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NATIONAL PARKS of the SOUTHWEST May 21–June 1, 2018 NATIONAL PARKS OF THE SOUTHWEST May 21–June 1, 2018 12 days from $3,795 total price land only An Exclusive Small Group Tour for Alumni & Friends of MIT Dear MIT Alumni and Friends, Join fellow MIT travelers on a tour through the scenic Southwest. From the desert landscape of Arizona to the diverse, rugged terrains of Utah and Nevada, experience breathtaking natural scenery at every turn. A knowledgeable tour director who is an expert in this area will provide educational content throughout the trip. Begin your 12-day journey in Tucson, Arizona, touring a 98-acre tribute to the natural world: the Arizona Sonora Desert Museum. Travel to Sedona, stopping en route at the Heard Museum of Native Cultures and Art. Enjoy an off-road Pink Jeep excursion through trails and over dirt roads, and visit the Honanki Heritage Site. Next, a tour highlight: the Grand Canyon. Learn about this famous natural landmark and UNESCO World Heritage site, and take a guided tour. Travel to Page, Arizona, and visit Upper Antelope Canyon. See where, over thousands of years, wind and water wore away a narrow crevice in the rock to form a slot canyon; then depart for southern Utah to explore stunning Bryce Canyon National Park and Zion National Park. Your last stop is Las Vegas, where you have free time before returning home. Space on this tour is limited to 24 participants, so register today. If you have questions, or wish to make a reservation, call the MIT Alumni Travel Program at 800-992-6749 or send an e-mail to [email protected]. You may also contact the tour operator, Odysseys Unlimited, Inc., at 888-370-6765. Sincerely, Please visit our website at alum.mit.edu/travel for Melissa Chapman Gresh details and updates on all our programs. Find us Director, MIT Alumni Travel Program on Facebook at MIT Alumni Travel Program. MIT RESERVATION FORM: NATIONAL PARKS OF THE SOUTHWEST Enclosed is my/our deposit for $______($500 per person) for ____ person(s) on National Parks of the Southwest departing May 21, 2018. I/We understand the final payment is due at least 95 days prior to departure. Deposit and final payment may be made by American Express, Discover, MasterCard, VISA, or by personal check. Please make check payable to Odysseys Unlimited, Inc., and send, with completed reservation form, to: MIT Alumni Travel Program, 600 Memorial Drive, 2nd Floor, Cambridge, MA 02139, or call the MIT Alumni Travel Program at 800-992-6749. Or you may contact the tour operator, Odysseys Unlimited, Inc., at 888-370-6765. Full Passport Name ________________________________________ Date of Birth ______________ Gender _______ Badge Name ______________________________________________ MIT Affiliation ____________________________ Full Passport Name ________________________________________ Date of Birth ______________ Gender ______ Badge Name ______________________________________________ MIT Affiliation ____________________________ Address ___________________________________________________________________________________________ City _____________________________________________ State ______________________ ZIP ___________________ Home Phone (______) _____________________________ Cell Phone (______)________________________________ E-mail(s) _________________________________________ Badge Name(s) ___________________________________ Please book my/our air from _______________________ I will share a room with ____________________________ I request a single room (limited availability) q Please Note: The undersigned has read the schedule of activities for National Parks of the Southwest, May 21–June 1, 2018, and agrees that their signature below represents their acceptance of the General Terms & Conditions. Signature(s) _________________________________________________________________ Date _________________ Method of Payment q Check q American Express q Discover q MasterCard q VISA Account # __________________________________________ Security Code _________ Exp. Date _______________ Name of Cardholder ________________________________________________________________________________ Signature __________________________________________________________________________________________ Final invoicing will be sent by the tour operator, Odysseys Unlimited, Inc. The balance of the program price must be paid to Odysseys Unlimited, Inc. Final payment is due by February 15, 2018, and is payable by check or credit card. Limited to 24 MIT travelers NATIONAL PARKS OF THE SOUTHWEST 12 days from $3,795 total price land only t’s a land of scenes epic in scope, from the immense Grand Canyon and the sinuous I Colorado to the sandstone spires of Bryce and the red-rock cliffs and chasms of Zion. UTAH Day 1, May 21: Depart for Tucson, Arizona Depart NEVADA today for Tucson, Arizona. As guests’ arrival times may Zion Bryce National Park vary, you have the day at leisure to explore Arizona’s Bryce Canyon Springdale National Park second largest city. This afternoon, check in at the Page hotel, where you enjoy a welcome briefing and dinner Las Vegas Tusayan/ with fellow travelers. D Grand Canyon Grand National Park Canyon Day 2, May 22: Tucson Your exploration of this city Sedona with 350 days of sunshine a year begins at the one-of- ARIZONA a-kind Arizona Sonora Desert Museum, considered Map Legend one of the best museums in the country. More than Destination Motorcoach Tucson simply a museum, the 98-acre tribute to the natural Entry/Departure world comprises a zoo, botanical garden, natural his- tory museum, aquarium, and art gallery. Enjoy extra Avg. High (°F) May Jun time to explore this unique conservatory, walking Tucson 92 98 along its two miles of outdoor paths through desert Page (Lake Powell) 80 91 Springdale (Zion) 83 94 habitats and viewing some of the 230 animal species and 1,200 plant varieties on display. Then travel south to see one of the finest surviving examples of Spanish Colonial architecture in the U.S.: Mission San Xavier del Bac. Return to the hotel mid-afternoon; the remainder of the day is at leisure. B Small Group Tour Highlights Day 3, May 23: Tucson/Phoenix/Sedona Leave Spectacular Southwest scenery • Immersive experiences in Tucson today, bound for the red-rock town of Sedona. three national parks • Tucson touring • Phoenix’s Heard En route stop in Phoenix to visit the Heard Museum Museum of Native Cultures and Art • Open-air Jeep tour of Native Cultures and Art. Founded in 1929 to house of Sedona’s red-rock landscape • World-famous Grand a personal art collection, the museum has grown to Canyon • Motorized rafting excursion on Colorado River include exhibits, performance spaces, and more than • ”Flowing” rock walls of Antelope Canyon • Guided hikes 40,000 items that tell the story of the native peoples in national parks • Natural hoodoo rock formations of Bryce of the Southwest. There is time to explore the mus- Canyon NP • Zion NP’s diverse landscapes and wildlife eum and enjoy lunch on your own. Then continue on to Sedona, stopping along the way at scenic over- Day Itinerary Hotel Rating looks to take in the beautiful desert landscape. Reach Depart for 1 Westin La Paloma Deluxe the hotel late this afternoon then dine tonight at a Tucson local restaurant. B,D 2 Tucson Westin La Paloma Deluxe 3–4 Sedona Poco Diablo Resort First Class Day 4, May 24: Sedona Today experience Sedona, Best Western Premier one of the most striking regions in the American South- 5 Tusayan Grand Canyon First Class Squire Inn west. Famed for its range of towering red sandstone Holiday Inn Express formations, Sedona ranks as a popular destination 6 Page & Suites Page– First Class for artists, filmmakers, photographers, hikers, and Lake Powell mountain bikers. Explore this dazzling landscape in Bryce Best Western Bryce 7–8 First Class style, as you take a Pink Jeep tour for an exciting off- Canyon City Canyon Grand Hotel road excursion. Winding through trails and over dirt Cliffrose Lodge & 9–10 Springdale First Class Gardens roads, enjoy stunning panoramic views. Then visit 11 Las Vegas SLS Las Vegas Deluxe the Honanki Heritage Site, a 700-year-old Sinaguan cliff dwelling. The tour ends in uptown Sedona, 12 Depart Las Vegas where you have time for lunch on your own and an Ratings are based on the Hotel & Travel Index, the travel industry standard reference. afternoon at leisure before dinner tonight. B,D Cover photo: On May 25, see for yourself why the Grand Canyon ranks among the top attractions in the world. Experience Bryce Canyon’s stunning natural stone pillars on May 28. Day 5, May 25: Sedona/Grand Canyon It’s a day begins at the base of one of these structures: the to remember as you visit one of the country’s most 710-foot-high Glen Canyon Dam, which holds back famous natural landmarks: the Grand Canyon. Consid- man-made Lake Powell. Drift downstream between ered a wonder of the natural world, this UNESCO soaring sandstone cliffs, and look for ancient Native site stretches nearly 300 miles through and 10 miles American petroglyphs on the canyon walls, as well as across the Arizona desert. See truly awe-inspiring local wildlife. Return to Page for lunch then depart vistas: banded layers of rock rise to plateaus and for southern Utah and Bryce Canyon National Park. bluffs thousands of feet overhead, while the mighty Dine with fellow travelers tonight. B,L,D Colorado River rushes one mile below. Learn about the canyon’s history and geological significance on Day 8, May 28: Bryce Canyon National Park a guided tour then enjoy lunch on your own and an Despite its name, Bryce isn’t a true canyon at all, but afternoon at leisure to appreciate the magnitude and a series of natural cliffs and amphitheaters carved beauty of the six-million year-old canyon. After this into the region’s plateaus. The result: a stunning array bucket-list attraction, check in at the hotel located of hoodoos, natural stone pillars and spires reminis- just outside Grand Canyon National Park. B cent of a child’s drip sand castle. Thousands of these enchanting structures stand side by side along the Day 6, May 26: Grand Canyon/Page/Antelope canyon’s ridgelines, lending a dramatic atmosphere Canyon Travel today to Page, Arizona, gateway to to this remote location.
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