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departure dates and Pricing 6
days
DAY
1
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Fly to Portland
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City Tour
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Oxford Suites
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Dinner
Today
we'll jet to Portland, Oregon the City of Roses. Upon arrival, we
will tour this fantastic city viewing the Hoyt Park Arboretum, the
Portland Heights residential area, the International Rose Test
Gardens, the Japanese Garden and the Pitlock Mansion nestled in the
West Hills area of the City.
DAY 2
We'll
follow the Columbus River, this morning, to Astoria, named after
John Jacob Asotr, and home to Ft. Clatsop, which we will visit.
Next, it's on to Tillamook and the beautiful Oregon
Coast.
DAY 3
This
morning, we're off to the state of Washington, where we'll make a
stop at the Mt. St. Helens Volcano Center for a viewing of the
presentation about the dramatic eruption in 1980. Then we'll view
Mt. St. Helens itself. You've got to see it to believe
it!
Later,
we'll tour along the Columbia River to Hood River. Look for the
colorful sails of the wind-surfers, as this is the wind-surfing
capital of the world. Finally, we will follow the inspiring Columbia
River back to Portland.
Today will be a day of roses, glaciers, alpine meadows, great
rivers, waterfalls, hot springs, numerous lakes and streams...truly
a scenic extravaganza!
DAY 4
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Breakfast, Dinner
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Tour to Seattle
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Edmonds Harbor
Inn
We will
travel north through the state of Washington, today, as we head to
the Emerald City, Seattle. One of our stops will be at the State
Capitol in Olympia. Majestic Mt. Rainier will dominate our views to
the east.
In
Seattle, we'll see the 605 foot Space Needle, Chinatown, the
University of Washington, Queen Anne Hill, the salmon ladders at the
Chittenden Locks, Seattle Center, the Boeing Airplane Plant, Puget
Sound, Fisherman's Wharf, and much, much more!!!
DAY 5
We'll take a short, but scenic, ferry cruise, this morning,
to the Olympic Peninsula. Next, we'll experience Olympic National
Park as we sightsee to Hurricane Ridge. You'll see waterfalls,
forests, glaciers and vistas beyond
compare.
DAY 6
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Cruise to Victoria
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Victoria City Tour
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Butchart Gardens
Visit
We'll cruise
round-trip today, to Victoria, British
Columbia. Upon arrival, we'll visit the
world famous Butchart Gardens. Here we will wander
through these gorgeous gardens, rated among the World's finest - the
Sunken Gardens, Japanese, Italian, and English
Gardens, linked
lawns, streams, and fountains - 16 acres of beauty and fragrance. We
will continue on to a delightful tour of the city of Victoria, which is famous for its landmarks
assembled around a beautiful and scenic Inner
Harbor and it's
gorgeous gentle residential neighborhoods. We'll even see Mile 0,
the beginning (or end) of the Trans-Canada Highway. Don't
miss the elegant Empress Hotel or the stately Parliament
Building!
DAY 7
We will follow
scenic Route 101 as we sightsee the spectacular Olympic Peninsula, today. Dotted with Indian
Reservations, towering Sitka Spruce
and Douglas Firs (some as high as a
25 story building), lush carpets of fern and forest flowers,
pristine lakes and rivers and a rain forest. The Olympic National
Park is truly one of America's treasures.
Later, we'll follow the Washington
Coastline to Ocean Shores.
DAY 8
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Continental Breakfast
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Fly
Home
We will return
to Portland, today, for our flight home, with many fond memories of
our Pacific Northwest
Adventure!
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