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2010: NATIONAL PARKS & CANYON COUNTRY W/LITTLE BIGHORN (8606)
14 days from Denver to Las Vegas
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 Marvel at the West's premier natural wonders on this vacation and see spectacular scenery, memorials, monuments, parks, canyons, and much more. Your tour starts in Denver, Colorado's capital, and heads to South Dakota for visits to the Crazy Horse Memorial and Mount Rushmore National Memorial. On this special departure, you also visit Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument, which commemorates one of America's most famous battles. Here, learn the true story of 'Custer's Last Stand.'Continue to Buffalo Bill's frontier town of Cody, Wyoming. Then head to Yellowstone National Park to see magnificent views of Yellowstone Canyon, Lower Falls, and world-famous Old Faithful Geyser. Overnight in Yellowstone National Park before journeying into breathtaking Grand Teton National Park for a delightful walk along glacier-fed Jenny Lake. In nearby Jackson, with its wooden sidewalks and swing-door saloons, you have plenty of free time to tour on your own or to join an optional barbecue cookout and Wild West show. Next, it's on to Salt Lake City, Utah's capital, for a sightseeing tour; then marvel at the 'hoodoos' and dramatic landscapes of Bryce Canyon National Park and Zion National Park. Spectacular scenery awaits you in both parks, so have your camera ready! Continue into Arizona to Page, on the shores of Lake Powell, and cross the Painted Desert to amazing Grand Canyon National Park. Your hotel is located on the rim of the Grand Canyon, giving you a rare opportunity for great views and time to explore this amazing place. For a thrill of a lifetime, take an optional flightseeing trip over the Grand Canyon. Finally, travel to Las Vegas, where this spectacular vacation ends. On this vacation through some of the West's premier national parks, you see breathtaking scenery that cannot be found anywhere else-a trip of a lifetime!
HOTELS
Denver Comfort Inn Downtown (ST); Keystone Mount Rushmore's White House Resort (T); Lead Golden Hills Inn (F); Sheridan Holiday Inn Sheridan (F); Cody Buffalo Bill Village (ST); Yellowstone N.P. Grant Village (NP); Jackson The Painted Buffalo Inn (ST); Salt Lake City Red Lion Hotel (MF); Bryce Canyon N.P. Bryce View Lodge (NP); Page Best Western at Lake Powell (MF); Grand Canyon N.P. Grand Canyon Park Lodges (NP); Las Vegas Imperial Palace (MF)
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| Call (718) 946-4421 for more information or to book today! Mention code 8658160 | | Cosmos | | Offer valid through 12/31/2009 | | | | Day | Destination | Description | | Day 1 | Denver | Enjoy time at leisure to relax or to do some independent exploring. Your Tour Director is on hand this evening to answer any questions. | | Day 2 | Keystone | Depart Denver and travel north to Cheyenne. See the beautiful Black Hills of South Dakota and continue to Custer. Then, see the CRAZY HORSE MEMORIAL, a monument carved out of a mountain that pays respect to the great Native American hero, Chief Crazy Horse. | | Day 3 | Lead | Deep in the Black Hills, behold the granite faces of MOUNT RUSHMORE, a monument to four American presidents-Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln, and Roosevelt. Afterward, visit TATANKA, 'The Story of the Bison,' and experience the richness of the Lakota people. On to Deadwood, a lawless frontier town during the 1876 Gold Rush, where Jack McCall murdered Wild Bill Hickok during a poker game. Overnight in the old mining town of Lead. | | Day 4 | Sheridan | Visit Little Bighorn Battlefield, which commemorates one of America's most famous battles. In June of 1876, two divergent cultures clashed in a life or death struggle. During your time here you will hear about the great Sioux warrior, Crazy Horse, and about the defeat of the U.S. 7th Cavalry by the Lakota (Sioux), Cheyenne, and Arapaho. Learn the true story of 'Custer's Last Stand,' which has been memorialized in many books, paintings, and films. | | Day 5 | Cody | On to Buffalo, where open-range cattle kings made war on sheep ranchers in the 1890s. Drive by Sheridan, site of battles between the U.S. Cavalry and the Sioux, Cheyenne, and Crow Indians. Overnight in Buffalo Bill's frontier town of Cody. | | Day 6 | Yellowstone National Park | Proceed through Shoshone National Forest to YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK. Travel along Grand Loop Road to Artist Point with views of Yellowstone Canyon and the Lower Falls. See the bubbling geyser basins and the consistent 'blow' of Old Faithful, Yellowstone's most famous geyser. Overnight in Yellowstone National Park. | | Day 7 | Jackson | Head south into magnificent GRAND TETON NATIONAL PARK, one of America's last preserves of wild solitude. Its 13,770-foot-high ridges are crested with snow most of the year. Stroll along the shores of beautiful glacier-fed Jenny Lake before ending the day in all-Western Jackson. This evening, join an optional barbecue cookout and Wild West show. | | Day 8 | Jackson | With its wooden sidewalks and swing-door saloons, Jackson is like a film set. Time today for an optional float trip on the Snake River. | | Day 9 | Salt Lake City | Today, drive to Salt Lake City for an overnight stay. Set on the edge of Great Salt Lake Desert, this center of the Mormon religion is where Brigham Young declared to his followers, 'This is the place.' An included sightseeing tour shows you the capital of Utah, including Temple Square, the adjacent tabernacle, and the Beehive House. | | Day 10 | Bryce Canyon National Park | On to BRYCE CANYON NATIONAL PARK with its 20 miles of sandstone cliffs and ever-changing colors. See some of Earth's most brilliant shades of rock, sculpted by nature into pillars called 'hoodoos.' | | Day 11 | Page | Travel to ZION NATIONAL PARK with its landscape carved over millions of years by rushing streams. Steep canyons, stone towers, and verdant vegetation form the scenery of Zion. Head east into Page on the shores of Lake Powell. | | Day 12 | Grand Canyon | Enjoy an optional flight over scenic Monument Valley. Then, cross the Painted Desert and through Kaibab National Forest. Arrive for an overnight at the South Rim of GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK with free time to explore. | | Day 13 | Las Vegas | For a once-in-a-lifetime thrill, take an optional flightseeing trip over the Grand Canyon. Next up: the world-class entertainment of Las Vegas. | | Day 14 | Las Vegas | The trip ends today with guests departing on individual schedules. Transfers are provided to McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas. |
| | US$ Price Details
Breakfast Supplement per person: $136Single Room Supplement: $716Triple Room Reduction per person: $127
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Air-inclusive prices do not include a September 11th fee up to $10, passenger facility charges of up to $18, Federal domestic flight segment fees of up to $3.50 per segment and U.S. and International arrival and departure and other government imposed fees of up to $300 depending on your itinerary. Please see the Applicable Airfare Taxes and Fee link above for more information.
Air booked in conjunction with a land vacation is considered an air-inclusive vacation. Air can only be booked by Globus in conjunction with a land package and is only available for passengers traveling from the United States. For vacation departures in 2010, your final air-inclusive vacation price is guaranteed when your air schedule had been confirmed and your entire vacation package has been paid in full. For vacation departures in 2009, an additional $250 non-refundable deposit (total $500 non-refundable) is required for air booked in conjunction with any land vacation and your final air-inclusive vacation price is guaranteed when your flight information is confirmed and Globus has received your full land and air deposit.
Not Included in the Vacation Price:
Federal inspection fees for the Federal U.S. Customs and Immigrations; International Air Transportation tax; agricultural tax; other per person taxes imposed by government entities; airport taxes and fees including the September 11th Security fee up to $10 per person, Passenger facility charges up to $18 per person, Federal domestic flight segment fees up to $3.50 per segment and U.S. and International arrival and departure, and other government imposed fees up to $300 per person; port taxes; passports; visas and vaccinations; tips to your Tour or Cruise Director, Local Host, driver, Local Guides, and/or ships' crew; gratuities on ferries, trains, and cruise ships; laundry; telephone; minibar; alcohol, beverages, and food outside of the contracted Globus menu as presented at a hotel or restaurant (these extra items will be billed to you before leaving the hotel, ship, or restaurant); optional excursions; airport transfers on non-qualifying flights; porterage at airports and train stations; Travel Protection premiums; all airline imposed baggage fees (including internal flights); and all other items of a personal nature. |
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