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Rail Journeys & other Premier Tours The perfect tour for every season! How you see the world matters. The Alki Tours Difference... Dear Traveler, Alki vacations are highly inclusive–many travel expenses are covered in one upfront price. It’s always an exciting time when we put together our list of destinations for the New Year. We create the list of the best places At-Home Pick-Up to go in 2020 by surveying our well-traveled staff, and then our On tours with flights, we offer complimentary hyper-connected network of local guides based all over the world. round trip shuttles from your home in the We know that you’re using this list throughout the year to plan Seattle area to Sea Tac Airport. your trips (frankly, we are too), so we varied the types of des- Fabulous Hotels tinations in this Update; from an unparalleled trip to view the Our hotels reflect the region we visit. Historic, Northern Lights in the wilds of Alaska, to spring escapes to see luxurious, or charming, your accommodations the flowers on Mackinac Island, or an epic trip with celebrities to Claire Nolan will be one of the highlights of your holiday. the country music capitol–Nashville, Tennessee. Nashville may be President of Mouth-Watering Meals nearly synonymous with country music, but it’s no one-note town Alki Tours, GTE and we will show you why. Savoring local cuisine is important, so we offer & lifelong many included meals as well as freedom to Summers are for travelling so why not head over the sun highway World Traveller discover local dishes on your own. in Glacier Park or see the largest grizzly bear reserve on our trip Action-Packed Sightseeing through the Canadian Rockies? If far flung locales are your dream Explore the key attractions, then go beyond to let’s visit the metropolis of the future–Dubai. If you have a hanker- dine with native families, enjoy regional cook- ing for ludefisk, ya sure you betcha we have a trip to Scandinavia ing classes, and other activities. and the dramatic fjords of Norway. Superb Tour Directors & Guides Fall wouldn’t be as fabulous without seeing peak fall colors from Tour Directors help to ensure that your trip the comfort of a train in New England or trying salsa dancing in runs smoothly. Our English-speaking guides are colorful Cuba. Not sure how you’re going to ring in the New destination experts. They’ll show you customs Year? We’ve got that covered, too. How about a river cruise on and hidden gems only a local would know. the Mississippi? Spontaneity–The Key to Your Journey Our motto at Alki is–If not now, WHEN? So get into gear and Important We make sure that your travel experience is call us. Make it your resolution to live your best life by booking Message to seamlessly executed, but we’ll also take time to your bucket list today. enjoy an unexpected wildlife sighting or a rare Our Great and beautiful sunset. Call us at 206-935-6848. We will do our best to fully entertain Train Escapes you in 2020. Refund Guaranteed Customers! We offer a 100% refund if you cancel 76 days Happy Travels, prior to the departure. Good on all overnight All included airfare tours except cruises and international travel. pricing listed in 2020 this brochure is for flights from Seattle Alki Tours is proud to be a partner with Public Claire Nolan area. Please call Television and other community organizations! 800-895-2554 for We offer them very exclusive tours you will not find anywhere else–includ- airfare quotes from your city. ing unique, private cruises and special-access events. Ask us about creating a great vacation where a portion of the tour price goes to your group.

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If you think adventure is dangerous, try routine–it’s lethal. Paul Coelho, Brazilian Novelist OCEAN/RIVER CRUISES RAIL JOURNEYS Star & Grand Princesses 6 Coast Starlight Rail & Sail 7 Coast Starlight Rail & Sail 7 Rail Canada 12 Fly to Vegas/Cruise Home 9 Colorado Trains 13 Rail Canadian Rockies/Cruise 16 Glacier Park 15 Cruise Scandinavian Fjords 20 Rail Canadian Rockies 16 Cruise to SF/Hearst Castle 28 Scandinavia 20 Cruise the Greek Isles 29 New Mexico 21 Cruise Vancouver to Seattle 36 New England Fall Foliage 22 Cruise Seattle to Vancouver 44 Smoky Mt. Fall Foliage 24 Cruise France & Spain 46 Arizona Trains 26 Cruise the Mississippi 49 Portland Rose Festival 37 Argentina/Antarctica 50 Columbia River Gorge 37 Portland fireworks 38 Switzerland 39 Crater Lake 42 Copper Canyon 47 Rail to Leavenworth 48 Jasper, Banff & Lake Louise 51 Alaska Northern Lights & Denali 52 Pricebuster Peru 54

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It’s included... It’s included... Star & Grand • Round trip motorcoach to Coast Starlight rail • Free transportation from your Seattle Vancouver, BC area home to King Street Station Princesses– • 3 day cruise on the Star Princess to LA, sail the Pacific • Fully escorted and narrated so you won’t miss a thing 2 cruises in one! • 2 nights hotel accommodations Princess home 3 night cruise, 2 nights San Francisco in San Francisco All aboard for a spectacular trip on the Coast • Sleeper accommodations on Amtrak’s & 4 night cruise Coast Starlight from Seattle to LA • 4 night cruise on the Grand Princess Starlight train to Los Angeles. The scenery Calling all cruisers…this is an awesome itiner- along the way is unparalleled: snow-covered • 6 day cruise aboard the • Ports of call in San Francisco; ary featuring two different incredible ships on mountains, dense forests, fertile valleys and Pacific Princess Astoria, Oregon; Nanaimo, Canada one unforgettable holiday. Begin with a short long stretches of Pacific Ocean shoreline and Vancouver, Canada • All meals and entertainment while transfer to Vancouver, BC to board the gor- provide a gorgeous backdrop for your journey. onboard the ship & train geous Star Princess. Enjoy the star treatment • All of your meals on the ships After a fabulous dinner, snuggle into your bed on board–her relaxed ambience to tantalizing and let the train rock you to sleep. The next • 1 night deluxe accommodations & • All of your shipboard entertainment dining options and incredible features like the night, you’ll disembark in Los Angeles. Upon breakfast aboard the Queen Mary including blockbuster movies, music piazza-style Atrium, Movies Under the Stars, arrival, we’ll transfer to The Queen Mary Hotel, and dancing, Vegas-style casino, • Deluxe motor coach transfers from Original musicals, dazzling magic shows, former transatlantic ocean liner, rich in history original Vegas-style shows the train to the hotel, from the hotel to and tradition. Stroll the decks of one of the feature films, top comedians and nightclubs the ship, and from Vancouver to Seattle that get your feet movin’ and groovin’. There’s world’s most elegant ships. During her 31 years something happening around every corner. Where you’ll stay... at sea, she transported the rich and famous After disembarking, enjoy two nights seeing 3 Nights Star Princess across the North Atlantic and during World Where you’ll stay... the highlights of San Francisco. 2 Nights San Francisco War II, she carried more than 800,000 soldiers 1 Night On the Coast Starlight 4 Nights Grand Princess some 600,000 miles. 5 Nights Aboard the Ruby Princess Then we will board the Grand Princess for a 1 Night On the Queen Mary fun 4-night cruise back to Vancouver, BC; with After 2 wonderful nights, enjoy a leisurely ports of call in Astoria and Nanaimo. You can’t The bottom line... breakfast before boarding the Pacific Princess afford to stay home–this holiday includes all DATES: April 30-May 9, 2020 –10 days for a fabulous cruise. Enjoy 4 nights of high- The bottom line... of your entertainment and meals onboard the class cruising on this magnificent ship with DATES:May 8-15, 2020–8 days ships, 2 nights lovely hotel in San Francisco and PRICE: Starting at $1899 per person/do swimming pools, a health spa, gourmet dining your round-trip transfers! 10 days of fun in SINGLE SUPPLEMENT: Call rooms, 24 hour meals service, Las Vegas and PRICE: Starting at $1999 per Broadway style shows and casino. Cruise along person/do the sun. Please call for room upgrades on the coast stopping in Victoria, BC and Vancou- SINGLE SUPPLEMENT: $1399 each vessel. ver. Upon arrival, we’ll transfer you from the UPGRADES AVAILABLE: Amtrak private ship to Seattle. Trip includes a bedroom on Port charges and fees $250 room with bath $447 per person/do Amtrak, 2 nights Queen Mary; 4-night cruise Outside cruise cabins start at $175 on the Pacific Princess. Plus all of your meals Balcony cabins start at $275 Starting at and entertainment on the train and cruise. Port charges, taxes & fees $105 $1899 pp/do Starting at $1999 pp/do

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It’s included... It’s included... Mackinac Island • Round-trip shuttle from your Seattle Fly to Las Vegas, cruise • Shuttle from your Seattle area home to SeaTac airport aboard the Pacific area home to SeaTac airport Tulip Festival & • Round trip airfare from Seattle • Airfare from Seattle to Vegas Niagara Falls • Deluxe motor coach transportation Princess home • 3 nights hotel on the Strip Charming and historic hotels, beautiful Lake • 8 nights hotel accommodations All aboard our shuttle to SeaTac airport for a • Shuttle from Las Vegas to LA Michigan, and stunning gardens…all of this quick flight to Vegas where you will spend 3 • 7 breakfasts, 1 lunch & 5 dinners • 4 night cruise on the and more await you on this Mackinac Island unforgettable nights on the Strip. There is no including dinners at the Grand Hotel Pacific Princess Tulip Festival & Niagara Falls tour. A highlight shortage of things to do in the entertainment and Skylon Tower are the nights spent on Mackinac Island at the capital of the world. • All meals and entertainment Grand Hotel during Tulip time. Here, horse- • Detroit’s Henry Ford Museum onboard the ship Next board a deluxe motorcoach to Los drawn carriages are the only means of trans- • Greenfield Village Angeles to board the spectacular Pacific Prin- • Shuttle to cruise ship in portation. Enjoy a carriage tour of Mackinac cess. This repositioning cruise is a tantalizing Vancouver, BC Island. Outside of Detroit, visit the Henry Ford • River Rouge truck plant trifecta for cruisers, offering tremendous value, Museum, with innovations and artifacts from • Mackinac Island crossing by ferry a unique itinerary, laid-back days at sea so you America’s past, including the Rosa Parks Bus, Where you’ll stay... and Mighty Mac suspension bridge can indulge and reeee-lax. Incredible cuisine, the world’s premier automotive collection, the 4 Nights Pacific Princess fabulous entertainment, spa services, gambling, JFK Presidential limousine, and much more. • Horse drawn carriage ride on 3 Nights Las Vegas dancing–it’s all there for you. On the 8th day, We also include Niagara Falls–one of the great- Mackinac Island we’ll arrive in Vancouver, BC and shuttle you est natural wonders in the world. • Bavarian flavor of Frankenmuth, MI home to Seattle. The bottom line... • Niagara Falls Hornblower Cruise DATES: May 9-15, 2020–8 days

• IMAX Movie PRICE: Starting at $1199 pp/do • Hydro Floral Clock SINGLE SUPPLEMENT: $799 • Whirlpool Rapids Upgrades starting at– Outside Cabin: $175 pp • Table Rock Balcony Cabin: $325pp

Cruise taxes $145.00 Where you’ll stay... Vegas Resort Fee $45.00 per night 2 Nights Dearborn 2 Nights Mackinac Island 1 Night Frankenmuth Starting at 2 Nights Niagara $1199 pp/do Starting at $2799 pp/do The bottom line... DATES: May 8-15, 2020–8 days PRICE: Starting at $2799 pp/do SINGLE SUPPLEMENT: $599 Includes airfare

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It’s included... Grand Ol Opry stage Nashville country music bucket list • Deluxe motor coach transportation tour with KCTS9 and 98.9 The Bull’s • 5 nights 4-star hotel in Nashville • Daily breakfasts, daily hors d’oeuvres, Fitz in the Morning–ON SALE! welcome reception and 3 dinners • City tour of 35 attractions including: Spend five nights basking in the sounds, meet- music has changed over the decades even as – RCA Studio B ing the stars and feeling the heart of country it remains central to all generations today on music on our trip based on the newest Ken a walking tour of historic Nashville, Ryman – Ryman Auditorium Burns PBS documentary airing in September Auditorium, and the Patsy Cline Museum–and – Country Music Hall of Fame & Museum of 2019. at a Grand Ole Opry performance. – Imagines Recording Studio – Franklin Tennessee Plantation Tour Battle of Franklin lithograph Enjoy five unforgettable nights at the 4-Dia- Before Nashville was dubbed “Music City,” – Arrington Cellars mond Drury Plaza Hotel and Suites located it was known as the “Athens of the South,” in the center of music city–in downtown renowned for its cultural and academic life fos- • Exclusive Grand Ole Opry tour and Nashville. From here, we will take you on daily tering creative expression. The city became the tickets to the show excursions that unfold the history, evolution music capital of America, where musical artists • Other special visits arranged by and creation of Country Music. At the Country of every kind found a home; the sounds of Fitz, including private tours of Music Hall of Fame, experience early 20th- classical, jazz, pop, sacred music, among many Country Music Television studios century recordings of Appalachian fiddlers, genres, continue to fill the air. On a private tour (with show host) and Universal the Carter Family Singers, western swing and of RCA Studio B, enter a special place where Music Group! bluegrass, the soundtracks of 1930s cowboy Elvis Presley, Dolly Parton, Willie Nelson, and films, and honky-tonk. Explore how country other musical giants recorded hits. Where you’ll stay... Historic recording equipment in Studio B 5 Nights 4-diamond Drury Plaza Hotel in Nashville Radio host Fitz in the Morning The bottom line... DATES: May 14-19, 2020–6 days PRICE: $2299 per person/do SINGLE SUPPLEMENT: $699 Land Only Country Music Hall of Fame Ryman Auditorium

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It’s included... It’s included... Rail across Canada, • Free round-trip transportation Trains across Colorado • Free at home shuttle from your from your Seattle area home to Seattle area home to SeaTac Airport Toronto and SeaTac Airport Fortune-seekers, loggers and dreamers streamed to Colorado after the discovery of • Round-trip air from Seattle to Denver Niagara Falls • International airfare from Seattle to gold in 1859 and silver in the 1870s. Now you • 4 scenic train rides following historic Toronto, Canada For decades, one of the ‘must-do’ holidays on can ride those historic routes of the Old West, routes of the Old West: every travelers list has been the legendary cross- • 3 nights first-class hotel traveling on trains that remain 100 percent Canada train trip, from Toronto to Vancouver, – Royal Gorge Route Railway • 4 nights aboard VIA Rail– Silver & coal-fired, steam-operated and maintained in in vista-dome comfort. A trip packed with mon- – Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Blue Class service with a sleeper their original condition. umental thrills begins with a flight to Toronto Railroad through the Rockies section with upper and lower berths Wind through breathtaking canyons and where you will spend a few action-packed days – Durango & Silverton Narrow remote wilderness in the San Juan National seeing the sights, sounds and history of multi- • All meals onboard the train Gauge Railroad cultural Toronto. Then, enjoy a full day tour Forest. Journey through the Rockies on the • Welcome reception and breakfast – Georgetown Loop Railroad and to mighty Niagara Falls. Get an up-close look at railroad voted one of the “Top Ten Most Excit- in Toronto Devil’s Gate High Bridge the Falls on the Hornblower cruise. ing Train Journeys in the World” by the Society • Toronto city tour of American Travel Writers. You’ll also visit a • Deluxe motorcoach transportation Next, you’ll find yourself at the train station place called “Garden of the Gods” on this tour • Excursion to Niagara Falls • Jeep ride up to Pike’s Peak awaiting your departure for a rail journey across rich in geologic, American and transportation Canada! Then the doors close, you’ll snuggle • Hotel taxes & GST on applicable items history. • U.S. Air Force Academy into your accommodations and you’re off for • Garden of the Gods Park an epic adventure through a country that spans Where you’ll stay... Durango & Silverton RR 6 time zones. Enjoy incredible dining, and • Colorado Train Museum first-class service as you roll past picturesque 1 Nights in Toronto • Denver city tour villages, through cosmopolitan cities, across 2 Nights Niagara Falls rolling prairies, over the Rockies and to the 4 Nights VIA Rail’s Canadian • 6 breakfasts, 1 lunch and 6 dinners with sleeper rugged Pacific Coast. Every day of this trip is • Fully escorted and narrated a highlight. The bottom line... Where you’ll stay... DATES: May 10-17 OR October 25-November 1, 2020–8 days 1 Night Denver 1 Night Colorado Springs PRICE: $2899 per person/do 1 Night Alamosa SINGLE SUPPLEMENT: $650 1 Night Durango Upgrade to private berth starting at 1 Night Grand Junction $650 pp/do 2 Nights Denver Prices include airfare from Seattle. ONLY Please call for prices from your The bottom line... home city. $2499 pp/do DATES: June 20-27 OR Starting at September 12-19, 2020–8 days $2899 pp/do PRICE: $2499 per person/do SINGLE SUPPLEMENT: $587

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It’s included... It’s included... The Netherlands– • 9 nights hotel accommodations Rail to Glacier Park • Transfers in the Seattle area to King St. Station • Deluxe motorcoach transportation The wheels turn and the train moves slowly Off the beaten path • 2 nights Sleeper accommodations on • Includes 18 meals forward as you wave goodbye and your On our 10-day exploration of Dutch history, Amtrak’s Empire Builder wonderful rail journey begins. Explore one of culture and landscapes, we will be sure to find • Tours and museums Included: Amtrak’s most legendary and scenic routes • 2 nights hotel accommodations in plenty of windmills and canals, but we guaran- - Anne Frank House as we board the Empire Builder for our trip Glacier National Park tee to show you the country in ways that only - the Rijksmuseum east through the soaring mountain ranges the locals know about. On this tour we will - Zuid-Kennemerland National Park • 2 dinners and 2 breakfasts of the Big Sky Country. Enjoy dinner in the have the opportunity to travel by electric canal - The Hague walking tour with the diner before nestling in for the night. See the • 1930s vintage jammer joy ride over boat, our own private tram-car-turned-restau- Peace Palace admission feature film, “Glacier Park” in the lounge car the Going-to-the-Sun Highway rant, and a 19th century sailing ship. - Royal Delft Pottery Museum and tour in anticipation of tomorrow’s adventure. As we - Fenix Food Factory Tour • Cruise on Swiftcurrent Lake Your journey begins in Amsterdam. There, visit leave Whitefish Montana, the train follows the - SS Rotterdam art and engine tours • Fully escorted and narrated so world-renowned museums and explore the Flathead River for eighty miles as it skirts the - The RotterTram tour you won’t miss a thing! city from our own, private canal boat. Next, southern boundary of Glacier National Park and - Historic tall ship sailing it’s on to The Hague, known for its role in crosses the Continental Divide at Marias Pass, - Kinderdijk UNESCO site tour of international justice. In Delft, learn about the the lowest rail crossing of the Divide in the Where you’ll stay... the windmills craftsmanship involved in creating Delft Blue United States. - Biesbosch National Park and boat/ 2 Nights Empire Builder ceramics. We will stay in Rotterdam at a hotel kayak/bicycle rentals Upon arrival at Glacier Park, our mode of 1 Night Many Glacier Lodge like no other–onboard the former steamship the transportation will change to a 1930s vintage 1 Night Glacier Park Lodge SS Rotterdam. The next day tour the city’s world- • A pre-loaded OV-Chip Card for convertible touring bus to view the extraordi- class architecture while having lunch onboard an transportation on buses, trains and nary scenery offered on the Going-to-the-Sun The bottom line... antique tram car. waterbuses for use in your spare time Highway. The afternoon is exciting as we DATES: July 13-17 OR The Netherlands would be nothing without its Where you’ll stay... ascend Logan Pass, surrounded by craggy July 22-26, 2020–5 days windmills, so we will visit the UNESCO site of mountains, glaciers, veil-like waterfalls, lush Kinderdijk–home to 19 historic windmills–to 3 Nights Amsterdam alpine meadows and wild life. Two nights are PRICE: Starting at $2199 per person/do learn more about the Dutch fight against the 2 Nights The Hague spent in this glorious park before we board the SINGLE SUPPLEMENT: $625 2 Nights Rotterdam train to Seattle. floodwaters. In Dordrecht, we will travel in Available Upgrades: Deluxe Amtrak 2 Nights Dordrecht a unique way–on a 19th century Dutch tall HURRY! Limited to just 16 passengers! Sleeper with private bathroom–$550 ship. Here you can help raise the sails and per person navigate our way through Holland’s rivers, just The bottom line... as the Dutch have done for centuries. From the DATES: July 12-21 (WAITLISTED) OR Starting at historic town, we will visit the nearby Biesbosch July 26-August 4, 2020 –10 days National Park, where you will have the oppor- $2199 pp/do tunity to explore the park’s many streams and PRICE: $2929 per person/do marshlands by electric boat, kayak, paddle- SINGLE SUPPLEMENT: $950 board or bicycle. Experience the Netherlands Land Only like a local with our expert guide, Eve Sapp. ONLY $2929 pp/do

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It’s included... It’s included... Rail through the • Free at home shuttle from your The Big Apple– • Free round-trip shuttle from your Seattle area home to SeaTac Airport home (Seattle area) to SeaTac Airport Canadian Rockies, • Round-trip airfare New York City • Round trip airfare from Seattle Grizzlies, and sail the • Cruise on Alaska Marine Hwy “My kind’a town” to New York Inside Passage • 7 nights quality hotel • 6 nights hotel accommodations Frank Sinatra himself claimed “If you can • Deluxe motorcoach transportation • Fully escorted and narrated to Alaska make it there, you’ll make it anywhere”–and by a licensed NY guide • 6 breakfasts, 2 lunches, 2 dinners indeed New York lives up to all expectations. A trip jam-packed with thrills rolls out like this... From the moment you see the Manhattan • Deluxe motorcoach transportation Fly to Calgary, Alberta and overnight. The next • Canadian Rockies including Calgary, Skyline silhouetted against the harbor–you’re day see the highlights of Banff National Park Banff and Jasper Snowcoach trip on • 6 breakfasts, 2 lunches, 2 dinners hooked; an adrenaline junkie’s paradise. Join before heading through the Icefields Parkway. the Athabasca Glacier Alki Tours on an exciting trip to New York • 1 Broadway show There, you will board a snowcoach and ascend • 2 days rail Jasper to Prince Rupert City. Stay 6 nights in a hotel in the heart a glacier 1000 feet thick. Next, overnight in • Sightseeing includes: • Float plane and boat cruise of Time Square. Enjoy orchestra seats at an majestic Jasper National Park. The following - Statue of Liberty & Ellis Island to see the grizzlies award-winning Broadway show, see some of afternoon board Via Rail for a stunning two day - Wall Street & Ground Zero the world’s greatest artistic achievements at first-class rail journey to Prince George and Ru- • Inside passage cruise on the Alaska - Empire State Building & the Metropolitan Museum of Art, cruise to pert. After a lovely stay in Prince Rupert, take Ferry to Ketchikan with sightseeing! Rockefeller Center Ellis Island and see the Beacon of Freedom, a float plane to Khutzeymateen Wilderness the Statue of Liberty; wander along the wall - 9-11 Memorial Lodge, then take a boat cruise to the Valley of Where you’ll stay... of devastation at Ground Zero, get pumped the Grizzlies–home to the highest concentra- 1 Night Jasper National Park up at Wall Street, and visit the “Top of the Where you’ll stay... tion of Grizzly Bears in the U.S. Later, we will 1 Night Banff World” in the Empire State Building. We pull board the Alaska State Ferry for a scenic cruise 6 Nights 4-Star Hotel Mela 1 Night Prince George out all of the stops on this seven day tour. up the Inside Passage to Ketchikan, Alaska. Times Square 2 Nights Prince Rupert Watch for whales, eagles and porpoise. After 2 Nights Ketchikan visiting the fabulous sights of Ketchikan, we Subject to change due to The bottom line... will fly back home. Limited to 20 passengers Alaska Ferry service DATES: August 25-31, 2020–7 days with exclusive float plane trip to the largest Grizzly Reserve in North America! PRICE: $2899 per person/do The bottom line... SINGLE SUPPLEMENT: $1249 DATES: July 15-22, 2020–8 days Includes round-trip airfare PRICE: $2899 per person/do SINGLE SUPPLEMENT: $899 ONLY Prices include airfare from Seattle. Please call for prices from your $2899 pp/do home city. ONLY $2899 pp/do

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It’s included... Ireland, including the Aran Islands! • Complementary at home pick from your Seattle area home to SeaTac Discover the unique charm of the Emerald Isle, may hear the lilting tones of this beautiful lan- • Round-trip air from Seattle to Dublin from its ancient east to the wild Atlantic way. guage. We will explore beautiful Connemara History in Ireland is everywhere you look and and spend the night in Clifden, known for its • 9 nights accommodation in 3-star everything, from massive prehistoric burial sites, pubs and music. We’ll spend time in the medi- hotel and B&Bs in Ireland to Christian monastic sites and Norman castles, eval town of Kilkenny walking its cobblestoned • All breakfasts, one lunch and has left its mark on the greens hills of this fair streets and visiting one of the most spectacular 3 dinners included land.. See the prehistoric history, medieval castles in the country. Enjoy a great Irish music castles and beauty of the green rolling hills of and dance show and a feast in a medieval • All activities and entrance fees as Ireland. Explore the streets of Dublin, experi- castle. In Dublin we will see the book of Kells described in the itinerary ence some great pubs and great craic (Gaelic and explore Ireland’s modern history, and tour Cliffs of Moher • Irish music and dancing show for fun). the pubs of Dublin. • Feast in a medieval castle Explore the spectacular scenery of the Aran Sit back and enjoy travelling in a small group • Whiskey and beer tasting Islands, the last outcrop of Ireland before staying in intimate locations to get the real feel the vastness of the Atlantic Ocean. The Aran for Ireland. We will explore and have time to • Local guide Islands are a Gaelthacht region where Gaelic is really experience Irish hospitality. In ten days, • Fully escorted and narrated so you spoken daily by the inhabitants, and where you you’ll feel like one of the locals. won’t miss a thing! Where you’ll stay... 1 Night Dublin 1 Night Galway 1 Night Clifden 1 Night Bunratty 1 Night Dingle 1 Night Kinsale 1 Night Kilkenny 2 Nights Dublin The bottom line... ONLY DATES: September 3-13, 2020 $3199 pp/do September 4-14, 2021–11 days Clifden Castle PRICE: $3199 per person/do SINGLE SUPPLEMENT: $1299 Includes round-trip airfare

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It’s included... It’s included... Scandinavia and cruise • Free round-trip shuttle from your New Mexico’s • Free round-trip shuttle from your home (Seattle area) to SeaTac Airport home (Seattle area) to SeaTac Airport the Norwegian Fjords • Airfare from Seattle to Copenhagen Balloon Fiesta, Taos • Round-trip airfare to Ya sure, you bet our guide will show you a and Stockholm to Seattle and Santa Fe Albuquerque, New Mexico smorgasbord of Scandinavia’s land of the • 9 nights first-class hotels See the mother of all events as the New • 6 nights lovely hotel accommodations midnight sun. See stately Stockholm, the Mexico sky is transformed into a kaleidoscope capital of Copenhagen, medieval Bergen and • 7 dinners and 9 breakfasts • International Balloon Fiesta of color at the International Balloon Fiesta. enjoy the great outdoors with three nights in • Deluxe motor coach transportation Watch more than 1000 balloons in all shapes • Sandia Peak Tram the fjords of Norway. Cruise to Olso and take and colors float like a newly-opened toy box an excursion on the Flam railway to Norway’s • Highlights tour of Copenhagen • Taos, New Mexico touring dispensing it’s goods into space. Spend 2 wildest and most magnificent fjords with rivers • Overnight cruise to Oslo nights soaking up historic Albuquerque before • Trip on the Cumbres and Toltec that cut through deep ravines, waterfalls that scenic railroad • Sightseeing tour of Oslo weaving our way past artists living in isolated cascade down the side of steep, snow-capped mountain villages and colorful adobe houses • Sightseeing in Santa Fe mountains and mountain farms that cling • Sightseeing in the fjords region along the High Road to Taos. Get a glimpse dizzily to sheer slopes. Try dried cod in the including a cruise on the Sognefjord • 4 dinners, 6 breakfasts into the past at holy site Chimayo, and Taos harborside towns while listening to lilting lan- and 1 lunch • Round-trip excursion on the famous Pueblo, a community that has been inhabited guages and Hardanger fiddles. Join us on this Flam Railway journey by descendants of the same tribe for over a • All sightseeing as mentioned unforgettable trip to see Western Europe’s least thousand years. populated, most prosperous, most literate, and • Scenic drive through the Swedish • Fully escorted and narrated so you most liberal corner. We’ll expand your mind, countryside to Stockholm won’t miss a thing! After 2 nights discovering Taos, soak up the take your breath away and show you just how • Sightseeing tour of Stockholm stunning southwest scenery on the Toltec great the “outdoors” can be. and Cumbres narrow gauge railway. We save Where you’ll stay... • Fully escorted and narrated the best for last as our travels continue with 2 Nights Albuquerque so you won’t miss a thing! 2 fantastic nights in Santa Fe. See the Loretto 2 Nights Taos Chapel with its miraculous spiral staircase, St. 2 Nights Santa Fe Where you’ll stay... Francis Cathedral and the colorful Town Plaza. Sign up now because space is disappearing 2 Nights Copenhagen faster than the balloons. The bottom line... 1 Nights Overnight ferry to Norway DATES: October 3-9, 2020– 7 days 3 Nights Norwegian fjords 1 Nights Oslo PRICE: $2599 per person/do 2 Nights Stockholm SINGLE SUPPLEMENT: $899 Includes round-trip airfare The bottom line... DATES: September 7-17, 2020 –11 days ONLY pp/do PRICE: $3999 per person/do $2599 SINGLE SUPPLEMENT: $999 Includes round-trip airfare

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It’s included... • 4 days sightseeing by train including: New England’s fall foliage by rail North Conway Scenic Railway, The problem with fall in New England is choos- and glittering oceans of Cape cod–you’ll see Mt. Washington Cog Railway, ing among the endless options of where to all of the distinctive regions in ways you never The Vermonter and Cape Cod enjoy it. So we’ve figured it all out for you on dreamed of. Central Railway this 8-day epic journey to see the highlights of • 4 days deluxe motorcoach As the train rounds a corner, a mountain rises all six new england states by motorcoach and sightseeing tours in Boston, into view, painted with trees of autumn colors. daylight rail. The Breakers Kennebunkport, North Conway, You blink, and see a little white steeple church Stowe, Mystic Seaport, Newport, RI At almost every stop, there’s an opportunity to next to a placid lake with a moose grazing. As (including the Breakers Mansion) experience more. The diversity is endless. From the evening sun casts a golden glow on the and Cape Cod cosmopolitan Boston to the rocky shorelines of colored landscape, you climb off the train–and Maine; the colorful mountains of North Conway into a comfy hotel bed. Ahhhhh, the serenity. • 7 breakfasts, 3 lunches and and Vermont to the ancient maritime ships in If this isn’t on your bucket list you’ve missed 4 dinners including a New Mystic connecticut; mansions of Rhode Island the train. England lobster bake • Fully escorted and narrated so you COLORADO won’t miss a thing! Colorado Springs MAINE • Travel bag and MORE!

VERMONT Where you’ll stay... Grand Canyon Taos Stowe 2 Nights In the Boston area Gallup 1 Night Kennebunkport, ME Santa Fe 1 Night North Conway, NH North Conway Kennebunkport North Conway Train 1 Night Stowe, Vermont NEW Phoenix NEW 1 Night Mystic, Connecticut HAMPSHIRE MEXICO STOPS/ 1 Night Cape Cod, MA TRANSFERS ARIZONA

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It’s included... It’s included... Smoky Mountains • Free round-trip shuttle from your America’s historic • Free round-trip shuttle from your home (Seattle area) to SeaTac Airport home (Seattle area) to SeaTac Airport fall foliage rail, New • Round-trip airfare from Seattle to East Coast & fall colors • Round-trip airfare from Seattle to Orleans, Memphis New Orleans and Knoxville to Seattle You may not be the leader of the free world but WA, DC and Philadelphia to Seattle that doesn’t mean you don’t deserve Presidential • 2 nights in the Great Smoky Moun- • 7 nights lovely hotel accommodations & Nashville treatment. Elect to discover the treasures promi- tains including a scenic ride on the nent in America’s history. Bring your first lady • Sightseeing as mentioned in copy Join us for an unforgettable fall trip through Great Smoky Mountain Railroad America’s musical heartland. Get all jazzed up and begin with two nights in Washington, DC. at left, plus: as we head to New Orleans for two powerful • Sightseeing in Nashville including - City tour of Washington, DC A few hours from the Oval Office is colonial nights in this soulful city, filled with incredible the Country Music Hall of Fame, RCA and Arlington Cemetery Williamsburg. You’ll campaign to stay once cuisine, amazing jazz and unending nightlife. Studios and Studio B. - Amish Country, Independence Hall you’ve experienced two nights in this pictur- • Reserved seats at the Grand Ole Opry and the Liberty Bell Next, we’ll make a pilgrimage to see Elvis esque town with costumed villagers re-enacting • Deluxe motorcoach transportation Presley’s beloved home, Graceland. Dine on • Sightseeing tours in Memphis life in 18th-century Virginia. Step back in time in Jamestown settlement, the first permanent some typical southern cuisine on Beale Street • Sightseeing in New Orleans including • 7 breakfasts, 1 lunch, 3 dinners during our stay in colorful Memphis. You won’t English settlement in the New World. See the the New Orleans Cooking School and a • Fully escorted and narrated so you be singing the blues as you pack your bags for meeting place of Thomas Jefferson, Patrick paddlewheel cruise on the Mississippi won’t miss a thing! your next leg of the tour. Henry, and other patriots; and enjoy a Colonial- • 7 breakfasts, 2 dinners style dinner at a local tavern they might have Welcome to the undisputed capital of Country frequented. Tour Jefferson’s beautiful and Where you’ll stay... Music–Nashville. This city is the home of RCA Where you’ll stay... imposing estate, Monticello, and visit George 2 Nights Washington, DC Studios, Studio B, the Country Music Hall of Washington’s Mount Vernon. 2 Nights Williamsburg 2 Nights New Orleans Fame and Opryland. The next day, depart our 1 Night Staunton, VA 2 Nights Memphis hotel for a ride on The Great Smoky Mountain Tour Gettysburg National Military Park, and 1 Night Gettysburg, PA 1 Night Nashville Railroad through Nantaha Gorge along the hear about the Battle of 1863. Also visit Harp- 1 Night Philadelphia, PA Tennessee River with highlights like Horseshoe 2 Nights Gatlinburg ers Ferry National Historic Park, where aboli-

Curve, Fontana Lake Trestle and spectacular tionist John Brown and his “army of liberation” The bottom line... scenery during the height of fall colors. In 8 The bottom line... staged their fateful raid on a U.S. arsenal. This days, see some of the best fall foliage in the East Coast tour will also visit Philadelphia–with DATES: October 12-20, 2020–8 days DATES: October 6-13, 2020–8 days sightseeing of the famous landmarks in this nation and discover the world where Fats PRICE: $2999 per person/do great city. Come join us, as this trip is guaran- Domino, Elvis, Dolly PRICE: $2599 per person/do SINGLE SUPPLEMENT: $849 Parton and Patsy SINGLE SUPPLEMENT: $599 teed to improve the “state of your union”. Cline all made it big. Includes round-trip airfare Includes round-trip airfare ONLY ONLY $2699 pp/do $2599 pp/do IF BOOKED BY MARCH 1ST!

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It’s included... Arizona’s trains Free round-trip shuttle from your home (Seattle area) to SeaTac Airport including the Grand • Round-trip airfare from Seattle with Canyon, Sedona and airport transfers Verde Canyon • Experience two of Arizona’s scenic rail excursions: A good train ride provides stunning scenery, - The Grand Canyon Railway high adventure and a bit of nostalgic romance. - The Verde Canyon Railroad Sound good? Then join us as we visit the highlights of the Grand Canyon State. Journey • Experience the breathtaking beauty aboard the Grand Canyon Railway to the edge of Grand Canyon National Park of this awesome Canyon so you can experience • Visit Montezuma Castle the beauty of the National Park. National Monument Rail through Verde Canyon–billed as Arizona’s • Narrated tour of Sedona longest running nature show–in first-class com- • Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff fort aboard the Verde Canyon Railroad. See Montezuma Castle National Monument, an • Tour the old mining town of Jerome ancient Indian dwelling carved into a limestone • 5 breakfasts, 3 dinners cliff. Explore the old mining town of Jerome. Relax with a day at leisure in Sedona for shop- Where you’ll stay... ping and exploring on your own, or take an optional Jeep tour. A great vacation in the the 1 Nights Grand Canyon historic Southwest. 1 Nights Williams, AZ 3 Nights Sedona

ONLY The bottom line... $2399 pp/do DATES: October 13-18, 2020 –6 days PRICE: $2399 per person/do SINGLE SUPPLEMENT: $679 Prices include airfare from Seattle. Please call for prices from your home city.

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It’s included... It’s included... Cruise to San Francisco, • Shuttle from your Seattle area home Visit Athens, cruise • 3 nights 4-star hotel in Athens with daily breakfast buffet Hearst Castle and • Deluxe motor coach transportation the Greek Islands • One way airfare from Long Beach • City tour of Athens, full day tour of Queen Mary to SeaTac Airport and Turkey Delphi via Levadia and Arachova, and excursion in Ephesus Stop. Breathe. Do you feel that? Stress leaving • 5 day cruise on the Ruby Princess Life just keeps getting better as you fly to your body is a beautiful thing. Close your eyes from Vancouver to San Francisco Greece. Feel the pulse of the city as we • 7 night cruise on the Celestyal Crystal and enjoy this 8 day sojourn to the sunlight. spend a few nights in history-filled Athens. • All of your meals and entertainment • All meals and entertainment while Luxuriate with 4 days of grand class cruising as Walk through the ruins and in the footsteps while onboard the ship onboard the ship we sail from Vancouver, BC and enjoy ports of of Aristotle, Plato and Socrates. Among the Off ship, 3 breakfasts & 2 dinners call in Victoria, BC and Astoria to San Francisco! sights you will see, you’ll visit the Acropolis, • Ports of call in Athens, Mykonos, Soak in the Jacuzzi, give your muscles a spa • Ports of Call in Vancouver, Victoria, located on a rocky promontory and dating to Milos, Santorini, Crete, and Samos treatment, dine on gourmet cuisine and thrill Astoria and San Francisco the 5th century BC. From atop the Acropolis • Welcome dinner overlooking the to Broadway entertainment. Disembark in San • All sightseeing including San Fran- our Grecophile guide will teach you how to sip Acropolis and traditional Greek lunch Fran and see the highlights of the city. Wander ouzo, eat octopus in a taverna and show you cisco City Tour, Monterey, • Deluxe motorcoach historic Fisherman’s Wharf, breathe in the salty Hearst Castle and more the highlights and grandeur of this fabled city. sea air and enjoy the vibrant charm and culture • All sightseeing as mentioned of this epically cool city. • Fully escorted and narrated so you Then enjoy the highlight of your vacation, a won’t miss a thing! 7-night cruise on the Aegean Sea cruising to • Fully escorted and narrated so you won’t miss a thing! The next day, follow Highway 1 to the beauti- some of the world’s most beautiful islands. ful Monterey Peninsula home of the famous Where you’ll stay... Cruise to Santorini, still an active volcano offer- Aquarium and Steinbeck’s Cannery Row. The ing one of the world’s most breathtaking pan- Where you’ll stay... 4 Nights Ruby Princess highlights keep coming as we travel the Big oramas, where you’ll see bright white buildings 3 Nights Hotel Divani Palace Acropolis 1 Night San Francisco Sur Coast line through the Redwood Forest to and cliffs rising from the Sea–one of Greece’s 7 Night cruise on the Celestyal Crystal Hearst Castle. Perched atop a hill more than a 1 Night San Simeon most beautiful spots. Also cruise to Heraklion quarter mile above the Pacific Ocean, Hearst 1 Night Queen Mary, Long Beach on Crete; Milos with its spectacular colorful The bottom line... Castle is a stunning tribute to the incredible rock formations and magnificent beaches; wealth of one of the 20th century’s most The bottom line... and Mykonos, Greece’s jet-set island with its DATES: October 22- November 1, 2020–11 days important businessmen and his extravagant DATES: October 20-27, 2020–8 days seafront village, sandy beaches, and whitewash tastes. The closest thing California has to a houses. Wander through the picturesque alleys PRICE: $2899 per person/do grand European palace–this sprawling, opulent PRICE: Starting at $1699 per person/do and narrow streets, take photos of the wind- SINGLE SUPPLEMENT: $1699 property is one of the state’s absolute must- SINGLE SUPPLEMENT: Call mills that overlook the embankment, relax at a Land Only sees. After a night in San Simeon, we will Includes cruise and one way airfare waterfront café. When not exploring an island, take a scenic trip to Santa Barbara. Enjoy our enjoy the ship’s many amenities. Sunbathe, sip Ask about our airfare departing final night together on the Queen Mary before a cool drink, splash in the pool, and relax. Seattle on October 21st flying home.

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It’s included... It’s included... • At home pick up in the greater • 5 nights hotel accommodations Best of Catalina, Seattle area Cuba–Connecting with Halloween on the people and culture • Deluxe motorcoach transportation • Roundtrip airfare • 12 fabulous meals including Queen Mary and • Motorcoach transportation It often seems that all the drama of life here breakfast daily, 4 lunches & 3 dinners is lived out on the street. After all, Havana ap- • All sightseeing mentioned, plus: J Paul Getty getaway • Ferry fares pears as a city-sized film set, with its crumbling • J. Paul Getty Museum colonial buildings and its classic cars belching - Colon Cemetery A frighteningly fun getaway begins with a bluish exhaust fumes into the air. But behind - Nacional Hotel Tour • Daily breakfast, 1 dinner flight to California and ferry over to semi-tropi- the city’s pastel-painted façades and ornate - Pinar Del Rio & Vinales Valley cal Catalina Island. Spend two nights seeing the • 2 nights Catalina wrought-iron grilles, there is a whole world to • $100 visa fee highlights of this Hollywood haunt–lovers cove, be discovered–all it takes is to pull back the cur- • 1 night onboard the • Cuban health insurance the pastel village loaded with boutiques, the Queen Mary tain. This fabulous tour includes activities that stunning countryside with roaming buffalo and really embody Cuba’s essence and everything • Wonderful people-to-people • Fully escorted and narrated so you the historic, art deco Casino. this unique country has to offer. interactions won’t miss a thing! Next, ferry to the Queen Mary for a chance • Bilingual Cuban Tour Guide Today, meet face-to-face with local residents to sleep–if you dare. Everyone knows the ship Where you’ll stay... from different professions, share thoughts, is haunted and is no stranger to haunted hap- gain knowledge, and connect with Cuba’s Where you’ll stay... penings. Throughout the years, Queen Mary 2 Nights Catalina Island cultural heritage on our 6-day, Havana-based 5 Nights Four Point Sheraton employees, guests and visiting psychics have 1 Night On the Queen Mary Cuba. Hear about the villains and hero’s of Hotel in Havana reported unexplainable events and paranormal Cuba’s past at the Museum of Revolution–the activity aboard the ship. From the start, a thick The bottom line... shrine for Cuban sovereignty. Take a trip back The bottom line... fog takes advantage of the Queen Mary’s DATES: October 29-November 1, in time on a walking tour through Old Havana. DATES: November 9-14, 2020–6 days shipping port surroundings. The eerie effect 2020–4 days Peek into the mind of artist Jose Fuster. He has perfectly sets the overall “sea evil” maritime decorated his home and those of his neighbors PRICE: $3199 per person/do madness tone. What better way to spend Hal- PRICE: Starting at $1299 per for more than 30 years. The area is now com- SINGLE SUPPLEMENT: $650 loween? The grand finale is a trip to the J. Paul person/do monly referred to as “Fusterlandia”. A trip to Land Only–Add round-trip air for $675 Getty Museum–rated one of the world’s best. SINGLE SUPPLEMENT: $499 Cuba wouldn’t be complete without visiting a Includes round-trip air, 3 nights lovely hotels, Includes round-trip airfare cigar factory and Havana Club Rum Museum. motorcoach, ferry fares, breakfast daily, wel- See Hemingway’s Farm and hear about the Old come dinner and fully escorted and narrated so Man and the Sea. Enjoy a fabulous perfor- you won’t miss a thing! mance by the Habana Compas Dance Group. See the Old Style Classic Car Club and visit a Tobacco Farmhouse. ONLY ONLY $1299 pp/do $3099 pp/do

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It’s included... It’s included... Thanksgiving in NYC • At home pick up from your Seattle • Round-trip transportation from your area home to Sea Tac Airport Colonial Williamsburg Seattle area home to SeaTac Airport and Macy’s Parade • Round-trip air from Seattle to NYC at Christmastime • Round-trip airfare from Seattle to Richmond, VA If there’s anywhere more iconic to spend • Macy’s Day Parade Christmas is a prime time of year to visit Colo- Thanksgiving weekend in the US, we can’t nial Williamsburg, America’s largest interactive • 6 nights 4-star hotel think of it. New York City buzzes at this time of • 5 nights at the 4-Star Hotel Mela history museum. In 2017, Architectural Digest • 6 breakfasts, 1 lunch and 3 dinners the year, with Macy’s famous parade, Central • 5 breakfast 1 dinner and a called Colonial Williamsburg the best town Park’s gorgeous colors and world-class shop- Thanksgiving Feast in America for Christmas celebrations. The • Deluxe motorcoach transportation ping at your doorstep. We are rolling out all season comes to life with world-renowned • 2 shows–Broadway Show and • Sightseeing inlcudes: of the stops on this bucket list holiday. Spend holiday decorations and 18th-century seasonal Radio City Rockettes - Grand Illumination 5 nights at the 4-star Hotel Mela, located just programming. off Time Square! See Central Park’s skating • Cruise to the Statue of Liberty - Busch Gardens Christmas dinner rink and the city all dressed for the holidays. and Ellis Island This phenominal trip includes the epic Grand - Jamestown settlement tour Take your seat and watch the curtain rise for Illumination Fireworks show and dinner at the - Christmas Parade in Merchant Square • 9/11 Memorial a blockbuster broadway hit show. See the Historic Shields Tavern, a fireside holiday feast - Yorktown tour Christmas Spectacular at Radio City Music Hall • Enjoy dinner at the famous Ellen’s at Busch Gardens, historic guided sightseeing - Riverwalk Landing featuring the world famous Rockettes. Ferry Stardust Diner, featuring singing tours in Jamestown and Yorktown, the incred- - Yankee Candle Village ible American History Museum, an interactive to the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island. Visit wait staff - American Revolution Museum the Empire State Building and Central Park. Witch Trial, lunch at the old Chickahominy • Fully escorted and narrated so you ...and more! Experience the 9/11 Memorial. See the Macy’s House; a wonderful holiday show, dinner won’t miss a thing! • 2 special evening shows Thanksgiving Day Parade and amazing floats at Campbells Tavern, and the Grand Parade in real-life. Indulge in a fabulous Thanksgiving with costumed interpreters bringing to life • Fully escorted and narrated so you Feast in the heart of the city. All of this and Where you’ll stay... the history of this 301 acre revolutionary city. won’t miss a thing! much more in 6 dazzling days! 5 Nights 4-Star Hotel Mela Luxuriate at at our 4-star resort hotel located in the heart of Colonial Williamsburg. This is the perfect trip to usher in the holidays. Where you’ll stay... The bottom line... 6 Nights Woodlands Resort Hotel DATES: November 24-29, 2020– 6 days The bottom line...

PRICE: $2899 per person/do DATES: December 1-7, 2020–7 days SINGLE SUPPLEMENT: $999 PRICE: $2499 per person/do Includes round-trip airfare SINGLE SUPPLEMENT: $600 Includes round-trip airfare ONLY

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32 33 tory buffs, of course, will not want to forget the Alamo, but more contemporary travelers will find a host of modern attractions along Unbelievable Deals on the city’s meandering River Walk–a tree-lined waterfront playground where cafes and clubs Long & Short Getaways virtually spill over the banks. Art galleries and Most Alki Tours include round-trip airfare! fusion restaurants are in no short supply, and the bustling open-air mercado at Market Square offers everything from hand-crafted April 3-10, 2020 hunt at Sunday brunch. Indulge in a selection turquoise jewelry and Western wear to the Like to take This symbol will help you of sliced seasonal fruits, scrambled eggs with choicest local produce. Its included: Reserved Two of the world’s Train Trips? find our fun-filled rail fresh herbs, breakfast potatoes, ham, bacon or seats for the coronation of the Queen and the richest cities– journeys. Check out our sausage, mixed green salad with chef’s choice Fiesta Flambeau Parade, City tour with the train tours website at dressing, pasta salad, baked salmon with Alamo, IMAX movie, Buckhorn Saloon, San Dubai and Abu Dhabi greattrainescapes.com hollandaise sauce, grilled chicken with port Jose Mission,Tower of the America’s 750’ high 8 days wine cherry sauce, tri-colored tortellini with view, private boat cruise of Paseo del Rio, day trip to Austin with LBJ Library, day trip to Fred- $2699 per person/do on earth, Abu Dhabi is the king of bling and a red pepper marinara sauce, fresh seasonal ericksburg with LBJ Ranch and Nimitz WWII Single supplement $699 an expert at showcasing the sublime. Picture vegetables, rice pilaf and assorted desserts. Museum, spring wildflowers scenic country Includes round-trip airfare white-domed mosques, candy cane minarets drive, baggage handling, and round-trip airport and sweeping romantic deserts; it is the es- April 14-16, 2020 Live like a Sheikh as you jet from Seattle to transfers. *Departure operated in conjunction sence of Arabia, from camel racing at dawn Dubai. Leave your expectations behind as you Special spring with our TAP Partners. set out to explore natural wonders, ancient to burning-red sand dunes at sunset. Dubai mosques and modern luxury architecture and Abu Dhabi are not only a dream but proof Magical Mystery Tour rising like dunes in the awe-inspiring expanses that dreams can come true and rated one of 3 days of desert sand. Created from an oasis in the the safest places to travel on the planet. Make $599 per person/do desert and turned into a famous tourist and yours become reality a in 8 surreal days. Single supplement $189 business mecca, Dubai is an embodiment of Are you ready for a little mystery in your life? the most daring human ideas. See the world’s April 8-9, 2020 tallest building, take a submarine elevator This tour includes round- trip motorcoach down to a restaurant and dine with the sharks, Silver Reef Hotel and Spa, transportation, and some meals. Unpack once ride a camel, visit an underwater resort, wander or twice at a premium hotel or resort in a Sunday brunch and Tulips great location. All “Must See” sightseeing in- through super-sized shopping malls with one 2 days that duplicates the Taj Mahal and Beijing’s For- cluded and no passport needed. Your trusted $269 per person/do Tour Manager will provide an incredible bidden City, ski indoors on a black-diamond ski Single supplement $119 slope. After four incredible nights we will head “mystery” destination experience! to Abu Dhabi. As one of the richest cities Even if you don’t know a tulip from a rose, this trip will blow you away. The tulips in the Skagit April 23-27, 2020 April 30-May 9, 2020 Valley pop their heads up for a month-long party every April. Acres of multi-colored tulips San Antonio Star & Grand Princesses– beg for a little camera time as we take country Spring Fiesta roads past farmers and land blanketed with 2 cruises in one! 5 days 3 night cruise down, 2 nights San flowers and surrounded by looming mountains. $2599 per person/do Tour some gorgeous gardens before continu- Francisco & 4 night cruise back Single supplement $599 10 days ing south to the Silver Reef Hotel and Spa. The Includes round-trip airfare hotel amenities will compete for your attention. Starting at $1899 per person/do Oversized rooms, lounge entertainment and, True to the Mexican half of its Tex-Mex roots, Single supplement: Call of course, the spa. The next morning, treasure San Antonio is like a piñata–chock-full of See page 6 For more info. on any tour please call 206.935.6848 or visit alkitours.com surprises and exploding with excitement. His- 34 35 May 8-9, 2020 Homestead (shown above). Enjoy dinner in June 18-20, 2020 May 8-15, 2020 historic Durango, Colorado. Wander through Motorcoach to the Old Town Plaza in Albuquerque. A whole Canada’s Harrison Hot Vancouver, BC and sail Fly to Las Vegas, cruise lot of colorful sights in 6 days! Springs Resort & the Pacific Princess home on the Ruby Princess 8 days Hell’s Gate tram May 10-17 OR Oct. 25-Nov.1, 2020 3 days Starting at $1199 per person/do to Seattle $459 per person/do 2 days Single supplement $699 Rail across Canada, Single supplement $229 $269 per person/do Includes airfare Single supplement $99 See page 9 Toronto and Niagara Falls Until George Clooney agrees to let you crash 7 days at his 18th-century Italian villa (he hasn’t yet Seattle has its fair share of people who live $2899 per person/do May 14-19, 2020 responded to any of your e-mails regarding Single supplement $650 the life of the rich and famous. Feel like a the matter?–how rude), consider a getaway high roller for one fabulous night on the Ruby Country music Bucket List Private berth upgrade $650 pp/do just as sumptuous: two nights at Harrison Hot Princess. With swimming pools, a health spa, trip with KCTS9 & Fitz in the Includes rail and airfare Springs Resort. Relax and unwind in the hot casinos and Broadway Style entertainment–this See page 12 mineral pools at the resort, which was the first will be one enchanting evening. Enjoy a scenic Morning on THE BULL of its kind in British Columbia. Trip includes motorcoach ride up to to beautiful Vancouver, 6 days transportation, 2 nights hotel, buffet breakfast BC. Then arrive at the cruise ship terminal and NOW JUST $2299 pp/do! SAVE June 5-6, 2020 board the Ruby Princess. Snuggle into your Single supplement $699 $600! Rail to the Portland stateroom and enjoy the amenities of your Land Only floating resort. All meals and entertainment See page 10 Rose Festival are included on the ship. 2 days $399 per person/do May 25-30, 2020 Single supplement $99 May 8-15, 2020 Canyon de Chelly Whoever said “Life isn’t a bed of Roses”, clearly Coast Starlight hasn’t seen this tour. In 2020, the Rose Festival and Mesa Verde will celebrate 113 years of tradition–an event rail to LA, sail the each morning, Afternoon Tea, a 5-course 6 days like none other! A great overnight tour begins dinner in the Copper Room and Hell’s Gate. $1999 per person/do with a train trip to Portland. Once in the city, Pacific Princess home Hell’s Gate is nature at its most magnificent. 8 days Single supplement $299 enjoy a luncheon cruise along the Willamette At peak spring levels, over 200 million gallons Starting at $1999 per person/do Includes round-trip airfare of water surge through this 35 metre (110 Single supplement $1399 Visit 4 Remote National Parks & Monuments: ft.) wide gorge. That is twice the volume of See page 7 Petrified Forest & Painted Desert, Canyon Niagara Falls! de Chelly Navajo Park, 4 Corners, and Mesa May 8-15, 2020 Verde Cliff Dwellings. Drive the famous Route June 20-21, 2020 66 through New Mexico and Arizona. Spend Mackinac Island two nights at Canyon de Chelly in the famous Rail & sail the Columbia Tulip Festival and Thunderbird Lodge. Live large on a Canyon de River. Next, check into our lovely hotel–centrally Chelly 4-Wheel Drive SUV tour. Tour Acoma located so you can enjoy the festivities in town! River Gorge-ous Niagara Falls Sky City Pueblo. Visit Hubbell Trading Post & The next day, celebrate the nation’s second 2 days 8 days largest floral parade. You’ll have a chance to $379 per person/do $2799 per person/do wander amongst the amazing floats, see the Single supplement $99

Single supplement $599 craftsmanship and discover how they make All aboard for a scenic rail journey through Includes round-trip airfare them. Then we’re off to the Coliseum where the spectacular Columbia River Gorge. The See page 8 we’ll watch the Grand Floral Parade from our reserved seats. Hurry, this trip sells out every Gorge is 80 miles long and up to 4,000 feet year, so if you snooze, you’ll lose! deep and packed with scenic highlights. Take 36 37 July 4-5, 2020 mountains jutting out of the sea, clusters of July 12-21 (waitlisted), islands, channels and inlets. You’ll love this Rail and sail to 3-day getaway. the largest fireworks OR July 26-August 4, 2020 NEW! The Netherlands– July 13-17 OR July 22-26, 2020 display west of the Off the Beaten Path Mississippi 10 days Rail to Glacier Park 5 days 2 days $2929 per person/do Starting at $2199 per person/do in gorgeous views of Beacon Rock, the second $389 per person/do Single supplement $950 Single supplement $625 largest monolith next to the Rock of Gibraltar; Single supplement $99 Land only Hurry–Limited to just 16 passengers! Multnomah Falls falling 620 feet; The Bridge See page 14 All aboard Amtrak’s Cascades for a scenic trip See page 15 of the Gods and 11,000 foot Mt. Hood–the to Portland. Upon arrival, enjoy the sights of highest peak in Oregon. We’ll disembark in the Rose City. Next, freshen up at our lovely Wishram and then spend the night in the July 14-16, 2020 July 15-22, 2020 Dalles. The next morning, we’ll board the Columbia Sternwheeler for a fabulous narrated Cruise Canada’s Princess Rail through the brunch cruise. We’ll do some fun sightseeing in Louisa Inlet by boat and Canadian Rockies, Portland before our trek home. float plane Grizzlies and sail the 3 days June 20-27, 2020 $599 per person/do Inside Passage to Alaska Trains across Colorado Single supplement $339 Hurry–Limited to just 20 8 days hotel before a dazzling evening. All aboard Princess Louisa Inlet is so beautiful that once passengers with exclusive Starting at $2499 pp/do the Portland Spirit for a spectacular cruise on visited, you don’t need to see the rest of the float plane trip to largest Grizzly Single supplement $587 the Columbia River. After an elegant dinner, world since there is no other scenery that can reserve in North America Includes round-trip airfare get ready for front row views of the largest beat it. Conde Nast called this “One of the 8 days See page 13 fireworks extravaganza west of the Mississippi. top 10 destinations to visit in the world”. It $2899 per person/do After breakfast, we will meander on home. takes a bit of effort to reach as it’s only acces- Single supplement $899 sible by boat or plane. In 3 days, you’ll take a Includes airfare motorcoach, ferry, private boat and sea plane! See page 16 Stay 2 nights on the Sunshine Coast. The next To travel is to live. July 25-August 3, Hans Christian Andersen OR September 2-11, 2020 The alpine villages of Switzerland 10 days $3999 per person/do day, board a boat for a thrilling cruise through Single supplement $455 fast rapids and marvel at granite-lined walls Includes round-trip airfare that stretch skyward from sea level to nearly seven thousand feet. At the heart of the inlet, You may think you have seen Switzerland, but cascades of water descend thousands of feet you have not seen THIS part of the Swiss Alps. down the granite walls, culminating in the What a wonderfully refreshing change from Florence, Italy boiling white water of Chatterbox Falls. Next, the busy, always moving schedule of most board a float plane for an incredible 20-min- tours. Fly round-trip to Zurich and unpack for For more info. on any tour please call 206.935.6848 or visit alkitours.com ute flight. This will provide an overview of 6 nights at the 4-star Hotel Silberhorn in the 38 39 little village of Wengen. The town overlooks one of the country’s most famous landmarks, the Lauterbrunnen Valley at 3800 feet, but Mount Rushmore, en route to Custer State August 25-31, 2020 surrounded by 10,000 foot mountains such Park in the Black Hills of South Dakota. as Eiger, Monk, and Jungfrau. Enjoy breakfast New York City 7 days and dinner daily as you use your pass to ride on August 18-21, 2020 trains, gondolas, aerial trams, and lake steam- $2899 per person/do ers. Each day you will visit a different attraction Pacific Rim and cruise Single supplement $1249 and travel just like the local Swiss do! See Includes round-trip airfare Grindelwald, Brienz woodcarvers, Interlaken, the Broken Islands See page 17 4 days Lucerne, Bern, Trummelbach Falls, Grosse excursion is the perfect touch of history, wildlife $899 per person/do Scheidegg and Merrigen. Includes 14 meals–7 September 3-13, 2020 OR and breathtaking views of the legendary Single supplement $329 September 4-14, 2021 Hellgate Canyon. Attend world-class theater in NEW! Ashland and sample some of Oregon’s finest Thrill to shipwreck stories. Probe the mysteries Ireland including wines in the fertile Willamette Valley. At the of the rain forest. Learn about the rich heritage tour’s end, our clients sing out, “Bravo”! of the Nuuchah-nulth First Nations people on the Aran Islands! this gorgeous 4-day getaway. Spend 3 nights 11 days exploring Vancouver Island by mail boat, $3199 per person/do August 6-13, 2020 train, ferry, and motorcoach! We’ll cruise on a Single supplement $1299 Yellowstone & working freighter through the Broken Islands Land only delivering goods, kayakers and passengers to See page 18 Mt. Rushmore remote villages accessible only by boat. Have 8 days your camera in hand to capture the stunning $2999 per person/do scenery and wildlife in the Pacific Rim. Bears, Single supplement $589 whales, sea lions, seals and more inhabit the We Love Groups! Includes round-trip airfare region. Next head to the McLean Mill National Historic Site, home of Canada’s only remain- Alki Tours offers lots of bonuses From the Olympic sites to national parks to breakfasts and 7 dinners, airfare, accommoda- ing steam-powered sawmill. The surrounding to groups of 15 or more, plus: the wild west atmosphere of South Dakota tions in Wengen, sightseeing, and transfers. community has been restored to what it was a • and Cody, Wyoming–this is a true adventure This tour will make you feel like you’re in a century ago, giving visitors a glimpse of what Maximum value, guaranteed James Bond movie. *Guaranteed departure of- through the American West. After a fun night prices & outstanding experience fered through our AFC Vacations partner. stay in Salt Lake City, we will take a scenic drive • to Jackson Hole, Wyoming. The sights just get Round-trip transportation to/from better as we head through the Grand Tetons to July 27-31, 2020 your group’s pick-up location Yellowstone National Park for a two night stay. • Best of Oregon– Next, your journey winds its way through the We custom design fabulous territory of the Great Sioux Nation, stopping at itineraries Jet boat on the • Rogue River, wine Want to travel for FREE? Get a group and call us to tasting and Ashland plays it was like to live and work as a logger and mill find out how! 5 days worker in the early part of the 20th century. $1099 per person/do You might even be held up by the notorious Single supplement $399 Beaufort Gang, train robbers on horseback. See some of Oregon’s best on this wonderfully The steam train also makes a stop at the Chase diverse tour. Begin with deluxe transportation, and Warren Winery for a tour and tasting. add to that gorgeous hotels and then fabulous Includes transportation, 3 nights Vancouver sightseeing. Experience the best of the Rogue Island, Pacific Rim National Park, Broken Island River aboard a 2-hour, 36-mile adventure! This Mail Boat cruise, ferry rides and some meals.

40 41 August 26-30, 2020 jetboat for a thrilling trip into Pearce Ferry. Our hundreds of years, the crater filled with rain September 15-17, 2020 final night is spent in Vegas for a few more water and melted snow. At nearly 1,943 feet, River raft the thrills before heading back to Seattle. This in- it is the deepest lake in the U.S. A 33-mile drive Hells Canyon cruise NEW! Grand Canyon credible journey is tame enough for most adults around the rim offers glimpses of the intensely and Walla Walla 5 days but will surely rank as one of the best trips that blue-colored water which is created by the clar- 4 days $2499 per person/do you’ve ever experienced. ity and its depth. We’ll take a scenic train trip $899 per person/do Single supplement $179 Single supplement $140 Includes 3 flights, helicopter, September 7-17, 2020 A mile-deep gorge and two-mile-high moun- motorized raft and jet boat tains await on this exciting trip to Lewiston Few adventures earn the moniker of “Trip of Scandinavia and Idaho. Begin with a scenic trip east to Wash- a lifetime” as regularly as rafting the Grand cruise through the ington’s Wine Country. Enjoy a fabulous night Canyon. Ironically, millions of people get the sampling luscious wines and seeing the sights broad overview of the Canyon but only a lucky Norwegian Fjords of Walla Walla. The next day, we’re off to few are able to raft it . This “soft adventure” 11 days Lewiston Idaho. Hell’s Canyon. Although the canyon trip is the perfect experience for people $3999 per person/do Grand Canyon is the best known “canyon” of all ages–from 9 to 99. Your adrenaline-filled Single supplement $999 in the U.S., it is not actually the deepest. That holiday starts with a flight to Las Vegas. Spend Includes round-trip airfare honor falls to spectacular, 7,900-foot Hells the night seeing the sights of this city that See page 20 Canyon on the Snake River of Idaho. Every- never sleeps. The next morning the excitement thing about Hells Canyon. Big whitewater, Big continues as we board a plane for a scenic to Oregon, spend a night in Eugene and then flight to the Bar 10 Ranch. A day filled with September 8-10, 2020 two nights at the Mazama Lodge. Park Rang- cowboys, campfires, skeet shootin’–it’s all ers give walks and talks at the lodge. Enjoy a included. The following morning begins with The San Juans of Canada guided tour of the rim, relax on the porch and 3 days an exciting helicopter trip to the bottom of the listen as the rangers bring Crater Lake’s history $599 per person/do canyon to begin our river rafting journey. Our and geology vividly to life. expert guides await to navigate the waters Single supplement $189 of the lower 100 miles of the canyon. Here, This is a red hot deal. Two nights on gorgeous the Colorado River’s famous rapids, though Salt Spring Island at the Harbor House Hotel. September 12-19, 2020 still exciting, are a bit tamer. The scenery is Meander the island visiting the Island’s brew- astounding. Massive sandstone cliffs conjure up ery, local gardens and the colorful market. In- Trains across Colorado 8 days imaginary shapes. Hidden waterfalls and pools cludes deluxe motorcoach transportation, ferry carve their way down to the river. Wildlife is fares, 2 nights lovely hotel accommodations, 2 Starting at $2499 pp/do abundant, with sightings of Blue Heron, hawks, breakfasts, great sightseeing, fully escorted and Single supplement $587 eagles and majestic Big Horn sheep. At night, narrated so you won’t miss a thing! Includes round-trip airfare the canyon walls unveil a heaven of innumer- See page 13 able stars. To exit the canyon we will board a September 10-13, 2020 Rail to the Crater Lake Lodge and rim tour SAVE MONEY ONLINE! 4 days $1099 per person/do Book any 1-5 day tour online and save Single supplement $329 an additional $10. Book a tour 6 days or www.alkitours.com 7,700 years ago, the 12,000 foot high volcano longer and save an additional $50! Mt. Mazama erupted in an enormous explo- *One-time discount only. Does not include Snow Train sion leaving nothing but a deep crater. Over For more info. on any tour please call 206.935.6848 or visit alkitours.com 42 43 waves, Big fish, and Big breathtaking views full of fun as we head to Oktoberfest. The of the Wilderness. If you are looking for community was settled by Germans in the H O T T O U R ! This vacation ROCKS! adventure the we’ll give it to you. Begin with 1800’s and the scenery will remind you of Ba- wine tasting in Walla Walla, then jetboat Hells varia. Whoop it up with live music on 4 stages, October 7-15, 2020 Canyon. Part of the pleasure of a jet boat trip 50 Alpine food chalets, arts and craft shows, is that the licensed pilot provides a running and a traditional Biergarten, Weingarten and The ultimate commentary on the Snake River, its fish, the Alpinegarten. This is a screaming deal. The wilderness scenery, and the human story of the hotel alone will cost this shortly. Canyonlands tour region, ranging from 7,500 years of Indian life 9 days to a colorful steam paddlewheeler era. Experi- $2649 per person/do ence an 86 mile round trip on the Snake River September 25-October 2, Single supplement $940 to the official entrance of the Hells Canyon September 26-October 3, Includes round-trip airfare National Recreation Area. See Cache Creek October 2-9 OR October 3-10, 2020 In the desert, when the sky opens up with This tour begins in the ‘Neon Canyon’ Las Ranch and interpretive center maintained by rain, water cuts through the earth and Vegas, then heads out to see the National the U.S. Forest Service. Observe ancient Indian New England’s canyons are formed. Standing at the base Parks; Bryce, Zion, Lake Powell and Grand petroglyphs, watch for birds and wildlife while fall foliage by rail of the red canyons is like being in some Canyon-you’ll see them all. We also include your United States Coast Guard certified 8 days great open-air cathedral of stone. Everyone most meals, a cruise on both Lake Powell captain uniquely narrates your tour. Includes a $2699 per person/do should see Zion National Park once in their and Glen Canyon Dam, and a guided tour delicious chicken BBQ lunch buffet. Single supplement $595 life. A canyon so awe-inspiring that the of Monument Valley. See why they call it Land only early Mormon pioneers gave it the name. the ‘land of enchantment’. September 17-19, 2020 See page 22 Mt. Angel Oktoberfest and stay at the September 27-28, 2020 Oregon Garden Resort Cruise from Seattle to 3 days Vancouver on the $529 per person/do NEW! Single supplement $175 Emerald Princess 2 days Roll out the beer stein for a weekend of fun at Starting at $259 per person/do Oktoberfest in Mt. Angel. Grab your lederho- Single supplement starting at $99 sen and buxom frau for a rollicking good time Princess. With swimming pools, a health spa, October 5-8, 2020 Seattle has its fair share of people who live casinos and Broadway shows this will be one NEW! the life of the rich and famous–Russell Wilson enchanting evening. All meals and entertain- Multi-Day and Bill to name a couple–but if you’re not ment are included on the ship. The following so loaded that a loss of $7 million in one Mystery Holiday day, we will shuttle you back to Seattle. 4 days year would be a minor blip on your financial $1348 per person/do statement, you can feel like a high roller for Single supplement $239 ? one night at least with a cruise on the Emerald October 3-9, 2020 Includes round-trip airfare ? New Mexico’s Balloon We can’t tell you much; you just have to trust Fiesta, Taos and Santa Fe us (along with the many participants who regu- as we head south. Our home away from home 7 days larly join our Mystery Vacations). You’ll have is the 4-star Oregon Garden Resort. Snuggle $2599 per person/do the time of your life without ever knowing in into your room, complete with a fireplace and Single supplement $899 advance where you are going! We’ll take you private patio or deck. A tram is located outside Includes round-trip airfare by air to some not so far away destinations, all the lobby for a colorful trip into the 80-acre See page 21 located in the United States. Take a chance and Oregon Garden. The next two days are packed let us show you why so many Alki participants 44 45 are Mystery Vacation repeats! But hurry, these NEW! November 18-27, 2020 popular programs SELL OUT every year! October 20-27, 2020 Mysteries of the NEW! TOUR HIGHLIGHTS: Round trip transfer to Cruise to San Fran, Hearst SeaTac (Seattle area), round-trip airfare, 4 days Copper Canyon escorted vacation, unpack once or twice in 3 Castle and Queen Mary star hotels, entrance to all attractions, average 8 days by rail two meals per day, no passport necessary, Starting at $1699 per person/do 10 days hotel luggage handling . Single supplement: Call $2099 per person/do Includes cruise and one way airfare Single supplement $500 See page 28 Land only October 6-13, 2019 NEW! Four times the size of the Grand Canyon, Smoky Mountains NEW! October 22-November 1, 2020 Copper Canyon is one of the most dramatic Visit Athens and then panoramas in the world. Man’s greatest en- fall foliage rail, gineering feat within this defiant geography cruise the Greek Islands is the railroad which traverses it. Almost 100 New Orleans, upright position and we will fly across the pond to London. We will spend a night in hip years in the making, the tracks climb from sea and Turkey level to nearly 8,000 feet, crossing some of the Memphis & Nashville 11 days London prior to boarding the elegant Crown highest bridges in the world and 87 tunnels in- 8 days $2899 per person/do Princess. Enjoy 7 nights exploring and adventur- cluding a mile-long, 360 degree spiral. This rail $2599 per person/do Single supplement $1699 ing with Princess Cruises. With a combination line is rated one of the most scenic train routes Single supplement $599 Land Only of intriguing shore activities and luxurious in the world. You’ll never forget this diverse trip Includes round-trip airfare See page 29 onboard retreats, these vacations offer the See page 24 cultural diversity of an overseas vacation with from deserts to mountains, forests to tropical the comfort of familiar accommodations. Ports coastlines. We’ve even thrown in some aquatic October 29-November 1, 2020 scenery, as we also cruise on the Sea of Cortez. October 12-20, 2020 of call include London (Southampton), England; NEW! Best of Catalina, Halloween (St. Peter Port) Guernsey, England; La Rochelle, Every day is a highlight! America’s historic France; Bilbao, Spain; A Coruna, Spain (for on the Queen Mary and Santiago de Compostela); and back to London November 24-29, 2020 East Coast & fall colors (Southampton), England. 8 days J. Paul Getty getaway 4 days Thanksgiving in the NEW! $2999 per person/do NEW! Single supplement $849 $1299 per person/do November 9-14, 2020 Big Apple– Includes round-trip airfare Single supplement $499 See page 25 Includes round-trip airfare Cuba–Connecting with with Macys Parade! See page 30 people and culture 6 days $2899 per person/do October 13-18, 2020 NEW! 6 days $3199 per person/do Single supplement $999 NEW! October 29-November 6, 2020 Arizona’s trains Single supplement $650 Includes round-trip airfare including the Grand Cruise France and Spain Land Only–Add round-trip air for $675 See page 32 Canyon, Sedona and on the Crown Princess See page 31 9 days Verde Canyon Starting at $2599 per person/do We comply with the Department of Transportation’s mandate that government 6 days Single supplement: Call taxes and all fees be included in advertised tour prices with airfare. $2399 per person/do International Includes round-trip airfare Fuel Surcharges–With group air option you are reserving, not purchasing, Single supplement $679 If Floating along the Mediterranean and wak- Travel Fees your space. Airlines reserve the right to change the surcharge at time of ticketing. Includes airfare Since surcharges have been calculated in the ticket price, any additional surcharge See page 26 ing up in a new European town each morning Regulations. increases should be minor. Note: Country departure/entry taxes may not be sounds like the perfect getaway we have the included in some cases. trip for you. Put your seat in the locked and 46 47 November 25-28, 2020 December 4-6 OR 12-14, 2020 Thanksgiving at the 4-star Motorcoach to NEW! H O T T O U R ! Steam Into the New Year Coeur d’ Alene Lake Resort Leavenworth Lighting 4 days December 27-January 4, 2021 NEW! $899 per person/do Festival overnight tour NEW! 3 days Steamboatin’ on the Single supplement $429 $499 per person/do American Queen–New There’s no place like home for the holidays— Single supplement $160 unless you can treat yourself to a four star hotel Years on the Mississippi instead. Coeur D’ Alene Resort decks not only Celebrate the Christmas season in style as we Round Trip New Orleans, the halls, but just about anything else that gets travel by motorcoach over Stevens Pass to New Year’s Celebration! Leavenworth. Upon arrival we will whisk you in their way, with show-stopping decorations, 9 days away to 2 nights at the Icicle Village Resort near Starting at $2399 per person/do the heart of this quaint Bavarian village. The Single supplement: Call next morning enjoy breakfast at your leisure. Land Only–Call for air Then spend the whole day at the Leavenworth paddlewheel riverboats. Trip includes: Your holiday begins as we fly to New Complimentary Hop-on, Hop-off shore Orleans for a wonderful night. Then board excursions in each port of call; complimen- the American Queen and experience tary hotel stay the night before your voyage– authentic Southern culture as you journey includes breakfast, taxes, porterage, and through living history along the lower Mis- transfers to the ship; complimentary wine sissippi River where it is easy to imagine that and beer with dinner; complimentary spe- time has stood still. Resolve to have more cialty coffees, bottled water and soft drinks fun and greet the New Year on the Mighty throughout your voyage; the only steamboat towering Christmas trees, and need-your-shades Mississippi. The celebration carries through- with multiple specialty dining options, all at light spectacles sure to make your spirits bright. out your voyage, but a special New Year’s no additional charge; gracious service from Enjoy 3 incredible nights and a Thanksgiving Eve gala will enchant you with elegant de- a friendly all-American staff; casual elegance Feast in 4 star elegance. Then, Christmas comes cor, champagne, newfound friends and the abounds, no formal wear required; daily early as we board our boat and journey to the uplifting refrains of “Auld Lang Syne.” Be lectures by the Riverlorian, our onboard North Pole to see the largest on-the-water light one of the select few who can claim to have historian; professional showboat-style enter- display in America with over 1.5 million lights. Lighting Festival. Enjoy chestnuts roasting on an celebrated New Year’s Eve on the Mississippi tainment and dancing nightly; AND our own The day after Thanksgiving the city celebrates open fire, entertainment and strolling carolers aboard one of the world’s most exquisite dedicated fleet of Steamcoaches! with a huge parade and fireworks and of before the town is magically illuminated course the shops are overflowing with bar- at dusk! Harbor. This Vancouver Island hotel is located gains. Finally enjoy Leavenworth’s Christkindl- in British Columbia’s capital city and features markt before heading over Stevens Pass home. December 8-9, 2020 NEW! turn-of-the-century architecture, classic beauty The 5-star Empress Hotel and an unrivaled location on the water. Since December 1-7, 2020 and Butchart holiday lights 1908, it is Vancouver Island’s most celebrated NEW! resort and spa. Tonight, enjoy a fabulous trip Christmastime in 2 days to see the holiday lights. Once a year, Butchart $429 per person/do comes alive with spectacular illuminations, Colonial Williamsburg Single supplement $159 7 days music and holiday festivities. Stroll through the $2499 per person/do All aboard for a wonderful way to usher in the grounds and enjoy. The next day is yours to Single supplement $600 holidays as we board the Victoria Clipper for see the sights and do some holiday shopping. Includes round-trip airfare a memorable night at the renowned Empress In the early evening, reboard the Clipper for a See page 33 Hotel. The Fairmont Empress sits majestically scenic cruise home. at the cornerstone of Victoria’s sparkling Inner For more info. on any tour please call 206.935.6848 or visit alkitours.com 48 49 January 2-January 18, 2021 January 9-21, 2021 January 22-28, 2021 NEW! pieces which will last until April. Next, we’re off to Banff. You’ll see a castle at the base of Argentina & Antarctica Exotic Thailand–Hill Tribes, Rail to Jasper, Banff & Mt. Rundle–our hotel for one night. See the cruise From Buenos Aires, temples and elephants Lake Louise during the sites of this charming town and live like royalty 13 days at the Banff Springs Hotel before departing to Argentina–onboard $2899 per person/do International Ice Festival Jasper for our rail trip home. NEW! 7 days Single supplement $899 Celebrity Silhouette NEW! Starting at $2599 per person/do 17 days Includes round-trip airfare January 30-February 3, 2021 Single supplement $1099 $3379 per person/do There is certainly a lot to smile about when Yellowstone, Grand Tetons Single supplement $2799 you vacation in Thailand. You’ll encounter an Our snowy mountain holiday begins as we Land Only–Call for airfare ancient, fascinating culture; friendly, welcom- board Via Rail for a stunning train trip into the & Jackson Hole in winter A pre-night may be needed but not ing people; gorgeous, peaceful countrysides Canadian Rockies. Enjoy sleeping accommoda- 6 days included in the price and bustling, modern cities; and the most tions, fabulous food and first-class service as $2199 per person/do NEW! our train winds past the ice-choked Thompson Single supplement $599 Celebrity Silhouette–Luxurious and upscale amazing shopping—unbelievable bargains Includes round-trip airfare on every deck and at every turn, Celebrity included! Start your journey in the capital city of Bangkok, and then travel by motor coach to Silhouette sets the standard for modern luxury In the winter the crowds leave park just as the the famous Damnoen Saduak Floating Market, vacations. Sail in style surrounded by stunning real show begins. Yellowstone becomes an décor. Take your taste buds on vacation with enchanting land of frozen waterfalls, steaming diverse dining options. Enjoy endless entertain- fumerols and wildlife. Spend a memorable ment options from sensational shows to some day touring the park’s highlights by heated tranquil time in the library. Take a yoga class snow coach – imagine a tank on Nordic skis: in the Fitness Center or relax with a massage it’s warm with big viewing windows. Around in the Canyon Ranch Spa. Find true poolside every corner a new surprise may await- herds serenity at the Solarium. Featuring a gorgeous pool, sparkling waterfalls, thickly padded lounge chairs, and an adults-only policy, River, the tallest peak in the Canadian Rockies, tranquility is always just a few steps away. and mountain vistas. Watch for large concen- Whatever your travel style, you’ll find your trations of elk, bighorn sheep and mountain home on board. goats as we enter the park boundaries. Disem- Ports of Call: Buenos Aires (Argentina), bark in Jasper and board a deluxe motor coach Ushuaia (Argentina), Cape Horn (Chile), for a remarkable trip through the Icefields Schollart Channel (Antarctica), Paradise Bay Parkway–one of the world’s most scenic drives. (Antarctica), Gerlache Straight Cruising, Spend two nights at Chateau Lake Louise, one Elephant Island (Antarctica), Port Stanley (Falk- of Canada’s most beautiful landmark hotels. land Islands), Puerto Madryn (Argentina), During the festival, teams from around the Montevideo (Uruguay), Buenos Aires (Argentina) world will have 53 hours to create ice master- Not included: $300 in port fees.

the historic River Kwai and the ancient city of Ayutthaya. Next, you’ll fly to Chiang Rai, Thai- Time flies!D on’t miss these popular tours... land’s northernmost city, and visit the Hill Tribes of the surrounding region. Continue by road to Chiang Mai, the “Rose of the North” and visit Nashville Country Music Tour Page 10 the working Elephant Village. In 13 magical days enjoy fascinating sights, fabulous hotels, New England Fall Foliage Page 22 exquisite food and great company. You will Page 52 not want to miss out on this trip of a lifetime. Northern Lights in Alaska For more info. on any tour please call 206.935.6848 or visit alkitours.com 50 51 of elk and bison lounging at thermal hot spots, incredible Mediterranean Islands. Sicily and to celebrate spring. The broad tree-lined street April 23-30, 2021 an otter tobogganing down the banks of a Malta are located at the crossroads of history’s on the banks of the Potomac are punctuated river or coyotes mousing in the snow. End greatest civilizations. See how location impact- with imposing monuments which have become Charleston, Savannah your day with a dramatic finish as you watch ed architecture, music, food, culinary tradi- the hallmark or our nation’s capitol. On this and Jekyll Island an (almost private showing) of the eruption of tions, and culture. Begin in Malta’s capital city action-packed tour, you will see some of the 8 days NEW! Old Faithful. Spend 2 nights in charming West Valletta where you’ll be visiting the beautiful nation’s most sacred monuments, the embas- $2899 per person/do Yellowstone, 2 nights in Salt Lake City, Utah Silent City of Mdina for a tour through its nar- sies of foreign nations and the impressive col- Single supplement $799 and 1 fantastic night in Jackson Hole Wyoming. row, old streets and alleys. Next up, you’ll be lections of the Smithsonian. Highlights include: Includes round-trip airfare Fly round trip to Salt Lake City. heading to the Three Cities, which lies across reserved Grand-Stand seats to the world famous Cherry Blossom Parade; the US Capitol Explore the historic jewels of Charleston, Savannah, Beaufort and Jekyll Island on a foray February 18-23, 2021 NEW! and White House, the Willard Hotel, Ford’s Theater where Lincoln was assassinated, the into history, culture and low country cuisine. Alaska Northern Lights & Arlington National Cemetery, the Tomb of the Traverse 300- year-old Charleston from the Unknown soldier, the Vietnam Memorial and French Quarter to Fort Sumter, and experience Denali National Park Mt. Vernon. This is a tour that every red-blood- plantation life at the Middleton and Magnolia 6 days ed American should take. plantations. Savannah is one of the oldest $2099 per person/do Single supplement $329 Includes round-trip airfare H O T T O U R ! The Down Under Wonders Winter doesn’t have to equal gloom. At least not above the Arctic Circle when the north- ern lights, also known as the aurora borealis, turn up. When these neon-bright streaks of March 17-April 1, 2021 NEW! Grand Harbour from Valletta and holds more history than Malta’s capital itself. You’ll also visit Australia and the fisherman’s village of Marsaxlokk and take New Zealand a boat tour to the Blue Grotto, with its beautiful 16 days blue hues visible from within a large deep sea $3989 per person/do cave. Then we will take the high-speed ferry of Single supplement $1849 Sicily. On this island adventure, our guide will in- Land Only–Call for air rates troduce you to the hearty welcome and cooking of Sicily, the steamy power of Mount Etna, Italy’s Visit the other side of the world with our holiday to the ‘must see’ cities in Australia color–green, pink, violet–zip across the skies, brightest pottery and boldest wines, Europe’s and New Zealand. Cruise and snorkel the the season becomes distinctly lively. Between most amazing ancient Greek ruins, and slow Outer Barrier Reef, take a stroll through August and March each year, lightpeepers sunsets from picture-perfect seaside villages. Australia’s modern cities and revel in the from Texas to Thailand make their way north to unspoiled natural beauty of New Zealand witness the show. Join us for a trip-of-a-lifetime April 7-12, 2020 on this 16-day holiday. Highlights include for front row seats to the show! Cherry Blossom Parade craft demonstrations and hands-on activities at Tjapukai Aboriginal Park,a tour of Syd- March 24-31, 2021 in Washington, DC ney’s famed Opera House, encounter native NEW! 6 days NEW! animals at Featherdale Wildlife Park, relax Malta and Sicily $1999 per person/do on a dinner cruise in Sydney Harbor,and ride 8 days Single supplement $699 the ‘Melbourne Star’ for fantastic views of $3299 per person/do Includes round-trip airfare the city. You will also take a cruise aboard experience a Maori cultural performance Single supplement $650 the historic TSS Earnslaw in Queenstown. In and Hangi dinner feast in Christchurch. This Includes round-trip airfare Washington, DC, the city which symbolizes the New Zealand, you’ll witness the magnificent and so much more in over a half month of ideas of our Nation’s founders, is one of the scenery and wildlife of Milford Sound, Bucket List experiences! This exotic tour will immerse you in the distinc- most beautiful cities in the world and the best tive culture, cuisine, and history of these two 52 53 cities in the state of Georgia and is affec- Peru’s sensuality, mood and emotions are Toast, crepes, cinnamon rolls, assorted desserts, to inspire the choir, Deloris breathes new life into tionately known as “the Hostess City of the always bubbling away right at the surface. This bacon & sausage, carved roast beef and baked the church and community. Powerful gospel South”. Its Southern charm begins with its fully-guided, eight day trip introduces you to ham. WOW...Eat an olive the night before! music! Outrageous dancing! This production of dramatic antebellum homes, which survived Machu Picchu, the lost city of the Incas. Spend Sister Act will leave you breathless. Price includes Sherman’s destructive march south during the two days exploring this mountaintop village March 14, 2020 Orchestra seats, transportation and lunch Civil War, making historical home tours and carved from stone, and see the remains of downtown. ghost tours a must do. Finally encounter the temples, houses and baths all surrounded by 14th annual Razor Clam NEW! likes of Morgan, Rockefeller and Vanderbilt indescribable scenery. A knowledgeable guide April 2, 2020 during a star at Jekyll Island. brings the mountain fortress to life, detailing and Seafood Festival the history and culture of this ancient place. in Ocean Shores Olive Branch and Tea Room, The expedition highlights include: Lima’s Plaza $139 per person October 16-22, 2021 Brown and Haley and Mayor and Gold Museum; Cuzco, the Temple NEW! of the Sun and the fortress of Sacayhuaman; This trip is clamtastic! Ocean Shores is the razor Washington State Museum Pricebuster Peru clam capital of the world so they launched a fes- 8 days a train journey along the beautiful Urubamba $119 per person River on the way to Machu Picchu; and 50 ton tival that celebrates the clam in all its glory–with $3299 per person/do While having high tea is certainly a sophisticated giant stones of the Ollantaytambo fortress. This a chowder contest, live music, activities for kids, Single supplement $599 experience, the right tea room will also make unbeatable price includes round-trip airfare vendors and usually, a razor clam dig! Dish with Includes round-trip airfare you feel right at home… or, in the case of from Seattle, 6 nights first-class hotels, many your friends, get down to some tasty business Tacoma’s Olive Branch Cafe, like you’re in the Peru is a country oozing with passion. If you meals, an Alki Escort as well as a local Peruvian and enjoy a day at the beach. middle of a fai- say the word Peru slowly, it slides around in expert. Ask about our 4 day extension to Lake rytale. After a your mouth like expensive whisky; sweet, hot Titicaca to explore the fascinating floating reed Uh, oH! lovely luncheon, and sensual. That’s how the country itself feels. islands of the Uros people. Here they we’ll stop for come...DIVE! some sweets at Brown and Haley. Brown Day Trips from Seattle and Haley is a Book a day tour online and receive an additional candy maker $10 discount for that booking!* known best for their invention *One tour discount only. Does not include Snow Train. 19 NEW TOURS SINCE of Almond FALL UPDATE! Roca. After, enjoy a docent-led tour through the Washington State Museum. Includes trans- SIX DATES! February 6, February 27, March 1, 2020 March 22, 2020 portation, lunch and entrance fees. March 26, April 30, May 24 OR June 23, 2020 Rail to Chuckanut Manor Sister Act April 8, 2020 NEW! EACH DATE IS A DIFFERENT for Sunday brunch at the 5th Avenue DESTINATION, SO SIGN UP $159 per person $189 per person Skagit Tulips, salmon FOR ‘EM ALL! All aboard the Cascades train for one of the Here is the feel-good musical comedy sensation bake and Llama Farms $119 per person Mystery Tours nation’s most scenic rail trips. Upon arrival in based on the hit 1992 film! Featuring original Bellingham, a deluxe motorcoach will take you $129 per person music by eight-time Oscar winner Alan Menken, An inspiring day awaits as we visit the Skagit to Chuckanut Manor for a fabulous luncheon. this uplifting musical was nominated for five Valley in full bloom. Cast your eyes on end- C’mon. Where’s your sense of adventure? Indulge in a feast while soaking up the out-of- Tony Awards including Best Musical. When disco less fields of tulips in all colors of the rainbow These trips aren’t for control freaks–just fun this-world views of Samish Bay. Sunday brunch diva Deloris Van Cartier witnesses a murder, she with the deep purple Cascades looming in the people that like a little mystery in their lives. If features fresh fruit, a variety of salads, Eggs is put in protective custody in the one place the distance. Rub elbows with the locals as we visit you love good food and good times– you will Benedict, Chef’s Scramble, omelet & pasta sta- cops are sure she won’t be a found: a convent! their gardens, chat with the farmers and see delight in these tours. Includes transportation, tion, cold poached salmon, grilled Samish Bay Using her unique disco moves and singing talent how wool is spun at the Llama Farm. Lunch is sightseeing and lunch. oysters, home fried potatoes, waffles, French For more info. on any tour please call 206.935.6848 or visit alkitours.com 54 55 April 19, 2020 system. Once you are strapped into your theater heading back to Seattle. You’d have to travel as Hot show-Hot seats! seat, you will experience an amazing journey as far away as the Pennsylvania Dutch Country to a “spirit eagle” sweeps you upward into flight see sights like this! Jersey Boys across the state of Washington. You will see amazing sights as you dive down the seaside May 20, 2020 NEW! at the 5th Avenue cliffs through the morning mists of the Olympic $199 per person National Forest and Mt. Rainier to the San Juan Quinault rainforest walk Only 8 shows–get your tickets right now! Islands and on to the spectacular beauty of the and the Roosevelt Room They were just four guys from Jersey, until Cascades. See the awe-inspiring Snoqualmie $149 per person they sang their very first note. They had a Falls to the wild whitewater of the Tieton River. sound nobody had ever heard…and the radio View the kaleidoscopic wonder of the Walla Just beyond the shores of brilliant Lake Quinault a salmon BBQ with fresh corn on the cob, hot just couldn’t get enough of. But while their Walla Valley Balloon Stampede then back to El- are the temperate Quinault and Hoh rain forests, baked potato, salad and garlic bread and des- harmonies were perfect on stage, off stage it liott Bay to bank around the Seattle Great Wheel known for their record-sized trees and slugs. sert. Dazzling! was a very different story. Go behind the music as a sensational fireworks display begins, and These lush forests are like no other in the world. and inside the story of Frankie Valli and The Four then slowly landing back to where the journey Feel like you’ve stepped into a storybook and April 9, 2020 NEW! Seasons in this Tony Award®-winning musical all began. Explore how innovation shaped experience the magic of a deep forest lake and phenomenon. Price includes CENTER Orchestra our region and changed the world. Through the giant old-growth trees in the surrounding Deception Pass tulip cruise seats, transportation and dinner downtown. interactive exhibits, community and educational Quinault Rain Forest. Have lunch in the Roos- programs, and first-person insights from leading evelt Room overlooking Lake Quinault. The lake and Cracked Crab feast innovators, discover Seattle’s role as a nexus is eight-and-one-half miles long and plunges $159 per person of big ideas and new directions–and ignite the more than 1000 feet at its deepest point. The Enjoy a fabulous day as we board our beautiful innovator within! Generously supported by Jeff valleys that cradle Lake Quinault, the Quinault boat for a 2.5 hours cruise of La Conner, Swin- Bezos, this is the place to discover the past and Rain Forest and the Hoh Rain Forest are truly the omish Channel and the much-photographed future of creativity and invention in our region. “Valleys of the Rain Forest Giants.” Deception Pass Bridge. Along the way, feast on Enjoy a fabulous lunch at Anthony’s! locally caught Dungeness Crab, Tuscan herb May 24, 2020 chicken, roasted baby potatoes, broccoli salad, May 6, 2020 NEW! Freshly baked bread, decadent desert, and cof- The Book of Mormon fee or tea. Land of the Plain People at the Paramount $139 per person $229 per person April 16, 2020 NEW! Join us for an unbelievable trip back in time as The New York Times calls it “the best musical Train to Chuckanut we visit a Hutterite Colony in a small town east of the century.” The Washington Post says, of the mountains. See the land of the “plain “It is the kind of evening that restores your April 22, 2020 brunch and the tulips people” where time has stood still for a hundred faith in musicals.” And Entertainment Weekly of Skagit Valley Wings Over Washington, years. Distinguished by their German speech and says, “Grade A: the funniest musical of all old-fashioned style of dress, the Hutterites cling time.” Jimmy Fallon of The Tonight Show calls $139 per person Mohai and lunch at tightly to their unique religious and cultural tradi- NEW! it “Genius. Brilliant. Phenomenal.” It’s The An action-packed day combines the loveliest tions. Listen to their life stories and have a home- Book of Mormon, the nine-time Tony Award- Anthony’s made lunch at a typical Hutterite house before sights of the Pacific Northwest. Begin with a $139 per person winning Best Musical. scenic train trip to Bellingham on the Amtrak Cascades. Indulge in a “split-your-pants”-sized Take a ride in the state-of-the-art “flying brunch at Chuckanut Manor. Ten pounds and theater” that will transport you on an aerial REFER A FRIEND! a few patches later, we’re off by motorcoach adventure above one of America’s most scenic to see the Skagit Valley Tulip Festival. See the and beautiful states, Washington. Wings over And save $50 on your gardens and bulb farms in all their splendor. Washington is currently the most state-of-the- next extended tour! You’ll have time to buy flowers and bulbs so art theater in the world using 5K cameras, that you can turn your garden into the envy of innovative art laser projection, drones for image Call us for details. the neighborhood. capture, and a ground-breaking surround sound 56 57 June 9, 2020 Islands to Vancouver Island. Then we’re off to and provide “in your face views” on the way wander the paths of famous Butchart Gardens. up to Paradise Lodge. Two massive fireplaces Tour San Juan Island NEW! This is one of the jewels of the world with 49 warm the lobby, richly patterned Native $129 per person acres of flowers. Meander through the Rose American rugs bring color and texture to the A fun day begins as we take a scenic ferry ride Garden, Italian Garden, Star Pond, the show log inn built in 1930. Enjoy a select, plated through the San Juan Islands to Friday Harbor. Greenhouse, and the Sunken Garden. The day meal brunch in this historic setting before we Enjoy lunch along the water and then take a includes: motorcoach transportation, lunch, venture home. narrated tour to see the highlights of the island. ferry and entrance fees. You will need a valid After, we’ll reboard the ferry for a leisurely trip passport to enter Canada. June 28, 2020 back home. acres of beautiful rolling hills, as the sheepdogs Evita at the 5th Avenue take on the “Wiley Willamette Valley lambs.” $189 per person June 11, 2020 But wait, there’s more–artisan crafts, tons of NEW! The stunning and majestic, award-winning Vashon Sheep options for local fare, fiber arts and music! musical–a fantastic new production created by Includes transportation, ferry fare and the The 5th Avenue Theatre! This is the smash- Dog Classic big show! hit musical based on the life of Eva Perón, an $89 per person unknown actress who became the wife of the Watch these skilled animals handle herds of June 16, 2020 Argentinean president, and the most beloved– sheep through a series of gates and into a NEW! and hated–woman in Argentina. An epic and holding pen. The expectation of each dog is Victoria and the soaring musical from the creators of Jesus the same: “To handle the sheep in a precise Butchart Gardens Christ Superstar. Price includes Orchestra seats, and efficient manner. The work of the dog $159 per person June 27, 2020 NEW! transportation and lunch downtown. should limit the stress of moving the sheep by maintaining a calm and forthright style.” This A full day is yours to completely enjoy the The gardens of Whidbey $159 per person is a national-level competition with over 600 beauty and romance of Vancouver Island. Jour- dogs competing. The course takes places on 30 ney north on a deluxe motorcoach and board a There are gardens, and then there are those BC Ferry for a cruise through the secluded Gulf better described as living outdoor art galler- ies. Each year these extraordinary galleries are opened to the public for just one day. Privately-owned, these gardens exhibit fine craftsmanship, attention to detail, and a whole lot of hard work. Your opportunity to explore these gardens is both a chance to drink in the June 30, 2020 atmosphere of these extraordinary places and be inspired to bring such care to your own Black Diamond, Whistlin’ yard. Includes transportation, garden entrance, ferry fares and lunch. Jacks, Chinook Pass and Lake Tipsoo NEW! June 28, 2020 $129 per person There isn’t a train I would NEW! not take, no matter where Legendary Sunday Let’s beat feet to Black Diamond so we can it’s going. Edna St. Vincent Millay sample some of those tasty baked goods brunch in Paradise before continuing over Cayuse Pass to lake $149 per person Tispoo. Our trip continues to the east side of It doesn’t have to be lonely at the top. A great Chinook Pass for an old-fashioned feast at Whistlin’ Jacks lodge over looking the river. En- Rail to Copper Canyon, Mexico day in the mountains begins as we journey south to Mt. Rainier National Park. Rolling joy the unique ambiance with a big river stone farmlands hide the violent past of Mt. Rainier fireplace, elk racks and white linen table cloths! For more info. on any tour please call 206.935.6848 or visit alkitours.com 58 59 July 8, 2020 Whaler. The prison rock quarry operated from September 12, 2020 years and tickets sell out fast. Call us now or NEW! 1910 through 1914, and its nearby barracks wait two years. Enjoy motorcoach transporta- Picnic on Sucia Island housed some 40 prisoners, members of an Tour the floating homes tion, ticket to tour the homes and lunch with a $169 per person honors program out of Walla Walla Prison. and lunch at Ivars NEW! view at Ivars. One of the true gems of the San Juan Islands Learn about Deception Pass, the Bridge and $149 per person lies up north on the Canadian border. Spend surrounding area on this amazing tour aboard 2 1/2 hours on a scenic cruise to Sucia Island the Island Whaler. Enjoy the thrill of the fast Pink flamingos, duck crossing signs, a great watching for wildlife as your captain explains jet boat through Deception Pass with a knowl- blue heron sculpture–oh wait, that one is real. the natural history and imparts stories and edgeable park ranger interpreter. Seattle’s floating home community on Lake Union is a rare neighborhood where homes July 18, 2020 NEW! erupt with exuberant color and quirky artwork, floating gardens, basements and wine cellars! Sequim Lavender Festival The stories behind the front doors are as color- $119 per person ful as their owners. Tour several homes at your leisure. This trip only happens once every two A fun day begins as we head to Sequim’s Lav- ender Festival. In the shadow of the Olympic Mountains lies sunny Sequim, its climate and soil are perfect for growing lavender. See H O T T O U R ! for a Cool Holiday Season tales of this unique part of the San Juans. how this cottage industry is immerging as we Once on the island explore the fascinating ge- tour local farms and watch demonstrations on ology, hunt for fossils, and beach-comb your how these plants are used in perfume, cook- December 5, 6, 12, 13, NEW! Make it an annual way around the bays and coves. Enjoy a great ing, oils and more. You would have to travel 19, OR 20, 2020 picnic lunch in paradise. After, we’ll pack up as far afield as Provence, France for the same family tradition! and enjoy a scenic cruise back. experience. Enjoy lunch on your own at the Leavenworth Snow Buses fair. Transportation, admissions and ferry fares $109 per person July 9, 2020 NEW! are included. Get in the holiday spirit as we travel over the mountains to Leavenworth’s annual Jet boat Deception Pass & Treelighting Festival. Smell chestnuts roast- lunch at La Conner Prime ing on an open fire, see carolers strolling through the streets and watch as the entire Rib and Seafood Restaurant town is set ablaze with holiday lights. Enjoy $139 per person shopping and lunch on your own in this festive town. Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be smuggled into the US in a burlap bag? In the early 1900s there were plenty of people who got to have that experience courtesy July 21, 2020 of Ben Ure. Find out what he did with his NEW! cargo when he was outrunning the law on Crystal Mountain your Deception Pass Tour aboard the Island brunch and nature walk $139 per person

A spectacular day awaits as we head to Crystal Mountain Summit House lunch. We’ll ride the gondola to the top where the views and the food simply take your breath away. After, you’ll have free time to walk about and see the flowers and wildlife living in the subalpine zone. Bring your camera!

60 61 below 15 passengers. We also cross sell with our past PARTURE. 74-61 days prior to departure 75% refund 60- Responsibility Tour Conditions TAP travel partners. 41 days prior to departure 50% refund 40-31 days prior The tours outlined herein will be carried out under the to departure 25% refund No refund for cancellations 30 management of Alki Tours, Inc. and Great Train Escapes. Office Hours Airline Tickets days or less to departure or non-appearance the day of (herein referred to as “the Company”). The Company acts Mon – Fri 9am-5pm PST. Dates closed in 2020­–Feb. 17, Name changes or substitutions are considered cancel- departure. Phone fees for any kind of payments taken by only as agent for hotels, carriers, independent contractors May 25, July 3, Sept. 7, Nov. 26, 27, Dec. 24, 25, 31 lations and penalty fees apply. 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No refund will be given for missing your pick- arrange Round-trip shuttle service to the airport from Late bookings up for any reason. 31 days or more prior to departure full your home within the Seattle area if requested at time Alki Tours “NO GROUCH” Policy Tours booked within 45 days of departure may incur a refund minus any non-refundable tickets or guarantees*. of booking. YOUR MUST DETERMINE YOUR LOCATION We reserve the right to not accept or retain as a tour pas- late fee of $75 per reservation in addition to any other No refund for cancellations 30 days or less to departure AT TIME OF BOOKING. CHANGES WILL RESULT IN A senger any person who’s condition or behavior impedes charges. or non-appearance the day of departure. $25 Fee. 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