SALT SPRING ISLAND

May 10, 2015 - 5 Days

Fares Per Person: $1195 double/twin

$1455 single $1155 triple Please add 5% GST. > > > > Early Bookers: $60 discount on first 12 seats; $30 on next 8 > BC Seniors (65 & over): $12 discount > > > > TIC Travel Insurance: Plan 1 – Cancellation $100 double/twin, $122 single, $97 triple

Includes Includes Includes Includes • Coach transportation for 5 days

• 4 nights accommodation and hotel taxes

• Ferry from Tsawwassen to Salt Spring Island

• Locally-guided tour of Salt Spring highlights

• Gulf Islands lunch cruise on Pride of Victoria

• Van transportation to summit of Mt. Maxwell

• Gratuities for cruise crew, van driver, local guide

• Ferry from Salt Spring Island to Crofton

• Pacific Northwest Raptor Centre

• Agatha Christie’s The Mousetrap at

Chemainus Theatre

• Ferry from Nanaimo to Tsawwassen

• Knowledgeable tour director

• Luggage handling

• 8 meals: 4 breakfasts, 2 lunches, 2 dinners

Experience Points: Earn 29 e-points

Artisans and specialty producers abound in the Gulf Islands and on Vancouver Island. World class

craftsmen are drawn here by the laid back idyllic lifestyle, and they stay because they find a vibrant

market for their products. This tour takes a leisurely sampling of experiences on Salt Spring Island and in

Chemainus. The seaside village of Ganges is a focal point for unique shops. A mid-day cruise is a relaxing

way to admire the beauty of the Gulf Islands. One of the finest views in the region is from the top of Mount

Maxwell, and we have arranged vans to take you up there. Chemainus has numerous craft shops and

galleries. Also enjoy a performance of one of Agatha Christie’s most enduring plays, The Mousetrap,

presented at Chemainus Theatre.

Celebrate and Share the Island Lifestyle Celebrate and Share the Island Lifestyle Celebrate and Share the Island Lifestyle Celebrate and Share the Island Lifestyle

Redeem Experience Points: Book by April 8 and redeem up to 29 e-points

Sunday, May 10: Meals: L We travel on the Coquihalla Highway to the

Lower Mainland and stay overnight at the superb

Fairmont Vancouver Airport Hotel. From your

soundproof bedroom window, watch all the bus-

tle of YVR with planes landing and taking off every

few minutes.

Monday, May 11: Meals: B,D

We board a ferry at Tsawwassen for a three-hour

voyage into the Gulf Islands. Brief stops are made

at Galiano, Mayne and Pender Islands, then we

disembark at Long Harbour on Salt Spring Island about 1 pm. This afternoon, a locally-guided tour

visits some highlights of Salt Spring Island, including

Ruckle Provincial Park where you can stroll some

pleasant trails along the ocean. Accommodation

for two nights is at the Harbour House Hotel in

Ganges.

Tuesday, May 12: Meals: B,L

We board the Pride of Victoria for a three-hour

cruise along Salt Spring’s shoreline as well as some

nearby Gulf Islands such as Prevost, Galiano and

North Pender. A gourmet lunch is served on

board. This afternoon, we ride in vans up the wind-

ing road to the summit of Mount Maxwell and enjoy a panoramic view over Salt Spring Island,

the other Gulf Islands and the Sansum Narrows.

Note: You can choose a morning cruise and after-

noon Maxwell drive, or vice versa. There is also

free time to stroll through Ganges and its variety

of shops.

Wednesday, May 13: Meals: B,D

We ride the 10:30 am ferry from Salt Spring Island

to Crofton on Vancouver Island. There is free time

in Chemainus to view its dozens of colourful murals

and browse the shops. At the Pacific Northwest Raptor Centre, British Columbia’s first falconry

facility, marvel at the Birds of Prey flying demon-

stration featuring falcons, eagles, owls and hawks.

Our overnight accommodation is at Chemainus

Festival Inn. Tonight, we go to Chemainus Theatre

for a superb buffet dinner followed by a perform-

ance of Agatha Christie’s The Mousetrap. It has

been a fixture of London theatre since 1952 and

celebrated its 25,000th performance in 2012, the

longest-running play in history. The plot: Who will

escape Monkswell Manor? A snowstorm traps

guests, a police detective, and a killer in a series

of betrayals and murders. No one escapes suspi-

cion, no one is safe — until the final moments of

the mystery!

Thursday, May 14: Meals: B

We ride the ferry from Duke Point to Tsawwassen,

then travel home to the Okanagan, Kamloops

and Salmon Arm.

Tour Policies Tour Policies Tour Policies Tour Policies Payments: A deposit of $100 per person is requested at the time of booking and the balance is due April 8, 2015.

Discounts: Early bookers receive $60 discount on first 12 seats and $30 on next 8 seats for booking early with deposit. The discount is

not offered after April 8. BC seniors (65 & over) receive $12 discount extended by BC Ferries, so you must bring your Gold Care Card

or Services Card.

Cancellation Policy: Up to April 8, your tour payments will be refunded less an administrative charge of $50 per person. From April 9 to

April 29, the cancellation charge is 40% of the tour fare. After April 29, there is no refund.

Fare Changes: Changes to taxes and surcharges from tour suppliers can occur at any time and are beyond the control of Wells Gray

Tours, therefore Wells Gray Tours reserves the right to increase fares due to such changes up until the time of departure.

TIC Insurance: Plan 1 (Cancellation) is offered on this tour since BC residents have medical insurance already and do not need a

comprehensive policy. The policy can be purchased no later than at final payment.

Photo Credit: Tourism Vancouver Island

e-points: This tour earns 29 e-points. Each time you travel on a Wells Gray tour, you earn Experience Points, or e-points. 1 e-point

equals $1. Redeem your points on select tours or accumulate enough points to earn a free tour! Redemptions offered until April 8.

Travel Wholesaler License: Kamloops 178, Vernon 655, Kelowna 588, Penticton 924

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Tour Notes Tour Notes Tour Notes Tour Notes Harbour House Hotel — We stay two nights at this hotel in Ganges. We have 14 rooms with a harbour view

which are assigned to the earliest bookers, and the remaining rooms have no view. The hotel has no eleva-

tor and most rooms are on the second floor reached by one flight of stairs. The hotel is within walking dis-

tance to downtown Ganges (about ½ km). The hotel operates its own organic farm which supplies its

restaurant with fresh and healthy ingredients.

Activity Level: Moderate activity including short distances to walk (such as Mount Maxwell viewpoint),

and steps to/from your Ganges room as noted above. The ramp to the boat dock may be steep at

low tide and there are steps to board the Pride of Victoria.