Travel Club - Reston Community Center

Northern National Parks Tour
august 15 - 22, 2012
2012
Reston Community Center
Travel Club

Join rCC’s Travel Club to tour
America’s Northern National Parks
Mt. Rushmore, Grand Tetons & Yellowstone
August 15 - 22, 2012
Price Includes:
• Air Transportation from and to Washington Dulles $1,999
• 7 Nights Superior Category Lodging
2 nights in Rapid City, SD – Radisson
1 night in Billings, MT - Hilton Garden Inn
2 nights in Yellowstone National Park – Old Faithful Inn
1 night in Jackson Hole, WY – The Virginian Lodge
1 night Salt Lake City, UT – Hilton Salt Lake City
• Comprehensive Daily Sightseeing Including:
Mount Rushmore, Crazy Horse Memorial, Black Hills, Little Big Horn National
Monument, Buffalo Bill Historical Center, Old Faithful Geyser, Full Day circular
tour of Yellowstone, Grand Teton National Park with float trip on the Snake
River, Temple Square and Salt Lake City
• 11 Meals
Daily Breakfast, 2 Lunches and 2 Dinners
• Professional Tour Manager
• Taxes and Tips for Included Services
• Trip Cancellation Protection Plan!
This great value-added feature is INCLUDeD. Cancel for any reason and get a full refund
(less $100) if you cancel for any reason prior to departure. Cancellations made within
72 hours of departure will be charged an additional $50 administrative fee.
*
leisure Destinations (“lDS”) is thrilled to present this affordable, high-quality, 8-day
excursion to america’s spectacular national parks along the gorgeous northern frontier.
*Please add $249 to each advertised rate for taxes & fees.
book now! - Only 23 Spaces available for this Trip
This tour sold out in 2011 by February 1.

Itinerary
Day 1- rapid City, South Dakota
Day 2 - Crazy Horse & Mt. rushmore
Day 3 - little big Horn, Montana
Day 4 - Cody, Wyoming & Yellowstone
Day 5 - Yellowstone & Mammoth Springs
Day 6 - Grand Tetons & Jackson Hole
Day 7 - Tetons & Oregon Trail, Idaho
Day 8 - Salt lake City, utah

Day 1 - rapid City, South Dakota
See some of America’s grandest sights! Your western
adventure begins in Rapid City, South Dakota. Transfer
from the Rapid City Airport by hotel courtesy shuttle to
your centrally located hotel for a two-night stay. Rooms
are available for check-in after 3:00 p.m. Join Caravan
for a 7:00 p.m. welcome briefing.
Day 2 - Crazy Horse & Mt. rushmore
enjoy a morning visit to Crazy Horse Memorial. Started
over 50 years ago, and still under construction, the
memorial is the world’s largest sculpture in progress.
Chief Standing Bear told the sculptor, Korczak
Ziolkowski, “My fellow chiefs and I would like the white
man to know the red man has great heroes, too.” The
monument is a tribute to the Sioux Lakota Indian
leader known as Crazy Horse. Here, Indian artisans
showcase their arts and crafts and visit with guests.
Visit the Indian Museum of North America. Next, drive
to Mt. Rushmore National Monument and the sculpted
faces of Presidents Washington, Jefferson, Teddy
Roosevelt and Lincoln. Return through the Black Hills
to Rapid City. Free time to explore the historic district
and stroll the Presidential Walk with life-size statues of
American presidents.
Day 3 - little big Horn, Montana
enter the range lands and oil fields of Wyoming
and head west across the high plains. Visit the old
western cowboy town of Sheridan. enjoy lunch. Next,
enter Montana “Big Sky Country.” Visit Little Bighorn
Battlefield National Monument in the Crow Nation.
Here, in 1876, in the Valley of Little Big Horn, combined
Sioux and Northern Cheyenne forces led by Sitting
Bull and Crazy Horse overwhelmed General Custer
and his cavalry. Continue to Billings, nestled between
the Yellowstone River and the red Rimrocks. explorers
Lewis and Clark camped near here in 1806.
Day 4 - Cody, Wyoming & Yellowstone
Journey through the wide-open spaces of Montana
today en route to Cody, Wyoming. Visit the world-famous
Buffalo Bill Historical Center known for its wild west
exhibits. See the Plains Indian Museum and the Whitney
Gallery of Western Art, with paintings and sculptures by
revered artists such as Frederic Remington and Charles
Russell. This afternoon cross the Continental Divide and
enter Yellowstone Park for a relaxing two-night stay at
your lodge, Old Faithful Inn. Old Faithful Geyser is within
easy viewing and walking distance of Old Faithful Inn.
every 90 minutes, Old Faithful Geyser shoots thousands
of gallons of steaming water into the air. elevation at Old
Faithful is approximately 7,300 feet.

Day 5 - Yellowstone & Mammoth Springs
enjoy a full day complete circle tour of Yellowstone
Park. established in 1872, Yellowstone became the first
national park in the world. Now over 90 countries have
national parks. This 2,219,766 acre park contains almost
300 geysers and over 10,000 hot springs, fumaroles
and mud pots. Look for moose, elk and bison. You will
visit the major attractions of both Yellowstone’s upper
and lower loops. On the upper loop, you will see Norris
Geyser Basin and visit Mammoth Hot Springs. Walk
on the raised platforms above the unique terraced
pools. Mammoth Hot Springs is one of the best areas
in the park for close-up viewing of elk or bison. On
the lower loop you will see Yellowstone Lake and visit
Yellowstone’s Grand Canyon, where you can marvel
at the rushing waters of Yellowstone Falls, twice the
height of Niagara Falls. Return to Old Faithful Inn.
Day 6 - Grand Tetons & Jackson Hole
enter Grand Teton National Park. See the jagged,
soaring Teton Range with peaks over 12,000 feet.
Scenes from the movie “Shane” were filmed here.
Stop at pristine Jenny Lake. Then, enjoy a picnic lunch
near the banks of the Snake River. Weather and river
conditions permitting, an unforgettable float trip
awaits you on the majestic Snake River. Wildlife viewing
opportunities abound as you float through the park.
Watch for waterfowl, beaver, osprey and eagles.
Then, to Jackson. Free time to explore the charming
downtown. Stroll the art galleries and western shops.
See the Antler Arch at the entrance to historic Jackson
town square. You may wish to visit the Million Dollar
Cowboy Bar, with bar stools made from horse saddles.
enjoy dinner. elevation in Jackson is approximately
6,300 feet .
Day 7 - Tetons &Oregon Trail, Idaho
Drive south through the Bridger-Teton National Forest
this morning. enter Idaho and cross the route of the
original “Oregon Trail.” Photo stop at beautiful Bear
Lake. Continue via Logan Canyon to Salt Lake City,
Utah, the state capital. Afternoon visit to Temple
Square with its spacious gardens and fountains. See the
Mormon Tabernacle, home to the Mormon Tabernacle
Choir (unless closed to the public due to a religious
ceremony). enjoy a farewell dinner.
Day 8 - Salt lake City, utah
Your tour ends after breakfast at your hotel in Salt Lake
City. Thanks for vacationing with Caravan.

Pricing &
Deposit
The Price:
Single - One of One per room $2,739.*
Twin - One of Two per room $1,999.*
Triple - One of Three per room $1,969.*
* Add $249 to each advertised rate for taxes and fees. All terms and costs are per person.
All prices are complete.
Deposit: $399 deposit now will guarantee your tour space.
Payment: Balance or full payment is due by May 12, 2012
*Deposit can be made with check or credit card. Final payments by check only.
Travel Protection Plan:
INCLuDeD IN PrICe, LeTS yOu CANCeL fOr ANy reASON.
*Obtain full refund (less $100) if you cancel for any reason prior to departure. Cancellations made
within 72 hours of departure will be charged an additional $50 administrative fee.
reserve today for $399.
balance due by May 12.
Management responsibility:
Leisure Destination Services, Inc. (
Herein known as LDS )PO Box 1430
Centreville, VA 20122 (703-815-8747)
and/or any travel agency and/or supplier
of services present to or in conjunction
with this itinerary shall not
be responsible or become liable for
any delay incurred by any person in
connection with any means of transportation;
nor for any loss, damage or
injury to person or property by reason
of any event beyond the control of any
agency or supplier, or occurring without
the fault or negligence of such
agency or supplier. LDS responsibility
is strictly limited. LDS acts only as
agent for members in arranging room
accommodations,transportation,
sightseeing, admissions and restaurants.
LDS cannot be responsible for
suppliers willful or negligent acts and
omissions or any carrier or their respective
employees, agents, servants
or representatives including, without
limitation their failure to deliver or
their partial or inadequate delivery of
services. The right is reserved to eliminate
or change insurance coverage,
substitute types of aircraft, dates of
departure, alter the routing or cancel
the trip if a minimum number of
bookings is not reached. The right is
also reserved to substitute hotels for
other hotel in available categories.
Further, the right is reserved to decline
to accept or to retain at any time any
person as a participant on any tour or
to cancel any tour. No refund will be
made for voluntary absence from the
tour unless arrangements are made
at the time of booking. The schedules
contained herein are subject to
change without notice. LDS is not responsible
to any person for expense,
loss of time or money or other circumstance
resulting from such change. All
rates are based on current tariff and
exchange rates effect at the time of
costing & are subject to adjustment
without prior notification in the event
of changes therein, in changes in the
number of participants on which the
rates are based or airfare increases.
The passage contract in use by the
carrier concerned, when issued, shall
constitute the sole contract between
the carrier and the purchaser of this
tour and/or passenger. The payment
of the required deposit or any other
partial payment of a reservation on a
tour constitutes consent to all provisions
of the condition and general information
in this brochure/ flyer. Remember
that all travel documents, as
well as compliance with custom regulations,
are your, (the tour member)
responsibility. We are not responsible
for typographical errors of omission.

The Northern National Parks RCC Travel Club excursion was designed and coordinated by Leisure
Destinations (“LDS”)on behalf of Reston Community Cener through a competitive bid process. When you
are ready to sign up for the trip, participants are to complete the booking form and submit it, along with
required payment, directly to Andy Vivien with LDS.
Mail check with booking form to: Leisure Destinations, PO 1430, Centreville, VA 20122
For more information: Andy Vivien, 703-815-8747 or leisdest@mac.com
Reston Community Center
2310 Colts Neck Road, Reston VA 20191
To request reasonable ADA accommodations,
call 703-476-4500 • 800-828-1120 (TTY)