8-Day Yellowstone, Mt. Rushmore, San Francisco tour from Salt Lake City   Tour Code: 358-404

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  • Children policy: Child rates apply to those who are 3-9 years and sharing one room with at least 2 adults. Please note each hotel room can only accommodate 4 guests (adults or children regardless of age).
  • Infant Rate: A separate seat is required for infants and infant rate ($25/day) apply to those under 2 years old (*rate does not include any admission fees)
  • Itinerary

DAY1 Hometown - Salt Lake City

When you arrive at Salt Lake City airport (SLC), take a complimentary hotel shuttle to transfer from the airport to our hotel. Then enjoy a free day in marvelous Salt Lake City on your own.
Standard Hotel: Comfort Inn (24 hrs complimentary shuttle service from Salt Lake City International Airport). 200 N Admiral Byrd Rd Salt Lake City, UT 84116

DAY2 Elko - Casper (866 miles)

This morning, we’ll visit the Great Salt Lake which covers roughly 1,700 miles of area and is the largest salt water lake in the Western Hemisphere. Moving through Emigration Canyon, we’ll follow the original trail used by Mormon Settlers led by Brigham Young to colonize the Salt Lake area of Utah. Branching off into Wyoming, we’ll travel along the original Oregon Trail, once the only travel corridor to the west, visiting natural sites that helped mark the way. The history written on Independence Rock carries many stories of the travelers that once reached it, stopping to carve their names in a sort of memorial upon the granite. And then there is Devil’s Gate, the dark and narrow gorge that marked points on both the Mormon and Oregon Trails; its mere presence seems symbolic of the dangers that travelers faced. We’ll it make to Casper by nightfall to bed down for the evening.
Standard Hotel: La Quinta Inn Casper or similar

DAY3 Casper - Mount Rushmore - Gillette (356 miles)

Bright and early on our third morning, we’ll head off toward South Dakota to the Mount Rushmore National Memorial, until we are standing beneath the imposing sculpted profiles of four of the most prominent Presidents in United States history. Meet a 60-foot granite bust of George Washington, heroically fronting a line formed by Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, and Abraham Lincoln, respectively. Attracting over 2 million tourists a year, the sculptures of these colossal men are a totem to America’s rich history. Next, we’ll make our way roughly 130 miles to the northwest to visit the Devil’s Tower, a remnant of an ancient volcano, which rises 1,200 feet above the surrounding area. After admiring this natural wonder (and the climbers brave enough to scale its surface) we’ll head to our hotel in Gillette for the night.
Standard Hotel: Clarion Inn, Gillette or similar

DAY4 Gillette - Yellowstone National Park (354 miles)

Today, we’ll visit Yellowstone National Park, the nation’s oldest national park. Here, you will be captivated by the beauty of the Yellowstone Canyon, punctuated at either end by waterfalls fed by the Yellowstone River. We’ll see rumbling mud volcanoes barely containing the energy below, as well as the geothermal pools at Mammoth Hot Springs. All the while, the finest preserved ecosystem of the lower 48 states will play out around us as it has done for centuries, giving us the opportunity to see wildlife such as elk, bears, moose, and even rare buffalo.
Standard Hotel: White Buffalo or similar

DAY5 Yellowstone National Park - Grand Teton National Park - Salt Lake City (354 miles)

Yellowstone National Park is rife with geothermal energy thundering beneath the ground, and at its most famous attractions, this energy breaches the earth’s surface; in some cases, it even flies high into the air. Perhaps the park’s most explosive attraction is the Old Faithful Geyser, which erupts every two hours, spewing upwards of 8,000 gallons of boiling water 180 feet into the sky. Sitting not far away is the Rainbow Pool, a natural funnel to the hot spring water of Yellowstone’s Upper Geyser Basin. The water, heated to 175 degrees, turns a brilliant fluorescent shimmer, creating what seems to be a rainbow around the pool’s outer edge. We’ll then depart Yellowstone and ride south ten miles to Grand Teton National Park to gaze upon the Teton Mountain Range, the tallest of which, Grand Teton, towers 13,775 feet above sea level. Afterwards, we’ll stop at the nearby Jackson, Wyoming, for a rest before setting out to Salt Lake City to spend the evening.
Standard Hotel: Ramada Hotel or similar

DAY6 Salt Lake City - Reno (518 miles)

This morning we’ll explore the Utah State Capitol Building and the center of Salt Lake City, Temple Square. Seated within the 10 acre compound are the Salt Lake Temple, Tabernacle, Assembly Hall, and the Seagull Monument, each a historic symbol of the society founded here by Brigham Young and his Mormon pioneers. We’ll leave Salt Lake City to arrive in Reno, Nevada by the afternoon. Often called “The Biggest Little City in the World”, Reno, which was the birthplace of the gaming corporation, Harrah’s Entertainment, offers many of the same attractions as her showier sister city, Las Vegas, just without the crowds!
Standard Hotel: Ramada Hotel or similar

DAY7 Reno - Lake Tahoe - Bay Area

Leaving Reno for the journey back to California, we’ll spend the height of the day on the dazzling waters of Lake Tahoe. At a depth of 1,645 feet and at almost 200 square miles in size, it is the second deepest lake in the United States and the largest alpine lake in North America. The expanse of Lake Tahoe’s crystalline water is framed by mountain tops still peaked white with snow. A boat ride* on the lake will feel like soaring on top of glass as the unbreakable reflection from the lake’s depths perfectly mirrors the sky. In the afternoon we’ll return to the Bay Area where our voyage.

DAY8 San Francisco City Tour - Transfer Out

We’ll spend a day discovering San Francisco’s many facets, from the urban (San Francisco Civic Center), to the natural (stunning views from the Twin Peaks of Eureka and Noe), to the iconic (the Golden Gate Bridge), and everything in between. We’ll spend time in Golden Gate Park, and see the Palace of Fine Arts, as well as visit the neighborhoods around Fisherman’s Wharf, Market Street, and Chinatown to glimpse the many lifestyles that flourish throughout the city.
Around 5:30pm, transfer to San Francisco airport.

** Please arrange your air-ticket departure from SFO after 7pm.

  • Inclusions
  • 7-night hotel accommodations
  • Entrance fees to all national parks as specified
  • All domestic ground transportation via air-conditioned deluxe motor coach
  • Tour guide (Level 3: fully-guided tour)
  • All taxes and fees included
  • Exclusions
  • Air fares to Salt Lake City
  • San Francisco Bay Cruise - Adult (18+) $20, Child (5-17) $12
  • Personal expenses such as phone calls, room service, alcoholic and bar beverages, laundry, airline excess luggage charges, visa fees.
  • All meals and drinks during the trip; restaurants will be selected by your tour guide.
  • Service fees for tour guide/bus driver (min. $6.00/day per person).
  • Additional Note
  • Language: All tours are escorted by professional bi- or multi-lingual tour and/or driver guides (English/Chinese). Depending on the number of passengers booked for a particular departure, tours and/or languages may be combined to operate the tours.
  • No change in pick-up location is allowed within 2 business days from departure. We are not responsible for the missed tour due to unconfirmed change in pick up locations.

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Cancellations and Alteration fees
Regardless of reason, cancellations result in costly charges from our travel and hotel providers covering penalties and fees incurred by canceling confirmed and pending bookings. Therefore, cancellation penalties and or fees will apply. Time of cancellation will be determined when notice is received and confirmed by our office. Notice of cancellation must be made directly to Taketours through web mail at Contact Us. Your refund request will be answered and processed promptly. If you do not receive any reply within 2 business days, that means your request is not received successfully; thus, the tour status remains "confirmed". Please contact us immediately at 617.354.2101.

Cancellation penalties as follows;

  • Cancellations received up to 8 days prior to departure will incur a penalty of 10% of total purchase amount.
  • Cancellations received within 4-7 days of departure will incur a penalty of 50% of total purchase amount.
  • Cancellations received within 3 days of departure will incur a penalty of 100% of total purchase amount.
  • Unused features are non-refundable. No shows forfeit entire payment.
  • We cannot grant refunds more than 30 days after completion of tour.
  • There is 6% handling fee of refund amount add-on to the above penalties.

Itinerary Variations
We constantly strives to improve tour itineraries and features. If such improvements can be made, or unforeseen circumstances beyond our control make changes necessary - we reserve the right to vary itineraries and to substitute hotels. At certain peak periods duplicate departures may operate, and sometimes in reverse order in which case hotels may vary from those stated on the itinerary pages.

Tour Cancellation
We reserves the right to cancel or re-schedule any tour departure in accordance with operating requirements (e.g. minimum number of passengers) or circumstances beyond its control. If cancellation is made any time prior to departure* of the tour, Taketours' only liability will be to refund to the passenger the amount it has received for the tour booking. We will try to re-book the same or similar tour. Please note that we are not liable for any cancellation penalties incurred on any other travel arrangements including air tickets purchased separately from customers.

We are not responsible for any other travel arrangements affected due to our cancellations.

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