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Celebrating Canadian Capitals TERMS AND CONDITIONS How to book: Reservations may be made through Danielle at the CAA Thorold office. A non- CELEBRATING refundable deposit of $250 per person due at time of booking. Balance is due by April 10, 2017. Cancellation charges: Deposits are non-refundable, name changes permitted up to day of CANADIAN CAPITALS departure. Cancellation insurance is available. Should it be necessary to cancel your trip prior to departure, the following penalties will apply: with George & Lorna Huber 60 days or more prior Deposit non-refundable 59 to 30 days prior 50 % non-refundable 29 to 0 days prior 100% non-refundable July 12 to 21, 2017 Prices: All prices on this flyer are in Canadian dollars, unless otherwise stated, are based on July 26 to August 4, 2017 August 1, 2016 contract rates, and are subject to change should currencies fluctuate or surcharge be imposed. Local laws and customs: The Ontario government requires that we advise anyone travelling outside Ontario that there are many different living standards and practices outside your home, including accommodation, provision of utilities such as water, electricity, preparation of food, etc. To have an enjoyable vacation, we recommend that you discuss the relevant customs of the country you will be visiting with your travel agent and/or the destination Tourist Board or Consulate. Responsibility and liability: CAA Tuxedo Tours have made arrangements in this flyer with tour companies, hotels, airlines, and coach lines. Each company has its own terms and conditions for doing business and you will be bound by them. CAA Tuxedo Tours accepts no responsibility for the acts and omissions of any of the above companies other than CAA Tuxedo Tours and their employees. Tour companies have specific regulations governing the carriage of individuals with disabilities. If you have a disability, please advise your CAA agent so that appropriate arrangements may be made on your behalf to ensure the best possible vacation experience. Rates are based on August 1, 2016 contract rates, and depending on currency fluctuations, are subject to change. All hotels are subject to change. In the event that a tour is cancelled, CAA will have no further responsibility beyond the refund of all monies paid by passengers. This will constitute full settlement. Tours are arranged on a minimum number of passengers and a CAA escort will accompany the group once our minimums are met. CAA reserves the right to cancel a tour or substitute services or modify the itinerary as required. In all cases, the substitution will be comparable or superior. #04480422 Contact or visit Danielle at CAA Tuxedo Tours 3271 Schmon Pkwy, Thorold 905-322-2703 • [email protected] Exploring the changes in the July 12 to 21 & July 26 to August 4, 2017 United Provinces of Canada, 1840-1867 Day 1 L view Montmorency Falls Park, drive through the Ile Ottawa, Quebec City and Kingston Travel day to Ottawa via Peterborough to view the d’Orleans, visit Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupre Shrine, and world’s highest Hydraulic Lift Locks. Check into the Cyclorama of Jerusalem – a cylindrical painting 14 hotel for the next three nights. metres and 110 metres in circumference, depicting Jerusalem at the time of Christ. We will continue our Tour Highlights & Inclusions Day 2 B, D journey by visiting the Atelier Pare-Econo museum of After breakfast, tour the Centre Block Parliament woodcarving, featuring painting and wood creations • Three nights’ accommodation in Ottawa Building: the Senate Chambers, House of Commons depicting Quebec legends. • Four nights’ accommodation in Quebec City and the Peace Tower. After the tour, view the Changing • Two nights’ accommodation in Kingston of the Guard, the traditional military performance Day 7 B, L of the “ceremonial guards”. Leave for the Canadian The day is spent in the historic Village of Saint-Jean- • Breakfast daily Museum of History which contains exhibits interpreting Port-Joli. The village was founded in 1679 and is • Four lunches including a luncheon cruise Canada’s history from its Native People to the present famous as the handicraft-weaving and wood carving • and view an IMAX presentation. Lunch on own at capital of Quebec. The village church dates from Six dinners including dinner in the Officer’s Mess, Fort Henry M u s e u m. 1779, with its interior wood carvings remain intact. • Visit to the Hydraulic Lift Locks, Peterborough Lunch will be at the Faubourg O Fleuve. After lunch, Day 3 B, D tour the “Musee Sculptures sur Boix des Ancien • Guided tour of Parliament Hill Buildings, Quebec City, and Kingston After breakfast, visit the Canadian War Museum, a Canadiens”, which displays more than 250 carvings dramatic concrete and glass, bunker style building: the • Tour of the Canadian Museum of History/IMAX and the Canadian War Museum a n d h a n d i c r a f t s b y l o c a l a r t i s a n s . • grass on the roof suggests regeneration – a necessary Visit Gatineau Park Visitor Center and Mackenzie King Estate result of war. The permanent exhibits organized Day 8 B, D • Visit Montmorency Falls, Ile d’Orleans, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupre Shrine, and chronologically, illustrates Canada’s military history, Today, we travel to Kingston, our home city for the next Cyclorama De Jerusalem in war and on the home front. Lunch is on own at the two nights. During the afternoon, we will visit and have • Tour of Atelier Pare Museum, the Wood Sculptures in Saint-Jean-Port-Joli and visit the Byward Market. After lunch, leave for Gatineau Park. dinner in the Officers Mess at Fort Henry. Following While travelling through the park, you will witness its dinner, the Fort Henry Guards will perform muster Early Canadian Wood Carving Museum natural beauty. Visit the Mackenzie King Estate, the drills and military demonstrations. Fort Henry was built • Narrated Thousand Islands Cruise summer residence of three-time prime minister William during the War of 1812 and has been restored as a • Deluxe coach transportation, air-conditioned and washroom equipped Lyon Mackenzie King. Here Mackenzie King welcomed museum of British and Canadian military history. notable guests such as Winston Churchill and Charles Day 9 B, L, D • Hosted by George and Lorna Huber Li n d b e rg h. • After breakfast, tour the historic Kingston sites, All taxes and gratuities Day 4 B, D including Bellevue House National Historic Site. • Baggage handling This morning we leave for the beautiful city of Quebec Belleview, built in 1840, was the residence of Sir • Tip for coach driver and check into our Victorian hotel in historic Old John A. Macdonald, the first prime minister of the Quebec, our home for the next four nights. confederated provinces of Canada in 1867. After the land tour, we depart on a three hour “Heart of Day 5 B, D the Island Luncheon Cruise,” a narrated tour of the We begin the day with a guided city tour of the Thousand Islands and Kingston Harbour. Enjoy historical sites of Old Quebec within and below the $2,799pp double $2,739pp triple our farewell dinner in one of Kingston’s wonderful walls of Upper and Lower Town. This walled section of restaurants. Quebec City is a unique world heritage site, an insight $2,709pp quad $3,719single i n t o t h e h e a r t o f O l d F r a n c e . Day 10 B Following breakfast, we travel back to Port Colborne Payment can be made by Visa, MasterCard or American Express. Day 6 B, L US dollar check payments will have a surcharge of 2% added This day is spent touring many of the natural and B – Breakfast L – Lunch D – Dinner cultural heights surrounding Quebec City. We will To book, contact or visit Danielle at CAA Tuxedo Tours 3271 Schmon Pkwy, Thorold 905-322-2703 • [email protected].
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