Tours Scheduled For 2008 - 2009

June 16-18, 2008

TUACAHN—Utah’s “Broadway in the Desert”

$399

Join Gordon and Patty for an early summer getaway. Tuacahn is well known for it’s professional productions and the 2008 season promises to be one of their best. We’ll see two great musicals, Sound of Music and Les Miserables at the beautiful red-rock outdoor amphitheatre near St George, Utah.  We’ll stay two nights at the elegant CasaBlanca Resort & Casino in Mesquite, NV, where you’ll have time to relax, play the slots if you choose to, and enjoy the surroundings.  Call for reservations today.

   Included:  Transportation, lodging, center-section seats at Tuacahn, 2 breakfasts, 2 lunches and 2 dinners.

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July 23-August 6, 2008  (15 days)

THE ALPINE COUNTRIES OF EUROPE

$3,995

Come with us to explore Europe’s most picturesque countries: Austria, Germany (Bavaria) and Switzerland. Our exciting tour begins with travel from Lake Havasu City to Los Angeles where we’ll overnight at an LAX area hotel and enjoy dinner together. The next day, we’ll fly to Vienna, Austria to begin our European adventure. Enjoy a special tour of Vienna and it’s architectural marvels including the incredible Schoenbrunn Palace and St Stephen’s Cathedral. We’ll experience a lovely cruise on the Danube before arriving in Salzburg, known as the “City of Music”. We’ll be treated to a Mozart Dinner Concert and a walking tour of Salzburg the next morning. We then travel to Munich where we’ll see the Olympic Park and the famous Glockenspiel. Later that day, we’ll travel to the quaint village of Oberammergau, renowned for the Passion Play offered again in 2010. The next day, we’ll enjoy the scenery of the spectacular Bavarian Alps en route to enchanting Innsbruck. A leisurely-paced walking tour will highlight the cobblestone streets and landmarks of Innsbruck before we return to Oberammergau for a second night. The Black Forest is our next destination where we’ll visit Bavaria’s most famous castle, Neuschwanstein (pictured left). Other stops in the Black Forest will afford opportunities to shop for cuckoo clocks and Hummel figurines.  When we enter Switzerland, we first tour Bern then we visit one of the most photographed castles in the world, the Chateau de Chillon, located on Lake Geneva. We end the day in the village of Zermatt in the Swiss Alps, where we stay for two nights. After spectacular travel through Grimsel Pass, our final destination is the “Swiss Paradise on the Lake”, the city of Lucerne. With great memories of the Alpine Countries, our return flight to Los Angeles leaves the next day.

   Included:  All air and ground transportation, lodging , experienced Collette Tour Director, 11 breakfasts, 9 dinners.

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October 2-6, 2008  (5 days)

ALBUQUERQUE BALLOON FIESTA

$795

Join us for an exciting trip to the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta. For nine days in October, the New Mexico skies are painted as hundreds of balloons lift off from Albuquerque's Balloon Fiesta Park. Nothing rivals the power of Mass Ascension on crisp early mornings as these graceful giants leave the ground to take their place in the clear desert sky. You’ll marvel at the views at sunset as we enjoy dinner at the High Finance Restaurant atop Sandia Peak. You’ll be amazed as you watch the Mass Ascension of  700 hot-air balloons, all air-borne in the space of about an hour. You’ll be awe-struck as you walk among hundreds of balloons, lighted inside by their burners, during the evening “Glow”, turning the Park into a huge lighted Christmas tree of colorful balloons.  We’ll also visit Albuquerque’s Old Town and Old Town Santa Fe during our tour. Our hotel stays will be in Gallup, Albuquerque for two nights, and Flagstaff. There is considerable walking on uneven ground on this tour. Sign up early for this one with just $25 deposit.

   Included:  Luxury transportation, lodging, all admissions, 3 breakfasts, 4 lunches, 4 dinners.

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November 26-28, 2008  (3 days)

THANKSGIVING FANTASY CRUISE  aboard the Queen Mary

$525

Don’t be alone for Thanksgiving 2008. Join our friendly group and experience a joyous Thanksgiving aboard the legendary Queen Mary in Long Beach, California. Enjoy a relaxing 2-night stay in an historic first-class cabin on this Cunard White Star Line transatlantic ocean liner that first went into service in 1936 and has been in Long Beach for 40 years. We’ll leave Wednesday morning from Lake Havasu City by motorcoach, have lunch en route, and arrive at the pier in Long Beach about 2pm for check-in. After a chance to get settled in and explore the ship, we’ll gather for dinner at one of the fine restaurants on board.  After dinner enjoy a drink at the Observation Lounge or stroll the decks of the ship. Breakfast is included each morning in the Promenade Café. Thanksgiving morning we will be treated to a “Behind the Scenes” guided tour of the ship, then mid-afternoon, we’ll enjoy the Queen Mary’s elegant Thanksgiving buffet dinner in the first-class dining room. After  breakfast on Friday, we’ll experience the “Ghost & Legends Show”, which explores the long-reported sightings of ghosts residing on board the Queen Mary. We’ll leave the Queen Mary late morning and return to Lake Havasu City.

   Included:  Luxury transportation, 2-nights lodging, luggage handling, admissions, 2 breakfasts, 2 lunches and 2 dinners.

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December 14-19, 2008  (6 days)

SAN ANTONIO BEFORE CHRISTMAS

$1,475

San Antonio is Texas’ most popular leisure destination!  We’ll bus to Las Vegas, overnight, then fly to San Antonio.  Our chartered bus will be waiting to take us on tour over the next three days.  San Antonio goes all out for Christmas with millions of lights on the trees lining the San Antonio River in the downtown area.  We stay all four nights at the Marriott Rivercenter, located right on San Antonio’s fabulous River Walk, and right next to the Rivercenter Mall.  There are many shops and restaurants along the Riverwalk (picture left).  We’ll tour San Antonio and it’s missions, the Alamo, the Texas Hill Country with a visit to Fredericksburg, “Luckenbach, Texas” (you know it from the famous song) and the LBJ Ranch, President Johnson’s “Western White House”.  We’ll have dinner one evening at the top of the Tower of the America’s, built for the 1968 HemisFair.  Dinner two other evenings will be at restaurants along the Riverwalk.  We hope you can join us on this exciting Christmas tour.  The ability to walk 4-6 blocks at a leisurely pace and climb short stairs is a must for this tour. It’s not too early to make reservations.  This tour sold out early in 1998 and 2003, so don’t wait! This tour will not be repeated for at least three years.  Just $25 per person deposit at time of booking.

     Included:  All air and ground transportation, lodging, tours and admissions, 2 breakfasts, 5 dinners.

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January 17-24, 2009  (8 days)

MEXICAN RIVIERA CRUISE

$975, $1,195 or $1,395

This is a great way to see Mexico without worrying about the food and water. You sleep in the same stateroom each night and enjoy the great food onboard NCL’s Norwegian Star. The international staff and crew will work hard to make this a most enjoyable cruise for you. You may dine in the two main dining rooms plus a buffet and 8 specialty restaurants. Each night enjoy fabulous broadway-style entertainment in the theatre. During the day enjoy the many activities on board our ship. Shore excursions are available in our three ports of call - Cabo San Lucas (photo right), Mazatlan and Puerto Vallarta. There is one voluntary formal evening for those who want to participate. The weather is generally in the low 80’s at this time of year. We provide motorcoach transportation from Lake Havasu to the ship and arrange for the handling of all your luggage so you can relax and have fun.  Select from inside cabins (no window) at $975, oceanview cabins at $1,195 and balcony cabins at $1,395. Prices are per-person based on double occupancy.  Single occupancy prices are $1,574, $2,014 and $2,394 respectively. A valid passport is required. The deposit is $250 per person at booking. Call or email for a detailed itinerary. Please join us for this great cruise. 

   Included:  LHC to LA Harbor & return, lunch enroute, baggage handling, 7-night cruise with all meals and entertainment.

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February 26-March 3, 2009  (6 days)

CALIFORNIA COAST & HEARST CASTLE

$995

This is one of our most popular tours. We travel by motorcoach to Ventura where we stay at the Crowne Plaza. Our hotel is right on the beach with a boardwalk and the Ventura Pier nearby. Next morning we’ll visit the Santa Barbara Mission, then have lunch and free time in Solvang, a unique Danish village. Next day we’ll visit the fabulous Hearst Castle where we’ll see the National Geographic film then have a guided tour of the 57-bedroom “ranch house” of William Randolph Hearst. Then its on to Monterey for two nights. We’ll have dinner on famous “Cannery Row”, tour Carmel and the 17-mile Drive, stroll Monterey’s Old Fisherman’s Wharf, and visit the world famous Monterey Bay Aquarium. On our way home, we’ll travel through the San Joaquin Valley to Bakersfield, overnight, then travel back through Barstow to Lake Havasu City. Reserve now with just $25.

   Included:  Luxury transportation, lodging, all admissions, 3 breakfasts, 2 lunches, 5 dinners.

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March 9-11, 2009  (3 days)

DEATH VALLEY & SCOTTY’S CASTLE

 $495

The beauty of the desert in Death Valley National Park is breathtaking! We’ll stay at Furnace Creek Ranch right in Death Valley both nights. Within the complex of Furnace Creek Ranch is the U S Borax Museum, with stories and pictures of the borax mines and the famous 20-mule teams. See old mining equipment, trains and an actual wagon pulled by the mule teams. Enjoy an outdoor barbeque at sunset, a special guided tour of the Lower Valley and an elegant lunch at the historic Furnace Creek Inn (1923).  There is time to see the Visitor’s Center, and a dinner at the little settlement of Stove Pipe Wells. Our third morning we’ll have a guided tour of the fabulous Scotty’s Castle, completed in 1931. National Park Rangers dress in the style of 1939 and guide us through the “castle” as though Scotty still presided over the desert mansion.  We’ll also visit Rhyolite, a true Nevada ghost town after we leave Death Valley. On the way back to Lake Havasu City, we’ll stop in Las Vegas for an early buffet dinner. Don’t miss this one.

   Included:  Luxury transportation, lodging, all tours and admissions, 1 breakfast, 2 lunches, 3 dinners.

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