Globus

Highlights

• REYKJAVIK: Welcome dinner; orientation; farewell dinner at a local restaurant
• HELLISHEIDAVIRKJUN: Visit the geothermal heat and electric power station
• GEYSIR: Admire the hot springs; Globus Local FavoriteGlobus Local Favorite taste local specialties and drink a glass of schnapps
• GULLFOSS: Marvel at the waterfall
• THINGVELLIR: Globus Local FavoriteGlobus Local Favorite Walk through the rift valley that marks the separation between the North American and the European tectonic plates

Highlights

• Girdwood : Alaskan Wildlife Conservation Center; aerial tram ride
• Anchorage : Sightseeing; behind-the-scenes visit at Alaska Zoo; attend the Musher’s Banquet; visit Iditarod Headquarters; see the ceremonial start of the Iditarod Race; visit the Alaska Native Heritage Center; farewell dinner
• Big lake : Visit Happy Trails Kennels
• Willow : Attend the official “restart” of the Iditarod race
• The Iditarod, Alaska’s best-known sporting event, is the focus of this fabulous Alaska winter tour

Highlights

• Las vegas: Farewell dinner
• Grand canyon national park : Stay inside the park, sightseeing
• Monument valley: Navajo cookout; 4-wheel-drive tour
• Moab: Visit Arches National Park
• Grand junction: Lunch & wine tasting

Highlights

• Wasilla : Visit Iditarod Headquarters
• Talkeetna–denali : Journey aboard the Alaska Railroad in Deluxe Dome Service
• Denali national park : Dinner at the Murie Science & Learning Center and an exclusive presentation by a local Naturalist; guided wilderness tour, lunch and tasting at the 49th State Brewery
• Fairbanks : Sightseeing; cruise aboard the sternwheeler Discovery; visit the University of Alaska-Fairbanks Museum and the Trans-Alaska Oil Pipeline
• Dawson city : Visit Diamond Tooth Gertie’s, Claim #1, and the Robert Service Interpretive Center

Highlights

• Toronto: Sightseeing; special lunch at the CN Tower
• Niagara falls: Sightseeing cruise
• Niagara-on-the lake : Winery visit and tasting
• Thousand islands national park: Scenic waterways lunch cruise
• Ottawa : Sightseeing; enjoy a Beavertail pastry

Highlights

• Jackson : Sleigh ride through the National Elk Refuge; Grand Teton National Park; farewell dinner
• Yellowstone national park: Snowcoach sightseeing; Upper Geyser Basin walking tour; Lamar Valley sightseeing
• The only thing more impressive than Yellowstone National Park in the summertime is Yellowstone in winter—a time when the place seems magical! On this Yellowstone National Park winter tour, see Old Faithful without the crowds, marvel at the snowy landscapes, admire the bison as they shake off the snow, and be amazed by steaming geysers
• Winter offers some of the best wildlife viewing because of the color contrasts between the animals and the snow, so have your cameras ready for animals such as bison, elk, moose, bighorn sheep, deer, and coyote

Highlights

• Rapid city: Orientation on tour
• Mount rushmore : Visit Mount Rushmore National Memorial and Crazy Horse Memorial
• Black hills national forest : Scenic drive
• Deadwood : Sightseeing with a Local Guide; visit Tatanka
• Little bighorn battlefield : Sightseeing; visit the museum

Highlights

• Rome : Welcome dinner at a local restaurant; guided sightseeing, visit the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel, St. Peter’s Square and Basilica, and the Colosseum
• Florence : Guided walking tour, visit Michelangelo’s David and Signoria Square; pizza party at Finisterrae restaurant
• Venice : Private boat ride; visit St. Mark’s Square; glassblower demonstration; pasta dinner at local restaurant; private water-taxi ride through the Grand Canal
• Bellinzona: Visit the Castelgrande courtyard and enjoy a light lunch with wine
• Lucerne : Walking tour including the Lion Monument and the Chapel Bridge