TOURS, ETC.\Journey to Thailand offered.Byline: Daily News UCLA UCLA University of California at Los Angeles UCLA University Center for Learning Assistance (Illinois State University) UCLA University of Carrollton, TX and Lower Addison, TX Extension offers a study tour of Thailand June 1-10, including visits to royal palaces, ancient temples and the villages of northern hill tribes, along with an excursion into the jungles of northern Thailand Northern Thailand, one of the 5 regional groups of Thailand, usually describes the area covered by 17 provinces.
White water: Spirit Kings River Whitewater The River Whitewater flows through Hampshire and is a tributary of the River Blackwater near Swallowfield. Its headwaters flow over chalk and there is little pollution making the river Whitewater rich in wildlife.[1] It was noted on Janssen's map of Hampshire of 1646. leads whitewater rafting trips on the Kings River through Kings Canyon National Park Kings Canyon National Park, 461,901 acres (187,070 hectares), E central California. Largely wilderness, the park features summits of the High Sierras and two enormous canyons on the Kings River. and Sierra and Sequoia national forests from April through August, depending on the weather. Friday/Saturday trips cost $220 for adults and $195 for children under age 18; Saturday/Sunday trips cost $250 for adults, $220 for children. Cost includes two days of rafting, two nights of camping, and five meals. Information: (800) 400-7238. Alaska cruise: Glacier Bay Tours & Cruises offers seven-day, six-night Alaska study tours, including three nights aboard the M/V M/V Motor Vehicles M/V Motor Vessel M/V Merchant Vessel Wilderness Explorer and three nights at Glacier Bay Lodge. Tour departure dates are May 27, June 2 and Sept. 3. Three days are spent cruising the bay and whale-watching in Icy Strait. At the lodge, tour participants can take naturalist-led forest hikes, tours of the homestead community of Gustavus and National Park Service lectures on the history, environment and geology of Glacier Bay. Prices range from $529 to $899 per person, double occupancy. Air fare to Alaska is not included. Information: (800) 451-5952. Stay and tour: The SeaVenture Resort in Pismo Beach offers either a 2-1/2-hour tour of Central Coast wineries or a tour of Hearst Castle for its guests. Both packages include double-occupancy lodgings and a $40 restaurant credit. The "Wine Valley Getaway Package" package, which costs $249 per night Sunday through Thursday and $299 per night Friday and Saturday, includes two wine tour tickets and a set of souvenir glasses. The "Hearst Castle Package," which costs $319 per person Sunday through Wednesday, $359 Saturday, includes a tour of the castle, botanical tour of Cambria's Moonstone moonstone, an orthoclase feldspar, found in Sri Lanka, Myanmar, and Madagascar (and formerly in the St. Gotthard district of Switzerland). In spite of its pronounced cleavage, it is widely used as a gem. Gardens, lunch and a shopping trip in Cambria, and continental breakfast. Information: (800) 662-5545. |
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