This15 day tour of the American Rockies, departing from Bozeman is a tour for anybody with a love of the outdoors, and can appreciate this unspoilt part of the world, where the wildlife outnumbers the locals.
Montana, described as 'The Last Best Place' will be your gateway to this area and from here you can explore the legends of the American West ∼ The Oregon Trail, Badlands, Devils Tower, Yellowstone, Black Hills and Little Bighorn Battlefield to name but a few.Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument
Crazy Horse Memorial
Badlands
Needles Highway
Mount Rushmore
Yellowstone
Grand Teton National Park
This is just an example itinerary for a Mount Rushmore and Yellowstone fly drive. If you have a different route, schedule or fly drive in mind, please email us for more details or call us on 01892 511894.
Day One - Bozeman
Arrive from your transatlantic flight into Bozeman. Collect your car and transfer to your hotel.
Stay 1 night.
Day Two - Billings (140 miles)
Depart Bozeman and head east to Billings. Visit the Pictograph Cave State Park, one of the richest archaeological finds in the Great Northern Plains. Travel on to Pompey's Pillar, a 200ft high rock, etched clearly with William Clark's 200 yr old signature. Spend the evening relaxing in Montana's largest city.
Stay 1 night.
Day Three - Sundance (290 miles)
Depart Billings and head for Sundance. Leave early to spend time at the Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument the site of 'Custer's Last Stand'. Northwest of Sundance stands the nations first national monument ∼ The Devils Tower made infamous by the film Close Encounters of the Third Kind. Overnight in Sundance.
Stay 1 night.
Day Four to Six - Rapid City/Mount Rushmore (85 miles)
Depart Sundance for Rapid City/Keystone, the hub of the Black Hills area. This afternoon take a trip to Mt Rushmore National Memorial, to see the gigantic busts of Washington, Jefferson, Roosevelt and Lincoln carved in solid granite. Enjoy three nights in this area.
Make your way to the Crazy Horse Memorial, another huge mountain carving which has now been in progress for over 50 years. Take a tour of the Needles Highway, a 14 miles scenic drive that winds its way past towering granite spires.
Get up early this morning to witness the sun rising over the Badlands, the harsh but stunning landscape created by millions of years of erosion and known by the Lakota as "mako sica". Spend this afternoon in Custer State Park.
Stay 3 nights.
Day Seven - Sheridan (210 miles)
Leave South Dakota heading west back into Wyoming to Buffalo. This area around Buffalo has been the scene of many conflicts between American Indians and the white men and also the range wars between farmers and homesteaders. You have one night here.
Stay 1 night.
Day Eight - Thermopolis (124 miles)
Today you will be travelling along the spectacular Cloud Peak Skyway that climbs over the Big Horns and then decends into Tensleep Creek Canyon.Thermopolis is located on the edge of Hot Springs State Park where 135 degree water is cooled for your enjoyment!
Stay 1 night.
Days Nine & Ten - Jackson (225 miles)
Head for the resort town of Jackson, located in the Jackson Hole Valley. Encompassed on all sides by mountain barriers, the 48-mile long valley is literally known as the happy hunting ground. You will be spending two nights in Jackson.
Superior - Wyoming Inn
Standard - Wagon Wheel Wyoming Suites
Today you can explore the Grand Tetons a most unusual mountain range of great natural beauty. Enjoy a relaxing float trip or an exciting whitewater trip on the Snake River.
Stay 2 nights.
Days Eleven to Thirteen - Yellowstone (140 miles)
Head north into Yellowstone National Park. The worlds oldest national park is home to steaming geysers, bubbling mudpots and a huge range of wildlife from bears, elk moose and the recently reintroduced wolves.
You will be spending three nights here.
Take the time to travel through both loops of the park to enjoy the reknowned sights of the Old Faithful Geyser, Inspiration Point, Yellowstone's Grand Canyon, Mammoth Hot Springs and the Fountain Paint Pots. Yellowstone is such an accessible park nearly all its attractions are within a few hundred feet of the Grand Loop Road.
Today is yours to explore the area that you may have missed yesterday! You could also join a horseback ride through the park or soak in the relaxing water at Chico Hot Springs, 30 miles north of Yellowstone.
Stay 3 nights.
Day Fourteen - Bozeman (86 miles)
Leave Yellowstone after breakfast and head north to enjoy the afternoon and evening in Bozeman. Visit the much acclaimed Museum of The Rockies, home to largest collection of dinosaur fossils in the United States. Stay 1 night.
Day Fifteen - Home
Head to the airport to connect to your flight home.
Total Mileage - 1300 miles
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