ARENU presents
Western Frontiers
featuring Mt. Rushmore, Yellowstone & the Badlands
9 Days
August 19-27, 2015
860.627.0199 or 800.426.4324
Tour Highlights
• Yellowstone National Park
• Mount Rushmore
• Mount Rushmore at Night
• Crazy Horse Memorial
• Fort Hays
• Badlands National Park
• Grand Teton National Park
• Jackson Hole Valley
• Buffalo Bill Historical Center
• Devil’s Tower
• Deadwood
• Salt Lake City Tour
• Wall Drug Store
• Cowboy Cookout
• 3 Night Stay in Rapid City
Inclusions
•Round-trip Airfare
•12 Meals:
8 - Breakfasts & 4 - Dinners
•Daily Sightseeing
•Admissions per Itinerary
•Professional Tour Director
•Motorcoach Transportation
•Baggage Handling
•Hotel Transfers
•Gratuities for Drivers & Tour Director
Accommodations
8 Nights Accommodations
3 - Rushmore Plaza Holiday Inn,
Rapid City
1 - Holiday Inn, Sheridan
2 - West Yellowstone Park Area
1 - Jackson
1 - Hilton or Sheraton, Salt Lake City
Pricing
Double:
Single:
Triple:
$2959.
$3849.
$2879.
Day 1: Arrive Rapid City
Arrive in Rapid City meet your tour Director and
check into your hotel for a three-night stay.
Meal - (B)
Overnight - Rapid City
Day 2: Rapid City - Badlands Nat’l Park - Rapid City
Today travel to the unusual and well-known Wall
Drug Store, famous for its “Free Ice Water”. Then
drive through Badlands National Park, located
between the White and Cheyenne Rivers. The
area contains spectacular examples of weathering, erosion, fantastic ridges, cliffs and canyons of
variegated color. Enjoy the late afternoon at your
own pace in Rapid City. This evening enjoy a delicious supper and a bit of western entertainment at
a Cowboy Cookout.
Meals - (B,D)
Overnight - Rapid City
Day 3: Mt. Rushmore - Crazy Horse
This morning visit the Fort Hays Dances with Wolves
Movie Set to see some of the original buildings used
in the Oscar winning film. Later visit Mt. Rushmore
featuring the awesome sculptures of Washington,
Jefferson, Roosevelt and Lincoln. Each face is 60 feet
high and is carved into the rugged granite mountainside with intricate perfection. Continue onto the
Crazy Horse Memorial, still in progress. View the
giant mountainside sculpture of the famous Indian
Chief astride his pony. Following dinner experience
Mt. Rushmore at Night to see this American treasure illuminated in a whole new light.
Meals - (B,D)
Overnight - Rapid City
Day 4: Deadwood - Devil’s Tower - Sheridan
Today travel to Deadwood, made famous by Wild
Bill Hickok and Calamity Jane, both buried in the
town’s Mt. Moriah Cemetery on Boot Hill. Later stop
to visit the “flying saucer” haunted Devil’s Tower
National Monument, a gigantic volcanic neck rising
from the prairie and an area sacred to the Kiowa,
Sioux and Blackfeet Tribes. Late afternoon arrive in
the cattletown of Sheridan situated at the foot of
the Bighorn Mountains and check into your hotel.
Meal - (B)
Overnight - Sheridan
Day 5: Sheridan - Cody - Yellowstone
This morning travel to Cody, the town named for
Buffalo Bill Cody. Visit the Buffalo Bill Historical
Center, an interesting museum of Native American
culture, natural history and western art. Later enter
Yellowstone National Park, the world’s first national
park established in 1872. Late afternoon arrive in
West Yellowstone or one of the park lodges for a
two night stay.
Meals - (B,D)
Overnight - Yellowstone Park Area
Day 6: Yellowstone National Park
Enjoy the day exploring Yellowstone National
Park with your Tour Director. With over 10,000
hot springs, thundering waterfalls, geysers and
endless forests, Yellowstone inspires awe. Some
of the park highlights include Old Faithful Geyser,
Yellowstone Lake and Yellowstone Canyon. The
park is also home to an astounding array of elk,
bear and buffalo.
Meal - (B)
Overnight - Yellowstone Park Area
Day 7: Yellowstone - Grand Teton NP - Jackson
Today travel south through Grand Teton National
Park, the 485-square mile scenic park features the
Teton Mountain Range, one of the youngest ranges
on the continent, lakes, glaciers, wildlife and snowfields. Later arrive in the quiet cowboy town of Jackson for your overnight stay. The city has developed
into an amazing getaway for people from all walks
of life where the Old West and New are splendidly
combined. Be sure to visit the colorful Million Dollar Cowboy Bar with its saddle-shaped barstools.
Meal - (B)
Overnight - Jackson
Day 8: Jackson - Salt Lake City
Today travel into Utah. Enroute wind along the
shores of beautiful Bear Lake before climbing the
Wasatch Mountains. Later arrive in Salt Lake City,
“The City of Saints” founded by Brigham Young in
1847. On arrival enjoy a panoramic Salt Lake City
Tour featuring Temple Square with its lovely landscaping and famous Tabernacle, the State Capitol,
and the University of Utah--site of the opening and
closing ceremonies of the 2002 Winter Olympics.
This evening enjoy a Farewell Dinner with your
fellow travelers.
Meals - (B,D)
Overnight - Salt Lake City
Day 9: Salt Lake City - Flight Home
Today depart from Salt Lake City filled with wonderful memories of your Western Frontiers Tour.
Meal - (B)
Western Frontiers
with ARENU
August 19-27, 2015
PRICING:
$2959.00 per person, Double Occupancy
$3849.00 per person, Single Occupancy
$2879.00 per person, Triple Occupancy
PAYMENT SCHEDULE:
1st Deposit: $900.00 per person due at time of reservation
2nd Deposit: $1500.00 per person is due by April 8, 2013
Final Payment is due by May 23, 2013
Please make checks payable to: Tours of Distinction
Remit Reservation & Deposits to: Tours of Distinction
PO Box 1011
East Windsor, CT 06088
CANCELLATION POLICY:
A cancellation fee of $100.00 per person + non-refundable tour expenses will be charged for any cancellation received
from time of booking to 180 days prior to departure. A cancellation fee of 25% of the total tour cost + non-refundable
tour expenses will be charged for cancellations 179-75 days prior to departure. A cancellation fee of 50% of the total tour
cost + non-refundable tour expenses will be charged for cancellations received 74-46 days prior to departure. A
cancellation fee of 100% of the total tour cost will be charged for cancellations received 45-0 days prior to departure.
TRIP INSURANCE:
Single: $245. per person
Double or Triple: $173. per person
The optional trip insurance payment is due at time of reservation. The insurance covers cancellations as
described in the “Certificate of Insurance.” The “Certificate of Insurance” will be provided to you in
your tour confirmation packet.
FOR MORE INFORMATION CALL
Linda Yost 860.657.3407 or
email: [email protected]