Walk the rolling bluffs of Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument, reading field markers that map the fierce engagements of June 1876. Look across river valley and ridgelines where companies maneuvered, and pause at Last Stand Hill and the serene national cemetery.

Hear intertwined perspectives of Lakota and Northern Cheyenne warriors and the U.S. 7th Cavalry during Custer’s Last Stand. Reflect at the Indian Memorial honoring Native combatants and families who carry these histories forward.

Experience the Black Hills Powwow (He Sapa Wacipi), where the arena ignites with the grand entry of dancers in brilliant regalia. Feel the heartbeat of drum groups as elders, veterans, and youth circle together in living tradition.

Guided by Lakota hosts such as Stephen Yellowhawk, this MAKE TRAVEL MATTER Experience supports cultural resilience and respectful exchange. Browse artisan works, hear languages carried in song, and witness pride that threads generations.

Ride the Jackson Hole Aerial Tram to the summit of Rendezvous Mountain for sweeping 360-degree views across the Teton Range and Snake River Valley. Step onto high-alpine boardwalks where crisp air sharpens saw-tooth ridgelines.

Pause for a sweet stop at the summit cabin and frame photographs of distant peaks. This optional experience is at additional cost and bookable on tour.

Explore Badlands National Park along serrated ridgelines and amphitheaters of striped rock, with overlooks revealing rugged pinnacles and buttes above a living mixed-grass prairie. Watch for bighorn sheep and pronghorn grazing among the sage.

Learn about fossils of ancient horses and rhinos at visitor stops, then call into storied Wall Drug for Americana kitsch and cowboy coffee. This optional experience is at additional cost and bookable on tour.

• 4 Dinner (D)
• 8 Breakfast (B)

• Grand Teton National Park: Head to Grand Teton National Park for sightseeing of its alpine landscapes featuring eight peaks towering 12,000 feet above. At the Craig Thomas Visitor Center, gaze out at the Teton Range rising above. Inside the Center, explore the themes of place, people, preservation, mountaineering and Native Americans as you contemplate the past and future of this park. With your Travel Director enhancing your visit through narrative, drive by Jenny Lake, a glacier-carved lake at the base of the Teton Mountains.
• Yellowstone National Park: Yellowstone National Park. A bucket list destination and a must-see icon. Established as America’s first National Park by President Grant in 1872, Yellowstone is famous for its hot springs, bubbling mud pots, vast canyons and lush forests and a variety of terrain including alpine mountains, prairies, valleys and waterfalls as well as a diversity of nature including the hydrothermal features. Explore the Southern Loop of Yellowstone with your Travel Director who shows you the must-sees and highlights, paired with background information of this huge, ever-changing national park. See the splendor of the Grand Canyon of Yellowstone, keep an eye out for bison in Hayden Valley, and witness Old Faithful blow off some steam.
• Yellowstone National Park: Explore the otherworldly Norris Geyser Basin, Yellowstone’s hottest and most active thermal area. Walk among steaming springs and hissing geysers, including Steamboat Geyser, the tallest active geyser on Earth. With time to explore on your own, discover how the geology and stories of this dramatic landscape continue to shape the region today. 
• Cody: Visit the Buffalo Bill Center of the West, a museum complex in Cody with five museums under one roof. You’ll explore Plains Indian cultures, view original works by artists like Frederic Remington and Charles Russell, examine historic firearms, and learn about the life and legacy of Buffalo Bill — the scout, showman and town founder.
• Devils Tower: Admire Devils Tower, a geological monolith that seems to rise up out of the prairie. You’ll be able to see why Devils Tower is considered sacred to local Native American tribes, as it is totally unique and contrasts with the plains around it. The first National Monument in the USA (1906) the tower stands some 867-feet from summit to base. Native American’s often refer to the monument as Bear Lodge Butte.
• Little Big Horn: There’s no better place to learn about the Battle of Little Bighorn than visiting the famous historical site itself. Explore the Visitor Center to get oriented with the history of Custer’s Last Stand. With your Travel Director driving along Battlefield Tour Road where General Custer and his men were roundly defeated by combined forces of Sioux, Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribal warriors in 1876, feel echoes of the past come alive on this one-of-a-kind experience. 
• Black Hills: Unlock the history of Crazy Horse Memorial. Learn how construction began in 1948 after Henry Standing Bear, a Lakota elder, commissioned Korczak Ziolkowski, who worked on construction of Mount Rushmore. While the original idea was to carve a face into rock like Mount Rushmore, the monument will ultimately have a full body and horse. There is no completion date yet, but the face of Crazy Horse was completed in 1998 at 87 feet 6 inches (26.7 m) high.
• Mount Rushmore: The grand faces of Mount Rushmore National Memorial await. View the faces of four of America’s most important presidents – George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln and Theodore Roosevelt – dramatically etched into the granite rock. Mount Rushmore tells the story of the birth, growth, development and preservation of the United States. From the history of the first inhabitants to the diversity of America today, visitors will come face to face (literally) with the rich heritage we all share. 

• Deluxe coach travel
• Selected hotel dinners plus a locally hosted meal
• Standard regional accommodation

Gaze up at Devils Tower National Monument, an astonishing column of hexagonal rock thrusting 867 feet above rolling prairie. Follow an easy loop beneath sheer columns, spotting prairie dogs and seasonal wildflowers as ravens spiral overhead.

Learn why this sacred butte is known as Bear Lodge (Mato Tipila) among many tribes, and how Theodore Roosevelt proclaimed America’s first National Monument in 1906—a landmark of geology, story, and sky.

Visit the Crazy Horse Memorial to view a colossal mountain carving emerging from the Black Hills. Explore galleries and viewing terraces that reveal the scale, craftsmanship, and evolving vision.

Learn how Lakota elder Henry Standing Bear invited sculptor Korczak Ziolkowski in 1948; the face was completed in 1998. Engage with the Indian Museum of North America and a mission dedicated to honoring Native cultures.

Stand beneath the 60-foot presidential faces at the Mount Rushmore National Memorial and stroll the Avenue of Flags for framed views of Washington, Jefferson, Roosevelt, and Lincoln.

Uncover how Gutzon and Lincoln Borglum directed carving between 1927 and 1941. Step into the Sculptor’s Studio to see models and tools that reveal the artistic engineering behind the granite.

Taste the spirit of Montana at a Be My Guest dinner inside the historic Billings Depot, where Allen Hodges of Undammed Distilling Company hosts a cocktail-paired feast. Sample three expressions inspired by the Yellowstone River, each matched to a course by Chef Stephen Hindman.

Hear stories from the iconic Rainbow Bar as you dine amid rail-era brickwork and local camaraderie—a convivial evening linking craft, cuisine, and place.

Drift on a scenic float on the Snake River as an expert river guide reads the water and willows. Glide past cottonwood groves while scanning for bald eagles and osprey, with widening Teton panoramas mirrored on calm pools.

This gentle, calm-water journey emphasizes wildlife viewing and photography over whitewater thrills—ideal for all ages. This optional experience is at additional cost and bookable on tour.

Tuck into a hearty chuckwagon dinner with Bar-T 5, where cast-iron Dutch-oven classics and homemade biscuits set a fireside mood. Tap your toes to live cowboy music as the camp fills with laughter.

Swap stories under big-sky stars while hosts share playful lore and harmonies—part supper, part show, all Jackson Hole tradition. This optional experience is at additional cost and bookable on tour.

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Explore Grand Teton National Park where the jagged Teton Range rises abruptly from the valley floor. Pause at Jenny Lake to watch wind-sculpted ripples touch a glacier-carved shore, with photo stops framing rocky summits and aspen groves. Keep an eye out for elk and moose near Snake River overlooks.

At the Craig Thomas Discovery & Visitor Center, connect with exhibits on mountaineering, wildlife, and Indigenous homelands that shape this protected landscape. Hear how conservation safeguarded eight peaks soaring beyond 12,000 feet, preserving today’s crystalline air and mirror-bright waters.

Join and meet naturalist guides who lead boardwalks through the otherworldly Norris Geyser Basin, where hissing vents and prismatic pools reveal Earth’s inner heat. Scan Hayden Valley for roaming bison, then gaze across the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone as the river plunges in misty cascades.

Discover why Yellowstone, established in 1872 atop a vast volcanic caldera, anchors America’s park legacy. Conclude by witnessing Old Faithful send a towering plume skyward at characteristically regular intervals, a geothermal heartbeat echoing across lodgepole pine and sage.

Visit the Buffalo Bill Center of the West, a Smithsonian-affiliated complex of five museums. Explore the Plains Indian Museum for beadwork and tipi traditions, the Cody Firearms Museum for a vast historical collection, and Western masterworks by Frederic Remington and Charles M. Russell.

Trace the life of William “Buffalo Bill” Cody—scout, showman, and town founder—and see how performance, technology, and frontier realities intertwined to shape the story the world still calls the American West.