Meet up with your Contiki crew before being welcomed to America’s friendly heartland. Our first stop is Milwaukee, Wisconsin, home to the nation’s largest beer brewers where we’ll make a stop with free time for those interested in a brewery tour. Next, it’s on to Madison, a cosmopolitan university town.

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As we cross through America’s heartland catch the pulse of the Midwest with a drive through Minnesota’s beautiful farmlands before arriving in South Dakota, home to the nation’s largest buffalo herds. We make our home tonight in Sioux Falls.

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Journey through the totally unique, lunar like landscape of Badlands National park and feel like you’ve landed on the moon. Take in this fascinating landscape with its colorful buttes, pinnacles, and spires carved out of the Great Plains. We make our home at the gateway to Mt. Rushmore tonight.

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It took fourteen years to carve the faces of four American presidents into the cliffs of South Dakota’s Black Hills. See history in the making and the world’s largest mountain carving at our next stop, the Crazy Horse Memorial, a shrine to the heroic Great Sioux warrior.

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Put on your cowboy hats as we head to Cody, Wyoming, named after western legend, Buffalo Bill Cody. On the way, we’ll check out Devil’s Tower National Monument, made famous by the movie, “Close Encounters of the Third Kind.” Whoop it up tonight at the optional rodeo (seasonal).

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Kick back in this cowboy town or hit the rapids on an optional whitewater rafting trip before you boot scoot to Yellowstone, the world’s first national park.

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Today, explore the crown jewel of America’s parks and watch the country’s most famous geyser, Old Faithful, blow its stack. We’ve got the entire day to explore Yellowstone’s fantastic waterfalls, mud pots, hot springs, and abundant wildlife.

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The scenery is spectacular today as we head south by the Teton Range with its stunning mountain landscape. We stop in quaint Jackson Hole, Wyoming for lunch before we cross the border into Utah and arrive in its capital, Salt Lake City, which was home to the 2002 Winter Olympic Games. Check out the impressive golden spires that tower over Temple Square.

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Behold beautiful Utah today. Before leaving Salt Lake City you’ll have an opportunity to fly over gorgeous Park City in a hot air balloon. Then we are off to Bryce Canyon National Park, where the bizarre shaped canyons and spires called “hoodoos” explode with dazzling colors. Tonight, we make our home in the town of Kanab.

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We’ll take a day trip to one of the seven natural wonders of the world – Grand Canyon. The remote and breathtaking North Rim is less visited, which translates into peace and tranquility – a perfect way to experience this national treasure. The day is yours to explore or simply relax in this phenomenal natural wonder.

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Before we depart for the bright lights of Las Vegas we’ll experience the soaring cliffs, sculptured canyons, and dramatic landscapes of Zion National Park. Afterward, prepare for a sensory experience like no other as we drive the famous Vegas “Strip.” After seeing the one of a kind light show at Freemont Street, find out why they call Vegas Sin City and hit up some flashy hot spots.

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It’s all glitz & glamour as you hang out on the ‘Strip’, relax by the pool, or hit up Sin City’s flashiest party hot spots.

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Leave the bling of Vegas behind and head through the vast Mojave Desert into California. Your US adventure wraps up when you arrive in Anaheim where it’s time to say farewell to your new friends

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