Mt Rushmore, Cavallo Pazzo e Custer State Park Wildlife Loop Tour
Descrizione
Ciò che rende questo tour unico è la combinazione di tre delle destinazioni più iconiche del Sud Dakota occidentale - Mount Rushmore, Crazy Horse Memorial e Custer State Park Wildlife Loop - in un'unica esperienza completa e completamente narrata. Oltre 8-9 ore, non solo vedrai questi monumenti, ma acquisirai una comprensione e un apprezzamento più profondi per la loro storia, il significato culturale e la bellezza naturale. Diamo sempre il tempo all'ospite di comprare il pranzo durante il tour.
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Itinerario
Se il tempo è buono andiamo prima sul Monte Rushmore per 11⁄2 ore. C'è un video di 14 minuti sull'intaglio, lo scultore Gutzon Borglum e gli operai. Il Lincoln Borglum Museum ha alcune grandi esposizioni su Borglum, la sua famiglia e le sue opere, la montagna e macchinari e gli operai. Il Presidential Trail è una passeggiata in graduale pendenza che va sotto le facce tra le macerie rocciose con ottimi punti per le foto dei singoli volti. Se si va oltre c’è una faticosa passeggiata fino allo Studio dello Scultore (aperto solo nei mesi estivi) poi si risale fino alla terrazza panoramica. Il Viale delle Bandiere rappresenta tutti i 50 stati e territori, e le rispettive date di ammissione all'Unione. C'è anche una nuova area di esplorazione giovanile recentemente aperta. Il grande negozio di souvenir ha molti articoli. Il Carvers' Café e una gelateria sono disponibili per un rinfresco. Mentre usciamo ci fermiamo per una foto al profilo laterale di George Washington.
Dal Monte Rushmore guidiamo per 30 minuti fino al Crazy Horse Memorial. Concediamo 11⁄2 ore qui, o più se pranziamo nel ristorante Laughing Water. Si tratta di una scultura a 3 lati che sarà la più grande del mondo una volta completata. C'è un video di 20 minuti sull'intaglio e lo scultore Korczak Ziolkowski e la sua famiglia che stanno facendo il lavoro. Il North American Indian Museum ha oggetti provenienti da molte tribù indiane diverse, con il 90% degli oggetti donati. Il negozio di articoli da regalo ha molti articoli di produzione nativa in vendita. Il laboratorio di Ziolkowski e la casa di tronchi da lui costruita, piena di oggetti d’antiquariato, sono disponibili per passeggiare. C'è un centro culturale dei nativi americani dove è possibile guardare i nativi che fanno oggetti in vendita, nonché esporre oggetti da vedere e toccare. C'è una porta della natura in ottone e un'enorme statua di stalloni combattenti.
Dopo aver lasciato Crazy Horse attraversiamo la città di Custer, che è la città più antica delle Black Hills, e scendiamo nel Custer State Park dove percorriamo la Wildlife Loop Road di 18 miglia. In primavera ci sono circa 1300 bufali tra cui vitelli appena nati nel parco. Ci sono anche antilopi, cervi, cani della prateria, tane mendicanti e paesaggi mozzafiato. Facciamo una sosta comoda nella zona di State Game Lodge al Coolidge Inn Store o al Custer State Park Visitor Center, poi torniamo a Rapid City.
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Informazioni importanti
- Sono disponibili trasporti pubblici nelle vicinanze
- Sono disponibili seggiolini specifici per neonati
- Adatto a tutti i livelli di forma fisica
Recensioni(53)
The guide was with was with us all day and gave knowledgeable information about any topic we asked about during the trip, took us everywhere promised on the trip plus a few extra areas that he thought would be memorable (and were!) pulled over for extra photos! And was very helpful overall! Very friendly courteous and outgoing!
Scott our tour guide from Affordable Adventures was awesome! He wove together a very history and local facts as we made our way through Mt Rushmore, Crazy Horse and the Custer State Park! For our lunch break he made sure we had great experience and delicious food to select from at the Blue Belle Lodge! Scott went out of his way to give a wonderful tour! Thank you!
Ellen was very professional, informative, and made the tour extremely interesting and fun. Her vast knowledge and attention to detail, made it very enjoyable for entire family. Ellen went above and beyond to ensure our family had a memorable experience. I highly recommend this tour. Thank you Ellen truly a great experience!!
You can’t control the weather but we got very lucky! Our guide Scott was excellent and kept everything interesting and on schedule.
Guides are knowledgeable, always trying to make your visit a great one. Willing to go the extra mile and very personable.
When booking the tour, we didn't realize it was a private tour. We were staying in Custer but when booking the tour the option of being picked up in Custer did not show up. It would have made tour much easier. The guide was terrific, knowledgeable and friendly. We completed one item on the bucket list in style.
Thank you for your review of your tour with our company. We wish you had contacted us about your location in Custer and we could have provided that pickup service to you with an added charge. We have no way of knowing otherwise since we are located in Rapid City. We are so glad that we could help you mark another item off your bucket list. We hope you had safe travels getting home.
We had an amazing time with Affordable Adventures. They were so easy to work with while planning our trip. Our tour guide, Susan, was so knowledgeable about the history of the area. We never felt rushed. She made a couple unplanned stops to point out interesting places not on the itinerary. She even had treats to feed the wild burros as we stopped in Custer's Park to look at the buffalo and other wildlife. We enjoyed the tour so much that we asked if it would be possible to arrange a trip the following day to the Reptile Gardens and the Air and Space Museum. Although, it was not a tour they normally offer, they accommodated our request. The Reptile Gardens was a must see, especially for our grandson. The price was extremely reasonable and our tour guide, Ann, was absolutely delightful and so knowledgeable, as well. We would highly recommend Affordable Adventures. They were very professional and it was evident they wanted us to have the best experience possible. The tour van was very clean and cold water and snacks were provided. Thank you Afforable Adventures for all the great memories.
We went on the Mt Rushmore, Crazy Horse, and CSP Wildlife Loop tour with Nick as our tour guide. It was nice to sit back and let someone else do the driving so we could take in the views and the monuments. The tour was well worth the price. Our guide Nick was informative, funny, and a great guy! He told us so much information and old time lore we would have never known if we had gone on our own. He was also polite and respectful of our wants and needs. He is a great asset to the company. We wish we could use him for all our tours!
We had Nick as a tour guide and he was the best. Very patient with us and extremely knowledgeable. We were very blessed with Nick as our tour guide.
This was an amazing day. The tour guide, Nick, was the best, a great storyteller and tons of knowledge. Cost of tour is well worth it and hope Nick is your guide! Brenda
