Private Tour of the Badlands with Local Experts

5.0 (30 reviews) 8–9 hours Free cancellation Private tour

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About this activity

The Badlands have many secrets and requires a seasoned guide to explain and reveal them. GeoFunTrek Tours' guides are local experts with decades of experience. We have no seasonal-guides, part-time guides or trainee-guides. This is a family-owned business and all tours are conducted by family members: Cindy, Christopher and John Esposti. We have the knowledge and skills to make your day one to remember. You will always get the A-Team when you tour with GeoFunTrek Tours!

All tours are PRIVATE TOURS, exclusive to the group booking the tour, and no additional guests will be included. Children must be accompanied by one adult. Children 3 years and younger are free and will have their own seat. Children's car seats must be supplied by family members when required. Our vehicles are SUV's and a van may be rented for larger groups. Please enquire about vehicles if you have any questions. This tour is great for 3-generation families with Children, multiple couples and groups of friends.

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At a glance

Duration: 8–9 hours
Confirmation: Instant confirmation
Ticket: Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Group: Your group only
People per booking: 1–9
Guide: English
Operated by: GeoFunTrek Tours

Ages: Children (4–15 years) · Adults (16–99 years)

What is included

Included

Included: Light snacks, bottled water and apple juice
Included: Snacks

Not included

Not included: We have time budgeted for a meal break at the guest's discretion and expense. Coolers are available for boxed lunches and picnic supples.

Itinerary

Museum of Geology

30 min Admission included

"What the mind does not know, the eye cannot see", is especially true of the Badlands. Here is where the veil of mystery will be lifted from the Badlands and its secrets revealed. This is the scientific institution where the geology and paleontology of the Badlands were defined and understood. The time spent here with your local experts will open your mind to what is to come. The museum is closed on Sunday and Federal Holidays.
Badlands National Park

6 hours Admission included

The Badlands are as large and diverse as they are legendary. Fortunately this is a private tour, and you are free to determine how you spend your time there. Here is what we recommend: 1) Travel to the ghost town of Scenic, SD and the remote Sheep Mountain Table area. This is an area that few get to see and, you are ready to experience and understand; 2) Journey the Badlands Scenic Byway and stop at the park visitor center and several overlooks and trails.
Wall Drug

45 min

Wall Drug is a classic American Roadside Attraction! It is a monument to the free enterprise system. You should see it just to restore your faith in entrepreneurs and how things can be done right. Oh yes, and you can eat and buy souvenirs there too.
Minuteman Missile National Historic Site

one hour

This is a National Historic Site about the Cold War and the missile fields that existed here. These sites have limited days and hours of operation. We can visit the preserved missile silo and visitor center when open or spend more time in the Badlands or somewhere else. The choice is yours.

Meeting point and pickup

The operator picks every participant up from their accommodation or the points below.

Pickup points

Mount Rushmore Resort & Lodge at Palmer Gulch
Comfort Inn & Suites Mt. Rushmore
Stardust Motel
Mainstay Suites
Days Inn by Wyndham Custer
Americinn By Wyndham Hill City Mt Rushmore
Pine Rest Cabins
K Bar S Lodge, Ascend Hotel Collection
Western Thrifty Inn
Super 8 by Wyndham Hill City/Mt Rushmore/ Area
Sleep Inn & Suites
Keystone Boardwalk Inn And Suites

and 79 more pickup points

We pick up and drop-off at all lodging establishments in the Keystone, SD, Rapid City, SD and Hill City, SD area including campgrounds, B & B's, VRBO's, etc. Let us know if you are staying further away and we will make arrangements.

Cancellation

Free cancellation

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

If you cancel	You get back
At least one day before	100%
Less than a day before	0%

The operator may cancel if the weather does not allow it; you then get another date or your money back.

Good to know

Service animals allowed
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Wheelchair accessible
GEOFUNTREK TOURS SAFETY UPDATE COVID-19 Your comfort and safety are our primary concern. Take a private tour, limited to your group only and enjoy the day. We have only three guides: John, Chris & Cindy. They are family members from the same household. They constantly monitor each other’s health. So even when not at work “THE BOSS” is always watching. We do not have vehicles with a wheelchair lift. We can accommodate a folding wheechair and the guest must be able to enter and exit the vehicle on their own. We will gladly assist with any needed assistance and pushing.