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Bus tours across north america.

Touring across America has never been easier or more comfortable than with Heartland Tours and Travel. We offer a variety of exciting bus tours to sites and events all across the United States in our luxury coach buses.

We carefully curate our destinations and excursions along the way to provide a fun, active, and entertaining experience for our passengers.

With convenient departure locations in Bloomington and Rochester, MN, choose from a variety of motorcoach tours and see the country like never before.

Tour America with Comfort and Convenience

Planning a trip is time consuming, expensive, and stressful, so let us handle the myriad of details so you can enjoy your travels! We handle everything including excursions, events, accommodations, transportation, and more. All you have to do is board our luxury motorcoach, sit back in relaxed comfort, and enjoy.

All of our motorcoaches include an onboard restroom, video systems, reclining seats, footrests, overhead storage, window shades, climate control, individual reading lamps, device charging outlets, and more! And, with advance notice, we can provide wheelchair lifts.

Our tours include accommodations at three and four-star hotels, and you will have a professional escort for the entire tour.

What to Expect on Your Bus Tour

Our coach tours are comfortable, affordable, and offer enriching experiences as we escort you on your travel dreams. For customers of all ages, we work to provide memorable and enjoyable experiences without the stress of planning the details of vacations and family trips. Our fleet of motorcoaches is ready to take you on exciting excursions, relaxing vacations, or delightful tour traditions.

Our tours offer a luxurious and comfortable travel experience. Coaches stop every 2 to 2½ hours for rest breaks, and exciting roadside and town attractions are planned along the tour route.

When you travel with Heartland Tours, your trip experience will be much more than a simple bus ride. Not only are our motorcoaches clean, comfortable, accommodating for all ages, and wheelchair friendly, they are luxury vehicles with onboard bathrooms, video systems with multiple monitors, reclining seats, headrests, fold-down foot rests, climate control, tinted windows, window shades, individual reading lamps, ventilation, and more.

Each seat includes Wi-Fi, extra leg room, 110v electrical outlets, and more. We’ve outfitted our motorcoaches specifically for a comfortable touring experience.

Environmentally Conscious Bus Tours

In addition to comfort for passengers when on the road, you can also take comfort in our environmentally-friendly coaches. Our buses are fueled with a biodegradable, nontoxic, sulfur- and aromatic-free B20 biodiesel fuel. Motorcoaches are also an average of six times more fuel and energy efficient than single occupancy vehicles like cars. When measuring passenger miles per gallon, motorcoaches with over 50 passengers will still have an efficiency of 350 passenger miles per gallon, compared to the 28 passenger miles per gallon of an average car.

Carbon dioxide emissions are reduced by about 85% per passenger mile per person when driving a motorcoach. That’s about three times more efficient reduction of CO2 output compared to commuter trains and cars.

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To learn more about our services and trips, contact Heartland Tours and Travel today at (507) 288-4353 .

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Call: 507-288-4353 Email: [email protected] Office Hours: M-F 8am - 4:30pm

Heartland Tours and Travel 1825 N Broadway Rochester, MN 55906

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Plan your next vacation on a luxury tour coach

Family owned and operated, Glenn’s Motorcoach Tours of Southeastern Minnesota has been the premier choice for the highest quality vacation tours, competitive pricing, and professionalism since 1991.

Tour planning is led by Renae, Fred, and the Glenn’s Motorcoach Tours staff. We charter all kinds of groups and sporting events. We have 52-passenger high-end coaches with extra leg room. We accept all major credit cards! Contact us to schedule your next tour!

Glenns Motorcoach Tours is putting every effort into keeping our customers and employees safe by actively ensuring our motor coaches are cleaned and disinfected the best of our ability.

We have started additional cleaning and disinfecting methods. Most important is that if you don’t feel good STAY home!

Our bus cleaners, as well as our Tour Directors and Drivers have been trained on what/how to clean and disinfect the coach. Drivers and Tour Directors will wipe down listed surfaces below at times during the day and at the end of each day as well as mop floor with a disinfectant. Drivers and Tour Directors will make sure hand sanitizer and wipes are available on every trip.

We will also be fogging each coach before it leaves our shop to insure a thorough cleaning and disinfecting on the interior of all coaches. If a driver, tour director or passenger become ill on coach we will decontaminate the coach. Driver/ Tour Director will then contact office and we will determine what needs to be done at that time.

Listed below are what we will give special attention to while cleaning/ disinfecting the Coach:

• Steering wheel
• Window sills
• Restroom handrails and door handles
• Coach will also be sprayed with Lysol quite often each day

Remember to do the easy things like:

• Stay away from people who are sick
• Wash your hands often with soap and water, or use wipes if water not available
• Make sure to cover your cough or sneeze and throw all tissues away not leaving them on seat
• Again, most important that if you have any symptoms or don’t feel good stay home

We will get our buses moving as soon as we are able. We are monitoring the situation daily. Also we will be listening to the CDC, United Motorcoach Ass’n and Minnesota Charter Bus Operators Ass’n and make any changes necessary.

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Glenn's Motorcoach Tours Inc. 1460 Cedar Center Ave SE Oronoco, MN 55960 Toll Free: (800) 795-8516 Phone: (507) 288-1329

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Glenn's Motorcoach Tours Inc. 5803 15th St. NW, Rochester, MN 55901 Toll Free: (800) 795-8516 Phone: (507) 288-1329 Fax: (507) 288-4421

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Contact us for all your travel needs!

1500 Travis Road Marshall, MN

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Southwest Tour & Travel has been a specialist in the escorted motorcoach tour industry for over 40 years. We plan our own motorcoach tours to include the perfect blend of sightseeing, traditional dining and ample leisure time. This along with our knowledgeable tour directors and experienced bus drivers is why we like to say “Travel Southwest and Go With the Best!”

Southwest Tour & Travel is also a locally owned “Full Service Travel Agency” providing experienced travel consultants that can help you arrange your trip. We provide airline, train, cruises, cruisetours, domestic and international vacation packages, theme park vacations and more. We like to say “One Call Does it All.”

We provide Motorcoach & school bus transportation for elementary, high schools, colleges, and major businesses in Minnesota, South Dakota, Iowa and beyond. We can also help with other events such as weddings and bachelor/bachelorette parties. Contact us for a quote.

We offer a wide variety of travel services including airline, train, cruises/cruise tours,

domestic & international  vacation packages, theme park vacations, and more.  

Southwest Tour & Travel will customize any tour to meet your groups special needs, including custom air, Motorcoach or cruise combinations. If your group is too small to fill an entire tour, we welcome you to join one of our scheduled tours. Our goal is to bring you the best travel opportunities available, so let this be the year you travel in style and comfort. You'll see why our motto is "Travel Southwest and Go with the Best" 

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4. Minneapolis & St. Paul Highlights Private Riding & Walking Tour (3 hrs)

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Jeanie's Journeys Christmas in New York City Group Tour

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Jeanie's Journeys Group Travel Minneapolis, Minnesota

Featured Tour

Washington D.C. March 23-29, 2023

Join Jeanie’s Journeys for a very special tour to our nation’s capital at the most beautiful time of the year ~ Cherry Blossom Time! Then head with Captain Lawrence Frederickson of the 1st Minnesota Civil War Volunteers into the past to visit Bull Run and Gettysburg!

Colorado Adventure

June 24-29, 2024

SMALL GROUP TOUR LIMITED TO JUST 12 PASSENGERS! 

Tour wineries by horse drawn carriage while sampling the abundance of the area and warm Alberta peaches fresh off the vine! Ride a Gondola to the top of John Denver's Aspen Mountain & enjoy the desert beauty of the Colorado National Monument Valley! 

Welcome Friends!

Thanks so much for visiting Jeanie's Journeys! We are so excited to share with you our fun, fantastic and affordable tours! Jeanie personally designs all of our tours to assure you of a fun and exciting adventure. We are a family owned company based in Minnesota with aim of giving people absolutely amazing trips at affordable prices.

Currently, we are one of the most affordable tour company in Minnesota.

We welcome you to join us on our next tour!

"Adventure is out there"!!

                                                                                                        Dave & Jeanie

Tours   

Fall 2024 (september-november), summer 2024 (june-august), sprin g 2024 (march-m ay), winter 2024/2025 (december-february), american founders tour with the traveling professor sold out april 7-12, 2024, cruising england & ireland april 23-may 2, 2024  sold out, tulip time & maifest may 2-4, 2024  sold out, grand hotel mackinac island may 13-17, 2024 sold out, voyage of the glaciers, alaska june 4-13, 2024  sold out, new york city flyaway september 10-14, 2024, colorado small group adventure june 24-29, 2024, norsk hostfest with ole & lena september 24-27, 2024, 8th annual mystery tour july 24-28, 2024, banff, the canadian rockies & glacier national park july 5-10, 2024, beautiful north shore minnesota in fall new october 4-7, 2024, teddy roosevelt's medora with the traveling professor august 16-19, 2024, elvis presley & memphis october 6-12, 2024, majestic fjordlands august 25-september 3, 2024, branson at christmas time november 14-19, 2024 new, new york city  at christmas november 18-22, 2024 new, christmas in myrtle beach december 3-7, 2024, christmas market magic  december 5-12, 2024, hawaiian islands sojourn january 13-30, 2025 new, australia & the great barrier reef march 5-18, 2025 new.

American Founders Tour

with the Traveling Professor

April 7-12, 2024

Grand Hotel

MACKINAC ISLAND

May 13-17, 2024

Jeanie's Journeys 8th Annual 

MYSTERY TOUR

July 24-28, 2024

Teddy Roosevelt's Medora

WITH THE TRAVELING PROF.

August 16-19, 2024

Beautiful North Shore 

MINNESOTA IN FALL

October 4-7, 2024

New York City at Christmas

CHRISTMASTIME IN THE CITY

November 18-22, 2024

Hawaii Islands Sojourn

SAILING TO PARADISE

January 13-30, 2025

Cruising England & Ireland

UK & IRELAND

April 23- May 2, 2024

Voyage of the Glaciers

June 4-13, 2024

Majestic Fjordland

August 25- Sept 3, 2024

New York City Flyaway

September 10-14, 2024

Elvis Presley & Memphis

October 6-12, 2024

Christmas in Myrtle Beach

MYRTLE BEACH

December 3-7, 2024

Australia 

& GREAT BARRIER REEF

MARCH 5-18, 2025

Tulip Time & Maifest

May 2-4, 2024

COLORADO - LIMITED TO 12

Banff, Canadian Rockies

July 5-10, 2024

Norsk Hostfest with Ole & Lena

NORTH DAKOTA

September 24-27, 2024

Branson at Christmas Time!

November 14-19, 2024

Christmas Market Magic

GERMANY & AUSTRIA

December 5-12, 2024

Optional Fiji Stopover Starting at $2,999 WITH air!

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Jeanie's Journeys is a tour operator based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. We put our 30 plus years of tour planning and travel experience into every tour and trip to provide you with quality and life-long memories. Each tour is designed with value in mind. Jeanie's Journeys wants every traveler to explore the world without worry.

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R&J Tours, a family-owned tour company from Willmar, Minnesota has been planning quality, luxury vacations for over 30 years.  We pride ourselves in planning group tours with extreme attention given to every detail of the vacation. You’ll find the perfect balance of the most interesting sights and events of the destination, as well as time to relax on your own. Drive by sightseeing is not acceptable on an R&J Tour. You’ll be given time to actually experience the destination-the flavors, the culture, and the sights!

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UTOPIA TOURS 2024 TOUR SCHEDULE AND BROCHURES AVAILABLE NOW!

Dear travel friends.

We hope everyone had a nice summer with family and friends and possibly a vacation too, here or there. The tours we had this spring, summer and fall were full for most of them and some with waitlists. We sure appreciate your continued patronage and traveling with Utopia Tours on these tours. We have a full bus going to Branson soon and then our 2024 tours will start up again in April 2024. Check out our listing and brochures to print out (it will state if not ready yet) and let us know of a tour you are interested in during 2024. Can give us a call e-mail or stop in. We look forward to hearing from you. Some of our motorcoach destinations are the Ark Encounter & Creation Museum, Spring Branson Tour and America’s DC plus Door County & Mackinac Island; Niagara Falls & M Island; Medora-4 days; and Canadian Rockies durin g spring & summer. In September we have the New England Fall Colors Tour; Door Cty & M Island plus others we are working on as we go along. Check out the web-site for updates.

Also, the Alex Travel Agency has updated the web-site too with some exciting tours and travel destinations for next year. There is Norway in June, which is always popular; Scotland and Ireland in August and Germany and Austria in September. Plus Alaska cruise tours in May, June, July & August or we can help plan an independent tour to Alaska for you. The Last Frontier! Our travel agents can also help with other travel vacations to Mexico, the Caribbean, Hawaii, Cruises, River Cruises and others to where you can have great memories of a dream vacation. Our travel agents have years of experience to help you plan.

The spirit of the travel industry is strong now and people are going places for sure! The best education you will get is with traveling. It teaches you many things as you explore the world and accumulate experiences. Give us a call and let us help plan your travel adventure whether by Motorcoach, Air, Cruises, etc to many exciting destinations.

We thank you for traveling with us over the years and we thank our office staff and travel agents and tour guides for all they do. And we appreciate the drivers of Ottertail Minn/Dakota for all their safe and comfortable driving this past year too! Steve and I are fine.

 2024 will be the 53rd Anniversary for Utopia Tours. Steve’s passion for driving in the 80’s and up to 2009 set the pace to keep the wheels moving and seeing the country and beyond!

Thank you again for all the years we have been together with this year 2024 being 53 YEARS!

~Steve a nd Elaine Angen and Staff

Utopia Tours and Alex Travel  -  working together!

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Call Alex Travel – 320-762-0244 for more information!

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Utopia tours located in the viking plaza mall 3015 hwy 29 s suite 4038 ~  alexandria mn 56308 1-800-872-8445    (320) 763-8687.

Offering motorcoach tours throughout the United States and Canada

Travel on down the road...  taking in the scenery around you... enjoying the company of friends...  making memories that will last a lifetime.

Click on the banner to get a quote on Travel Insurance.  Rate based on age at time of purchase, and cost of tour.    See Utopia's individual tour brochures for our refund policy.  100% refund if cancel prior to final payment date listed on brochure.

Jaybee Travel

Personalized group tours for everyone. Start traveling with a whole new perspective!

Where Sincere Professional Attention is Our Standard

Benefits of booking with jaybee travel.

We are a professional tour operator based in Northern Minnesota specializing in pre-designed international and continental group tours, broadway tours, cruises, school groups and student travel, and customized group tours. JayBee Travel is fully insured and licensed and members of Cruise Lines International Association and Nippon Travel Agency America, Inc . We have been designing tours, escorting motor coach tours and special groups, coordinating tours for school groups and families since 1973.

Travel With A New Outlook

Step out of your daily routine and into new surroundings! Traveling can help reset your body and your mind — boost your happiness and reduce your stress with JayBee Travel. Go into your experience stress-free with the knowledge that we are here to make the best of your time!

Leave the headache at home

Travel stress can certainly put a damper on your overall experience. With JayBee, leave the headache at home! Our reputable personnel provides detailed guides and itineraries, meant to effortlessly guide you in and around your chosen destination. Our expert insight and travel knowledge is meant to give you peace of mind as you leave the comfort of your home and explore a new and exciting area!

Tours for All

At JayBee Travel, we specialize in curated small-group tours — available for any and all. We understand the importance of customized trips that reflect each unique travelers' personal tastes. To put it simply, we understand you want a delicious microbrew, not a Bud, when it comes to travel.

Plan Your Perfect Trip

When it comes to custom group travel, the sky’s the limit! See the world with a group of your closest friends, family members, or organization. Our travel experts will plan the trip you are looking for and within your budget. No matter what your private group is looking for, we are here to help!

YOUR NEXT TRAVEL TOUR

Love traveling? Perfect because we love planning! Scope out your perfect tour without the hassle of detailed planning. Leave the hard work to us! Receive expert advice, destination and itinerary information, professional travel guides, and inspiration from JayBee Travel!

The Lion King Musical

Sunday, April 14, 2024 MInneapolis, MN

Discover Savannah & Charleston

April 25-30, 2024

Minnesota History Tour

May 22-24, 2024 Twin Cities

Six, The Musical

Saturday, July 27, 2024 St. Paul, MN

Minnesota State Fair

August 26, 2024 St. Paul, MN

Beautiful: The Carole King Musical

Saturday, September 7, 2024 Chanhassen, MN

Fall Coastal New England Cruise

Sept 28-Oct 5, 2024

Discover Bayfield, WI

Saturday, October 5, 2024 Bayfield, WI

Tour of Italy

October 2024 Venice to Sorrento

Washington DC

September 12 - 16, 2024

Panama Canal and Caribbean Cruise

January 11 - 23, 2025

Puerto Vallarta, Mexico

February 1st, 2025

Iceland's Magical Northern Lights

March 11 – 17, 2025

New York City

May 8-12, 2025

January 2025

Alaskan Cruise & Denali Explorer

August 13 - 23, 2025

Discover the Black Hills

September 4-9, 2025 South Dakota

Memphis and Nashville

October 2-7, 2025 Tennessee

Paris and The Heart of Normandy Cruise

July 16-23, 2026

Student Group Tours

Every organization and school group tour is as one-of-a-kind as the individuals participating, that's why JayBee Travel takes your group's interests and budget into account to customize a student travel tour experience just for you!

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How to Book a Tour: 1. Choose your tour. 2. Fill out the Reservation form under the Reservations Tab. 3. Submit your deposit (Via mail or call us with your credit card number). 4.Once we reveive your deposit and Reservaton Form, we will mail you an invoice/tour confirmation. 5. Trip Documents will be mailed out 3 weeks prior to departure. What's Included in a Riley Tour: Round trip transportation via Riley Bus Service Hotel accommodations Meals as listed All admissions to attractions mentioned Baggage handling for one suitcase per person All taxes and tips in connection with tour features Services of a tour director TO VIEW OUR TOURS, SELECT THE SEASON AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE

DEPARTURE POINTS

We have many departure points available for tour passengers. We are working on securing parking at locations where it is not available. We suggest you contact our office to find the most convient departure point that is a available for your tour if it is not listed below. INSIDE SECURE PARKING: Riley Tours Office - Murdock, MN OUTSIDE PARKING: Burger King - Hutchinson, MN AmericInn - St. Cloud, MN AmerVU Inn - Waconia, MN Holiday Inn - Alexandria, MN Crow River Senior Center - St. Michael, MN Walmart - Watertown, SD (Only if there is 6 more people signed up for this pick-up point, if there is not, travelers will get picked up in Murdock) PICK-UP WITHOUT PARKING: Target - Plymouth, MN Target - Minnetonka, MN Target - St. Paul, MN Lunds & Byerlys - Eden Prairie, MN ADDITIONAL PICK-UP INFORMATION: Additional departure points are scheduled based upon the tour route and will be on your itinerary. Courtesy transportation will be provided up request for ten or more passengers departing from one location. PRE-TOUR LODGING: Upon request, lodging for the night before the tour departs will be provided at a cost of $50-$100 per room depending on location for travelers who live more than 50 miles from the nearest designated departure point. For travelers who live within 50 miles of the nearest designated departure point, we can help arrange pre-tour lodging for the full cost of the room.

DISCOUNTS & SAVINGS

We at Rileys know that cost really does matter, and although we do our best to keep tour prices affordable, we also offer many ways to save! Whether you are a new customer or a returning one, we've got you covered! NEW CUSTOMER DISCOUNT: Get 5% off your first tour with us! (Not Combinable with the Early Bird Discount--not valid on all tours) EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT: Receive 5% off your total tour price if you sign up early - see our catalog for details (Not Combinable with the New Customer Discount--not valid on all tours) BIRTHDAY BUCKS: Give us your birthday and we'll send you a birthday card with a Riley Bucks Certificate the month of your birthday! MILEAGE PROGRAM: For each mile you travel on a Riley Tour, you earn miles to be used as a discount credit on a future tour! 5,000 Miles=$50 Off 10,000 miles=$100 off 15,000 miles=$150 off 20,000 miles=$200 off 25,000 miles=$250 off 30,000 miles=$300 off 35,000 miles=$350 off 40,000 miles=$400 off 45,000 miles=$450 off 50,000 miles=$500 off REFER A FRIEND PROGRAM: -Receive a $50 per person credit when you refer a friend to sign up for a tour with us, who is not on our mailing list -Receive a $25 per person credit when you refer a friend to sign up for a tour with us, who is already on our mailing list *Please note that discounts must be applied prior to making your final payment but cannot be used as the depost. No refunds can be made for discounts/credits after you have made your final payment*

TRIP INSURANCE

Riley's offers an optional Travel Protection Plan for every tour. This coverage can protect you from non-refundable charges and any additional expenses if a illness or an accident prevents you or your partner from going on a tour or leave a tour while it's in progress. This plan is optional and at an additional cost. It is non-refundable. Cost is based on age and tour price. For a quote and/or to enroll please visit: my.travelinsure.com/uma/rileytours

How to book a tour...

Select from any of our interesting tours listed online or in our catalog! 

Go to our reservation page, fill out the form and submit it or fill out a reservation form located in the back of our catalog.   Send the deposit required for your tour or call us with your credit card number (deposit amount is listed on tour page in catalog or on tour page of the website--please download the brochure).   Once we recieve your reservation form and deposit, we will send you a confirmation/invoice with the remaining balance due by the final payment date listed on the invoice (most final payments are due 45 days prior but some are different).   You may cancel your tour for any reason up to 31 days prior to the trips departure, some tours are more--see tour page for cancellation deadline for the tour you are signing up for.

Your tour documents will be mailed to you 21 days prior to departure.  In these documents you will find your Pick-up location and time, an itinerary of your tour, medical forms, luggage tags and other important information about your tour.  Your tour director will call you the week before to introduce themself and answer any questions you may have.  

Once you have chosen your pickup location just show up 20 to 30 minutes before departure time and we will take care of the rest. Enjoy your trip.

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American tourist killed after elephant rammed truck on African safari seen smiling in photos before attack

T he American tourist killed by a charging bull elephant that flipped over their safari vehicle in Zambia over the weekend has been identified as an adventurous 79-year-old woman who wanted the trip to be her “last big adventure.”

Mattson, who was visiting from Minnesota, was pictured the day she was killed on the safari vehicle holding a flower, her grieving family told KSTP.

She was one of six tourists with the group Wilderness Zambia who were out on a game drive Saturday in Kafue National Park when they came under attack by the incensed animal.

Terrifying video footage shows the elephant chasing after the safari vehicle moments before it charged the group, tipping the truck over as the guide repeatedly yelled at the creature. 

The passenger continues to record as the elephant flips the vehicle over. 

Family told the outlet that the US Embassy contacted them about her death.

Loved ones described the 79-year-old as kind, adventurous and very active in her community.

“She had told us that this safari was going to be her last big adventure,” said  her friend  John Longabauth. “Because her birthday is in the summer — I think she was going to be 80, and she felt like she would start slowing down. To be honest, I don’t know if she’d slow down or not. But at least you wouldn’t be traveling as far, probably.”

Mattson split time between living in Minnesota and Arizona, her family said.

Her friends in Arizona held a memorial for her following her sudden death. 

According to the Safari company, one other guest was hurt and taken to a private medical facility.

The four other tourists on the trip were treated for minor injuries after the violent outburst.

The horrifying incident unfolded at about 9:30 a.m. Saturday during a game drive through Kafue National Park, Wilderness Zambia CEO Keith Vincent said in a statement. 

Kafue National Park’s management sent a helicopter to evacuate the victims. 

“This is a tragic event and we extend our deepest condolences to the family of the guest who died. We are also, naturally, supporting those guests and the guide involved in this distressing incident,” Vincent said.

The group of tourists had been staying at the luxurious Lufupa Camp in the Kafue National Park, the largest game reserve in Africa. 

The tour group is making arrangements for Mattson’s body to be returned to the US. 

Police and other authorities are investigating the incident. 

Charging elephant kills an American woman on 'bucket list trip' in Zambia

An American woman who was on what she had called her "last big trip" was killed when a charging elephant flipped over the car she was traveling in at a national park in Zambia .

The “aggressive” creature buffeted the vehicle carrying six tourists and a guide, tour operator Wilderness said in a statement Tuesday. It said the 79-year-old victim died after Saturday's incident on a game drive at the Kafue National Park in western Zambia.

The company did not name the victim but Rona Wells, her daughter, identified her as Gail Mattson in a post on Facebook. She said her mother died in a “tragic accident while on her dream adventure.”

A video circulating on social media apparently showing the incident shows a large elephant running toward a car, which slows down as the animal approaches its left side. The elephant then flips the vehicle over and the passengers can be heard gasping as the car rolls over.

NBC News does not know the condition or identity of the person who filmed the video.

Photos shared online of the car, which is emblazoned with the logo of the tour operator, show it tipped onto its side after the incident, with a deep dent in two of its side doors.

Wilderness, which describes itself as a “leading conservation and hospitality company” operating in eight African countries, including Zambia, did not respond to NBC News when asked to confirm the authenticity of the video and the photos.

But the tour operator’s CEO, Keith Vincent, said in the statement that the company’s “guides are all extremely well trained and experienced.”

"Sadly in this instance the terrain and vegetation was such that the guide’s route became blocked and he could not move the vehicle out of harm’s way quickly enough,” he added.

Another woman was also injured in the incident and taken to a medical facility in South Africa, the Wilderness statement said, adding that four others were treated for minor injuries.

“It’s extremely rare to see an elephant that irate,” Marlon du Toit, a wildlife photographer and safari guide, told the “TODAY” show Thursday. “Across Africa, there are thousands and thousands of guests on safari on a daily basis with no negative consequences.”

The exact cause of Mattson’s death was unclear, but the company said her body would be repatriated to her family in the United States with the support of local Zambian authorities and the U.S. Embassy in the capital, Lusaka.

“This is a tragic event and we extend our deepest condolences to the family of the guest who died,” the statement added.

NBC News has reached out to Mattson's family for further comment.

Kafue National Park is Zambia’s largest and oldest national park, according to its website, and spans an area of more than 8,000 square miles. Vast regions of the park remain unexplored and the website says it is home to a variety of untamed wildlife.

A 'bucket list trip'

Mattson spent her winters in Sun City West, Arizona, playing bridge and cards, but during the rest of the year, she "travels all over the world," her friend Brenda Biggs told NBC News. Biggs and her husband, John Longabauth, became friends with Mattson when they moved to the area 6 ½ years ago.

Longabauth said Mattson spoke to the couple about her upcoming safari trip about two weeks ago, and called it "one of her bucket list trips." He said she was very excited for the adventure.

Before she left, she gave the couple concert tickets for a show that would happen while she was traveling, telling them to enjoy the concert and "I'll see you when I get back," Longabauth recalled of the conversation.

Biggs said Mattson, who was almost 80 years old, told her that the African safari was her "my last big trip." She said Mattson was "super excited because it was like the culmination of all the trips that she had gone on."

An avid traveler, Mattson took to trips to Europe and Asia, Longabauth recalled, noting that she might have been to South America, too.

Biggs called her friend "flamboyant," "friendly" and "fabulous" and said she loved bright colors. Mattson had taken over Biggs’ job as the event planner for their 200-member bridge club, she said.

"Gail was one of the more up people you'd ever want to meet," Longabauth said. "She was always up. She was always optimistic. She was always seeing the good side of everybody."

Yuliya Talmazan is a reporter for NBC News Digital, based in London.

Rebecca Cohen is a breaking news reporter for NBC News.