America’s Cowboy Country Tour with Collette Vacations
About Wyoming
Badlands with a Native American guide, legendary Deadwood, and the Black Hills’ most famous faces in stone.
America’s Cowboy Country
May 16–23, 2027 | 8 Days
Experience the wide‑open landscapes and enduring legends of the American West on this thoughtfully paced journey through South Dakota and Wyoming. From sculpted monuments and historic frontier towns to iconic national parks, this tour blends natural beauty, cultural insight, and classic Western hospitality.
Tour Highlights
- Badlands National Park with a Native American guide
- Custer State Park and the Crazy Horse Memorial
- Mount Rushmore National Memorial
- Deadwood and frontier history
- Yellowstone National Park, including Old Faithful
- Grand Teton National Park
- Jackson Hole with a covered wagon ride and chuckwagon‑style farewell dinner
Travel Dates
May 16–23, 2027
Pricing (Per Person, Air‑Inclusive from Boston)
- Double occupancy: $4,499
- Single occupancy: $5,599
- Triple occupancy: f$4,449
Book Now rates are valid through November 16, 2026. Rates are subject to change after this date.
Book Now Offer
- Save one hundred per person when booking by November 16, 2026
- Price is guaranteed once deposit is received and booking is confirmed
What’s Included
- Round‑trip airfare from Logan International Airport
- Air taxes and fees
- Hotel transfers
- Eight days with seven breakfasts and three dinners
- Professional Tour Manager
- Hand‑selected hotels throughout the route
Important Tour Information
- Activity Level: Level 2 — balanced walking with varied terrain
- Average group size of approximately thirty‑seven travelers
- Four days are spent above six thousand feet in elevation
- One longer travel day is included between Cody and Jackson
- Single accommodations are limited and offered on a first‑come basis
Deposit & Payment
- Deposit: $698 per person due at booking
- Final payment due February 15, 2027
- Deposits are refundable through November 16, 2026
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Itinerary
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Rapid City, South Dakota
Accommodation: Alex Johnson Hotel
Welcome to Rapid City, long known as the gateway to the Black Hills, and your home for three nights. As traveler’s arrival times vary greatly, you have no group activities planned during the day. Your Tour Manager will hold a welcome briefing in the early evening. Dinner is on your own tonight.
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Rapid City - Badlands - Wall - Rapid City
Accommodation: Alex Johnson Hotel
Meals: Breakfast & Dinner
Embrace the vast beauty of Badlands National Park with a Native American Guide. Your guide will share their personal perspective on the land, weaving stories of heritage, culture, and their way of life into the journey. Follow the Badlands Loop Road, a wonder of rock formations and vibrant colors formed by mineral deposits. Stop at Wall Drug, a classic store from 1936, where there is time for lunch and browsing. This evening, enjoy a welcome dinner at a local restaurant with your fellow travelers.
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Rapid City - Custer State Park - Crazy Horse - Mt. Rushmore
Accommodation: Alex Johnson Hotel
Meal: Breakfast
Travel to Custer State Park and search for a herd of over 1,000 roaming bison and the famous Begging Burros. Your guide will fill you in on the park’s wildlife history and facts. Next, prepare to be amazed by the Crazy Horse Memorial, the world's largest mountain sculpture still in progress. The memorial includes the Indian Museum of North America, Native American Cultural Center, the sculptor's studio, an orientation center and theaters. Many Native American artists and craftspeople practice their art at the memorial and are on hand to discuss the influence their culture has on their work. Later, see Mount Rushmore, one of the country’s most famous landmarks.
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Rapid City - Deadwood - Buffalo, Wyoming
Accommodation: Hampton Inn & Suites, Buffalo
Meal: Breakfast & Dinner
Stop in Deadwood, a rambling Western town and a National Historic Landmark. Recreations of turn-of-the-century streetlamps light the way through the restored architecture. A local guide introduces you to the history of the city, where gold, gambling and gunpowder were once the order of the day. Visit Mount Moriah Cemetery, final resting place of Wild Bill Hickok, Calamity Jane, and other figures from the Wild West. Then, it’s your choice! Take a guided tour of the Adams Museum and explore dynamic exhibits that shine a light on Deadwood’s legends and outlaws -OR- visit Kevin Costner’s Tatanka: Story of the Bison. This interpretive center features large, awe-inspiring sculptures depicting the relationship of bison and the Lakota Native Americans. Your day ends in Buffalo, Wyoming.
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Buffalo - Cody
Accommodation: Buffalo Bill Village Holiday Inn and Cabins
Meal: Breakfast
This morning, make your way through the Bighorn Mountains and cross through the territory of the Great Sioux Nation. This afternoon, visit the Buffalo Bill Center of the West, a tribute to one of the most well-known figures of the Old West.
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Cody - Yellowstone National Park - Jackson, Wyoming
Accommodation: The Lodge at Jackson Hole
Meal: Breakfast
Visit Yellowstone National Park, the world’s first national park. Famous for its geysers, hot springs and incredible wildlife – including free-ranging herds of bison – Yellowstone lives up to its reputation. No visit to the park would be complete without seeing its most renowned attraction: Old Faithful. Watch in awe as the geyser sends a fountain of steam more than 130 feet in the air. Travel over the Sylvan Pass and see Yellowstone Lake on the way to Jackson, your home for the next two nights.
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Jackson - Grand Teton National Park - Jackson
Accommodation: The Lodge at Jackson Hole
Meal: Beakfast & Dinner
Wind through Grand Teton National Park, home to the youngest peaks in the Rockies. Keep your camera handy, as there are plenty of opportunities to take photos. Afterwards, enjoy free time to explore trendy downtown Jackson. Look for the Antler Arch at the entrance to the historic town square. Get a taste of the Old West at your farewell dinner where your ride in a covered wagon takes you past the Cache Creek for a night of Western hospitality at a chuckwagon dinner* with entertainment.
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Jackson - Tour Ends
Meal: Breakfast
Your tour comes to a close today, leaving you with many pleasant memories.
