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ALBUQUERQUE BALLOON FIESTA<br />
8<br />
DAYS<br />
Oct. 6-13, <strong>2018</strong><br />
DAY 1 | Travel Day (LD)<br />
Board your “Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta” ultra coach<br />
and get ready for an unbelievable experience when<br />
you witness over 900 balloons ascend into the clear,<br />
blue, New Mexico sky. Overnight Denver, CO.<br />
DAY 2 | Garden of the Gods/Old Colorado<br />
Springs (B, D)<br />
This morning visit the beautiful Garden of the Gods<br />
with its imposing rock formations. Take time to shop<br />
and enjoy lunch in Old Colorado Springs. Continue to<br />
Alamosa to get ready for your all-day train excursion<br />
tomorrow. Overnight Alamosa, CO.<br />
DAY 3 | Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad (B, L)<br />
Today you’re in for a real treat when you ride the<br />
Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad for an unforgettable<br />
journey into the San Juan Mountains of New Mexico.<br />
Travel over trestles and through deep gorges where, at<br />
times, the train seems pressed in by rock on both sides.<br />
It’s a train trip you’ll never forget. Overnight Santa Fe,<br />
NM.<br />
DAY 4 | <strong>Tour</strong> Santa Fe/<br />
Loretto Chapel/New<br />
Mexico Capitol (B, D)<br />
This morning, tour Santa<br />
Fe with a local guide<br />
to learn about the rich<br />
culture of this 400-yearold<br />
city. See the Loretto<br />
Chapel where an itinerant<br />
carpenter built a stairway<br />
that defies description<br />
and the New Mexico<br />
State Capitol building.<br />
Then make your way to Albuquerque for the largest<br />
hot air balloon festival in the world! Overnight (3)<br />
Albuquerque, NM.<br />
DAY 5 | Mass Ascension/Albuquerque <strong>Tour</strong>/Old<br />
Town/Indian Pueblo Cultural Center/Turquoise<br />
Museum (B, D)<br />
It’s the day you’ve been waiting for-the mass<br />
ascension at the Albuquerque International Balloon<br />
Fiesta. Watch as giant beach balls fill the sky. Your<br />
local guide will take you on a tour of Albuquerque<br />
to point out its rich history to include Route 66, Old<br />
Town, the Kimo Theater, and more. Take time to stroll<br />
Old Town-the original settlement of Albuquerque.<br />
Also, visit the Turquoise Museum that features rare<br />
turquoise specimens from around the world. This<br />
afternoon, the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center will<br />
provide you with an inside look at New Mexico’s 19<br />
American Indian Pueblos.<br />
DAY 6 | Special Shapes Rodeo/Acoma Pueblo/<br />
International Balloon Museum/Evening Glowdeo<br />
(B, L)<br />
This morning, witness the Special Shape Rodeo where<br />
hundreds of specialty balloons fill the sky. Imagine a<br />
giant pig, a stagecoach, a space shuttle, and even<br />
Uncle Sam. Today, visit an actual Indian Pueblo-<br />
Acoma (Sky City). Set atop a 357 ft. high mesa,<br />
Acoma is one of the largest adobe structures in North<br />
America. Native American Indians live in more than<br />
250 dwellings without water and electricity. Visit the<br />
International Balloon Museum; it embraces the spirit of<br />
adventure through interactive exhibits about balloon<br />
flight dating back to the early 1700s. This evening,<br />
head back over to the balloon field for the evening<br />
Glowdeo. The magic of the New Mexico sky lights up<br />
when pilots inflate their balloons that look like giant<br />
holiday ornaments.<br />
DAY 7 | White Fence Farm (B, D)<br />
Leave Albuquerque with fond memories of your<br />
International Balloon Fiesta experience. Make your<br />
way back to Denver where, this evening, you’ll enjoy<br />
one last meal with your fellow travel mates at the<br />
White Fence Farm. Their chicken is out of this world.<br />
Overnight Lakewood, CO.<br />
DAY 8 | Travel Home (B)<br />
It’s time to head home after a trip that’s taken you from<br />
the rugged terrain of the San Juan Mountains to the<br />
heights of the hot air balloons in Albuquerque.<br />
ALLIED’S TOUR HIGHLIGHTS<br />
•2 Mass Ascensions at the Balloon<br />
Fiesta<br />
•Evening Balloon Glowdeo<br />
•Local Expert Guides in Santa Fe &<br />
Albuquerque<br />
•Visit an Actual Pueblo (not on any<br />
other tour)<br />
•Cumbres & Toltec Steam Train<br />
Excursion<br />
•Overnight in Santa Fe<br />
•14 Meals: 7 Breakfasts (B);<br />
2 Lunches (L); 5 Dinners (D/LD)<br />
•<strong>Tour</strong> Director - Diane Roecker<br />
FEATURED HOTELS<br />
•Denver, CO – Drury Inn<br />
•Alamosa, CO – Holiday Inn<br />
Express<br />
•Santa Fe, NM – Lodge at Santa Fe<br />
•Albuquerque, NM (3) –<br />
Courtyard by Marriott<br />
•Lakewood, CO – Courtyard by<br />
Marriott<br />
DEPARTURE CITIES<br />
Omaha, Lincoln, Council Bluffs,<br />
Grand Island, Norfolk, Columbus &<br />
Sioux City<br />
RATES<br />
$1,929 Double, per person<br />
$2,469 Single<br />
$1,779 Triple, per person<br />
PAY-BY-CHECK SAVINGS: $60<br />
leisure<br />
3<br />
active<br />
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