Great Parks, Ghost Towns and Sedona’s Red Rocks

featuring Death Valley and Grand Canyon National Parks

2018 Departure Dates: April 5, 26; May 17; September 20; October 11

9 DAY HOLIDAY

Great Parks, Ghost Townsand Sedona’s Red Rocks9 Days • 14 Meals Travel the lonely roads of the Mojaveand Sonoran Deserts, from the salt pans of the lowest placein North America to ghost towns perched high atop mined-out mesas. You'll experience stark Death Valley, quirky Sedona, and the enchanting places in between.

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Grand CanyonNational Park

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HOTEL ACCOMMODATIONSDay One – Golden Nugget Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, NevadaDays Two and Three – Ranch at Furnace Creek, Death Valley National Park, CaliforniaDay Four – Country Inn and Suites, Barstow, CaliforniaDay Five – Red Feather Lodge, Grand Canyon Village, ArizonaDays Six and Seven – Sedona Real Inn and Suites, Sedona, ArizonaDay Eight – Golden Nugget Hotel and Casino, Laughlin, Nevada

Zabriskie Point in Death Valley National Park

TOUR HIGHLIGHTS4 14 Meals (5 dinners, 1 lunch and 8 breakfasts)4 Round trip airport transfers4 Spend 1 night in Las Vegas, America's entertainment capital4 Spend 2 nights inside Death Valley National Park4 Tour Death Valley National Park4 Stop at the authentic ghost town of Rhyolite, once a ‘rip-roaring’ gold mining community founded in 19044 Visit Manzanar National Historic Site, a moving reminder of the dark days of World War II4 See the funky but highly photogenic old ghost town of Randsburg4 Explore Route 66 and stop in Oatman, a colorful ghost town with ‘wild’ burros and Seligman, “The Birthplace of Route 66”4 Travel along Grand Canyon National Park’s magnificent South Rim 4 Explore the prehistoric ruins at Wupatki National Monument4 Take an exciting “Red Rocks Jeep Tour” into Sedona’s back country and stop at the historic copper mining ghost town of Jerome4 First class seating aboard the Verde Canyon Railroad4 Narrated Trolley Tour of enchanting Sedona4 Spend 1 night in Laughlin, Nevada4 $45 in Mayflower Tours

DAY 1 – Arrive in Las VegasArrive in exciting Las Vegas, America’s entertainment capital. We'llovernight at the center of the glittering “Fremont Street Experience.”Meet your Tour Manager at 6:00 p.m. for a welcome dinner. Meal: D

DAY 2 – Death Valley National ParkToday we head for the unique landscape of Death Valley National Park.Here, old tales of prospectors with burros, massive wagons pulled by20-mule teams and long-deserted mines continue to fascinate. We stopat Badwater Basin, the lowest point in the Western Hemisphere, Devil’sGolf Course with its jagged saline formations and Zabriskie Point forpanoramic views of the park’s colored badlands, salt flats and distantpeaks. Next we visit the Furnace Creek Visitor Center and the ruins ofthe Harmony Borax Works before checking in for a two-night stay.Meals: B, D

DAY 3 – Goldwell Open Air Museum and Rhyolite Ghost TownWe begin the day by returning briefly to Nevada to explore the hugeoutdoor sculptures created by Belgian artists at the Goldwell Open AirMuseum. Then we visit the once ‘rip-roaring’ gold mining communityof Rhyolite, and authentic ghost town. Back in Death Valley, we head tothe Stovepipe Wells area where we take a walk on the extensiveMesquite Flat Sand Dunes. We also make a stop at the Salt Creek Inter-pretive Trail before returning to the lodge. Meals: B, L

DAY 4 – Manzanar National Historic Site and Randsburg Ghost TownLeaving the park, we pass the dry Owens Lake which was drained toprovide a water supply for the City of Los Angeles, and come to Man-zanar National Historic Site. This is an intensely moving and heart-breaking reminder of the remote internment camps created to houseJapanese-Americans during the dark days of World War II. Later, wevisit the funky but highly photogenic old ghost town of Randsburg be-

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Visit the copper mining ghost town of Jerome Ride aboard the Verde Canyon Railroad

fore continuing to Barstow for our overnight stay. Meal: B

DAY 5 – Route 66 and Oatman Ghost TownOn historic Route 66 we stop in Oatman, Arizona, the colorful ghosttown and mining camp where ‘wild’ burros, descendants of those leftbehind by miners, greet tourists on Main Street. There are numerousgift, antique and craft shops, saloons and the historic Oatman Hotel toexplore. We also stop in Seligman, “The Birthplace of Historic Route66,” featuring 1950s-era stores and restaurants, including the RoadkillCafé. Meal: B

DAY 6 – Grand Canyon National Park and Wupatki National MonumentToday we come to the South Rim of the magnificent Grand CanyonNational Park. Truly one of the world’s great spectacles, we travelalong the rim with stops at several scenic overlooks, including MatherPoint, Grand View Point and Desert View. Later, we explore the splen-did prehistoric ruins at Wupatki National Monument, remains of acomplex thought to have been occupied by ancestors of the modern-day Hopi Tribe before coming to the heart of Sedona’s renowned RedRocks Country. Meals: B, D

DAY 7 – Red Rocks Jeep Tour and Verde Canyon RailroadThis morning, a guided “Red Rocks Jeep Tour” takes us into Sedona’senchanting backcountry where natural wonders include dramaticcliffs, towers, monoliths and mesas of bright red sandstone in fantasti-cally carved shapes. We stop at the historic copper mining ghost townof Jerome before boarding our first-class car on the Verde Canyon Rail-road, for a unique 40-mile rail excursion through a beautiful protectedwilderness abundant in bald eagles, great blue herons, deer and javeli-nas. Tonight, we enjoy dinner before returning to the hotel. Meals: B, D

DAY 8 – Sedona Trolley Tour and LaughlinA narrated Trolley Tour of Sedona includes a stop at the inspiringChapel of the Holy Cross, overlooking the town and neighboring redrocks. A visit to the Tlaquepaque arts and crafts complex is followedby a stop in the downtown area. Our afternoon begins with a scenicdrive through splendid Oak Creek Canyon, before continuing toLaughlin, Nevada’s casino resort center on the banks of the ColoradoRiver. Meals: B, D

DAY 9 – Travel HomeThis morning we have a group transfer to Las Vegas McCarran Inter-national Airport for flights out after 1:00p.m. Meal: B

Visit the magnificent Grand Canyon National Park

Travelers Protection Plan (TPP) – $100This nonrefundable fee waives all cancellation fees when we are notified of cancellation one day beforethe tour departs. If you must leave the tour early due to personal illness, illness or death of a memberof your immediate family, TPP guarantees full refund for any unused services after the departure of thetour. Other benefits include medical expenses for illness and injury, emergency transportation, 24 hourhot line, and lost or stolen baggage assistance. Return air transportation is included ONLY if your airtickets were provided by Mayflower Tours. If you purchase the optional Travelers Protection Plan (TPP),you will be refunded all payments, including deposit amount, less the TPP premium amount.

Cancellation Charges Without Traveler’s Protection Plan (TPP)• 61 days and more – deposit amount• 60 – 31 days – 20% of the tour cost• 30 – 15 days – 30% of the tour cost• 14 – 1 day prior – 40% of the tour cost• Day of departure or early departure from tour – 100% of the tour costNo refund on unused portion

Exclusions: Mayflower Tours reserves the right to alter its refund and cancellation policy when a substantialamount of cancellation or postponement of travel is attributable to: conditions resulting from an act of God,natural or man-made disaster, fire, government action, civil disorder, war, hostilities between nations, or un-availability of transportation through no fault of Mayflower Tours.

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Explore the prehistoric ruins at Wupatki National Monument

Rooms for the night before the tour are available. Cost for a room in Las Vegas is $99, tax included.

2018 DEPARTURESPER PERSON TWIN ROOM

April 5, 26 $2,499 add $1,039May 17 $2,499 add $1,039September 20 $2,499 add $1,039October 11 $2,499 add $1,039

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