National Parks, Mount Rushmore and Little Big Horn

This escorted tour with Just You traces a classic route through the American West, starting in Denver before heading into the Black Hills of South Dakota. Highlights include Mount Rushmore’s familiar presidential faces carved in granite and the imposing Crazy Horse Memorial, still a work in progress after decades. The tour also stops at Deadwood, a town with authentic Wild West connections.

The itinerary then moves through significant American landmarks and national parks such as Yellowstone with its erupting geysers and native buffalo, and Grand Teton National Park’s snow-capped peaks. Monument Valley’s distinctive buttes, the archaeological cliff dwellings of Mesa Verde, and the vast chasms of the Grand Canyon provide more varied scenery. Bryce Canyon and Zion National Parks offer more geological wonder before the finale in Las Vegas.

Along the way, there’s a palpable sense of history and space, with historic battlefields like Little Bighorn reminding you that this landscape has witnessed both natural power and human struggle. Better bring good walking shoes and a readiness for some long days; this isn’t all gentle pottering but a thorough-minded passage through some of the West’s best stately vistas.