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America & Canada 2007

The new brochure from Travelsphere (0800 19 14 18, www.travelsphere.co.uk) features its biggest selection ever for 2007, with 45 holidays throughout North America and Canada, nine of which are brand new.

Itineraries continue to offer the flexibility of upgraded hotel options, special departures to festivals and events, choice of duration, extend your stay options, add-ons, pre-bookable excursions, stopovers, internal flights and regional airport departures.

Quirky Departures…
Little Big Horn Battlefield add-on. (pg 22).
New Orleans Mardi Gras, February 12. (Pg 37)
‘Buddy Holly special departure,’ September 3. (Pg 51).
Albuquerque Balloon Festival, October 2. (Pg 51).
Black Bears & Vancouver Island. (Pg 70).
Calgary Stampede. (Pg 71).
Rocky Mountaneer – Kicking Horse Route. (Pg 71).

New Ideas…
San Francisco to Seattle featuring the Oregon Trail. 12-days from £1195. Pgs 20-21.
Colorado & the Rockies. 10-days from £1225. Pgs 28-29
Arizona Ranch. 9-days from £1345. Pg 30-31.
Texas. 10-days from £899. Pg 33.
New York, Miami & A Caribbean Cruise. 13-days from £1195. Pgs 42-43.
Florida’s Tampa Bay. 9-days from £799. Pg 44.
Great Lakes, Chicago & Motown. 12-days from £1145. Pgs 52-53
Rocky Mountain Discoverer. 9-days from £1095. Page 61.
Canada – Coast to Coast. 16-days from £2095. Pages 66-67.

San Francisco to Seattle featuring the Oregon Trail. 12-days from £1195. Pgs 20-21.
Accommodation: 10 nights room only. Two nights San Francisco. Two nights Lake Tahoe. Overnight Klamath Falls. Overnight Newport. Two nights Portland. Two nights Seattle.
Itinerary: The pacific north-west is famed for its stunning scenery, majestic cliffs, dense forests and great lakes. The itinerary snakes northwards from San Francisco through the Sierra Nevada mountains, up the Pacific coast to Seattle.
Highlights: Half day tour of Lake Tahoe through the snow-capped peaks of the Sierra Nevada. Visit to Crater Lake National Park – created by the eruption of Mount Mazama. Trip to the spectacular Multnomah Falls, which tumble 620ft down the Gorge.
Departures: May June, August, September, October.

Colorado & the Rockies. 10-days from £1225. Pgs 28-29
Accommodation: 8-nights room only. Two nights Denver. Two nights Grand Junction. Overnight Durango. Overnight Gunnison. Two nights Colorado Springs.
Itinerary: The tour travels from Denver to Colorado Springs, heading west through the stunning Rocky Mountains and unique sandstone formations of the Colorado National Monument and Mesa Verde National Park.
Highlight: Journey by steam train aboard the Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad through Colorado’s scenic San Juan Mountains to Silverton.
Departures: May, June, August, September, October.

Arizona Ranch. 9-days from £1345. Pgs 30-31.
Accommodation: Seven nights full board.
Itinerary: Guests stay at the family run Lazy K Bar Guest Ranch in southern Arizona. The ranch is surrounded by the spectacular scenery of the Sonoran Desert and boasts a swimming pool and spa. The ranch especially welcomes beginners and those who have never ridden before. Each day, guests take a guided trail ride of around 1½ hours with a cowboy.
Highlights: Lots of activities are included in the holiday, such as nature walks, swimming, hay rides, traditional Western games like skeet shooting, fishing, country music and dancing, plus live entertainment, rodeos and cookouts under the stars.
Departures: March, May and September.

Great Lakes, Chicago & Motown. 12-days from £1145. Pgs 52-53
Accommodation. Ten nights room only. Two nights Chicago. Overnight Holland. Overnight Grand Rapids. Overnight Traverse City. Two nights Mackinaw City. Overnight Frankenmuth. Two nights Detroit.
Itinerary: The tour travels from the windy city of Chicago, along the shores of Lake Michigan to the home of Motown in Detroit.
Highlights: Lake Michigan river cruise. Visit to the Motown Historical Museum and studio where hundreds of hits were recorded.
Departures: April, June, September, October.

Canada – Coast to Coast. 16-days from £2095. Pages 66-67.
Accommodation: 13 nights room only. Two nights Halifax. Overnight Ocean VIA Rail train. Two nights Montreal. Two nights Toronto. Three nights Banff, Overnight Kamloops. Three nights Vancouver.
Itinerary: The holiday combines some of Canada’s greatest sights in one magnificent journey. From the dramatic Atlantic coastline of Nova Scotia, via train overnight to the French Canadian cities of Montreal and Quebec, Ottawa, Toronto and Calgary, before boarding the Rocky Mountaineer train through Banff National Park to Vancouver.
Highlights: Trip to Niagara Falls with the opportunity to take a Helicopter flight. Rocky Mountaineer train journey through the spectacular Kicking Horse Pass to Kamloops.
Departures: May, June, August, September, October.

For further information contact: Andrea Mason, Travelsphere Ltd. T: 01858 410 018. E: amason@travelsphere.co.uk.