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HAMILTON Our Canadian St. Gregory Church ST. CATHARINES Office has Moved 125 Centennial UNIFOR Hall In an effort to serve you better Pkwy North 124 Bunting Rd and to meet our growing needs, we have moved our office down the road to 605 Main Street East (near Activity Levels Sanford). Enjoy free on- Make sure to look at each activity level for each trip ACTIVITY street parking as well as our LEVEL labeled from 1 to 4 where 1 is Easy and 4 is Rigorous. 1 2 3 4 beautiful deck and backyard. Stop by anytime to say hello Meals Legend and enjoy a tea or coffee on us. B = breakfast L = lunch D = dinner Table of Contents INTERNATIONAL TOURS CANADIAN TOURS Page 6 Malta at Easter Time Page 13 Quebec’s Maritime Region Page 7 Breathtaking Scotland Page 16 Ottawa on Canada’s Birthday Page 15 Little Tour of Russia Page 18 The Calgary Stampede Page 17 Heart of Europe Circle Tour Page 23 Alaska & The Yukon Page 19 Paris and Normandy Page 21 Eastern Europe Panorama UNITED STATES TOURS Page 22 Downton Abbey Tour Page 8 Myrtle Beach at Springtime Page 24 England’s Grand Cathedrals Page 9 New Orleans Page 25 Germany’s Bavaria + Oktoberfest Page 11 Cleveland Page 26 Malta - Jewel of the Mediterranean Page 12 Virginia Beach & the Outer Banks Page 31 Mexico’s Incredible Copper Canyon Page 23 Alaska & The Yukon Page 27 Greater Boston and the Cape CRUISE & RAIL TOURS Page 28 Nashville & Memphis Page 10 Bermuda Cruising (Grand Ole Opry’s 90th) Page 20 California Rail Tour Page 29 Myrtle Beach in October Page 32 Cruising in the New Year GOLF TRIPS CASINO VACATIONS Page 8 Myrtle Beach at Springtime Page 30 Las Vegas Page 14 Seven Springs Mountain Resort Page 33 Soaring Eagle Casino Resort Page 14 Peek ‘N Peak, Chautauqua County Page 33 Atlantic City - the Tropicana Page 29 Myrtle Beach in October Page 33 Mohegan Sun Casino Resort Page 33 Turning Stone Casino Resort DAY TRIPS Page 4,5 Spectacular Day Trips earlybird booking Book your 2015 overnight Page 34 Terms and Conditions Page 35 Registration Form trip by February 28th to be entered into a draw to win 1 If you don’t see what you’re looking for, give us and a of 4 $250 travel vouchers. call and we’ll find the perfect tour for you! Earn Reward Discounts Towards Travel When you travel with MAXIMA you earn discounts that can be used for future travel. Enrollment is automatic and you earn discounts as a passenger on most tours and when referring a new traveler. Don’t forget if you do not redeem your discounts within 18 months they will expire. Some restrictions apply. * Full terms and conditions are available at www.maxima.net or through our office at 1-905-561-5444 / 1-800-598-5474 How to earn 1 Example 2 and redeem Book a Day or For a trip that Refer a friend who discounts Overnight Trip costs $399, you travels with MAXIMA Tours toward and earn discounts would earn $20 at a rate of 5% of in discounts and earn $20 in travel the value of your travel discounts trip. for overnights and $5 for day trips.
Taxes Included MAXIMA’sJAPAN Day Tours Canadian Departures Only
Thurs, March 5th Mon, March 16th Wed, April 29th Wed, June 17th Oh Canada Eh! Glen Miller Orchestra Sweet Charity Good Vibrations
• Winery stop for shopping • Lunch at the Black Shop • Lunch at Rockway Vineyards and optional tastings Restaurant in Cambridge • Time for some shopping in • Enjoy 6 hours of gaming at • Enjoy a Canadian themed • A performance by the famed Niagara on the Lake the Seneca Niagara Casino lunch at the Theatre Glen Miller Orchestra at the • Performance of Sweet • Receive $20 in free slot play • Performance of At The Dunfield Theatre Charity at the Shaw Festival • Fantastic Boys Themed Movies - Oh Canada Style! performance and a $10 $129.00 $139.00 $95.00 meal voucher is included $85.00 Wed, May 27th, June 17th Thurs, June 25th Wed, July 22nd Thurs, August 13th Stag and Doe Music Man Titanic The Musical Last Chance Romance • Shopping time in the Village of St. Jacobs • Enjoy lunch at the Hot House • Shopping time in Port Dover • Plated lunch at the DH • Shopping time in the Village Cafe in Toronto • Lunch at the Blue Elephant Restaurant of St. Jacobs & Market • Performance of Titanic the • Performance of Stag and Doe • Performance of Last Chance • Plated lunch at the Musical at the Princess of at the Lighthouse Festival Romance at the St. Jacobs DH Restaurant Wales Theatre Theatre Playhouse • Music Man performance at the Drayton Festival Theatre $169.00 $119.00 $129.00 $129.00
Tours Ltd. Phone: 905-561-5444 / 1-800-598-5474 NEW! CANCELLATION ASSURANCE! Cancellation assurance is a type of protection that we offer our passengers so that they can book with confidence. Here’s how it works: When you pay for a Day Trip, you have the option of purchasing cancellation assurance for $10.00. This assurance will allow you to cancel a trip (with a doctor’s note) and receive the cost of the trip back less any JAPANnon-refundable portion of the trip (i.e. theatre tickets).
Mon, August 17th Thurs, August 27th Thurs, September 17th Wed, September 24th Toronto Tall Ship Ghost Island Light Judy Garland Story Sound of Music
• Shopping time in Port Dover • Plated lunch at the Hot • Shopping time in Port Dover • Plated lunch at • Lunch at the Blue Elephant House Cafe in Toronto • Lunch at the Blue Elephant Demetres Restaurant • Performance of The Judy • Shopping time at the • Performance of Ghost Island • Orchestra seating for the Garland Story at the St. Lawrence Market Light at the Lighthouse Sound of Music at the Lighthouse Festival Theatre • Delightful afternoon cruise Festival Theatre Festival Theatre in Stratford on the Kajama Tall Ship $119.00 $119.00 $165.00 $115.00
Wed, September 24th Thurs, October 15th Thurs, October 29th Thurs, December 3rd Diary of Anne Frank Credit Valley Train Anne of Green Gables White Christmas
• Plated lunch at Demetres • Enjoy a beautiful train tour • Lunch at the Black Shop Restaurant in Stratford • Lunch at the Black Shop including a plated lunch on Restaurant in Cambridge • Orchestra seating for The Restaurant in Cambridge board the Credit Valley Train • A performance of White Diary of Anne Frank • A performance of Anne of • Shopping stop at Downey Christmas at the Dunfield at the Avon Theatre Green Cables at the Dunfield Farm and Market in Caledon Theatre in Cambridge Theatre in Cambridge $165.00 $119.00 $125.00 $119.00
5 MALTAJAPAN - at Easter Time
Small Group ACTIVITY March 26th - april 6th EXCLUSIVE! LEVEL 1 2 3 4 There is no better place on the planet to feel fully enthralled in the Easter experience. Only 17 lucky passengers will experience the Holy Week which includes Palm Sunday, Maundy Thursday, Good 12 Days | 20 Meals Friday and Easter Sunday. There will be a host of other non-religious experiences to enjoy! • Mini-coach transportation DAY 1 - Begin your journey with your overnight DAY 8 - After breakfast head back to Malta • Airport transfers & home flight to Malta via Paris or Munich. to arrive at the Dingli Cliffs followed by some pick up included touring in Rabat and the Silent City of Mdina. • 8 night stay at a 4 Star hotel DAY 2 - Arrive in Malta mid afternoon and be Tonight is the Procession of the Seven Churches on the island of Malta transferred to your host hotel to check in and in Valletta - a spectacular event! (B,L) • 2 night stay at a 3.5 Star relax. Enjoy a welcome dinner this evening. (D) hotel on the island of Gozo DAY 9 - Today is Good Friday, a somber day but DAY 3 - Today enjoy a full day tour of Valletta, also one that is filled with glorious pageantry. • Fantastic & moving religious the capital city! Attractions include the Grand Visit the village of Zebbug for reserved seating to Harbour, St. John’s Co-Cathedral, Auberges of experiences which include: witness this fantastic event. (B) the Knights and a walking tour. (B) - Palm Sunday DAY 4 - Visit the popular fishing village of DAY 10 - Travel back some 5500 years ago - Maundy Thursday Marsaxlokk followed by a Palm Sunday Mass and to discover some of Malta’s UNESCO World - Good Friday procession. Tonight learn about Maltese Band Heritage Sites - its Temples, followed by a - Holy Saturday Clubs and enjoy a light dinner. (B,L,D) visit to the Limestone Heritage park to learn - Easter Sunday of limestone’s many uses on the island. The DAY 5 - Discover village life through a quaint afternoon includes a beautiful garden tour, a • Valletta capital day touring walk along the streets of Qormi and stumble special domed church and High Tea experience • Day touring on Gozo Island upon delicacies that dot this village. Enjoy a at a grand Palazzo. Tonight enjoy an optional • Experience Village Life experiential lunch in Valletta followed by a tour church mass to bring in Easter Sunday. (B,HT) of the majestic Three Cities of Malta. (B,L) • MAXIMA Tour Director DAY 6 - Pack your bags and travel north where DAY 11 - Travel to the village of Birgu to see an the landscape becomes more rural. Tour St. awesome tradition involving the Procession of Double the Risen Christ followed by Easter brunch. (B,L) Paul’s Bay, & Mellieha. Enjoy lunch with some $3139 CDN / $2829 USD amazing views prior to departing for Gozo Island via ferry. Upon arrival we’ll visit the Azure DAY 12 - Depart Malta via Paris or Munich for Single Toronto - having immersed ourselves in the best Window and then check into our host hotel. $4139 CDN / $3729 USD (B,L,D) ever Easter experience. (B) Call for air pricing DAY 7 - Today enjoy a full day guided tour of Gozo which includes Roman Salt Pans, a local Taxes Included farm, cheese-making demonstration, wine tasting, a walk through the Citadel and more! (B,L) Travel with Friends Breathtaking SCOTLAND
ACTIVITY
June 3rd - 11th LEVEL 1 2 3 4 Close your eyes and imagine a beautifully striking land, a majestic history and delectable offerings that will take your breath away. On this tour, you’ll visit Scotland’s most significant landmarks. 9 Days | 10 Meals DAY 1 - Begin your journey as you arrive in Scottish Islands. While on tour discover • Round-trip air included Toronto for your afternoon flight to Scotland. Portree, the capital of the island, and a visit • Land transfers in Scotland Eilean Donan Castle - one of Scotland’s most • Modern coach transportation photogenic castles and home of the Clan DAY 2 - Upon arrival in Scotland, enjoy an • Overnight stays in Glasgow, introductory tour of Glasgow which includes Macrae. (B,D) a visit to Mungo’s Cathedral also known as Inverness, and Edinburgh Glasgow Cathedral. Check into our Glasgow DAY 6 - Today’s journey takes us to Urquhart • Touring in Glasgow, Castle by boat! The castle is situated on the hotel for 2 nights. Inverness, Edinburgh, banks of Loch Ness. This afternoon, visit Stirling, Lanark, and St. DAY 3 - Travel to Stirling, Scotland’s heritage Culloden Battlefield which is where the final capital where the Wars of Independence were confrontation of the 1745 Jacobite Rising took Andrews fought and won. Here you will visit Stirling place. (B,D) • Sheep Dog experience Castle and have free time in the Old City. Next • Scotch distillery tour & taste DAY 7 - Today we make our way back south up is a tour of New Lanark, a small 18th Century • Loch Ness Cruise village set in a sublime Scottish landscape. (B) towards Edinburgh with a pit stop at St. Andrew’s Castle, dating in part from the 13th • Rosslyn Chapel tour DAY 4 - Begin our journey north to the town Century. Arrive in Edinburgh to check into our • Isle of Skye day trip host hotel for 2 nights. (B) of Pitlochry where we find the Blair Athol • St. Mungo’s Cathedral Distillery for a tour and taste. Before arriving • Stirling, Urquhart and St. in Inverness, travel to a working sheepdogs DAY 8 - This morning enjoy a guided tour of farm for a demonstration. Arrive in Inverness to Edinburgh with the highlight being Edinburgh Andrew’s Castles check into our hotel for 3 nights. (B,D) Castle, perhaps the top tourist attraction in all • MAXIMA Tour Director of Scotland. The afternoon will have us visiting DAY 5 - Enjoy a full day excursion to the Isle of the mysterious Rosslyn Chapel for a tour. Founded in 1446 as the Collegiate Church of Skye, the largest of the Inner Hebrides Islands Air from Toronto included and considered to be the loveliest of all the St. Matthew, Rosslyn Chapel attracts visitors far and wide due to its mysterious carvings and Double beauty of its setting. Enjoy the rest of the day $3279 CDN / $2949 USD to explore Edinburgh. (B) Single DAY 9 - After breakfast, depart breathtaking $3699 CDN / $3329 USD Scotland with so many fond memories and perhaps a few wee drams in tow. (B) Taxes Included
7 MYRTLE BEACH + GOLFING
ACTIVITY April 8th - 15th LEVEL 1 2 3 4 There is really no other place you’d want to be at this time of year. Consider a beach front hotel in central Myrtle Beach, 3 live shows, great dining and shopping opportunities plus time to golf! 8 Days | 10 Meals DAY 1 - Begin our journey to Myrtle Beach DAY 5 - Today is an extra special day with a • Luxury coach transportation with an overnight stay in Winchester, Virginia day trip to Charleston, South Carolina for • Hotel stay there & back at the at the Fairfield Inn. a guided tour and free-time to explore this Fairfield Inn in Winchester, VA amazing city. After enjoying lunch on own, DAY 2 - Continue on to Myrtle Beach with depart for Georgetown where we’ll arrive • 5 night stay at the centrally rest stops and lunch on own. Arrive at our at the Hopsewee Plantation for a tour and located oceanfront resort host hotel - the Breaker’s right on the beach, special tea tasting. Arrive back in Myrtle The Breakers (efficiency suites) to get settled! Each suite (with kitchen) is Beach for dinner on own. (B,HT) • 3 live shows including: situated with an oceanfront view! Enjoy some shopping at a local grocery store to grab some DAY 6 - On our final day in Myrtle Beach, - One The Show snack items to make light meals during your you’ll have the option for another golf - Pirate’s Voyage stay. (B) outing for $60 USD or a shopping day trip. - Hot Jersey Nights Gather for an optional cocktail in the lounge • Day trip to Charleston with tour DAY 3 - Take every opportunity to relax today prior to departing for our dinner at the well and become more familiar with the resort, appointed Thoroughbreds Restaurant. Our • Plantation house & High Tea the beach, as well as the boardwalk. Today is theatre performance this evening is the • Optional shopping day trips an optional golf trip at a local 18 hole course always spectacular “One The Show”. (B,D) • 3 golf trips for $60 each for $60 USD or shopping day trip. Gather • MAXIMA Tour Director for a cocktail at our resort’s lounge prior to DAY 7 - Pack your bags as we depart for departing for our evening dinner theatre - The our overnight stay at the Fairfield Inn in • Includes Cancellation Insurance Pirate’s Voyage. (B,D) Winchester, Virgina. (B)
DAY 4 - With another beautiful day in Myrtle DAY 8 - Depart Winchester for home with Double Beach, enjoy an optional shopping trip or comfort stops and a lunch stop on own. With $1099 CDN / $989 USD golf outing to another spectacular Myrtle fond memories of an amazing trip in mind, Beach 18 hole golf course for $60 USD. We you’ll be wondering... where next? Single will depart for an early dinner at a seafood $1469 CDN / $1319 USD calabash restaurant before arriving at the Palace Theatre for our evening show - Hot Choose up to Taxes Included Jersey Nights. (B,D) 3 golf outings!
Tours Ltd. Phone: 905-561-5444 / 1-800-598-5474 NEW ORLEANS + Baton Rouge & Lafayette
ACTIVITY April 16th – 25th LEVEL 1 2 3 4 This is the ultimate – let’s have a heck of a good time tour! We not only include New Orleans as the highlight but also Acadian Country (Lafayette) and the capital city of Baton Rouge. Add to that 10 Days | 15 Meals some amazing stop over cities such as Nashville and Memphis and we’re rockin! • Luxury coach transportation DAY 1 - Depart for New Orleans with an DAY 7 - Instead of breakfast at your hotel, • Overnight stays in Louisville, overnight stay at the Drury Inn in Louisville, enjoy a fantastic brunch at an iconic eatery Columbus, Memphis & Kentucky. follow by some free time to explore New Orleans. Take advantage of a spectacular food Nashville DAY 2 - Continue your journey onto Memphis history walking tour for an additional $46.00 • 2 night stay in Lafayette for an overnight stay at the Courtyard by USD (well worth it). (B) • 3 night stay at a boutique Marriott. Tonight join your friends for a night on hotel in the French Quarter the town. (B) DAY 8 - We begin our trek home with an overnight stay at the Nashville Drury Inn. Have • Creole/Cajun cooking class DAY 3 - Arrive in Cajun country to tour Baton some fun on Broadway with the gang tonight. (B) • Private Swamp tour Rouge and then onto Lafayette for our two • Mardi Gras experience night stay at the Drury Inn. Dine in an iconic DAY 9 - Our last overnight stay will be in restaurant tonight. (B,D) Columbus, Ohio at the Drury Inn. (B) • Guided tours throughout • Accordion Factory tour DAY 4 - Enjoy a full day of Acadian culture with DAY 10 - After a comfortable ride further north, • Acadian dancing experience a visit to a living history village, a crawfish lunch we arrive back home with amazing memories of experience, a swamp tour, an accordion factory a bucket list adventure! (B) • MAXIMA Tour Director tour and some evening dancing! (B,L,D) • Includes Cancellation Insurance DAY 5 - Start off the day with a visit to a strikingly beautiful plantation followed by a delectable lunch. Upon arrival in New Orleans, you’ll be captivated with a guided tour. Our Double host hotel for 3 nights is the Maison Dupuy, a $1899 CDN / $1709 USD boutique hotel set in the French Quarter. (B,L,D) Single DAY 6 - Today start your day off with a bang $2599 CDN / $2339 USD with a cooking class, followed by a tour of the special Mardi Gras World to learn about float Taxes Included and prop making. The rest of the day is yours to enjoy. (B,L)
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BERMUDA CRUISING! + NEW YORK CITY
ACTIVITY APRIL 25TH - MAY 4TH LEVEL 1 2 3 4 Norwegian Cruise Line’s (NCL) Breakaway is ready to whisk you away to the island of Bermuda. *Named Best New Ship by Cruise Critic, the Breakaway provides magnificent amenities at sea. 10 Days | Most Meals • Luxury coach transportation DAY 1 - Begin your journey towards New encounter with dolphins at Dolphin Quest, York City with an overnight stay in the Pocono where you can swim, dance and kiss these • Overnight stays the Pocono Mountains. A delectable dinner is included at magnificent sea creatures. Mountains of Pennsylvania and our resort property. (D) While exploring Hamilton, discover pink sand at Mount Airy Casino Resort DAY 2 - After breakfast we’ll depart for New beaches, colourful cottages and British colonial • 7 night cruise on the award York City and arrive by 1pm for our check in. charm. Hamilton, Bermuda’s capital, offers winning Norwegian Breakaway galleries, museums, and the best selection of We’ll cruise along the Hudson River out to the from New York City to Bermuda Atlantic Ocean by 4pm. (B,L,D) Bermuda’s shops, cafes, restaurants and pubs. (B,L,D) • Enjoy 3 days exploring Bermuda DAY 3,4 - Enjoy everything that the • Optional land tours available Breakaway ship has to offer. Consider taking DAY 8 - At Sea. Continue to enjoy all that the • Enjoy the comfort of Freestyle in a Broadway Show and more. You’ll never be NCL Breakaway has to offer. (B,L,D) Cruising with Norwegian bored on this ship! (B,L,D) DAY 9 - After disembarking in New York, our • Specialty Restaurant upgrades DAY 5,6,7 - At 8:00am, we’ll arrive at King’s motor coach will bring us to Times Square for are available on the ship Wharf, Bermuda to dock for the next 3 days. some free time to take in the glitz and glitter • Free time in Times Square NYC We’ll be docked here until we depart on Day as well as lunch on own. We’ll depart mid 7 at 5pm. King’s Wharf has something for afternoon for Mount Airy Casino Resort for • MAXIMA Tour Director everyone. Sample typical island food and stroll our final night stay. Upon arrival, enjoy a free • Includes Cancellation Insurance through the shops and museums of the Royal slot play and meal voucher to be used towards for land only costs Naval Dockyard, an impressive military fortress dinner. (B,D) built in 1815. Sail the clear waters of Hamilton Sound, find quaint gems at the Bermuda Arts DAY 10 - Travel back home with some Double Inside Center and Craft Market, or have a close amazing memories of a fantastic trip. We’ll be $1869 CDN / $1689 USD thinking collectively - where next? (B) Double Outside $1999 CDN / $1799 USD Double Veranda $2199 CDN / $1979 USD Taxes Included
The Journey is Part of the Fun Rocking CLEVELAND + BASEBALL OPTION
ACTIVITY May 1st - 3rd LEVEL 1 2 3 4 Recent Cleveland accolades include: Top 15 Emerging Downtowns, 2nd Coolest City in the Midwest, 3 Cleveland area bars in America’s 100 Best Beer Bars and of course the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame! 3 Days | 2 MEALS DAY 1 - Leave early Friday so that we arrive in • Luxury coach transportation Cleveland by early afternoon. Before checking • 2 night stay at the Hilton into our host hotel, we’ll discover the major Garden Inn in downtown featured attraction on this tour - The Rock and Cleveland Roll Hall of Fame for a self guided tour. The Hall has become extra special to Canadians as • Guided tour of Cleveland of late since RUSH had just been inducted in • Admission to the Rock ‘n Roll 2013. From here we will check into our host Hall of Fame hotel - The Hilton Garden Inn for 2 nights. The • Optional day trip to the Pro evening is yours to discover with the help of your Tour Director. Football Hall of Fame (extra $) • Take in an optional Indians vs DAY 2 - This morning we will enjoy a guided Blue Jays baseball game tour of Cleveland which includes a mix of coach • We recommend: The touring and walking. Lunch will be on own in DAY 3 - Take your time getting up this morning the Warehouse District before departing for and enjoy your breakfast at the hotel. We will Warehouse an optional Brew Bus Tour this afternoon at an depart Cleveland for Ontario early afternoon. District for dining and additional cost. Today you will also have the (B) nightlife, or cruise on the opportunity to take in a Blue Jays vs. Cleveland Indians game at Progressive Field. (B) Goodtime III Boat OPTIONAL EXPERIENCES IN CLEVELAND • MAXIMA Tour Director • Shopping, dining and evening entertainment • Includes Cancellation in the Warehouse District of Cleveland Insurance • Blue Jays vs Cleveland Indians on Saturday, May 2nd, our second day in Cleveland • Early evening boat cruise on Friday or dinner cruise on Saturday on the Goodtime III Double • Take in a Brew Bus Tour giving you 3- 4 beer $399 CDN / $359 USD tastings at each of the breweries visited Single $549 CDN / $499 USD Taxes Included
11 VIRGINIA BEACH & The Outer Banks
ACTIVITY May 30th - June 6th LEVEL 1 2 3 4 There’s nothing like hitting the beach at the best possible time of year but we’re not just visiting one beach community but two! On this tour we’ll begin with 3 nights in Virginia Beach and then 8 Days | 11 Meals follow that up with 2 nights in the Outer Banks. Both hotels are located on the beach! • Luxury coach transportation DAY 1 - Depart for Virginia Beach with our first some free time where we will explore remnants • Overnight stays there and overnight in Fredericksburg, Virginia. of an old town. Our final dinner is at a staple back at the Country Inn & restaurant in Virginia Beach and inventor of the DAY 2 - Upon arrival in Virginia Beach, our Orange Crush drink!! (B,L,D) Suites in Fredericksburg, VA first stop will be at the Chesapeake Bay Bridge. • 3 night stay in Virginia Beach which is known as one of the Seven Engineering DAY 5 - Depart for the Outer Banks where • 2 nights in the Outer Banks Wonders of the Modern World. Next we’ll arrive our first attraction will be a visit to the Wright • First Landing State Park at our host hotel - the Holiday Inn North Beach Brother’s Memorial in Kitty Hawk. It is here to check in and relax before departing for dinner where we learn about these ingenious brothers • Yacht building industry tour at Il Giardino. (B,D) who brought us the first flight. Check into our • Aviation Museum oceanfront accommodations at Shutters on the • Wright Brother’s Memorial DAY 3 - Our first stop this morning will be Banks. (B,D) • Chesapeake Bridge at First Landing State Park and Lighthouse. The park is the site of the first landing of the DAY 6 - Enjoy some day tripping today with • Wild Horse beach tour Jamestown colonists in 1607. While here we’ll a visit to the quaint town of Manteo where • MAXIMA Tour Director also visit Old Cape Henry Lighthouse for an we find the birthplace of English colonization • Includes Cancellation explanation and optional climb to the top. Our as well as a host of other attractions. This Insurance next visit will be to the Aviation Museum for afternoon we’ll learn about the yacht building an impressive display of World War I & II era industry and enjoy some optional shopping. (B) military aircraft. Enjoy an optional Dolphin Cruise for an additional $21 USD. (B) DAY 7 - Our journey home begins but not Double before enjoying our featured attraction - $1399 CDN / $1259 USD DAY 4 - Enjoy a memorable, close-up tour of the Corolla Wild Horses as we trek along the US Navy’s Master Jet Base - home to almost the beach in off road vehicles. Enjoy some Single three hundred 18 Hornet and Super Hornet strolling & shopping in Duck before we drive to $1899 CDN / $1709 USD strike fighter jets. After lunch, we will visit the Fredericksburg to check into our hotel for our Taxes Included Back Bay National Refuge for a tram tour that final night. (B) will bring us to False Cape National Refuge for DAY 8 - Today will be our final day together where we share wonderful memories of a relaxing and enjoyable trip to the beaches! (B)
Tours Ltd. Phone: 905-561-5444 / 1-800-598-5474 QUEBEC’S Maritime Region
Small Group ACTIVITY June 22nd - 27th EXCLUSIVE! LEVEL 1 2 3 4 Nature in all its abundance surrounds you in this immense territory of sea, islands and mountains, which offers an ideal escape from the pressures of everyday life. 6 Days | 10 Meals DAY 1 - Gather to depart from Toronto arrive at Le Gîte du Mont-Albert an excellent • Round-trip air from Toronto International Airport for Mont-Joli with a hotel nestled within a very beautiful setting. • Mini-coach transportation connection in Montreal. When we arrive Take an optional walk to see some moose! (B,L) from Rimouski to Gaspé we will be transfered to Rimouski for some • 2 night stay in Rimouski at the strolling and lunch on own followed by a visit DAY 4 - We’ll turn it up another notch with to Bic National Park. Bic showcases a unique a very picturesque drive to Forillon National Hotel Rimouski atmosphere of capes, bays, coves, islands, and Park where we’ll arrive for lunch and a whale • 1 night stay at Le Gîte du Mont- mountains. We’ll check into our host hotel, The watching experience. Then we’ll depart for Albert in Gaspésie Nat’l Park Rimouski Hotel and enjoy an included dinner. Percè to check into our host hotel - Hôtel Le • 2 night stay at Hôtel Le Mirage (D) Mirage. Upon arrival, take in the amazing scenery from your private balcony as you look in Percé with amazing views DAY 2 - Drive to Pointe-au-Père to discover 200 out at the Percè Rock. (B,L) • Fantastic attractions throughout years of maritime history through a submarine, • Whale watching experience exhibition and lighthouse. Come aboard the DAY 5 - Depart for Bonaventure Island on a plus maritime exploration tour only submarine open to the public in Canada. boat tour to see the migrating gannets as well The Empress of Ireland Pavilion presents the as to discover the island’s heritage. You may • Tour the Reford Gardens history of the Empress of Ireland passenger elect to take an optional soft hike when on • Day trip to Bonaventure Isle ship, from its construction in 1906 to its tragic the island to see the birds up close - a truly • MAXIMA Tour Director sinking. The Pointe-au-Père Lighthouse played amazing experience. Enjoy lunch on own on • Includes Cancellation Insurance a central role in the history of navigation on the the island before we return to Percè. Relax, St. Lawrence River. Next we’ll drive to Reford refresh or shop before we gather for our final for land only costs Gardens to discover a striking encounter with dinner early evening at a local restaurant. (B,D) a unique history. Enjoy lunch here and then a DAY 6 - This morning before departing on guided tour. We will arrive back at our hotel Air from Toronto included for dinner on own. (B,L) our afternoon flight, we will visit the Jacques Cartier Monument National Historic Site, Double DAY 3 - Depart for Ste-Anne -des-Monts and known as the birthplace of Canada. Enjoy $1959 CDN / $1769 USD make a stop in Matane to hear an explanation lunch on own in Gaspè before departing for of the Salmon Observation Centre as well as our flight back to Toronto via Montreal. (B) Single enjoy lunch. We will continue on and arrive at $2199 CDN / $1979 USD Exploramer, an activity centre showcasing the Taxes Included marine environment of the Gulf of St. Lawrence through a sea excursion. Just a short drive away into Gaspèsie National Park to 13 Peek ‘N Peak Resort Seven Springs Resort
May 15th - 17th September 25th - 27th • 2 nights at Peek ‘N Peak & $20 food credit • 2 nights at Seven Springs Mountain Resort • 2 rounds of golf (upper & lower course) with • 2 rounds of golf with cart including breakfast cart including breakfast Seven Springs Mountain Resort is an all-season resort With two beautiful championship golf courses that located in Seven Springs, Pennsylvania. Golfers of all abilities challenge, and reward, golfers of all abilities, Peek’n Peak can enjoy the dramatic beauty of a top-rated golf course, Resort and Spa is the perfect destination for your next golf flowing seamlessly through the mountain terrain and vacation. The Peak’s Upper Golf Course boasts a challenging designed to reward players with a fun round of golf. layout, and is a past host of the PGA’s Nationwide Tournament, while the Lower Golf Course has earned a 3 Measuring at just over 6,500 yards, Seven Springs’ perfectly- 1/2 star rating from Golf Digest magazine. maintained par 71 golf course takes maximum advantage of its mountain vistas and natural beauty of the Laurel Established as a ski area in 1964, Peek’n Peak Resort and Highlands. Other activities in addition to golf include canopy Spa is located 30 minutes east of Erie, PA. tours, ziplining, sporting clays, fishing, and hiking. Double $539.00 CDN / Single $659.00 CDN Double $489.00 CDN / Single $629.00 CDN Taxes Included Taxes Included Let Us Plan Your Group’s Golf Getaway!
Have a group of friends that love to golf? Then consider a group outing to some fabulous golfing resorts in the North Eastern US States or in Ontario. Looking for a longer golfing trip? Check out our Myrtle Beach trips! Consider: • Thunder Bay Golf Resort combined with an Elk Viewing adventure • The 4 Star Nemacolin Woodlands resort - a top tier experience • Viamede Resort in Ontario with golf at surrounding courses • Options at some of the casino resorts: Soaring Eagle, Turning Stone
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ACTIVITY June 19th - 26th LEVEL 1 2 3 4 Immerse yourself in the history of the Red Army and the Tsars of yester year. You will enjoy highlights in Moscow such as Red Square and the Kremlin. You will also spend time in St. Petersburg, also 8 Days | 10 Meals known as “Venice of the North” visiting pristine cathedrals and the world famous Hermitage. • Modern coach transportation DAY 1 - Depart on your overnight flight to a sightseeing tour visiting the Peter and Paul • First class hotels throughout Moscow. Fortress and more. Enjoy dinner at your hotel • Airport transfers in Russia with an evening on own. (B,D) DAY 2 - Upon arrival, you will be met and • Visit and tour: Moscow, Tver, transferred to your hotel. The rest of the day is DAY 6 - Not many cities in the world can match Novgood, St. Petersburg, and at leisure. Tonight, gather with your traveling the grace of St. Petersburg. Peter the Great Hermitage among others founded the city in 1703 - he hired Europe’s companions for a welcome dinner. (D) • Highlight attractions include: best architects and artists to build and decorate DAY 3 - Moscow, one of the largest cities in it. Spread over 100 islands linked by over 6000 The Red Square, Armory the world, is the symbolic heart and soul of bridges, it is referred to as “Venice of the Museum, Putevoy Dvorets, the country. Your sightseeing tour begins at North”. This morning you will visit the world Sophia Cathedral, Peter & Paul famous Hermitage, housing more than three Red Square, dominated by colorful St. Basil’s Fortress, Hermitage and Cathedral and by the massive red walls of the million works of art. The rest of the day is free. Kremlin. Visit the Armory Museum with its Optional tours available. (B) so much more. impressive collection of Tsarist, Russian, and • Services of a Tour Director foreign jewelry, armor, and other artifacts. (B) DAY 7 - Enjoy a free day in this glorious city. • Tour provided by a MAXIMA Explore more on your own, shop, or relax and Tours Travel Partner DAY 4 - After an early breakfast, depart soak up the atmosphere. An optional tour for Tver, an ancient trading port nestled on to visit Catherine I’s private Palace & Park in the banks of the Volga River. The city offers Pushkin is available. (B) traditional architecture and fascinating Double DAY 8 - After breakfast, you will be transferred treasures, including Putevoy Dvorets, built for $2219 CDN / $1928 USD Catherine II as a resting place on her journeys. to the airport for your departure flight. (B) Enjoy a short sightseeing tour before heading Single to historic Novgorod, founded almost twelve $3134 CDN / $2726 USD centuries ago. (B,L,D) Call for air pricing DAY 5 - A tour of Novgorod starts at the Kremlin with a visit to St. Sophia Cathedral. Taxes Included Then, cross the river to visit Yaroslav’s Court, an impressive compound named for Yaroslav the Wise, prince of the city from 988-1015 A.D. Then travel north to St. Petersburg, for
15 CANADA’S BIRTHDAY BASH!
ACTIVITY JUNE 30TH - JULY 2ND LEVEL 1 2 3 4 When was the last time you celebrated Canada Day in the Nation’s Capital? Well don’t let this trip pass you by. Included are 2 nights in Ottawa and a multitude of free time to enjoy all 3 Days | 3 Meals that Ottawa has to offer. Let your MAXIMA Tour Director be your personal concierge. • Luxury coach transportation DAY 1 - Depart for Ottawa via luxury motor 9:00 AM - East Lawn - Flag-Raising Ceremony • 2 night stay at the Best coach as we make a lunch stop on own in 9:30 AM - East Lawn - Changing of the Guard Western Plus Victoria Park in Kingston. Arrive mid afternoon and check into our hotel - Best Western Plus Victoria Park for 10:00 AM - Carillon Concert Ottawa, the Nations Capital the next two nights. We will gather this evening • Group dinner upon arrival Noon to 1:30 PM - Canada Day Noon Show for a welcome dinner. (D) • All national museums are 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM - East Lawn - Swing Dancing free to visit on Canada Day Wake up to Canada’s Birthday! We’ll DAY 2 - 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM - Images from Afghanistan start off our day with a guided tour of the major • Guided tour of Ottawa and sites followed by free time to enjoy the day. Your 7:30 PM to 10:00 PM - Evening Show parts of Gatineau Tour Director will provide recommendations for 10:00 PM (approx.) - Canada Day Fireworks • Optional tours include a boat the best possible views of the fireworks and the ride on the Ottawa River multitude of activities that are going on. All of Don’t forget to also visit Major’s Hill Park, the national museums are free of charge today • MAXIMA Tour Director Jacques-Cartier Park and elsewhere in the so try to arrive early to take advantage of this. • Includes Cancellation capital for other Canada Day activities. (B) Insurance The Canada Day festivities on the Hill run DAY 3 - With a heck of a good time had on from morning to night—ceremonial events, Canada Day spilling over into the early morning, shows, activities, fireworks and much more! we head home with a rest stop and lunch stop Double on own in the Kingston area. (B) Enjoy the good cheer as Canadians from across $469 CDN / $429 USD the country come together in the capital to celebrate Canada’s birthday. Here is a sample of Single what happens on Parliament Hill: $669 CDN / $599 USD Taxes Included
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ACTIVITY july 8th - 22nd LEVEL 1 2 3 4 This itinerary offers seven countries, enchanting cities, and wonderful local flavour. This is the ideal choice for first-time travelers to Europe or anyone desiring a taste of the Old World at a great value. 15 Days | 21 Meals DAY 1 - Overnight flight to Frankfurt, Germany. DAY 9 Switzerland - Stop in Stans this morning • 13 nights in superior hotels with the option to take a mountain cogwheel • Airport transfers in Europe DAY 2 Germany - Arrive in Frankfurt and meet and cable car ride. The afternoon is devoted to • Modern coach transportation your tour director. Afternoon visit to the old sightseeing in picturesque Lucerne. (B) • Visit: Germany, Austria, Italy, town of Heidelberg. (D) DAY 10 France - Cross the border into the Switzerland, France, Belgium DAY 3 Germany - The medieval, walled town southern Alsace region of France. Afternoon and Holland of Rothenburg enchants you with cobblestone sightseeing in the medieval village of Beaune, • Medieval town of Rothenberg streets, half-timbered houses, and a fairytale centre of the Burgundy Wine Region. (B,D) Christmas Shop. Follow the scenic ‘Romantic • Experience the Italian Road’ to your hotel for a welcome dinner. (B,D) DAY 11 France - Travel to Paris this morning to Dolomites spend your last afternoon and evening in the • Stroll through romantic Verona DAY 4 Austria - Visit the Bavarian capital of ‘City of Light’. (B) Munich. Continue across the German-Austrian • Sip a glass of wine in Burgundy border to the Imperial City of Innsbruck. End the • Explore the city of Light - Paris DAY 12 Belgium - Holland - Head north into day in a nearby Alpine resort village. (B,D) Belgium for a visit to colourful Antwerp, offering • Get your chocolate fix in Belgium DAY 5 Austria - Relax amongst the pristine Alps, waffles and chocolates and historic guild houses. explore Innsbruck, or take an optional excursion Next, drive into Holland and the reclaimed land • Holland & Dutch windmills to Linderhof Palace. (B) of the Polder. (B,D) • Beautiful Rhine River Cruise • Services of a Tour Director DAY 6 Italy - Cross the spectacular Brenner Pass DAY 13 Holland - Day of leisure to explore through the ‘Dolomites’. Stop along the shores Holland. The optional ‘Grand Holland’ excursion • Tour provided by a MAXIMA of subtropical Lake Garda and visit Verona of offers a visit to a picturesque Dutch village and a Tours Travel Partner Romeo & Juliet fame. (B) boat ride in Amsterdam. (B,D)
DAY 7 Italy - Spend a relaxing day in Verona, on DAY 14 Holland - Return to Germany for a Double cruise on the Rhine River. Arrive in Ruedesheim stunningly beautiful Lake Garda, or take in a full $2979 CDN / $2590 USD day excursion to Venice. (B) with time to explore this charming wine village before the farewell dinner. (B,D) Single DAY 8 Switzerland - Make a lunch stop in $3969 CDN / $3454 USD lovely Lugano, Switzerland, the ‘Rio of the DAY 15 Return flight home.(B) Old Continent’. Continue through William Call for air pricing Tell country to your hotel in the Lake Lucerne Region. (B,D) Taxes Included 17 CALGARY STAMPEDE + BANFF
ACTIVITY July 10th - 14th LEVEL 1 2 3 4 The Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth, with a citywide celebration of true western hospitality and rousing fun. From ground shaking Chuckwagon Races, to the richest eight seconds in Rodeo to a 5 Days | 6 Meals spectacular evening Grandstand Show extravaganza, the Calgary Stampede offers non-stop action. • 2 day entrance to the 103rd DAY 1 - Arrive in Calgary. Also known as we will have lunch at the world famous Banff Calgary Stampede “Cowtown” or “Heart of the New West,” you’ll Springs Hotel - a picturesque landmark known • Modern coach transportation have some time to explore the city on own. as the “Castle of the Rockies” which has been • Chuckwagon Races plus Grand providing legendary hospitality for over 125 stand show and Rodeo DAY 2 - The Calgary Stampede exemplifies years. Enjoy some free time to explore the Calgary’s character. Western hospitality shines beautiful grounds of the hotel as well as the • Gondola ride to the summit of like the plate-sized belt buckles their citizens quaint town. (B,L) Sulphur Mountain wear. Put on your cowboy duds and mosey • Banff Springs Hotel Lunch DAY 5 - Transfer to Calgary Airport for your on down to the Stampede grounds for your • The Canadian Rockies reserved seats for the crown jewel of the return flight home. Hee Ha! (B) rodeo world. This afternoon see the world’s • Gorgeous Lake Louise top cowboys in a head to head tournament • Hotel stays in Calgary & Banff competition. The Calgary Stampede offers • Services of a Tour Director excellence for agri lovers with over 40 world • Tour provided by a MAXIMA class agricultural events. (B) Tours Travel Partner DAY 3 - Traveling the Trans-Canada Highway we head west into the Canadian Rockies to Canada’s first National Park, Banff. Enjoy a Double scenic tour of the Banff area exploring the $1599 CDN / $1439 USD culture and history of this UNESCO World Heritage Site. Take in the beauty of Lake Single Louise along with the impressive Chateau $2149 CDN / $1939 USD built on its shore. Spend 2 nights in Banff. (B,D) Call for air pricing
DAY 4 - Ride the gondola to the top of Taxes Included Sulphur Mountain for stunning views of the mountain ranges. Walk along the boardwalk to the many lookouts. In the afternoon
Your Tour Director as Personal Concierge PARIS & NORMANDY River Cruise
ACTIVITY LEVEL 1 2 3 4 july 29th - AUGUST 6TH with an optional Paris 2 night Post Tour Enjoy a 7 night Seine River voyage through the Heart of Normandy, followed by an optional 2 nights in romantic Paris, the “City of Lights.” 9 Days | 20 Meals DAY 1 - Overnight flight to Paris. DAY 6 Rouen - Enjoy a morning walk through • 7 day cruise on the Seine River the medieval city of Rouen and see the imposing • Wine & beer with meals DAY 2 France - Arrive in Paris and embark on Notre Dame Cathedral, painted numerous times your luxurious ship the Amalegro. Meet your by Monet, and the square where Joan of Arc • Visit Giverny home and fellow passengers during a welcome dinner. (D) was martyred. Afterwards, you will have free gardens of Claude Monet time to explore Rouen on your own. (B,L,D) • Visit Rouen historical capital DAY 3 Vernon - Spend the morning enjoying of Normandy the scenery along the Seine as you cruise to the DAY 7 Les Andelys - Conflans - Depart Rouen provincial town of Vernon. Upon arrival, you will and enjoy scenic cruising on the Seine to Les • D-Day memory excursions have free time to explore the town. Later, you Andelys. A mid-day stroll along the river offers • Château Malmaison, home of will visit Giverny and the home and gardens of beautiful views of the Seine Valley and the Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte hilltop ruins of Château Gaillard. Feeling a Impressionist master Claude Monet.. The ship • Auberge Ravoux, home of moors overnight in Vernon. (B,L,D) little more adventurous? Visit the ruins of this historic castle before we continue our cruise to Vincent van Gogh DAY 4 Vernon-Caudebec-en-caux - Arrive in the Conflans. (B,L,D) • Château Gaillard old fishing village of Caudebec with the choice • Services of a Tour Director DAY 8 Conflans - Paris - The first option is of two different tours. Option 1: visit Honfleur, • Tour provided by a MAXIMA a historic and picturesque port with pastel- to visit Château Malmaison, former home of coloured houses or Option 2: the “Routes des Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte, which includes Tours Travel Partner Abbayes” excursion spotlighting Normandy’s the Château’s interior, gardens and museum. famous abbeys including Jumièges and St. Alternatively, travel to Auvers-sur-Oise, a town Wandrille. (B,L,D) famous for the Impressionist painters, such Double as Paul Cézanne and Camille Pissarro and the $4019 CDN / $3499 USD DAY 5 Caudebec-en-caux - Normandy Beaches former home of Vincent van Gogh. The ship Choose between three different excursions. departs this afternoon for Paris, arriving in the Single - Call for rates Option 1: “D-Day Remembered” a full day evening. (B,L,D) excursion to the villages of Arromanches, see Port Charges $169 USD the remains of the WWII landings. Option 2: DAY 9 Disembarkation - Optional Paris After- Optional Paris Ext. $600 USD Tour the Pegasus Monument in Ranville, the disembarking the ship this morning, we will Canadian cemetery at Beny-sur-Mer and Juno be transferred to the hotel for our afternoon Call for air pricing Beach. Option 3: Tour rural Normandy, visiting flight. You may elect to extend your stay with an the Pays d’Auge, “Routes du Cidre” (the Cider additional 2 night tour package in Paris. Call our Taxes Included Road) & tour a Calvados brandy distillery. (B,L,D) office for details! (B)
19 CALIFORNIA RAIL TRAIL
ACTIVITY august 1st - 8th LEVEL 1 2 3 4 California here we come! Ride the historic rails through stunning redwood forests, along shimmer- ing waterways and among the vineyards of wine country. The breathtaking beauty of the Pacific Coast and Yosemite National Park will also be part of your journey through the Golden State. 8 Days | 13 Meals • Airport transfers in Sacramento DAY 1 - Today arrive in Sacramento and Camp Railroad to enjoy a ride amid the pristine • Modern coach transportation transfer to your hotel located in Old beauty of the mountains. Next visit Carmel-by- Sacramento. Enjoy a fun dinner event aboard the-Sea followed by beautiful “17-Mile Drive.” • Sacramento River Train the Sacramento River Train. (D) Arrive in Monterey for sightseeing of Cannery • Skunk Train ride through the Row and the Monterey Bay Aquarium. (B) redwoods of California DAY 2 - Enjoy touring of Sacramento including • Winery tours and tastings the California State Railroad Museum. In DAY 6 - Travel to Yosemite National Park the afternoon, travel to Fort Bragg for your for touring the park’s most famous scenic • Napa Valley Wine Train overnight stay. (B,L) highlights including El Capitan, the Merced • San Francisco touring River, Yosemite Falls and Bridal Veil Falls. (B,D) • Roaring Camp Railroad DAY 3 - Board the Skunk Train for a scenic ride • Monterey Bay Aquarium through the redwoods of California. Then travel DAY 7 - Today visit Railtown 1897 State south into wine country and stop in Healdsburg Historic Park. Known as “The Movie Railroad,” • Yosemite National Park touring for touring of the Rodney Strong Winery. (B,L) its historic locomotives and cars have starred • Excellent shopping in hundreds of film and TV productions. Next opportunities stop at the Marshall Gold Discovery Park, the DAY 4 - Travel to beautiful Napa Valley, board • Services of a Tour Director the Napa Valley Wine Train and enjoy lunch en original gold discovery site. Travel back to route to Grgich Hills Winery for a private tour Sacramento for a farewell dinner. (B,D) • Tour provided by a MAXIMA and tasting. Then it’s off to San Francisco for Tours Travel Partner touring. Your evening is free to enjoy! (B,L) DAY 8 - Transfer to the Sacramento Airport for your flight home. (B) DAY 5 - Travel south and board the Roaring Double $2579 CDN / $2245 USD Single $3229 CDN / $2807 USD Call for air pricing Taxes Included
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ACTIVITY August 15th – 28th LEVEL 1 2 3 4 From the notorious Auschwitz-Birkenau to the famous St. George’s Basilica, this trip will take you to amazing historical sites in Eastern Europe’s biggest cities. 14 Days | 18 Meals DAY 1 - Overnight flight to Vienna, Austria DAY 8 - Tour Auschwitz-Birkenau, the notorious • Airport transfers in Europe concentration camp from World War II. Later, • First class accommodations DAY 2 - Arrive in Vienna. Choose to relax or journey to Czestochowa and visit the Yasna Gora • Touring by modern coach begin exploring. Join your fellow travelers for Monastery, known for the blackened picture of • Hofburg & Belvedere Palaces dinner tonight. (D) the Virgin Mary or “Black Madonna.” Arrive late afternoon in Warsaw. (B,D) • St. Stephen’s Cathedral DAY 3 - Visit the Hofburg Palace and view the • Royal Palace & the Castle Hill Belvedere Palace, Prater Amusement Park, the DAY 9 - Sightseeing in the 700 year old capital • Royal Cathedral in Krakow UN Buildings, St. Stephen’s Cathedral and other includes the famous Royal Route, the Saxon reminders of the city’s imperial past. Enjoy the Gardens, the Monument to the Heroes of the • Auschwitz-Birkenau sites afternoon to explore on own. (B) Warsaw Ghetto, the Barbican and more. Enjoy • Yasna Gora Monastery an optional afternoon Chopin concert. (B) • Cathedral of St. Vitus DAY 4 - Journey east and cross the border into • Daliborka Tower & more Hungary. Continue through the Transdanubian DAY 10 - Journey through central Poland en region, reaching Budapest with time to freshen route to Berlin and check into our hotel (B,D) • Services of a Tour Director up before dinner. (B,D) • Tour provided by a MAXIMA DAY 11 - Your morning sightseeing tour features DAY 5 - In 1873, the twin cities of Buda and Tours Travel Partner the Renaissance building that once housed Pest joined with ancient Obuda to form a new, Germany’s Parliament, and the lovely Schloss unified city, Budapest. Enjoy a multitude of Charlottenburg. Other attractions include the attractions on your tour followed by some free Opera, Schiller Theater and the Kaiser Wilhelm Double time. (B) Memorial Church. Your afternoon is free. (B) $2999 CDN / $2615 USD DAY 6 - The road to Krakow winds through the hills and countryside of Slovakia, past the Tatras DAY 12 - Continue your journey via Dresden, Single Mountains, and into the rolling plains of Poland. the beautiful Saxony Baroque city. View the $4259 CDN / $3704 USD You’ll arrive in time for a relaxing dinner. (B,D) Zwinger Palace and Semper Opera House. Then, on to Prague, the capital of Czech Republic. (B,D) Call for air pricing DAY 7 - Your Krakow tour includes the Royal Taxes Included Castle, visiting the Royal Cathedral, taking a DAY 13 - Enjoy touring in Prague to include walking tour to visit St. Mary’s Church. The famous squares, palaces, basilicas, towers and afternoon is free to go for a stroll, browse the world-famous astronomical clock. Enjoy free through the shops, sample some sernik or time to explore Prague at your own pace. (B) szarlotka, or simply relax. (B) DAY 14 - Today we depart Prague for home with amazing memories of Eastern Europe. (B) 21 THE DOWNTON ABBEY TOUR
Small Group ACTIVITY LEVEL august 17th - 25th EXCLUSIVE! 1 2 3 4 Tour set locations of the hit TV series Downton Abbey, the daily drama of a World War I era family of British aristocrats and their servants! We’ll also have some free time to explore in London! 9 Days | 13 Meals DAY 1 - Overnight flight to London. DAY 6 - Visit Abbey Waddeson Manor a Neo- • Airport transfers in London Renaissance style of a French château for Baron • Excellent accommodations DAY 2 - Arrive at London Heathrow Airport, Ferdinand de Rothschild and explore the house • Touring by modern coach meet your Tour Director and make your way and gardens. Then its onward to Oxford to to West Wycombe Park, the Dashwood family check into your hotel. Visit Windsor Castle, an • Just a few of our attractions: country house that was often used as a filming official residence of the Queen and enjoy a - Waddeson Manor location for Downton Abbey. (D) panoramic tour of London taking in some of the - Highclere Castle key sights. Check in at your hotel and enjoy the - Windsor Castle DAY 3 - Discover Oxford, city of ‘dreaming rest of the day at leisure. (B,L) spires’. Visit Christ Church College, one of the - Sheldonian Theatre largest colleges in the University of Oxford and DAY 7 - Travel on the Bluebell Railway and visit - The Bridge of Sighs drop into the Eagles and Child pub, a regular the Sheffield Park Station that was built in 1882 - Trafalgar Square haunt for Tolkien and C.S. Lewis. After lunch, and then return to Horsted Keynes Station. The - Buckingham Palace continue to Avon, one of the most famous Tudor Railway has been restored to how it looked in towns in England. Return to Oxford and enjoy a the mid 1920s. This station serves as “Downton” - Piccadilly Circus group dinner. (B,D) in the series. Return to London and enjoy the - St. Paul’s Cathedral rest of the day at leisure. (B) - Tower Bridge DAY 4 - Depart for the Cotswolds, an Area of • MAXIMA Tour Director Outstanding Natural Beauty and one of the DAY 8 - Enjoy a day at leisure in London with best examples of classic English countryside! your included travel-cards. Take in the changing Enjoy an ‘afternoon tea’ experience and learn of the guards, visit the vast museums and about the etiquette of serving it and its history galleries free of charge. Take the time to visit the Double - oh did we mention the delicious scones and South Bank, a focus for London’s arts scene and $2233 CDN / $2009 USD cucumber sandwiches! Return to Oxford and check out Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre. (B,D) enjoy the rest of the day at leisure. (B,HT) Single DAY 9 - Check out of your hotel and board your $3099 CDN / $2789 USD DAY 5 - Visit Highclere Castle, one of England’s coach to transfer to London’s airport for your Call for air pricing most beautiful Victorian castles used for exterior flight home. (B) and interior filming show. Continue to the Taxes Included market town of Bampton, where most outdoor scenes are filmed. Can you recognize Crawley’s house exterior and St. Mary’s Church? Return to Oxford late afternoon and enjoy a group dinner. (B,D) Care Free Travel ALASKA & THE YUKON
ACTIVITY august 29TH - SEPTEMBER 9TH LEVEL 1 2 3 4 Live gold rush history. Follow abundant wildlife. Wonder at mountains crashing into seas. Alaska & Yukon are larger than life – but within your reach… 12 Days | 13 Meals DAY 1 - Fly to Whitehorse, the capital of the McKinley – North America’s highest peak. This • Airport transfers in Whitehorse Yukon, to tour Miles Canyon, the Fish Ladder and afternoon, experience a wildlife tour into the • Touring by modern coach the SS Klondike Sternwheeler National Historic heart of Denali National Park. (L) Site. Tonight have some vaudeville fun. (D) • SS Klondike Sternwheeler DAY 7 - Arrive in Anchorage, Alaska’s largest • Five Finger Rapids & Carmacks DAY 2 - Continue north on the Klondike city. Explore the past with an experience at the • Gold Mining Dredge & Panning Highway with a stop to view the Carmacks Alaska Native Heritage Centre, Anchorage’s Interpretive River Front Boardwalk and the premier cultural attraction. Hear the songs and • Top of the World Highway beautiful Five Finger Rapids. Arrive in Dawson stories and see the dancers. Dinner is served • Alaskaland & Palace Theatre City, the heart of the Klondike Gold Rush. (B,L) inside a goldmine this evening! (D) • Denali National Park • Tundra Wilderness tour DAY 3 - Revisit history today as you experience DAY 8 - Cruise the calm and protected waters an enormous Gold Mining Dredge, then pan for of Prince William Sound along with a National • Prince William Sound Cruise your own gold. (B) Forest Interpreter. The vessel hugs the coastline • Kluane National Park & Reserve and icebergs glide silently by. See a whole host • White Pass Summit & Skagway DAY 4 - Travel north via the Top of the World of wildlife up close - wild & dramatic. (L) • Services of a Tour Director Highway and stop at the unique town of Chicken named after the state bird. Then it’s on to the DAY 9 - This morning see stunning vistas as you • Tour provided by a MAXIMA Village of Tok, where the Eagle Trail crosses the travel the Glenn Richardson Highway to Gakona Tours Travel Partner Tanana River where sternwheelers once plied Junction, climbing to Mentasta Summit before the river. (B) descending into Tok. (B) Double DAY 5 - Mail your postcards this morning at DAY 10 - Today depart Tok and travel back North Pole, Alaska. Continue on to Fairbanks into the Yukon and historic Burwash Landing. $4769 CDN / $4144 USD Travel alongside the magnificent St. Elias Range, for a cruise of the Chena and Tanana Rivers. Single Gain insight into the ancient Athabascan Indian home of Canada’s highest mountain. Arrive in culture on a personalized tour of the Chena Whitehorse to settle in for a two-night stay. (B) $5789 CDN / $5040 USD Native Village. Visit Alaskaland for a dinner Call for air pricing show. (D) DAY 11 - Travel west over the White Pass Summit to arrive in Skagway for some Taxes Included DAY 6 - Incredible vistas provide a feast for the sightseeing. Take in an optional train trip to eyes today on your journey through the town of Skagway. (B,D) Nenana to Denali National Park and Preserve. Enjoy panoramic views which include Mount DAY 12 - Say goodbye to the Yukon and head back home with unbelievable memories. 23 ENGLAND’S Grand Cathedrals
Small Group ACTIVITY september 1st - 10th EXCLUSIVE! LEVEL 1 2 3 4 The history of Britain and the aspirations of her Christian communities can be traced in the glorious excesses of the cathedrals. From Norman grandeur to the modern interpretations, this tour will 10 Days | 13 Meals explore the varied and equally magnificent cathedrals in addition to other attractions. • Airport transfers in London DAY 1 - Overnight flight to London. DAY 7 - Visit Coventry Cathedral which • Three Star+ hotel stays combines ruins of the old 14th century building • Touring by modern coach DAY 2 - Arrive in London and enjoy a destroyed by firebombs in 1940 with the new panoramic tour including London’s Old City and cathedral. Next we’ll journey north to York • Panoramic London City tour vibrant West End. See Big Ben, Buckingham to arrive at York Minster - Northern Europe’s • Norman Cathedral in Canterbury Palace, Trafalgar Square and more. Enjoy a largest Gothic cathedral. (B) • A visit to Stonehenge welcome dinner tonight. (D) • Winchester Cathedral DAY 8 - Enjoy a morning in the Yorkshire DAY 3 - Journey through the English countryside with some of the “dales” scenery. • Salisbury Cathedral countryside into Kent and the cathedral city of Visit the Fountains Abbey & Studley Royal, a • Bath Abbey & Roman Baths Canterbury to tour the Norman Cathedral and UNESCO World Heritage Site which includes • Coventry Cathedral time for exploration. (B,D) the ruins of one of Britain’s finest Cistercian • The Gothic York Minster Abbeys as well as other historic buildings. Your DAY 4 - Travel through the county of Surrey en afternoon is free to explore York. (B) • Westminster Abbey route to Winchester with a visit to Stonehenge, • MAXIMA Tour Director Visit the Winchester Cathedral where the DAY 9 - Travel on the route due south first English King was crowned in 827. We’ll directly to London. Upon arrival we will visit overnight in Salisbury tonight. (B) Westminster Abbey - one of Britain’s most important churches. Built in the 11th Century by Double DAY 5 - Visit Salisbury Cathedral, one of the King Edward, the abbey now houses the tombs $2999 CDN / $2699 USD finest medieval cathedrals of Britain. Enjoy of many royals from the subsequent centuries. Single an optional climb up 332 steps to the top (B,D) of the tower. Continue to the ancient town $3549 CDN / $3199 USD of Glastonbury and visit the Abbey - one of DAY 10 - Journey back home with a boat load of Call for air pricing England’s earliest and most important. Visit the pictures to show off the great time you had! (B) legendary burial place of King Arthur. (B,D) Taxes Included
DAY 6 - Today we’ll visit the Bath Abbey Church, the last great Gothic churches of England. While in Bath, it would be appropriate to visit the Roman Baths. (B,D)
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ACTIVITY september 16th - 26th LEVEL 1 2 3 4 For centuries the art of handcrafting the finest beers in the world has been such a part of Bavarian culture that it is protected by law. Join us on a fun yet educational tour that includes celebrating at Oktoberfest in Munich. As an added bonus, we’ll travel into Salzburg, Austria for a walking tour. 11 Days | 17 Meals • Airport transfers in Germany DAY 1 - Begin your journey today as you arrive tour a local winery followed by an enjoyable • Modern coach transportation in Toronto for your afternoon flight to Munich. dinner. (B,D) • Bavarian brewery tours
DAY 2 - Upon your arrival we’ll drive to the DAY 6 - Bid farewell to Bamberg and drive • Dachau Memorial Franconian region of Bavaria to one of its southward to Bad Aibling with a stop in Dachau • Andechs Monastery to visit the site of a Nazi-era concentration loveliest and best preserved medieval cities, • Hitler’s Eagle’s Nest Bamberg. Home to 11 breweries, Bamberg is a camp. Today we’ll also visit BMW World. (B,D) centre of the German brewing industry and a • Mozart’s birth place paradise for beer connoisseurs. (D) DAY 7 - Our day begins with a drive to Bercht- • Peterskeller Tavern esgarden in the Bavarian Alps where we arrive • Munich city tour at Hitler’s “Eagle’s Nest”. This afternoon it’s on DAY 3 - Visit two of Bamberg’s breweries, each • Munich’s Famous Oktoberfest with its own distinctive beer. The rest of the to Salzburg, Austria, for a short walking tour day is at your leisure. Some of us may choose to include Mozart’s Birth House, the Mirabell • Romantic Road to Rothenburg to visit the beer museum and learn more about Garden, and Peterskeller Tavern. (B,D) • Hofbraühaus, BMW World & Bamberg’s brew history. (B) DAY 8 - This morning pass by Munich and so much more. • MAXIMA Tour Director DAY 4 - Visit another of Bamberg’s finest stop at the Andechs Monastery, where monks breweries for a “Stammtisch” beer tasting. We’ll have brewed their own beer since the middle • Tour provided by a MAXIMA take an excursion to nearby Nuremberg, an ages. Continue to Munich for a guided city tour. Tours Travel Partner historic city known for its Lebkuchen (“Ginger- (B,L,D) bread”) and its sausages. A city tour includes the DAY 9 - Today visit the famed Oktoberfest. site of the massive annual gatherings of the Nazi You’ll have plenty of time to sample the foaming Double Party during the 1930’s. Next we’ll visit the Aisch festival beer, delicious pretzels, mouth-watering $2999 CDN / $2699 USD Valley Beer Trail in the Franconian region. (B) spit-roasted chicken and beef and many other Single DAY 5 - Embark on an excursion along the tasty food options. (B,L) $3599 CDN / $3239 USD Romantic Road, a trade route dating from the DAY 10 - Enjoy a free day to explore Munich. Middle Ages that today leads past some of Tonight’s dinner will be arranged at the Call for air pricing Germany’s best preserved medieval towns. Weihenstephan Brewery. (B,D) We’ll arrive in Rothenburg, the walled city above Taxes Included the Tauber River for a walking tour. Later today, DAY 11 - Transfer to the Munich Airport this morning and board our flight back to Canada. (B) 25 MALTA - Jewel of the Mediterranean
Small Group ACTIVITY september 27th - october 8th EXCLUSIVE! LEVEL 1 2 3 4 An opportunity like no other for 17 lucky travellers to discover the ultimate Mediterranean experience. On this tour we will be staying on both main islands. No one does Malta better! 12 Days | 23 Meals • All airport transfers DAY 1 - Overnight flight to Germany. in Malta as well as a palace tour capped off with High Tea. (B,HT) • Top tier hotel stays DAY 2 - Arrive in Frankfurt for our connecting • Mini-coach transportation flight to Malta. Arrive in Malta early afternoon DAY 7 - Today is yours to discover with the • 7 nights in Malta, 3 in Gozo and be transferred to our host hotel for a 5 Star assistance of your MAXIMA Tour Director. (B) • Lots of neat surprises experience! Enjoy a welcome dinner. (D) DAY 8 - This morning visit the special fishing • Walking tours to include: DAY 3 - Start the tour off with a bang with a village of Marsaxlokk for shopping, the fish Valletta, The Three Cities, walking tour of the UNESCO World Heritage City market and then for lunch. After a break at the Northern Malta and in Gozo - Valletta. Discover the city that the Knights of hotel, visit a traditional Band Club to hear about • Bakery, olive grove, cheese Malta built and see palaces, gardens, amazing its history followed by a traditional Village Feast. views, cathedrals and so much more. (B,D) (B,L,D) and cooking class experiences • 5500+ year old UNESCO World DAY 9 - Pack your bags as we head to Northern DAY 4 - Delve into village life with a walking Heritage Temples tour of Qormi - the bakery capital of Malta Malta for some touring followed by a special • Sail to the Island of Comino and then head back into Valletta for a lunch - lunch. Take the ferry to Gozo and visit the Azure prepared by you! Our afternoon will take us to Window before checking into our hotel. Enjoy • Experience a traditional the very intriguing Three Cities of Malta where dinner at Xlendi Bay. (B,L,D) Maltese “Festa” and more. we visit the 3 gates and Inquisitor’s Palace. (B,L) DAY 10 - Today is our full day tour of Gozo • MAXIMA Tour Director which includes the Roman Salt Pans, Citadella DAY 5 - Go back in time - way back - some 5500 of Victoria, walking through quaint streets filled plus years ago as we visit UNESCO designated with surprises along the way. (B,L) temples. Go to the cliff’s edge in Dingli - the Double $3489 CDN / $3139 USD highest point in Malta. Enjoy lunch here before DAY 11 - Kick back and enjoy a private charter arriving in the city of Rabat for some exploring. cruise to and around the island of Comino Single Cap off our day with a unique dining experience where we find some of the clearest waters in $4089 CDN / $3679 USD in the silent city of Mdina. (B,L,D) all of Europe at the Blue Lagoon. Our dinner tonight is a cooking class! (B,L,D) Call for air pricing DAY 6 - This morning take time to explore Taxes Included Mdina by day followed by some shopping time DAY 12 - Today we depart lovely Gozo for the at the Crafts Village nearby. This afternoon tour airport for our flight back home. What a trip! (B) a garden, visit the most important dome We Wear Our Passion On Our Sleeves GREATER BOSTON & The Cape
ACTIVITY SEPTEMBER 25th - 29th LEVEL 1 2 3 4 This tour is packed with the best of Boston, Boston North and the Cape! Two theatre performances, guided tours, schooner cruise, and lobsta experience ... this trip has it all. 5 Days | 8 Meals DAY 1 - Hop on board to Greater Boston. Our DAY 4 - Welcome to the sandy shores of Cape • Luxury coach transportation host hotel in Peabody, Massachusetts is the Cod. Extending some 70 miles into the sea, the • 3 night stay at the Springhill Springhill Suites by Marriott. Cape is home to both natural beauty and quaint Suites and 1 night in Plymouth colonial villages. You can walk pristine beaches, • Full day guided tour of Boston DAY 2 - Arrive in Boston just after rush hour revel in its arts and culture, and reclaim for a full day tour. Our guide will take us to the childhood memories of seashells, sandcastles, • Faneuil Hall & Quincy Market North End to learn about Paul Revere, Old North and saltwater taffy. Our local guide will meet • USS Constitution & the Historic Church, USS Constitution, Boston Common, us for a tour of Sandwich – the oldest town in North End Community Faneuil Hall, Coppley Square, The Charles River, Cape Cod. Next travel to the mid Cape for a • Harvard Yard walking tour Harvard, MIT, and so much more. Dinner will tour of Hyannis which will include the John F. be served at a favourite of ours in Little Italy Kennedy Memorial, the Korean War Memorial, • Dinner in Little Italy followed by the laugh out loud Shear Madness - Hyannisport and a view of St. Francis Xavier • Fantastic Shear Madness Play America’s longest running play! (B, D) Church, the summer parish of the Kennedy • Lobster Bake experience Family. DAY 3 - Don’t be too scared as we arrive in • Touring of Gloucester, Salem to learn about its history and dark past After a full day of touring, we will drive to Rockport, Plymouth, Salem, with the Witch Trials. A live fun (yet scary) Plymouth to enjoy our last night. Before dinner, Sandwich & Hyannis, Cape Cod theatre performance is included in here. get up close and personal with the Plymouth • Schooner Cruise Next, we’ll travel to Gloucester, America’s Rock and Mayflower II - a replica of the original • MAXIMA Tour Director oldest seaport and artist colony, and site of Mayflower. (B,D) the “perfect storm”. We’ll arrive at a MAXIMA • Includes Cancellation Insurance favourite restaurant in Gloucester to have DAY 5 - Today we’ll make our way home as we the authentic lobsta experience - it’s a lot of discuss our favourite moments - in a Boston fun! After lunch board the Thomas E. Lannon accent. (B) Double Schooner for a spectacular cruise followed by an enjoyable tour in Gloucester before departing $999 CDN / $899 USD for beautiful Rockport for some strolling, Single shopping and dinner. (B,L,D) $1359 CDN / $1219 USD Taxes Included
27 Lynn Orman Weiss
NASHVILLE & MEMPHIS Music Tour
Grand Ole Opry’s ACTIVITY SEPTEMBER 29TH - OCTOBER 6TH 90th Birthday LEVEL 1 2 3 4 There’s nothing better than combining two music capitals in one trip. In Nashville, we have music city with the focus on country music , and then Memphis with an emphasis on blues and soul. 8 Days | 10 Meals DAY 1 - Depart for our overnight stay in Grand Ole Opry’s 90th Birthday Weekend so • Luxury coach transportation Middletown, Ohio at the Drury Inn. the line up is sure to impress! (B,D) • Overnight stays there & back at the Drury in Middletown, OH DAY 2 - Arrive mid afternoon in Nashville and DAY 5 - After breakfast we’ll begin our trek to begin with a self guided tour of the Ryman Memphis - just 3 hours west of Nashville. To • 3 night stay in Nashville Auditorium - the birthplace of the Grand Ole save some time, we’ll enjoy a gourmet boxed • 2 night stay in Memphis Opry. After we check into our hotel, you have lunch en route to maximize our time. We’ll kick • Guided city tours in Nashville the option of taking a dinner cruise on the off our Memphis experience with a fun music and Memphis General Jackson or living it up with a live band tour. Our next stop will be self-guided tour of karaoke at the Hard Rock Cafe - a truly unique Graceland, home of Elvis Presley. We’ll check • Hard Rock Live Band Karaoke experience. (B) into our host hotel and relax OR join in for a • Country Music Hall of Fame, night on the town on Beale Street - where it’s Studio B, Musicians Hall of This morning and up until lunch-time, DAY 3 - always a party! (B,L) we’ll have a guided tour which will cover Fame, Sun Records Studio music row, mansions, the Nashville Parthenon, DAY 6 - We’ll continue in Memphis with a tour and Stax Records and much more. This afternoon enjoy a self- of Sun Records Studio. If you haven’t heard • Grand Ole Opry A List show guided tour of the Country Music Hall of Fame of Sun Records Studio - think Million Dollar • Elvis’ Graceland Platinum Tour followed by a very special tour and experience Quartet. Late afternoon will have us visiting at RCA’s Studio B. Tonight kick up your heels at Stax Museum of American Soul Music. Cap off • MAXIMA Tour Director the Wildhorse Saloon. (B,D) your Memphis experience with some free time. • Includes Cancellation Insurance (B) DAY 4 - This morning we’ll get a taste of Country Music Royalty with a tour of Fontanel DAY 7 - Begin our drive back home with an Double Mansion - the former home of Barbara overnight in Middletown, Ohio. (B) Mandrell. Our next stop will be at the $1499 CDN / $1349 USD Musicians Hall of Fame Museum for a self- DAY8 - Arrive back home with amazing Single guided tour. The rest of the afternoon is yours musical memories! (B) to explore. We recommend the Johnny Cash $1999 CDN / $1799 USD Museum and sampling the Honky Tonks along Taxes Included Broadway. Dinner will be enjoyed at a local gem where every meal feels like Thanksgiving (but tastes better). Our Friday night highlight concert is at the Grand Ole Opry. This is the
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ACTIVITY OCTOBER 19TH - 28TH LEVEL 1 2 3 4 There is really no other place you’d want to be at this time of year. Consider a beach front hotel in central Myrtle Beach, 3 live shows, great dining, shopping opportunities and time for golf! 10 Days | 13 Meals DAY 1 - We’ll begin our drive down to Myrtle DAY 6 - Today we’ll drive to Barefoot Landing • Luxury coach transportation Beach with an overnight stay at the Fairfield for shopping and lunch on own as well as an • Hotel stay there & back at the Inn in Winchester, Virginia. optional river cruise (additional cost). Dinner Fairfield Inn in Winchester, VA will be at a local Seafood Calabash restaurant • 7 night stay at the centrally DAY 2 - Continue our drive to Myrtle Beach prior to our final evening show performance at and arrive early evening to check into the the Carolina Opry. (B,D) located ocean-front resort The centrally located Breaker’s Resort, right on the Breakers Resort beach! Each suite (with kitchen) is situated DAY 7 - Today you may elect to join in on • 3 live shows including: some shopping excursions which include the with an oceanfront view! Enjoy some shopping - Loretta Lynn at a local grocery store to grab some snack Tanger Outlets, Walmart Super Center and items to make light meals during your stay. (B) more. (B) - Pirate’s Voyage - The Carolina Opry DAY 3 - Your first full day in Myrtle Beach is DAY 8 - A highlight on this tour is a day trip to • Day trip to Charleston Charleston. Once we arrive, we’ll have a guided yours to explore. Visit the nearby boardwalk as • Plantation tour and High Tea well as enjoy all that our resort property has tour followed by some free time to explore the to offer. We’ll gather for an optional cocktail market area, French Quarter and enjoy lunch • Shopping and golfing options before our evening dinner theatre show - on own. Our final dinner together will be at • MAXIMA Tour Director Pirate’s Voyage. You may elect to spend part of a local favourite restaurant - Thoroughbreds! • Includes Cancellation (B,D) the day golfing at an additional cost. (B,D) Insurance DAY 4 - After a morning of relaxation, depart DAY 9 - Today we’ll begin our drive back home for an included visit to Hopsewee Plantation in with an overnight stay at the Fairfield Inn in Georgetown, South Carolina for a house tour Winchester, Virginia. (B) Double and High Tea experience. This evening enjoy $1279 CDN / $1149 USD shopping and dinner on own at Broadway at DAY 10 - Today is our final day of touring. the Beach. (B,HT) We’ll arrive back home early evening. (B) Single $1699 CDN / $1529 USD DAY 5 - Enjoy another day at leisure. Gather for an optional cocktail prior to departing for Taxes Included dinner on own and our evening performance by Loretta Lynn at the Alabama Theatre. (B)
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29 VIVA LAS VEGAS
ACTIVITY november 8th - 11th LEVEL 1 2 3 4 Yah, we’re going to live it up big time in Las Vegas. Although Vegas is known for its casinos, the included tours and whole host of other options will keep you busy and excited! 4 Days | 3 Meals DAY 1 - Depart from Buffalo via Southwest to DAY 2 - Enjoy breakfast at the resort followed • Airport transfers in Las Vegas Las Vegas to have a blast. Upon arrival, we’ll by free time for gaming or exploring. There are • 3 night stay at the beautiful be transfered to our host resort - the Tropicana of course lots of options for shopping. (B) - located right on the strip - right where you Tropicana Casino Resort Free Options: want to be. Tonight take a private tour along • Evening Vegas strip tour - CBS Television City Research Center the fabulous strip to acquaint yourself with the - Check out the New York New York complex • Hoover Dam day trip area. - Automobile collection at the Quads Resort • Have fun visiting the many - Botanical gardens & art installations at Vegas is not only the casino capital of North different resort properties and the Bellagio Hotel America but an ever-changing fantasy-land partaking in the exciting - Flamingos at the Flamingo Hotel that has seen unbelievable expansion since it - Fall of Atlantis at Caesars Palace & more! evening activities emerged from the desert just over 100 years • Utilize your MAXIMA Tour ago. The sights and sounds of Las Vegas are DAY 3 - After breakfast we’ll depart for a tour enjoyed by millions of visitors every year. They Director for all show bookings of the Hoover Dam. Viewing this magnificent, stay in some of the most glamorous, unique and other attractions massive man made structure creates a respect hotels in the world. They eat at five-star for man’s accomplishments. The strong desire • MAXIMA Tour Director restaurants and expansive buffets. They play to harness nature’s power drove the human at casinos, pools, health spas and golf courses. mind and body to build Hoover Dam in the Sometimes (many times, actually) they even hottest, driest area of the United States. In marry each other. Double doing so, the seasonal flooding of the Colorado $695 CDN / $629 USD You will be dazzled by Vegas, but the sheer River was eliminated and millions of people number of things to see and do can seem now have drinking water and irrigation during Single overwhelming. And that’s where MAXIMA the dry season. Enjoy your last evening in $859 CDN / $769 USD Tours comes in - we’re here to make it a trip Vegas. (B) to remember! Why not take in a show while Call for air pricing you’re here? DAY 4 - Sadly our final day is here, but we’re sure that you’ve experienced enough to cross Taxes Included Las Vegas off your bucket list. Late afternoon we will catch our Southwest flight to Buffalo. (B)
Industry Leading Tour Directors MEXICO’S Incredible Copper Canyon
ACTIVITY november 14th - 23rd LEVEL 1 2 3 4 The largest canyon in North America, the Copper Canyon provides a destination unlike any other. For those who love the unusual and seek adventure, the Copper Canyon is the answer! 10 Days | 24 Meals DAY 1 - Fly to sunny Arizona and overnight in their original grandeur. Depart for El Fuerte and • Airport transfers in Arizona Tempe. arrive by early afternoon. (B,L,D) • Hermiosillo Cathedral and
DAY 2 - This morning we’ll cross into Mexico at DAY 6 - All aboard our train - known as the Government Palace Nogales and arrive at Santa Ana for lunch. After most spectacular train ride in North America. • Sea of Cortez yacht cruise lunch we depart for Hermiosillo where we visit Enjoy lunch on-board and arrive at Posada • Guaymas Pearl Farm the Cathedral and the Government Palace to Barrancas by mid afternoon. Tonight relish in a • Copper Canyon train view the famous murals depicting the history of Tarahumara Indian Culture presentation. (B,L,D) Sonora. Check into our lovely oceanfront hotel excursion for 2 nights. (B,L,D) DAY 7 - Today, we’ll explore the Tarahumara • Paquime archaeological site Indian Arts and Crafts, visit the rim of the • Pottery demonstration DAY 3 - This morning board our private scenic canyon and enjoy the surroundings. We have • Tram ride into Copper Canyon cruise on the Sea of Cortez as we watch for an opportunity to board the Copper Canyon dolphins, seals, exotic birds and possibly whales. Aerial tramway that descends into the Canyon • San Carlos, Alamos, El Fuerte, Wander among massive cacti at the Cactus with great views. You may elect to take in some Casas Grandes and more Garden and learn about these fascinating plants. optional activities this afternoon. (B,L,D) • Services of a Tour Director Kick back while you enjoy some time at the • Tour provided by a MAXIMA resort before our seaside, sunset dinner. (B,L,D) DAY 8 - After breakfast, board our motor coach and transfer to Creel by way of Oteros Canyon. Tours Travel Partner DAY 4 - Depart for our first stop, the Guaymas After lunch in Guerrero, descend from the Pearl Farm, the first cultured pearl farm in North mountains into the Chihuahuan Desert and the America. Here, learn about the pearl oyster city of Nuevo Casas Grandes. Tonight enjoy a Double farming, pearl grading and quality selection. Mata Oritz pottery demonstration and have our Travel south through the rich grain farmland and farewell to Mexico dinner. (B,L,D) $2179 CDN / $1894 USD to the foothills of the Sierra Madre Mountains, Single arriving in the quaint city of Alamos. This town DAY 9 - Before leaving Nuevo Casas Grandes, is a living museum. The cobblestone streets are we visit Mexico’s northernmost archaeological $2789 CDN / $2429 USD lined with beautiful Spanish Colonial Mansions. site at Paquime where the ancient Grand Call for air pricing Tonight we’ll enjoy a cultural feast! (B,L,D) Chichimeca civilization erected their pyramids and adobe multistory apartments. We travel Taxes Included DAY 5 - Enjoy a guided walking tour through through the plains and cattle country of the cobblestone streets of Alamos. Visit some Chihuahua before reentering the USA at fabled mansions that have been restored to Douglas, Arizona. (B,L)
DAY 10 - Depart this morning for your return flight home. (B) 31 Ship Registry: Bahamas/USA Restrictions Apply CRUISING in the NEW YEAR!
ACTIVITY december 26th - january 3rd LEVEL 1 2 3 4 This relaxing 7 day vacation combines the best of two great destinations. Soak up the sun and fun with the beaches and theme parks of Florida, and experience a paradise of shopping, scuba diving 9 Days | most Meals and tropical adventure in islands of the Bahamas. • Travel by luxury motor coach DAY 1 - Depart by coach and arrive in Wilkes theme parks. Or spend the day watching for • One night stay en route Barre to check into our host hotel - the alligators from an airboat. (B,L,D) at the Springhill Suites in Springhill Suites by Marriott for one night. Enjoy Pennsylvania shopping and dining on own this evening. DAY 5 - Arrive in Great Stirrup Cay, Bahamas. Spend a full day on the expanded white sandy • 7 night cruise on the stunning DAY 2 - Arrive in New York City in good time beaches and enjoy the many activities that are NCL’s Breakaway Ship to board our ship - the Norwegian Cruise Line’s offered. Play in the water, go snorkeling and • All meals included on the ship (NCL) Breakaway for our seven night cruise. see underwater delights, or get revved up on *Named Best New Ship by Cruise Critic editors, a wave-runner adventure. The fun is endless • Optional specialty restaurant Norwegian Breakaway combines the best here. Hungry? Grab a bite at NCL’s new 8,500 bookings are available of New York City with the most magnificent square foot beach buffet which includes a • Optional land tours available amenities at sea. (B,L,D) central pizza making station, two grills, hot and • Ports of call include: New cold food stations, as well as fresh fruit and Breathe in the fresh ocean air and connect with bread. (B,L,D) York City, Orlando, Great the sea like never before along The Waterfront, Stirrup Cay and Nassau in the a quarter-mile oceanfront promenade lined with DAY 6 - Arrive in Nassau, Bahamas. From restaurants, bars and spectacular views. Indulge Bahamas the waterfront to the end of Bay Street, you’ll in 29 dining experiences, including three new, • MAXIMA Tour Director find some of the best duty-free shopping and dedicated seafood venues by celebrity chef a charming mix of architecture, both old and Geoffrey Zakarian. Also enjoy dazzling Broadway new. But there’s plenty to do besides shopping - performances - Rock of Ages, Burn the Floor and swim with the dolphins, try your luck in a casino Cirque Dreams & Dinner Jungle Fantasy. We will Double Inside Cabin or snorkel with colourful fish. (B,L,D) embark and head south at 3:00 pm. $1829 CDN / $1649 USD DAY 7,8 - Enjoy your final two days at sea on Double Balcony Cabin DAY 3 - This is our first full day at sea. Enjoy all the Breakaway. Let’s party it up on our first $2139 CDN / $1925 USD that the Breakaway has to offer! (B,L,D) night because it’s the reason we signed up for this cruise - Happy New Year! (B,L,D) Call for Single Pricing DAY 4 - Arrive in Port Canaveral, Orlando. This Taxes Included is the place to shuttle from one exciting port to DAY 9 - Arrive back in New York and disembark the next. Visit nearby Kennedy Space Center by 10:00 am and begin our journey home. (B) for a day of inspiring and educational exhibits. Amuse yourself at any one of the world-class
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Soaring Eagle MICHIGAN Tropicana ATLANTIC CITY
ACTIVITY May 4th - 7th / October 19th - 22nd march 22nd - 25th LEVEL 1 2 3 4 • Luxury motor coach transportation May 31st - june 4th • 3 night stay at the Soaring Eagle Casino Resort in Mount Pleasant, MI September 8th -11th • $90 free slot play & $90 meal voucher • Luxury motor coach transportation • Shopping day trips included! • 3 night stay at the Tropicana Casino Resort • Includes cancellation insurance • Day trips and shopping opportunities • $40 free slot play and $75 meal vouchers Immerse yourself in luxury and escape the everyday. Here you • Includes cancellation insurance can unwind in the AAA Four-Diamond comfort of first class rooms while enjoying 210,000 square feet of excitement. Tropicana AC is one of New Jersey’s premier resorts and provides This trip is about so much more than gaming. The food and a world-class experience in a spectacular hotel and casino packed spa options are spectacular as well as the optional day trips with amenities. for some shopping and sightseeing in Midland, Birch Run and Our May date is a 4 night stay with $100 in meal credits. Our Frankenmuth. May and September dates include a Philadelphia day trip.
Double - $469 CDN / $419 USD Double - $309 CDN / $279 USD (March) Single - $639 CDN / $579 USD Double - $449 CDN / $399 USD (May) Double - $349 CDN / $319 USD (September)
Turning Stone VERONA, NY Mohegan Sun CONNETICUT
march 8th -10th October 4th - 7th • Luxury motor coach transportation • Luxury motor coach transportation • 2 night stay at the Turning Stone Resort • 3 night stay at the Mohegan Sun Casino Resort • $80 free slot play & $15 meal credit and 2 breakfasts in Connecticut are included • $40 free slot play & 3 meal vouchers • Shopping trip to Destiny USA Mall! • Optional Newport Mansion tour add on • Includes cancellation insurance • Includes cancellation insurance
The award-winning Turning Stone Casino Resort is nestled in Mohegan Sun is your Connecticut destination for the heart of Central New York. The 3400 acre resort features casino excitement and top entertainment, dining, luxurious hotel accommodations, with over 2,100 slots plus premier shopping, luxury hotel, spa, pool and golf. table games, you’re sure to find a lucky streak by choosing With over 364,000 square feet of gaming space, it is this tour! one of the largest casinos in the United States. Double - $299 CDN / $269 USD Double - $489 CDN / $439 USD Single - $419 CDN / $379 USD Single - $689 CDN / $619 USD 33 TermsTerms and & Conditions Conditions
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The client is required to ensure success of implemented fees, visas, passports, and any items of a Payment on Charter Flights are 100% Non-Refundable. departure by complying with a minimum passenger personal nature, are of the responsibility of the *If contracting out-sourced travel programs and count as required by Maxima before the trip may depart. passenger. At hotel check-out all additional fees and suppliers for packaging, all payments, cancellations and Maxima Tours reserves the right to cancel any tour 45 services not included in the itinerary and stated above policies of the company of which Maxima Tours days prior to departure, regardless of ticket prepayment, will be the responsibility of the guest and are made contracts the travel program, will take effect and in the event the group passenger count falls below the payable at this time. override Maxima Tours policies. 30 passenger minimum. Maxima Tours will not be held *Maxima Tours will act in the capacity of agents for all SPECIAL NEEDS PASSENGERS: responsible for location of seats, as venue will assign Non-Maxima Tours product. Any disability requiring special attention must be seating based on availability at time of booking. IMPORTANT INFORMATION: reported to us at time of booking. We will make Maxima Tours reserves the right to cancel or alter a tour, BAGGAGE HANDLING: reasonable attempts to accommodate the special needs at our discretion. Prices quoted are based on costs/rate Each tour will allow baggage handling for one suitcase of tour members, however cannot be responsible in the of exchange on currency at time of print, and are subject per person. All passengers are responsible for carrying event the requests are denied by tour suppliers, travel to change without notice. Not applicable to “booked” all hand luggage, overnight bags, coats, etc. All companies and vendors. We regret that we cannot excursions. Once a signed confirmation is received with passengers are required to handle their own baggage always provide individual assistance to a tour member deposit, the contract does not permit price increases. through airports. Maxima Tours cannot assume for walking, dining, boarding and disembarking from Maxima Tours acts only as an agent in making responsibility of lost or damaged personal articles or the motor coaches, and other transportation vehicles. arrangements for hotels, transportation and air carriers, belongings. restaurants or any other services and cannot assume TICO# 50018105 (retail) TIPS AND TAXES: responsibility or liability for any injury, damage, death, TICO# 50021759 (wholesale) All meal and hotel gratuities, service charges and loss, accident or delay to persons or property due to an HST# 840526057 applicable taxes are included in the package price, Registration Form TOUR NAME & DATE: ______TOUR COST:______For tours requiring air transportation, please include a photo copy of your passport
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Are you a CDN Citizen: YES NO Emerg. Contact Name & Number: ______
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Are you celebrating a special occassion on this tour? ______
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