The Road to Yellowstone

Mt Rushmore

It is a once in a lifetime adventure, an escapade into the plains and mountains of the old west. Travac’s “Road to Yellowstone Tour” starts in Denver and follows a path through some of the most iconic sites in American folklore legend and history. You’ll visit Mt Rushmore in Rapid City, the Crazy Horse Memorial, Custer State Park, the Badlands, Deadwood, Devils Tower and Yellowstone National Park. While in Yellowstone, you will marvel at “Geyser Country” and its prime attraction “Old Faithful”.

For booking information, contact Travac Tours at the westgate Mall, 1309 Carling Avenue in Ottawa at (613) 728-1934. You may also visit us online at www.travactours.com

Tour Itinerary


Day 1: Ottawa-Denver

Your holiday begins with your flights to Denver.  Upon arrival you will be transferred to your hotel.  The balance of the day will be at your leisure.


Day 2: Denver-Rapid City

Leaving Denver, you will make your way to Rapid City. Along the way we’ll make a stop at Hot Springs. The Mammoth Site in Hot Springs is the world’s largest mammoth research facility. You will be able to tour an active paleontological dig site and view ice age fossils that are exhibited as they were found. An authentic western dinner at the Circle B Chuckwagon Ranch is included tonight.


Day 3: Rapid City

After breakfast you will be joined by a professional local guide for a visit to Mt. Rushmore National Memorial. Your guide will explain the history of this monument and the people behind its development. Your guide will also take you to visit The Crazy Horse Memorial, the largest memorial of its type in North America. In the afternoon you will visit Custer State Park famous for its granite spires and buffalo herds. In the evening you will return to Mt. Rushmore for the spectacular lighting ceremony of its renowned mountain face.


Day 4: Rapid City-Deadwood

Today will lead you into the heart of gold country in the black hills. You will learn about how the gold was discovered and the unique process for refining the gold into Jewelry. You will have ample time to stroll the main street of Rapid City and enjoy it ambiance before you head to the old west town of Deadwood, resting place of some of the west’s most iconic characters such as Wild Bill Hickock, Calamity Jane, and Potato Creek Johnny. Your journey will also include a trip to Tatanka. Tatanka is home of the world’s third largest bronze sculpture. It tells the story of the more than 60 million bison that once roamed the Great Plains and the lifestyle of the American Indians that lived in the area.


Day 5: Deadwood-Cody

From Deadwood you will head to the Devil’s Tower National Monument. This 1267 foor tower is the core of a volcano that has been exposed after millions of years of erosion. It is famous as a backdrop to the 1977 film “Close Encounters of the Third Kind” After a short, optional trek around the monument (under 2 km ) we will start our journey to Cody. Traveling through Sundance and Buffalo (lunch stop) we reach our final destination of Cody. After we check into the hotel, we can then stroll the main street with for dinner and the evening on our own.

Devil's Tower


Day 6: Cody

After breakfast you will begin your journey into the Bighorn Mountains with a stop at Shell Falls in Bighorn National Forest. You will then enter Yellowstone National Park, the world’s first and one of the largest national parks in the world. Your visit through the park will include several stops and photo opportunities.


Day 7: Cody

Our full day in Yellowstone Park will begin with a visit to Yellowstone Lake. From Yellowstone Lake you will then visit and enjoy the magnificent views of the “Grand Canyon of Yellowstone” in the canyon district. It will then be on to “Mammoth Country” to view the spectacular Mammoth Hot Springs. These springs were created by the long time build up of minerals.

Yellowstone


Day 8: Jackson Hole

Your adventure at Yellowstone continues with a visit to “Geyser Country”. Here you will have a chance to see and marvel at Old Faithful , which erupts every 80 minutes. You then travel south to Grand Teton National Park. The park is named after Grand Teton which at 13,770 ft is the highest mountain in the Teton mountain range. This glaciated mountain range is composed by a series of “horns” making the Tetons a textbook example of alpine topography. It is also considered one of the most beautiful

parts of the Rockies and is a photographer’s dream. We spend our last night in this rugged country at historic Jackson Hole.


Day 9: Jackson-Salt Lake City

After breakfast you will make your way to Salt Lake City travelling through Wyoming, Idaho and Utah. Salt Lake lies in a mountain valley with the Wasatch Range to the east and north. The Oquirrh Mountains border the western edge of the valley. While in Salt Lake you will enjoy a tour including the Great Salt Lake, the State Capitol, Temple Square and the Brigham Young Statue.


Day 10: Salt Lake City

Your day will be at leisure in Salt Lake City and you will never run out of things to do. You may wish to spend some time at Temple Square, visit the Olympic sites or possibly take a carriage ride. If you want to include a cultural experience that is uniquely Salt Lake, add some genealogy to your vacation. Experts at the Family Search Center will be happy to start you on your road to discovery. Shopping is always an option and the shopping is terrific.

Salt Lake City


Day 11: Salt Lake City-Ottawa

Today you will be transferred to the airport for your return flights back to Ottawa.

 

Please note that travel times are approximate and will fluctuate with traffic conditions. Travel times do not include time allocated for sightseeing stops.


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