We follow the story across the battlefield, learning not only of the fate of those who fought for their respective nations, but the lasting results of the battle into modern day times for the Lakota and Cheyenne peoples. This day you go beyond the stock offerings of military historians whose versions of events show they have probably never experienced the actual terrain for themselves
- Starting point: The Museum at Garryowen, MT (4 miles from the NPS)
- Starting time: 10am
- Your guide is 'step-on' - he will ride with you in your vehicle.
- Cost: $350 for up to 4 people
Extend your time in the Little Bighorn area
Expand your understanding of events that led to the infamous battle
- The Rosebud Battlefield
- The Deer Medicine Rocks
RIDE THE BATTLEFIELD AT THE LITTLE BIGHORN
THREE HOUR RIDE ON THE BATTLEFIELD
8-11am or 4-7pm
Follow Crazy Horse and Custer, White Bull and White-Man-Runs-Him, across the hallowed ground between the National Park Service boundaries at the Reno-Benteen Battlefield and Calhoun Hill. You will experience Weir Point on the ride from Cedar Coulee into Medicine Tail Coulee, before descending to the Little Bighorn River, which you will cross at the ford.
Ride through the Oglala and Cheyenne village area, and then re-cross the Little Bighorn, tracing Crazy Horse’s movements as he led his men up Deep Coulee towards Calhoun Hill.
Do not miss this historic opportunity; stare out across this sacred land and truly see the terrain as the warriors and troopers saw it on that legendary June day - Custer, Sitting Bull and the Battle of the Little Bighorn.
You don't need to be an experienced rider to head back to June 25, 1876 – but remember to bring water, and to follow the advice of your guides/wranglers to the letter. The Real Bird wranglers are as skilled horsemen as you will ever find, so who better to ride with you across the Little Bighorn Battlefield.
- Arrive at the ranch at 9am, or 4pm to meet your wrangler and horse (full directions emailed to you.)
- You don't need to be experienced on horseback to participate, but please be aware that although these horses are well trained and responsive, this is NOT nose-to-tail trail riding. Children under 14 not recommended unless they are experienced riders.
- Cost $120 per person
Extend your time in the Little Bighorn area
Expand your understanding of events that led to the infamous battle
- The Rosebud Battlefield
- The Deer Medicine Rocks
- The Crows Nest to the Little Bighorn (this is a 10 hour specialist ride - you need to be an experienced rider to do this!)
RIDE AND GUIDE - THE LITTLE BIGHORN
The horseback ride at the Little Bighorn is run by fabulous wranglers from the Crow Nation. They will point out to you the historic sites and places on the battlefield, but they are NOT historians. For the most complete experience, do BOTH.
Begin your day at 9am with your Cheyenne guide and tour the battlefield and surrounding important areas, then after a late lunch at the local Trading Post, head to the starting point for your ride starting at 4pm. All you have learned with your Native American guide will come to life this afternoon as you traverse the battlefield, the story and realities fresh in your mind.
Starting point: The Museum at Garryowen, MT (4 miles from the NPS)
- Starting time: 9am
- Your guide is 'step-on' - he will ride with you in your vehicle.
- Cost: $350 for up to 4 people
- Arrive at the ranch at 4pm to meet your wrangler and horse (full directions emailed to you.)
- You don't need to be experienced on horseback to participate, but please be aware that although these horses are well trained and responsive, this is NOT nose-to-tail trail riding. Children under 14 not recommended unless they are experienced riders.
- Cost $120 per person per ride
Extend your time in the Little Bighorn area
Expand your understanding of events that led to the infamous battle
- The Rosebud Battlefield
- The Deer Medicine Rocks
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Discover the Little Bighorn
through the eyes of the participants
Do you want to know the truth of what happened at the Little Bighorn? With your Cheyenne guide move in the participant’s footsteps, cut through myths, and touch both military and Indian perspectives to understand the most famous battle in Western history. This is historical guiding at it's best with the Cheyenne/Lakota and the military moves explained.
Ride the battlefield
Do not miss this historic opportunity to ride horseback and stare out across this sacred land to truly see the terrain as the warriors and troopers saw it that legendary June day.
Custer, Sitting Bull and the Battle of the Little Bighorn.
Ride and Guide - enjoy both options
NATIVE AMERICAN GUIDING
AT THE LITTLE BIGHORN
(10am - 4pm)
Do you want to know the truth of what happened at the Little Bighorn?
Come with us inside the village site along the Little Bighorn River and experience the Lakota and Cheyenne perspectives, standing where Crazy Horse crossed the Little Bighorn River to meet
Custer’s 7th, and then following
the battle as it unfolded.
“It does not require many words to speak the truth.”
"Wowicaíe uñiaöi
kta ca, wicoie oþa uñöi ßni."
Sitting Bull
What an incredible day we had with Serle at the battlefield tour. Tour is really not the right word to use to describe the experience. We were very fortunate to have met Serle and the participants of the battle, especially since that was our first time in that part of the country. I had a different “sense” of the earth we are on. I had an inspired respect for the area where we went horseback riding. The country is so vast and so special.
Again, it was an absolutely an incredible opportunity to spend that afternoon with Serle.
I can still see some of the chiefs in those hills. It felt like he was an actual participant in the battle who came back to share with us some of the details of the day. Please thank Serle again for us.
Sharon Hanson, FL
Frequently Asked Questions
Where do we lunch?
We usually stop at the Trading Post on the hill for great fry bread, Indian Tacos, buffalo burgers or a host of American favorites. If you prefer to bring a sack lunch, please let us know ahead of time so our guide can do the same.
If there is just me do you have a reduced rate, or do I still pay $350 for my guide?
The guide fees are set as daily rates and because it takes your guide the same amount of time to take one or four people out for the tour we cannot reduce our fair trade guide fees for solo visitors. But look on the bright side - if you are by yourself you are going to gain a whole lot of knowlege in the course of the day... the day will be all geared to you!
I have read a book about Custer and the Little Bighorn already and it tells a different story to what various websites and bloggers say.
Who should I believe?
Hah! Welcome to the contentious world of the Custer Buffs!
There are people lurking on the Internet who seem more concerned with what Custer ate for breakfast on June 25th, 1876 than looking at BOTH sides of the battle to try and understand what ACTUALLY happened that day. If you only know one side, you cannot really know anything of the truth.
As for the abundant plethora of books on the subject, few agree with each other, and you will even find that some of the more prolific authors on the subject don't even agree with themselves.
Our outlook is that it is better to hear the story, see the site and then consider reading - once you have been to the Little Bighorn, particularly on horseback you will be able to discern for yourself what is true, and what simply cannot be true.
HOW TO BOOK
Making your booking is straightforward.
- Email or call to check availability on your preferred dates.
(please note that there are NO RIDES available Thursday Friday, Saturday, Sunday or Monday over through the Little Bighorn Anniversary weekend. Neither can we book rides through the week running up to, or during Crow Fair (third full weekend in August)- Download the booking form HERE and complete.
- Return your form by mail to:
Go Native America 821 N 27th St, #120
Billings, MT 59101
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