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60th
Anniversary of the Ottawa Tulip Festival featuring the 1,000 Islands
Three Days /
Three Meals
DATE: May 12-14, 2012
PRICE: $499 Double, $699 Single, $479 Triple
(per person)
20% deposit required; Optional Insurance 10%
DEPART: Yonkers 6:00 am; Mamaroneck 6:45 am; Mt. Kisco 7:15 am; Goldens
Bridge 7:30 am
RETURN: Goldens Bridge 9:00 pm; Mt. Kisco 9:15 pm;
Mamaroneck 9:45 pm; Yonkers 10:15 pm
Includes
transportation, admissions, tour guides, (2) nights accommodations,
luggage handling, (2) breakfasts, (1) dinner, tour director, taxes and
gratuities
Passport Required
Join The Upper Class for the 60th Anniversary
of the Ottawa Tulip Festival, the world's largest Tulip Festival.
Witness stunning architecture set as the backdrop of nearly three
million tulips in Canada's capital city.
Day One -
Ottawa, Ontario (Meals: D)
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Narrated
cruise along the Rideau Canal
as you discover one of the engineering
marvels of the
nineteenth century and a UNESCO World Heritage
Site
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Two nights
at Lord Elgin Hotel, one of the Ottawa's finest hotels featuring
tulip-inspired
artwork, luxury furnishings and ideally located
in the heart of downtown Ottawa
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Enjoy the
pool with adjoining whirlpool, sauna and fitness center
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Dinner at
Prime 360 Steakhouse
Days Two -
Ottawa (Meals: B)
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Tour
Parliament Hill, known for its regal architecture, where you'll
visit inside the Senate and House of Commons chambers
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Meet our
guide, dressed as a historic character for a tour of Ottawa
including magnificent Parliament Hill, the center of Canadian
political life and a place of striking architectural beauty. You'll
stop and admire the stunning grandeur of the world famous Museum of
Civilization which also offers a wondrous panorama of the
Capital City. See famed Sussex Drive with its museums, churches,
embassies, Royal Canadian Mint and the Prime Minister's home.
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Visit
several locations for the best views of the nearly three million
tulips throughout Ottawa and learn how the event, which grew from a
Dutch gift of friendship, became the world's largest Tulip Festival
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Visit the
International Pavilion and "travel" to over 20 countries as local
embassies and cultural groups showcase their wares and origins
Day Three -
Alexandria Bay, Boldt Castle and the 1,000 Islands (Meals: B)
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Cross into
the United States, stopping for duty-free shopping, and arrive in
scenic Alexandria Bay, NY
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Take a short
ferry ride to Boldt Castle, in the 1,000 Islands Region of the St.
Lawrence River. Inside, discover a grandiose 110 year-old, 120 room
castle, built by the former Waldorf=Astoria owner.
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