Western Art. You'll also get a full-day tour of Yellowstone National Park, including Old Faithful, and, weather permitting, a half-day canoe or inner-tube trip in Grand Teton National Park. Along the way, you'll pass through beautiful and varied American landscapes: South Dakota's Black Hills, Wyoming's high plains, the Yellowstone River, chunks of the Oregon Trail in Idaho, and Logan Canyon in Utah.

Lodging You'll spend two nights at the Radisson Hotel Rapid City, one night at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Billings, Mont., two nights at the Old Faithful Inn in Yellowstone Park (a booking that's hard to get on your own, as the inn sells out quickly), one night at The Virginian Lodge in Jackson, Wyo., and one night at the Hilton Center in Salt Lake City. See Caravan's descriptions of all the hotels here.

Before You Go Note that the trip begins in Rapid City and ends in Salt Lake City, and Caravan doesn't offer bus service back to Rapid City. There is a complimentary shuttle between the Rapid City airport and the meeting hotel; in Salt Lake City, you can take a $6 per person shuttle from the hotel to the airport.

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Note: This story was accurate when it was published. Please be sure to confirm all rates and details directly with the companies in question before planning your trip.

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