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The Educational Travel Institute of America
... has been headquartered in Rapid City for the last 14 years. Honored in that time by their national partner, Road Scholar, as having some of the best educational travel programs in the country, they have taken care of tens of thousands of travelers and their needs. Today, with offices in Rapid City and Montana, their staff provides program development and management in 8 national parks and monuments in South Dakota, Montana, Wyoming, and Canada.
Programs
An island in an ocean of grass, the Black Hills are home to iconic monuments including Mount Rushmore and Crazy Horse. Nearby Badlands National Park is also unworldly unique and provides the perfect balance of rugged landscape to the verdant hills, valleys, and rushing streams of the Black Hills.
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Montana is truly Big Sky Country. It is here you will experience the Rocky Mountains and walk among their magnificent flaura and fauna. Learn how Glaciers carved eponymous Glacier National Park.
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The gateway to this study of the Rocky Mountains begins in Wyoming in iconic Jackson Hole. Start here to visit Grand Teton and Yellowstone National Parks before continuing to Glacier National Park and then into Canada’s magnificent park system including Banff, Waterton, and Jasper.
Learn moreHike, Kayak & Ride: Black Hills, Badlands & Mount Rushmore
Discover the wildly diverse landscapes in the Black Hills of South Dakota while trekking, riding, and kayaking through this unique wilderness that lies in the shadow of Mount Rushmore.
The Best of Mount Rushmore, the Black Hills, and Badlands
Discover South Dakota’s beautiful Black Hills and Badlands, where bison mosey through roadside meadows and hand-carved mountains tower over vast stretches of untouched wilderness.
Mount Rushmore, Crazy Horse & the Badlands with Your Grandchild
Enjoy a classic American adventure with your grandchild as you visit the epic monuments of the Black Hills, ride horses, dig for fossils, pan for gold, look for buffalo and much more!
Mount Rushmore, Crazy Horse & the Badlands with Your Family
Enjoy a classic American adventure with your family as you visit the epic monuments of the Black Hills, ride horses, dig for fossils, pan for gold, look for buffalo and much more!
A Cycling Journey: The Black Hills & the Mickelson Trail
Cycle along an abandoned railroad line through the beautiful black hills, as you conquer the 109 miles of the Mickelson Trail. Learn about geology and human history along the way.
Learning about the fascinating places one visits provides a moving and sometimes emotional understanding of that place; the geography, the history, the culture, and the people; in short, the stories that make a place uniquely interesting and memorable.
Glacier and Waterton Lakes National Parks
Discover historic National Park lodges and magnificent displays of nature as you enjoy an immersive educational experience in two of North America’s most magnificent national parks.
Raft, Ride & Slide in Glacier National Park with Your Grandchild
Alongside your grandchild, raft the Flathead River, look for wildlife, enjoy a gondola ride up Big Mountain and race down on an alpine slide on this national park adventure.
The Best of Glacier National Park
Discover Glacier National Park as you raft Flathead River, explore alpine trails, visit pristine lakes and learn how glaciers carved this stunning landscape eons ago.
Birding in Glacier National Park
Join expert birders for an off-the-beaten path adventure to search for and learn about warblers, loons, woodpeckers and many more bird species that thrive in Glacier National Park.
Raft, Ride & Slide in Glacier National Park with Your Family
Raft the Flathead River, look for wildlife, enjoy a gondola ride up Big Mountain and race down on an alpine slide on this national park adventure with your family.
Trailside Glacier: Hiking in Glacier National Park
Experience Glacier National Park on expert-led hikes, traverse the historic Going-to-the-Sun Road, and explore the stunning Many Glacier Valley!
Making amazing things come alive for our customers has propelled The Educational Travel Institute to become an acknowledged leader in the field of travel development and planning.
The Best of the Grand Tetons to Banff: Iconic National Parks
Explore six national parks — Tetons, Yellowstone, Glacier, Waterton, Banff and Jasper — and discover unique waypoints like Old Faithful, Many Glacier, Lake Louise and much more!