Utopian U.S.A Summer
8 Nights / 9 Days
Day 1
Vancouver: Arrival and get ready to take off
Once you reach Vancouver, get transferred to the hotel and check-in. Get over the jet lag and freshen up as you will be taken for a joyride like never before. Head to FlyOver Canada to savor this experience. As you take off, the feeling of flight wraps you as you hang suspended, feet dangling, before a 20-meter spherical screen while the film whisks you away on an exhilarating journey across Canada, from east to west. Special effects, including wind, mist, and scents, blend with the ride’s motion to create an unforgettable experience. After an enthralling experience, come back to the hotel for a soothing sleep.
Day 2
Vancouver: Board cruise to Alaska
Savor a lovely breakfast and checkout from the hotel. Now, visit Capilano Suspension Bridge. After visiting this attraction, board a cruise that will take you to Alaska. Delight in sailing through the regions of British Colombia - Canada's westernmost province, defined by its Pacific coastline and mountain ranges. Later, enjoy dinner served onboard and as the waves sing you lullabies, sleep peacefully onboard.
Day 3
Alaska: A scenic delight beckons
Wake up to a wholesome breakfast and soak in the mesmeric scenery around. Today, you will be introduced to Alaska’s Inside Passage, which is a protected network of waterways. The network winds through glacier-cut fjords and lush temperate rain forests and passes through the rugged coast of Southeast Alaska. As you sail through Inside Passage, get ready for a rendezvous with some of Alaska’s most iconic wildlife. Sailing and exploring, you will enjoy the day onboard. When the moon pops up, savor dinner and sleep restfully on the cruise.
Day 4
Alaska: Leisure day
Relish a sumptuous breakfast and indulge in an amazing day onboard as the entire day is at leisure. You can partake in various activities onboard such as swimming, sampling world famous Alaska seafood, and be relaxing on the deck. Delight in a soothing sunset. As the evening deepens, enjoy karaoke show and live performances. Later, satiate your hunger pangs with a delectable dinner and sleep onboard.
Day 5
Juneau: Enjoy the charm of Tracy Arm Inlet
Kickstart your day with a lovely breakfast and be prepared to explore the unparalleled charm of Tracy Arm Inlet. Glacier-carved cliffs, spectacular waterfalls and exciting close-up views of the majestic Sawyer Glaciers make your day truly pleasurable. You can also enjoy various activities at Tracy's arm on your own. Thereafter, your cruise continues to sail towards Juneau - a popular cruise-ship stop and Alaska’s remote capital. Its mountains, Fjords, flora, fauna, and scenic beauty makes it an unmissable attraction. Salmon Fish Hatchery, Mendenhall Glacier, waterfall, and Glacier garden here keep you intrigued. After a day amidst scenic expanses, dig into a delectable dinner, followed by a sound sleep onboard.
Day 6
Alaska: Glacier Bay National Park
Arise among the heaving waters and ‘break’ your night long ‘fast’. Now, you will be sailing through Glacier Bay National Park. This is a this UNESCO World Heritage Site and a vast area of southeast Alaska’s Inside Passage, a coastal route plied by cruise ships and other vessels. Stretching north of the town of Gustavus, the bay is flanked by high peaks, including Mount Fairweather, and glaciers like the huge Grand Pacific Glacier. Glacier Bay has more actively calving tidewater glaciers than any place else in the world. In addition, this is among the largest biosphere reserves on earth. A dramatic landscape is sculpted with ice, stone, and water. Whenever a colossal mass of ice falls apart the glacier and slips into the sea, the water shoots up hundreds of feet with thunder. The sight is breathtaking and experience is overwhelming. It is a marine park, where great adventure awaits by boating into inlets, coves and hideaway harbors. Once you are spellbound with nature’s charisma, refuel with a hearty dinner and sleep restfully onboard.
Day 7
Ketchikan: Off to Alaska’s First City
Relish a nutritious breakfast as you enter Ketchikan, also known as the First City of Alaska. This is an important hub of the salmon-fishing and packing industries. Here, you can watch Lumberjack Show - the battle of Canadian Lumberjacks in chopping wood, sawing, tree climbing, axe throwing, log rolling and much more. You can also choose to partake in various excursions here such as adventure tour, cruise tour, and sightseeing. After a splendid day, treat your taste buds to a scrumptious dinner and a restful sleep onboard.
Day 8
Ketchikan: Scenic cruise
Once you have enjoyed a delicious breakfast, proceed to visit Inside Passage. The attraction is formed by the staggering force of massive glaciers and boasts of wildlife-filled fjords and lush island scenery. Mountains of this hotspot are covered by luxuriant woods and are home to Haida, Tlingit, and Tsimshian Indians. The place is also dotted by onion-domed churches left by Russian settlers that gleam with icons. Once the day has fascinated you with its attractions, relish dinner and slip into your cozy beds onboard for the night.
Day 9
Vancouver: Departure back home
Relish breakfast and disembark from the cruise. Now, you will be transferred to Vancouver airport. Board your flight back home with fond memories.
Inclusions / Exclusions
Inclusions
- Accommodation
- Breakfast
- Visa
- Sightseeing
- Transfers(SIC)
Exclusions
- Flights
- Porterage
- Tips
- Anything not mentioned in the itinerary
- Personal expenses
Package Cost & Details
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Terms & Conditions
Deportation despite of granting of visa and/or boarding pass, Visa with-holding, refusal or delay in the same -the consequences arising therefrom shall not be of Annu Tour & Travels and shall be of the travelling person.
- Need Visa Document within 03 Days after booking in such a way that visa is processed at our end 45 clear days prior to date of travel.
- Approval and Rejection of visa is totally depend on Embassy rules, Annu Tour & Travels are not responsible for any rejection.
- In case of unavailability in mentioned hotels, alternate accommodation will be arranged in a similar category hotel.
- Due to operational reasons, the routing of this tour may be amended. However all mentioned services will remain unchanged.
- As hotels / Flights / Itinerary / Route are subject to change without notice, no compensation will be paid for changes.
- Tour operated subject to minimum 20 passengers.
- You must be in possession of a valid Multiple Entry Schengen Visa. The cost of this Visa is not included in your tour price. Some Consulates may request for a personal interview. You will have to attend this Interview.
- The 3rd person sharing the room is provided with an additional mattress or a rollaway bed.
- As per EU hotel occupancy regulations, maximum 3 persons are allowed in one room.
It is entirely your responsibility to arrange, provide and carry on tour valid travel documents including Passport, which is valid for a period of at least six months from the date of travel on the tour with necessary Visa/s and immigration clearance (if applicable), confirmed air tickets, documents confirming insurance to cover risk to life, limb and property for the duration of the tour, medical clearances, inoculation / vaccination certificates as the case may be to be able to travel as per the tour itinerary.
- The Service Voucher(s) along with air-tickets and other travel documents would be given to you 4 days prior to the departure, only on payment of full tour cost including foreign exchange component 30 days prior to the departure of the tour and adherence to the schedule of documentation by you.
- We generally engage air-conditioned / air-cooled luxury coaches but we are not responsible if the air-conditioning equipment malfunctions for any reason. On group tours, you are not allotted seat numbers as a seat rotation system is followed. You must follow the instructions of the Tour Manager in this regard.
- Coach in Europe does not work for more than 12 hrs a day. So please maintain the timing in a group as delay will result into overtime to the driver from tour manager’s salary.
- Day of arrival will be hectic. From second day onwards it will be comfortable for everyone.
- Please take care not to leave behind any property in the coach while disembarking. The Company would not be responsible or liable in case of loss of such property under any circumstances.
- You will have to take the risk and responsibility of all your baggage, belongings, currency, valuables, documents and personal effects (collectively ‘baggage’) at all times during the tour, whether during travel on the airline or during your stay in hotel or during your travel in coaches, while on excursions or otherwise.
- If you forget to carry or if you lose essential travel documents such as passport, visa, tickets etc., you may be compelled to curtail the tour and you may have to incur extra expenses, for which you alone shall be responsible.
- Please note that smoking, consumption of alcoholic beverages and snacks is strictly prohibited on coaches. Please keep the coach clean to avoid discomfort to yourself and other tour participants.
- If the booking is accepted less than 30 days prior to departure, you shall make full payment of the tour cost including foreign exchange component and deposits at the time of booking.
- It is entirely your responsibility to check the Service Voucher(s) / Tickets / Visas / Insurance Policies carefully and to let the Company know immediately in the event of any error.
- Tour cancellation charge as per below cancellation Policy.
- All driving distance is Tentative / Depend on Traffic.
- This tour is at budget provided for. You can go for higher value tour components at much higher rates. You can explore about the same with our sale executive.
- The purpose of itinerary is to cover the events mentioned therein. City tours are drive through the city with few photo stops.
- Hotels are at the outskirts or near surrounding towns connected away from the main city through limited transfers. There could be long drive between the hotel and main city. There are no choice for hotel as we have to arrange hotel taking into consideration itinerary in the given budget.
- Most of the hotels in Europe are Non Air Conditioned.
- While checking into the hotels, please wait in the lobby or coach as advised by the Tour Manager / representative. Crowding nearby him would only delay the check-in process.
- Cooking of any kind is not permitted in the hotel rooms and if anyone found exploited in the same, the hotels may levy a heavy fine.
- Tea Kettle has to be carried as the same will not be available in any of the hotels.
- In some hotels, there may be some room’s facilities like mini bar, pay television, Wi-fi, outgoing calls etc. These are not complimentary and will be charged by the hotel directly.
- Itinerary may be change by tour manager while execution of the tour hence do not fix your own programme at all as itinerary is subject to change.
- If you are senior citizen or/and differently abled person or person with special need then you must not venture at all as tours are without any attendant to provide any kind of support or assistance during the tour. There will be no medical assistance and in event of any requirement one has to depend upon local facility at his/her own expenses. We therefore advise you to carry sufficient contingency funds. It is a must to have Travel Insurance with required medical insurance cover.
- PAN card Number and also valid email id is necessary to initiate booking. Apart from this your full cooperation for KYC (Know Your Customer) is mandatory. No cash payment will be accepted in violation of government guidelines and without disclosure of its source.
- Processing charges applicable at 5% of package cost if booking is withdrawn before confirmation booking reference No. is communicated from our end. Thereafter cancellation charges applicable as per terms &conditions of Booking given elsewhere in itinerary/handout
- Most Hotels worldwide & Cruise vendors, ask for Security Deposit while checking in by the client. This is refundable at their after adjusting any dues to them that are not included in the package cost. They charge in relevant foreign exchange currency or credit card, as the case may be.Please note this is not part of the package cost. For exact amount etc. please visit the relevant hotel site or make specific enquiry to the sales person.
- If there is any issues during the tour, it should be inform to us on the same day or next day. Any issues after the tour will not be entertained.
Booking Advance INR. 30,000/- Per Person Non refundable
Booking Confirmation Amount INR 50,000/ Per Person before Visa processing 100 days prior to
departure or 7 Days prior to Visa processing whichever is earlier
Balance Amount or Full and Final Payment before 1 month prior to the Departure or document delivery stage whichever is earlier.
Should be in favor of Annu Tours and Travels If the same will be done through local cheque then it must be delivered us at least 07-10 working days prior to the delivery date.
Cancellation Policy:Booking Amount Non- Refundable– 30,000/-Rs Per Person
| DAY OF CANCELLATION | CANCELLATION CHARGES PER PERSON |
|---|---|
| Prior 46 or more from travel date | 30,000 |
| Between 45 to 31 days of departure: | 50% of Package or Rs.75000/- whichever is higher |
| Between 30 to 20 days of departure: | 75% of Package Cost |
| Prior to 19 to 01 days of departure: | 100% of Package Cost |
| If the client is NO SHOW | on the tour 100% of Tour Cost |
In addition to the above, in case of cancellation of tour by either party, the amount spent by the Company on visas, medical insurance, POE including administrative charges would be payable by the Client. If the total cancellation charges mentioned above exceed the amount paid by the Client, the balance amount would be payable by the Client
In case of Third Party Products ( EU Rail , Cruise ETC. ), the rules relating to cancellation and the cancellation schedule prescribed by the concerned Third Party Service Provider would be applicable and in addition the Company shall have the right to claim service and communication charges.
Note: In case of any FIT Booking Cancellation charges is Different from Above.
If Visa gets rejected for any Reason Cancellation charges will be charged in case of group as:-
Rejection before 75 days of travel INR 10000 per person.
Rejected 74-30 days before travel - 25% of package cost
Rejection 29-15 days prior to date of travel –50% of package cost
14-8 days prior to date of travel -75% of package cost
Within 7 days of travel date -100% of package cost
1. It is convenient and safe to have the Visa applications made to the concerned Consulates / Authorities through the Company. However, for certain visas including the visas for USA and UK, the Client would have to attend personal interview at their own cost.
2. As granting or rejecting visas and immigration clearance is the sole prerogative of the concerned sovereign governments, the Company shall neither be responsible in case of non-granting of such documents nor liable for any delay, denial or other related act or for any loss, expense, damage or cost resulting there from.
3. You should ensure that you submit the relevant documents and photographs within the time Limit as mentioned in the Documentation Check List given to you at the time of booking of the tour. Any additional information, details and documents, you possess to support the visa applications should be made available to the Company. The Company would not be responsible in any way in case any clerical error regarding names, attachment of wrong photographs, duration, and type of visa (single / multiple entry) occurs in the consulate / embassy. You shall be fully responsible to check the visas, their validity, details and the correctness thereof. In the event the application for visa made by you or the Company on your behalf is rejected by the concerned Embassy or Authorities due to inadequate supply of documents furnished by the applicant or due to any other reason whatsoever, the Company shall not be liable or responsible for the same.
4. The cost and processing visas charges / fees is excluded in your Tour Price. The visa fee when prescribed includes the actual visa charge, cost of processing fees, the clerkage charges of the Company and overheads. Even if visas are rejected, the stipulated fees of the Company shall be payable by you. There would be no refund, if any one unable to travel due to the said reasons. In such cases, the non-refundable deposit paid by you shall be forfeited and no claim whatsoever shall be made for the same and the cancellation schedule shall be applied in addition as applicable.
5. If the passports are required to be mailed for visas / POE to different cities, company would mail the passports by reputed courier. In case of loss or delay of the passport arising out of such transmission, company would not be responsible to compensate the holder for any loss whatsoever.
6. The position in respect of cancellation of Tour by you due to non-availability of travel documents would not change only by virtue of your having applied for such documents through the Company.
nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;1. As visa being applied by you, it is your responsibility to check & re-check all the documents, application being submitted by you in person. On getting fate of visa by collecting yourself, please check accurately the contents of the same. You must send copy thereof immediately to us through e-mail or physically handing copy thereof to us or through any such means.
1. It is mandatory that you purchase an Overseas Medical and other Insurance Policies to cover the risk to life, Document and property whilst on tour for the duration of the trip.
2. In case if the cost of the insurance is included in the tour or you want us to obtain the insurance policy for the above purpose, such policies would be for cover for the duration of the trip and relate to persons below the age of 59 years. In case of clients above the said age and in case of clients seeking extended stay abroad, there would be additional premium payable by them. Further it would be Client responsibility to produce such medical reports as might be required by the insurer. Further please note that you would have a direct contractual relation with the insurer and the Company is only a facilitator.
3. You have to check the accuracy and correctness of the policies so obtained and in case of any errors or lapses report the same to the Insurance Company and get the same rectified as the company would not be responsible for the same.
4. It shall be client duty to inform the Company in case the Client has any medical condition that may affect his ability to enjoy and pursue fully the Tour Arrangements and wherein the interest of the Group or any member thereof is prejudicially affected. The Company reserves the right to ask any Client to provide written certification of his medical fitness before departure. In the event that a medical condition has not been disclosed, the Company is not be liable to provide any assistance or money back.
Undertaking for package tour booked through Annu Tour & TravelsIn furtherance to the Package Tour - Service Contract, Booking Form and Remittance Form signed by me, I hereby undertake as under:
That I will not dispute at any point of time if my VISA so applied is rejected on any grounds whatsoever, because I understand that granting of the VISA is the prerogative and discretion of the Embassy concern. That VISA is granted upon prior verification of my profile and not upon the profile of Annu Tour & Travels. Therefore I will cooperate with concerned Embassy officials to meet all formalities required for the same.
That I understand, I bought a budget package, traveling in a group, touring on a bus. There are probabilities that technical faults may occur like, flat tyres, faulty air condition or major/minor breakdown, or any other unpredicted reasons for breakdown. Replacement of a bus many cause certain delays.
I am also aware that my package being budget, therefore all travel is by bus/coach and not by train.
That I will not dispute if Hotel services is subject to certain known complications like down-gradation,Changing of Hotel, lack of water and interrupted electricity services. Further I will not dispute to the cold food like bread, jam and juice etc. if given for breakfast or in emergency. I am aware that breakfast in those countries are mostly cold and not like in India.
That I will not dispute for production of any documents required for the verification purpose in connection with the tour.
That I will not indulged in any kind of arguments with the Tour Leader and follow his instruction for my safety and well being. Further I will strictly follow the time schedules provided by the Tour Leader and will reach 5 minutes before the stipulated time at all venues as informed. Also I understand that Tour Leader has no power to provide with extra facilities or services.
That even if I purchase or shop anything upon advice of Tour Leader, he cannot be held liable for any deficiency as the transaction is between me and the shop keeper. Further, on getting late in shopping, I will bear the cost and consequences of reaching back to hotels or relevant place of meeting.
That I am going to this tour upon full satisfaction of my physical and mental fitness. Any medical consequence arising during the tour, the company will not be held responsible. I will be responsible for any breathing problem at high altitude visits.
If any change is required in timing of services mentioned in the service voucher same can be altered at the discretion of tour leader, depending upon the circumstances. The motive is to fulfill all the obligations mentioned in the service voucher.
I hereby undertake to comply with above undertaking along with governing terms and conditions.