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Bus Tour of Mount Rushmore and the Black Hills
4.8
349 Ratings
Rapid City
Mount Rushmore Tours, a family-owned tour agency that has been serving the Black Hills since 1973, holds the record for being the oldest local tour company in the area. Maintaining the same proprietorship since its establishment, we are considered the foremost authorities on bus tours for Mount Rushmore and the Black Hills.
Duration:
9 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Mount Rushmore National Memorial - 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.
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What's Included
- Air-conditioned vehicles for comfort
- On-board restrooms for convenience
What's Not Included
- Driver / Guide Gratuity
- Lunch
- Breakfast
- Dinner
Location
Fort Hays Chuckwagon Supper & Show
Fort Hayes Drive
The tour starts at Fort Hays Chuckwagon with checkin from 7:50-8:00am. Checkin is 45 mins before the bus departure to give you enough time to explore Fort Hays. It is conveniently located on Hwy 16 just south of Rapid City on the road to Mount Rushmore. (Just 12 minutes from downtown Rapid City)
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.8
(349 Ratings)
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James_b
Aug 2, 2024
Great Trip - Wonderful Tour. Mount Rushmore is amazing. Crazy Horse Memorial is a great project that I wish I could see when it is completed. The ride through Custer State Park is fantastic. Our tour bus driver was fantastic driving the curvy roads but mostly through the narrow tunnels.
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Larry
Jul 30, 2024
Great Tour, BEST TOUR GUIDE - Our 8 hr extraviganza tour of South Dakota was made perfect by our guide Ken Updyke. Not only was he an encyclopedia of knowledge of SD but his joking made the time fly by.
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Andrea_s
Jul 30, 2024
With the money! - What a great tour we had with Bill as our guide! He was personable and added his personal touch to the stories. The bus was comfortable and we took several stops to stretch and take breath taking photos. The Chuckwagon meals were so fun and tasted pretty good. Highly recommend booking today!
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Robert_n
Jul 25, 2024
Must do! - A great adventure to see so many spectacular monuments and natural wonders. Our guide was fantastic. He had more knowledge than just tour rhetoric. Highly recommend.G
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Talynn_c
Jul 14, 2024
Easy and fun day trip! - Having Mt Rushmore as the first stop and Crazy Horse as the last stop was perfect. We had a good amount of time at each stop, we didn’t feel rushed.
Our tour guide/driver Ken was amazing. He was fun and very knowledgeable.
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Giovanna_d
Jul 12, 2024
Our tour guide and now... - Our tour guide and now driver John Martin (?). He was entertaining. informative and interactive . And what’s driver! Negotiating those narrow and low tunnels! He even called me when I forgot what time I had to be back to the bus and circled back and got me! Thank you! Thank you! Great trip! I recommend it highly! 5 stars!
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Norris_b
Jul 7, 2024
Breathtaking - I’ll admit that I was hesitant to take this tour on a full sized bus because I had heard of all of the curves thru the park. Anyway, Dan, our bus driver, had no problems maneuvering the bus along the tour route. Dan is a great story-teller and kept the entire day interesting. It was fascinating to see him navigating thru all of those tight tunnels, but he was able to make it look simple.
I just loved the stories of how Mr. Rushmore came to fruition, and how the roads/tunnels came about within the park. We also went to Custer State Park, and Crazy Horse.
The small issue I had with this tour is that it was not clear that a pancake breakfast was included with the tour. It seemed optional to me. I had eaten before I came.
Also, I do not recall the option of being able to add the chuck wagon dinner to our tour package. However, we purchased it as we were picking up our tickets, and are glad we did. Those gentlemen really put on a show that night!
The tour combined with the dinner show was a long day. We needed to take a nap in the car before they opened the doors for the chuck wagon dinner/show. Even though it was a long day, we both agreed that it was well worth it.
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John_r
Jul 7, 2024
It was a great experience - Mt Rushmore and Crazy Horse were fabulous. The bus driver was amazing and extremely knowledgeable about the area and had great stories along the way. We had about 1 hour at each stop and that was plenty of time to see the monuments and if you wanted to do a little shopping.
The food at the restaurant was good.
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Jose_r
Jul 7, 2024
Excellent - The tunnels and mountains The entire tour was wonderful And the service was excellent and the driver was a wonderful person.
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Joanne_c
Jul 30, 2024
Beautiful views. Too much goofing around. - It was nice to see all the sites. I wish we could have spent more time at Sylvan Lake and less time at Crazy Horse. There is a beautiful path around Sylvan Lake and the driver said "it takes 25 mins to walk, but don't do it because the bus leaves in 20". Spent too much time goofing around in the tunnel. My neck still hurts from the time he gunned it then hit brakes abruptly, along with all the annoying air braking while playing old music. He needs to consider people with neck or back issues before purposely jolting the bus so much. It was not funny at all, only to him.
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