Mount Rushmore and Black Hills Tour with Two Meals and a Music Variety Show
Description
Join us on a journey through the breathtaking landscapes and historic landmarks of Mount Rushmore and the Black Hills. This all-inclusive tour offers an immersive experience, combining expert-guided sightseeing with delicious meals and an entertaining variety music show. Discover the beauty, history, and adventure that Mount Rushmore and its surrounding attractions have to offer. Mount Rushmore Tours is the longest operating local family owned and operated tour company in the Black Hills. Founded in 1973 and since 2023 second generation owned and operated, we are widely regarded as the local experts in the bus tours for Mount Rushmore and the Black Hills.
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Itinerary
Check in at Fort Hays Headquarters between 7:30-7:45am where you get your paper tickets for your breakfast, bus assignment and your assigned seats for the Chuckwagon Supper and Show. Then go get your all you can eat cowboy breakfast. Nothing better than home made cowboy pancakes, biscuits and gravy, sausage links with a hot cup of coffee to get the day started.
The bus departs at 9am and heads for Mount Rushmore! You will have a little over an hour to look around at your own convenience and enjoy the sites and beauty that you came to South Dakota for. We stop here first because Mount Rushmore is at it's best in the morning sun. Gutzon Borglum carved this mountain facing east towards the morning sun and intended it to be viewed this way.
After leaving Mount Rushmore we will travel along the Iron Mountain Road. A beautiful 17 mile road of breath taking scenery featuring 3 one lane tunnels that perfectly frame Mount Rushmore.
We stop for lunch inside Custer State Park at the Game Lodge and previous summer White House for president Calvin Coolidge. Try the Buffalo Stew, it's the best you will ever find!
After lunch we depart for the Needles Hwy. This 14 mile scenic drive is sure to leave you breathless and awe struck at amazing beauty of the Black Hills. Sit back and enjoy the ride and watch the crowd gather around when we drive the bus through the Needles Eye Tunnel. With only inches to spare on each side of the bus you can relish in the fact that you are not the one driving.
Take a rest stop and coffee break at the beautiful Sylvan Lake. This is among the crown jewels of Custer State Park and the beauty within it.
We spend about an hour at Crazy Horse Memorial. You are on your own to spend this time enjoying this piece of history in the making. Upon completion it will be the largest mountain carving in the world! Truly a piece of awe inspiring history being worked on every day.
The tour package ends back at Fort Hays to include the Chuckwagon Supper and Live Music Show. This chuckwagon meal is sure to leave you with a full belly. The show is a Branson style variety show to include music for all ages to enjoy. Rate the best family entertainment in the Black Hills.
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Important Information
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Reviews(1,020)
We enjoyed this tour, bus driver was very polite and he had a lot of knowledge of the areas we visited, we learned a lot. I would suggest to give 1 1/2 hour at Mount Rushmore instead of 1 hour, we had to rush a lot and didn't get to see everything. We really enjoyed the concert and diner at the end too, loved the music and atmosphere. Very nice people at Fort Hays. Thank you for a wonderful tour and full of learning experience about South Dakota!!
We had a great time. Meals were good, show was good, and the tour was excellent. It is a great way to see the scenic Black Hills, Mt. Rushmore, and Crazy Horse monument.
Informative, and a lot of fun. Food was very goog
This was a fantastic experience. The breakfast was outstanding and the cowboy pancakes huge and fluffy. The driver was knowledgeable and entertaining! The places he was able to get that tour bus was insane. Took us to places we never would have went.
Awesome trip, tour guide was exceptional. Breakfast was good and the dinner with show was great.
My husband and I really enjoyed our Mount Rushmore and Black Hills Tour. Dan was a great driver and shared lots of interesting information about the area! The food was good and filling, and the show afterwards was really fun!
This was a truly memorable experience. Our bus driver / tour guide was absolutely the best. He was extremely knowledgeable about both the historical as well current information about the area our tour covered. He provided us with so much information about Mt. Rushmore, the Crazy Horse memorial, Custer National Park and all the other places we visited but it was never just dry, boring statistics; he made it really interesting by interspersing humor and personal anecdotal information in away that kept our attention. The Black Hills are truly incredibly beautiful with rock formations like we had never seen any where else that we have traveled. While being able to visit Mt. Rushmore was the fulfillment of a goal I had for many years I would have come to South Dakota specifically to see “The Needles” had I had any idea how incredible those rock formations actually are. Our driver skillfully navigated through narrow mountain tunnels and provided us with the best stops for pictures to capture the beauty of The Black Hills. The tour included breakfast and dinner and the food was great. The evening ended with a musical variety show that very much exceeded our expectations. We highly recommend this tour.
Dan has an amazing personality! He made the day so fun! He is very knowledgeable about the areas we went to! The chuck wagon meals were good as well. The beef and chicken were both really tender and delicious! And the music after dinner was also amazing! The whole day was just an amazing experience and I highly recommend going on this tour!
The tour was great. Dan was our tour guide, and he was very friendly and informative. The show was fantastic!
This is what I wanted to say about the tour guide, I think his name is Pastor Dan. Our tour guide was amazing. He made the tour fun and informative with his stories knowledge,enthusiasm and friendly personality. The experience was unforgettable. Thank you making our visit special. Highly recommend….
