BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:America/Chicago X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Chicago BEGIN:VEVENT UID:366@jhtraveltours.com DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220820T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220904T000000 DTSTAMP:20220122T043214Z URL:https://jhtraveltours.com/events/alaska-2022/ SUMMARY:Alaska 2022 - #_LOCATIONNAME - 20 Aug 22 00:00 DESCRIPTION:The Alaska Experience JH Travel and Tri State Travel\nThe “Al aska Land &\; Glacier Discovery Cruise”\nAugust 20 - September 4\, 20 22 (16 Days)\n[pdf-embedder url="https://jhtraveltours.com/wp-content/uplo ads/2022/01/Alaska-Tour-2022-4-8.5-11-pages-1.pdf" title="Alaska Tour 2022 "]\n\nOur Alaska tours offer the first time-visitor or returning visitor t he opportunity to discover more of the “Great Land” in luxury! With ov er 80 years of experience offering Alaska tours and cruises we are confide nt that “After you leave Alaska ----Alaska will never leave you! Join us for the adventure of a life time to the Great Land\, Alaska!\n\nDay 1 Sat urday August 20\, 2022 Welcome to Alaska\nArrive Anchorage\, Alaska’s la rgest city. Upon arrival we are met by our local Tour Director and then tr ansfer to our hotel. This evening we have a welcome reception and orientat ion at the hotel to introduce everyone and discuss our Alaska Adventure!\n \nOvernight: Anchorage\, Alaska\nMeals: Welcome Reception at hotel\n\nDay 2 Sunday August 21\, 2022 Alaska Rail Road\, Welcome to Denali National Pa rk\nTransfer to Talkeetna\, Alaska to board a deluxe Alaska Railroad dome railcar for a scenic trail journey north to Denali National Park. Upon arr ival transfer to our lodge with the balance of the day free to explore on your own or purchase optional tours such as a guided hike\, flightseeing\, rafting\, as well as many others to choose from.\n\nOvernight: Denali Par k\nMeals: Breakfast\n\nDay 3 Monday August 22\, 2022 Tundra Wilderness Tou r\, Denali at Leisure\nExperience the narrated “Tundra Wilderness Tour ”\, as we search the vast wilderness for bears\, moose\, caribou\, and D all sheep that reside\nin this spectacular region. Upon our return to the lodge\, the balance of the day is available to explore Denali Park.\n\nOve rnight: Denali Park\nMeals: Breakfast\, Snack\n\nDay 4 Tuesday August 23\, 2022 Iditarod Headquarters\, Welcome to Wasilla\, Alaska\nVisit the Idita rod Headquarters to learn about The Last Great Race and (for a small fee) depending on weather\, experience a dog cart ride.\nWe then continue on to Wasilla\, Alaska\, our home for the next two nights.\n\nOvernight: Wasill a\, Alaska\nMeals: Breakfast\n\nDay 5 Wednesday August 24\, 2022 Musk Ox\, Alaska Farming\nVisit Alaskan Agriculture\; Musk Ox Farm and the largest captive herd of musk ox in the world. We will also tour some unique farms in the heart of Palmer/ Matanuska Valley farming area.\n\nOvernight: Wasil la\, Alaska\nMeals: Breakfast\, Dinner\n\nDay 6 Thursday August 25\, 2022 Kenai Culture Center\nVisit the Kenai Cultural Center and the impressive\, permanent collection of Native Alaskan and local history artifacts\, art exhibits and\nlargest collection of mounted Bald Eagles in North America. Continue onto Homer\, Alaska the “Halibut Fishing Capital of the World ”.\n\nOvernight: Homer\,Alaska\nMeals: Breakfast\n\nDay 7 Friday August 26\, 2022 Dock Walk\, Crab Fishing Industry\, Peony Farm\nDock Walk to lea rn about marine wildlife and the 28-foot tidal range. The harbor is also h ome port to several of the Deadliest Catch\nReality Series TV show ships. Visit a Peony Farm in Homer\, Alaska “Peony Capital of the World” with a lunch included while overlooking spectacular Kachemac Bay.\n\nOvernight : Homer\, Alaska\nMeals: Breakfast\, Lunch\n\nDay 8 Saturday August 27\, 2 022 Kenai Peninsula Visitor Center Welcome to Seward\, Alaska\nVisit the K enai Peninsula Visitors Center located along the Kenai River. Continue alo ng the peninsula with many photo opportunities before arriving in the port of Seward Alaska.\n\nOvernight: Seward\, Alaska\nMeals: Breakfast\, Dinne r\n\nDay 9 Sunday August 28\, 2022 Glacier &\; Wildlife Cruise\, Hollan d America ms Noordam\nThis morning we board an excursion boat for a Glacie r &\; Wildlife Cruise into Kenai Fjords National Park. Explore the face of a glacier and be on the lookout for whales\, puffins\, sea lions\, and many other forms of wildlife. This afternoon we transfer to the port of W hittier\, Alaska and clear documentation to board Holland America’s ms N oordam for a Southbound Glacier Discover Cruise. Pamper yourself with seve n days of elegant comfort aboard your Five-Star cruise ship. Enjoy a varie ty of on-board activities including\; stage shows\, duty free shopping\, n umerous entertainment venues\, nightly stage shows\, casino action\, fine dining and relaxing spas! Cruise the fabled inside passage with spectacula r scenery\, experience the majestic Glaciers “up close and personal” a nd enjoy the excitement of seeing whales\, sea lions\, otters and other ma rine life in the wild.\n\nOvernight: ms Noordam\nMeals: Breakfast\, Lunch\ , Dinner\n\nDay 10 Monday August 29\, 2022 Cruising\, College Fjord\nColle ge Fjord was so named due to the popularity of colleges and universities i nterested in studying these different types of glaciers. Be\nsure to have your cameras ready for the opportunity to photograph these glaciers calvin g!\nMeals: Breakfast\, Lunch\, Dinner\n\nDay 11 Tuesday August 30\, 2022 G lacier Bay\, Cruising\nThis will be our opportunity to get up close and pe rsonal with glaciers as our captain maneuvers our cruise ship in position for spectacular\nviews of these captivating glaciers\, some receding and s ome expanding.\nMeals: Breakfast\, Lunch\, Dinner\n\nDay 12 Wednesday Augu st 31\, 2022 Port of Call Skagway\, Alaska\nThe Trail of “98” Skagway\ , Alaska one of the most documented events of the Gold Rush days! Tour the museum of the gold rush\, visit the shops and merchants of Skagway or pur chase a ride on the White Pass and Yukon Railroad noted as one of the top ten rail adventures in North America!\nMeals: Breakfast\, Lunch\, Dinner\n \nDay 13 Thursday September 1\, 2022 Port of Call Juneau\, Alaska\nEnjoy t he day in Juneau\, the capital of Alaska. There is an abundance of activit ies\; sport fishing\, Mt. Robinson Tram\, historic city tours\,\ncapital & amp\; governor’s mansion tour and flight sightseeing tours of glaciers\, wildlife and marine life!\nMeals: Breakfast\, Lunch\, Dinner\n\nDay 14 Fr iday September 2\, 2022\, Port of Call Ketchikan\nKnown as the “Salmon C apital of the World”\, Ketchikan has a colorful history as it was an all year open port and provided a trade and\nsupply center for gold seekers\, fishing\, lumber and explorers alike. Today tourism and salmon are its tw o main industries.\nMeals: Breakfast\, Lunch\, Dinner\n\nDay 15 Saturday S eptember 3\, 2022 Inside Passage Cruising\nOne last day to sit back\, rela x\, and enjoy all the amenities\, of Five-Star cruising aboard Holland Ame rica’s ms Noordam.\nMeals: Breakfast\, Lunch\, Dinner\n\nDay 16 Sunday S eptember 4\, 2022 Vancouver and Home\nWe bid farewell to our Alaska advent ure as we disembark our ship and transfer to the airport for our return fl ight home and motorcoach\ntransfer.\nMeal: Breakfast\n\nYour Tour Includes *:\n• All deluxe motorcoach transfers of Newton\, Iowa/Anchorage\, Alask a and Vancouver\, BC.\n• Deluxe motorcoach transportation of Alaska itin erary\n• Round trip coach class air Chicago/Anchorage Vancouver/Chicago\ n• Eight night’s land hotel in Alaska and luggage handling\n• Hollan d America 8 day/7 night Southbound Discovery Glacier Cruise\n• All Attra ctions as highlighted in itinerary\n• Selective farm tours per itinerary \n• Alaska Railroad Anchorage to Denali National Park\n• 32 Meals\, 1 Reception\, 1 snack lunch\n• Tri-State Travel Tour Director\n• Alaska Guide (land portion)\n• JH Travel Host\n• Port taxes\, Government Fees \, Service charges on above. (Subject to surcharges)\n• Gratuities to dr ivers\, guides\, shipboard personnel\, attractions\, meals\, and hotel lug gage handling\nNot Included:\n• Travel Protection Plan\n• Luggage Fees Assessed by The Airline\n• Items of a personal nature\n\nPRICE PER PERS ON STATEROOM Verandah (VA/VD) Outside (G) Inside (L)\nDouble (2 to a room and one or two beds) $9\,423.00 $8\,379.00 $7\,999.00\nReservation Policy For All Alaska Tours:\n• $750.00 per person deposit due with reservation \n• Final date for sign up (subject to availability) and final payment i s May 1\, 2022\nOptions available for Land Only or Cruise Only:\nFor those customers that wish to only participate on the land or cruise independent ly of the 16-day\nprogram we are offering the following options:\n9-Day Au gust 20-28\, 2022\, Land Only Tour Includes:\n• Deluxe motorcoach transp ortation of itinerary\n• All Attractions as highlighted in itinerary\n • Selective Farm Tours per itinerary\n• Kenai Fjords National Park Ful l Day Cruise\n• Alaska Railroad (Talkeetna to Denali National Park)\n• 8 Breakfasts\, 2 lunches\, 2 dinners\, 1 Reception\, 1 snack lunch\n• T ri-State Travel Tour Director\n• Alaska Local Guide\n• JH Travel Host\ n• Taxes and Gratuities for Included Accommodations\, Attractions and Me als\n• Gratuities to drivers\, guides\, escorts\, luggage handling for o ne 50Lb suitcase\nNot Included:\n• Travel Protection Plan\n• Airport T ransfers at home city airports\n• Air Fares (Tri-State Travel can help a rrange your independent air needs)\n• Items of a personal nature\nYour T our Price:\n$4\,599.00 per person – 4 to a room (2 beds)\n$4\,729.00 per person – 3 to a room (2 beds)\n$5\,029.00 per person – 2 to a room (1 or 2 beds)\n$5\,809.00 per person – Single (1 or 2 beds)\n9-Day August 27- September 4\, 2022\, South Bound Glacier Discovery Cruise:\nYour Tour Includes:\n• Cruise ship transfer in Anchorage and Vancouver\, BC\n• O ne-night pre cruise hotel and luggage handling Anchorage\, Alaska\n• All admissions as per itinerary\n• 21 Meals\n• Seven nights inside passag e glacier cruise aboard Holland America ms Noordam\n• Tri-State Travel T our Director\n• JH Travel Host\n• Gratuities to shipboard personnel\, transfer drivers and Tri-State Travel Tour Director\nYour Tour Price:\n$4\ ,149.00 per person Verandah Stateroom (with balcony)\n$3\,029.00 per perso n Outside Stateroom (no balcony)\nCREDIT CARD PAYMENTS WILL BE ASSESSED A 4 % CONVENIENCE FEE\nTRAVEL PROTECTION PLAN:\nThe Travel Protection Plan i s not included but is available and strongly recommended. Premium is non-r efundable unless the entire tour cancels. We offer a travel protection pla n through Trip Mate Travel Insurance\, a division of United States Fire In surance Company Eatontown\, NJ. Any surcharges and/or tax increases receiv ed from suppliers for this package (Airlines\, Cruise Companies\, Hotels\, etc.) may result in an increase in the per person price of your tour pack age. For those individuals who may have purchased the Travel Protection Pl an\, this may also result in an increase in your Travel Protection Plan Pr emium. Please refer to www. tripmate.com/Plan TPD13 for information regard ing detailed coverages and limitations to the insurance policy. Waiver of Pre-Existing Condition Exclusion…The exclusion for Pre-Existing conditio nal will be waived provided (a) your payment for this plan is received wit hin 7 days of the date your initial payment or deposit for your trip is re ceived\; and (b) You are not disabled from travel at the time your plan pa yment is paid.\n*Tri-State Travel reserves the right to change any arrange ments listed in this itinerary. Should conditions necessitate changes: sub stitution of equal value or cancellations of the arrangements may occur.\n *Tri-State Travel reserves the right to add any fuel surcharges that we re ceive from all of our vendors ie: airlines\, cruise lines\, motorcoach com panies\, etc.\nAdditional costs may be added any time prior to travel.\nRe sponsibility Clause:\nTri-State Travel and JH Travel in offering this tour \, do so only as agents as outlined in this brochure. Therefore\, Tri-Stat e Travel and JH Travel shall not become liable or responsible for any loss \, injury or damage to person\, property or otherwise in connection with a ny accommodations\, transportation or other services or resulting directly or indirectly from acts of God\, pandemics\, dangers incident to the wate rs\, fire\, breakdown in machinery or equipment\, acts of governments\, or other civil disturbances\, strikes\, riots\, thefts\, pilferage\, default s\, delays\, quarantines or cancellations of or changes in itinerary\, acc ommodations or schedules. The right is reserved to decline\, to accept or retain any person should a person’s health\, mental or physical conditio ns or general deportment impede the operation of the tour or the rights or welfare or enjoyment of the other passengers and a refund of the unused l and tour services is the limit of the agent’s liability should such a pe rson be required to terminate the tour. The right is reserved to withdraw the tour at any time and liability\nis limited to refund of all monies rec eived in accordance with the disclaimer redemption disclaimer. No refunds will be granted for unused portions of this tour unless arranged with the operator’s approval in writing in advance. Application for membership an d/or posting deposit for this tour shall constitute the participant’s co nsent to the above terms and conditions.\nTo assist the traveler in unders tanding the general physical activity levels associated with a tour\, we h ave assigned a Physical Activity Rating LEVEL 3 to this program\; Walking associated with several city blocks\, including airport terminals\, waitin g in security lines\, climbing stair wells on sightseeing cruise boats\, o bservation areas not equipped with elevators and handling your carry-on ba g.\nVOUCHER REDEMPTION:\nIf an individual has in his/her possession a Tri- State Travel Travel Voucher and wishes to apply it to a tour sponsored by Tri-State Travel\, he/she may do so by submitting the voucher with the app ropriate reservation form. Should the individual elect to cancel his/her r eservation for non-medical reasons\, the applicable cancellation policies of the tour shall apply. In addition\, the value of the voucher will be de ducted from any refunds. The value of the voucher may still be applied to a future tour so long as that tour is completed prior to the expiration da te on the voucher. This voucher has no cash value and is non-refundable. O nly under the following conditions will the voucher value be included as c ash in the refunds:\nA. The entire tour is cancelled due to lack of partic ipation\nB. The entire tour is cancelled due to situations as outlined in our responsibility statement\nC. The individual that applied the voucher t o a tour and purchased the Travel Protection Plan and had to cancel due to a medical condition as outlined in the Travel Protection Plan Coverage\nC ancellation Policy For All Alaska Tours:\n• Cancellations received prior to May 1\, 2022 will receive a full refund less a $300.00 per person admi nistrative handling fee\n• Cancellations received after May 1\, 2022 and prior to May 15\, 2022 will be assessed 50% of the per person tour price\ n• Cancellations received after May 15\, 2022 and prior to June 1\, 2022 will be assessed 75% of the per person tour price\n• Cancellations rece ived after June 15\, 2022 will forfeit the full price of the tour\nFor Add itional Information or to Make A Reservation Contact:\nJH Travel\nJanie Ha unsperger\nP O Box 1023\nNewton\, IA 50208\nPhone: (641) 792-1980\nEmail: janie@jhtraveltours.com\nWeb page: www.jhtraveltours.com\nFace Book: “li ke” JH Travel Tours CATEGORIES:Extended Trip END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Chicago BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20220313T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR