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Phyllis Dale’s “Entering My 70th Year” Birthday Party
and ”Best of the West” Rail/Land Tour
July 19 to 31, 2009
13 Days
Chicago Round Trip
Chicago to Glacier National Park aboard the Empire Builder
Salt Lake City to Chicago aboard the California Zephyr
Great views from our private “Royal Street” 1940’s Club Car
Tour is Limited to 50 Persons
From $3695 Per Person
From $4595 Single Occupancy
Deposit: 1/3 of Tour Cost
Book ASAP to secure your reservation.
July 19 Day 1 Sunday
We depart Chicago aboard the famed ”Empire Builder” train on a scenic overnight journey. Tonight, Phyllis Dale’s “ Entering My 70th Year Birthday Party” will be celebrated in our private club car. No gifts allowed. You being with her on this day will be a gift she will always remember and cherish…and you will too!
Overnight on the Empire Builder. Seats are very comfortable and larger than traveling in first class on an international flight. Upgrades may be purchased for a bedroom compartment *.
July 20 Day 2 Monday
Our group arrives in East Glacier today. The hotel is a two-minute walk from the station. Overnight at Glacier Park Lodge, one of the great historic lodges built by the Great Northern Railroad and the largest log structure in the world.
July 21 Day 3 Tuesday
We depart this morning aboard on red open-air “jammer” busses for the stunning trip over the famed Going to the Sun Highway across the Continental Divide. Later today, shimmering Lake McDonald where a boat cruise is enjoyed.Overnight at Glacier Park Lodge in Montana (B, D)
July 22 Day 4 Wednesday
Today is a special treat. We leave for enchanting Fairmont Hot Springs. Nestled between Glacier National Park and Yellowstone this idyllic setting features a variety of soothing mineral pools (mineral pool admission is included). There is also golf and a fine spa with massage.
Overnight at Fairmont Hot Springs Hotel in Montana (B, D)
July 23 Day 5 Thursday
After breakfast, we depart for the Gates of the Mountain Cruise, a lovely two-hour excursion in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains between Helena and Great Falls, Montana. Aboard an open-air boat (covered in case of rain), we’ll glide through magnificent country with great towering walls of limestone seeing bighorn sheep, mountain goats and eagles among other wildlife. We then head off to Virginia City, Montana for a ride on the Alder Gulch Short Line Railroad. Later today, we arrive at Lake Yellowstone to begin our two-night stay.
Overnight at Lake Yellowstone Hotel in Wyoming (B, L)
July 24 Day 6 Friday
We begin the day visiting Yellowstone National Park. We will see Upper and Lower Falls, Hayden Valley, Old Faithful, Fountain Paint Pot and the Grand Canyon of Yellowstone.
Overnight at Lake Yellowstone Hotel in Wyoming (B)
July 25 Day 7 Saturday
We drive south today to spectacular Grand Teton National Park, a landscape rich with jagged mountains, glaciers, pristine lakes and amazing wildlife including bison, moose and antelope. Here too, like in Yellowstone, we enjoy a two-night stay with plenty of free time. The resort is close to shopping, restaurants and nightlife.
Overnight at the Snow King Resort in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. (B, L)
July 26 Day 8 Sunday
Today, we tour Jackson Hole with the highlight being an afternoon float trip on the Snake River. Grand Teton National Park protects stunning mountain scenery and a diverse array of wildlife. The is the focal point of the park, the youngest range in the Rocky Mountains.
Overnight at the Snow King Resort in Jackson Hole, Wyoming.. (B)
July 27 Day 9 Monday
Departing Jackson Hole this morning, we travel south, stopping at the Oregon Trail Historical Center and then traveling along the before an afternoon arrival in Salt Lake City. Luxury awaits us tonight at Little America Hotel in the heart of downtown. Afternoon at leisure.
Overnight at Little America Hotel (B, L)
July 28 Day 10 Tuesday
Depart Salt Lake City for Moab and a visit to Canyonlands National Park. Canyonlands preserves a colorful landscape eroded into countless canyons, mesas and buttes by the Colorado River and its tributaries. The rivers divide the park into four districts: the Island in the Sky, the Needles, the Maze and the rivers themselves, another spectacular day of scenery.
Overnight at Red Cliffs Lodge in Moab, Utah (B, L)
July 29 Day 11 Wednesday
We tour Arches National Park. The forces of nature have acted in concert to create the greatest density of natural arches in the world, over 2100 amazing formations of vaarying colors. Throughout the park, rock layers reveal millions of years of deposition, erosion and other geologic events. Tonight is our Farewell Dinner.
Overnight at Red Cliffs Lodge in Moab, Utah (B, D)
July 30 Day 12 Thursday
All Aboard! We board the “California Zepher” this morning in our private rail cars for the epic daylight passage through the Colorado Rockies and traveling though the Grand Junction and Glenwood Canyon for a journey described by the BBC as one of the top ten train rides in the world.
July 31 Day 13 Friday
We cross the Mississippi River after breakfast and are soon traveling through the rich farmland of Illinois with an afternoon arrival at Union Station in Chicago.
* Pricing including Coach Accommodations aboard the train (1 night in each direction)
Per Person (note that hotel rooms are already included in tour cost)
$3695 Double Occupancy Coach aboard the train and Double Occupancy Hotel Rooms.
$4595 Single Occupancy Coach aboard the train and Single Occupancy Hotel Rooms.
* Pricing including Optional Train Bedroom Accommodations (1 night in each direction)
Amtrak also includes meals with accommodations.
Per Person (note that hotel rooms are already included in tour cost)
$4245 Double Occupancy Roomette Upper and Lower Berths with Facilities Nearby
$4785 Single Occupancy Roomette Single Occupancy Lower Bed with Facilities
Nearby / Double Occupancy in Hotels
$5695 Single Occupancy Roomette on train AND Single Occupancy in hotels
$4895. Double Occupancy Bedroom with Facilities
$5995. Single Occupancy Bedroom / Double Occupancy in Hotels
$7195. Single Occupancy Bedroom with Facilities and Single Occupancy in Hotel Rooms
$1995 for 3rd Person Sharing Hotel with Two-Full Fare Passengers, Based on Coach Travel
Porterage and Gratuities Included Throughout Tour.
Complimentary continental breakfast, snacks, light lunch and dinner plus beverages
including wine and spirits, will be served in the club car.
Contact Phyllis for bookings or further information.
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