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This fine tour is one of 143 tours to California. See all
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Heading out to wine country today, the towering, primordial
Travel to the town of Napa this morning, where you'll board the celebrated
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If you love wine, or, if you would like to learn more about wine..... AND you want a California vacation....this is the perfect combination!
Our Tauck tour director was awsome. She make sure we had no worries or bad experiences. This was a first class trip (I have been with other tour companies and believe me, there is a differenc! Go with Tauck. A few more dollars is worth every cent.
Mostly enjoyed the Sonoma portion of the trip. We had a wonderful luncheon in a cave and the wine train was lots of fun as well.
A Tauk tour will exceed your expectations. Everything is
expertly handled and all you need to do is relax and enjoy all the wonderful experiences that have been planned for you with a tour director that will immediately offer any advice or assistance you may need.
My husband and I have been married for 53 years and he had open-heart surgery in April of 2009. In August we went with Tauk on the San Francisco tour. Having traveled with Tauk before, we had no anxiety about making this trip and we enjoyed the itinerary, the people we met
and returned home refreshed and looking forward to our next Tauk tour.
The entire trip was well done-I would extend it though - add a day to Lake Louise, so we could be there a full day - that is a MUST! I would also add a day to Jasper - take nothing away! We have also done the Canyonlands and Tetons with you. AWESOME trips!
Getting to visit and stay in the great national parks of the western USA was great and the experience and knowledge of the Tauck director added so much extra to the trip and kept the bus rides from becoming boring.
FABULOUS
As with all Tauck tours, every thing was great. Joh was always willing to work with everyone, and we had a great time. I can always depend on Tauck tours for an informative, easy and delightful trip.
A thoroughly enjoyable vacation. All aspects of the trip were planned to see that my wife and I had a good time. I personally would have wanted to modify some of the times spent at various locations along the way but all in all everything was top shelf and very enjoyable. We met many fine folks from around the country and they seemed to have the same experience.
Tauck treats each guest like they are special and deserve the very best the tour has to offer! It's "First Class" all the way down to every last detail.
Fabulous tour leader - extremely knowledgeable.Felt it was a waste of time going all the way to Carlsbad would rather have started nearer to White Sands National Monument and had an extra day in Santa Fe as there was so much to do there. going to a morning of balloon festival was an added bonus and was delighted that we were taken there even though not on Itinerary - it is good that Tauck takes advantage of local events.
Could not have been better. I loved every minute. Our surprise of visiting Jeff King's homestead was fantastic. Still talk about it all the time. The only way to visit Alaska is with Tauck!
Wonderful trip. Tour guide, John Kneiper, was the best 5 star. As was our bus driver, Lyle Gilbertson, was 5 star.too. Sorry to here you are not running this tour for a while. Accommodations were 5 star. This was our 8 Tauck tour and everyone, except one to Nova Scotia, were the super. Tauck was very good about giving us a credit for our problems with the Nova Scotia trip. You don't have to worry about word of mouth. I tell everyone about you as you are the only tour my husband and I will take. You have us spoiled.
I hope you stay in business as long as we're alive and you keep up the wonderful work. Much success!
Lovely. I am not much of a cruise person and really don't like large boats. The tour and the director, however, wer very nice.
Excellent. Our needs were always met in every respect as it has been in all our seven Tauch Tours. It's worth every dollar you spend. You'll never want to travel any other way again.
Again, a top flight tour. Except for the fog, though California would not be California without fog, the trip could not have been better. We saw places that we would not probably been able to see -- Pebble Beach, behind the scenes at the San Diego Zoo. Highly recommend the trip, our third one with Tauck and more to come.
an excellent trip. Land and sea ( Princess ship ) was done in an exemplary manner. We had excellent weather in Denali saw the mountain clearly and all the wild life of note, moose, bear, sheep, wolves, hares and birds. Whales a plenty on cruise and very good glacier calving . Rooms were the best available at the locations snd food excellent.
This was my 7th Tauck Tour. The tour and tour director could not have been better. The weather was great in April. I have been thrilled with every single Tauck Tour. Three of them have been Bridges Tours with my children and grandchildren.
We had a great time.
The information provided at each stop.
That, if they, they will a outstanding experience.
The experience on the boat travelling the Danube was second to none. The planned activities and concerts were exceptional. this was our third trip with Tauck, and, as always, our comfort was attended to perfectly.
Very interesting and informative, food and lodging were exceptional. Missed the balloon trip due to fog, but all else was wonderful
As always with Tauck, the experience of travel and siteseeing was a terrific way to see the Canadian Rockies and the cities it included. We were well cared for, staying in hotels and eating meals that were top notch. It was our third trip with Tauck and we've already booked our fourth.
As always with Tauck, the experience of travel and siteseeing was a terrific way to see the Canadian Rockies and the cities it included. We were well cared for, staying in hotels and eating meals that were top notch. It was our third trip with Tauck and we've already booked our fourth.
I loved EVERYTHING--EXCELLENT!
a fabulous trip with Lisa who was very knowledgable . Accommodation 5***** meals amazing. Would consider doing this same trip again.
Transport included boat, float plane, tour bus and train! Scenery and tour director were the best! This is a 1st class tour.
Very well organized, excellent accomodations, very experienced, knowledgable and personable tour director. Quite a bit of time on busses and packing and unpacking. Wonderful travel experience in an extremely beautiful part of the world.
It was a wonderful trip and the other guests were very pleasant.If I have a reservation it is perhaps that in its efforts to show us as much as possible I often felt that itineraries were planned in a way that left litle time to really visit visit some of the places we stopped at. For instance It is no use arriving at 2 p.m, being told of the wonderful hikes and walks and then not having enough time before the evening meal to do any of them. For older guests it is also important that they realise just how tiring getting on and off buses can be, especially if they have high steps. Tauck service is in general excellent, although my luggage did get forgotten in one Lodge and almost in a second hotel. It was only when I decided to check after the first incident that I discovered it was again on the point of being left behind. I then constantly monitored my luggage which did spoil things a bit. But, overall, it was a wonderful holiday.
Beyond the five star ratings given in each of the categories above the most impressive feature of the trip was what must have been detailed planning that took us to unusually interesting spots along the route such as the top of the ski run at Whistler, the trip onto the Athabasca glacier, the falls of the Athabaska river,Moraine lake,Mud lake, Buchart gardens, Mount Robson. Every little side tour was an exciting surprise. All in all his was the trip of a lifetime.
Overall this trip was amazingly interesting as a visual experience,as a natural history treasure trove,as a cultural and historical lesson, and as a splended geographical over view of a most interesting spot of North America.
Great trip, we tell everyone. Photographed three grizzly bears swimming.
Accommodations great as usual with Tauck. Would have liked to stay at the Princess in Victoria. Oh well, can't do everything!
Food was really good except for Emerald Lake Lodge. I would probably skip the Lodge luncheon, however, not the lake.
It was a great trip, my third with Tauck, and have to say the guide was the best I've ever had. He was amazing! He was so knowledgeable it was unbelievable.
Itinerary was really fun, loved the train ride.
MaryHealy
Everything was well done (as usual with any Tauck tour). Just go prepared to have a great time and eat yourself silly! Take a good digital camera.
This tour was even more than we expected. We made so many energetic and interesting friends. The scenery at every stop was breathtaking. I would highly recommend this trip.
Skip Vancouver and spend extra days in Jasper, Lake Louise and Banff
We loved the trip as we had wanted to take this trip for years and seeing the Rockies was incredible.One night on the train was enough though as it was very confining after the spacious rooms we enjoyed in the Fairmonts.Alot of the fellow travelers complained loudly about the tour director but we thought he was fine. There was alot of pressure to give him a nice tip contrary to the policy that tips were not expected.We also tipped the drivers and we were fine with that.But don't promote the fact that no tip is expected when it clearly is expected. We loved the overall experience and will take more Tauck Tours if good discounts are offered as the competitors are offering.
This trip was the realization of a dream! We love Tauck tours, as they are well planned, and the comfort of the guests is the number one consideration. One of our favorite experiences was the people we met. They shared in our amazement and awe at the beauty and magnificence of the Canadian Rockies. We will definitely do a Tauck tour again.
Our first Tauck tour. Now we understand why my in-laws enjoyed travelling with Tauck. Clearly a first class way to experience travel. The tour guide and other guests made for a very memorable vacation. One regret - Lake Louise was still frozen over at the end of May.
my husband had died in the last year and since he was sick our entire married life, i had not been able to travel. Since most of my friends have already been to all the places i had not seen, i decided to travel as a single. I was a little anxious but went anyway. The experience was so terrific that I came home and booked a trip to Scotland leaving in 13 days. I love Tauck tours
Excellent except for one stop where we had a less than Tauck quality buffet food and accommodations.
beautiful scenery and excellent accommodations....Our tour guide Tim was excellent
Elegant way to see a beautiful part of North America. Travelled by every means possible and enjoyed every one. Many very pleasant surprises. Experience encouraged us to take two more Tauck trips and more to come.
Best thing was tour director Greg Dickie! Tauk is fortunate to retain this really professional director. I would ASK for one of his tours ---
The scenery is incredible.
first class about everything
Extremely well paced and certainly well planned for family travel.
Fabulous scenery! First-rate tour director.
Dinner choices are better if you like to eat early. We were disappointed that we couldn't get reservations in the 7 - 8 time frame. We frequently wound up making our own reservations and eating very late.
Best tour ever. Thescenery was the highlight.
The entire trip was superb. We are an elderly couple and found that the tour director was very sensitive to our needs and what we were able to do and not do. The scenery could not be improved upon. The pace of the trip was great and at no time were we overly tired.
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Tauck’s well-choreographed land journeys and cruises are life enriching and inspirational, complemented by a dedicated do-it-all-for-you service that has been the cornerstone of the company. For 85 years, Tauck’s creative vision and expertise have guaranteed a memorable vacation highlighted by unforgettable sightseeing, all-inclusive value, and exclusive Tauck extras.
Tauck’s land journeys and cruises are for travelers looking for a different way to see the world. They’re looking for cultural exploration... engaging in unique interactive activities that reveal the true essence of the places encountered along the way.
Group size varies per tour.
Tauck’s Tour Directors are knowledgeable, passionate and caring. Travel enthusiasts who have made a career about sharing inspiring experiences with guests, Tauck Directors are a special part of Tauck’s trips. They not only make it easy for you to travel from place to place, handling hotel check-in, luggage, transportation, sightseeing, dining arrangements and tipping – with amazing fluency in a variety of foreign languages – they’re also pretty interesting people in themselves with fascinating backgrounds and expertise.
Tauck’s accommodations are carefully selected – they are the best hotels in the best locations, reflecting the cultural landscape or individual character of the destinations they are set in.
Over 100 different cost components are included on every journey, including airport transfers upon arrival and departure, accommodations in the world’s finest hotels and resorts, most meals (as specified on the tour itineraries), expertly guided sightseeing, luggage handling all taxes, port charges, entertainment, special Tauck events, most gratuities and more.
Tours and cruises are carefully choreographed to provide a good blend of sightseeing and time at leisure.
How To Make A Reservation
To make a reservation, see your travel agent, or phone or fax Tauck with full first and last name (as it appears on your passport), address and hometown of all persons. We will verbally give a “Deposit Due Date” up to which time space is tentatively held.
Cruise and Tour Pricing – Doubles are priced for two people sharing a room or cabin; two-bedded rooms or cabins with a private bath are usually reserved for doubles. Triples are usually a two-bedded room or cabin plus one rollaway cot and are not recommended for comfort.
Deposit Date – To hold space up to time of “Final Payment,” a deposit for each cruise or tour booked must be received by the “Deposit Due Date” or space is automatically released. Deposits are as follows:
$350 per person – Cowboy Country; Costa Rica; America’s Canyonlands; Best of the Canadian Rockies; San Francisco, Sonoma & Napa Valleys; Prince Edward Island & Nova Scotia
$525 per person – Grand Canadian Rockies
$600 per person – Amsterdam to Budapest by Riverboat; The Blue Danube; Classic Italy; A Week In… Italy; England, Scotland & Wales; A Week In… Paris and Provence; Warsaw, Budapest, Vienna & Prague; Italia Bella: Rome to Venice; Provence; Tuscany & Cinque Terre; South Africa & Namibia; Tanzania: A Grand Safari; Israel and Jordan; Grand Australia & New Zealand; Vietnam, Cambodia & Thailand
$700 per person – Essence of South America
Final Payment is due at Tauck’s Norwalk, CT office 60 days before departure. Any bookings without full payment at this time may be subject to cancellation without notice.
Final Documents, which may include airline tickets and / or electronic ticket numbers when applicable, are sent by first class mail upon receipt of final payment. They include joining instructions, ship information, hotel lists, reading list, clothing suggestions, cruise itinerary, luggage tags, and other pertinent information. We recommend overnight mailing service for any reservation that is made within 30 days of the cruise or tour departure date to ensure timely delivery. The additional expense will be added to your cruise or tour cost and must be included in your final payment.
Under Tauck’s Cruise Protection, you can cancel your cruise for any covered reason up to the day before departure and receive a money-back refund (except in Extreme Circumstances*) on the cruise cost, based on your original method of payment.
The cost of Tauck’s Cruise Protection is:
$520 per person – Amsterdam to Budapest by Riverboat; The Blue Danube
The following conditions apply:
Section I – Cancellation for Non-Covered Reasons: Should you have to cancel your cruise for any reason, Tauck’s Cruise Protection reduces the regular cancellation fees outlined herein, provided we are notified of cancellation before your cruise departs. Section I is provided by Tauck.
Section II – Cancellation for Covered Reasons: Travel Insurance and Services – Should you have to cancel your cruise due to illness, injury, death or other covered reason, cancellation or airline penalties not refunded by Tauck would be reimbursable under Section II of the plan. The plan provides 24-hour emergency assistance services as well as:
• Airfare Protection – Should you need to cancel or interrupt your Tauck cruise for covered reasons, airfares and air penalties are covered.
• Medical Protection – Reimbursement for covered medical expenses incurred in the event you become injured or ill during your cruise (including pre-existing conditions if purchased at time of booking).
• Luggage Protection – Reimbursement for delayed, lost, stolen or damaged luggage.
Under Tauck’s Guest Protection, should you have to cancel your journey for any reason, up to one day before departure, a non-refundable Guest Protection Fee waives all cancellation fees (except in Extreme Circumstances*) as outlined, provided we are notified of cancellation before your tour departs.
Fees are as follows:
$165 per person – America’s Canyonlands; Best of the Canadian Rockies; San Francisco, Sonoma & Napa Valleys; Prince Edward Island & Nova Scotia; Cowboy Country; Costa Rica
$240 per person – A Week In… Italy; A Week In… Paris and Provence; Provence; Tuscany & Cinque Terre; Italia Bella: Rome to Venice
$265 per person – Grand Canadian Rockies
$315 per person – Classic Italy; England, Scotland & Wales; Warsaw, Budapest, Vienna & Prague
$490 per person – Grand Australia & New Zealand
$520 per person – Tanzania: A Grand Safari; Israel and Jordan; Vietnam, Cambodia & Thailand; Essence of South America; South Africa & Namibia
In addition, Tauck’s Guest Protection provides comprehensive travelers’ insurance and 24-hour emergency assistance. Coverage for the following elements is provided by BerkelyCare, Ltd. and is subject to the terms, conditions and exclusions of the policy:
• Airfare Protection – Should you need to cancel or interrupt your tour for covered reasons, airfares and air penalties will be covered up to the original airfare cost.
• Medical Protection – You are reimbursed for covered medical expenses incurred in the event you become injured or ill during your trip (including pre-existing conditions if purchased at time of deposit).
• Luggage Protection – You are reimbursed for delayed, lost, stolen or damaged luggage.
Tauck’s optional Guest or Cruise Protection must be requested at time of booking and fee must be included in initial payment. Cost is not refundable under any circumstances.
Reimbursements will be made according to original method of payment. The amount of any refund shall be reduced by any recoveries obtained by you from any third parties. Tauck’s protection plans are not available to residents of Puerto Rico. Travel agent commissions are not covered under these plans.
Tauck’s optional Cruise Protection must be requested at time of booking and fee must be included in initial payment. Cost is not refundable under any circumstances. Reimbursements will be made according to original method of payment. The amount of any refund shall be reduced by any recoveries obtained by you from any third parties. Tauck’s protection plan is not available to residents of Puerto Rico. Travel agent commissions are not covered under this plan.
The above is a summary of the plan. Please refer to the Description of Coverage pamphlet provided with written confirmation of your reservation for the complete details of the policy terms, limitations and exclusions applicable to Section II of the plan. The coverages and services provided under Section II were arranged with BerkelyCare on behalf of Stonebridge Casualty Insurance Company, under policy number MZ0911071H0001A.
*Extreme Circumstances: In the event of an act of God, war (whether declared or undeclared), terrorism, accident, natural disaster, outbreak of disease, or other event or circumstance beyond our control that contributes to or results in cancellation rates above our historical cancellation rates in the absence of such event or occurrence, Tauck reserves the right to issue a credit to you in lieu of a money-back refund, applicable to a future Tauck cruise or journey.
If You Have To Cancel
Cancellation Fees – Regardless of reason, cancellations result in costly charges from travel and hotel providers covering penalties and fees incurred by canceling confirmed bookings. Therefore, the following fees will apply.
Land Journeys
Guests choosing to purchase Tauck’s Guest Protection will incur Loss of Guest Protection Fee, per person
Cruises
Guests choosing to purchase Tauck’s Cruise Protection will incur cancellation penalties as follows:
• 60 days or more before departure
Loss of Cruise Protection fee, per person
• 59-30 days before departure
Loss of 25% of cost of cruise per person, not including air (if applicable), plus loss of
Cruise Protection fee
• 29-1 days before departure
Loss of 50% of cost of cruise per person, not including air (if applicable), plus loss of
Cruise Protection fee
Guests choosing not to purchase Tauck’s Guest or Cruise Protection will incur cancellation penalties as follows:
Land Journeys
• 60 days or more before departure
$350 per person – Costa Rica; America’s Canyonlands; Best of the Canadian Rockies; San Francisco, Sonoma & Napa Valleys; Prince Edward Island & Nova Scotia; Cowboy Country
$600 per person – Classic Italy; A Week In… Italy; England, Scotland & Wales; A Week In… Paris and Provence; Warsaw, Budapest, Vienna & Prague; Provence; Tuscany & Cinque Terre; Italia Bella: Rome to Venice; South Africa & Namibia; Israel and Jordan; Tanzania: A Grand Safari; Grand Australia & New Zealand; Vietnam, Cambodia & Thailand
$525 per person – Grand Canadian Rockies
$700 per person – Essence of South America
• 59-30 days before departure
$1400 per person – Essence of South America
• 29-1 days before departure
$2000 per person – Essence of South America
• 59-8 days before departure
$600 per person – Costa Rica; America’s Canyonlands; Best of the Canadian Rockies; San Francisco, Sonoma & Napa Valleys; Prince Edward Island & Nova Scotia; Cowboy Country
$900 per person – Classic Italy; A Week In… Italy; England, Scotland & Wales; A Week In… Paris and Provence; Warsaw, Budapest, Vienna & Prague; Provence; Tuscany & Cinque Terre; Italia Bella: Rome to Venice
$925 per person – Grand Canadian Rockies
$1250 per person – Tanzania: A Grand Safari; Israel and Jordan; Grand Australia & New Zealand; Vietnam, Cambodia & Thailand; South Africa & Namibia
• 7-1 days before departure
$900 per person – Costa Rica; America’s Canyonlands; Best of the Canadian Rockies; San Francisco, Sonoma & Napa Valleys; Prince Edward Island & Nova Scotia; Cowboy Country
$1500 per person – Classic Italy; A Week In… Italy; England, Scotland & Wales; A Week In… Paris and Provence; Warsaw, Budapest, Vienna & Prague; Provence; Tuscany & Cinque Terre; Italia Bella: Rome to Venice; Grand Canadian Rockies
$2000 per person – Tanzania: A Grand Safari; Israel and Jordan; Grand Australia & New Zealand; Vietnam, Cambodia & Thailand; South Africa & Namibia
Cruises
• 60 days or more before departure
$600 per person – Amsterdam to Budapest by Riverboat; The Blue Danube
• 59-30 days before departure
Loss of 50% of cost of cruise per person,
not including air (if applicable)
• 29-1 days before departure
Loss of 100% of cost of cruise per person,
not including air (if applicable)
Time of cancellation will be when notice is received in Tauck’s Norwalk, CT office.
