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Montana, Glacier National Park & the Canadian Rockies By Top of the Hill Club presents Montana, Glacier National Park & the Canadian Rockies by Train 9 Days June 17, 2014 Day 1: Depart St. Paul/Minneapolis - All Aboard spectacular views and photos of Lake Louise & Transfer to St. Paul/Minneapolis Midway Station Victoria Glacier. Later enjoy a Banff Area Tour and board Amtrak’s famous ‘Empire Builder’ Train including Mt. Rundle, Bow Falls, Tunnel Mountain bound for Montana and Glacier National Park. Sit and the Hoodoos. The late afternoon is at leisure back and relax as you ride the rails and overnight to shop or explore Banff on your own. Tour Highlights onboard as the train heads West through Wiscon- Meal: (B) Overnight: Banff sin, Minnesota, North Dakota and Montana. •Four National Parks Overnight: Empire Builder Train Day 6: Banff - Icefields Parkway - Banff •2 Nights aboard Empire Builder Train Today travel much of the Icefields Parkway, situ- •Two Nights Whitefish, Montana Day 2: Ride The Rails - Glacier Nat’l Park ated between Lake Louise and Jasper, and consid- •Glacier National Park Awake this morning as you continue Westward on ered one of the most scenic highways in the world. •Going-to-the-Sun Highway the train and relax to the passing scenery. Today See a panorama of snow-capped mountain peaks, •Kootenay National Park you travel through North Dakota & Montana arriv- hanging glaciers, waterfalls, canyons, and often •Three Nights in Banff, Alberta ing in Whitefish, Montanathis evening. Meet your wildlife such as moose, big-horn sheep and bear. •Moraine Lake & Valley of Ten Peaks Premier World Discovery Tour Director and transfer Scale Bow Pass with a stop to see turquoise blue •Lake Louise & Victoria Glacier to your hotel for a two night stay in Whitefish. Peyto Lake. Ride in a specially designed Snow •Icefields Parkway & Peyto Lake Overnight: Whitefish Coach on the 1000 foot-thick Athabasca Glacier, •Athabasca Glacier Snow Coach part of the Columbia Icefield. Tonight enjoy dinner •Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump Day 3: Whitefish - Going to the Sun Highway at a local restaurant in Banff. •Waterton Lakes National Park This morning our destination is the heart ofGlacier Meals: (B,D) Overnight: Banff National Park, the Crown Jewel of the Continent. Inclusions The excitement begins as you board a 1930’s Red Day 7: Banff - Buffalo Jump - Glacier Nat’l Park •2 Nights Rail Journey aboard Amtrak’s Jammer Touring Car for a ride over the Going-to- Today travel south and visit Head-Smashed-In Buf- Empire Builder Train in Coach Class Seat the-Sun Highway featuring incredible scenery and falo Jump. The interpretive center is a UNESCO •6 Nights Hotel Accommodations acclaimed as one of the most beautiful roadways World Heritage Site and bears witness to a custom •9 Meals: 6-B, 3-D in the world. The 52-mile long engineering mar- practiced by native people of the North American •Professional Tour Director vel crosses the Continental Divide through Logan plains for nearly 6000 years. Later enter Waterton •Motorcoach Transportation Pass at an elevation of 6,680 feet and includes the Lakes National Park and see the historic Prince of •Admissions per Itinerary Weeping Wall and Birdwoman Falls along with Wales Hotel. Travel across the border to Montana •Comprehensive Sightseeing many spectacular mountain vistas. and Glacier National Park, a haven for some of •Baggage Handling Meals: (B,D) Overnight: Whitefish the world’s endangered species such as the gray •Hotel Transfers wolf and grizzly bear. Overnight at one of the East Accommodations Day 4: Kootenay National Park - Banff Glacier Park area lodges. Enjoy your Farewell Din- •1 Night - Empire Builder Train in Coach Head north through British Columbia along the ner this evening. western slope of the Canadian Rockies, into the Meals: (B,D) Overnight: East Glacier National Park Class Seat heart of Canada’s great timberlands andKootenay •2 Nights - Whitefish, Montana National Park. See the bright red walls of Sinclair Day 8: East Glacier - Empire Builder Train •3 Nights - Caribou Lodge or Canyon and travel through Radium Hot Springs. Board Amtrak’s Empire Builder Train today for Ptarmigan Inn, Banff Arrive in Banff for a three-night stay in the heart the return journey back to Chicago. Sit back and •1 Night - East Glacier National Park of the Canadian Rockies. relax as you ride the rails and overnight onboard area Lodges, Glacier National Park Meal: (B) Overnight: Banff the train. •1 Night - Empire Builder Train in Coach Meal (B) Overnight: Empire Builder Train Class Seat Day 5: Lake Louise & Banff Tour Tour Rates This morning travel north to see two of the crown Day 9: Arrive St. Paul/Minneapolis - Home jewels of the Canadian Rockies: Moraine Lake & The Empire Builder train arrives in St. Paul/Minne- Lake Louise. First stop to view spectacular Moraine apolis late this afternoon. Later arrive home with per person double $2695 Lake and the Valley of the Ten Peaks. Next stop wonderful memories of your travel experience. at the Chateau Lake Louise to explore and capture $875 single supplement Included Overnight Accommodations aboard Amtrak Optional Roomette Sleeper Upgrade- Limited Space Add *$750 per person double - Roundtrip from St. Paul- MN Midway Station +$1500 single ·Comfortable seats The Roomette has two reclining seats on either side of a big ·Fold-down trays picture window. At night, the seats convert to a lower bed and ·Individual reading lamps an upper berth folds down from above. Roomette accom- ·Ample legroom modations feature included meals onboard, picture window & Reserved Coach Class Seat two reclining seats (beds per above), electrical outlets, climate control, reading lights, garment rack, fold-down table, fresh towels and bed linens, soap and shower amenities. Personal We have included travel in Coach Class accommodations aboard service including turndown, Amtrak in both directions. Coach Class seats are oversized re- coffee, bottled water & clining seats, akin to business class on an international flight newspaper. There is with plenty of room to move around. The trains feature a no in-cabin toilet or full-dining car and lounge service. Guests who wish to upgrade shower. Restroom facilities from the included Coach Class accommodations may purchase are shared & are nearby a Roomette with sleeping accommodations (availability is very in the same train car. limited). * Roomettes are limited & based on availability at time of booking. Group Contact Information: Montana, Glacier NP & Canadian Rockies by Train Make Checks Payable to: Top of the Hill Club June 17, 2014 / Booking #76074 Top of the Hill Club 105 Lake Ave, PO Box 848 Fairmont, MN 56031 Attn: Ellen Borkenhagen Phone: (507) 235-7577 Email: [email protected] United States Tour Reservation Information RESPONSIBILITY TRAVEL PROTECTION Premier World Tours LLC dba Premier World Discovery (hereafter PWD), whose Travel Protection Plan is available and highly recommended. Approximate cost vouchers are used by respective agents for the passenger in all matters pertaining at time of printing is $145 per person. Please see your group organizer for more to hotel accommodations, sightseeing tours and transportation, hold themselves information. free of responsibility for any damages occasioned from any cause whatsoever. PWD will not be responsible for any damages or inconvenience caused by late arrivals, departures and change of schedule or other conditions nor will they be responsible for any act, omission, or event during the time the passenger is not on board their CANCELLATION FEES conveyance. The passage contract in use by the airline concerned, when issued, Cancellations not covered by the waiver or if the waiver is not purchased, are subject shall constitute the sole contract between the airline and the purchaser of this tour/ to the following per person fees: cruise, and/or passenger. PWD does not hold any responsibility for the conduct of - Cancel more than 180 days prior to departure: Full Refund any of its members, hotel, motorcoach, cruiseline, train, airline or other personnel. - Cancel 179-75 days prior to departure: Deposit is Retained PWD reserves the right to decline to accept or retain any person as a member of a - Cancel 74-45 days prior to departure: 25% of total price tour/cruise at its discretion. PWD &/or its Tour Director retain the right to require - Cancel 44-15 days prior to departure: 50% of total price any participant to withdraw from a tour/cruise at any time, if determined to be in the - Cancel 14 days or less prior to departure/no shows: No refunds best interests of health, safety & general welfare of the tour/cruise group or of the individual participant. Arbitration - I/We agree, any and all disputes concerning this contract or any other material concerning the trip, or the trip itself must be resolved exclusively pursuant to binding arbitration in the state of California, pursuant to the then current rules of the American Arbitration Association. Payment of the deposit for this tour/cruise constitutes acceptance of these terms and conditions. Itinerary and hotels are subject to change. CST #2048841-40 *Amtrak Train Notes Coach class seating is included in your tour cost which gives you access to the din- ing car and lounge. Approx Train Time - Minneapolis to Whitefish 23 hours E. Glacier to Minneapolis 21 hours Sleeper Car (Roomette) Train Upgrade - Limited Availability!! Sleeper Car (Roomette) Train Upgrade includes Private Room for upto 2 people with upper & lower sleeping berths, shared out of room restroom facilities and access to the dining car and lounge. Some meals included with Roomette onboard Train. United States Tour Reservation Information TRAVEL PROTECTION Travel Protection Plan is available and highly recommended. Approximate cost DEPOSIT & FINAL PAYMENT at time of printing is $145 per person. Please see your group organizer for more A deposit of $300 per person is due with information.
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