This Tour begins in Australia
39 DAY GRAND CIRCLE - ALASKA VIA NATIONAL PARKS / YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK ALSO VISITING ZION, BRYCE CANYONS & YOSEMITE - 2011
39 DAYS

Departure Dates
12 June 2011

Return Air Travel Australia / Los Angeles
Airport Taxes , Fuel Levy & Driver gratuity

36 nights Hotel with private facilities
Las Vegas (2) Bryce Canyon (1) Salt Lake City (1) West Yellowstone 
(2) Polson (1) Calgary (1) Banff (2) Jasper (1) Dawson Creek (1) 
Muncho Lake (1) Whitehorse (2) Dawson City (2) Fairbanks (2) Denali 
(1) Anchorage (2) Valdez (1) Tok (1) Haines (2) Whitehorse (1) Dease 
Lake (1) Prince Rupert (1) Port Hardy (1) Victoria (1) Vancouver (1) 
Seattle (1) Grants Pass (1) San Francisco (1) Yosemite Area (1)
Meals as shown - All Breakfasts,except Banff & Prince Rupert, 
1 Lunch , 4 Dinners. Driver Gratuities.
Full Schedule of Sightseeing as shown in the Itinerary
All Entrance Fees to sightseeing venues & National Parks.
Touring by deluxe motorcoach and ferry vessels
Porterage of one (1) suitcase
All Hotel taxes & service charges
Travel Pack
Services of a professional WDT Escort
Escorted from Australia - subject to numbers.

2011 Fares: Ex Brisbane/Sydney/Melbourne
Per person: 
Twin: $12,395 Triple: $11,995 Single: $14,995


Add $250 from Adelaide & Hobart $500 from Perth

Fares include Airport Taxes, Fuel Levies & Driver 
Gratuities

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Seniors /Probus Members              Save $100

Sunday 12: Home Port - Las Vegas
Depart Home Port by air for Los Angeles. Arrive Los 
Angeles and fly to Las Vegas. Arrive Las Vegas - 
transfer to Hotel. 
Best Western Mardi Gras Hotel & Casino - 2 nights. 
            
Monday 13:    Las Vegas   (BD)    
Day at leisure - rest up or see the sights of Las 
Vegas. Maybe a Show in the evening. Welcome Dinner.
Optional flight to Grand Canyon & visit the new SKY 
WALK. Fares range from $A250.

Tuesday 14:   Las Vegas - Zion & Bryce Canyon.
Travel north through the Virgin River Canyon to St. 
George, then via Zion Canyon to Carmel Junction to 
Bryce Canyon. Visit the canyon in the evening.  
Best Western Ruby's Inn       (B)

Wednesday 15: Bryce Canyon - Salt Lake City
Travel today takes us along Highway 15 through Salinas 
& Provo in Utah and on to Salt Lake City for 
overnight. 
Salt Lake Plaza Hotel    (B)

Thursday 16: Salt Lake City - Yellowstone
This morning we travel through Utah , past the Great 
Salt Lake to Idaho. Then through Jackson & Grand 
Teton National Park to West Yellowstone.
Best Western Desert Inn (2 nights) (B)

Friday 17: Yellowstone National Park
Full day tour of Yellowstone National Park.
Best Western Desert Inn (B)

Saturday 18: Yellowstone - Polson
Travel today to Butte, once the mining capital of  
Montana , then west through Missoula to Polson on the 
shores of Flathead Lake for our overnight stop.
Kwataqnuk Best Western at Flathead Bay (B)

Sunday 19: Polson - Calgary
Leaving Polson we travel around Flathead Lake to 
Kalispell, past Glacier National Park to Calgary.
Overnight International Hotel Downtown  (B)

Monday 20 :  Banff National Park    
Morning tour of Calgary including Calgary Tower. 
After lunch (own expense)we travel on to Banff
Tunnel Mt. Resort - 2 nights - self contained chalets 

Tuesday 21: Banff - Lake Louise    
This morning we take a short tour of Banff township. 
We then travel to Lake Louise (lunch own expense) 
visiting the Chateau and then return via the Bow 
Valley Parkway with an opportunity to see some 
wildlife . Rest of the day free.
Tunnel Mt. Resort

Wednesday 22: Jasper National Park    
Travel along the Icefields Parkway to the 
Columbia Icefields and enjoy a ride on the "Ice 
Explorer" on the Athabasca Glacier and then continue 
on to Jasper. 
Mount Robson  Inn  (BD)

Thursday 23: Dawson Creek     
Travel through forest areas to the city of Prince 
George. Our afternoon drive takes us north into the 
Peace River District and on to Dawson Creek.
George Dawson Inn  (B)

Friday 24: Alaska Highway Mile "O"     
Misconceptions still surround the fabled toughness of 
the  Alaska Highway but now it is a  well  maintained  
highway year round. Travel along the Alaska Highway 
visiting Fort St. John and Fort Nelson to Summit Lake 
and on to Muncho Lake for overnight.
Northern Rockies Lodge (B)

Saturday 25:  Whitehorse     
Cross the Great Divide today and parallel Teslin Lake 
on our way to Whitehorse. 
High Country Inn - 2 nights   (B)

Sunday 26:  Whitehorse       
Included today is the SS Klondike, McBride Museum 
(optional)and Miles Canyon. This evening we have a 
foot stomping time at the Frantic Follies.
High Country Inn   (B)

Monday 27:  Dawson City      
This morning we follow the original Dawson - 
Whitehorse  winter road past Lake Lebarge of Robert 
Service fame, then follow the Yukon River through the 
goldfields to the Tintina trench and in to Dawson 
City.   
Downtown Hotel - 2 nights   (B)

Tuesday 28:  Dawson City  
Morning city tour including the goldfields and Robert 
Service's Cabin. Afternoon and evening free - Don't 
forget Diamond Tooth Gerties! Optional land tour over 
the Arctic Circle $A250.    
Triple J Hotel   (B)

Wednesday 29: Fairbanks - Pipeline    
Today we drive the Top of the World Highway to Delta 
Junction, the northern terminus of the Alaska 
Highway. Then follow the Richardson Highway to arrive 
in Fairbanks the pipeline capital of Alaska.
Alpine Lodge - 2 nights (B)

Thursday 30: Fairbanks   
Morning cruise on the old stern wheeeler "Discovery"
Afternoon tour of Fairbanks including the Santa Claus 
House at North Pole, terminating in town so that you 
can visit the Museum and Alaskaland.
Optional flight & tour to Barrow North America's most 
northerly point $A699 
Alpine Lodge  (B)

 July 2011

Friday 01: Denali National Park - Anchorage 
Travel south on  George Parks Highway, crossing the 
Tanana River to Denali National Park. Experience the
magic of Denali with a 6/8 hour Tundra tour into the 
Park. Denali is an Athabascan Indian word 
meaning "Great One" and is the natural habitat of 
moose, caribou, dall sheep and grizzly bears. 
Overnight Denali
McKinlay Village Hotel    (B)

Saturday 02:   Anchorage    
Travel along the Parks Highway to McKinley View & on 
to Anchorage via Wasilla
Howard Johnson Plaza Hotel.  2 nights    (B)

Sunday 03:  Anchorage    
Morning tour of Anchorage including the Float Plane 
Base, Captain Cook's Statue, Visitors Centre and the 
Museum.  Afternoon at leisure. Dinner at hotel
Howard Johnson Plaza Hotel  (BD)

Monday 04: Prince William Sound Glacier Cruise 
Travel on the Alaska Railroad through the Anton 
Anderson Tunnel to Whittier where we join our cruise 
vessel to see the glaciers & wildlife on the way to 
Valdez.
Best Western Valdez Harbour Inn. (B)

Tuesday 05: Tok         
Leave Valdez and travel through Glenallen and the
Wrangell  Mountains to Tok. 
Youngs Motel  (B)

Wednesday 06: Haines
Follow the Tanana River via Haines Junction , 
enter Kluane National Park and travel on to Haines. 
Captain's Choice Motel - 2 nights (CB)  

Thursday 07: Haines    
Return water taxi cruise to picturesque Skagway 
through the Lynn Canal. Then take a train ride on the 
White Pass & Yukon Railway up White Pass to the 
Canadian Border & return to Skagway. Rejoin your 
water taxi. 
Captains Choice Motel  (CB)

Friday  08:  Whitehorse   
Depart Haines and travel to Whitehorse for our 
overnight stop  
High Country Inn  (B)

Saturday 09: Dease Lake
Depart Whitehorse and travel the back route via the 
Cassiar Highway to Dease Lake. 
Northway Motor Inn   (B)

Sunday 10: Prince Rupert
Depart Dease Lake and travel through the Skeena 
Mountains and the vast forests of British Columbia to 
Prince Rupert. 
Coast Prince Rupert Hotel 

Monday 11: Inside Passage Cruise
This morning we board the new B.C. ferry for the 
cruise down the coast and through the Inside Passage 
to Port Hardy on Vancouver Island.    
Meals available on the ferry. 
Pioneer Inn  (CB)

Tuesday 12:  Victoria
We travel south along the east coast of Vancouver 
Island visiting Chemainus "the little town that 
could" to see the murals, and continue on to 
Victoria. Farewell Dinner.  
Queen Victoria Inn      (BD)

Wednesday 13:  Vancouver
Morning tour of  Victoria with a visit to the 
famous Butchart Gardens  before boarding the ferry 
for Vancouver. 
Executive Airport Plaza Hotel   (B)

Thursday 14: Vancouver - Seattle
Morning tour of Vancouver. After lunch travel on to 
Seattle in Washington State.
Quality Inn Seattle Centre. (near Space Needle)  (B)

Friday  15: Seattle - Grants Pass
Travel south to Mt St Helens Visitor Centre.  
Continue on to Portland Salem & Eugene on Highway 
Interstate 5 to Grants Pass.
Comfort Inn   (B)

Saturday  16: Grants Pass - San Francisco (B)
Travel south from Grants Pass , cross the Rogue River 
and continue down Interstate 5 through Redding  , 
Willows, to Highway 505 then through Vacaville, 
Suisun City, and on to San Francisco.
Afternoon tour of San Francisco.
Holiday Inn Express at Fisherman's Wharf 

Sunday 17:  San Francisco - Yosemite  (B)
Morning visit to Fishermans Wharf.  
11.30am depart San Francisco for travel to Merced & 
El Portal near Yosemite. Evening visit to park.
Yosemite View Lodge 
            
Monday 19:  El Portal - Yosemite - LAX
Morning tour of Yosemite National Park leaving by 
12.00 noon to travel to Los Angeles Airport to board 
your flight for Home. (BD)

Tuesday 20: International Dateline
Cross the International Dateline

Wednesday 21: Home Port
Arrive Australia. After clearing Customs and 
Immigration formalities , own arrangements for 
deprture to your Home Port.