Exclusive UW departure – May 31-June 11, 2020 The Canadian Maritimes 12 days for $4,997 total price from Seattle ($4,895 air & land inclusive plus $102 airline taxes and fees) ova Scotia, , and Prince N Edward Island make for a scenic and history-infused journey. We explore fishing villages and port cities, French fortifications and colonial British settlements, and travel to secluded and rugged Cape Breton on this classic route.

PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND Cape Breton Charlottetown Island Iona NEW BRUNSWICK Saint John

Bay of Fundy Halifax Map Legend Destination Motorcoach Atlantic Ocean Motorcoach and Ferry Entry/Departure On Day 2, we visit Peggys Point , one of Nova Scotia’s most popular attractions. Avg. High (°F) May Jun Halifax 58 67 Iona 56 66 Day 1: Arrive Halifax, Nova Scotia We arrive today Day 3: Halifax/Saint John, New Brunswick in Halifax, capital of the Canadian province of Nova Today we travel to the scenic Annapolis Valley, a Scotia and a bustling center of commerce and shipping. network of farms, fields, and forests lying between As guests’ arrival times may vary greatly, we have no two mountain ranges in Nova Scotia’s northwest. We Your Small Group Tour Highlights group activities or meals planned for today. stop for a tour at Tangled Garden, where we learn how the workers use the fresh fruit and aromatic Iconic Peggy’s Point Lighthouse • UNESCO site of Lunenburg Day 2: Halifax/Lunenburg/South Shore This herbs cultivated here to create a wide range of pre- • Scenic Annapolis Valley and Grand-Pré National Historic morning we begin our exploration of ’s mari- serves, jellies, mustards, and liqueurs. After sampling Site • Bay of Fundy whale watch • Dinner aboard a lobster time provinces with a scenic and comprehensive day a few of the garden’s wares, we visit nearby Grand-Pré boat • Prince Edward Island touring • Alexander Graham Bell Historic Site • Full-day Cabot Trail drive • 18th-century along Nova Scotia’s South Shore. Once the domain of National Historic Site, dedicated to the memory of Fortress of Louisbourg privateering pirates, the region is now home to count- the area’s original French Acadian settlers. Then less photogenic fishing villages. We set out early for we travel to the coastal village of Digby, the “Scallop Day Itinerary Hotel Rating Peggy’s Cove, a tiny hamlet strung along the eastern Capital of the World,” where one of the options for shore of St. Margarets Bay. Our destination: Peggys lunch will include this Maritime delicacy. This after- 1 Depart U.S. Halifax Marriott First Class for Halifax Harbourfront Hotel Point Lighthouse, one of Canada’s most photographed noon we board a ferry and cross the Bay of Fundy to landmarks and where we enjoy breakfast overlooking Saint John, where dinner tonight is on our own. B,L 2 Halifax Halifax Marriott First Class Harbourfront Hotel the red-and-white beacon perched on a granite out- 3-4 St. John Delta Hotels Sup First cropping. Then we continue on the coastal road to Day 4: Saint John/St. Andrews This morning we St. John Class Lunenburg, a UNESCO site. Settled by the British embark on a panoramic tour of Saint John, the first 5 Shediac Hotel Shediac Unrated in 1753, this historic town represents Canada’s finest incorporated city in present-day Canada. We gain an 6-7 Charlottetown Rodd Charlottetown First Class surviving example of a planned British town. We take appreciation for the city’s history as we drive along 8-10 Iona, Cape The Iona Heights Inn Not rated a walking tour of this colorful hamlet then have time King Street, the steepest main street in Canada; and Breton Island for lunch on our own. Our touring continues this pass by landmarks including the Loyalist House, one 11 Halifax Halifax Marriott First Class Harbourfront Hotel afternoon as we make a photo stop in Mahone Bay, of Saint John’s first homes; hilltop Carleton Martello 12 Depart Halifax for U.S. known for its three centuries-old churches. Late Tower, the fortification that ranks as Saint John’s oldest Ratings are based on the Hotel & Travel Index, the travel this afternoon, we return to Halifax for tonight’s building; and the Old City Market, Canada’s longest- industry standard reference. Unrated hotels may be too new, welcome dinner. B,D running farmer’s market. Then we make our way down too small, or too remote to be listed. the coast to St. Andrews-by-the-Sea. From here, we

32 Visit us at UWalum.com/tours B – Breakfast; L – Lunch; D – Dinner For reservations call UW Alumni Tours toll-free (800) 289-2586 or (206) 685-9276 Tour membership limited to 24 UW alumni and friends embark on a whale watching cruise in the Bay of Fundy, where we’re on the lookout for the bay’s 12 “You can trust that they have picked the species of whales (including humpback, minke, and right itineraries and highlights and finback). B,D will have great guides.” Day 5: Saint John/Shediac We travel today to the – Shelly Kuney, ’67 head of the Bay of Fundy to tour Hopewell Rocks, famous for having the world’s highest tides. Formed Day 8: Charlottetown/Iona, Cape Breton Island over the millennia as the seaside sandstone cliffs were This morning we board a ferry for the return trip to slowly worn away by a combination of wind, surface the mainland then travel to Cape Breton Island, one of water, and tide, these “Flowerpot Rocks” range from Canada’s most beautiful spots. Our first stop here: 40 to 70 feet tall. We spend a full tidal cycle here, Baddeck, set on the shores of Bras d’Or Lake, where giving us a chance to explore the Rocks’ bases from we tour the Alexander Graham Bell National Historic the beach when the tide is out and to appreciate the Site, a museum complex featuring the actual models ocean’s power as the water reaches far up on the rocks and documents Bell created while experimenting at at high tide. Then we continue on to Shediac, the his home nearby. Then we continue on to our hotel “Lobster Capital of the World.” Here we enjoy an in Iona. B,D authentic lobster dinner on board a working lobster boat and learn about this industry that plays a vital Day 9: Iona/Cabot Trail It’s a day of outstanding role in the region’s economy. B,L,D scenery as we drive the world-famous Cabot Trail. Named for Venetian explorer Giovanni Caboto Day 6: Shediac/Charlottetown, Prince Edward (John Cabot) who landed in in 1497, Island This morning we cross the 8-mile-long Confed- this 185-mile route loops around the northern tip eration Bridge connecting mainland Canada to Prince of Cape Breton Island, passing through the rugged Edward Island and beautiful Cape Breton Highlands National Park. (PEI). Many PEI Here, steep cliffs repel the crashing surf, river can- residents trace their yons carve out routes to the sea, and mountainsides lineage back to the covered in deep green pines provide stunning photo area’s first French opportunities. As we pass through this magnificent and English set- landscape, we make ample stops to absorb the gran- tlers, and we learn deur of our surroundings. B,L,D about this rich historical tradition Day 10: Iona/Louisbourg/Sydney Today we visit at our first stop on the Fortress of Louisbourg National Historic Site, the the island: Village reconstructed fortress that is now a living history Musical Acadien, museum. Next we visit nearby Sydney, Cape Breton’s which hosts cultural largest town, where we have free time to explore as events, concerts, and we wish before we return to Iona. B,D community theater. We visit Lunenburg and its scenic harbor on Day 2. We continue on Day 11: Iona/Halifax, Nova Scotia On the way to Charlottetown, Iconic lighthouse at Peggy’s Cove back to Halifax today, we stop for lunch at the Mass- PEI’s capital and Tour Departs: May 31, 2020 town Market near Truro, a produce and fish market our home for the next two nights. Known as the Prices include airfare and all taxes, surcharges, and fees popular with locals. We have some free time upon our “Birthplace of Confederation,” Charlottetown hosted Boston, New York $4,597 return to Halifax before we gather tonight for a fare- the Charlottetown Conference of 1864, which paved Atlanta, Chicago, well dinner to celebrate our Maritimes adventure. B,D $4,797 the way for Canada’s eventual independence from Detroit, Washington, DC Britain. We tour this historic locale, passing the Day 12: Depart Nova Scotia We transfer to the Baltimore, Charlotte, Greek- and Roman-influenced Province House, seat Halifax airport today for our flights home. B Cincinnati, Cleveland, of the PEI Legislature since 1847; and the Confeder- Los Angeles, Miami, $4,897 ation Centre of the Arts, a National Historic Site and Minneapolis, Orlando, home to Canada’s longest-running mainstage musical, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Tampa Anne of Green Gables. B,L Your Tour Price Includes Dallas, Denver, • Round-trip air transportation from listed cities Houston, Phoenix, $4,997 Day 7: Prince Edward Island After a morning at • 11 nights’ accommodations in Superior First Class, First Portland (OR), Seattle leisure in Charlottetown, this afternoon we travel to Class, and unrated hotels Land Only (transfers not included) $4,195 the island’s scenic North Shore, where we admire the • 23 meals: 11 breakfasts, 4 lunches, 8 dinners red cliffs, white-sand beaches, gently sloping dunes, • Extensive sightseeing as described, including all entrance fees Please call if your city is not listed. Prices are per person and green fields of Prince Edward Island National • Services of an Odysseys Unlimited Tour Director based on double occupancy and include airline taxes, Park. Along our drive we stop to tour the Anne of • Private motorcoach transportation throughout your trip surcharges, and fees of $102, which are subject to change Green Gables Heritage Place, site of the farmhouse • Luggage handling for one bag per person until final payment has been made. that inspired L.M. Montgomery to write her bestsell- • Gratuities for local guides, dining room servers, airport and Single travelers please add $1,195. All 2020 tour prices ing children’s novel in 1908. Then we enjoy afternoon hotel porters, and all drivers tea at historic Dalvay-by-the-Sea, the opulent and above (excluding airline taxes, surcharges, and fees) • $100 frequent traveler credit towards your next UW/Odysseys beautiful Queen Anne Revival-style hotel. B,D are guaranteed. Unlimited tour ($200 after 3 tours; $300 after 10 tours)

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Tour Prices Not Included in Your Tour Price Tour prices quoted are guaranteed Airfare from your hometown to your through December 31, 2019, and include departure city; costs of passports and visas; accommodations based on double occupancy; personal expenses such as beverages, laundry, airfare from your departure city; airline room service, and meals not specified; taxes, surcharges, and fees, and port communications charges; airport transfers charges and cruise line fees (where when purchasing a land-only package; applicable), which are subject to change gratuities to your Odysseys Unlimited Tour until final payment has been made; internal Director and shipboard personnel (if a cruise air, rail, and motorcoach transportation; is included in your tour), which are at your meals, sightseeing, and transfers as described; discretion (suggested gratuities $10-$15 hotel taxes; entrance fees for included per guest, per day); and a Travel Protection sightseeing; the services of an Odysseys Plan. Additional baggage fees levied directly Unlimited Tour Director; luggage handling by the airline(s) may apply and are subject for one bag per person; and all gratuities as to change at any time. You should confirm described below. Please note that the cost of directly with your airline(s) prior to departure. air upgrades is subject to change. Registration and Payment Gratuities A deposit of $500 per person confirms your Tour prices include all gratuities for local reservation. Full payment is due at least 95 guides, dining room servers, airport and days prior to departure and may be made by hotel porters, and all drivers on base tours personal check or credit card. Odysseys and on optional extensions when accompanied Unlimited reserves the right to cancel any res- by an Odysseys Unlimited representative. ervations that are not paid in full at any time Please note that gratuities for the Odysseys after final payment is due. If you make your Unlimited Tour Director and shipboard reservation after the final payment date, pay- personnel (if a cruise is included in your tour) ment in full will be required upon reservation. are not included. These tips are optional and should be extended on a voluntary Cancellations and Refunds basis. Gratuities are not included on “On If you must cancel your tour, the effective Your Own” optional extensions. date of can­cellation will be upon our receipt of your notification. Refunds for cancellations are subject to the following per person charges: For all tours (except as noted) and cannot be guaranteed. If your reservation Prior to departure Charge changes from double occupancy to single 95 days or more: $200 occupancy for any reason or at any time, you will be charged the single supplement. 94-65 days: 25% of tour price 64-45 days: 50% of tour price Please note that no changes to your reservation 44-30 days: 75% of tour price can be made within 30 days of departure. 29-0 days: No refund Required Information Upon reservation, we will need to obtain For Africa’s Wildlife, Egypt & the Eternal from you the following, in accordance with Nile, Journey through Vietnam the Transportation Security Administration’s Prior to departure Charge (TSA) Secure Flight program (for details, please 95 days or more: $200 visit www.tsa.gov), as well as for our travel 94-65 days: 50% of tour price partners: for international tours – your full 64-30 days: 75% of tour price name as it appears on your passport, date of birth, and gender; for domestic tours – your 29-0 days: No refund full name as it appears on the accepted form of government-issued photo identification that Please note that we will not refund the cost of you plan to use, date of birth, and gender. any unused portion of your tour package. 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