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America's Cowboy Country
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Enjoy stunning views of the American West as you make your way through Yellowstone, Grand Teton National Park, and more. Overnight in the cowboy towns of Jackson Hole and Cody. Experience the Wild West as it once was with a visit to Deadwood, a town built on gold and gunpowder. Experience Yellowstone National Park, home to an incredible array of wildlife. Search for free-ranging herds of buffalo in Custer State Park. Marvel at Grand Teton National Park’s towering peaks, marked with mountain glaciers. Soak in stunning views of Mt. Rushmore and the Crazy Horse Memorials. Grab your Stetson hat and saddle up for an adventure as you discover natural wonders and cultural treasures.
Your Tour Includes
- 4 Handpicked Accommodations
- 10 Meals
Included Highlights
- Badlands National Park
- Custer State Park
- Crazy Horse Memorial
- Mt. Rushmore
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Accommodation
Alex Johnson Hotel
Nights 1-3
Hampton Inn & Suites, Buffalo
Night 4
Buffalo Bill Village Holiday Inn and Cabins
Night 5
The Lodge at Jackson Hole
Nights 6-7
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Our bus driver and tour guide were excellent. Tour guide was very knowledgeable and attentive.
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My wife and I really enjoyed our trip to Cowboy Country. It was a well planned out itinerary and our tour guide Bryce made it a truly memorable experience. The most memorable experiences for my wife and I were visiting our amazing National Parks. We have travelled through Utah in the past and are currently planning a trip in the Spring (through Collette) to visit the Colorado National Parks. These destinations should be experienced by everyone so that they can see the natural beauty and wonder of these United States.Kevin Boivin
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The places we toured were great. Viewing all the animals. The knowledge and history of the area the tour guide shared
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Weather, fellow tour members, sights and tour manager were excellent. Our bus driver was skilled and stops for lunch interesting. Wild Bill Cody museum was amazing and seeing the bison roam was magnificent.
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Excellent, superb, awesome, educational.Sandra Brown
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The tour took us to the Badlands, Black Hills, Mt. Rushmore, the Crazy Horse Memorial, Kevin Costner’s Tanaka, Deadwood, Cody, Heart Mountain Japanese-American resettlement camp, Yellowstone National Park and Grand Teton National Park. I may have left something out, but it was a full tour and very interesting. We saw bison, elk, moose, antelope and a grizzly bear. I highly recommend this tour.
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Pleasant a.nd easy....everything was wonderful
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Our tour guide, Traci, was very friendly and informative. The information in the brush regarding the tour was a little confusing. We got in there a day early, thinking that the tour started early the next day. There was only a meet and greet at 6 PM the next day so we could’ve come in on the same day. Also, it would’ve been nice to stay another day or two in Jackson hole. It was a fun town and a lot to do but such a little time to do it. Overall the sites and stops along the way , very interesting and memorable. Thank you.Mary Donohue Re
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I loved everything about the tour.
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It would have been nice to have been able to spend at least 2 days in Yellowstone. Most memorable was our tour guide Todd, and bus driver Josh, and of course the beautiful landscape.
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The tour was very good. The activities were interesting and fun. Thr most memorable experience was being is a sea of bison. The other memorable event was seeing the geyser Old Faithful,Michael Giltrud
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We loved it all!
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Enjoyed the beauty of South Dakota and Wyoming. Loved Yellowstone. It was a great trip
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We thoroughly enjoyed this tour. Our tour manager, Kevin, was knowledgeable, personable, and fun. Our favorite accommodation was The Lodge at Jackson Hole. It was such a beautiful hotel and close to town. We loved all the national parks we visited but Yellowstone was our favorite.
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fun, laughter, feeling of family, and great appreciation for all of God and Mother Nature's beautiful creations.
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Wonderful all around! Old Faithful was 25 minutes late and I said “It reminds me of an old boyfriend!” and 100 people laughed!Suzanna Dressler
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Excellent tour and our guide, Jacob made it special with surprise stops at unscheduled sites...lovely country! So glad we took this trip. Only disappointment was the Alex Johnson Hotel in Rapid City as the staff was not accommodating and they forgot about our group for Sunday AM breakfast, and denied it...sad
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Well planned and executed trip...perfect weather also helped! Long wait at airports for connecting flights was tiring...could have been better planned. Sights were all we expected and much more! We had a great guide in Jacob Snyder and a great set of bus drivers. All in all we would definitely plan another Collette TripBob Papsin
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Travelling as a single was tough due to the outrageously pricey singles penalty which was money I could have used on the trip. Many of the stops were too short. Due to a bus problem, one town only allowed time for lunch and we had to leave. We didn't get any time to even walk through the town never mind time to stop to see anything. The geography was stunning and helped alleviate some of the shortcomings. The tour guide Jacob was knowledgeable and provided some excellent extra information.
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Overall tour was good. The tour guide and driver were excellent and very knowledgeable.
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The tour was well planned and we had plenty of time to explore. I really enjoyed being at Mount Rushmore.
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ENJOED THE WHOLE EXPERIENCE- IT WAS MUCH BETTER THAN I ANTICIPATED - WAS GREAT- THE SIGHTS WERE MEMORABLE AND PART OF Y BUCKETBruce Smilowitz
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Haydee did a great job giving background information as well as current info we may have needed.
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I would not recommend it for a family vacation due to the scheduling of accommodations
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The scenery was breathtaking. My favorite memorable experience was the visit to the Crazy Horse Memorial and learning about the history behind the memorial.
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I thought the local guides enhanced the experience, especially the guide at the Mount Moriah Cemetery. My favorite stops were visiting the Crazy Horse Memorial and the visit to Kevin Costner's Tatanka.
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Our tour guide Tracy was wonderful! She was welcoming, knowledgeable and always keeping us prepared for our next stop. Our bus driver Josh was awesome as well, navigating the road, keeping the bus clean, friendly and personable. The two of them name our trip that much more enjoyable! Each stop was unique and very memorable. One of my favorite places was the Grand Tetons, the landscape was incredible!Irene Velichko
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Tour guide Tracy and driver Josh were awesome! We met great people on the tour and the sights were amazing. I really enjoyed seeing Mt. Rushmore and Crazy Horse Memorial.Ruben Velichko
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Everything together made for a great week. Guide Todd and Driver Mark were both fantastic. The agenda was well planned. Overall a definite yes for recommendations from us.Robert Fleck
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Excellent tour guide, Todd Aspberger. Would love to do another tour with him.Gary Gehlhausen
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Seeing the majesty and beauty of God's creation was incredible. I was touched at Tatanka hearing about the ingenuity and resourcefulness of the Indian people. Our tour guide was such a wealth of information. Our bus driver was excellent.
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The entire trip was well organized, and well managed. The benefit of being on a tour like this you get to learn so much more than when you go on your own. Janice Love was our tour manager, and she was a wealth of knowledge that added to our experiences. Also, she had set up, other special speakers for us in multiple locations. My mom and I had a great time together and getting to know other people. If you are going for the purpose of seeing some of this beautiful country and learning more about it, it’s a great trip. If you are someone who is an adventurer and want to do hiking, rafting, and other like that, you would need to choose something else.
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Great time! The tour manager (Janice) was outstanding! Lots to do and lots of fun!Daniel Powell
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We had so much fun! The tour manager was knowledgeable and fun! Things went so smooth. The one small issue we had was resolved so quickly by the tour manager, we actually forgot we had one. I would recommend this tour to everyone.Patricia Cahill
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The Tour Manager, Amber Peterson, and driver, Stephen, were excellent. They were friendly & knowledgeable of the area & the Lacota History. They even added a couple unscheduled photo stops. The tour locations & stops were great. The itinerary was busy and covered a lot of area. Seeing the Badlands, Deadwood & Devils Tower were bucket list items for me and we saw them all.
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The tour itself was excellent, especially the tour manager amber, & the driver Steve. The problem was leading up to the trip out west. American Airlines decided to cancel our flight just hours before our flight, if it wasn’t for my wife, & other friends on our tour , we would have not made the trip when we supposed to, unfortunately we got no help from Collette’s emergency phone number after hours. They told us there was nothing they could do for us. They offered no help with airlines or anything, I was very disappointed with them, fortunes my wife & friends did manage to find us another flight, out of another airport& & managed to contact the transport service to get iu to the airport. Again this is stuff we felt Collette would handle, this no avail!Greggory Steenken
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Yellow Stone National Park. I will treasure it for a long time to come. I enjoyed the whole trip. Especially Grand Teton National Park, Old Faithful. Tour manager was knowledgeable of the locations and friendly. Although return home fly time was not desirable, when we got home was 3:30am. Thank you Collette for a great trip.
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We had a rough start getting out and lost two days of the tour. It was due airline problems but I want to say that I found Collette to not be helpful at all. They also had an incorrect email address for me so our tour guide wasn’t able to be in touch nor was anything updated on their site because of this. Not happy with Collette at all. That said, the tour was great. We saw so much. Our tour guide and bus driver were wonderful together. They took us off the beaten path a few times also so we saw more towns than were originally scheduled. Buses were comfy and clean. I did not care for the hotel in Rapid City. Looks great online but pretty old and tiny bathrooms. Best hotel was in Jackson Hole but others along the way were clean and beds in all of the hotels were sooo comfortable. The company who picked us up to and from the airport were great. Their communication was terrific. The car was big and clean and the driver dressed professionally. This tour is offered thru other companies than Collette. When booking I felt good knowing Wheel of Fortune uses Collette for their prize trips but I was very disappointed in them. When we needed the help they said they’d give us when selling us on doing the whole trip thru them they left us on our own. Do this trip. It was great. But don’t book it thru Collette.
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At the country dinner, the wagon ride was great and our two girl drivers were great. Dinner was good. Entertainment is what brought rating down. The main guy MC didn’t enunciate his words and was very hard to understand. They need to invest in a good sound system. Their system is antiquated and sound quality terrible. There were lots of older people on our trip and they wore hearing aids. They could not understand any of the lyrics being sung.
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The tour we went on out west was fabulous, other than the start with American Airlines. Collette did not offer much help with their emergency phone number, the man from Collette , basically said your on your own, nothing he could do. Stefan was a great help in booking a new flight. So many things on the tour were so memorable Amber the Tour Manager was great and bus driver Steve keep us safe as we went from place to place Even had a snowstorm in Yellowstone. Have so many wonderful pictures to keep the memories aliveCeline Steenken
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Our tour guide was awesomeJoanne Nader
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Seeing the beautiful country.Paula McNeese
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Being on trip with my sister, seeing Mount Rushmore, Crazy Horse Memorial, Story of the Bison, Yellowstone- Old Faithful. It was all great 👍.
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loved every minute of the trip. The bus driver was not only very knowledgeable but very helpful and pleasant. Always got us on time and at the best picture taking places.
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I enjoyed seeing the Grand Tetons best.
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The Badlands were amazing, along with Mount Rushmore. Jackson Hole was a neat town.
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Collette tours are great. They included a lot of destinations and information about the sites we were visiting. The tour manager gave us great insights as to what happened in the area to form the many mountains we were seeing. The tour manager also managed to fit in a couple of destinations that were not included in the original itinerary.
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We were looking forward to our trip and it exceeded our expectations. Our tour manager and bus driver were the best! They went above and beyond to make our trip amazing.Richelle Broadwater
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An excellent trip of several national parks and the historic places along the way.
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Alex Johnson Hotel was a little disappointing. Tour manager Eric was great. Would liked to have spent more time at Yellowstone less time at Deadwood. The wagon train ride on last evening was fun. Would like to have had more experiences with horses, since it is a Cowboy Country tourDOREEN BERGLUND
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This tour was great but Joel, our tour manager, and the bus driver made this tour even better. Joel's inclusions of surprise stops everyday was wonderful and so unexpected. I would highly recommend this trip.Therese Carpentier
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This is my 3rd adventure with Collette and I have never been disappointed. I'm sure if I tried covering the national parks of Wyoming, North Dakota and South Dakota I would not see or learn even half as much. I felt safe and comfortable with the accommodations and venue chosen. Even the driver made it his business to help people. Their timing is impeccable and they gave us enough time to take in the scenery and experience. I will join them again.
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The flight was horrible. I would not recommend your company to supply flights. The rest was outstanding!! The best tour guide and bus driver. They both went above and beyond. They found places we would never have found to visit. The experience was amazing!!
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Collette is very well organized and was flexible to accommodate my needs when I had problems with walking. Our leader, Joel, and driver, Mark, provided the most relaxing and fun enviornment. However, having us leave home at 2 am to catch a 6 am flight to Texas was unnecessary - there are more direct flights from California to South Dakota. I will probably travel with Collette again, but I will make my own travel agenda.Donna Wilson
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It was all great. Yellowstone was on my bucket list, so that was a big plus. The teatons were also absolutely beautiful. Everything else was also great. That was my second time visiting at those places.Doreen
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Good tour manager and bus driver. Enjoyed all the parks and stopsElizabeth Stover
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Enj0yed the trip. Had fun & interesting.Pamela Spellman
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This was a great tour and we saw all the thing we wanted to see. A little more time in Deadwood would have been nice and the hotels weren't as nice as some of the other tours we have been on but it was all in all a very good trip.
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THE TOUR WAS WELL ORGANIZED.Carolyn Cayson
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Collette really knows what they are doing and they do it so well. I travel with my best friend and it is so nice to feel safe during travels and worry free. This was our first tour and it won’t be the last. It is so nice to just show up for the bus and know you were going to have an unbelievable day. I can’t wait until my next adventure with Collette.Sheila Knight
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Food options were not good especially for someone with who cared about what they ate. I think it should have been communicated in advance that reasonable accommodations would not be made. I understand if they can’t do to the area but it should have been communicated.
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The trip was above and beyond everything I expected. In part because of Barbara and Mary! They were a great team! Barbara was so animated and excited. She was very knowledgeable about every area.Freda P.
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Great Itinerary. Tour Manager was very knowledgeable and had a great personality. Felt very comfortable with her guidance. Our driver was outstanding in handling the very large bus. Always felt very safe.Louis Kapp WITH Sharon W Kapp
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It definitely met my expectations as to what I hoped it would be.
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Because no one is perfect! Our bus to Atlanta was pretty bad. After literally bouncing off the seat near back of bus, we were done. The Sheridan was not really bad, but way below other accommodations.
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Tour manager Eileen was outstandingThomas Maloney
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It was a VERY NICE INFORMATIVE Trip.Sandra Weaver
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Great tour guide was very Vic well versed.
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well organized and executed trip
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The itinerary was great. I saw things I’ve never seen before. Everyone was so friendly. Tim our tour guide went above and beyond. I’m looking forward to doing another Collette bus tour!Cheryl Rydberg
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The tour only had a few flaws with restaurants but look out over the plains seing for miles was great. The mountains had great views also along with the wildlifeWilliam Moore
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Best tour manager& bus driver ever on a Collette Tour. Both were “supermodels!” Joel & Mario went over & beyond expectations taking us places that not were on tour but was interesting sites along the way. Both were very familiar with the areas and history of the area. Very accommodating & personable. As a Group Leader, it makes our trip much easier. Just sit back and let them handle everything from details, making sure everyone is present, and arranging luggage details!! No other way to travel but with COLLETTE!!! Thank you Collett. 👏👏James Smith
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Nothing left to chance ... travel arrangements, advice from tour manager and bus driver. Great mix of fellow tour members.Charles Notar
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We had a great trip and enjoyed every minute of it.
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Good tour .. very thoroughly but the accommodations could be better .. the best western was disgusting and you only need about one hour or 90 minutes in Wall.Susan Gerson
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had a great time. you kept us busy. hate sitting on my butt
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I had a wonderful time! The time on the bus was always intertaining.
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Enjoyed the sights, the majestic views and venues.
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The area we traveled to was spectacular. I loved it so much on the National Parks tour that I wanted to come back.Leslie Gossard
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My first trip with Collette. My wife has traveled a lot with Collette and I am very impressed. My first time seeing the mountains as well! Overall I had a great experience.Terry Gossard
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The best museums we saw was Kevin Costner's museum and a cultural center with 6 different museums in it. My high point was Yellowstone national park, needed to spend a lot more time there. Beautiful/awesome! Nature at it's best. Greatful to Theodore Roosevelt for preserving and establishing national parks.Kathleen Tartaglia
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High point was the herd of Buffalo we encountered. The cultural center with 6 museums (especially the gun museum) as well as Kevin Costner's museum we're excellent parts of the tourAndrew Tartaglia
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We had an excellent trip. Our guide and driver were top rate. The food that was provided was good. Most of the hotels we stayed at were very nice and clean accommodations.
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The Grand Tetons part of the tour was my favorite. Absolutely beautiful. I really learned a lot from the Bison experience center (Kevin Costner) and the Crazy Horse monument.
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Everything about the tour was great except for one of the hotel accommodations. It was not adequate based on Collette’s reputation and the cost of the tour.
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The tour guide and bus driver were great. The hotel accommodations in Sheridan WY were absolutely terrible. Collette should be able to do better than that based on their reputation and the cost of the tour. Most of the provided meals were ok but some were not.
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Loved Mt Rushmore, seeing a herd of bison right out the window of the bus- like 10 ft away., the badlands- it was all amazing. And cannot say enough about the tour manager-he was awesome. Driver was awesome too
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Aside from being very rushed, it was an awesome trip, and we visited many amazing places & sites.Stephanie Rodgers
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The Tour Manager was so knowledgable. Very personable and helpful.Michelle Vargo
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Tour planning was horrible. Activities promised and not delivered. Tour manager on the bus was fabulous.
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There were many things about this trip that was both good and bad. We stopped at many places which allowed us to see many different places. But because we stopped at so many places, we didn’t have a lot of time at each place.
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Too much time in Cody. Boring after the first evening. Repeat next day. Too little time at Yellowstone. That area deserves the 2 days. The food at most of the motels was nothing to remember, except the Holiday Inn. The last motel we stayed in was filthy. We ask for service and nothing. NO SERVICE!! Luckily we had disinfectant wipes and could clean it enough to take a shower and use the toilet. Tour director was very good and did all he could to make our trip enjoyable.Patricia Best
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not great food or hotels to say the least!!Laura Garver
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Tour Guide and Bus driver where great, choice of hotels fair to poor. % hours of traffic to see yellowstone a waste of time. Hotel breakfasts were terrible.Francis Totten
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tour guide and bus driver were great not hotels great tours were very good saw alot of the areasLorraine Slanina
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Great vistas. Great tour guide. It's tough to get good hotels in those small towns.
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food and hotels not as good as on other Collette toursJohn Franco
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Not enough time at Yellowstone lodge. Barely half a day. Food and accommodations not top notch. Great country,but the time of year had many things closed the week before. Should be noted to customer.Nanette Franco
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I love meeting different people.Roseanne Brown
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The tour manager, Kevin, made sure that I was able to do the things he had planned. Even before the tour started he inquired about my health. The tour is a spectacular example of all that the National Parks service offers. We Americans are very lucky that we have this beautiful resource. It is hard to pick a favorite. But an unexpected experience was the pride and awe I felt for the pioneers who settled this country and my heartfelt sympathy for the Native Americans that we displaced,Barbara
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Too much off and on the bus and packing and unpacking to move to the next destination. The food selection was not good. Only one hotel accommodations were great. During Covid (which I got on the trip) moving to different seats on the bus, I did not think it was sanitary. Not sure if the bus had good air filtration or used a Lysol spray in between trips. The plane seating was terrible. Couples should have been able to sit together. Some people in our group didn't have a seat on the plane to begin the trip. We all signed up well in advance of the trip.Jane Grosklos
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Excellent Staff from locations too tour guide & driver Courteous & very well spoken ,Tracey / tour guide was fantastic on all levels & driver Alex was Awsome alsoMichael Oliver
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Too much free time and no excursions offeredChris
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I fell there is always room for some kind of improvement
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Not only were the sites incredible but the tour guide Chuck Tracy made the tour outstanding. The accommodations were fair and could have been better. Meals provided by Collette at the most locations could have been better also.
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Tour guide was terrific and beautiful scenery.James Weichert
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Phyl was very knowledgeable and takes care of everything. She is very caring toward everyone and goes the extra mile to make everyone happyRobin Powell
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The tabernacle choir was great. Loved crazy horse and Mt Rushmore. Yellowstone was perfect.Diann Gathright
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Tour Manager was excellent but food was poor! The choice of the farewell dinner restaurant” ( Minerva’s ) was more like a conference room. Food was terrible. Hart Mountain didn’t need to be included in “Cowboy Country “ tour. More time should have been given to walk the town of Jackson Hole.
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Bryan and Lee were GREAT!!!Elizabeth Armstrong
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very professional, very organizedJames Willis
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Loved every part of the trip from the sites we saw, to the tour guide, to the hotel's, help with the luggage, etc.
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Comfortable, well planned, some great food and the Collette experienced tour directors make Cowboy Country a wonderful trip. I loved hearing the history of the region and the natural beauty of Grand Teton and Yellowstone National Parks. And best of all, Collette does all the work to make it an enjoyable vacation.Frank Corliss
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Everything was completely planned out for us and it was the trip of a lifetime! I can’t wait to go on another Collette Tour!Dana Fletcher
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I enjoyed the Cowboy Tour experience
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We thoroughly enjoyed our experience. The trip was very well planned and orchestrated.
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Kevin did an excellent job as our tour guide. He was very knowledgeable if the areas we toured.
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I have already answered a reviewJohn Cobb
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Mount Rushmore and Teton mountainTommy Jackson
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he went above and beyond to accomidate each one of us
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Tour Manager&Bus Driver-helpful and carrying.John Rick
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Not worth the cost! We paid $640 a day for both of us. The food was mediocre at best, the hotels were nice, hotels I would stay at while traveling but not for the cost of the trip. We could have stayed longer at spots that would have been more memorable then the every 2 hour bathroom break and shopping! The trip was a waste of money, we travel extensively and never spent this much money a day while on a road trip and I’m sure Collette pays less money for the hotels then we would.
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Fantastic experience for all.William Schulter
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Amazing tour! Beautiful part of our country.Karen Knoll
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everything was very nice, well organinized
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See above comments. Average
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The whole trip, the sites we saw were unforgettable, would recommend to anyone.
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The history and beauty of the areaEric Peterson
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flight time coming home not good at allClinton Edwards
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Salt Lake City was very nice, clean and safe. Beautiful city. Of course all the mountain ranges were incredible.Kathleen Clunk
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Despite the weather having a mind of its own, we were able to see everything. There was so much wildlife seen during the tour that even our tour manager Todd was amazed. Seeing everything snow covered was absolutely beautiful.Patricia Rogers
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Visit at the Buffalo Bill Center of the West Museum.
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Visit to Grand Teton/Jenny Lake. Snowed on the way to Jackson Lake. Observered a herd of elk and bison on the way. Enjoyed the covered wagon dinner at Cache Creek. Great entertainment! Yellowstone National Park was awesome. Old faithful and fountains were beautiful. Kevin Costner's Tatanka was memorable.
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In Cowboy County you would have expected great steaks, wonderful rustic meals etc. Not cold buffets, and disappointing meals. For the price paid the food was a complete disappointment.Anna Walker
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It was well planned and interesting places to visit
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It was well planned and beautiful places to see
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Our guide and driver were both top notch. Bus was always clean and sanitized. Information about each leg of our tour was presented while we were driving - making it interesting and informative.
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My tour guide was excellent. He had to follow the program and did the best he could with advising us what to see in the places where we were on our own. You should not book people to fly into Lake City, UT on Sunday...nothing is open. Our hotel did serve until 1:30p. Also, it would have been better if when riding through Custer State Park to make at least 1 stop for photos. We just rode through the park only stopping at the visitor center upon arrival.
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The number of animals we saw as we went through Yellowstone, 6 grizzlies which included the famous #399 and her cubs.Teresa Alvarez
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From start to finish, all the details were taken care of. I learned a lot from the guide and our driver was safe.Lisa escalante
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We loved having a well informed Tour Guide who shared information about our destinations we would not have known otherwise. We also thoroughly enjoyed having a driver so we could sit back and enjoy the sights and didn’t have to worry about getting lost.Carol Coulson
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Loved Jackson Hole and Yellowstone. It snowed while we were in Yellowstone and I think that made it even more beautiful.Elizabeth Seale
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Every experience was great. I would recommend this tour to everyone.Marilynn Randall
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Tour was all we expected.Robert Stone
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Each day provided something memorableFaye
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Ride through Yellowstone National Park in the snow, dining in Rapid City, South DakotaDonna Roberts
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Grand Tetons —actually not on schedule but we were taken on a short drive to great spots to see the mountains. So glad we did because the next day when we drove from Jackson Hole to Yellowstone, the view was obscured with clouds and rain.
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Yellowstone vistas thermos and vents, waterfalls
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Tour guide was very adept at coming up with an alternate plan when weather interfered with original route on third day. I personally enjoyed the Jackson Hole area the most. I had visited Yelllowstone and the Rapid City area on a previous trip.Brad
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Jackson Hole and Grand Tetons in sunshine, gorgeous yellow aspens and Yellowstone snow!Joanne
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The magnificent, majestic scenery!Mary Moody
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The most memorable part was seeing the geysers in Yellowstone Park and the hills of the Badlands.
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Mount Rushmore and the great scenery and vastness of the west
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Yellow Stone and Grand Tetons
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The Badlands were awesome
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One hotel already mentioned and the breabfasts already mentioned.Roger Goss
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Great well planned trip. Seeing the Tetons and wild animals was great!
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Great trip!! Cowboy chunk wagon dinner and show!!
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Excellent service! Mt. Rushmore!William Davies
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I was fascinated by the geological eruptions, mud pots, geysers, hot springs.
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The tour was on the top of my bucket list and did not disappoint. My only disappointment was the construction at Mt. Rushmore, which I know will only make the attraction better. I think that the Badlands in South Dakota was a highlight. Our tour manager, Ann, was very informative.Suzanne Cyr
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Yellowstone National Park. Loved it. Especially the Lower Falls.Phyllis Lopez-kirby
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It was a good tour, not excellent. I was disappointed that the raft trip in Jackson Hole was no longer included in this tour. Instead, a visit to an art museum replaced it. That turned out to be mostly wasted time. Rafting seemed to be the thing to do at Jackson Hole in the summer months. That would have been an excellent western experience. The best and most enjoyable "cowboy" thing on the trip was the chuck wagon dinner in Jackson Hole where you ride to the dinner in a covered wagon. There was too much time in Jackson to just walk around the town and shop. We even arrived in Jackson by 1230 PM with nothing planned for that day except to walk around, eat lunch someplace and shop. One couple happened to find out there was a rodeo that evening. I would have been nice if our tour guide had told us about that. There should have been some optional activities to take in Jackson..The Collette brochure for this trip should be revised to eliminate the iconic photo of the red barn in front of the Grand Tetons. You will not see this location on this trip. That spot was apparently not far from where we were but the tour guide said it is not on our itinerary. Really enjoyed seeing Yellowstone. The scenery was beautiful, but animal sightings were disappointing unless you were on the "right" side of the bus. Our hotel in Yellowstone was just a short walk from Old Faithful allowing you to see it several times. However, the most photographed thermal feature, the Grand Prismatic Spring, was a short drive away, but our tour guide told us that was not on the agenda and that there was not room there for a bus to park. A satellite view of that feature shews at least 15 bus parking spaces. Deadwood, SD was a neat town with an excellent local guide. Not enough time there, especially when that is also your lunch stop. That happened at the Cody Museum and Crazy House site as well.
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Best part of this trip is Yellowstone National Park. CODY Museum, Badlands, Grand Tetons. Well everything!
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Bus driver and tour guide were amazing.
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I took a tour from you to the UK and it was fabulous. Our tour guide was terrific, knowledgeable, and helpful. We had very little down time and she always told us where to get served quickly. I think going over a long holiday weekend wasn't the best. We waited in one restaurant for dinner for a half hour and then the seating wasn't very good. I did have a good time. The driver was terrific and the scenery was fabulous. There were a few things I missed that I think could have been included. My favorite was the Chuck Wagon Dinner. It was the best!! The family was so talented.
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Loved all the visited sites. We even got a chance to see Devils Tower, which was a surprise ❤️Laura Lowenstein
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Great trip! Wonderful experience overall!
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She had the best personality for her job.
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Tetons and and badlands. Cody museumsLarry Knapp
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Everything we expected and more. The Tetons were displayed with clear blue skies. Yellowstone was amazing. The museum in Cody, WY. was very nice. Rapid City and Mt. Rushmore was a second visit for us. The Bison herd at Custer State Park was very large.Gary Dearth
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I got to see Mount Rushmore at night and see Yellowstone, old faithful and The Inn at Yellowstone. All places on my bucket list.Deborah Wheeler
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Seeing wildlife - moose, elk, wolves, buffalo
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Yellowstone National ParkThomas Leidy
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See answer to above questionMark Stohry
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Guides and driver were all excellent. They were knowledgable and personable. They showed great care and soon realized pat needed some accommodations, even to having food served at Chuckwagon dinner so he did not have to handle a tray. The museums were excellent..could have used more time at wildlife art museum or Buffalo Bill museum.Patrick Ryan
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Everything was great.
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Best memory Deadwood Interesting place Also the Bad LandsMary Ellen Delaney
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Thermal geysers and wildlife
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Our trip to see the Crazy Horse memorial and Deadwood, SD. All of the ratings and comments are for both me (Mike) and my wife (Susan).Michael Evans
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I wrote everything on the first page.Dianne Hawes
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Put together fine. Do it again.Randolph Johnson
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Jackson Hole, Wyoming - Tatanka - Lakota Museum, Yellowstone NP (the best), Wild Bill Hitchcock Museum, raft ride, conestoga carriage ride, Hotel in Jackson Hole, Badlands, etc.,Phyllis Coelho
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This was my best trip ever. Our guide did an exceptional jobRhonda Maddocks
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Was our first bus trip would do it again
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A great tour with great people.Susan Mullen
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Seeing the wildlife and Yellostone!
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Food was not good and some of stops felt like a time killer.
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Tour was memorable and informational. The guide gave us lots of geological tidbits too.Carol
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Yellowstone , Grand Tetons & the rafting down the Snake River.LaTresa Badger
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thought each day had a happy memoryAntoinette Dinunzio
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I liked the "add-on" visit to the Minuteman Missle SALT Museum. Having said that, all the stops were good.Norm Spitzig
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America's Cowboy Country tour was excellent. Enjoyed all the sites, cities and nation's parks and scenery. Collette's staff was exceptional. Never a question unanswered, professional, polite, and went above & beyond when we got delayed by airlines. A fabulous trip, will be using Collette again.Patricia Cefaly
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GREAT TOUR GUIDE, BEST BUS DRIVER,Charles Maurer
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Tour didn't meet expectations. Some advertised activities were cancelled because they were closed for the season.Paul Hyland
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In general, included food was palatable but very unremarkable, very average.William Orr
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Good variety of experiences. Trip in the snow over Granite Pass. Beautiful yellow aspens and evergreens covered with snowDale Bittenbender
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There where many nice experiences , we did and saw a lot. We came home tired and happy to be home.Ronnie Engstrand
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Everything! I checked off several items on my bucket list.
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everything was just great. we had a lot of fun and made some friends that we are going to visit next month. the only thing that i was disappointed in, which you could not do anything about, was the monuments. i thought they would be a lot bigger.Maryann Suriano
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just said it was wonderful from lodging to tours .
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The trip was excellent. Saw parts of the country I didn't even know existed
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Overall great experience.Elizabeth Pinto
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The whole trip was great and packed with wonderful things to see. We loved the cowboy cookout and music experience, but my favorite was seeing the Buffalo.Barbara Barone
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It was a well planned and thought tour. We saw everything we had wanted to see and more. We didn't have to spend hours planning the trip, and we saw more because we weren't the ones doing the driving.Frances Mower
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Badlands rafting on the Snake River - with hailChristiane Denkel
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see typed review above under customer experience
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Places we visited were just wonderful. Full of history and nature and just awe inspiring I loved every minute of itRita Ranieri
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Too many to pick one that really stands out. The float trip down the Snake River, the jeep safari through the buffalo herds, the drive through Yellowstone, watching Old Faithful and the guided tour, the stop at a small restaurant selling home made pies, the Badlands, the small church in the Tetons, Wall drug for delicious lunch and malts-can't pick any one thing!Darlene Magdaluyo
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Perfect tour guide and awesome tour with lots of inclusions and some added surprises. Couldn't have been better.
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I had several "favorite" experiences. If I had to pick one I would say it would be seeing Old Faithful as well as all of Yellowstone Park. It was breathtaking. Collette had a step on guide and that really added to the experience
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Covered wagon ride and dinner
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The guided tour at Yellowstone. Very knowledgeable and pleasant guide. Fascinating.
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The add on excursion in Rapid City was very nice. I very much enjoyed dinner at the restaurant plus the museum and downtown city tour.
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REALLY LIKED THE TOUR. FOR THE MOST PART THE GROUP IN THE TOUR WERE GOOD TRAVEL COMPANIONS.
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Tour manager and bus driver had a constant ******* contest the entire time. This turns an otherwise great vacation into a "vacation from hell". With the number of companies that offer guided tours there is absolutely no reason to choose Collette.Craig Coumbe
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Dirty, dusty, flies, smelly and only a port a pottie bathroomDiana Coumbe
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Poor choice for Welcome Chuck wagon dinner. Not enough time @ Yellowstone. Dinner arrangements poor. $70 for dinner &"tour of Rapid City" poor. Visit to Mt. Rushmore unsatisfactory.Evelyn
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Good complete trip. Offering more choices for activities would give people options
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As mentioned above. I am not sure that the ratings should go from "excellent" to "good" to "poor" I would rate some as very good (overall tour) and "average" for example, the Tour Manager. The local guides were excellent, all of them! We saw some beautiful sights!
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Our favorite was the white-water rafting (Dave Hansen) and photos!! Badlands were a BEAUTIFUL surprise ~ grandson climbed them! Mt. Rushmore ceremony at night was outstanding and patriotic! Many from our group are vets and went onstage and were so moved they couldn't talk back on the coach. Great idea to see it at night.(and former tour guide told us to sit upstairs which was better!)Lois
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Yellowstone the animals had wonderful timingWanda
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The Cowboy Tour is an excellent choice. Although there are many spectacular Things to see. The White Water Scenic Raft Ride is a great experience. See the Spectacular scenery of the Grand Tetons and Yellowstone is overwhelming. Seeing "Old Faithful" in person after many years of reading and seeing other people's picture is breath taking. Riding across the state of Wyoming is truly amazing when you see the amount of open land. Going to Cody, WY and getting to see the building of the West through the center at Buffalo Bill Cody. Then we were off to Rapid City, SD and many more sites. Deadwood, SD where we got to see more history in Wild Bill Hickcock and to see where he was shot and the ride to MT Moriah Cemetery where Wild Bill and Clamity Jane were burred. It was amazing to see the sites and hear the history of this nation. More to see in the Bad Lands, and the other sites of Buffalo that were up close and personal. They cross the roads in front of cars and buses. You just have to sit tight and let them pass. In Rapid City there is a life side statue of a past president on each corner. Then you get to see MT. Rushmore with the Four Presidents in stone.Mary
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So many wonderful sights, hard to choose. We were so impressed with the museum in Cody, one of the best we've seen, the jeep tour thru Custer State Park, the tour guide and time in Yellowstone, to name a few.Carolyn
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The 14 mile river float trip was amazing! The scenery and wildlife is magnificent . Best vacation ever experienced. Collette is first class service and value!Kevin
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Rafting down the Snake River was definitely a highlight of the trip, as was getting within a few feet of the bison herd on our jeep ride. Seeing 10 bald eagles was a bonus. The scenery is just beautiful, no matter where you look. Enjoyed the entire trip and all of the places which were included. However, I would eliminate Crazy Horse, but leave everything else in. The hotels were very nice with the exception of the accommodations at Yellowstone. There was barely any light in the rooms and the soap was in containers fastened to the sink and the shower wall so they were not moveable and were hard to reach (you couldn't take a bath there). They did have a great breakfast and dinner. As a matter of fact, all of the meals were very good, including those at the two chuck wagon dinners and the entertainment on both these occasions was excellent. I do think this trip should be rated a 2 at least. It is a little more difficult than the 1 which the brochure stated. I did not have a problem, but my traveling companion did as did some of the other people on the trip. Overall it was great!Sandra
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The float down the snake river was the best. Wish there was a different inclusion besides a dinner.
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wagon ride and meal with the bar-b-que dinner. Great ride with Indians and great entertainment.Beverly
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Chiuck wagon, raft ride, the Lodge, great food, nice people, great service, fun people to travel withMary
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White water rafting the snake riverAndrea
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Enjoyed Jackson Hole and the river raft experience. Loved Yellowstone and Custer park.Lorraine
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White water rafting was terrific.Martha
