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Now is the time to discover the most up-to-date information about AAA Travel’s group trips and travel presentations.
As many experienced AAA travelers already know, Discoveries is the best choice for quality, value-packed vacations with the convenience and benefits of escorted group travel. A selection of Discoveries cruises and tours currently scheduled for 2019 is highlighted here and even more are listed on pages 12 and 13 of this issue of AAA Now! Our complete slate of currently available upcoming trips for 2019 through 2020 is listed, along with access to digital brochures, on AAA.com/Travel. Look for related destination articles in this issue of AAA Now!
Most of Discoveries’ cruises and tours conveniently begin right in Central PA by including round-trip transfers to docks to board a cruise ship or airports to commence a tour.
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Wonders of the American West
May 15 – 25, 2019
Jet to Las Vegas and head to Arizona for the Grand Canyon’s South Rim and its spectacular sunsets. Travel to Utah for Lake Powell and Glen Canyon Dam, then
to Monument Valley’s mesas and buttes for a Navajo guided tour and cookout. Cross into Colorado for Mesa Verde’s pueblo cliff dwellings. Back in Utah, tour Arches and Canyonlands National Parks, plus Capitol Reef’s Waterpocket Fold 100-mile-long warp in the earth’s crust. Scenic Route 12 winds through stunning Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument. Bryce Canyon’s hoodoo formations and Zion’s magnificent canyon close out your National Park explorations before you fly home from Las Vegas.
Spotlight on London & British Royalty
an AAA Custom Tour
May 18 - 25, 2019
London has an energy all its own and recent additions to the Royal Family have provided even more reasons
to travel to this reinvigorated "hot spot." Join AAA for a guided seven-night tour, which combines the best that London has to offer, and includes all the iconic must-see attractions, including: The Tower of London, Big Ben, Windsor Palace, Stonehenge, Houses of Parliament, Buckingham Palace, Kensington Palace, Westminster Abbey, Trafalgar Square, St. Paul's Cathedral, The Royal Palace, once home to Princess Diana, and much more.
Alaska – The Great Land
Your choice of June 2 – 16 or August 4 – 18, 2019 Holland America and AAA team up for an outstanding land tour with a scenic sea voyage. Anchorage and a Portage Lake cruise commence your tour, followed by a deluxe dome railcar ride to Denali National Park for a two- night stay with a Tundra Wilderness Tour. Continue on to Fairbanks for a sternwheeler journey on the Chena and Tanana rivers. Cross into Canada’s Yukon Territory for fun in frontier Dawson City and riverfront Whitehorse. All aboard the White Pass & Yukon Route train to Skagway for a ride through spectacular scenery famous for Klondike gold stampeders. Board the ms Nieuw Amsterdam for a four- night cruise to Glacier Bay National Park, Ketchikan and Inside Passage, then dock in Vancouver for an enjoyable day and night in the city before your flight back home.
Mackinac Island featuring the Grand Hotel June 14 – 21, 2019
Fly to Chicago to commence your guided journey, including a tour of “The Windy City.” Travel by deluxe motor coach to Lake Michigan’s Grand Traverse Bay and on to Charlevoix before boarding the ferry to Mackinac Island. Horse-drawn carriages transport you to the Grand Hotel, a glorious Victorian-era resort, your island home for two delightful days and nights. A horse-drawn carriage tour of the island is included, as is ample leisure time in the village or on a rocker on the 660-foot-long porch of your hotel. Then it’s off the island and on to Frankenmuth – Michigan’s Little Bavaria, and then to Dearborn to tour the famous Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village.
Pacific Northwest & California Coast
July 29 – August 5, 2019
Fall under the spell of the Pacific Northwest and California on this 7-night tour encompassing the wilds of Mount
St. Helens to the shadow of giants in the Redwoods. Your tour begins in the heart of the “Emerald City” – Seattle, long known for its colorful waterfront area and historic Pioneer Square. A city sightseeing excursion provides ample time to mingle with artisans at the lively Pike
Place Market. Continuing south, the tour ventures to
the likes of Mount St. Helens, Oregon’s Dunes National Recreation Area, includes a two-night stay in Portland, the picturesque “City of Roses,” and provides time to enjoy the scenery of Mt. Hood and the Columbia River Gorge. Be sure to behold the majestic beauty of the Redwood Forest’s “Avenue of the Giants,” before you take in the charms of San Francisco and the greater Bay area with
landmarks such as the Golden Gate Bridge, Alcatraz and Fisherman’s Wharf, where the tour ends. Not to be missed, this tour has something for everyone.
Canada & New England Cruise
July 20 – 26, 2019
Head “Down East” and on to Maritime Canada this summer aboard Royal Caribbean’s Adventure of the Seas. Begin your vacation with AAA’s included transfer to Cape Liberty, New Jersey, to board your fantasy-resort-at-sea for a round-trip voyage to popular ports of call, plus two days of coastal cruising. Bar Harbor, Maine, beckons you with a tour of Acadia National Park, a whale-watching cruise, bikes for seaside rides, shops and galleries galore. St. John in New Brunswick, Canada, offers outdoor adventures by bike or kayak; perhaps take a tour to the Bay of Fundy and the renowned Reversing Falls. Halifax in Nova Scotia, Canada, is steeped in history with its famous fort and attractive downtown; a tour to Peggy’s Cove and Lighthouse is always a highlight.
Ireland – Quest for the Throne
July 20 – 29, 2019
Fans of Game of Thrones will recognize numerous impressive filming locations specially visited on this guided tour. Begin at Anglo-Norman Trim castle, featured in Braveheart, and with a living history medieval weapons and armor demonstration with hands-on opportunities. Travel through Westeros scene sites in the Binevenagh Mountains and to 5th century Monasterboice for its Celtic crosses. Visit Downhill Strand and Mussenden temple – site of Dragonstone. Be surrounded by legends at coastal Dunluce Castle and Giant’s Causeway. Travel
via the Nine Glens of Antrim to Dark Hedges, Cushendun Caves and Moat Caitlin, all featured in Game of Thrones,
as is Shillanovogy Valley, which stands in as Dothraki grasslands. Tour Belfast and see Shane’s Castle in Antrim. Visit more film locations, including 12th century Inch Abbey and Castle Ward’s Winterfell. Wrap up your tour in Dublin with visits at Trinity College’s Book of Kells, sites
of the 1916 Easter Rising, Guinness Storehouse, plus a traditional Irish dinner with entertainment.
Magnificent Moselle &
Rhine River Cruise
August 5 – 17, 2019
Glide along the grand rivers of Germany to classic sites and sights. Guided excursions are included each day while you cruise aboard Uniworld’s boutique river cruise boat River Queen, with just 127 other guests. Fly into Frankfurt for a taste of authentic schnitzel and tour the “Mainhattan” district. Medieval Mainz and Wiesbaden hot springs are next, followed by Rudesheim and Eberbach Abbey. Continue on to picture-perfect Boppard with taverns serving Riesling wines, then see the Rhine
River and vineyard-blanketed hillsides from atop a
scenic chairlift ride. Cochem’s castle and pastel-colored buildings line the Moselle. UNESCO designated Trier reveals its Roman heritage and Gallic charm. Medieval Bernkastel offers benign bikeways along the Moselle, with bikes included. Cruise from Beethoven’s birthplace and beer halls in Bonn to Cologne’s Cathedral and cafes to wrap up this wonderful river route.
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