TOURS, ETC. : RAIL JAUNT ENDS AT GRAND CANYON.Byline: Daily News A train ride through pine forests and high desert plains to the Grand Canyon Grand Canyon, great gorge of the Colorado River, one of the natural wonders of the world; c.1 mi (1.6 km) deep, from 4 to 18 mi (6.4–29 km) wide, and 217 mi (349 km) long, NW Ariz. is included in the winter Grand Canyon Railway The Grand Canyon Railway (AAR reporting marks GCRX), is a passenger railroad and heritage railway which operates between Williams, Arizona, and the South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park. package. Included are round-trip train passage from Williams, Ariz., to Grand Canyon National Park, a night's lodgings in the Fray Marcos Hotel in Williams and continental breakfast. Cost is $69 per person, double occupancy, through Feb. 28; tax and park entrance fee are not included. The Canyon Railway Express package, which adds a guided motorcoach rim tour and a night's lodgings in the park, costs $119 per person, double occupancy. Information: (800) 843-8724. On safari On Safari was a children's game show series set in the jungle that was produced by Television South, and aired on the ITV network for 4 seasons from 1982 until 1985. : African Travel offers 12-day Southern Highlights tours that include visits to Cape Town Cape Town or Capetown, city (1991 pop. 854,616), legislative capital of South Africa and capital of Western Cape, a port on the Atlantic Ocean. It was the capital of Cape Province before that province's subdivision in 1994. , Victoria Falls Victoria Falls, waterfall, c.1 mi (1.6 km) wide with a maximum drop of 420 ft (128 m), in the Zambezi River, S central Africa, on the Zambia-Zimbabwe border. The falls are formed as the Zambezi plummets into a narrow chasm (c. , Johannesburg, Sandton, Kruger National Park Kruger National Park, game reserve, c.8,000 sq mi (20,720 sq km), Limpopo and Mpumalanga, NE South Africa. One of the world's largest wildlife sanctuaries, it has almost every species of game found in southern Africa. and a cruise down the Zambezi River. Costs start at $2,150 per person, double occupancy, and include round-trip air fare from New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of or Miami, transportation within South Africa, most meals, sightseeing and guides. Information: (818) 507-7893. Promises, promises: Beginning Jan. 13, new spa packages at Disney's Grand Floridian Spa & Health Club in Florida are designed to help guests keep their New Year's health resolutions. Three-night spa packages begin at $1,150 per person, double occupancy, and include lodgings, a choice of massages, a choice of water therapy, facial, spa treatments, robe, gift basket and $50 food credits. Information: (407) 934-7639. China jaunt: China's cities, centuries-old villages and the Yangtze River are stops on a 16-day tour package offered this spring by Regal China Cruises and Pacific Delight Tours. The trips, between March 1 and April 30, include sightseeing in Beijing, Xi'an, Fengjie and Shanghai, plus four-day cruise from Yichang to Fengjie, passing through the Three Gorges. Costs start at $2,190 per person, double occupancy, and includes round-trip air fare, lodgings, meals and sightseeing. Information: (800) 221-7179. CAPTION(S): Photo Photo: Winter white imparts a unique beauty to the Grand Canyon. |
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