TOURS, ETC. : SIERRA CLUB TO CRUISE ALASKA'S INSIDE PASSAGE.Byline: Daily News The Angeles Chapter of the Sierra Club Sierra Club, national organization in the United States dedicated to the preservation and expansion of the world's parks, wildlife, and wilderness areas. Founded (1892) in California by a group led by the Scottish-American conservationist John Muir, the Sierra Club will sponsor its second annual cruise to Alaska May 19-26, with ports of call including Ketchikan, Juneau and Skagway. Princess Cruises' Crown Princess will sail from Vancouver, cruising Alaska's Inside Passage, Glacier Bay Glacier Bay Narrow inlet of the Pacific Ocean, southeastern Alaska coast, U.S. About 60 mi (97 km) long, it contains 16 active glaciers that descend from the St. Elias Mountains to the east and Fairweather Range to the west. National Park and College Fjord College Fjord is a fjord located in the northern sector of Prince William Sound in the U.S. state of Alaska. The fjord contains five tidewater glaciers (glaciers that terminate in water), five large valley glaciers, and dozens of smaller glaciers, most named after renowned East before disembarking in Seward. Prices are $874 per person, double occupancy, for an inside double, $1,044 per person, double occupancy, for an outside double. Air fare to Vancouver is not included. Information: (800) 272-4662. Chile 'n' wine: An eight-day luxury tour that begins in Santiago, Chile Santiago, officially Santiago de Chile (Spanish: (helpinfo)), is the capital of Chile, and the center of its largest conurbation (Greater Santiago). , on Nov. 30 will spotlight the wineries of Chile, including a visit to Los Vascos, the property of Chateau Lafite Rothschild. The tour includes seven nights of deluxe accommodations, wine tastings, gourmet meals and special events, as well as tours of Santiago and Chile's coastal region. Cost is $2,450 per person; air fare to Chile is not included. For information, call Peter Smith at Avalon Tours, (714) 673-7376. Calling hockey fans: If you covet cov·et v. cov·et·ed, cov·et·ing, cov·ets v.tr. 1. To feel blameworthy desire for (that which is another's). See Synonyms at envy. 2. To wish for longingly. See Synonyms at desire. tickets to the National Hockey League's All-Star Weekend Jan. 17-19 in San Jose, here's a package that includes two nights' first-class accommodations, an All-Star reception, tickets to the Legends Game and skills competition on Friday and tickets to the All-Star game on Saturday night. Cost is $795 per person, double occupancy; air fare to San Jose is not included. Call ROADTRIPS for information, (800) 465-1765. On track to Panama: Don't like to fly? An 11-day Panama Canal cruise on the Queen Elizabeth 2 combines a trip to the point of embarkation, Fort Lauderdale, Fla., aboard Amtrak Amtrak, the National Railroad Passenger Corp., authorized to operate virtually all intercity passenger railroad routes in the United States. Amtrak was created by Congress in 1970 in response to more than two decades of continuous operating deficits by privately run . Departing Jan. 6, the cruise calls at Cozumel, Mexico; Cartegena, Colombia; the Panama Canal; and Acapulco, Mexico, before arriving in Los Angeles on Jan. 17. Guests can depart for the ship from any city served by Amtrak. The tour is fully escorted and includes first-class hotel accommodations before or after the cruise and all transfers. Cost begins at $2,195 per person, double occupancy. Information: (800) 543-2846. Walking down under: A 12-day walking tour of New Zealand New Zealand (zē`lənd), island country (2005 est. pop. 4,035,000), 104,454 sq mi (270,534 sq km), in the S Pacific Ocean, over 1,000 mi (1,600 km) SE of Australia. The capital is Wellington; the largest city and leading port is Auckland. that takes trekkers through rain forests, on glaciers and to secluded seal colonies and nesting grounds for the Fiordland-crested penguin is on tap for Jan. 18 and March 31. The tour begins in Queenstown and visits such areas as Wanaka and Matheson lakes, the Makarora Valley, the Haast Pass and the city of Christchurch. Itineraries cover six to eight miles a day. Cost is $2,895 per person, double occupancy, and includes accommodations, all breakfasts and 10 dinners. Air fare is not included. Information: (800) 473-1210. CAPTION(S): Photo Photo: Visitors to Alaska's Glacier Bay might spot glaciers calving calving act of parturition in a bovine female, and presumably in any animal that bears a calf as its newborn. See also block calving, ease of calving. calving-to-conception interval - pieces of ice breaking away. Susanne Hopkins/Daily News |
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