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Seven Wonders of featuring Timberline Lodge and Crater Lake National Park

9 DAYS • 15 MEALS

2017 Departure Dates: July 7

Ride the circle route around Crater Lake National Park

Seven Wonders of Oregon

DAY ONE – Arrive in Portland Welcome to Portland where we begin our search for Oregon’s 4The Mayflower Way 15 Meals (5 dinners, 2 lunches and 8 breakfasts) Seven Wonders. Meet your Tour Manager at 6:00 p.m. and get 4 Round trip airport transfers to know your fellow travelers during a welcome dinner in the Experience Oregon’s Fascinating Seven Wonders: hotel. (Dinner) 1. including beautiful and the mammoth Bonneville Lock and Dam DAY TWO – Portland City Tour 2. Conquer majestic and enjoy lunch at the and Columbia River Gorge spectacular Timberline Lodge This morning a guided tour of Portland includes Lloyd Center, 3. See the snow-capped Wallowa Mountains and experience the downtown area on the Willamette River, Old Town Historic an exciting Jet Boat excursion though dramatic Hells District and famed International Rose Test Gardens. The after- Canyon noon features our first Oregon Wonder, the Columbia River 4. Absorb the ethereal beauty of the Painted Hills in John Day Gorge. At Vista House, sheer cliffs rise as high as 2,000 feet and Fossil Beds national Monument verdant mountainsides and waterfalls meet the Columbia River, 5. See the red rock spires of Smith Rock soar above the sage- and offers spectacular gorge views. At spectacular Multnomah covered plateau 6. Visit the incredible Crater Lake National Park and take the 35-mile long Rim Drive 7. Explore the magnificent including Lighthouse and Three Capes Scenic Drive 4 Panoramic tour of Portland including the Old Town Historic District and the International Rose Test Gardens 4 Spend 2 nights in Bend, an inviting mountain getaway with a cosmopolitan appeal 4 Enjoy a four-wheel-drive dune buggy ride through Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area dramatic scenery in the country 4 Tour the Tillamook Cheese Factory 4 Farewell dinner at Rheinlander German Restaurant, a festive dining experience with singing servers 4 $45 in Mayflower Money See Mount Hood aboard the Mount Hood Railroad Tillamook Portland Columbia 3 River Gorge 1 Pendleton 1 Newport Mount Hood

Smith Rock Painted Hills Hells State Park Canyon Oregon 1 Dunes 2 Bend Baker City OREGON Overnights Crater Lake Start/End City National Park Visit Tour Route

Witness the beauty of Multnomah Falls at the Columbia River Gorge matched panoramic views. This afternoon we head back to Bend and a delicious included dinner. (Breakfast and dinner) Falls, experience the power of this 600-foot tall roaring cascade of water which legend says was created to win the heart of a DAY SEVEN – Oregon Dunes Dune Buggy Ride young princess who wanted a private place to bathe. We also Departing the interior today, we make our way to Oregon’s stop at mammoth Bonneville Lock and Dam before returning. beautiful coast. At Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area we (Breakfast) climb aboard special designed four-wheel-drive dune buggies for thrilling ride off the beaten path. Some of the wind-sculpted DAY THREE – Mount Hood and Timberline Lodge sand dunes tower almost 500 feet above sea level and the area Leaving Portland behind, we head towards our second Oregon features thick “tree islands”, marsh-like deflation plains and Wonder, Mount Hood. At over 11,000 feet, it is the highest beaches. At Newport, oceanfront accommodations have been mountain in the state. Our lunch today is at spectacular Timber- arranged to the evening. (Breakfast and dinner) line Lodge, one of Oregon’s most popular attractions. Consid- ered an architectural wonder, Timberline was declared a DAY EIGHT – Oregon’s Dramatic Coastline National Historic Landmark in 1977. Later, we arrive in Pendle- Today we experience our seventh Oregon Wonder, its incredible ton, known for fine woolens, leather craftsmanship and western coastline. Here, wind-sculpted trees lean inland and rugged sea heritage and traditions. (Breakfast and lunch) stacks rise from the surf. We begin with a stop at the 1873 Yaquina Head Lighthouse, the tallest in the state. Continuing up DAY FOUR – Hells Canyon Jet Boat the coast, we’ll take the breathtaking Three Capes Scenic Drive and Wallowa Mountains before coming to the town of Tillamook, home to the Tillamook Rising almost 10,000 feet out of the ranchland of eastern Ore- Cheese Factory. For over 100 years Tillamook has been produc- gon are the Wallowa Mountains, our third Oregon Wonder. We ing only the finest cheese the region has become known for. take a panoramic guided tour of the bustling little town of Baker Tonight we enjoy a fun-filled farewell dinner at the Rhinelander City before heading to Hells Canyon National Recreation Area, German Restaurant, a unique, festive dining experience com- the deepest river gorge in North America. After our included plete with singing waiters. (Breakfast and dinner) lunch we take to the river on an exciting jet boat excursion into the deeper parts of the canyon. Later, we arrive at our hotel in Baker City. DAY NINE – Travel Home (Breakfast and dinner) Depart for home from this memorable vacation with a group transfer to the Portland International Airport at 8:00 a.m. for flights out after 12:00 p.m. DAY FIVE – Painted Hills and (Breakfast) At John Day Fossil Beds National Monument, we find our fourth Oregon Wonder, the Painted Hills. This remnants of this ancient flood plain undulates in hues of red, gold and black. Our fifth Oregon Wonder features red rock spires soaring more than 500 feet above the sage-covered high desert plateau of . Later, we arrive in Bend, an inviting mountain getaway with a cosmopolitan appeal for the next two nights.

(Breakfast and lunch)

DAY SIX – Crater Lake National Park Today is entirely dedicated to our sixth Oregon Wonder, Crater Lake National Park. Here, rain and snow filled the empty of the ancient volcano Mount Mazama with brilliant blue waters to a depth of 1,932 feet, creating the deepest lake in North America. We’ll follow the 35-mile Rim Drive for un- Wallowa Mountains and an exhilarating jet boat ride Seven Wonders of Oregon

Yaquina Head Lighthouse on Oregon’s dramatic coastline

PER PERSON SINGLE HOTEL ACCOMMODATIONS TWIN ROOM ROOM 2017 DEPARTURE Days One, Two and Nine – Monarch Hotel, Portland, Oregon July 7 $2,199 add $759 Day Three – Red Lion Inn, Pendleton, Oregon Days Four and Five – Geiser Grand Hotel, Baker City, Oregon Pricing includes: Days Six and Seven – Shilo Inn, Bend, Oregon • Land tour and travelers protection plan (land only) Day Eight – Shilo Inn, Newport, Oregon • Call for air rates and schedules from your city to and from Portland, Oregon TOUR ACTIVITY LEVEL • Ask about optional Oregon wine/vineyard tour add on Rooms for the night before the tour are available. Cost for a room in Portland is $149, tax included. Travelers Protection Plan (TPP) – $100 (Land Only - Oprional) This nonrefundable fee waives all cancellation fees when we are notified of cancellation one day before the tour departs. If you must leave the tour early due to personal illness, illness or death of a member of your immediate family, TPP guarantees full refund for any unused services after PRESENTED BY: the departure of the tour. Other benefits include medical expenses for illness and injury, emer- gency transportation, 24 hour hot line, and lost or stolen baggage assistance. Return air trans- portation is included ONLY if your air tickets were provided by Mayflower Tours. If you purchase the optional Travelers Protection Plan (TPP), you will be refunded all payments, including deposit amount, less the TPP premium amount. Deborah Pascalli Cancellation Charges Without Traveler’s Protection Plan (TPP) • 61 days and more – deposit amount • 60 – 31 days – 20% of the tour cost PRistine Places - Destination Travel • 30 – 15 days – 30% of the tour cost • 14 – 1 day prior – 40% of the tour cost • Day of departure or early departure from tour – 100% of the tour cost 561-309-7445 No refund on unused portion Exclusions: Mayflower Tours reserves the right to alter its refund and cancellation policy when a sub- stantial amount of cancellation or postponement of travel is attributable to: conditions resulting from [email protected] an act of God, natural or man-made disaster, fire, government action, civil disorder, war, hostilities be- tween nations, or unavailability of transportation through no fault of Mayflower Tours.

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