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KM Tours Hawaiian Islands Cruise KM Tours Presents Hawaiian Islands Cruise January 30 - February 8, 2020 From $4,575 per person from Hartford Area Featuring Norwegian Cruise Line’s Pride of America Early Booking Discount make your reservation by July 15, 2019 and save $100 per person* Tour Highlights • 2 nights in the heart of Waikiki • Visit Pearl Harbor and see the Arizona Memorial • Famous Waikiki Beach • Hawaiian Luau • 7 Night Hawaiian Islands Cruise - Norwegian Cruise Line’s Pride of America • 2 Days in Maui • 2 Days in Kauai • 2 Days on the Big Island of Hawaii • All meals while cruising • Non-stop airfare transportation from Chicago This is an exclusive travel program presented by InterTrav Corporation Don’t be disappointed Reservation deadline September 1, 2019 Final Payment Due September 18, 2019 Thursday, Jan 30 - HARTFORD AREA/HONOLULU We depart the Hartford area this morning by motor coach to Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport for our transpacific flight traveling to Honolulu, Oahu. On arrival, we are greeted by the warm trade winds and a traditional Hawaiian “lei” and “aloha!” Oahu is called “The Gathering Place” and is alive with activity. A short drive brings us to our hotel in the heart of Waikiki. Friday, Jan. 31 - HONOLULU waterfront area into enormous green parks. Spend a relax- Today is at leisure to explore Honolulu. Explore Kalakaua ing afternoon strolling through the waterfront parks or in Avenue with its fabulous shops and great restaurants. Find the downtown district, where a number of the brightly a delightful spot on iconic Waikiki Beach to relax and colored restored buildings clustered next to the Wailuku enjoy activity on the beach. This evening, we take in the River are listed with the National Register of Historic rich cultural heritage of the Pacific Islands. Enjoy the Places. Touring the “Big Island” is also a real adventure, spectacular Hawaiian Luau delivered to you at the ocean's for Hawaii’s vast size has produced a wide variety of edge, under the stars and palm trees. Be touched by the climates and attractions. All about the island you’ll magic of ancient Hawaii and all its splendor. Feel the spirit discover traces of an ancient Hawaiian civilization as you of Aloha, experience a backyard-style Hawaiian Luau. go from sandy beaches to lava wastelands, from rocky (B,D) deserts to sweet mountain meadows, and from peaceful bays to volcanic craters. (B,L,D) Saturday, Feb. 1 - HONOLULU / CRUISING (Pearl Harbor) This morning, we will relive a “moment in history” when Wednesday, Feb. 5 - CRUISING (Kona) we visit Pearl Harbor’s Arizona Memorial and Visitors This morning we will arrive in Kona located on the Center. We’ll stop at the Visitors Center to watch a short western coast of the “Big Island” of Hawaii. In Kona we’ll film depicting the events that unfolded on December 7, find the real Polynesian Hawaii where the old culture still 1941. We will then board a navy launch for the short jour- thrives. Enjoy a visit to the fishing village of Kailua and ney to the U.S.S. Arizona, where we’ll disembark for an the summer palace of Hawaiian royalty, or simply relax up close, unforgettable experience. After our visit we with an afternoon aboard one of the glass bottom boats. transfer to Norwegian Cruise Lines Pride of America for Of course, there is always shopping nearby or an afternoon the beginning our seven night cruise. (B,D) of working on your tan at the beach or poolside. For the Sunday, Feb. 2 & Monday, Feb. 3 - more adventurous, you may prefer taking part in any num- CRUISING (Kahului, Maui) ber of optional shore excursions including snorkeling or The next two days will be spent visiting the “Valley Isle” deep sea fishing for Blue Marlin - the Kona Coast is fa- mous for it! (B,L,D) of Maui. We’re just 88 miles from Oahu, but it’s a different world. Uncrowded country, rural life, lush Thursday, Feb. 6 & Friday, Feb. 7 - CRUISING tropical flora and sugar cane plantations help to give Maui (Nawiliwili, Kauai) its appropriate nickname. Maui was formed by the This morning we will arrive in the quaint port town of convergence of two volcanoes at the isthmus known as the Nawiliwili on the “Garden Isle” of Kauai. It is no Central Valley, and Kahului is the ideal location for coincidence that the oldest of the major Hawaiian Islands touring the island. Enjoy the day at nearby Wailuku, is also the most beautiful. With its sandy beaches and large where you can investigate the Bailey House Museum or coral reefs, Kauai is Hawaii’s most irresistible destination. take part in any number of optional shore excursions that To truly experience the diversity of Kauai, you’ll want to will introduce you to beautiful Iao Valley, Haleakala take an optional shore excursion to Waimea Canyon and Crater, the old whaling port of Lahaina, and the three-mile gaze down upon the “Grand Canyon of the Pacific,” or crescent of white sand known as Kaanapali Beach. enjoy a scenic jungle river cruise along the Wailua River (B,L,D) to the mystical Fern Grotto. Regardless of what you Tuesday, Feb. 4 - CRUISING (Hilo) choose to do, you’ll find an endless array of exotic spots Today we visit Hilo on the “Big Island” of Hawaii. Hilo is to explore. Nawiliwili is known for the flame-red blos- a city not so much for tourists as for visitors, as nature soms of the ubiquitous wiliwili tree, while the sweet smell itself has checked the city’s progress with an average of of mokihana berries permeates the air and the lush green landscape intoxicates the senses. (B,L,D) 278 days of rain a year and two destructive tsunamis. Today the city has since retreated from the sea, turning the Saturday, Feb. 8 - HONOLULU / EN ROUTE The Tour Price Includes: Unfortunately all good things must come to an end. This morning we will disembark and meet our driver/guide for • Roundtrip airport transportation from the Hartford area. a tour of Oahu. We will visit the Dole Plantation, origi- • Economy class air transportation on scheduled flights nally operated as a fruit stand in 1950. The Dole Planta- from Chicago/Honolulu - Honolulu/Chicago. tion opened to the pubic as Hawaii’s “Pineapple Experi- • Transportation by deluxe private motor coach with ence” in 1989. We’ll enjoy a two-mile 20 minute fully accompanying Hawaiian driver/guides. narrated train ride through the real life working plantation • Accommodations in first class hotel in twin-bedded to learn about the pineapple, Hawaii’s most famous fruit rooms with private bath or shower in Honolulu. crop, and hear about James Dole, the man who built a • Cruise ship accommodations as selected on world-famous agriculture empire from 60 acres of Wa- Norwegian Cruise Lines Pride of America hiawa earth. This afternoon we arrive at Honolulu Air- • Breakfast in Honolulu and all meals while cruising. port for our flight to Chicago. (B) • Sightseeing as detailed in the Day by Day Itinerary Sunday, Feb. 9 - EN ROUTE / HARTFORD AREA including entrance fees where necessary. Early this morning we will arrive in Chicago’s O’Hare • Luggage handling and porterage charges for one suit- Airport. Upon arrival we’ll board our private motor case per person at hotels. coach for the journey back to Wisconsin. No better time to reflect on memories that will last a lifetime and new The Vacation Price Does Not Include: Items of a per- friendships made along the way. sonal nature such as laundry and cleaning, telephone calls, optional tours and excursions, tips to the Cruise * * * Welcome Home * * * Line Personnel, Tour Escort, motor coach drivers and local guides, tips to hotel and breakfast room staff; airline B = Breakfast L = Lunch D = Dinner baggage fees, luggage handling at airports; personal and baggage insurance; meals other than those stated above. Cruise Tour Prices Inside Stateroom: $4,575 Ocean View Stateroom: $4,965 Balcony Stateroom: $5,285 All prices are per person, double occupancy Single rates are available upon request. Come Join the Fun! TOUR DEPOSIT AND PAYMENT: Payment is accepted by personal or bank checks. For credit card payments, please add a 3.5% service fee to all transactions. YOU WILL BE INVOICED FOR THE BALANCE OF PAYMENT DUE ON OR BE- FORE FRIDAY, September 18, 2019. ARRANGEMENTS: The tour price is based on a minimum participation of 20 persons and includes planning, handling, and oper- ational charges and is quoted on the current tariff rates and airfares in effect as of March 12, 2019. In event of a marked increase or decrease in tariff rates, the cost is subject to revision. AIRLINE TICKETING: For ticketing purposes your legal first and last names are required, and should match your photo identifi- cation that you will carry with you on the tour. Once airline tickets have been issued and a ticket requires a name change because of incorrect information supplied to our office, the client is responsible for any applicable airline charges. TOUR PRICING: This is a package tour in which land tour costs and special group airfares have been combined in the most ad- vantageous way. Should you wish to take the land tour only or deviate from the package tour by changing your departure and/ or return dates of travel, this will eliminate the advantages of the package tour price and special group airfares. There will be a service charge of $100 per person, plus the additional cost for the change in airfare. NOTE: All requests for deviations and/or changes in the dates of travel or itinerary must be received in our office, in writing, no later than 75 days prior to departure of the tour.
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