Black Hills and Badlands June 10, 2026 Trip Information Request
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Bucknell Institute for Lifelong Learning (BILL) is going to the Black Hills & Badlands next June, and you are invited to join in the fun! You do not have to be a BILL member to make your reservation!*
BILL has contracted with Premier World Discovery to offer a 7-day trip June 10-16, 2026. Our group will fly out of BWI (Baltimore-Washington International) and check into the Holiday Inn Rapid City Downtown, from where we will daily embark on excursions to a number of historical and national destinations:
- Mount Rushmore
- Crazy Horse Memorial
- Custer State Park
- State Game Lodge
- Devil's Tower National Monument
- Deadwood
- Spearfish Canyon
- The Mammoth Site and museum
- The Journey Museum (including the Sioux Indian Museum)
- Badlands National Park
- Wall Drug Store
- Main Street, Hill City
- 1880 Train (with a journey upon the rail)
- K-Bar S Lodge
RESERVATIONS MADE THROUGH DEC. 12, 2025 WITH GROUP # 204454 WILL BE PART OF OUR EXCLUSIVE BILL GROUP. With roundtrip airfare, included daily breakfasts and four dinners, this trip costs $4,654 per person (single), or $3,779 per person (double rate). If you make all payments after your initial deposit by check, you can save $100, paying $4,554 pp single/$3,679 pp double, due by March 12, 2026 (90 days before the departure date). Reservations can also be made to participate as part of BILL Group #204454 without airfare (land only).
After Dec. 12, 2025, Premier World Discovery will take reservations on a first-come, first-served basis to fill the tour group with others from outside our organization (up to a max group size of 45).
*At the time of travel, a BILL annual membership must be in place to comply with our Institute's policies regarding group travel. Annual membership currently costs $65 and includes many other benefits in addition to traveling with BILL.
- To make your reservation with Premier World Discovery, go to https://res.premierworlddiscovery.com and use the Booking Number (Web Code) 204454
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"Register" for this event here, and the BILL office will send you a brochure with reservation form to complete and return directly to Premier World Discovery or through the BILL office.
BILL has the minimum number of people booked into our group # 204454, qualifying us for free transportation between Lewisburg and BWI on June 10 and 16. If cancellations drop us below this number, alternative paid transportation options will be offered for group airport transportation sharing.
This trip is now open for registration by non-members who would like to join our group of adult lifelong learners. Again, please note -- to comply with Bucknell University and BILL policies regarding sponsored travel, all travelers in group #204454 will need to have a BILL membership ($65/year) in place, June 10-16, 2026.