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Great Parks, Ghost Towns
and Sedona’s Red Rocks
featuring Death Valley and Grand Canyon National Parks
9 DAYS • 14 MEALS
2017 Departure Dates:
April 6, 27; May 11; September 14; October 5
Zabriskie Point in Death Valley National Park
Great Parks, Ghost Towns and Sedona’s Red Rocks
The Mayflower Way
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14 Meals (5 dinners, 1 lunch and 8 breakfasts)
Round trip airport transfers
Spend 1 night in Las Vegas, America's entertainment capital
Spend 2 nights inside Death Valley National Park
Tour Death Valley National Park including Badwater Basin, the
lowest point in the Western Hemisphere, Zabriskie Point for
panoramic views of the park’s colored badlands and the
elaborate, Spanish-style Scotty’s Castle, an incredible vacation
retreat built during the 1920’s
Stop at the authentic ghost town of Rhyolite, once a ‘rip-roaring’
gold mining community founded in 1904
Visit Manzanar National Historic Site, a moving reminder of the
dark days of World War II
See the funky but highly photogenic old ghost town of
Randsburg
Explore Route 66 and stop in Oatman, a colorful ghost town
with ‘wild’ burros and Seligman, “The Birthplace of Route 66”
Travel along Grand Canyon National Park’s magnificent South
Rim with stops at several scenic overlooks including Mather
Point, Grand View Point and Desert View
Explore the prehistoric ruins at Wupatki National Monument
Take an exciting “Red Rocks Jeep Tour” into Sedona’s back
country and stop at the historic copper mining ghost town of
Jerome
First class seating aboard the Verde Canyon Railroad excursion
past striking rock formations, cottonwood forest and through a
680-foot tunnel
Narrated Trolley Tour of enchanting Sedona
Spend 1 night in Laughlin, Nevada’s casino resort center on the
banks of the Colorado River
$45 in Mayflower Tours
DAY ONE – Arrive in Las Vegas
Arrive in exciting Las Vegas, America's entertainment capital.
We'll overnight at the center of the glittering “Fremont Street
Experience.” Meet your Tour Manager at 6:00 p. m. for a welcome dinner. (Dinner)
DAY TWO – Death Valley National Park
Today we head for the unique landscape of Death Valley National Park. Here, old tales of prospectors with burros, massive
wagons pulled by 20-mule teams and long-deserted mines continue to fascinate. We stop at Badwater Basin, the lowest point
in the Western Hemisphere, Devil’s Golf Course with its jagged
saline formations and Zabriskie Point for panoramic views of
the park’s colored badlands, salt flats and distant peaks. Next we
visit the Furnace Creek Visitor Center and the ruins of the Harmony Borax Works before checking in for a two-night stay.
(Breakfast and dinner)
DAY THREE – Rhyolite Ghost Town and Scotty’s Castle
Today we return briefly to Nevada to explore the huge outdoor
sculptures created by Belgian artists at the Goldwell Open Air
View the elaborate spanish-style Scotty’s Castle in Death Valley
Overnights
Start/End City
Visit
NEVADA
Manzanar National
Historic Site Rhyolite
Tour Route
2
Randsburg
Death Valley
National Park
Barstow 1
1 Las Vegas
Seligman
Laughlin 1
CALIFORNIA
Grand Canyon
National Park
1 Flagstaff
Oatman
2 Sedona
Jerome
ARIZONA
Ride aboard the Verde Canyon Railroad
Museum. Then we visit the once ‘rip-roaring’ gold mining community of Rhyolite, and authentic ghost town. Back in Death
Valley, we tour the interior and underground of the elaborate,
Spanish-style Scotty’s Castle, an incredible vacation retreat built
during the 1920’s by showman and prospector “Death Valley
Scotty.” Near Stovepipe Wells, we see the extensive Mesquite
Flat Sand Dunes. (Breakfast and lunch)
DAY FOUR – Manzanar National Historic Site
and Randsburg Ghost Town
Leaving the park, we pass the dry Owens Lake which was
drained to provide a water supply for the City of Los Angeles
and come to Manzanar National Historic Site. This is an intensely moving and heartbreaking reminder of the remote internment camps created to house Japanese-Americans during
the dark days of World War II. Later, we visit the funky but
highly photogenic old ghost town of Randsburg before continuing to Barstow for our overnight stay. (Breakfast)
DAY FIVE – Route 66 and Oatman Ghost Town
On historic Highway 66 we stop in Oatman, Arizona, the colorful ghost town and mining camp where ‘wild’ burros, descendants of those left behind by miners, greet tourists on Main
Street. There are numerous gift, antique and craft shops, saloons
and the historic Oatman Hotel to explore. We also stop in Seligman, “The Birthplace of Historic Route 66,” featuring 1950s-era
stores and restaurants, including the Roadkill Café.
DAY SEVEN – Red Rocks Jeep Tour
and Verde Canyon Railroad
This morning, a guided “Red Rocks Jeep Tour” takes us into Sedona’s enchanting backcountry where natural wonders include
dramatic cliffs, towers, monoliths and mesas of bright red sandstone in fantastically carved shapes. We stop at the historic copper mining ghost town of Jerome before boarding our first-class
car on the Verde Canyon Railroad, for a unique 40-mile rail excursion through a beautiful protected wilderness abundant in
bald eagles, great blue herons, deer and javelinas. Tonight, we
enjoy dinner before returning to the hotel. (Breakfast and dinner)
DAY EIGHT – Sedona Trolley Tour and Laughlin
A narrated Trolley Tour of Sedona includes a stop at the inspiring Chapel of the Holy Cross, overlooking the town and neighboring red rocks. A visit to the Tlaquepaque arts and crafts
complex is followed by a stop in the downtown area. Our afternoon begins with a scenic drive through splendid Oak Creek
Canyon, before continuing to Laughlin, Nevada’s casino resort
center on the banks of the Colorado River. (Breakfast and dinner)
DAY NINE – Travel Home
This morning we have a group transfer to Las Vegas McCarran
International Airport for flights out after 1:00p.m. (Breakfast)
(Breakfast)
DAY SIX – Grand Canyon National Park
and Wupatki National Monument
Today we come to the South Rim of the magnificent Grand
Canyon National Park. Truly one of the world's great spectacles,
we travel along the rim with stops at several scenic overlooks,
including Mather Point, Grand View Point and Desert View.
Later, we explore the splendid prehistoric ruins at Wupatki National Monument, remains of a complex thought to have been
occupied by ancestors of the modern-day Hopi Tribe before
coming to the heart of Sedona’s renowned Red Rocks Country.
(Breakfast and dinner)
Visit the copper mining ghost town of Jerome
Great Parks, Ghost Towns and Sedona’s Red Rocks
Explore the prehistoric ruins at Wupatki National Monument
2017 DEPARTURES
PER PERSON
TWIN ROOM
SINGLE
ROOM
April 6, 27
May 11
September 14
October 5
$2,259
$2,179
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$2,179
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Call for air rates and schedules from
your city to and from Las Vegas.
Rooms for the night before the tour are available.
Cost for a room in Las Vegas is $99, tax included.
HOTEL ACCOMMODATIONS
Day One – Golden Nugget Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada
Day Two and Three – Ranch at Furnace Creek,
Death Valley National Park, California
Day Four – Country Inn and Suites, Barstow, California
Day Five – Drury Inn, Flagstaff, Arizona
Days Six and Seven – Sedona Real Inn and Suites,
Sedona, Arizona
Day Eight – Golden Nugget Hotel and Casino, Laughlin, Nevada
TOUR ACTIVITY LEVEL
Travelers Protection Plan (TPP) – $100
FOR RESERVATIONS OR INFORMATION CONTACT:
This nonrefundable fee waives all cancellation fees when we are notified of cancellation one day
before the tour departs. If you must leave the tour early due to personal illness, illness or death
of a member of your immediate family, TPP guarantees full refund for any unused services after
the departure of the tour. Other benefits include medical expenses for illness and injury, emergency transportation, 24 hour hot line, and lost or stolen baggage assistance. Return air transportation is included ONLY if your air tickets were provided by Mayflower Tours. If you purchase
the optional Travelers Protection Plan (TPP), you will be refunded all payments, including deposit
amount, less the TPP premium amount.
Cancellation Charges Without Traveler’s Protection Plan (TPP)
• 61 days and more – deposit amount
• 60 – 31 days – 20% of the tour cost
• 30 – 15 days – 30% of the tour cost
• 14 – 1 day prior – 40% of the tour cost
• Day of departure or early departure from tour – 100% of the tour cost
No refund on unused portion
Exclusions: Mayflower Tours reserves the right to alter its refund and cancellation policy when a substantial amount of cancellation or postponement of travel is attributable to: conditions resulting from
an act of God, natural or man-made disaster, fire, government action, civil disorder, war, hostilities between nations, or unavailability of transportation through no fault of Mayflower Tours.
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