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PAGE 2 Win 2 day trip tickets The Alki Tours playing our Facebook Difference Means... “Where am I?” Contest! At-Home Pick-Up Our service begins at your home: On tours with flights, we offer FREE pick-up in the Seattle area. Alki Tours is giving away 2 more spots on any day trip (excluding Snow Train) for the first person who Unbeatable Value solves our fall “Where am I?” Contest. Each Monday, It’s not just our affordable prices– it’s what’s included that makes from September 3rd to October 8th we will post a an Alki Tour a great value. Like new clue on our Alki Tours Facebook Wall, leading to round-trip air and much more! the tour answer we are looking for. The clue will be up on the wall at 12 noon, Seattle time. Fabulous Hotels Our hotels reflect the region. If you think you know the answer, simply reply in Historic, luxurious, or charming, the comment area beneath the clue with your answer your accommodations will be one and the reason WHY. First correct answer WINS! By of the highlights of your holiday. the way, the answer to our Spring Update contest Mouth-Watering Meals clues was Martha’s Vineyard. No one got it–our Savoring local cuisine is important, diabolical Clue Guy finally stumped everyone! so we offer some included meals as well as the freedom to discover There is no purchase necessary to win. Just log-in local flavors on your own. Mondays at noon for another photo hint. All images will connect to a tour in this Update. So, here you Great Sightseeing Alki Tours vacations are action- go with your first clue... packed! Explore the key attractions, then go beyond to dine with native families, enjoy regional cooking classes, and other activities. Superb Tour Directors & Guides Your Tour Director is with you to ensure that your trip runs smoothly. Our English-speaking guides are destination residents. They’ll show you customs and hidden gems only a local would know. Where am I ? Spontaneity It’s the key to your journey! We make sure that your travel experience is seamlessly executed, but we’ll also take time to enjoy an unexpected wildlife sighting or a rare and beautiful sunset. Refund Guaranteed We are proud to offer a 100% refund if you cancel 76 days prior to departure. Good on all overnight tours with the exception of If you have a code reader on your smartphone, you can cruises and international travel. snap this QR Code to go straight to our Facebook page and click on the Wall button to post your answer.

PAGE 3 Exclusive Danube River cruise

with 3 nights in Prague Sail right into the pages of a storybook along the legendary Danube, through pages gilded with history, and past the turrets and towers of castles steeped in legend. You’ll meander along the fabled “Blue Danube” to grand cities like Vienna and Budapest where kings and queens once waltzed, and to gingerbread towns that evoke tales of Hansel and Gretel and the Brothers Grimm. If you listen closely, you might hear the haunting melody of the Lorelei siren herself as you cruise past her infamous river cliff post!

During this 12-day journey, encounter the grand cities and quaint villages along the celebrated Danube River. Explore both sides of Hungary’s capital–traditional “Buda” and the more cosmopolitan “Pest”–and from Fishermen’s Bastion, see how the river divides this fascinating city. Experience Vienna’s imperial architecture and gracious culture, and tour riverside towns in Austria’s Wachau Valley. And in Germany, explore a baroque cathedral and stroll cobbled streets lined with half-timbered houses. Savor the tastes of authentic dishes, learn about local legends, and under- stand why Strauss immortalized the “Blue Danube” in his famous melody. Starting as low as $4249 pp/do**

Featuring: PRAGUE CZECH REPUBLIC SLOVAKIA Prague, GERMANY Cruise Route Emmersdorf Passau Bratislava Vienna & Motorcoach Route Linz Vienna Budapest MUNICH Melk Budapest! AUSTRIA HUNGARY

PAGE 4 Join Host Rob Dunlop, President and CEO of KCTS9 &–JUST ADDED– It’s included... Assaggio Ristorante Chef Mauro • 3 nights in Prague • 8-day cruise on the Amadeus Golmarvi aboard the NEW Queen river cruise ship Amadeus Queen • Ports of call in Passau, Linz, Melk, Vienna, Bratislava and Budapest • All of your meals on cruise, including wine with dinner • Deluxe motorcoach transportation • Fully escorted and narrated so you won’t miss a thing!

Where you’ll stay... Amadeus Queen Cabin 3 Nights in Prague 7 Nights Amadeus Queen

The bottom line... DATES: October 15-26, 2018 12 days (with optional airfare)

PRICE: As low as $4249 pp/do SINGLE SUPPLEMENT: Starting at $1350 pp UPGRADES: Mozart deck, French balcony or suite: Call **SAVE $250 pp by paying in Amadeus Queen Suite full by check within 2 weeks of booking. Valid for first 20 rooms only– See our itinerary for upgrade pricing. *Optional international airfare from Seattle for $1199. Subject to change, airlines and flight times may vary. Port charges are $215

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PAGE 5 Arizona’s trains including It’s included... Grand Canyon, Sedona • Free round-trip shuttle from your home (Seattle area) to and Verde Canyon SeaTac Airport • Round-trip airfare from A good train ride provides stunning scenery, high adventure Seattle with airport transfers and a bit of nostalgic romance. Sound good? Then join us as we head to Arizona and visit the highlights of the Grand • Experience two of Arizona’s Canyon State. scenic rail excursions: - The Grand Canyon Railway Journey aboard the Grand Canyon Railway to the edge of - The Verde Canyon Railroad the awesome Grand Canyon so you can experience the beau- • Experience the breathtaking ty of the National Park. Rail through Verde Canyon– billed as beauty of Grand Canyon Arizona’s longest running nature show–in first-class comfort National Park aboard the Verde Canyon Railroad. See Montezuma Castle National Monument, an ancient Indian dwelling carved into • Visit Montezuma Castle a limestone cliff. Relax with a day at leisure in Sedona for National Monument shopping and exploring on your own. Explore the old • Narrated tour of Sedona mining town of Jerome. Includes round-trip airfare, beautiful hotel accommodations, 8 meals, all of your sightseeing • Lowell Observatory in and fully escorted and narrated so you won’t miss a thing. Flagstaff • Tour the old mining town of Jerome • 5 breakfasts, 3 dinners

Where you’ll stay... 1 Nights Grand Canyon 1 Nights Williams, AZ 3 Nights Sedona The bottom line... DATES: October 21-26, 2018 6 days

PRICE: $2099 per person/do SINGLE SUPPLEMENT: $646

ONLY Includes round-trip airfare! $2099 pp/do

PAGE 6 Rail across Canada It’s included... and Niagara Falls • Free round-trip transportation from your Seattle area home For many decades, one of the ‘must-do’ holidays on every to SeaTac Airport travelers list has been the legendary cross-Canada train trip, • International airfare from from Toronto to Vancouver, in vista-dome comfort. A trip Seattle to Toronto, Canada packed with monumental thrills begins with a flight to To- ronto where you will spend a few action-packed days see- • 2 nights first-class hotel ing the sights, sounds and history of multi-cultural Toronto. accommodations Then, enjoy a full day tour to mighty Niagara Falls. Get an • 4 nights aboard VIA Rail– up-close look at the Falls on the Hornblower cruise. Silver & Blue Class service with a Next, you’ll find yourself at the train station awaiting your sleeper section with upper and departure for a rail journey across Canada! Then the doors lower berths close, you’ll snuggle into your accommodations and you’re • all meals onboard the train off for an epic adventure through a country that spans 6 • Welcome reception and time zones. Enjoy incredible dining, and first-class service breakfast in Toronto as you roll past picturesque villages, through cosmopolitan cities, across rolling prairies, over the Rockies and to the • Toronto city tour rugged Pacific Coast. Every day of this trip is a highlight. • Excursion to Niagara Falls • All hotel taxes & GST on applicable items

Where you’ll stay... 1 Night in Toronto 1 Night Niagara FAlls 4 Nights VIA Rail’s Canadian with sleeper

The bottom line... DATES: October 21-27, 2018 OR May 2-8, 2019 Starting at 7 days $2599 pp/do PRICE: October–$2599 per person/do May–$2699 per person/do SINGLE SUPPLEMENT: Starting at $650 Upgrade to private berth starting at $650 pp/do

Includes rail and airfare!

PAGE 7 Peru’s Machu Picchu It’s included... • Free round-trip transfer from and Lake Titicaca your Seattle area home to Peru is a country oozing with passion. If you say the word SeaTac Airport Peru slowly, it slides around in your mouth like expensive • Round-trip airfare from whisky; sweet, hot and sensual. That’s how the country itself Seattle to Lima; Round-trip feels. Peru’s sensuality, mood and emotions are always bub- from Lima to Cusco bling away right at the surface. • Deluxe motorcoach This fully-guided, eight day trip introduces you to Machu transportation Picchu, the lost city of the Incas. Spend two days exploring • 6 nights superior first-class this mountaintop village carved from stone, and see the hotel accommodations remains of temples, houses and baths all surrounded by • Round-trip first-class train indescribable scenery. A knowledgeable guide brings the from Cusco to Machu Picchu mountain fortress to life, detailing the history and culture of this ancient place. The expedition highlights include: Lima’s • All transfers and entrance fees Plaza Mayor and Gold Museum: Cuzco, the Temple of the • 2 dinners, 4 lunches and Sun and the fortress of Sacayhuaman; a train journey along 6 breakfasts the beautiful Urubamba River on the way to Machu Picchu; • All in-flight meals and the giant stones of the Ollantaytambo fortress. This unbeatable price includes: round-trip airfare from Seattle, 6 • Locally guided nights first-class hotels, many meals, an Alki Escort as well as • 12 meals a local Peruvian expert. • Fully narrated and escorted Ask about our 3 day extension to Lake Titicaca. Where you’ll stay... 2 Nights Lima, Peru ONLY 1 Night Cusco 2 Nights Sacred Valley pp/do $2999 1 Night Aguas Calientes (Machu Picchu) The bottom line... DATES: October 22-29, 2018 8 days PRICE: $2999 per person/do SINGLE SUPPLEMENT: $499 Includes round-trip airfare

PAGE 8 The best of Catalina, It’s included... Halloween on the • At home pick up in the greater Seattle area Queen Mary and • Roundtrip airfare • Motorcoach transportation J. Paul Getty getaway • Ferry fares A frighteningly fun getaway begins with a flight to Califor- • J. Paul Getty Museum nia and ferry over to semi-tropical Catalina Island. Spend two nights seeing the highlights of this hollywood haunt... • Daily breakfast, 1 dinner lovers cove, the pastel village loaded with boutiques, the • 2 nights Catalina stunning countryside with roaming buffalo and the • 1 night onboard the historic, art deco Casino. Queen Mary Next ferry to the Queen Mary for a chance to sleep- if you • Fully escorted and narrated so dare. Everyone knows the ship is haunted and is no strang- you won’t miss a thing! er to haunted happenings. Throughout the years, Queen Mary employees, guests and visiting psychics have reported Where you’ll stay... unexplainable events and paranormal activity aboard the ship. From the start, a thick fog takes advantage of the 2 Nights Catalina Island Queen Mary’s shipping port surroundings. The eerie effect 1 Night On the Queen Mary perfectly sets the overall “sea evil” maritime madness tone. What better way to spend Halloween? The bottom line... The grand finale is a trip to the J. Paul Getty Museum– DATES: October 29- rated one of the world’s best. Includes round-trip air, 3 November 1, 2018/ 4 days nights lovely hotels, motorcoach, ferry fares, breakfast PRICE: $1099 per person/do daily, welcome dinner and fully escorted and narrated so SINGLE SUPPLEMENT: $399 you won’t miss a thing! Includes round-trip airfare ONLY $1099 pp/do

PAGE 9 Pre-Christmas in It’s included... • At home pick up in the Branson starring Seattle area to SeaTac Airport Tony Orlando • Round-trip airfare from Seattle to Kansas City Christmas is a magical time in the Ozarks and it’s even • 6 breakfasts, 1 lunch, 5 dinners more exciting because we have some of the best seats in the house to the best shows. Your days and nights are • All transfers filled with incredible entertainment, great food and • Deluxe motorcoach transport glitzy displays. • Highlights Include: See some of the top performers and sights in the world, – Tram ride through caverns including those mentioned at right. Seven days filled – Mickey Gilley & Johnny Lee with action-packed shows and all of your nights at the – Step on guide of Branson wonderful Welk Resort! This trip even includes most – Texas Tenors meals and your airfare. – Heartland Country – The Haygoods Christmas

ONLY – Andy Williams Ozark $2199 pp/do Mountain Christmas – Yakov Smirnoff – Jim Stafford Show – Shoji Christmas Show – Daniel O’Donnell – Tony Orlando with meet and greet-our group onlyl • Fully escorted and narrated so you don’t miss a thing!

Where you’ll stay... 1 Night Kansas City 5 Nights Welk Resort, Branson The bottom line... DATES: November 11-17, 2018 7 days PRICE: $2199 pp/do SINGLE SUPPLEMENT: $599 Includes round-trip airfare!

SPECIAL MEET & GREET WITH Tony Orlando... JUST FOR US!

PAGE 10 Thanksgiving in It’s included... • Complimentary at-home pick New York City up in the greater Seattle area Experience “the Big Apple” alive with the holiday spirit • Round-trip airfare from on this spectacular 6-day tour, with a stay in a 4-star Seattle to New York hotel! From Rockefeller Center to Greenwich Village, New York City shines even brighter during the holiday season. • Luggage handling Spend five nights in the heart of Midtown close to Central • 5 nights at the 4-Star Hotel Park’s skating rink and Times Square all dressed up for the Mela in Times Square holidays. Take your seat and watch the curtain rise for an • Meals: 6 breakfasts, 3 dinners exciting Broadway show. See the Christmas Spectacular at Radio City Music Hall, featuring the world famous Rock- • In the cultural treasure trove ettes! Ferry to the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island. See the that is New York City, experi- Empire State Building and Central Park. Visit the poignant ence two Broadway shows 9/11 Museum and Memorial. Enjoy plenty of free time • Embark on a voyage to experi- on your own to shop and see the elaborate 5th Avenue ence “Lady Liberty” up-close holiday window displays. • Join a local guide for a tour of New York City’s time-honored ONLY landmarks $2599 pp/do •Enjoy Dinner at the famous Ellen’s Stardust Diner, featuring singing wait staff • Fully escorted and narrated so you won’t miss a thing!

Where you’ll stay... 5 Nights Hotel Mela

The bottom line... DATES:November 20-26, 2018 6 days

PRICE: $2599 per person/do SINGLE SUPPLEMENT: $999 Includes round-trip airfare

PAGE 11 Colonial Williamsburg It’s included... • Round-trip transportation at Christmastime from your Seattle area home to Christmas is a prime time of year to visit Colonial Williams- SeaTac Airport burg, America’s largest interactive history museum. In 2017, • Round-trip airfare from Architectural Digest called Colonial Williamsburg the best Seattle to Richmond, VA town in America for Christmas celebrations. The season comes to life with world-renowned holiday decorations and • 6 nights 4-star hotel 18th-century seasonal programming. Beating drums, trilling accommodations fifes, firework displays, historically furnished buildings and • 10 meals–6 breakfasts, costumed interpreters bring to life the history of this 301 1 lunch and 3 dinners acre revolutionary city. We will be staying 5 nights at the • Deluxe motorcoach beautiful Woodlands Resort Hotel. This is the perfect trip to transportation usher in the holidays. • Sightseeing inlcudes: - Grand Illumination - Busch Gardens Christmas dinner - Jamestown settlement tour - Christmas Parade in Merchant Square - Yorktown guided tour and historic homes - Riverwalk Landing - Yankee Candle Village - American Revolution Museum ...and more! • Fully escorted and narrated so you won’t miss a thing

Where you’ll stay... 6 Nights Woodlands Resort Hotel The bottom line... DATES: November 30- December 6, 2018 / 7 days PRICE: $1999 pp/double occ. SINGLE SUPPLEMENT: $600 Includes round-trip airfare!

ONLY $1999 pp/do

PAGE 12 Snow Train to Leavenworth It’s included... Lighting Festival • Round-trip train from Seattle, A trip to the North Pole isn’t in the cards this Christmas. Edmonds or Everett Stations to But who needs negative temps and tons of travel, when Leavenworth, Washington you can join us on the only daylight train to the legendary • Bus shuttle into Leavenworth Christmas town of Leavenworth to see the annual Lighting • Continental breakfast Festival. The fun begins as you board the train, cozy into your seat and enjoy a continental breakfast. The changing • Catered box dinner scenery outside will compete for your attention onboard • Lots of on board holiday the train as oom-pa-pah bands, carolers, magicians and entertainment Santa perform through the aisles. Departure Upon arrival in Leavenworth, the fun continues in the streets of this Bavarian mountain town, that’s dressed up locations... to look and feel, as The New York Times wrote, “a bit like Seattle’s King Street Station the interior of a snow globe.” We’ll roam around this Edmonds Train Station perfect place to spark the holiday spirit, where horse-drawn Everett Train Station carriages glide down the roads, carolers stroll, and vendors sell delicious holiday fare. Later, we’ll gather for one truly The bottom line... magical moment–the entire town will become illuminated in a synchronized display that rivals the Rockefeller Center DATES: Dec. 1, 8, 15, 2018 Christmas tree (and is a whole lot more charming). After, PRICE (starting at): reboard the train where dinner, more entertainment, Coach seating $269 pp hot chocolate and our fabulous staff awaits to make your Premium seating $339 pp christmas wishes come true. Dome seating $399 pp

Rail to Leavenworth Lighting It’s included... Festival overnight tour • 2 nights accommodations at Celebrate the Christmas season in style as we travel by rail the Icicle Village Resort on Amtrak’s Empire Builder over Stevens Pass to Leaven- • Treelighting Festival worth. Upon arrival a motorcoach awaits to whisk you away • 2 breakfasts to 2 nights at the Icicle Village Resort. Stay in the heart of this quaint Bavarian Village. The next morning enjoy • Motorcoach transportation breakfast at your leisure. Then spend the whole day at the • Fully escorted and narrated Leavenworth Lighting Festival. Enjoy chestnuts roasting on so you won’t miss a thing an open fire, entertainment and stroll- The bottom line... ing carolers before the town is magically DATES: Dec. 8-10 OR 14-16, 2018 illuminated at dusk! 3 days Enjoy another over- PRICE: $499 per person/do night in town before Double occupancy only we return to Seattle by motorcoach.

PAGE 13 Best Christmas markets It’s included... • Free round-trip airfare from in Germany, France, your home (Seattle area) to Sea Austria & Switzerland Tac Airport • Round-trip international Visit a wide array of traditional Christmas markets, historic airfare from Seattle to Europe towns and amazing scenery of the Alps and the Black Forest. Each region celebrates in its own way with unique • Deluxe motorcoach food, song and wares. You will have plenty of time to ex- transportation plore these specialty Christmas markets. You will also enjoy • 7 nights first-class hotel guided tours of Innsbruck, where the town bustles with accommodations Christmas markets; Salzburg, where the sound of music fills the air and people ice skate under Mozart’s statue; • Continental breakfast daily, and 4 dinners, including Freiburg and the French Alsace region. 3 special dinners We have planned three unique dining events including • All entrance fees and a dinner high above the city in Innsbruck at the Olympic sightseeing as mentioned ski jump site and in a 200 year old wine cellar at a Ger- man winery. Your last night, after your farewell dinner, • Fully escorted and narrated so we have planned a special treat–a Christmas choir concert you won’t miss a thing! inside an 850-year-old church. Where you’ll stay... 4 Nights Black Forest, Germany 3 Nights Innsbruck, Austria

The bottom line... DATES: December 12-20, 2018 9 days PRICE: $2995 per person/do SINGLE SUPPLEMENT: $899

Includes round-trip airfare and taxes, fuel surcharges and fees

ONLY $2995 pp/do BOOK BY OCT 1ST FOR A $100 PER COUPLE DISCOUNT

PAGE 14 Exotic Thailand– It’s included... Hill Tribes, temples • At-home pick up in Seattle area • Roundtrip international airfare from Seattle to Bangkok and elephants “Gilded in Gold,” and “Venice of the East,” are long-time • All transfers quotes used by travelers to describe Thailand. You can see • Intra-country airfare from the golden spires of Buddhist temples and colorful ship traf- Bangkok to Chiang Mai fic on the shore of the river in one of the most exotic places in Asia. Cruise by long tail boat to the chaotic floating mar- • 10 Breakfasts, 9 lunches, ket bustling with strange foods and people trading wares 8 dinners including one Thai from boat to boat. Watch monks meander through temples dance performance punctuated with lotus flowers. Visit the northern region to • Sightseeing included see a working elephant village in Chang Mai and the native (Highlights of Bangkok, Chiang people of the mountainous Chang Rai. You will not want to Mai and Chiang Rai): miss out on this adventure of a lifetime. - Grand Palace - Jim Thompson House - Nakhon Pathom - Ancient ruins of Ayutthaya ONLY - Wat Muang Temple - Oxcart ride to Wat Sri Chum $2899 pp/do - Chiang Mai Elephant Camp - Orchid Farm - Floating Market - Boat ride along the Kok River - Local English speaking guides • Fully escorted so you won’t miss a thing

Where you’ll stay... 4 Nights Bangkok 1 Night Pitsanuloke 1 Night Lampang 4 Nights Chiang Mai 1 Night Chiang Rai The bottom line... DATES: January 9-21, 2019 13 days

PRICE: $2899 per person/do SINGLE SUPPLEMENT: $699 Includes round-trip airfare

Our Tour Guide, Tyson, is an expert on Thailand!

PAGE 1115 Winter rail trip to It’s included... Jasper, Banff & Chateau • Round-trip motorcoach transportation from Seattle Lake Louise Ice Fest to Vancouver, BC • 2 nights Via Rail Silver and Our snowy mountain holiday begins as we board Via Rail Blue Class Section room for a stunning train trip into the Canadian Rockies. Enjoy accommodations with upper sleeping accommodations, fabulous food and first-class and lower berth and shared service as our train winds past the ice-choked Thomp- bath son River, the tallest peak in the Canadian Rockies and mountain vistas. Watch for large concentrations of elk, • 3 nights deluxe hotel bighorn sheep and mountain goats as we enter the Park accommodations: 2 at Chateau boundaries. Lake Louise, 1 in Banff • 2 full breakfasts, 2 dinners Disembark in Jasper and board a deluxe motor coach for a remarkable trip through the Icefields Parkway–one of the • Fully escorted and narrated so world’s most scenic drives. Spend two nights at Chateau you won’t miss a thing! Lake Louise, one of Canada’s most beautiful landmark hotels. During the festival, 20 teams from around the Where you’ll stay... world will have 53 hours to create ice masterpieces which will last until April. Next, we’re off to Banff. You’ll see a 2 Nights Sleeping accommo- castle at the base of Mt. Rundle–our hotel for one night. dations on train See the sites of the charming town of Banff and live like 1 Night Banff Springs Hotel royalty at the Banff Springs Hotel before departing to 2 Nights Chateau Lake Louise Jasper for our rail trip home. The bottom line... Starting at DATES: January 25-30,2019 6 days $2199 pp/do PRICE: Starting at $2199 per person/do SINGLE SUPPLEMENT: $899 UPGRADES AVAILABLE: Private room with private bath $725 per person/do

PAGE 16 Iceland–glacier walks It’s included... • Complimentary at-home pick and Northern Lights up in the greater Seattle area It’s been called the most spectacular show on earth, and • Round-trip airfare from you can see it live in Iceland! We’re talking about the Seattle to Iceland northern lights–or aurora borealis–those mysterious lights that dance across the night sky. And with its proximity to • All transfers the Arctic Circle, Iceland is one of the best places on earth • Luggage handling at hotels to witness this incredible phenomenon. Although sightings can’t be guaranteed, this 6-day escape will provide op- • Deluxe motorcoach transportation portunities for adventures like snowmobiling or super-jeep safaris while chasing the lights. The country’s winter nights • Meals: 4 breakfasts are longer and darker than almost anywhere else in the • Highlights include: world—the perfect canvas for a mystical lights show. - Reykjavik City Tour - Þingvellir (Thingvellir) National You’ll get to explore Reykjavik, the northernmost capital in Park and UNESCO World the world, with Center Hotel Plaza as your home base. De- Heritage Site spite the latitude, warm ocean currents make the climate - Gullfoss (the Golden Waterfall) more similar to New England’s than Siberia’s. On a tour - Strokkur, the Great Geysir’s of the Golden Circle, stop to marvel at roaring waterfalls, little brother bubbling hot springs, and towering geysers—all the result - Geothermal power station of Iceland’s unique geothermal activity. You’ll also take Hellisheiðarvirkjun a dip in the Blue Lagoon, which owes its striking color to - Geothermal outdoor swim- volcanic minerals that turn the hot spring water milky blue. ming pool in Laugardalur Iceland’s astounding natural phenomena and pitch-black - Reykjanes peninsula and the sky will redefine your idea of a winter wonderland. Blue Lagoon • Fully escorted and narrated so you won’t miss a thing! ONLY $1999 pp/do Where you’ll stay... 4 Nights hotel in Iceland

The bottom line... DATES: January 26-31 OR February 4-9, 2019 6 days

PRICE: $1999 per person/do SINGLE SUPPLEMENT: $399 Includes round-trip airfare

PAGE 1713 Fly to LA, rail to It’s included... • Free at home shuttle from San Antonio, and your Seattle area home to cruise the Caribbean SeaTac Airport • Round-trip airfare from A fun holiday begins with a short flight to Los Angeles. Seattle to Los Angeles and Upon arrival, we’ll head to the train station to board Houston to Seattle Amtrak’s Sunset Limited Superliner train. Spend two fun nights winding through dramatic Southwest landscapes. • Deluxe motorcoach Enjoy comfortable sleeping accommodations and all of transportation your meals while onboard. We’ll disembark in San Antonio. • 2 nights sleeping accommodation on the Sunset Limited Discover the lure of the Old West in this enchanting city, referred to as the “American Venice” because of its side- • 2 nights hotel accommodation walk cafés, historic architecture and famous river center- in San Antonio, Texas piece. Spend three fun nights on the famous Riverwalk. • Breakfast in San Antonio Our local guide will show you the Alamo, Mission of San Jose and the colorful Mexican market place. • 7 night luxury cruise on the Liberty of the Seas. Ports of call: Finally we’re off to Galveston to board the Liberty of the Galveston, Texas; 2 days at sea; Seas for a 7-night cruise. Ports of call include: Galveston; Roatan, Honduras; Puerto Costa Roatan, Honduras; Puerto Costa Maya and Cozumel, Maya and Cozumel, Mexico Mexico. • All of your meals while on

board the Sunset Limited train • All meals and entertainment on the ship

Where you’ll stay... Starting at 2 Nights On the Sunset $2899 pp/do Limited train 2 Nights San Antonio 7 Nights On the Liberty of the Seas luxury liner The bottom line... DATES: February 13-24, 2019 12 days

PRICE: Starting at $2899 pp/do Includes sleeper cabin on train and inside cabin on ship. Upgrades available: Deluxe sleeper with private bath $665 pp. Outside cabin upgrade: $350 Balcony cabin upgrade: $675 SINGLE SUPPLEMENT: Starting at $1599 Taxes and fees: $128.83

Includes airfare, rail and cruise

PAGE 18 Pricebuster Costa Rica It’s Included... Think, ‘’Me Tarzan, you Jane.” • Free round-trip round-trip shuttle from your Seattle Jungles, explosive volcanoes, and coffee plantations may area home not seem very romantic. But our Costa Rica adventure will reveal a magical world where the air is cleaner, the greens • Round-trip international are greener and life a little slower and sweeter. Laze on airfare from Seattle to hammocks, explore lush rainforests, walk along pristine San Jose, Costa Rica beaches with crashing white waves and enjoy the call of • 8 nights fabulous hotel distant howler monkeys all while staying in luscious hotel accommodations accommodations. Costa Rica has so much to offer. • Sightseeing–San Jose city After an interesting tour of San Jose, we’ll leave the tour, Poas and Arenal Volcanos, big city for a 2 night stay in the shadow of an explosive Monteverde Cloud Forest, volcano with nightly eruptions that can be seen from our world’s largest butterfly & hotel. Next, our trip is looking up as we visit Monteverde hummingbird gallery, Manuel Cloud Forest. Called a cloud forest because of its altitude, Antonio National Park, Cano the clouds penetrate through the forest creating a stun- Negro River boat cruise, Villa ning canopy rich with birds, butterflies and thousands Vanilla plantation tour of larger-than-life plants. Finally were off to stay on the • 11 meals (3 dinners, 1 lunch Pacific Coast, walking secluded beaches, swimming to and 7 breakfasts) tropical reefs teaming with colorful fish and exploring Manuel Antonio Park. • Deluxe motorcoach transportation 9 days later….we’ll put you on a plane and bring you back to civilization. • Fully escorted so you won’t miss a thing!

Where you’ll stay... 2 Nights San Jose 2 Nights Arenal Volcano 2 Nights Monteverde 2 Nights Manuel Antonio The bottom line... DATES: March 5-13, 2019 9 days

PRICE: Starting at $2599 per person/do SINGLE SUPPLEMENT: $579 Starting at $2599 pp/do Includes round-trip airfare!

PAGE 19 Fly to Vegas, cruise It’s Included... • Shuttle from your Seattle aboard the Emerald area home to SeaTac airport Princess home • Airfare from Seattle to Vegas All aboard our shuttle to SeaTac airport for a quick flight • 3 nights hotel on the Strip to Vegas where you will spend 3 unforgettable nights on • Shuttle from Las Vegas to LA the Strip. This four-mile stretch of Las Vegas Boulevard is the brightest spot on Earth–and can be seen from space. • 3 night cruise on the There is no shortage of things to do in the entertainment Emerald Princess capital of the world. See one of Cirque du Soleil’s shows, • All meals and entertainment circus acts, comedians, 3D movies or talking statues... onboard the ship

Next board a deluxe motorcoach to Los Angeles to board • Shuttle to cruise ship in the spectacular Emerald Princess. This repositioning cruise Vancouver, BC is a tantalizing trifecta for cruisers, offering tremendous value, a unique itinerary, 4 laid-back days at sea so you Where you’ll stay... can indulge and reeee-lax. Cozy into your stateroom 3 Nights Emerald Princess and then enjoy all that this ship has to offer. Incredible 3 Nights Las Vegas cuisine, fabulous entertainment, spa services, gambling, dancing–it’s all there for you. On the 4th day, we’ll arrive The bottom line... in Vancouver, BC for your shuttle back to Seattle. DATES: March 23-29, 2019 7 days

PRICE: Starting at $899 pp/do

Upgrades startingBOOK BYat– Outside FEB.Cabin: 28TH $100 FOR pp A Balcony$200 Cabin: PER$200 COUPLE pp DISCOUNT SINGLE SUPPLEMENT: Call Cruise taxes $55.00 Vegas Resort Fee $45.00

Starting at $899 pp/do

PAGE 20 Best of China–Beijing, It’s included... Xian, Shanghai and • Free at-home shuttle from your Seattle area home to Yangtze River cruise Sea Tac Airport • Round-trip airfare from Seattle We start our tour with a flight to the ancient Chinese city to Beijing / Shanghai to Seattle of Beijing. You’ll witness the juxtaposition of the old China and the new, hip modern China. In Beijing we will visit the • Intra china airfare from grand monuments including the Great Wall, Tien An Men Xian to Shanghai Square and the Ming Tombs. Then we are off to visit Xian • Deluxe motorcoach and its amazing, unearthed terra cotta warriors. transportation

Next, marvel at the stunning, magical landscapes of Guilin, • 9 breakfasts, 5 lunches, the pearl of China’s tourist attractions. We follow that with Dinner and Cultural Show a four-day river cruise on the Yangtze, traveling through • All sightseeing as mentioned. the new Super Dam and thousands of years of history. Highlights: Tian’anmen Square, Forbidden City, Hutong Tour Finally, we end in Shanghai–the most westernized area of by pedicab, Ming Tombs, Great China. It’s a festival of pent-up entrepreneurial spirit. Wall, Terracotta Warriors, the See all the marvelous sights of this city before returning Bund and Acrobat Show in home. Call for a detailed flyer before this trip sells out. Shanghai • English-speaking local guides ONLY • Fully escorted and narrated so $3499 pp/do you won’t miss a thing

Where you’ll stay... 4 Nights Beijing 2 Nights Xian 3 Nights Shanghai

The bottom line... DATES: March 27-April 8, 2019 BOOK BY 13 days OCT 1ST FOR A $400 PER COUPLE PRICE: $3499 per person/do DISCOUNT SINGLE SUPPLEMENT: Call Includes round-trip airfare Plus air taxes & fees A Visa is required

PAGE 21 Hidden gems of It’s included... • Free shuttle from your Seattle Washington, DC and area home to SeaTac Airport Cherry Blossom Parade • Round-trip airfare from Seattle Washington, DC, the city which symbolizes the ideas of our nation’s founders, is one of the most beautiful cities in the • Deluxe motorcoach world and the best to celebrate spring. The broad tree-lined transportation streets on the banks of the Potomac are punctuated with • 5 nights hotel imposing monuments which have become the hallmark of accommodations our nation’s capitol. • 2 Dinners, 5 Breakfasts On this action-packed tour, you will see some of the nation’s • All sightseeing as mentioned: most sacred monuments, the embassies of foreign nations -US Capitol Building and the impressive Cherry Blossom Parade. Highlights in- -Jefferson and Lincoln clude: reserved grandstand seats to the world famous Cherry Memorials Blossom Parade, the US Capitol and White House (external), -Vietnam and Korean War Ford’s Theater where Lincoln was assassinated, the Arling- Memorials ton National Cemetery, the Tomb of the Unknown soldier, -Supreme Court the Vietnam Memorial and Mt. Vernon. This is a tour that -Library of Congress -Iwo Jima Memorial every red-blooded American should take. -Ford Theater -Reserved grandstand seats for the Cherry Blossom Parade -Mt. Vernon -Arlington National Cemetery • Fully escorted and narrated so you won’t miss a thing!

Where you’ll stay... 5 Nights Alexandria, VA

The bottom line... DATES: April 10-15, 2019 6 days

PRICE: $2299 per person/do SINGLE SUPPLEMENT: $725

ONLY Includes round-trip airfare!

$2299 pp/do

PAGE 22 Wild horses, golden It’s included... • At-home pick-up from your beaches and quaint Seattle area home to SeaTac villages–North Airport • RT air from Seattle to Carolina’s Outer Banks Raleigh, North Carolina • 6 Breakfasts, 3 Lunches, The allure of the Outer Banks is so simple: they offer 3 Dinners a place to relax and enjoy the rhythms of nature and the sea. Wild horses, quaint villages, scenic lighthouses, • Sightseeing Includes: windswept beaches and scruffy crab shacks provide the – Raleigh city tour with State backdrop for these four sleepy barrier islands. Though just Capitol Bldg off the coast of North Carolina, they feel like they’re a mil- – Beaufort historic tour & cruise lion miles away from the “real” world. Swimming, sunning – Ocracoke Island tour and and water sports are what most visitors come here for, but seafood dinner there’s also quite a bit of history to uncover in these parts. – Cape Hatteras Lighthouse – Roanoke Island with Highlights include Raleigh city tour, Beufort historic tour Fort Raleigh and cruise, Ocracoke Island tour, Cape Hatteras Lighthouse, – Wright Brothers Roanoke Island with Fort Raleigh, Historic Corolla and Memorial of Flight nature safari, Nags head to Norfolk. A lovely holiday com- – Historic Corolla day trip and plete with beautiful hotels, great meals and sightseeing. nature safari – Norfolk: MacArthur Mem. and Nauticus Museum • Deluxe Motorcoach transport • Professional Tour Manager

Where you’ll stay... 1 Night Raleigh 2 Nights Atlantic Beach 1 Night Ocracoke Island 2 Nights Nags Head The bottom line... ONLY DATES: May 4-11, 2019 pp/do $2399 7 days

PRICE: $2399 per person/do SINGLE SUPPLEMENT: $439 Includes round trip airfare Operated by an Alki Tours travel partner

PAGE 23 Charleston, Savannah, It’s included... • Free shuttle from your Seattle and Jekyll Island area home to SeaTac Airport Explore the historic jewels of Charleston, Savannah, Beau- • Round-trip airfare from fort and Jekyll Island on a foray into history, culture and low Seattle to Charleston and country cuisine. Traverse 300-year-old Charleston from the Jacksonville to Seattle French Quarter to Fort Sumter, and experience plantation life at the Middleton and Magnolia plantations. Luxuriate in • Deluxe motorcoach transportation for touring Myrtle Beach before our journey continues south. • Welcome Reception Savannah is one of the oldest cities in the state of Geor- gia and is affectionately known as “the Hostess City of • 4 dinners and 6 breakfasts the South.” Its Southern charm begins with its dramatic • Round trip airport transfers antebellum homes, which survived Sherman’s destructive • Local guides for all city touring march south during the Civil War, making historical home tours and ghost tours a must do. Finally encounter the likes • 3 nights in Charleston of Morgan, Rockefeller and Vanderbilt during a stay at the • Magnolia and Middleton Jekyll Island. Plantations • Tour Jekyll Island and St. ONLY Simons Island w/ Christ Church $2699 pp/do • 2 nights charming Savannah • Tour of Savannah’s beautiful squares and the country’s largest historic restoration • View sites from Forrest Gump and Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil • Dinner at one of Savannah’s favorite restaurants, The Lady & Sons • Fully escorted and narrated so you won’t miss a thing!

Where you’ll stay... 3 Nights Charleston 2 Nights Savannah 2 Nights Jekyll Island

The bottom line... DATES: May 7-14, 2019 8 days PRICE: $2699 pp/do SINGLE SUPPLEMENT: $699 Includes round-trip airfare!

PAGE 24 Trains across Colorado It’s included... Fortune-seekers, loggers and dreamers streamed to • Free at home shuttle from Colorado after the discovery of gold in 1859 and silver your Seattle area home to in the 1870s. Now you can ride those historic routes of SeaTac Airport the Old West, traveling on trains that remain 100 percent coal-fired, steam-operated and maintained in their original • Round-trip airfare from condition. Seattle to Denver & transfers • 4 scenic train rides following Wind through breathtaking canyons and remote wilder- historic routes of the Old West: ness in the San Juan National Forest. Journey through the Rockies on the railroad voted one of the “Top Ten Most 1. Royal Gorge Route Railway Exciting Train Journeys in the World” by the Society of 2. Cumbres & Toltec Scenic American Travel Writers. You’ll also visit a place called Railroad through the Rockies “Garden of the Gods” on this tour rich in geologic, American and transportation history. 3. Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad, voted one of the “Top ten most exciting train journeys in the world” 4. Georgetown Loop Railroad and Devil’s Gate High Bridge • Deluxe motorcoach transportation • U.S. Air Force Academy and Cadet Chapel

Starting at • Garden of the Gods Park $2399 pp/do • Colorado Train Museum • Denver city tour • 13 meals: 6 breakfasts, 1 lunch and 6 dinners • Fully escorted and narrated ...and much more! BOOK BY OCT 1ST FOR A Where you’ll stay... $200 PER COUPLE DISCOUNT 1 Night Denver 1 Night Colorado Springs 1 Night Alamosa 1 Night Durango 1 Night Grand Junction 2 Nights Denver

The bottom line... DATES: June 1-8 OR September 14-21, 2019 8 days PRICE: June $2399 pp/do September $2499 pp/do SINGLE SUPPLEMENT: $587

Includes round-trip airfare!

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Independence Day It’s included... • Complimentary at home pick Pacific coastal cruise up in the greater Seattle area on the Queen Elizabeth! • One way airfare from Los Angeles to Seattle Your elegant escapade begins with a deluxe motorcoach • Deluxe motorcoach transfers trip to Vancouver, BC to board the Queen Elizabeth. from Seattle to Vancouver, BC Christened by her namesake, Her Majesty The Queen in October 2010, the Queen Elizabeth is renowned for her • 5 night cruise on the Queen comfort and luxury. Her sophisticated and spacious interior Elizabeth offers everything you’d wish for on board. You could try • Ports of call in Vancouver, something new every day and never experience it all. Join San Francisco and Los Angeles a wine-tasting, learn to take professional photos, enjoy • All meals and entertainment a West End-quality show or hone your golf swing at the while on the ship on board driving range. There are thermal suites for languishing, frothy spa pools for dipping and vast oceans • One night lovely hotel views to get lost in. accommodations in Los Angeles • Los Angeles City Tour The beautifully curated menus reflect the Pacific North- west. Enjoy traditional afternoon tea, specialty dining and • Fully escorted and narrated global cuisine. Join a Martini mixology class, try the private so you won’t miss a thing! label Cunard Junmai Ginjo sake or watch the bartend- ers prepare innovative signature cocktails. The unique Where you’ll stay... combination of thought-provoking lectures, insightful 5 Nights The Queen elizabeth workshops, creative arts performance, and an appreciation 1 Night Los Angeles of fine dining bring together a select community of like- minded people. The bottom line... The Queen Elizabeth departs Vancouver for two indulgent DATES: June 30-July 6, 2019 sea days cruising slowly down to San Francisco. Later, after 7 days 5 wonderful nights on board, we will arrive in Los Angeles and transfer to our lovely hotel. The following day, enjoy PRICE: Starting at $1999 pp/do a tour of Hollywood to spot all-time film favorites im- SINGLE SUPPLEMENT: Call mortalized on bronze stars along the Walk of Fame, and Available Upgrades: compare handprints outside Grauman’s Chinese Theater. Balcony cabin $250 pp Space is very limited on the cruise, so call now! Includes airfare

Starting at $1999 pp/do

BOOK BY OCT 1ST FOR A $200 PER COUPLE DISCOUNT

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Rail through the It’s included... Canadian Rockies, • Free at home shuttle from your Seattle area home to Grizzlies and sail the SeaTac Airport • Airfare from Seattle to Calgary and Ketchikan to Seattle Inside Passage to Alaska A trip jam-packed with thrills rolls out like this…. • Cruise on Alaska Marine Hwy Fly to Calgary, Alberta and overnight. The next day see the • 7 nights quality hotel highlights of Banff National Park before heading through accommodations the Icefields Parkway. There, you will board a snowcoach • Deluxe motorcoach and ascend a glacier 1000 feet thick. Next, overnight in transportation majestic Jasper National Park. The following afternoon board Via Rail for a stunning two day first-class rail journey • 6 breakfasts, 2 lunches, to Prince George and Rupert. 2 dinners • Canadian Rockies including After a lovely night in Prince Rupert, take a float plane to Calgary, Banff and Jasper Khutzeymateen Wilderness Lodge, then take a boat cruise Snowcoach trip on the to the Valley of the Grizzlies–home to the highest concen- Athabasca Glacier tration of Grizzly Bears in the U.S. Later, we will board the Alaska State Ferry for a scenic cruise up the Inside Passage to • 2 days daylight rail from Ketchikan, Alaska. Watch for whales, eagles and porpoise. Jasper to Prince Rupert After visiting the fabulous sights of Ketchikan, we will fly • Float plane and boat cruise back home. Limited to 20 passengers with exclusive float to see the grizzlies plane trip to the largest Grizzly Reserve in North America! • Inside passage cruise on the Alaska Ferry to Ketchikan with Ketchikan sightseeing

Where you’ll stay... 1 Night Jasper National Park 1 Night Banff 1 Night Prince George 1 Night Prince Rupert 3 Nights Ketchikan Subject to change due to

ONLY Alaska Ferry service $2799 pp/do The bottom line... DATES: July 15-22, 2019 8 days

BOOK BY PRICE: $2799 per person/do OCT 1ST FOR A SINGLE SUPPLEMENT: $899 $150 PER COUPLE Includes airfare, rail and cruise DISCOUNT

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October 15-26, 2018 October 21-26, 2018 Join Host Rob Dunlop, Arizona’s trains President and CEO including the Grand of KCTS9, on an Canyon, Sedona and Do you like to exclusive Danube Verde Canyon take Train Trips? 6 days River cruise aboard $2099 per person/do the NEW Amadeus Single supplement $646 Includes airfare This symbol will Queen with 3 nights See page 6 quickly help you in Prague find Alki Tours October 21-27, 2018 OR May 2-8, 2019 fun-filled rail trips. Just added–Mauro Check out our train Golmarvi, renowned Rail across Canada, tours website at chef from Assaggio and Niagara Falls www.great Ristorante 7 days trainescapes.com Starting at $2599 pp/do See page 4-5 Single supplement $650 Private berth upgrade $650 pp/do Includes rail and airfare October 16-19, 2018 See page 7

Whistler and October 22-29, 2018 Harrison Hot Springs 4 days Rail to Peru’s $599 per person/do Machu Picchu and Single supplement $299 sail Lake Titicaca What a combo. Join us for two of 8 days Canada’s biggies...Whistler Resort $2999 per person/do and Harrison Hot Springs. Spend Single supplement $499 2 nights in the heart of Whistler; Includes round-trip airfare a village surrounded by mountain See page 8 peaks and packed with boutiques, entertainers, golf courses, gondolas October 29-November 1, 2018 and walking trails. Next, journey through the scenic Fraser River Best of Catalina, Canyon to Hell’s Gate where you’ll Halloween on the watch water torrent past the 100 foot deep narrows. Tonight indulge Queen Mary and 206.935.6848 at Harrison Hot Springs Resort and J. Paul Getty alkitours.com Spa. Schedule a spa appointment, soak in the mineral pools or crack getaway open a book and relax. Dinner is in- 4 days FALL cluded in the Copper Dining Room. $1099 per person/do UPDATE On the way home, we’ll stop at Single supplement $399 Minter Gardens–27 acres of luscious Includes round-trip airfare flowers that will dazzle your senses. See page 9 PAGE 28 November 3-4, 2018 Skamania Lodge and 7-course brunch at the Columbia Gorge Hotel 2 days $329 per person/do Single supplement $109

A four-star getaway. Picture driving the world. Man’s greatest engineer- past the world’s largest concen- ing feat within this defiant geogra- tration of high waterfalls to get phy is the railroad which traverses to a stunning resort perched on it. Almost 100 years in the making, Call us to the edge of the Columbia River the tracks climb from sea level to Gorge–oooh, ahh, Skamania. The nearly 8,000 feet, crossing some of help create lobby and Gorge Room surround an the highest bridges in the world a unique 85-foot tall fireplace. Original local and 87 tunnels including a mile- artwork, ceramics and petroglyph long, 360 degree spiral. This rail line company rubbings depicting Native American is rated one of the most scenic train or group history of the Columbia River Gorge routes in the world. You’ll never handsomely decorate the lodge. forget this diverse trip from deserts event! You will love this place. The follow- to mountains, forests to tropical ing morning, we are off to indulge coastlines. Each day is a highlight.

November 20-26, 2018 Thanksgiving in the Big Apple 6 days $2599 per person/do Single supplement $999 at the Columbia Gorge Hotel–fa- Includes round trip airfare mous for its 7-course champagne See page 11 breakfast. See the local sites before heading north back home. November 30- December 6, 2018 Colonial Williamsburg November 11-17, 2018 at Christmastime Branson pre-Christmas 7 days 7 days $1999 per person/do $2199 per person/do Single supplement $600 Single supplement $599 Includes round-trip airfare Includes round-trip airfare See page 12 See page 10

December 4-5, 2018 November 15-24, 2018 Mysteries of Copper The 5-star Empress Hotel and Buchart Canyon by rail 206.935.6848 10 days holiday lights $1999 per person/do 2 days alkitours.com Single supplement $500 $399 per person/do Land only Single supplement $159 FALL Four times the size of the Grand All aboard for a wonderful way to UPDATE Canyon, Copper Canyon is one of usher in the holidays as we board the most dramatic panoramas in the Victoria Clipper for a memora- PAGE 29 ble night at the renowned Empress Hotel. The Fairmont Empress sits Our Specialties Great Prices Volume contracting for hotels and services allows us arrival we will whisk you away to to offer wholesale 2 nights at the Icicle Village Resort rates. And you’ll near the heart of this quaint Bavar- know the cost in ian village. The next morning enjoy advance. breakfast at your leisure. Then spend the whole day at the Leav- Fun and majestically at the cornerstone of enworth Lighting Festival. Enjoy Friendship Victoria’s sparkling Inner Har- chestnuts roasting on an open fire, Meet travelers bour. This Vancouver Island hotel as active and entertainment and strolling carol- is located in British Columbia’s curious as you are! ers before the town is magically capital city and features turn-of-the- Many lasting illuminated at dusk! Enjoy another friendships begin century architecture, classic beauty overnight in town before we return while touring! and an unrivaled location on the to Seattle by motorcoach. water. Since 1908, it is Vancouver SEE Island’s most celebrated resort and Everything spa. Tonight, enjoy a fabulous trip December 12-20, 2018 You’ll see everything with to see the holiday lights. Once a our professional year, Butchart comes alive with Christmas Markets tour directors and spectacular illuminations, music and in Germany, France, local tour guides. holiday festivities. Stroll through the grounds and enjoy. The next Austria and Switzerland we take day is yours to see the sights and do 9 days care of you some holiday shopping. In the early $2995 per person/do From beginning to evening, reboard the Clipper for a Single supplement $899 end, we take care of all the details so scenic cruise home. Includes round-trip airfare you can concentrate Book by October 1st for a $100 per couple discount! on having the December 7-9, time of your life! See page 14 Tours departing OR December 14-16, 2018 from SeaTac are provided with Rail to Leavenworth complimentary December 29-January 2, 2019 Shuttle Service Lighting Festival from your home. Pasadena Rose (There is a small overnight tour 3 days service charge for Parade and pickups outside the $499 per person/do Single supplement $160 New Years! Seattle area) 5 days See page 13 $2299 per person/do Celebrate the Christmas season Single supplement $320 in style as we travel by train over Includes round-trip airfare Stevens Pass to Leavenworth. Upon Usher in the New Year as we fly to sunny California. We will take you to the gorgeous Hotel Irivine for a 206.935.6848 four night stay. This fabulous trip alkitours.com includes: reserved grandstand seats to the 130th Tournament of Roses Parade with souvenir program and FALL blanket, choice of tours–float barn UPDATE and Huntington Library or Reagan Presidential Library, choice of tour to Warner Brothers Studios and PAGE 30 flight to Vegas. Upon arrival we will head over to to Wayne Newton’s Casa De Shenandoah for lunch! After seeing his magnificent estate, we’ll head to Laughlin for three incredible nights at Harrah’s Hotel and Casino. Our days will be filled with fun including a wildlife safari, Route 66, Oatman Ghost Town, jetboat ride on Lake Havasu, Hollywood Tour or Catalina Island London Bridge, Lake Havasu Bal- by Ferry, New Years Eve dinner with loonfest, and Ethel M’s Chocolate dance and casino night, Southern Factory! Trip includes: round-trip California backyard BBQ, and movie airfare, 3 nights Harrah’s Hotel, night under the stars; Tour also deluxe motorcoach transportation, features 8 meals: 4 breakfasts, 2 most of your meals, all of your lunches, 2 dinners including a Wel- sightseeing and fully escorted & come Dinner. Plus a New Year’s Eve narrated so you won’t miss in thing! gala and round-trip airfare. *Guaranteed departure offered through our TAP partner. January 25-30, 2019 Winter rail to Don’t miss this one! January 9-21, 2019 Jasper, Banff and Exotic Thailand– Lake Louise during Peru’s Hill Tribes, temples the International Machu and elephants 13 days Ice Festival Picchu $2899 per person/do 6 days See page 8 Single supplement $699 Starting at $2199 per person/do Includes round-trip airfare Single supplement $899 See page 15 See page 16

January 16-19, 2019 Jan. 26-31 OR Feb. 4-9, 2019 Balloons, safaris, Iceland, glacier jetboats, Laughlin walks and the and Lake Havasu northern lights 4 days HURRY, SELLS OUT QUICK! $1299 per person/do 6 days Single supplement $149 $1999 per person/do Includes round-trip airfare Single supplement $399 Includes round-trip airfare Let’s blow outta town and have See page 17 some fun in the sun. Our great 4 day getaway begins with a quick February 13-24, 2019 Fly To LA, Rail To San Antonio and cruise 206.935.6848 the Caribbean alkitours.com 12 days Starting at $2899 per person/do FALL Single supp. starting at $1599 Includes round-trip airfare UPDATE See page 18 PAGE 31 February 22-24, 2019 Mystery Overnight 3 days $499 per person/do Single supplement $189

Are you ready for a little mystery in your life? This tour includes round-

Atlanta–the Gone with the Wind’s International Margaret Mitchell home, CNN Stu- dios and World of Coca Cola, Cart- Travel Fees ers Museum and Swan Mansion; Regulations. Callaway Gardens and FDR’s Little trip home pick-up, and 2 meals White House in Warm Springs; We comply with the per day. Unpack once or twice at a Macon Cherry Blossoms and Chatta- Department of Transpor- premium hotel or resort in a great hoochee Mountains. Trip includes tation’s mandate that location. All “Must See” sightseeing airfare, 5 nights at the 4-star Hyatt government taxes and included and no passport needed. Midtown Hotel, all of your sightsee- all fees be included in Your trusted Tour Manager will ing and wonderful meals. advertised tour prices provide an incredible “mystery” with airfare. holiday destination experience! March 23-29, 2019 Fuel Surcharges March 5-13, 2019 By signing up for the Fly to Las Vegas, cruise group air option you are Pricebuster aboard the Emerald reserving, not purchas- ing, your space. Airlines Costa Rica Princess home reserve the right to change 9 days 7 days the fuel surcharge at $2599 per person/do Starting at $899 per person/do time of ticketing. Since Single supplement $579 Single supplement: Call surcharges have been Includes round-trip airfare Includes airfare calculated in the price of See page 19 See page 20 your ticket, we expect any additional surcharge March 21-27, 2019 increases will be minor. March 25-April 10, 2019

Note: Country departure/ Gardens and Nepal and trek to entry taxes may not be mansions of Georgia included in some cases. Everest Base Camp during Cherry 17 days. Includes estimated travel time to/from Katmandu Blossom Festival $3699 per person/do 7 days Single supplement $300 $2599 per person/do Internal,not International, air only Single supplement $599 Includes round-trip airfare The trek to the legendary base camp below the soaring flanks of Mt. Each year, one of the biggest – Everest (29,035’) is one of the great- and pinkest–parties in the South est hikes in the world—and we do it is held in The Peach State. The 206.935.6848 without camping! Our lodge-based city of Macon, GA, hosts the an- trek is perfectly paced as it leads us alkitours.com nual International Cherry Blossom Festival in March to celebrate the nearly 300,000 Yoshino cherry FALL blossom trees that are in full bloom UPDATE throughout the city. This trip will leave Georgia on your mind as we see the highlights including touring PAGE 32 up to Kala Patar (18,365’), a hiker’s lists. The shipping channel—which peak with sensational views of Ever- took 33 years to complete and cost est’s Southwest Face, and to Everest 25,000 workers their lives, most Base Camp itself by way of the great from yellow fever or malaria—is Khumbu Glacier. En route, we accli- arguably the greatest engineering matize with six very special explora- tion days. Unbelievable Himalayan panoramas, atmospheric Tibetan Buddhist monasteries, getting to know the welcoming Sherpa people, and accommodations in cozy lodges make this the perfect high mountain adventure. Includes all of your meals, accommodations, 3 nights in Kathmandu and internal flights. project ever. The idea of creating a shortcut between the Pacific and March 27-April 8, 2019 Atlantic oceans was first proposed Best of China and in the 16th century, but it wasn’t until 1881, with a French effort led Yangtze River cruise by Ferdinand de Lesseps, who had CHECK OUT 13 days developed the Suez Canal, that ALKITOURS.COM $3499 per person/do construction began. The harsh con- FOR Single supplement: Call ditions and high expenses defeated Includes round-trip airfare WEB ONLY the French, who abandoned the SPECIALS! Book by October 1st for a work in 1894. The United States $400 per couple discount! took over the project in 1904 and See page 21 completed it in 1914; it remains to this day the largest American engi- April 10-15, 2019 neering project. A journey through the canal will take you from the Hidden gems of port of Colón on the Atlantic to Washington, DC and bustling Panama City. Ports of call include Colombia, Costa Rica, Pan- Cherry Blossom Parade ama, Guatemala, Chiapas, Puerta 6 days Vallarta, Huatulco,Manzanillo, San $2299 per person/do Diego, Victoria, Vancouver and Single supplement $725 Seattle. Trip includes a 21 day luxury Includes round-trip airfare cruise from Fort Lauderdale to Se- See page 22 attle; airfare, all of your meals and entertainment on the ship. April 12-May 3, 2019 The best Panama April 24-28, 2019 Canal itinerary– San Antonio Holland America’s Spring Fiesta 5 days Oosterdam Fort $2399 per person/do Single supplement $499 Lauderdale to Seattle Includes round-trip airfare 22 days Starting at $3599 per person/do True to the Mexican half of its 206.935.6848 Single supplement starting Tex-Mex roots, San Antonio is like alkitours.com at $2499 a piñata–chock-full of surprises and Includes airfare exploding with excitement. History FALL Travelers may disagree on which buffs, of course, will not want to sites deserve to be considered mod- forget the Alamo, but more con- UPDATE ern wonders of the world, but the temporary travelers will find a host Panama Canal would make most of modern attractions along the PAGE 33 city’s meandering River Walk-a tree- lined waterfront playground where cafes and clubs virtually spill over the banks. Art galleries and fusion restaurants are in no short supply, and the bustling open-air mercado at Market Square offers everything from hand-crafted turquoise jewelry and Western wear to the choicest local produce. Its included: Reserved seats for the coronation of the Queen and the Fiesta Flambeau Parade, City tour with the Alamo, of the day, every day, as you take We’re FLUSH IMAX movie, Buckhorn Saloon, San in the sights and sounds of LA, with exciting Jose Mission,Tower of the America’s San Diego, the Grand Canyon, and 750’ high view, private boat cruise Vegas with an expert CEO leading travel the way. If you’ve always longed to itineraries. see the real American Southwest but never had the time or the money, And we always well, you’re fresh out of excuses. give you a great DEAL! May 3-10, 2019 Coast Starlight rail to LA, sail the Ruby Princess home 8 days Starting at $1599 per person/do Single supplement $1099

All aboard for a spectacular trip on the Coast Starlight train to Los of Paseo del Rio, day trip to Austin Angeles. The scenery along the with LBJ Library, day trip to Freder- way is unparalleled: snow-covered icksburg with LBJ Ranch and Nimitz mountains, dense forests, fertile WWII Museum, spring wildflow- valleys and long stretches of Pacific ers scenic country drive, baggage Ocean shoreline provide a gor- handling, and round-trip airport geous backdrop for your journey. transfers. *Departure operated in After a fabulous dinner and wine conjunction with our TAP Partners. tasting, snuggle into your bed and let the train rock you to sleep. The next night, you’ll disembark in Los April 25-May 1, 2019 Angeles. Upon arrival, we’ll transfer Get your kicks… to The Queen Mary Hotel, former transatlantic ocean liner, rich in LA, San Diego, Grand history and tradition. Stroll aboard and overnight on one of the world’s Canyon and Vegas most elegant ships. During her 31 7 days $1899 per person/do Single supplement $499 206.935.6848 Includes round-trip airfare alkitours.com Kicks abound on Route 66 – come get yours. Nicknamed “the Main FALL Street of America,” there’s nothing Norman Rockwell-esque on the UPDATE stretch of highway you’ll travel on this trip. Burgers, longboards, and PAGE 34 big-city shenanigans are the order years at sea, she transported the Standing at the base of the red rich and famous across the North canyons is like being in some great Atlantic and during World War II, open-air cathedral of stone. Every- she carried more than 800,000 sol- one should see Zion National Park diers some 600,000 miles. The next morning, enjoy a leisurely breakfast before boarding the Ruby Princess for a fabulous cruise. Enjoy 5 nights of grand class cruising on this magnificent ship with swimming pools, a health spa, caviar bar, gourmet dining rooms, 24 hour meals service, Las Vegas and Broadway style shows and casino. Cruise along the coast stopping in Victoria, BC and Van- once in their life. A canyon so awe- couver. Upon arrival, we’ll transfer inspiring that the early Mormon DON’T you from the ship to Seattle. Trip pioneers gave it the name. This tour includes a bedroom on Amtrak; 1 begins in the ‘Neon Canyon’ Las night Queen Mary; 5-night cruise on Vegas, then heads out to see the FORGET... the Ruby Princess. Plus all of your National Parks–Bryce, Zion, Lake To Book meals and entertainment on the Powell and Grand Canyon–you’ll see train and cruise. them all. This tour includes round- EARLY for trip airfare from Seattle, 6 National May 4-10, 2019 Parks including Zion with Kolob discounts! Terrace, Bryce, Capitol Reef, Arches, Wild horses, golden the Canyonlands, and the North Rim of the Grand Canyon! State Parks beaches and quaint include: Goblin Valley, Dead Horse villages–North Point, Edge of Cedars, Goosenecks of San Juan River, Monument Val- Carolina’s Outer Banks ley, and Coral Pink Sand Dunes. We 7 days also include most meals, a cruise on $2399 per person/do both Lake Powell and Glen Canyon Single supplement $439 Dam, and a guided tour of Monu- Includes round-trip airfare ment Valley. See why they call it the See page 23 ‘land of enchantment’.

May 7-14, 2019 May 10-11, 2019 Charleston, Savannah Vancouver to Seattle– and Jekyll Island 8 days Rail to Vancouver, BC $2699 per person/do and sail on the Single supplement $699 Includes round-trip airfare Ruby Princess home 2 days See page 24 Starting at $259 pp/do Single supplement $99 May 8-16, 2019 Seattle has its fair share of people The ultimate who live the life of the rich and famous. But if you’re not so loaded Canyonlands tour 206.935.6848 9 days $2599 per person/do alkitours.com Single supplement $940 Includes round-trip airfare FALL In the desert, when the sky opens UPDATE up with rain, water cuts through the earth and canyons are formed. PAGE 35 that a loss of $7 billion in one year May 21-24, 2019 would be more than a minor blip on your financial statement, you Carson Hot Springs, can feel like a high roller for one Portland & the Gorge night cruise on Princess Cruise Lines 3 days gem.the Ruby Princess. With swim- $499 per person/do ming pools, a health spa, casinos Single supplement $159 and Broadway-style entertainment this will be one enchanting At this resort in the Columbia River We Love evening. Enjoy a ride on Amtrak’s Gorge, you can step back in time Cascade train to Vancouver, B.C. with a soak in a clawfoot tub in the Groups! where we will hop the sky rail to 1930s-era bathhouse. Or take a dip the cruise ship terminal and board in the indoor mineral soaking pool. Alki Tours offers the Ruby Princess. Snuggle into lots of bonuses to your stateroom and enjoy the groups of 15 amenities of your floating resort. or more, plus: All meals and entertainment are • included on the ship. Maximum value, guaranteed prices May 10-17, 2019 & outstanding experience Mackinac Island • It’s the perfect way to unwind after Round-trip Tulip Festival and spending the day at the resort’s 18- transportation to/ Niagara Falls hole Elk Ridge Golf Course, which from 8 days overlooks the stunning Gorge. We your group’s $2699 per person/do will spend some time exploring the pick-up location Single supplement $499 Fruit Loop, a 35-mile scenic drive • Includes round-trip airfare full of farm stands, vineyards and We custom design fields, all in view of majestic Mount fabulous Charming and historic hotels, Hood. See darling Hood River, take itineraries beautiful Lake Michigan, and stun- a trip back in time at the Columbia • ning gardens…all of this and more Gorge Discovery Center. Before our Want to travel journey home, we will stop and see for FREE? some fabulous sights in Portland. Get a group and Trip includes: deluxe motorcoach call us to find transportation, two nights Carson out how! Hot Springs, gorge-ous sightseeing. 2 breakfasts and 1 dinner.

June1-8 or August 10-17, 2019 Yellowstone and await you on this Mackinac Island Tulip Festival & Niagara Falls tour. Mt. Rushmore A highlight are the nights spent on 8 days Mackinac Island’s at the Grand Ho- $2999 per person/do tel during Tulip time. Here, horse- Single supplement $589 drawn carriages are the only means Includes round-trip airfare of transportation, so let’s enjoy a From the Olympic sites to national carriage tour of Mackinac Island. parks to the wild west atmo- Outside of Detroit, visit the Henry 206.935.6848 sphere of South Dakota and Cody, Ford Museum, with innovations Wyoming–this is a true adventure alkitours.com and artifacts from America’s past, through the American West. After a including the Rosa Parks Bus, the fun night stay in Salt Lake City, we world’s premier automotive collec- FALL will take a scenic drive to Jackson tion, the JFK Presidential limousine, Hole, Wyoming. The sights just UPDATE and much more. We also include get better as we head through Niagara Falls one of the greatest the Grand Tetons to Yellowstone natural wonders in the world. National Park for a two night stay. PAGE 36 the nation’s second largest floral parade. You’ll have a chance to wander amongst the amazing floats, see the craftsmanship and discover how they make them. Then we’re off to the Coliseum where we’ll watch the Grand Floral Parade from our reserved seats. Hurry, this trip sells out every year, so if you snooze, you’ll lose! Next, your journey winds its way If you’ve never been through the territory of the Great June 11-13, 2019 on an Alki Tour Sioux Nation, stopping at one of the before, c’mon, let us country’s most famous landmarks, 4-star overnight at Mount Rushmore, enroute to Custer take you for the spin State Park in the Black Hills of South Clearwater Resort of a lifetime! Dakota. and Point Casinos! 3 days June 1-8 OR $199 per person/do September 14-21, 2019 Single supplement $99 Trains across Colorado When you walk into Clearwater 8 days Casino Resort you’ll notice that the Starting at $2399 pp/do standard rooms are really not so Single supplement $587 “standard”. Trademarked-for-com- Includes round-trip airfare fort bedding with 7 layers of luxury Book by October 1st for a $200 per couple discount! See page 25

June 7-8, 2019 Rail to the Portland Rose Festival 2 days complete with down bedding and $389 per person/do 350-thread count linens, 32” LCD Single supplement $99 TVs, plush robes and walk in show- ers. The rooms have been built to Whoever said “Life isn’t a bed of achieve 4-Diamond status, although Roses”, clearly hasn’t seen this other amenities will woo you away tour. In 2019, the Rose Festival will from your room. Get your discount celebrate 112 years of tradition gaming package and find a seat and innovation–an event like none at one of the many table games other! A great overnight tour begins including Pai Gow, Blackjack, Poker, with a train trip to Portland. Once Craps and Roulette and more than in the city, enjoy a luncheon cruise 1300 video slots; swim in the zero- along the Willamette River. Next, entry pool; take a stroll through the check into our lovely hotel–centrally Native Art Gallery, spoil yourself in located so you can enjoy the festivi- the Angeline Spa and dine in one of ties in town! The next day, celebrate four incredible restaurants. Rooms overlook either a sunny southern view of Agate Passage or a luscious 206.935.6848 landscape of Northwest trees and alkitours.com vegetation. Tour includes overnight at Clearwater and Point Casino Hotels, ferry fares, motorcoach FALL transportation, deluxe continental UPDATE breakfast, gaming packages and sightseeing. PAGE 37 June 18-20, 2019 Canada’s Harrison Hot Springs Resort & Hell’s Gate Tram 3 days $439 per person/do Single supplement $229

Until George Clooney agrees to let Hood–the highest peak in Oregon. you crash at his 18th-century Italian We’ll disembark in Wishram and villa (he hasn’t yet responded to any then spend the night in the Dalles. of your e-mails regarding the mat- The next morning, we’ll board the Vacations ter?–how rude), consider a getaway Columbia Sternwheeler for a fabu- shouldn’t be just as sumptuous: two nights at lous narrated brunch cruise. We’ll gut-Wrenching do some fun sightseeing in Portland before our trek home. decisions. Call us if you’re at June 30-July 6, 2019 the end of your Independence Day Rope and don’t have a CLUE Pacific coastal where to go. cruise on the Harrison Hot Springs Resort. Relax and unwind in the hot mineral Queen Elizabeth! pools at the resort, which was the 7 days first of its kind in British Colum- Starting at $1999 per person/do bia. Trip includes transportation, 2 Call for single supplement nights hotel, buffet breakfast each Includes airfare morning, Afternoon Tea, a 5-course Book by October 1st for a dinner in the Copper Room and $200 per couple discount! Hell’s Gate. Hell’s Gate is nature at See page 26 its most magnificent. At peak spring levels, over 200 million gallons of water surge through this 35 metre July 12-15, 2019 (110 ft.) wide gorge. That is twice Sisters, Oregon Quilt the volume of Niagara Falls! Show and the best of June 23-24, 2019 Bend, Oregon 4 days Rail & sail the $599 per person/do Columbia River Single Supplement $179 Gorge-ous Mountains. Sun. Small-town fun. 2 days You’ll find all of this and more in $379 per person/do beautiful Bend…it’s hopelessly Single supplement $99 addictive.”Whoever visits Bend, moves to Bend,” people warn. All aboard for a scenic rail journey Spend two wonderful nights at through the spectacular Columbia 206.935.6848 River Gorge. The Gorge is 80 miles alkitours.com long and up to 4,000 feet deep and packed with scenic highlights. Take in gorgeous views of Beacon Rock, FALL the second largest monolith next to the Rock of Gibraltar, Multnomah UPDATE Falls falling 620 feet, The Bridge of the Gods and 11,000 foot Mt. PAGE 38 the Shilo Suites. The next day we through fast rapids and marvel will head to Sisters, Oregon for the at granite-lined walls that stretch world-famous Quilt Show. Imagine skyward from sea level to nearly a picturesque Western-style town seven thousand feet. At the heart of transformed into a patchwork para- the inlet, cascades of water descend dise. The Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show thousands of feet down the granite displays over 1,100 quilts under walls, culminating in the boiling sunny summer skies. From barns to white water of Chatterbox Falls. balconies, storefronts to stairways, Next, board a float plane for an quilts from all over the world blan- incredible 20-minute flight. This will ket the town with splashes of color provide an overview of mountains every year. This trip has something jutting out of the sea, clusters of for everyone. islands, channels and inlets. You’ll love this 3-day getaway. July 14-16, 2019 July 15-23, 2019 Cruise Canada’s www.alkitours.com Princess Louisa Inlet Rail through the by boat and float plane Canadian Rockies, 3 days Grizzlies and sail SAVE ONLINE $599 per person/do Single supplement $339 the Inside Passage Book any 1-5 day to Alaska tour online and Princess Louisa Inlet is so beautiful save an additional that once visited, you don’t need Limited to 20 passengers with to see the rest of the world since exclusive float plane trip to $10. Book a tour 6 there is no other scenery that can largest Grizzly reserve in days or longer beat it. Conde Nast called this “One North Amercia of the top 10 destinations to visit in and save an 8 days the world”. It takes a bit of effort $2799 per person/do additional $50! to reach as it’s only accessible by Single supplement $899 *One-time discount only. boat or plane. In 3 days, you’ll take Includes airfare Does not include Snow Train a motorcoach, ferry, private boat Book by October 1st for a and sea plane! Stay 2 nights on $150 per couple discount! the Sunshine Coast. The next day, See page 27 board a boat for a thrilling cruise

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PAGE 39 July 17-21 or July 24-28, 2019 July 25-August 3, Rail to Glacier Park OR August 19-26, 2019 5 days The alpine villages Starting at $1999 per person/do Single supplement $625 of Switzerland 10 days HURRY! Limited to just $3999 per person/do 16 passengers! Single supplement $455 The wheels turn and the train moves Includes round-trip airfare slowly forward as you wave good- You may think you have seen bye and your wonderful rail journey Switzerland, but you have not seen begins. Explore one of Amtrak’s THIS part of the Swiss Alps. What a most legendary and scenic routes wonderfully refreshing change from as we board the Empire Builder for the busy, always moving schedule of most tours. Fly round-trip to Zurich and unpack for 6 nights at the 4-star Hotel Silberhorn in the little village of Wengen. The town overlooks the Lauterbrunnen Valley at 3800 feet, but surrounded by 10,000 foot mountains such as Eiger, Monk, and Jungfrau. Enjoy breakfast and CHECK OUT dinner daily as you use your pass ALKITOURS.COM to ride on trains, gondolas, aerial FOR trams, and lake steamers. Each day WEB ONLY you will visit a different attrac- SPECIALS! tion and travel just like the local Swiss do! See Grindelwald, Brienz woodcarvers, Interlaken, Lucerne, Bern, Trummelbach Falls, Grosse Scheidegg and Merrigen. Includes 14 meals–7 breakfasts and 7 dinners, airfare, accommodations in our trip east through the soaring Wengen, sightseeing, and transfers. mountain ranges of the Big Sky This tour will make you feel like are Country. Enjoy dinner in the diner in a James Bond movie. *Guaran- before nestling in for the night. See teed departure offered through our the feature film, “Glacier Park” in AFC Vacations partner. the lounge car in anticipation of tomorrow’s adventure. As we leave Whitefish Montana, the train follows the Flathead River for eighty miles as it skirts the southern boundary of Glacier National Park and crosses the Continental Divide at Marias Pass, the lowest rail crossing of the Divide in the United States. Upon arrival at Glacier Park, our mode of transportation will change to a 1930s vintage convertible touring bus to view the extraordinary scenery 206.935.6848 offered on the Going-to-the-Sun alkitours.com Highway. The afternoon is exciting as we ascend Logan Pass, surrounded by craggy mountains, glaciers, veil-like FALL waterfalls, lush alpine meadows and UPDATE wild life. Two nights are spent in this glorious park before we board the train to Seattle. PAGE 40 August 7-8, 2019 LEVEL. I took my family on this trip and my mother actually had 2 newly Another? mystery? broken ribs at the time and still said overnight? tour? it was one of the best trips of her 2 days life. A heli-hiking vacation combines $329 per person/do adventure with private rooms in Single supplement $99 remote, alpine lodges and fantastic food. It is unlike anything you’ve This could be one of the best travel ever experienced before. Alki Tours holiday presents ever—a magical and Canadian Mountain Holidays journey into the unknown for 2 have teamed up to provide you days and 1 night. Enjoy guaranteed with a hiking trip off the beaten excitement and fun with friendly path and accessible only to a lucky travelers just like you! Includes few. With comfort and safety as transportation, superb hotel accom- the highest priority, we hike during modations, breakfast, and dinner. the day in the Columbia Mountain range of British Columbia with our REFER A August 19-24, 2019 highly-trained guides and spend our evenings relaxing in our lodge and FRIEND! Heli-hiking in the enjoying each other’s company by Canadian Rockies the fireplace. There are 33 guests And save $50 in the lodge with 22 warm and on your next (Bugaboo Mountains) friendly staff on-site. They were 6 days awarded the National Geographic extended tour! Starting at $3999 per person/do ADVENTURE Magazine’s Best Heli- Single supplement $925 Adventure Company on Earth! Includes round-trip international airfare & 10-12 helicopter rides August 21-24, 2019 Book by October 1st for a $200 per couple discount! Pacific Rim and cruise THIS WILL BE ONE OF THE BEST the Broken Islands TRIPS OF YOUR LIFETIME! 4 days $899 per person/do So, what is heli-hiking? The way Single supplement $329 this works is that the lodge is built way up in the mountains in the Thrill to shipwreck stories. Probe the mysteries of the rain forest. Learn about the rich heritage of the Nuuchah-nulth First Nations people on this gorgeous 4-day getaway. Spend 3 nights exploring Vancouver Island by mail boat, train, ferry, and motorcoach! We’ll cruise on a working freighter through the Broken Islands delivering goods, kayakers and passengers to remote villages middle of nowhere (but actually in accessible only by boat. Have your the heart of beauty) and you fly, camera in hand to capture the by helicopter, each day to a new stunning scenery and wildlife in the mountain range or panorama. Each Pacific Rim. Bears, whales, sea lions, “mission” involves you walking along the ridges and down through 206.935.6848 the valleys prioritizing whatever alkitours.com your interests are–be it a casual mountain stroll, flowers and fauna, glaciers or towering spires. You FALL can be any age and in any physical UPDATE shape. This trip is for everyone- REGARDLESS OF YOUR FITNESS PAGE 41 seals and more inhabit the region. greatest artistic achievements at the Next board the Alberni Pacific Metropolitan Museum of Art, cruise Railway steam train for the ride to to Ellis Island and see the Beacon the McLean Mill National Historic of Freedom, the Statue of Liberty; Site, home of Canada’s only remain- wander along the wall of devasta- ing steam-powered sawmill. The tion at Ground Zero, get pumped surrounding community has been up at Wall Street, and visit the “Top restored to what it was a century of the World” in the Empire State ago, giving visitors a glimpse of Building. We pull out all of the what it was like to live and work stops on this seven day tour. as a logger and mill worker in the early part of the 20th century. September 7-17, 2019 You might even be held up by the notorious Beaufort Gang, train Scandinavia and cruise robbers on horseback. The steam We check-er all train also makes a stop at the Chase the Norwegian Fjords of the itinerary and Warren Winery for a tour and 11 days boxes so you can tasting. Includes transportation, 3 $3999 per person/do nights Vancouver Island, Pacific Rim Single supplement $999 jump from National Park, Broken Island Mail Includes round-trip airfare must-see to Boat cruise, steam train ride, ferry Book by October 1st for a must-see spots rides and some meals. $200 per couple discount! with ease! Ya sure, you bet our guide will August 24-30, 2019 show you a smorgasbord of Scan- dinavia’s land of the midnight sun. New York City See stately Stockholm, the capital of 7 days $2899 per person/do Single supplement $1249 Includes round-trip airfare Book by October 1st for a $200 per couple discount!

Frank Sinatra himself claimed “If you can make it there, you’ll make it anywhere”–and indeed New York lives up to all expectations. From the moment you see the Manhattan Skyline silhouetted against the harbor–you’re hooked; an adrenaline Copenhagen, medieval Bergen and junkie’s paradise. Join Alki Tours on enjoy the great outdoors with three an exciting trip to New York City. nights in the fjords of Norway. Stay 6 nights in a hotel in the heart Cruise to Olso and take an excursion of Time Square. Enjoy orchestra on the Flam railway to Norway’s seats at an award-winning Broad- wildest and most magnificent fjords way show, see some of the world’s with rivers that cut through deep ravines, waterfalls that cascade down the side of steep, snow- capped mountains and mountain farms that cling dizzily to sheer slopes. Try dried cod in the harbor- side towns while listening to lilting 206.935.6848 languages and Hardanger fiddles. alkitours.com Join us on this unforgettable trip to see Western Europe’s least popu- lated, most prosperous, most liter- FALL ate, and most liberal corner. We’ll UPDATE expand your mind, take your breath away and show you just how great the “outdoors” can be. PAGE 42 September 10-13, 2019 with a flight to Las Vegas. Spend the first night seeing the sights in Rail to the Crater Lake Vegas, then the next morning the Lodge and rim tour excitement continues as we board 4 days a plane for a scenic flight to the Bar $899 per person/do 10 Ranch. You will love this night’s Single supplement $289 stay. Cowboys, campfires, skeet shootin’–it’s all included. The next 7,700 years ago, the 12,000 foot morning begins with an exciting high volcano Mt. Mazama erupted helicopter trip to the bottom of the in an enormous explosion leaving canyon to begin our river rafting nothing but a deep crater. Over journey. Our expert guides await hundreds of years, the crater filled to navigate the waters of the lower 100 miles of the canyon. Here, the Colorado River’s famous rapids, though still exciting, are a bit tamer. The scenery is astounding. Massive sandstone cliffs conjure up imagi- nary shapes. Hidden waterfalls and pools carve their way down to the river. Wildlife is abundant, with fre- quent sightings of Blue Heron, soar- Don’t miss with rain water and melted snow. ing hawks, eagles and majestic Big this one... At nearly 1,943 feet, it is the deep- Horn sheep. At night, the canyon est lake in the U.S. A 33-mile drive walls unveil a heaven of innumera- around the rim offers glimpses of ble stars. To exit the canyon we will New York the intensely blue-colored water transfer from our rafts to a jetboat which is created by the clarity and City at its depth. We’ll take a scenic train trip to Oregon, spend a night in Thanks- Eugene and then two nights at the Mazama Lodge. Park Rangers give giving walks and talks at the lodge. Enjoy See page 11 a guided tour of the rim, relax on the porch and listen as the rangers bring Crater Lake’s history and geol- ogy vividly to life.

September 10-15, 2019 for a thrilling trip into Pearce Ferry. Our final night is spent in Vegas for River raft the a few more thrills before heading back to Seattle. This incredible Grand Canyon journey is tame enough for most 5 days adults but will surely rank as one $2399 per person/do of the best trips that you will ever Single supplement $179 experience. Includes 3 flights, helicopter, motorized raft and jet boat September 11-16, 2019 Few adventures earn the moniker of “Trip of a lifetime” as regularly as Alaska cruise Inside rafting the Grand Canyon, Ameri- Passage sampler– ca’s most famous natural landmark. 206.935.6848 Ironically, million of people get the On sale alkitours.com broad overview of the Canyon but 5 days only a lucky few are able to raft Starting at $799 per person/do it . This “soft adventure” canyon Single supplement: Call FALL trip is the perfect experience for Migrating wildlife, budding forests, UPDATE people of all ages–from 9 to 99. northern lights, now crowds and Your adrenaline-filled holiday starts spectacular savings…that’s what PAGE 43 this trip is about. We will transfer you from Seattle to Vancouver BC to board the gorgeous Island Princess. Unpack in your beautiful stateroom on the Island Princess and you will want to stay forever. The ship is flush with amenities all at your beckon call. Enjoy fabulous food, fantastic shows and fun times as we cruise the Inside Passage to Alaska. Ports of call include Ketchi- kan, Juneau and Vancouver. All of your meals and entertainment are included. trip through castles in Edinburgh, wander crooked lanes and get a sense of some hands-on history. For Compare... 10 days you’ll feel like one of the our prices family in this very welcoming corner to the of Europe. Competition September 22-29, September 27-October 4, and save! September 29-October 6, OR October 4-11, 2019 September 12-23, 2019 New England’s British Isles castles fall foliage by rail 8 days and countrysides– $2599 per person/do Scotland, England, Single supplement $595 Land only Wales, Ireland Book by October 1st for a 12 days $200 per couple discount! $3899 per person/do Single supplement $1299 Be one of the few in the world to Includes roundtrip airfare take a train and motorcoach tour Book by October 1st for a to see the highlights of all six New $200 per couple discount! England states in autumn. The di- versity will amaze you, and the fall Discover the history and charms of colors, white steeple churches, cov- the British Isles as you visit Scotland, ered bridges, and sugar shacks will England, Wales and Ireland. See leave you speechless. Travel by train historic royal castles, the beauty of and motorcoach during the day and England’s Lake District and Ireland’s nights are spent at gorgeous hotels! countryside…you’ll experience it all on this journey through these four magnificent countries. Take a walk in the footsteps of kings and queens, heroes and criminals, writers and poets–this “best of” 206.935.6848 tour delivers. Slip into your kilt ‘cuz alkitours.com were heading to the land of bag- pipers and family feuds–Scotland. Sit back and enjoy some hearty sto- FALL rytelling as we travel through the UPDATE Sherwood Forest legends of Robin Hood. In the lake district look for the elusive Loch Ness Monster. Time PAGE 44 October 3-8, 2019 October 3-14, 2019 Cruise on Holland Visit Athens and then America’s Rotterdam– cruise the Greek Quebec to Boston Islands and Turkey 12 days during the fall $3499 per person/do 6 days Single supplement: Call Starting at $2599 per person/do Includes cruise and round-trip Single supplement $1499 airfare Includes round trip airfare Life just keeps getting better as we The ports of New England and fly to Greece. Feel the pulse of the Canada’s Atlantic Provinces bear city as we spend a few nights in witness to both fascinating histories Hop history-filled Athens. Walk through and diverse cultures that continue to the ruins and in the footsteps of Aristotle, Plato and Socrates. Aboard! Among the sights you will see, Our most you’ll visit the Acropolis, located on a rocky promontory and dating popular Rail to the 5th century BC. From atop Trips...Rail the Acropolis our Grecophile guide across Canada, will teach you how to sip ouzo, eat octopus in a taverna and show Trains across you the highlights and grandeur Colorado and of this fabled city. Then enjoy the thrive to this day. Given how much highlight of your vacation, a 7-night New England of the story of the eastern coast of cruise on the Aegean Sea cruising to fall foliage North America was shaped by the some of the world’s most beauti- Atlantic, approaching its cities from ful islands. Cruise to Santorini , the sea provides a memorable per- still an active volcano offering one spective. For many immigrants who of the world’s most breathtaking would build Canada and the United States, their first glimpse of their new lives would be from ships sail- ing into Corner Brook, Goose Bay, Halifax and St. John or Boston. The fishing villages and lighthouses of New England and Canada’s Atlantic Provinces speak to a long seafaring tradition, but neither region is stuck in time. In Newfoundland and Can- ada’s Maritimes, a Celtic-influenced panoramas, where you’ll see bright culture lives on in the cuisine and white buildings and cliffs rising from music, while Francophone Québec is the Aegean Sea—one of Greece’s one of North America’s most cosmo- most beautiful spots. Also cruise to politan regions. Whether you want Heraklion on Crete; Milos with its to step back in time or see what the spectacular colorful rock formations future holds for its metropolises, and magnificent beaches; and Myko- a journey along the east coast of nos, Greece’s jet-set island with its North America promises to be eye- seafront village, sandy beaches, and 206.935.6848 opening and unforgettable. Fly into whitewash houses. Wander through Montreal, Quebec and board our the picturesque alleys and narrow alkitours.com beautiful ship. Ports of call include streets, take photos of the windmills Montreal, St. Lawrence River, Que- that overlook the embankment, FALL bec City, Prince Edward Island, Bar relax at a waterfront café. When not Harbor and Portland Maine and Bos- exploring an island, enjoy the ship’s UPDATE ton. All meals and entertainment many amenities. Sunbathe, sip a cool are included while on the ship. drink, splash in the pool, and relax. PAGE 45 October 5-11, 2019 October 7-21, 2019 New Mexico’s Cruise Croatia by first- Balloon Fiesta, class private yacht 14 days Taos and Santa Fe Starting at $4299 per person/do 7 days Single supplement: Call $2399 per person/do Land only Single supplement $799 Book by October 1st for a Includes round-trip airfare $200 per couple discount! Book by October 1st for a $150 per couple discount! Sample the very best of Croatia and cruise the fabled Dalmatian Coast! See the mother of all events as the This exciting adventure begins as we At Alki Tours you blue New Mexico sky is transformed land in the thriving city of Zagreb, don’t need a into a kaleidoscope of color at the Croatia’s capital. Explore Croatia’s wheelbarrow full International Balloon Fiesta. During capital the thriving city of Zagreb before we continue to one of Eu- of money for your rope’s jewels- Plitvice National Park. Cruise Ship to This park is known we will stop in come in. Plitvice National Park- It’s known for a chain of 16 terraced lakes, joined by waterfalls, that extend into a limestone canyon. Then, board your new first-class luxury yacht, the MV Aquarium-our home away from home for the week. Your days will be spent cruising from island to island on our brand new first-class

the mass ascention more than 1000 balloons in all shapes and colors float like a newly-opened toy box dispensing it’s goods into space. Spend 2 nights soaking up historic Albuquerque before weaving our way past artists living in isolated mountain villages and colorful ado- be houses along the High Road to Taos. Get a glimpse into the past at holy site Chimayo, and Taos Pueblo, a community that has been inhabit- ed by descendants of the same tribe for over a thousand years. After 2 nights discovering Taos, soak up the stunning southwest scenery on the Toltec and Cumbres narrow gauge luxury yacht. With a capacity of just railway. We save the best for last as 38 guests, this is small ship cruis- 206.935.6848 our travels continue with 2 fantastic ing at its best. Ports of call include alkitours.com nights in Santa Fe. A local guide Dubrovnik, Hvar, Korcula and Split. will show us the highlights... see the You will have the opportunity to Loretto Chapel with its miraculous FALL swim from our yacht in the warm spiral staircase, St. Francis Cathedral waters of the Adriatic, visit colorful UPDATE and the colorful Town Plaza. Sign up local markets, walk through Vene- now because space is disappearing tian palaces, taste wine and dine on faster than the balloons. incredible cuisine. Space is limited. PAGE 46 October 8-15, 2019 ship MS Amadeus Provence and sail south through the famous Rhone Smoky Mountains fall Valley. In addition to strolling foliage, New Orleans, through open markets and wan- dering in impossibly picturesque Memphis & Nashville villages, you’ll walk in the footsteps 8 days $2599 per person/do Single supplement $599 Includes round-trip airfare Book by October 1st for a $150 per couple discount!

Join us for an unforgettable fall trip through America’s musical heartland. Get all jazzed up as we head to New Orleans for two powerful Call us to nights in this soulful city, filled of Van Gogh, Picasso and Cézanne. help create with incredible cuisine, amazing Play some “boules” with the locals, a unique jazz and unending nightlife. Next, take a walk through Roman ruins we’ll make a pilgrimage to see Elvis and rub elbows. A perfect blend company Presley’s beloved home, Graceland. of history food and wine and art. Dine on some typical southern cui- Includes 3 nights in Switzerland and or group sine on Beale Street during our stay an 8 day all inclusive river cruise event! in colorful Memphis. You won’t be limited to 130 guests. singing the blues as you pack your bags for your next leg of the tour. Welcome to the undisputed capital of Country Music–Nashville. This city is the home of RCA Studios, Studio Alki Tours B, the Country Music Hall of Fame and Opryland. The next day, depart 1 Day Deals our hotel for a ride on The Great Smoky Mountain Railroad through Book a day tour Nantaha Gorge along the Tennessee River with highlights like Horse- online and receive shoe Curve, Fontana Lake Trestle a $10 discount!* and spectacular scenery during the height of fall colors. In 8 days, *One tour discount only. see some of the best fall foliage in Does not include Snow Train. the nation and discover the world where Fats Domino, Elvis, Dolly Par- ton and Patsy Cline made it big. September 5, 2018 Hutterites April 27-May 7, 2020 $139 per person Exclusively chartered Join us for an unbelievable trip back in time as we visit a Hut- river boat to visit the terite Colony in a small town east South of France of the mountains. See the land of 11 days the “plain people” where time has stood still for a hundred years. Starting at $4299 per person/do 206.935.6848 Single supplement: Call Distinguished by their German Includes round trip airfare speech and old-fashioned style of alkitours.com dress, the Hutterites cling tightly to Calling all lovers of food, wine, art their unique religious and cultural and history. Our journey will begin traditions. Listen to their life stories FALL in Lausanne, Switzerland you’ll stay and have a homemade lunch at UPDATE on the shores of Lake Geneva. Once a typical Hutterite house before in Lyon you’ll board the luxury small heading back to Seattle. You’d have PAGE 47 to travel as far away as the Pennsyl- September 27, 2018 vania Dutch Country to see sights like this! Leaf Peepers dream… Mt. Baker, September 9, 2018 Mt. Shuksan & Houseboat hopping the Ring of Fire in Seattle’s most $109 per person interesting Are you a leaf peeper but embar- rassed to admit it? Well, you can neighborhood surround yourself with your own $99 per person kind on this tour. In the middle of the fall peepers from all over the Seattle’s floating home community on Lake Union is a rare neighbor- Enter to WIN... hood, where homes erupt with exuberant color, quirky details, and Our “Where lavish gardens, and there’s an atti- tude that nothing is to be taken too am I?” seriously. Even though it’s chang- Contest on Facebook! See page 3 Northwest creep out to see the foliage spectacle in the Cascades. Up north there is a sleeping volcano overrun with deciduous trees. You’re getting excited aren’t you? Leaf peepers go mad over the ing–prices are soaring, and the incredible display of colors, as we funky bohemian edge is in danger wind our way along the Nook- of evaporating–it still harbors more sak River to the Mt. Baker Visitor character and sheer delight than Center. Be sure to have your camera any land-lubbing neighborhood in loaded as we ascend the highway the city. Enjoy transportation, fabu- up to Artist Point; you will be able lous sightseeing and lunch at Ivars. to capture views of both Mt. Baker and Mt. Shuksan, the most photo- September 12, 2018 graphed mountain in the United States. A gourmet lunch is included! Salmon Bake at Mama Mia! Kiana Lodge and Bloedel Reserve October 4, November 30, $109 per person OR the “Holiday” December 16, 2018 Join us for some fun as we ferry to EACH DATE IS A DIFFERENT Bainbridge Island. Begin with a DESTINATION, SO SIGN UP tour through Bloedel Reserve. The FOR ‘EM ALL! lush gardens, meadows, ponds and history will inspire you. Next we’re Mystery Tours off to Kiana Lodge. The name $99 per person 206.935.6848 means “Garden of the Gods” and C’mon. Where’s your sense of ad- you’ll see why when we feast in a alkitours.com venture? These trips aren’t for con- lovely restaurant surrounded by trol freaks–just fun people that like trees and water. Enjoy incredible a little mystery in their lives. If you FALL salmon, clams, rosemary potatoes, love good food and good times– coleslaw, fresh vegetables, home- you will delight in these tours. UPDATE made rolls and chocolate scones Includes transportation, sightseeing with raspberry sauce. and lunch. PAGE 48 October 6, 2018 Get Crackin’ at the Port Angeles Crab and Seafood Festival $109 per person

Jump on a ferry for a scenic trip to Port Angeles’ scenic waterfront 7-course brunch including cham- for the big show! Events include pagne and scones with “honey from cooking demonstrations, the “grab- the sky”. See the highlights of the a-crab” crab derby, more than 50 Columbia River Gorge National local arts and crafts booths, family Scenic Area, as we pass the great- activities, environmental education est concentration of high waterfalls programs, and great live music on in America including Multnomah the Festival stage. The highlight of Falls (the nation’s second highest), Here’s a Crabfest is an old-fashioned crab dramatic cliffs, Beacon Rock (the feed complete with large kettles of second largest rock monolith in the Nice Idea... fresh local Dungeness crab, sweet world) and historic Bonneville Dam. An Alki Tours Gift corn and organic coleslaw. A wine and beer garden will offer tastings Certificate lets you November 13, 2018 by the Olympic Peninsula Win- give a unique and ery Association and a selection of Wings Over Northwest craft beers. Washington, Mohai memorable gift to a loved one. October 14 OR 26, 2018 and lunch at Ivars Cirque du Soleil VOLTA $99 per person $169 per person Take a ride in the state-of-the-art “flying theater” that will transport An homage to free, adventurous you on an aerial adventure above spirits with acrobatics inspired by one of America’s most scenic and the culture of street sports (i.e., beautiful states, Washington. Wings sports adapted for an urban envi- over Washington is currently the ronment, like parkour, street riding, most state-of-the-art theater in the and free urban solo climbing), this world using 5K cameras; innova- latest Cirque presentation follows a tive art laser projection; drones game show contestant who discov- for image capture; and a ground- ers something much more meaning- breaking surround sound system. ful and fulfilling amid his search Once you are strapped into your for fame and acceptance. Expect a stunning visual feast driven by poetic movement and accompanied by a mesmerizing score. Oct. 14th is a matinee and includes lunch. Oct. 26th is an evening show and includes dinner.

October 21, 2018 Sunday brunch at the Columbia Gorge Hotel theater seat, you will experience an 206.935.6848 $129 per person amazing journey as a “spirit eagle” alkitours.com sweeps you upward into flight A glorious day is in store as we de- across the state of Washington. You part Seattle and head to Portland’s will see amazing sights as you dive FALL Cascade Locks for an incredible down the seaside cliffs through UPDATE Sunday Brunch at the magnificent the morning mists of the Olympic Columbia Gorge Hotel. Indulge in a National Forest and Mt. Rainier to PAGE 49 the San Juan Islands and on to the rolls, homemade pumpkin pie with spectacular beauty of the Cascades. whipped cream, mulled cranberry See the awe-inspiring Snoqualmie cider and coffee or tea. Magnifique! Falls to the wild whitewater of the Tieton River. View the kaleido- November 28, 2018 scopic wonder of the Walla Walla Valley Balloon Stampede then back Space Needle, Chihuly to Elliott Bay to bank around the Seattle Great Wheel as a sensational Garden of Glass & fireworks display begins, and then Gates Foundation slowly landing back to where the $119 per person journey all began. Explore how innovation shaped our region Enjoy Seattle’s trifecta on this won- and changed the world. Through derful Pacific Northwest trip. See interactive exhibits, community the Space Needle’s new “facelift” and educational programs, and first-person insights from leading innovators, discover Seattle’s role as a nexus of big ideas and new directions–and ignite the innovator within! Generously supported by Jeff and MacKenzie Bezos, this is the place to discover the past and future of creativity and invention in our region. Enjoy a fabulous lunch DON’T at Ivars! FORGET... November 22, 2018 A Kiana Lodge To Book Thanksgiving EARLY for $119 per person Thank the gods for this lovely feast discounts! as we head up to the observation as we travel to Kiana Lodge for tower to walk on the exciting, new Thanksgiving by motorcoach. Kiana glass floors. Then we will head to Lodge is so gorgeous that many Chihuly’s garden of glass and walk films and magnificent magazine through the eight interior galleries and learn about Chihuly’s inspira- tion. Next we’ll head to the Gates Foundation to see their impacts on the world. Enjoy lunch at Anthony’s.

November 28, 2018 Holiday shopping shoots have taken place here in in Vancouver & what Native Americans call “the Garden of the Gods”. Pamper your- Culinary Academy self in the 6 acre waterfront haven $129 per person 206.935.6848 surrounded by tall firs and fragrant A fun and festive day awaits as we alkitours.com cedars. The historic main lodge with journey north to Vancouver, BC to leaded glass windows and a huge holiday shop in this chic city while crackling fire is where we will in- FALL taking advantage of the great dulge in our dinner. Be prepared for exchange rates. Our day will include UPDATE raspberry-glazed turkey, country- a 4-course Christmas feast at the style stuffing, lodge potatoes, pan renowned Culinary Academy and roasted vegetables, sweet potato shopping at all of the hot spots… PAGE 50 Granville Island, Robson Street, December 6, 2018 Gastown and the Pacific Centre Mall in Vancouver. Garden d’Lights and dinner at Anthony’s December 1, 2, 8, 9, 15 OR 16, 2018 $99 per person Leavenworth Bellevue Botanical Garden into a blossoming winter wonderland. En- Snow Bus joy this dazzling display. The route $79 per person has changed, grown, and become Get in the holiday spirit as we travel more magical than ever. Inspired by over the mountains to Leaven- plants found in Northwest gardens worth’s Treelighting Festival. Smell and gardens around the world, chestnuts roasting on an open fire, hundreds of volunteers have been see carolers strolling through the busy making creations. They have streets and watch as the entire town the cutest bear you’ve ever seen! is illuminated in one fell swoop at Honey Bear, Snap d’Dragon and a Don’t Miss dusk. Enjoy shopping and lunch on list of over 30 “critters” including your own in this festive town. Charlotte in her web and Willie the This One... Slug await you. A 3-course dinner at Anthony’s overlooking the water is Branson Pre- December 1, 8, OR 15, 2018 all part of this gorgeous tour. A holiday tradition– Christmas December 9, 2018 Snow Trains to See page 10 Leavenworth Seattle Men’s Chorus Lighting Festival! Jingle all the Way at Starting at $269 pp Coach Benaroya See page 13 $119 per person SMC is ringing in the season with December 5, 2018 a high-spirited celebration that brings together all your favorites: Holiday lights at the beloved carols, fresh takes on holiday classics, and show-stopping Governor’s mansion dazzlers that will have you on your and Zoolights feet! Featuring “Silver Bells,” “Do $99 per person You Hear What I Hear,” “Jingle Bell Rock” and many more moments of See the single largest holiday light pure Holiday joy. Be there with bells display in the Puget Sound area and on! Includes transportation, dinner the only one of its kind. First tour downtown and Orchestra seats at Benaroya.

December 14, 2018 Warm Beach holiday lights and dinner theater $109 per person the Governors Mansion beautifully 206.935.6848 decorated for the holidays. Next More than ONE MILLION Christmas alkitours.com enjoy Zoolights! Point Defiance Zoo lights will be displayed in Decem- and Aquarium is blinding with over ber, a spectacle spread over 15 acres half million lights. See over 100 at Warm Beach Camp in Stanwood, FALL larger than life replicas of many zoo WA. The Lights of Christmas is the UPDATE animals. A fabulous holiday lunch is largest holiday light display in the included. Pacific Northwest that combines PAGE 51 live entertainment, food, holiday shopping and more. Finally settle in for an elegant 6-course dinner and a wonderful holiday theater performance. Trip sells out quickly so don’t delay.

December 16, 2018 Teatro ZinZanni Extravagant Holiday Matinee $169 per person forming the largest holiday flotilla in the world. Enjoy transportation As Teatro ZinZanni prepares to to the boat, a festive 3-hour cruise celebrate 20 years of presenting following the Christmas Ship and cirque, comedy and cabaret in the holiday dinner. Pacific Northwest, the beloved spie- geltent will open its doors this Fall December 16 OR 21, 2018 at a brand-new world headquarters You’ll feel like you location. Situated in the heart Lion King at the of wine country in Woodinville, are in Pair-a-dice Paramount Teatro ZinZanni’s dazzling new $189 per person on our tour to production will invite audiences to the islands of come experience its signature blend Experience the phenomenon. of love, chaos and an incredible The most eagerly awaited stage Croatia. with a vintage twist — Hollywood production ever will leap onto the & Vine. Chef Jason adds the final stage. Visually stunning, techni- essential ingredient – his award- cally astounding and with a musical winning regional American cuisine. score like none other you’ve ever The menu, exclusively created and heard. Giraffes strut, birds swoop, prepared for Teatro ZinZanni, will gazelles leap. The entire savan- be designed with the iconic institu- nah comes to life and as the music tion’s multi-course service style in soars, Pride Rock slowly emerges mind while infusing his signature from the mist. See the Tony style on the unique dining experi- Award-winning Broadway sensation ence. Includes transportation, show that Newsweek calls “a landmark and fabulous lunch. event in entertainment.” The New

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The Spirit of Seattle is the Official Christmas Ship and is decorated with hundreds of shimmering white York Times says, “There is simply lights and festive holiday garland. nothing else like it.” Thrill to the 206.935.6848 Aboard the ship, some of the fin- pulsating rhythms of the African alkitours.com est Northwest choirs sing holiday Pridelands and an unforgettable greetings. These performances are score including Elton John and Tim broadcast via speakers to people FALL Rice’s Oscar-winning song “Can You gathered at bonfire sites along the Feel The Love Tonight” and “Circle UPDATE route. On the water, other deco- of Life.” Includes transportation, rated boats join in the festivities Orchestra seats and includes dinner by following the Christmas Ship, downtown. PAGE 52 January 14, 2019 traits. The cats are at first suspicious and proud, reluctant to allow an Lunch at Anthony’s audience into their domain. In “The and Not Your Naming of Cats”, however, they begin to reveal themselves and that Grandmothers Bingo cats have three different names: the $89 per person one the family uses daily, a more dignified name, and a secret name. Forget about reservations at Canlis. It is the contemplation of these se- Seats to a Seahawks playoff game? cret names that keeps felines deep Piece of cake, comparatively speak- in thought. Includes Orchestra ing. The toughest ticket in town these seats, deluxe motorcoach transpor- days may just be where you’d least tation and dinner downtown. expect it–as Sylvia O’Stayformore gets behind the controls of the June 23, 2019 Wicked at the Paramount $179 per person

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Suddenly an explosion of world decides to call one “good,” music and lights reveals a larger- and the other one “wicked.” In- than-life junkyard. Probing car cludes dinner and transportation. lights tear across the darkened landscape of bottles and boxes, briefly August 11, 2019 catching the darting image of a running cat. Tonight is the one spe- Roald Dahl’s Charlie cial night each year when the tribe of Jellicle Cats reunites to celebrate and the Chocolate who they are. They emerge singing Factory–National Tour of their unique abilities and special $189 per person 6:30 show 206.935.6848 A chocolate garden, an army of squirrels and the curiously peculiar alkitours.com Oompa-Loompas must be believed to be seen in this gigantic new FALL musical that is choc-full of fantasti- cal treats to dazzle your senses. UPDATE Includes transportation, Orchestra seats and dinner downtown. PAGE 53 Airline Tickets Name changes or substitutions are consid- Tour Conditions ered cancellations and penalty fees apply. Tickets are purchased in group/bulk and Office Hours Mon – Fri 9am-5pm PST mileage may not be available on all tick- Dates closed in 2018 are–Sept 3, Nov 22-23, ets. Airline tickets are capacity controlled Dec 25-26, Dec 27-28, 31 on limited office and may not be available at the advertised schedule, Jan. 1, 2019. rate for late bookings. Alki Tours will auto- matically request aisle and adjacent seats for Reservations those traveling together but cannot guar- Reservations can be made by phone @ 206- antee seat assignments. Alki Tours is not re- 935-6848 or online at www.alkitours.com. sponsible for airline baggage fees. Confirmation will be mailed within 2 business days to your address on file. 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