May 17-28, 2020   Alpine Explorer and Oberammergau  We will explore a bit of Switzerland and Austria before arriving at Oberammergau for the Passion Play.  Some of the highlights of this trip include Lago Maggiore, Island Dinner, Zermatt, Glacier Express Train, St. Moritz, Innsbruck, Salzburg, St. Peter’s Restaurant, Mozart Dinner Concert, Munich, Oberammergau Passion Play, Linderhof Palace, Füssen, Neuschwanstein Castle.   Check out the itinerary:   https://gateway.gocollette.com/link/817395

May 30-31
Depart Detroit to Paris. Transfer to the ship.

June 1
Today is a celebration of Northern France’s natural beauty, with an excursion to a splendid chateau and gardens situated in an equally grand setting. This is a chance to immerse yourself in the very landscape that inspired the impressionist, Claude Monet. Visit the hilltop Chateau La Roche-Guyon, surrounded by beautiful gardens and offering sweeping views over the Seine. Later, you can visit the home and gardens of Claude Monet, the inspiration for many of his beloved works. Alternatively, you may decide to take in the beautiful French countryside with a guided bus ride from Vernon to Giverny.

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June 13-21   Colorado Rockies    Our tour begins in the mile-high city of Denver.   We’ll travel through Boulder and stop in Estes Park before our adventure in Rocky Mountain National Park begins on the Trail Ridge Rd.   We’ll next travel to Grand Junction, our base for exploring Arches National Park and Canyonlands National park.   We then head south to Silverton and Durango where we board the Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad for spectacular views.  We will then travel to Mesa Verde National Park to see the ancient cliff dwellings.  Then it’s off to Colorado Springs for an amazing train ride that follows the Arkansas River.   We will then tour the Garden of the Gods to take in the towering sandstone formations.  http://gateway.gocollette.com/link/902382

Your exhilarating encounter with western Canada will have you breakfasting in floral splendour and meeting a retired Mountie in the heart of the Rockies.

DAY 1 ARRIVE VANCOUVER
The soaring peaks of Canada’s soul-stirring Rockies take centre stage on this epic alpine adventure that begins in Vancouver, one of the world’s most livable cities. Spend the day discovering the city’s scenic surrounds, then join your Travel Director and fellow travel companions for a Welcome Reception this evening.
Meal(s): Welcome Reception

DAY 2 VANCOUVER – STRAIT OF GEORGIA – VICTORIA (2 NIGHTS)
Embark on a morning sightseeing tour of Vancouver’s historic neighbourhoods—Chinatown and Gastown—before viewing the First Nations totem poles in Stanley Park. Continue by ferry
to Vancouver Island and Connect with Locals during a Be My Guest lunch stop at a family-owned working farm.
Meal(s): Full Breakfast and Lunch

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September 12-23,   Discovering Poland    Our journey begins in Warsaw where we will take a city tour and stop at the monument dedicated to the Heroes of the Warsaw Ghetto.    The next day we are off to Gdansk, stopping to see the Marlbork Castle, one of the largest in the world.  We will stop at the Gdansk shipyard the site of the anti-Communist Solidarity movement.  Take a guided tour of the town or an excursion to the seaside town of Sodok.   We will then travel to the UNESCO World Heritage site  of Torun and birthplace of Copernicus, the famous astronomer.   The following morning finds us in Wroclaw for a walking tour of this ancient city.   Krakow is next on our itinerary with a stop off in Czestochowa, the spiritual capital of Poland to see the Black Madonna.  We’ll have a panoramic tour of this amazing city.   We will also visit Auschwitz to learn firsthand the events that transpired here.

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