Tour List
This tour list includes some fabulous vacations throughout the World you are sure to enjoy. Most are escorted tours. Ken Koob, from the Alexandria area, is the escort on a number of tours, as noted below. Be sure to check back often for our latest tour offerings. And, as always, if you love the tour listed below, but the date doesn't fit your schedule, just let us know, and we'll work hard to find something that works for you.
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Price per person Double Occ starting at $3,229 including air from Mpls
An 8-day escorted adventure that uncovers the unique charms of Austria and Germany at the incredible 600-year old tradition of "Christkindlesmarkt" (Christmas Market)! Highlights: Innsbruck, Choice On Tour, Seefeld, Carriage Ride, Salzburg, St. Peter's Restaurant, Oberammergau, Christmas Markets, Munich. Includes: Round Trip Air from Minneapolis, Air Taxes & Fees/Surcharges, Hotel Transfers, 6 Breakfasts, 1 Lunch, 3 Dinners.
Collette ~ Dec. 7-14, 2019
Magical Christmas Markets
of Austria & Germany
Price per person Double Occ $2,399 including air
Highlights: Grandstand seats at Rose Parade, Float Construction Barns, Evening Shuttle to Belmont Shore, Queen Mary Lunch & Tour, Warner Bros Studio Tour, Huntington Museum & Gardens, Long Beach Aquarium, Long Beach Harbor Cruise, New Years Eve Dinner, 4-Star hotel accommodations at the Hyatt Regency Long Beach, Complimentary breakfasts & lunches as listed in brochure, local tour director-Patti Eckhoff. Ask about add-on extensions to San Diego or Las Vegas, and upgrade to add Rose Bowl Game.
Al Brooks Rose Bowl Tours ~ Dec. 29, 2019-Jan. 2, 2020
Rose Parade Tour Pasadena, CA
Price per person Double Occ $5,749 including air from Mpls
Highlights: Waikiki Beach, Pearl Harbor, Oahu's North Shore, Waimea Canyon, Kauai Coffee Estate, Fern Grotto, Iao Valley, Lahaina, Polynesian Luau. Includes: Local Escort from Alex Travel/Utopia Tours (with minimum # passengers), Round Trip Air from Minneapolis, Air Taxes & Fees/Surcharges, Hotel Transfers
*Optional: 2-Night Big Island Post Tour Extension
Collette ~ Locally Escorted ~ Jan. 16-25, 2020
Hawaiian Adventure
Oahu, Kaui, & Maui
Price per person Double Occ: Interior $2,499; Balcony $3,250; Mini Suite $3,550
Price include Round Trip Airfare from Minneapolis
Day 1: Set sail on the Caribbean Princess from Ft Lauderdale at 4pm. Day 2: At Sea. Day 3: Port Falmouth, Jamaica. Day 4: At Sea. Day 5: Port Cartagena, Colombia. Day 6: Panama Canal Partial Transit New Locks & Port Cristobal, Panama. Day 7: Limon, Costa Rica. Day 8: At Sea. Day 9: Port Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands. Day 10: At Sea. Day 11: Arrive 7 am Ft Lauderdale, FL
Princess Cruises ~ Jan. 23-Feb. 2, 2020
Panama Canal Cruise
with Costa Rica & Caribbean
Price per person Double Occ $4,875
Round Trip Air Included from Minneapolis.
Overnights in: Dublin, Cork, Killarney, Gallway, Derry, Kingscourt, Meath
Highlights: Ballintubber Abbey, Belleek Pottery, Bru na Boine Visitor Center, Cliffs of Moher, Giant's Causeway, Kilmainham Gaol, Kylemore Abbey, Titanic Belfast, 11 Breakfasts, 1 Lunch, 9 Dinners
Escorted by Ken Koob ~ CIE ~June 18-30, 2020
Irish Odyssey
Price per person Dbl Occ: Interior $3,825; Oceanview $4,775, Balcony $5,225
Round Trip Air included from Minneapolis.
Fly in to Fairbanks to start your Alaska Cruise Tour with Princess Cruises! Spend two nights in Fairbanks enjoy a Sternwheeler Riverboat cruise, pan for gold, and have an included lunch. Then head to Denali for a two night stay with a Natural History Tour into the park as a highlight. A rail journey will then take you to Whittier. Your 8-Day cruise starts in Anchorage aboard the Grand Princess. Enjoy Hubbard Glacier and Glacier Bay National Park Scenic Cruising, plus ports in Skagway, Juneau, and Ketchikan. We end in Vancouver, where we’ll board our flight to Minneapolis.
Alaska cruises fill fast, so sign-up early for best availability.
Princess Cruises ~ June 23-July 4, 2020
Alaska Denali Explorer Cruise Tour
Price per person Dbl Occ: Inside $3,825; Ocean View $4,175, Verandah $4,425
Round Trip Air from Minneapolis included.
Locally Escorted by Ken Koob
Experience seldom seen wonders and the colorful Gold Rush history of the Yukon. Alaska is full of beautiful scenery and it's an adventure beyond your wildest dreams. This journey is a great value! Start with an elegant 3-night Holland America Cruise along Alaska's famed Inside Passage from Vancouver to Skagway. Then explore more of Alaska on the land portion, which features the best of Interior Alaska's must-see highlights. Overnights in Skagway, Whitehorse, Dawson City, Fairbanks, Denali, and Anchorage.
Alaska cruises fill fast, so sign-up early for best availability.
Holland America ~ July 18-29, 2020
Alaska Yukon + Double Denali
Land & Sea Journey
Price per person Double Occ $5,025 including air from Mpls
Sign up soon for this Great Tastes, Sights, & Landmarks of Europe, including the Passion Play! The Passion Play is performed only every 10 years by the locals. Other highlights: Wurzburg; Marienberg Fortress; Prichenstadt; Bamberg, Germany; Fichtel Mountains; Plzen; Plzen Brewery & Restaurant; Wenceslas Square; Old Town Square; Prague, Czech Republic (2 nights); Hradcany Castle; St. Vitus Cathedral; Charles Bridge; Old Town Square; Joseftown; Ceske Budejovice; Ceske Budejovice Brewery; Cesky Krumlov; Freistadt, Austria; Muhlviertel; Klam; Castle Clam; Austrian Romantic Road; Steyr; Kremsmunster; Salzkammergut; Gmunden; Gmundener Keramik Factory; Schleedorf; Kaserei; Salzburg (2 nights); Berchtesgaden; "Eagles Nest;" Schonau; Konigssee; Schnaps Museum; Mutters near Innsbruck; Fernpass; Palace Neuschwanstein; Wieskirche; Oberammergau, Germany (2 nights); Passion Play; Nymphenburg Palace; Maximilian Street; Viktualien Market; Frauenkirche; Munich. See brochure for more details.
Escorted by Ken Koob ~ Ed-Ventures ~ Aug. 3-15, 2020
Landmarks of Europe (+ Passion Play)
Price per person... Double Occ $3,675; Single Occ: $4,725
Receive $100 off per person if pay final payment by check
Includes Air from Minneapolis; 11 Meals; Professional Tour Director ; Admission per Itinerary; Sightseeing per Itinerary; Baggage Handling at Hotels; Motorcoach Transportation on tours
Highlights: 2 Train Experiences-Durango & Silverton Railroad and Royal Gorge Railroad; 4 National Park Visits-Mesa Verde National Park, Arches National Park, Canyonlands National Park, Great Sand Dunes National Park; Durango, CO (2 nights); Colorado Springs, CO (3 nights); Grand Junction, CO (2 nights); Vail, CO; Moab, UT; Denver, CO; Dead Horse Point State Park; Garden of the Gods; U.S. Air Force Academy; Cowboy Dinner & Show; U.S. Olympic Training Center; Royal Gorge Bridge
with Premier ~ Aug. 16-24, 2020
Colorado Rockies, Rails
& Western National Parks
Lower Outside Double Rate: $5,729; Middle Outside Double Rate: $6,429
Upper Outside Double Rate: $6,729; Suite Double Rate: $8,829
*Book by Dec. 17, 2019 and save $400 per person
Tour starts in Zurich, Switzerland and ends in Amsterdam, Netherlands,
Included in Price: Round Trip Air from Minneapolis, Air Taxes & Fees/Surcharges, Hotel Transfers. Highlights: Zurich, Lucernce, 7-Night River Cruise on Lueftner Cruises "Imperial," Rhine River, Strasbourg, Speyer, Mannheim, Rudesheim, Siegfried's Mechanical Music Museum, Koblenz, Moselle River, Cochem, Wine Tasting, Cologne, Amsterdam Includes 22 Meals
Contact us, or see brochure, for information on travel insurance
with Collette ~ August 16-25, 2020
Magical Rhine and Moselle
River Cruise
Per Person...Double: $3,999; Triple: $3,949; Single-$4,999
Included in price: Round Trip Air from Minneapolis, Air Taxes and Fees/Surcharges, Hotel Transfers Highlights: Halifax, Peggy's Cove, Cape Breton Island, Cabot Trail, Prince Edward Island, Anne of Green Gables Museum, Hopewell Rocks, Fundy Trail, Lunenburg Includes 16 Meals
Contact us, or see brochure, for information on travel insurance
with Collette ~ Sept. 29-Oct. 9, 2020
Maritimes Coastal Wonders
featuring Cabot Trail
Per Person...Double: $3,649; Single-$4,609
Receive 100 off per person if make final payment by check
Included in price: Round Trip Air from Minneapolis; 7 Meals; Professional Tour Director; Hotel Transfers; Admissions per Itinerary; Sightseeing per Itinerary; Baggage Handling at Hotel; Motorcoach Transportation on tour
Highlights: 4 Nights in Manhattan; New York City Tour; Rockefeller Center; One World Observatory; 9/11 Memorial & Museum; Broadway Show; Central Park; Macy's Thanksgiving Parade Balloon Inflation; Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade; Thanksgiving Dinner; Manhattan Landmarks Cruise; Metropolitan Museum of Art; High Line Elevated Park
with Premier ~ Nov. 24-28, 2020
New York City
& Macy's Thanksgiving Parade
Contact us for more details on this fabulous tour exploring Scotland & Ireland and experiencing the Military Tattoo!
Escorted by Ken Koob ~ June 18-30, 2021