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Santa Ana College Community Services Program Presents.... FEATURING BANFF, JASPER & YOHO NATIONAL PARKS, , & COLUMBIA ICEFIELDS AUGUST 19-24, 2012 ~ 6 DAY TOUR Via

TOUR PACE ACTIVITY LEVEL Leisurely On the Go Low High ~DAY BY DAY ITINERARY~ Majestic and sublime, the Canadian Province TOUR HIGHLIGHTS of is a land of scenic wonders. Towering w Travel Icefields to Banff, Jasper and mountain peaks, tranquil lakes, cascading waterfalls, Yoho National Parks with photo stops for the spectacular scenic routes...this tour encompasses all spectacular lakes, , and waterfalls that is spectacular about the Canadian Rockies. w In Banff visit Cascade Gardens, see , Maximum elevation on this travel up Sulphur Mountain via the Banff tour is 7,000 feet. Gondola and enjoy an included dinner at the iconic Fairmont Banff Springs w Visit Lake Louise and enjoy included dinner beautiful Bow Falls. Great viewpoints exist at the beautiful Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise along footpaths on both sides of the river. One of today’s highlights will be a trip up Sulphur w In Jasper, tour the Maligne Canyon, visit Mountain on the Banff Gondola, where you and ride up Whistler Mountain will gain a whole new perspective of Banff and six aboard the Jasper Tram mountain ranges with a panoramic 360 degree w Snocoach ride on the ’s Maligne Lake view. Enjoy the remainder of your day at leisure Athabasca and an optional float trip to explore the charming village nestled amongst on the wDAY 1 ~ ARRIVE IN THE ROCKIESw the wild beauty of . Enjoy w Calgary city tour including Olympic Our journey begins with optional transfers from strolling alongside locals and world-travelers Park, the Calgary Tower, and the eclectic Eau home or our departure points this morning to as you discover a cosmopolitan collection of Claire Market LAX for a flight toCalgary arriving in the late galleries, boutiques and cafés. (Breakfast) morning. Our neighbor to the north welcomes FINE HOTELS / GREAT LOCATIONS youCherry to theBlossoms Canadian Province of Alberta! w Nights 1-2 Ptarmigan Inn Upon our arrival a deluxe motorcoach and our Banff, AB knowledgeable driver-guide will be waiting to w Nights 3-4 Lobstick Lodge transport us the short distance to Banff, the Jasper, AB most famous town in the Rockies. We’ll check in to a downtown hotel and freshen up before an w Night 5 Lodge included welcome dinner at the iconic Fairmont Lake Louise, AB Banff Springs,a symbol of Rocky Mountain TOUR INCLUSIONS magnificence for more than a century. (Dinner) w 5 Nights deluxe hotel accommodations Morraine Lake w 8 Meals – 2 dinners, 1 lunch, 5 breakfasts w Services of a professional tour director wDAY 3 ~ ICEFIELDS PARKWAY, JASPERw w Comprehensive sightseeing with a local guide This morning following an included breakfast w Roundtrip airport-hotel transfers (with pur- we travel the famous Parkway chase of group air) past and a stop at Johnston w Transportation on a deluxe motorcoach Canyon for an easy walk through a deep rugged canyon littered with waterfalls. Then pass where w Luggage handling, taxes, fees and most gratuities the forest parts to reveal outstanding views of -like . Then with PER PERSON LAND PRICES Banff Springs Hotel cameras ready, we’ll begin our drive on one of the $1,859 $2,599  $300 Double / Single Deposit world’s most spectacular mountain highways – the Roundtrip group airfare available from $599 wDAY 2 ~ BANFFw Icefields Parkway. Often described as “the most Following an included breakfast we’ll discover Travel Protection Plan – see reverse spectacular stretch of highway” in all of Canada, the charming townsite of Banff on a guided this roadway is home to some of the most dramatic * A passport is required for this tour sightseeing tour. We’ll visit Cascade Gardens, vistas in all of . Paralleling the one of Canada’s finest historic landscapes and Great Divide, the Parkway features rushing RESERVATIONS streams, tumbling waterfalls, countless lakes, also a great spot to be on the lookout for wildlife. glacier peaks, and snow-capped mountain ranges. (Breakfast) Santa Ana College Stay alert for possible sightings of mountain Community Services Program goats, bighorn sheep, moose, marmots, elk and wDAY 5 ~ YOHO NT’L PARK, LAKE LOUISEw 1530 W. 17th St., Room S-201 even a bear. We’ll stop at the summit of Bow Following an included breakfast this morning we Santa Ana, CA 92706 Pass to see the beautiful soft baby blue waters of cross the – where the waters and the rugged beauty of the Mistaya of the and Pacific Ocean divide Phone (714) 564-6594i(714) 564-0240 River Valley. Not to be missed is the experience and arrive at offering some www.sac.edu/community/services of a lifetime – a ride on the Ice Explorer at the of the most sublime scenery in North America. Tour operated by Good Times Travel Columbia Icefield (weather permitting), one Visit Takakkaw Falls, higher than Niagara Falls California Seller of Travel License #: 2018390-40 of the largest bodies of ice south of the Arctic. and Emerald Lake, filled with glacial run-off Aboard a specially-designed glacier vehicle we’ll water that makes it glisten with the blue-green Morraine Lake PAYMENT INFORMATION take a ride on the , a 1,000- hue of an emerald. Visit , a crystal foot thick glacier surface where you will see clear blue-green lake amongst the Valley of the wDeposit due at time of booking to the address crevasses and seracs and learn that glaciers are Ten Peaks. Later we arrive at Lake Louise, one above (Good Times Travel will contact you for moving rivers of ice, thousands of years old. You of the most photographed places in the world the travel protection and air option) can then step out onto the ice formed from snow known as the “Diamond in the Wilderness”. falling over the last 400 years. The meltwater It is here that the majestic mountains soaring wGood Times Travel will invoice you for the balance payment 6-8 weeks prior from the Columbia Icefield feeds streams that skyward are reflected in the vibrant blue of the flow into three oceans: the Arctic, the Atlantic glacier-fed, Lake Louise. You’ll have time to stroll TRAVEL PROTECTION / CANCELLATION and the Pacific. Following an included lunch the grounds of Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise Victoria Glacier Travel protection/cancellation insurance is we continue north and visit the powerful and and view and the emerald waters highly recommended for all multi-day tours. If breathtaking before arriving of Lake Louise prior to a memorable included Jasper travel protection has not been purchased, only in the quaint mountain town of . Jasper dinner at the Chateau to reminisce about your Jasper recoverable funds less a cancellation charge of is a charming village nestled within Rockies experience. (Breakfast, Dinner) National Park $50 will be reimbursed once payment has been , the largest mountain park in made. Amount of reimbursement depends on Canada. The Park looks much like it did when the date of cancellation. David Thompson, Canada’s great fur-trade- era explorer first discovered it. This evening If travel protection has been purchased and you wander amongst the many shops in downtown must cancel prior to departure or leave the tour Jasper or enjoy an optional float trip down the enroute for a reason approved by the insurance Athabasca River. This leisurely experience company, you will receive a full refund (or par- offers a unique perspective of Jasper National tial if enroute), minus the cost of the premium. Park and passes through many small sets of rapid Other benefits of travel protection include and calm stretches, which allows your National medical expenses for illness and injury, emer- Park licensed guide to point out the natural and gency transportation, and lost/stolen/damaged human history of Jasper. (Breakfast, Lunch) Chateau Lake Louise luggage. Pre-existing medical conditions are only covered if protection is purchased at the Ice Explorer wDAY 6 ~ CALGARYw time of deposit. See travel protection plan for This morning following an included breakfast full details and exclusions. we descend to the of Canada and return to the dynamic city of Calgary, nestled DEPARTURE INFORMATION in the rolling foothills of the Canadian Rockies. Roundtrip airport transfers are available as follows: A guided sightseeing tour of the city – a former From one of our departure points: $69 p.p. fur trading post that burst onto the world scene when it hosted the 1988 Winter Olympics and Fountain Valley - Good Times Travel office is now a bustling metropolis. An evening flight Long Beach - City College - Lot “O” returns us to Los Angeles with spectacular photos From home: $159 and higher (contact us for quote) and memories of the incomparable Canadian wDAY 4 ~ JASPERw Rockies. (Breakfast) Exact departure times are provided 2 weeks prior We’ll start this day of Rocky Mountain adventure with a gentle ride up Whistler Mountain into LAND ONLY PRICES Jasper National Parks alpine tundra on the We’ve listed land only rates with the optional Jasper Tram and an included breakfast at the airfare price separately. You have the option top. A full day of sightseeing follows including of taking advantage of our group discount or a gentle walk down Maligne Canyon to see how making your own air arrangements. Generally the water has carved spectacular crevices out of air prices get higher as the departure date the mountain. A short drive through Maligne Valley via the incredible disappearing and we arrive at Maligne Lake, the largest FURTHER INFORMATION / TERMS natural lake in the Canadian See Good Times Travel catalog – and perhaps the prettiest. Fourteen miles long or www.goodtimestravel.com and ringed by dramatic snow-capped peaks, this is