North America Travel Guides and Tours

Experience all the majesty of the mountains, extraordinary adventure and American history aboard the scenic trains of the Old West! All Aboard – Your Coach is Waiting! Featuring Four Historic Trains! Get ready for the trip of a lifetime...and an amazing adventure as you travel through Colorado, where the rich heritage of American railroading was built. Discover miles and miles of magnificent country, quaint old west mining towns and scenery that will simply take your breath away! Re-create the same journey that the gold miners did more than a hundred years ago. Marvel at the ingenious engineering of these incredible railroads that ascended steep mountaintops and wonder just how they were able to do it. It all comes to life on our Trains! See Colorado’s spectacular beauty and breathtaking National Parks, Colorado National Monument and Mesa Verde National Park. Be a part of the spirit of the old west! Create new memories, enjoy new friendships and explore new discoveries in this once-in-a-lifetime travel opportunity! 8 Days • 12 Meals

Tauck's popular Rockies vacation combines a classic western Canada tour by rail with floatplane, Ice Explorer and raft adventures, plus stays in Vancouver, Victoria, and at three historic Fairmont resort in Banff and Jasper national parks. Tauck's action-packed western Canada tour features a classic overnight rail journey from Vancouver into the Canadian Rockies, a floatplane excursion over the Gulf Islands, a ferry cruise to Victoria, an Ice Explorer ride across a glacier, and a raft trip down the Bow River. Explore the cities of Vancouver and Victoria... travel the Icefields Parkway... visit Victoria's celebrated The Butchart Gardens and the Royal BC Museum... enjoy afternoon tea at the Fairmont Empress... and discover Banff and Jasper national parks from legendary inside-the-park Fairmont resorts.

Tauck's Bryce Canyon, Zion and magnificent Grand Canyon tour takes in the geologic wonders of three of North America's most popular national parks by boat, plane, and 4-wheel-drive vehicle – and includes the urban glamour and glitz of Las Vegas and the quiet splendor of classic national park lodges. Stay at sought-after lodges in the heart of three great national parks of the American West! Enjoy an ecological talk on the Grand Canyon's rim by geology expert Canyon Dave... an interpretive lecture on water in the Southwest... a float trip on the Colorado River... aerial sightseeing over Rainbow Bridge... a choice between a Lake Powell boat trip and a 4-wheel-drive adventure... a walking tour of artistic Sedona... Bryce Canyon's hoodoos... and an overnight in glamorous Las Vegas. Discover for yourself why this popular Bryce Canyon, Zion and Grand Canyon tour is one of Tauck's favorite journeys anywhere in the world!

What could be more glorious than the sight of hundreds of brilliantly colored hot air balloons set against a blazing Southwestern sunset? Up, Up, and Away! Imagine a blue sky filled with a kaleidoscope of dazzling colors and shapes. That’s what you will experience at the world’s largest balloon event, the Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta. Your spirits will soar as you watch more than 700 balloons from all over the world ascend into the skies during your four nights in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Let Your Spirits Soar! Spectacular sights await at the Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta! Don’t miss this chance to feel the joy and excitement of this internationally renowned event! 5 Days • 3 Meals

From San Francisco’s steep streets to mountains that touch the clouds, from verdant forests, pristine Lake Tahoe, and a corner of Sacramento that time forgot, California is a feast for the eyes. You'll get to visit: • San Francisco • Sausalito • Sierra Nevada Mountains • Yosemite • the High Sierras • Lake Tahoe • Old Sacramento • Sonoma Valley • and much more! 8 Days • 9 Meals

From sun-drenched mesas to rushing rivers, spectacular sights await you in the beautiful, rugged wilderness of the American Southwest. Glories of the Great Outdoors: America’s National Parks have dazzled visitors for more than a century. Join us as we tour some of the most spectacular treasures of the Southwest. Our eight-day tour will take us through three states and three parks, where we will witness some of the greatest natural marvels Mother Nature has to offer. Stand on the rim of the Grand Canyon for a spectacular view and follow the trail of cowboys and Navajo Indians through windswept desert vistas and winding river valleys. It’s a remarkable outdoor adventure you will not soon forget! Hit the Trail for Outdoor Adventure: Blaze a trail through the splendors of the great American Southwest! Relive the awe early settlers first felt when they forged their way through this rugged and inspiring territory. This exciting tour will evoke memories of beauty and wonder for years to come! 8 Days • 10 Meals