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(994)
Our tour guide, Bill, was a character! He kept us entertained the whole trip with stories, history, songs (including a sing along), and jokes. The drive was very scenic, and we learned a lot about Mt. Rushmore. He was also kind enough to take pictures of our group. Breakfast and dinner at Fort Hayes were great (clean, friendly staff) and the band after dinner was really good. Our family really enjoyed this experience and would recommend it to others.
We had a wonderful experience with Dan as our guide. He was knowledgeable, personable, kind, entertaining, an excellent driver-especially through those tunnels, and he was an entertaining/talented performer in the show that evening. The food was adequate and filling. It would have been nice to have known the expense of the buffet before lunch.
I was on the fence. After reading reviews I booked it. And I'm glad I did!!! It was an all day event with breakfast and dinner included. I definitely got what I paid for and more! Definitely a better experience and value than my Yellowstone tour. Where to begin. The tour guide, Bill Martin!!! Fabulous, informative, knowledgeable, entertaining, and his sense of humor made this experience the best ever! Our group wasn't maxed out, so it was nice. The food that was served was delicious! I'm not much of a pancake person, but it had a good flavor and the BACON!!! YUMMMM!!! There was a gentleman playing the piano and was very entertaining, a nice way to eat breakfast. The dinner, OMG!!! So much food and just as yummy as breakfast!!! And how you received it, lol, was fun. Then the after dinner concert! Great band and loved every song!!! The skits were funny. I loved the site where you start and end. Has some movie history and the buildings were fun to walk through and look at how they were set up. There was an amusement park-like ride that looked fun but I did not partake. However, the ones that did looked like they had a good time. I took soooo many pictures!!! Glad I took an extra battery and a flash drive, lol! Will definitely recommend this tour to friends.
This was a great tour. We made the right decision for sure . Our tour bus drivers name was Dan and he was knowledgeable and had no problems navigating the bus through the tunnels and Custer Park The dinner afterwards was fun and very entertaining . Alot of the music is from the "70s" which was perfect ! We cant stop talking about it . Definitely recommend this bus tour , to Mount Rushmore , and Custer Park. Also the breakfast and supper was included . The biscuits were probably the best I've ever had and Supper was really good too. No complaints at all! Thanks for a great day!
Very patriotic and we loved it. Mount Rushmore was amazing. It was very Kavina and easy to get around an excellent tour guide.
This is an awesome value. When you factor in the breakfast and dinner with show it comes to be a little over $100.00 for the actual tour. There was about 20 or so on the tour, so it was not crowded and the bus was air conditioned. Thankfully as they were in the middle of a heat wave. Our driver as awesome, friendly and knowledgeable. We got to see all the main spots one would want to do while in this area all in one day and did not have the stress of driving, getting lost or hungry. Very relaxing. There is an optional lunch for purchase and would recommend that as well. Did not feel rushed at all and left after the fantastic dinner and show knowing that we got it all in.
Absolutely wonderful day! Ken, our bus driver, was very informative and funny. We enjoyed every minute of it. Thanks so much!
It’s a lot of time spent on the bus, but the bus driver (Ken) was excellent. He entertained us with history and funny anecdotes, and was a skilled driver. You may wish you had more time at the major stops, but it’s a good overview. Many bucket-list stops included. The food is not fancy or modern but is nicely prepared and decent home- cooking style fare. The surprising aspect for me was the band/music program included at the end, following the Chuckwagon dinner. I had moderate expectations, but it was excellent! This is a great value Viator excursion, especially for. the price. Helpful staff. Even my 16 years grandson enjoyed it.
Great tour. Ken was excellent
We sure do agree, partner! Ken's downright amazin' ! Much obliged fer spendin' the day with us and lettin' us take the reins 'n spin some tales! Hope to see ya again on yer next ride to the hills!
The breakfast is not so good. The tour on the bus was amazing. Dan, the driver and guide was caring, professional and entertaining.
Thanks fer ridin' out with us fer the day! Mighty glad to hear Dan kept ya entertained! He's a charmer whether he's on the bus or ticklin' them keys on stage! Sorry 'bout that breakfast not meetin' yer standards, which means it ain't met ours neither. We'll sure look into what went wrong that day and do our darndest to fix it. We sure hope to see ya again real soon, partner!
