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Volga River, Russia
EXOTIC WORLD CRUISES & TOURS “We Don’t Send You, We Take You!” 877.215.0352 | funforlesstours.com
VOLGA RIVER CRUISE/TOUR
WITH GEORGIA, ARMENIA, AZERBAIJAN & THE CASPIAN SEA
17 day July 29, 2018 - with Dr. Michael Wilcox
Wooden Church on the island of Kizhi - Lake Onega
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Introducing Signature Tours!
All NEW Mailers will have a “Signature Tour”. These tours, will be a new or existing tour, that we want you to give your highest consideration. The Volga River Cruise is the “Signature Tour” in this mailer. We have dedicated the next 12 pages to this tour.
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VOLGA RIVER CRUISE/TOUR
WITH GEORGIA, ARMENIA, AZERBAIJAN & THE CASPIAN SEA
Volga River Villages
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VOLGA RIVER CRUISE/TOUR
WITH GEORGIA, ARMENIA, AZERBAIJAN & THE CASPIAN SEA
Ananuri Fortress - Georgia
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S i g n a t u re To u r 2-yrs in the Making!
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VOLGA RIVER CRUISE/TOUR
WITH GEORGIA, ARMENIA, AZERBAIJAN & THE CASPIAN SEA
Narikala Fortress at sunset - Tiblisi, Georgia
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S i g n a t u re To u r 5-Star Luxury!
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VOLGA RIVER CRUISE/TOUR
WITH GEORGIA, ARMENIA, AZERBAIJAN & THE CASPIAN SEA
The Volga River is a trip that should be high on your bucket list! Finding the right ship, we wanted for our group, to do the Volga River was easy; getting them to let us take over the whole ship and allow us to do our own itinerary was not as easy. It has taken two years to get what we wanted and to create this NEW tour. In addition to the many stops on the Volga River we have added visits to St. Petersburg and Moscow. Even if you have been to Moscow or St. Petersburg before, both of these great cities are worth visiting again. We believe we are going to make your visit even more memorable. In St. Petersburg, our tour of the Hermitage will be a Private Tour before it opens and in Moscow we are going to do a Back Stage Tour of the Bolshoi Theater. Our tour is 17 days long, 4 of the days will be spent touring Moscow and St. Petersburg the rest will be spent enjoying the staggering beauty of the Volga river with it’s quaint villages AND the exploration of Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan and the Caspian Sea. Only a few, if any, of you have been to these countries or sailed on the Volga River.
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S i g n a t u re To u r Limited Space!
TURNING THIS INTO A “FANTASTIC WOW” TRIP The Volga River Cruise is a great cruise, it just needed a really good land tour added so it could turn into a fantastic trip. We looked at all of the possible options both in Russia and the countries surrounding Russia. We found the right option located at the bottom of Russia - the countries of Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan. They had several advantages: they border Russia, they all used to be part of the Russian Federation, there was inexpensive airfare to get there, we have never offered any of these countries on a tour or an extension and we could add the Caspian Sea. They became the perfect candidate. Now all we had to do was visit these countries to make sure they would work. In May of 2016, several members of the Tyndall family (owners of Fun For Less Tours) spent over a week exploring the countries of Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan. They spent every waking hour trying to visit every recommended site in each of the countries. The Tyndall’s loved the beauty of the country side, the mountains, the cities, the fortresses and the many ancient monasteries they were able to visit. This was exactly the tour they needed to add to our Volga River Cruise. They just needed to tweak the tour so it would be just right for our passengers. They picked the best of the best to see, eliminated the long drives and added an airfare from Baku to Tbilisi. We will use two cities as a base (Baku and Tbilisi) to visit all that we want you to experience. We can visit the best site in Armenia with a short drive from Tbilisi. You will also enjoy a boat ride on the Caspian Sea. Another advantage to doing these countries with the Volga was the cost of airfare. With Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan being part of the Russian Federation, there are a lot of Russians that live in these countries along with a lot of tourism from Russia to these countries. Airfare between these countries & Russia is very inexpensive.
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VOLGA RIVER CRUISE/TOUR
WITH GEORGIA, ARMENIA, AZERBAIJAN & THE CASPIAN SEA
The 5 star Volga Dream Cruise ship is a small luxurious boutique ship. Unlike the large ships doing the Volga River with hundreds of passengers, this special ship holds approximately 100 passengers. It is luxurious inside and it allows the passengers on any deck to walk around seeing all there is to see while traveling on the beautiful Volga River. The Boutique ship is perfect for us, we were able to buy the whole ship and because of its small size we will never feel crowded.
Uglich Village - Yaroslavl, Russia
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Everything is 5 star luxury. We needed the BEST in hotels to go along with your 5 star ship. We picked the Belmond Grand Hotel in St. Petersburg. The Belmond Grand is located in the center of St. Petersburg, the perfect location. We will stay in Moscow in either in the Four Season Hotel or the Ritz Carlton Hotel, both are right next to Red Square - you can’t get any better than this. For our tours in Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan, we will stay in the 5 star Marriott Hotel in Tbilisi Georgia and the 5 star luxury JW Marriott in Baku, Azerbaijan. In addition to the 5 star ship and hotels, we have also included: All shore excursions on the Volga River, all breakfasts, lunches and dinners while on the cruise. All breakfasts and dinners in Moscow and St. Petersburg. We have also included a cruise on the Caspian Sea.
Our Fantastic 17 day - July 29, 2018 Volga River Cruise with Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan and the Caspian Sea Package Price includes:
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· 5 Star Luxury Volga Dream Cruise Ship · Inside cabin · Ship taxes · Ship port charges · All shore excursions off of the ship · Three meals a day on the cruise · St. Petersburg Russia: · 5 Star luxury Belmond Grand Hotel · All transfers to and from airport, hotel and ship · Private tour of Hermitage Museum · All tours, buses, guides and entrance fees · All taxes · All breakfasts and dinners · Moscow Russia · 5 Star Luxury Four Seasons or Ritz Carlton Hotel (next to Red Square) · All transfers from ship, hotel and airport · Private backstage tour of Bolshoi Theater · All tours buses and guides (including Red Square, the Kremlin and the Amory) · All taxes · All breakfasts and dinners · Two Airfares · Baku, Azerbaijan to Tbilisi, Georgia · Tbilisi, Georgia to St. Petersburg, Russia · Baku, Azerbaijan · 5 Star Luxury JW Marriott Hotel · All transfers to and from airports and hotel · Boat ride on the Caspian Sea · All taxes · Breakfasts Guest Educator · Tbilisi Georgia Dr. Michael Wilcox · 5 Star Luxury Marriott Hotel · All transfers to and from airports and hotel · Tour into Armenia from Tbilisi · All buses, guides, entrance fees while in Georgia · All taxes *Per person cash discount price, based on double occupancy. · Special Guest Educator: Dr. S. Michael Wilcox Does not include international airfare, tips & visas. · Fun For Less Tours Managers throughout · “Whisper Perfect” headset receivers – allows you to hear guides & educators clearly
Package Price: $5,995*
This trip is very limited. There is only room for 92 passengers plus Michael and our Fun For Less Tours Staff. It will sell out! DO NOT Procrastinate! Reserve your space right away!!!!
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CUBA CRUISE & TOUR
S i g n Up O n l i n e !
with Dr. Michael Wilcox
Colored vintage American cars in front of the Galician Palace on Prado Street in central Havana Cuba
With all the talk of improved relationships with Cuba recently and the visit of Obama, many feel Cuba is now open for tourism. Things have changed, but it has not completely opened up yet, and it will be many, many years before it will be able to fix up its infrastructure for tourism, especially the hotels. Cuba is high on our family’s bucket list and we have heard from others that travel with us, that they also have an interest in Cuba. We have looked into the options and talked with those that have recently visited Cuba. Here are the big issues we know about: • Cuba is NOT open to regular tourism as you normally experience in the Caribbean. Visitors are on a Cultural Exchange. Your visit to the many interesting Unesco World Heritage sites are mixed with Cuba Cultural visits to Museums, schools or other sites that demonstrates local culture. So one of the problems is trying to see what options would offer the most for what we feel is best to see and experience. • Those we talked to that have visited Cuba, loved the trip, but did not have a good experience in the hotels. Many of the hotels did not clean the room or change the bed until they found a maid and paid them extra to clean their room. With the many years of embargos on Cuba, many of the hotels are run down with time, and the lack of money has made it really hard to keep up with repairs and improvements. A cruise maybe the BEST option. We are looking at and talking to many cruise and local tour companies about arranging a tour that might fit both cultural visits and still see the important sites. We would look at doing a group if we can find the right tour or cruise. If you are really interested in visiting Cuba and want to be on our list of passengers to contact first when we find something we feel would work, please visit our website, click on the Cuba link and leave your information. If we are able to find the right tour or cruise - it will be offered first to those on the Cuba list.
Convent of Saint Assisi - Trinidad skyline, Cuba
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O B E R A M M E R G AU G E R M A N Y
P AAL iSf e SC hIa nO N P L A Y ging Experience! S i g n Up O n l i n e !
Be The First To Know
We are creating a wait list for those that want to be contacted first. If you have any interest at all on attending the 2020 Passion Play, you need to be on that list along with any friends you want to take with you. Depending on the number of tickets we are able to get, it is possible the 2020 Passion Play may only be offered to those on the list. We will not announce our tours and tickets to the 2020 Passion Play until after all those on the list have had a chance to choose the tour and dates that work for them. To SIGN UP to be the “First To Know”, please go to our website, click on 2020 PASSION PLAY. It will take you to a link for a sign up form. Fill it out and submit it to our company. We will put you on the list and email you back that we have recieved your contact information. There is no deposit necessary for now. All you are doing is making sure you will be the first to receive information on the 2020 Passion Play Tours.
What kind of tours will we offer in 2020 with the Passion Play?
Oberammergau, Germany is centrally located and can be easily reached from all of Europe; including Scandinavia and the British Isles. In 2010 we even had tours that included Israel and the Middle East with the Passion Play. We will offer some short stay tours of 8 days that will stay close to Oberammergau, Germany, France and Switzerland; but the majority of our tours will be what we offer now. Depending on the number of tickets and the time of year of our tickets – we plan to add the Passion Play to some of our tours of the British Isles, Scandinavia, Italy & Greece, European Romance, Exotic Europe, Israel tours and so much more. We will likely create some new tours that will work around the Passion Play. Those that have signed up to be the “First To Know”, will be contacted first and be given first choice of tours and dates. We will send them a list of tours & dates that will be offered, to them and their friends, on a first come first served basis. None of our Passion Play tickets and tours will be open to others until after the “First To Know” have signed up with their first choice. Then, and only then, will we open it up to others. We sold every tour out in 2010 and turned many away. Depending on the number of tickets and hotels we are given, Oberammergau’s Passion Play may only be offered to those on the list! SIGN UP NOW - NO OBLIGATION.
Information should be available before mid-2018
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AUSTRALIA, NEW ZEALAND & FIJI Optional Great Barrier Reef extension 19 day cruise/tour - February 3, 2018 with Dr. S. Michael Wilcox
Sydney Harbor - Australia
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This is your chance to pet a koala, feed a kangaroo, be taught by Aborigines to throw a boomerang, sail through the New Zealand Fjords, snorkel on the Great Barrier Reef and the list goes on. This fantastic tour is filled with so many fun filled experiences; there is not room to mention them all. This special cruise / tour will visit all of the BEST sites in Australia and New Zealand, plus it visits the beautiful Island of Fiji. In Australia you will visit Sydney and Melbourne and an option to visit the Great Barrier Reef. In New Zealand you will visit Tauranga, Akaroa, Dunedin, Auckland, and cruise through the Fjord Land National Park. Also a visit to Hobart, Tasmania. We offer our own discounted shore excursions at every port of call that is less than the ship would charge. Plus we spend 3 nights at a 5-star beach resort on the beautiful island of Fiji!
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AUSTRALIA, NEW ZEALAND & FIJI Optional Great Barrier Reef extension 19 day cruise/tour - February 3, 2018 with Dr. S. Michael Wilcox
Milford Sound Fjords - New Zealand
Snorkling on the Great Barrier Reef extension
Great Barrier Reef Extension
Optional 3 night Extension
Our 3 night extension package includes an additional night in Auckland and 2 nights on the Great Barrier Reef. It also includes a full day of snorkeling on the Great Barrier Reef, a visit to an Aborigine village and an Aborigine Show. We have also included additional tours in Auckland to go along with your extra night in Auckland. We will travel outside of Auckland to visit the famous Waitomo Caves, plus a short photo stop to see the LDS Temple outside of Auckland.
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Special Package Price includes: • • • • • • • • • • • • •
3 nights at a 5-star Luxury Resort & Spa hotel in Fiji. 5-star luxury hotel Sydney. 12 night cruise on the luxury “Golden” Princess ship. Category ID upgraded inside cabin. $300 in ship port charges and fees. $205 in ship taxes. All hotel and land taxes. All tours, entrance fees, buses, guides in Sydney & Fiji. Includes Australia visa. Special Guest Educator: Dr. S. Michael Wilcox. Lectures from our guest educators. All transfers between airports and hotels in Sydney & Fiji. Fun For Less Tour Staff throughout the cruise and tours “We Don’t Send You, We Take You.” • Option to purchase our deeply discounted shore excursions (much less than the ship). • Option to purchase our fantastic Great Barrier Reef & Auckland Extension Package. • Option to purchase our group airfare.
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Princess Cruise Line Disclaimer
General Disclaimer: Fares are cruise only, per person, USD, based on dou-
ble occupancy, capacity controlled and subject to availability. Government Fees and Taxes of up to $220 are additional. Refer to applicable Princess brochure or princess.com for terms, conditions, and definitions which will apply to all bookings. Ships’ Registry: bermuda. Fuel supplement: Princess cruises reserves the right, even if the cruise fare has been paid in full, to impose a fuel supplement for all guests of up to $9per person per day if the NYMEX oil price exceeds $70 per barrel.
Package Price: $2,995* *Per person cash discount price, based on double occupancy. Does not include Great Barrier extension, shore excursions, international airfare and tips.
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2nd BEST TOUR IN THE WORLD!
THAILAND & ANGKOR WAT w/ Burma 15 day tour - January 19, 2018 with Glenn Rawson
Ruins at Angkor Wat - Cambodia
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2nd BEST TOUR IN THE WORLD!
THAILAND & ANGKOR WAT w/ Burma 15 day tour - January 19, 2018 with Glenn Rawson
Bagan Temples of Burma
Here is why we consider this tour the Best Tour in the World!
You will love every day of this tour, PLUS it has the most highlight days of any tour we offer anywhere in the world. If you rated each day on a scale of 1-10 there can be many 5, 6 & 7s but there are very few 10s or 10+ days. For example, you may love every day on a tour of Peru and Machu Picchu, but two of the days will stand above everything else. The day you explored Machu Picchu and the day you visited the Uros Tribe on Lake Titicaca. They are a 10 or what we call “highlight days”. A Machu Picchu Tour has two “highlight days”. Until now China with 5 highlight days held the most. With this special designed tour you end up with 6 fantastic highlight days, the most of any tour or cruise we offer anywhere in the world.
Here is a partial list of what you will see and experience: In Cambodia:
There are two fantastic highlight days in Cambodia, Angkor Wat & Tonli Sap Lake. Angkor Wat has some of the best ruins in the world and are unrivaled both in beauty and state of preservation! Its mightiness and magnificence displays a pomp and luxury surpassing that of a Pharaoh, an impressiveness greater than that of the Pyramids, and artistic distinctiveness as fine as that of the Taj Mahal! Movies like Tomb Raiders have been filmed here. Tonli Sap Lake will amaze you with the villages and houses built on stilts, along with the floating villages and houses that float on the lake.
In Thailand:
Thailand is Siam, home to the films the King & I and Anna & the King. You will have one fantastic highlight day in Chiang Mai, Thailand - One of our passengers this year said, “this has been the best 24 hours in my life” after his day in the Chiang Mai area. The day included holding and feeding baby tigers, petting large tigers, witnessing the best elephant show in the world, and riding elephants over the mountain to visit the Long Neck Tribe. As seen in National Geographic, the women stretch their necks by putting metal rings around them. Your second highlight day in Thailand will be the visit to the beautiful King’s Palace and temples.
In Myanmar (Burma):
There are Two fantastic highlight days in Burma: Bagan ruins and Inle Lake. Bagan is probably one of the most amazing sights we have ever seen. Within a few square miles are the ruins of over 2,500 temples and pagodas. Inle Lake is beautiful and unique. It is filled with floating villages, floating gardens, floating temples and so much more. This is a 10+ in sites to visit in the world. We also tour Rangoon before leaving Burma.
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Travel & Leisure Magazine list the top 10 cities in the world each year. Three of the cities you are going to visit on this tour have made their top 10. Bangkok, Thailand as a #1 city in the world & Siem Reap (Angkor Wat) as a #7. Chiang Mai, Thailand as a #10. Singapore Air: We use the number one airline in the world, Singapore Air. There is more leg room, better service and each seat has its own individual television with over 100 hundred movies that you can start, pause or stop at your pleasure. Whisper perfect receivers: You can hear every word clearly, even when you step away from the group to take that important picture.
Package Price Includes:
• $1,172 for (6) airline flights in Southeast Asia, including airline luggage fees: Rangoon to Bagan - Bagan to Inle Lake - Inle Lake to Rangoon - Rangoon to Angkor Wat - Angkor Wat to Bangkok - Bangkok to Chiang Mai. • All transfers to and from airports, hotels and tours. • All tours, entrance fees, buses and the best in local English speaking guides. • All land taxes, hotel taxes and booking fees. • 1 night hotel in SFO airport on your way home. • Elephant show and elephant ride over a mountain to the Long Neck Tribe. • Tiger Kingdom where you can get up close and personal with tigers. • All boat rides in Cambodia & Myanmar (Burma). The package price below includes $1,172 for • Special Educator: Glenn Rawson. 6 flights inside of S.E. Asia. • Fun For Less Tours staff throughout the tour: “We Don’t Send You, Tour Price: $2,695 Plus inside flights $1,172 = $3,867* We Take You!” • “Whisper Perfect” headset receivers. You can hear every word clearly even when you step away from the group to take that important picture. *Per person cash discount price, based on double occupancy. • Does not include international airfare to and from the US and S.E. Does not include international airfare, visas and tips. Asia.
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Package Price: $3,867*
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SOUTHERN CARIBBEAN 10 day cruise/tour - January 12, 2018
St. John, Antigua
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SOUTHERN CARIBBEAN 10 day cruise/tour - January 12, 2018
Royal Caribbean’s “Adventure of the Seas” in St Lucia
Royal Caribbean’s “Adventure of the Seas” has taken cruising to a whole new level. Enjoy one-of-a-kind features like an ice-skating rink, the Royal Promenade, a rock-climbing wall, miniature golf and more. How did they accommodate all of these innovative ideas on one cruise ship? Simple - they built a bigger ship, which adds more space for every guest and includes enhanced staterooms, expanded dining options and exceptional recreational facilities.
St. John, Antigua
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Spanish Fort - San Juan
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The most exotic Caribbean Islands await you in the South.
This special cruise is two cruises in one – When you start in Florida it takes you two days to get to the Caribbean and two days to get back. You may only experience 3 Caribbean Islands on your whole cruise. Starting in the middle of the Caribbean you will experience 6 Caribbean islands: Philipsburg, St. Maarten; Basseterre, St. Kitts; St. John, Antigua; Castries, St. Lucia; Bridgetown, Barbados; San Juan, Puerto Rico. To make your experience even better, we have added to your wonderful cruise, two nights in a wonderful beach front hotel, 4 transfers, Fun For Less Staff throughout and the ability to buy our shore excursions for less than the ship charges - it just doesn’t get any better than this!!!
Southern Caribbean Package Price Includes: • • • • • • • • •
7 night cruise on Royal Caribbean’s Adventure of the Seas. $190 in port charges and ship fees. $72.24 in ship taxes. 2 nights deluxe hotel on the beach in San Juan. 4 transfers. San Juan City and Port Tour. All land and hotel taxes. All booking fees and ticketing fees. Fun For Less Tours staff throughout. “We Don’t Send You, We Take You.” • Option to purchase our group shore excursions. • Option to purchase our group airfare.
Package Price: $1,188*
*Per person cash discount price, based on double occupancy. Does not include optional shore excursions, airfare and tips.
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ANTARCTICA CRUISE with Chile, Argentina, Uruguay & the Chilean Fjords 26 day cruise/tour - January 5, 2018 with Dr. Michael Wilcox
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ANTARCTICA CRUISE with Chile, Argentina, Uruguay & the Chilean Fjords 26 day cruise/tour - January 5, 2018 with Dr. Michael Wilcox
Iguazu Falls
A few things you should understand:
• Read Michael’s statement on pg. 29 – it will be the most spectacular trip you will ever take! Take the best cruise, times it by ten and you may come close to how phenomenal this cruise is! • It really isn’t freezing!!! The climate is dry and sunny with temperatures around 40 degrees 24 hours a day during the Antarctic portion. • Cruising the Antarctic is not done from miles away! You are able to get up close to the most beautiful majestic land on earth. It literally can take your breath away! • Your cruise includes more than the Antarctic. It includes the Falkland Islands, Argentina, Chile and Uruguay with many ports of call. It also includes the Chilean Fjords, Cape Horn, Terra del Fuego, Strait of Magellan, Beagle Channel, Drake Passage, Penguins, seals, whales and so much more! • You can add an optional extension to Iguazu Falls, the BEST falls in the world.
Optional Extension to Iguazu Falls
There is not space to adequately explain the majesty and beauty of Iguazu Falls. Simply put – IT IS THE #1 FALLS IN THE WORLD! When Eleanor Roosevelt first saw the falls, her reaction was “Poor Niagara”. When our passengers travelled to this part of the world they were so impressed with Iguazu Falls, they believed it was the single best touring day anywhere in the world. Then they cruised through the Antarctic changing their minds, stating that Antarctica were the best days! Then sailing through the Chilean Fjords, was icing on the cake. They come away saying “this was the best trip anywhere in the world!” This is exactly what will happen to you if you come join us on our 2018 Antarctic Cruise and Tour!
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Package Price Includes:
Important Note: Many travel companies show a low price, but by the time you add everything in, they become expensive. Our pricing is a package that will actually give you more for less! Below we have listed what is included in our discounted package price. • Inside Upgraded Cabin on Holland America’s MS Zaandam. • $420 in ship port charges and fees. • $560 in ship taxes. • All land taxes. • All booking fees and ticketing fees. • 5 star luxury hotel in Santiago Chile. *Per person cash discount price, based on double occupancy. • Transfer Santiago hotel to airport. Does not include Iguazu Falls option, shore excursions, airfare, visas and tips. • Transfer from Valparaiso to Santiago hotel. • Transfer Buenos Aires airport to ship. • Tour of Valparaiso Chile, including guides, buses and entrance fees. • Tour of Santiago Chile, including guides, buses and entrance fees. • Special Guest Educator: Michael Wilcox. • Fun For Less Tours staff throughout the cruise, tour and shore excursions – “We Don’t Send You, We Take You.” • Educational lectures on the ship. • Shore excursions are not included in our package: We give you the OPTION to purchase our discounted shore excursions, that are significantly less than the ship charges. • Airfare is not included in our package: We give you the OPTION to purchase our group airfare.
Package Price: $5,195*
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MISSISSIPPI RIVER PADDLE BOAT New Orleans to Memphis
9 day tour - November 26, 2017 with Dr. Michael Wilcox
American Queen Steamboat - Chattanooga, Tennessee
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MISSISSIPPI RIVER PADDLE BOAT New Orleans to Memphis
9 day tour - November 26, 2017 with Dr. Michael Wilcox
Oak Alley Plantation - on the west bank of the Mississippi River - Vacherie, Louisiana
The excitement, fun, and relaxation of a Mississippi paddle boat cruise combined with the study of the Civil War with Dr. S. Michael Wilcox. This fantastic paddle boat cruise starts in New Orleans and travels up the Mississippi to Memphis, Tennesse. When you combine the American Queen Paddle Steamboat package with our optional 4 day, 3 night extension package you will experience it all. Our optional extension package has added two full days of touring in New Orleans that will include everything from Bourbon Street to an authentic Cajun experience – a boat ride on the Bayou. We have even included Mardi Gras World Studio where they are in the middle of building next year’s Mardi Gras floats. We will then board our beautiful American Queen Paddle Boat Steamer for our 8-day 7-night cruise on the Mississippi River. Stops will include the wonderful Oak Alley Plantation (seen above) and Natchez, the oldest town in Mississippi with beautiful Antebellum homes (built before the Civil War). You will enjoy other wonderful stops along the Mississippi including the famous Civil War site Vicksburg. In Memphis, our optional tour package includes two nights in a deluxe hotel along with two full days of touring. Our tours of Memphis and the surrounding area includes the Civil War site of Shiloh, the home of Elvis Presley’s Graceland and the birthplace of rock and roll – Sun Studio. “If music were a religion, then Memphis would be Jerusalem and Sun Studio it’s most holy shrine.” You do not want to be touring or sailing the Mississippi in the heat of 90 plus degrees and 90 to 100% humidity. We have picked the perfect time of year, the end of November in the South has the best temperatures. Our tour / Mississippi River Cruise starts the Sunday after Thanksgiving in 2017 (November 26). Thanksgiving is over, the Friday after Thanksgivings maniac shopping is over and the Christmas parties haven’t started. The average temperature at the time of our sailing is 70 degrees in New Orleans and the vast majority of our stops the average temperatures range 65 to 70. There are fewer crowds along with perfect touring and walking temperatures. Another reason this is the perfect time of year is that New Orleans lights up for Christmas & Thanksgiving weekends. We will see the pageantry and beauty of Christmas in New Orleans and other cities as we travel the Mississippi without the cold temperatures of Christmas. Consider all this has to offer: The BEST in educators, a fantastic Mississippi paddle boat cruise, Christmas Lights & pageantry, all while avoiding stifling heat and humidity.
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Package Price: $3,999*
8 days 7 nights sailing on the American Queen Steamboat. Outside Cabins Cat C with Veranda (balcony). 1-night deluxe hotel in New Orleans. *Per person cash discount price, based on double occupancy. One Transfer - from the Hotel in New Orleans to the ship. Does not include airfare, tips, transfer from New Orleans 3 meals a day on the ship. airport to hotel or optional extension package. Music and evening shows on the ship. $169 in Ship taxes and fees. Shore excursions: They have Hop on Hop off buses at their ports of call. They are free and included. They work perfectly for most ports of call. THE EXCEPTIONS: The free buses do not do the Civil War site of Vicksburg, and the ship does not include any touring in Memphis or New Orleans. We have added to our package on our own, the Civil War site of Vicksburg. Dr. S. Michael Wilcox as Guest Educator. Jeff Lawson an expert on the Civil War History. Fun For Less Tours Staff throughout the tour and cruise. Use of our “Whisper Perfect Headset receivers.” Does not include transfer from New Orleans airport to hotel.
Optional Extension Package with Dr. Wilcox: • • • • • • • • • • • • •
1 additional deluxe hotel night in New Orleans. 2 additional deluxe hotel nights in Memphis. Additional Transfers to and from the ship, hotels, and airports. 2 full day tour of New Orleans. Evening Christmas light tour in New Orleans. Jean Lafitte National Park and Preserve swamp boat ride on the Bayou. Marty Gras Studio. Full day tour of Memphis including Sun Studio’s. Platinum tour of Elvis Presley’s Graceland. Full day tour to the Civil War site of Shiloh. All buses, guides and entrance fees in New Orleans & Memphis. All land taxes and fees. Optional Extension Price: $795
Branson Christmas Shows: Branson is a short drive from Memphis. We have had many requests for a Branson Christmas Show extension, after the cruise. This extension will be offered to everyone who is signed up for the Mississippi cruise, “Show” information will be sent in February of 2017.
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AMERICAN HISTORY
14 day tour - September 1, 2017 with Dr. Michael Wilcox
US Capitol Building in Autumn - Washington DC
Independence Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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AMERICAN HISTORY 14 day tour - September 1, 2017 with Dr. Michael Wilcox
Cannons and monuments in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
Michael loves American History! He is excited to share with you his passion for American history. This will be a very comprehensive tour that will include the early beginnings of America, the Founding Fathers, the Constitution, the Revolutionary War and the Civil War. Here is a PARTIAL list of what you will see and experience:
American History: • Boston: 2.5-mile Freedom Trail, Old North Church, Bunker Hill, The USS Constitution, the Paul Revere House, John Adams & John Quincy home, Plymouth Plantation, the Mayflower II, Lexington, Old North Bridge at Concord, David Thoreau’s Walden Pond, and so much more. • Philadelphia: Liberty Square, Liberty Bell, Independence Hall, Constitution Hall, Benjamin Franklin Museum, the Historic Park where Washington crossed the Delaware River, Valley Forge, and so much more. • Fort McHenry and the war of 1812, where Francis Scott Key was inspired to write our National Anthem. • DC Area: George Washington’s Mount Vernon, Arlington Cemetery, the war memorials, Lincoln Memorial, Jefferson Memorial, The Washington Mall, and so much more. • Williamsburg: We plan to spend two nights in Williamsburg where costumed actors take you back to the days of Colonial America before the revolutionary war. We will also visit James town and Yorktown National Battlefield. Along the way we stop at some very important Civil War sites: Gettysburg, Ford’s Theater; The Manassas National Battle Field, Appomattox Court House, the McLean Home (where Robert E. Lee surrendered), and Richmond, Virginia (the Capital of the Confederacy). This is a rare opportunity to experience a fantastic history tour of our nation with Dr. S. Michael Wilcox. Even your tour manager for this tour is another educator. Jeff Lawson was a very popular American History teacher. He has a passion for American History and has visited all of these sites. We believe this will be one of those tours that will sell out fast, don’t hesitate making a decision, only to find out you were too late and the tour is sold out!
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USS Constitution, oldest battleship in American history
Package Price Includes:
3 nights Deluxe Hotel Boston. Special dinner at “Plimoth Plantation” a living history museum. 3 nights Deluxe Hotel Philadelphia. 3 nights Deluxe Hotel Washington DC. 1 night Deluxe Hotel Charlottesville. 1 night Deluxe Hotel Richmond. 2 nights Deluxe hotel Williamsburg. Airfare from Boston to Philadelphia, including taxes and fees. All land taxes and fees. All tours. All transfers. All buses and guides. All entrance fees. “Whisper Perfect” headset receivers, which allows you to hear every word clearly even when you step away from the group to take that important picture. Special Guest Educator: Dr. S. Michael Wilcox Special Fun For Less Tours Manager: Jeff Lawson
Paul Revere Statue and Old North Church in Boston, Massachusetts
Package Price: $3,495*
*Per person cash discount price, based on double occupancy. Does not include airfare and tips.
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ICELAND, NORWEGIAN FJORDS & ARCTIC CIRCLE CRUISE Iceland, Norway & Denmark
17 day cruise/tour - May 30, 2017 with Glenn Rawson
Geiranger Fjord, Norway
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ICELAND, NORWEGIAN FJORDS & ARCTIC CIRCLE CRUISE Iceland, Norway & Denmark 17 day cruise/tour - May 30, 2017 with Glenn Rawson
Goðafoss Falls - Bárðardalur, Iceland
We wanted to put a tour and cruise that would combine the spectacular countries of Iceland and Norway with a fantastic cruise through Norway’s majestic fjords all the way into the Arctic Circle. We found just the right combination!!! This is one of the most staggeringly beautiful trips you can take anywhere on this earth. Cruising through the Fjords of Norway all the way into the Arctic Circle is an experience rarely matched by any other tour. We have combined this special Fjords of Norway & Arctic Circle Cruise with a land tour that includes Iceland and Denmark. The terrain of Iceland is unlike any other. It is the land of extremes, from volcanic landscapes to glacial ice caps. We will spend a few days in Iceland doing a fire and ice tour in order to see the very unique and vibrant landscape before flying to Copenhagen. You will then cruise through stunning fjords and explore beautiful ports of call! You will pass and stop at many of the quaint villages located throughout Norway’s Fjords. Your ports of call include Alesund Norway, Tromso Norway, Honningsvag Norway, Geiranger Norway, Olden Norway, Bergen Norway and Copenhagen Denmark. Two of your ports of call (Tromso & Honningsvag) are located deep inside the Arctic Circle. You will spend 4 days cruising inside the Arctic Circle during the longest days of the year when the sun never sets. To this special cruise we have added a land tour that will include Iceland and Copenhagen, Denmark. This really is the best way to see and experience the BEST of Scandinavia!!! Life just doesn’t get any better than this. We recommend this cruise/tour be put at the top of your bucket list of places to visit in the world!
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Arctic Circle Cruise Package includes: • • • • • • • • • • •
Package Price: $3,495*
11 nights Royal Caribbean Serenade of the Seas, inside cabin. $330 in port charges and fees. *Per person cash discount price, based on double occupancy. $116.34 in ship taxes. Does not include international airfare, tips, shore excursions. All hotel and bus taxes. All booking and ticketing fees. Deluxe Hotels in Iceland & Copenhagen Denmark. All transfers to and from airports, hotels and the ship. Tours of Iceland and a city tour of Copenhagen. These tours include all buses, guides, and entrance fees. Special Guest Educator: Glenn Rawson. Fun For Less Tour Staff. “We Don’t Send You, We Take You.” “Whisper Perfect” Headset Receivers, you will hear every word clearly spoken by our guides or educator, even when you step away from the group for that important picture. • Shore excursions are not included in the package you have the option to purchase our discounted shore excursions. • International airfare is not included in our package, you have the option to purchase our group airfare.
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SOUTH PACIFIC CRUISE Tonga, Samoa, Tahiti, Fiji, Cook Islands & New Zealand 22 OR 26 day cruise/tour - November 24, 2017 with Glenn Rawson
Bora Bora - Tahiti, French Polynesia
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SOUTH PACIFIC CRUISE Tonga, Samoa, Tahiti, Fiji, Cook Islands & New Zealand 22 OR 26 day cruise/tour - November 24, 2017 with Glenn Rawson
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WOW, at last, a cruise that visits Tahiti, Tonga, Samoa, Fiji, New Zealand and the Cook Islands. This is honestly the first time we have ever seen it done right, a cruise that does it all! For January of 2017, we offered a tour/cruise combination that included it all. We took a repositioning cruise that stopped in Tonga, the Cook Islands, and Tahiti on the way to the US AND added a land tour to Samoa and Fiji, along with hotels and flights. It completely sold out. This new special itinerary for November 2017, allows you to do it all without additional flights and hotels. It is the perfect cruise. We have never seen this combination offered without it being an around the world cruise with a gigantic number of days needed. This can be done in 22 or 26 days. It all depends on if you return all the way back to Auckland before going home (26 days) OR you get off in Fiji to fly home (22 days), avoiding the many days at sea returning back to Auckland. The timing is great. You can enjoy Thanksgiving with the family, shop on Black Friday, leave early Friday evening to fly to LAX to catch your late evening flight to Auckland. If you do the 22 day, you will be home on the 15th of December, long before Christmas, or if you stay on all the way back to Auckland, you will be home on the 19th. Still plenty of time before Christmas. We have looked at hundreds and hundreds of cruise itineraries over the years, and none have come close to being this perfect! Don’t miss out; we don’t know when or if we will ever see this great of an itinerary again.
Package Price Includes: • • • • • • • • •
22 Day cruise on Holland America’s Ms Maasdam $470 in port charges & ship fees. $245 in ship taxes. 1 deluxe hotel night in Auckland. All transfers & touring in Auckland. All transfers to and from airports, hotel and ship. Guest Educator: Glenn Rawson Fun For Less Tours Staff “Whisper Perfect” Headset receivers. You can hear everything even when you step away from the group for the important picture. • Optional discounted shore excursions operated by Fun For Less Tours.
Package Price: $4,395*
*Per person cash discount price, based on double occupancy. Does not include international airfare, shore excursions, visas and tips.
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NEW & VERY DIFFERENT
ALASKA & CANADA Yukon Territory Denali Park, Kenai Fjords, Fairbanks, Dawson & Whitehorse in Canada’s Yukon Territory, PLUS a luxury 4 nights BEST of the Inside Passage Cruise.
14 day tour/cruise - July 2, 2017 with Glenn Rawson
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ALASKA & CANADA Yukon Territory Denali Park, Kenai Fjords, Fairbanks, Dawson & Whitehorse in Canada’s Yukon Territory, PLUS a luxury 4 nights BEST of the Inside Passage Cruise.
14 day tour/cruise - July 2, 2017 with Glenn Rawson
The Famous White Pass Train to Skagway This is an Alaska Adventure, like no other! You may have enjoyed a wonderful Alaska Cruise in the past, BUT you have NEVER experienced Alaska and Canada’s Yukon Territory like this. We have a great relationship with Holland America Cruise Line. Holland America has a really good land tour of Alaska and Canada’s Yukon Territory that they combine with a special 4 night inside passage cruise that sails through the best of Alaska’s inside passage. We want this package for our passengers, but we just wanted to improve it, giving us our own private improved tour. They said yes! This special land tour, combined with the perfect cruise is now going to be done our way. We took the Holland package and made the following changes only for our passengers. We changed hotels, we upgraded to the Captain Cook Hotel which is listed as #3 out of 72 hotels in Anchorage, and then added an additional night in the Captain Cook Hotel. We then designed our own program. Here are more of the changes we made to improve the program: we included airport transfers in Anchorage and Vancouver, we added a tour in Anchorage, we added lunch on the McKinley Explorer Luxury domed cars while traveling to Denali, we added an extra night in Fairbanks, we added a fantastic river paddle boat ride with lunch to an Indian Village up stream out of Fairbanks on our extra day, we added a show in Dawson and we added Glenn Rawson as educator and so much more. This special designed tour will bring you the BEST of the BEST of what Alaska & Canada’s Yukon Territory has to offer all during the Summer Solstice when the sun never sets in upper Alaska.
This Fantastic Tour Includes: · 9 nights in great hotels: Captain Cook in Anchorage, McKinley Chalet in Denali Park and the Westmark Hotel in Fairbanks, Dawson, Whitehorse and Skagway. · 4 night Holland America’s Nieuw Amsterdam Luxury Cruise Ship through the BEST the Inside Passage has to offer, including 8 hours in Glacier Bay. · Glass Roofed Dome Train from Anchorage to Denali Park with lunch. · Full 8-hour tour deep into Denali Park. · Paddle boat steamer Chena River with stop at Indian Village including lunch. · Pan for Gold in Fairbanks, Alaska. · Flight deep into Canada’s Yukon Territory to the town of Dawson from Fairbanks. · Special show in Dawson. · Follow the route of the Gold Rush Seekers & Klondike Trail from Dawson to Whitehorse with a stop in Historic Minto. · Experience the famous White Pass Train to Skagway. This is the Alaska and Canada’s Yukon Territory few have had the opportunity to experience! This is one adventure you should not miss out on. Come join Glenn Rawson on a trip of a lifetime.
P.S. We also offer a regular 7 night Alaska Cruise. Info can be found on pages 94 & 95.
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Package Price Includes:
• 9 Hotel nights: All hotels are in First Class & Deluxe Hotels, all are quality hotels. • 2 nights Anchorage, Alaska. • 2 nights Denali Park, Alaska. • 2 nights Fairbanks, Alaska. • 1 night Dawson Yukon Territory Canada. • 1 night Whitehorse Yukon territory Canada. • 1 night Skagway, Alaska. • 4 Night Cruise on the luxury Nieuw Amsterdam Holland America Ship, inside cabin. • $173 in Cruise Taxes. • $354 in Port Charges & Ship Fees. • All Land Taxes. • Airplane flight from Fairbanks to Dawson City in the Yukon Territory. • Tours as listed as part of the day by day itinerary. • All transfer to and from airports, hotels and ship. • Luxurious domed rail cars McKinley Explorer Anchorage to Denali Park with lunch. • All buses in Alaska & Canada during our land tour. • Tundra Wilderness Tour Denali Park. • Paddle boat ride with lunch plus a chance to pan for gold at Historic Gold Dredge. • Historic White Pass Train. • Does not include Ketchikan shore excursion. • Glenn Rawson as your special guest educator. • Fun For Less Tours Staff throughout the tour and cruise . • Option to purchase our group airfare.
Also Experience Alaska’s Mckinley Explorer train to Denali National Park.
Package Price: $3,755*
*Per person cash discount price, based on double occupancy. Does not include Ketchikan shore excursion, airfare and tips.
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2017
CHINA YANGTZE
with optional Bali extension 15 day tour/cruise - April 20, 2017 with Dr. S. Michael Wilcox
The Great Wall of China
Why China Should Be Your First Choice! We have the BEST Tour to China!!!! We include both the Li River and the Yangtze River, we visit more cities, we stay in 5-star luxury hotels throughout, we have the best 5-star ship, we fly instead of drive inside China and we have the best educator – Dr. S. Michael Wilcox during your Yangtze Cruise!!!
If you have not been to China, we recommend you make it your number one priority! Let us try and tell you in a few words why China is the best tour anywhere in the world. A cruise on the Yangtze is more beautiful than cruising the Inside Passage of Alaska. The 60,000 life size stone carvings of Dazu (carved by monks over thousands of years), is a sight to behold. The Li River’s staggering beauty will be one of your most favorite touring days. You will marvel as you explore the 9 mile city wall of Xi’an with it’s draw bridges and moats still intact. Climbing the Great Wall creates memories for a lifetime. The Chinese Cultural Village can be compared to the beautiful Polynesian Cultural Center in Oahu. Add the experience of seeing the Terra-cotta Warriors, Summer Palace, Forbidden City, Hong Kong, Beijing and so much more – all in a country that is friendly and loving to Americans. You will live and cruise in 5-star luxury throughout the tour. Please believe us on this one. THIS SHOULD BE YOUR NUMBER ONE PRIORITY!!!
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Major Addition To Our China Tour Our special tour to China is not a copy of other tour companies’ tours. Our tour was designed by Jim and Carol Tyndall (the owners of Fun For Less Tours) after many weeks of exploration in China. Their goal was to make sure you see the best of the best that China has to offer. That is why they included in their tour both the Li River and the Yangtze River - most tour companies make you choose a tour that includes the Li River OR the Yangtze, but rarely if ever, offer a tour that would include both! On a recent three week exploration of new areas of China they had not visited, the owners found an area that was so fantastic they had to add it to our tour!
Introducing OUR BEST addition ever! Zhangjiajie National Forest
In 2016 we added an optional extension to Zhangjiajie onto our China tour. China is Jim and Carol’s favorite place to visit in the world. They have been there more than 20 times with groups and on their own explorations. They were amazed at the unique beauty of the little known Zhangjiajie National Forest. They spent three days exploring Zhangjiajie and during that time they saw plenty of Chinese tourists, but never saw any European or American tourists. Zhangjiajie is now their favorite place in China! They had to find a way to add it to our already special China Tour. If you saw the movie Avatar, the stunningly beautiful hanging mountains were actually filmed in Zhangjiajie. They filmed the Zhangjiajie Mountains and then cut off the bottoms to give the illusion that they were hanging in midair. The Avatar Mountains do exist and they are in Zhangjiajie, China!
2017 China Offers Two Choices:
• The Regular China tour is the same great tour we have been offering. It includes Hong Kong, Shenzhen, China Cultural Village, Guilin, The Li River, The Yangtze, Chongqing, Dazu, Xi’an, Terra-cotta Warriors, Beijing, the Great Wall and so much more. • The Regular Tour with Zhangjiajie option departs five days earlier than the regular tour. It has everything offered in the regular tour, just in a different order, PLUS the 3 night extension to Zhangjiajie.
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Limestone Mountains of the Li River
Regular China Tour Package Price Includes:
• 4 flights inside of China costing $797. We travel from Hong Kong at the bottom of China to Beijing near the top of China by airplane! We do not waste time traveling by bus! We include 4 flights inside of China. The average cost per flight is $197, or a total of $797 worth of airfare - that is included in your package price. Below are the scheduled flights: • Shenzhen to the Li River. • Li River to Wuhan. • Your Yangtze cruise ship to Xi’an. • Xi’an to Beijing. • Includes all taxes, fuel surcharges and fees related to your flights in China. • NEW 5-star luxury cruise ship on the Yangtze: 5 day / 4 night cruise – every cabin is a mini-suite with over 300 square feet! All of our cabins are outside cabins with a private balcony!!! • All shore excursions off the ship! • All cruise taxes and port charges. • Private get-togethers on the ship. • Li River Cruise – very, very few companies include both the Li River and the Yangtze River. We include both!!! • The quality of the meals and hotels in China can make or break your tour and we have the best! • 5 Star Luxury Hotels throughout your tour! • Quality breakfasts and dinners throughout your time in mainland China! • Lunch is also included during your 5 day Yangtze cruise and on the Li River. • All transfers to and from airports, hotels and ship. • All land taxes and booking fees. • Cities visited: Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Guilin, Wuhan, Yichang, Chongqing, Dazu, Xi’an, Beijing, along with many villages and the countryside in China. • All tours, buses, guides and entrance fees. • Small groups - only 30-32 passengers on a 50 passenger bus. You will not be crowded! • Many cultural and entertainment shows. • China Cultural Village. China wanted a Cultural Village for their different ethnic groups like the Tibetans, Mongolians, etc. They asked the Polynesian Cultural Center in Hawaii to help them design and build their China Cultural Village. You will experience their creation, along with a cultural show. • The famous Tang Dynasty Dinner Theater Show in Xi’an. • Cultural show on the Yangtze. • Sampan boat ride Hong Kong Harbor. • Special Guest Educator on the Yangtze River cruise: Dr. S. Michael Wilcox. • Fun For Less Tours staff that travels with you throughout China, the Yangtze cruise, and on your shore excursions. “We Don’t Send You, We Take You.” • “Whisper Perfect” headset receivers. You will be able to hear every word clearly spoken by your guides even when you step away from the group to take that important picture! • Not included in the package is the option to purchase our group airfare with the number one airline in the world...Singapore Air!
Important Note:
• The regular China package does not include the 4 day 3 night Zhangjiajie option. • The regular China package price does not include Bali.
Very Important The package price includes the regular tour price of ($2,995) plus 4 flights of ($797) for a total of $3,792*
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Package Price: $3,792*
*Per person cash discount price, based on double occupancy. Does not include Zhangjiajie or Bali extension, international airfare, China visa and tips.
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China Yangtze Tour
ZHANGJIAJIE & BALI EXTENSIONS
Zhangjiajie National Forest Park, China
There are two options you can add to your regular China Tour. You can pick either or both options to add to your China tour. Below is the cost of each option and what is included:
Zhangjiajie Option
This will add 3 days to your tour and you will start your tour 5 days earlier than the regular group. You will start April 15, 2017. You will see everything the regular group sees and experiences, just in a different order, plus the tours in Zhangjiajie. Here is what is included in the Zhangjiajie Option and the price: • 3 nights in 5 star luxury hotel in Zhangjiajie. • All buses, guides and entrance fees in Zhangjiajie. • Gondola ride to and from Zhangjiajie Mountain Tops. • Gondola ride to and from Tianman Mountain top. • Chair lift on top of Tianman Mountain. • Special Cultural show at Zhangjiajie Mountain. • Breakfast and dinner daily. • Tour managers from Fun For Less Tours “We Don’t Send You, We Take You”. • Head set receivers that allow you to hear our guides clearly.
• Total of the Zhangjiajie Option (including all taxes and fees) $988
Tianmen Mountain Zhangjiajie
Bali Option
This is highly recommended: Bali is the most beautiful island on earth. If you are flying Singapore Air with us to China you can add the Bali flight for FREE. You are already in the area, it is too fantastic of a deal to pass up. Here is what is included in the Bali Option and the price: • 5 nights in 5 star luxury hotels (hotels that would cost you over 1,000 per night in Hawaii). You will stay in two beach front luxury hotels. One of the hotels has a golf course that would rival Pebble Beach Golf course in California. • Airfare is FREE when flying Singapore Air. • All tours, buses, guides and entrance fees during your time in Bali. • The most beautiful rafting trip in the world. • Tour managers from Fun For Less Tours “We Don’t Send You, We Take You”.
Beaches of Bali
• Total of Optional Bali Extension (including Singapore Air add on, all taxes and fees):
$1,595
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INDIA
with Kathmandu & Mt. Everest 16 day tour - October 19, 2017 with Wendy Bird
Taj Mahal - Agra, India
Why this year is the best year to explore India
The purchase power of the dollar: Not long ago we were getting 42 Rupee’s (India’s currency) for each dollar. We are now getting 65 Rupee’s for each dollar. You do not need to be a math teacher to understand that everything has become less expensive. India is trying to do things that would take the number of Rupee’s per dollar below 50 so the savings will not last. Our 2016 group is using the savings to improve the tour AND upgrade many of our hotels to opulent Maharaja Palaces!
About Our NEW Educator: Wendy Bird
Wendy Bird is the founder of Pearls with Purpose Foundation, a social-impact organization. This unique training organization blends micro-enterprising with humanitarian assistance. Since 2002, Wendy has inspired and motivated people all over the world by sharing her passion for “teaching women to fish” rather than “giving them a fish.” A certified gemologist, Wendy leads women toward self-sustainment with jewelrymaking and micro-business skills. These women utilize the training to create products and sell them in developed countries. After beginning her work in Philippines in 2002, Wendy opened another co-op in Ban Nam Kem, Thailand in 2006. Partnering with Rising Star Outreach she then opened a co-op in Barathapurham, India in 2010, and another one in Phnom Penh, Cambodia in 2013. This worldwide outreach program has assisted hundreds women in creating selfsustainability for themselves and their families.
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5 - S t a r Lu x u r y !
The quality of hotels in India can make or break your tour. Most 3 and some 4 star hotels are not up to US standards and are not always safe. Our hotels for the most part beat 5 star US standards. Our hotels are like an oasis with many acres of manicured gardens. Your tour includes real 5 star opulent luxury palaces (built by Maharajas), along with 5 star luxurious hotels! Here is a partial list of hotels we expect to use on your tour: the 5 star JW Marriott Deli, the 5 star Hyatt Regency Kathmandu, the 5 star Jaypee Palace Agra, the 5 star Taj Mahal Palace in Jaipur, the 5 star Ananit Spa & Resorts Pushkar and the Taj Hari Mahal Palace in Jodhpur. As you can see we are staying in a lot of Palaces that very few tours ever get to stay in. National Geographic created a list of ten places you should see before you die. As part of your tour, you will have the rare opportunity to experience the famous Pushkar Festival that was part of that list of 10. The Pushkar Festival is considered the oldest festival in the world. It has been held annually for over 1,000 years. An astonishing 50,000 camels along with cattle and horses are brought to Pushkar each year to barter and sell. It’s a fascinating and spectacular sight that will rank at the top of your list of travel experiences. Less than 1% of the visitors to India get the opportunity to attend a Pushkar Festival. There is only one 5 star and a few 1 to 2 star small hotels at Pushkar, so most of the visitors have to stay in tents during their visit to the festival. With our connections in India, we have been given the 5 star luxury hotel for our group to stay in.
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Optional 4 Day Extension To The Ancient Country of Bhutan
The rare opportunity to visit Bhutan has never been offered before by us and we do not know if we will ever have the opportunity again. Bhutan is a small picturesque country located high in the Himalayas with a border to Tibet. It was almost completely cut off for centuries with no roads in or out. It has tried to let in some aspects of the outside world while fiercely guarding its ancient traditions. They still wear clothing styles that are from the 16th century. Bhutan “Land of the Thunder Dragon”, only began to open up to outsiders in the 1970’s. Bhutan’s ancient Buddhist culture, friendly people and breathtaking scenery make it a natural tourist attraction. Tourism is very restricted, they limit the number of visas each year and all visitors must travel as part of a pre-arranged package or guided tour, it is not open to independent Travelers. Fun For Less Tours Owners have been to Bhutan and have worked hard to obtain a chance for our passengers to visit this wonderful country. We highly recommend you add this optional extension!!!!
Jodhpur Fort - India
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INDIA
with Kathmandu & Mt. Everest 16 day tour - October 19, 2017 with Wendy Bird
“Tiger’s Nest” Himalayan Buddhist Temple - Bhutan
Package Price Includes:
• 5 star luxury hotels and Palaces • Five Internal Flights costing $1,019. Includes all taxes and fees. • Delhi, India to Kathmandu, Nepal. • Kathmandu, Nepal to Delhi. *Per person cash discount price, based on double occupancy. • Delhi, India to Varanasi, India. Does not include international airfare, tips and visas or Bhutan extension. • Varanasi, India to Agra, India. • Jodhpur, India to Delhi, India. • Mt. Everest Flight costing $180. • Includes over $300 in hotel and land taxes. • The Famous Pushkar Festival. Less than 2% of those that visit India will ever experience the Famous Pushkar Festival. National Geographic listed it as one of the 10 things you should do before you die! There are only 5 days a year you can really experience this festival and there is only one quality hotel – the 5 star Ananita Spa & Resort (which is your hotel). 90% of the tourists that attend the festival have to stay in tents! • All transfers to and from airports and hotels. • All entrance fees, tours, deluxe buses & guides. • Special Guest Educator: Wendy Bird. • Fun For Less Tours Staff throughout the tour-“We Don’t Send You, We Take You.” • “Whisper Perfect” headset receivers. You will hear every word from your guides and educator, even when you step away from the group to take that important picture. • All booking fees. • Boat rides on the River Ganges. • Elephant Ride to Amber Fort in Jaipur. • Package price does not include International air into and home from Delhi. We will offer an option to purchase our group airfare.
Package Price: $4,395*
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MACHU PICCHU
with Lake Titicaca & Cusco 10 day tour - October 6, 2017 with Glenn Rawson
Floating Reed Islands of the Uros Tribe - Lake Titicaca, Peru
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MACHU PICCHU
with Lake Titicaca & Cusco 10 day tour - October 6, 2017 with Glenn Rawson
“City in the Clouds” Machu Picchu
Over 100 million people voted on what the new Seven Wonders of the World should be. Machu Picchu was voted into the elect group of seven. Your visit to the majestic “Lost City of the Inca’s” will give you memories that will last a lifetime. Your specially designed tour includes a visit to Lake Titicaca, a site that should not be missed! Half of our passengers have liked Lake Titicaca even better than Machu Picchu. That is why it is part of this tour!
Optional 4 night Amazon River Extension!
Amazon River
You will spend 4 nights & 5 days visiting the breathtaking Amazon. You will fish for piranha, visit a local tribe and hike through the jungle. You will be staying in the only 5-star luxury village on the Amazon. Everyone else has rooms open to the elements with outhouses almost like camping out. We will have individual units that are fully air conditioned with your own private bathroom. You will have all the comforts of a 5-star deluxe lodge with a gorgeous swimming pool deep in the Amazon!
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Your Tour to Machu Picchu, Lake Titicaca, Cuzco, Sacred Valley & Lima includes: • • • • • •
All deluxe buses, guides, entrance fees and transfers. All land taxes and booking fees. Educator: Glenn Rawson. Deluxe and 5 Star Luxury hotels. Vista Dome train ride to Machu Picchu. Fun For Less Tours staff throughout. “We Don’t Send You, We Take You.”
Whisper Perfect Headset Receivers You can hear everything your guides and educators have to share with you, even when you step away from the group to take those important pictures.
This is not a backpacking expedition.
All of your accommodations are deluxe and luxury hotels. We stay in the best! We also take the Vista Dome Train to Machu Picchu!
Red tiled rooftops of Cuzco, Peru
Package Price: $2,387*
*Per person cash discount price, based on double occupancy. Does not include optional Amazon extension, visas, airfare and tips.
Reed Islands of the Uros at Lake Titicaca
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EUROPEAN ROMANCE Amsterdam, Belgium, Normandy, Paris, Switzerland, Germany & Austria
17 day tour - May 19, 2017 with Jeff Lawson 17 day tour - August 25, 2017 with Jack Marshall
Mont Saint-Michel Monastery - France
Vaduz castle in Liechtenstein
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The iron lattice Eiffel Tower located on the Champ de Mars in Paris, France
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The Matterhorn - Alps, Switzerland
Chateau de Chillon at Lake Geneva, Switzerland
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EUROPEAN ROMANCE Amsterdam, Belgium, Normandy, Paris, Switzerland, Germany & Austria
17 day tour - May 19, 2017 with Jeff Lawson 17 day tour - August 25, 2017 with Jack Marshall
Ludwig’s 19th Century Neuschwanstein Castle - Bavaria, Germany
This fantastic tour of Europe includes 7 countries. You will visit Switzerland, France, Germany, Belgium, Austria and the tiny country of Liechtenstein with your great educator! The Alps are the most beautiful mountains in the world! Your tour will experience the beauty of the Swiss, Austrian and German Alps. The Alps are like a diamond...Marvelous, Multifaceted, Mystical, Mysterious, Magnificent and Mesmerizing! Our tour will take you to the cities of Amsterdam, Brussels, Paris, Luzern, Innsbruck and Munich. We will explore Mad Ludwig’s castles, the Palace of Versailles, the Chillon Castle on Lake Geneva and the fantastic rock castle island of Mont Saint-Michel. But the real highlight of the tour will be the many small villages you stay in and explore!
Here is a partial list of villages you will see and experience: • • • • • • •
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Bruges in Belgium with its many canals (considered better than Amsterdam). Zermatt at the base of the Matterhorn in Switzerland. Oberammergau in the German Alps (home of the Passion Play). Grindelwald at the base of the Eiger in Switzerland. Mont Saint-Michel Monastery - a castle rock island off the coast of Normandy France. The Normandy Landing Beaches and the American Cemetery. This tour is really a home run!
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Filled with Romance, Castles, Alps and History!
The Romance of Paris… The Castles of Europe… The History of Normandy… The Beauty of the Alps… The Canals of Amsterdam…
Package Price Includes:
• High speed train from Paris to Switzerland. • Hotels on this tour are 4 & 5 star in the cities. The hotels in the Alpine villages: Zermat, Grindelwald, Lucerne, and Oberammergau are 3- 31/2 star. It is worth the experience to stay in these quaint mountain villages. • All transfers to and from airports and your high speed train. • All land taxes and booking fees. • All tours, buses, guides and entrance fees. • The Matterhorn cog wheel train. • Lake Lucerne paddle boat. • Canal boat ride Amsterdam. • Cable car to Männlichen. • Cog wheel train to Wengen. • Guest educator: See dates above. • Fun For Less Tours staff that travels with you throughout – “We Don’t Send You, We Take You!” • “Whisper Perfect” receivers. You will be able to hear every word clearly spoken by your guides, even when you step away from the group to take that important picture!
Palace of Versailles
Package Price: $3,695*
*Per person cash discount price, based on double occupancy. Does not include airfare and tips.
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BRITISH ISLES
PRINCESS CRUISE
England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland & Northern Ireland 18 day cruise/tour - June 4, 2017 with Dr. S. Michael Wilcox
Edinburgh castle at sunset - Scotland
Shakespeare ~ Harry Potter ~ C.S. Lewis ~ History We have combined the perfect land tour with a Princess cruise. There are always give and takes between a land tour and a cruise. We have added a partial land tour to your cruise. This allows you to experience most of what is included in our land tour (missing places like York and the Lake District). With the extra days on this cruise/tour you have added the Normandy Landing Beaches in France, Loch Ness at the top of Scotland; Cork, Ireland and a stop in the island of Guernsey. We have also added our optional deeply discounted (and we do mean deeply discounted) shore excursions. If you take our tour cruise package along with the optional shore excursions you will see and experience the following: • In England: London, Windsor Castle, Tower of London, Stonehenge, Oxford, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwick, LDS church History Sites, The English Countryside, Southampton, Guernsey Island, Liverpool and so much more. • In Scotland: Edinburgh, Edinburgh Castle, Inverness, Loch Ness, Scottish Highlands, Glasgow, Sterling Castle and so much more. • In Ireland: Cork, Blarney Castle, Dublin, Book of Kells, Glendalough Monastery, Belfast, one of the best coastal drives in the world – Northern Ireland, Giant’s Causeway and so much more. • In Wales: Tintern Abby, Conwy Castle and Conwy’s walled city. • In France: Le Havre, Normandy Landing Beaches and the American Cemetery.
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L i mi te d S p a ce !
Package Price Includes: • • • • •
Princess Cruise Line Disclaimer
Inside upgraded cabin on the Ruby Princess. General Disclaimer: Fares are cruise only, per person, USD, based on double occupancy, capacity controlled and subject to availability. Government $300 in ship port charges and fees. Fees and Taxes of up to $220 are additional. Refer to applicable Princess $230 in ship taxes. brochure or princess.com for terms, conditions, and definitions which will apply to all bookings. Ships’ Registry: bermuda. 2 nights Deluxe hotel in London, England. Fuel supplement: Princess cruises reserves the right, even if the cruise fare 2 nights Deluxe hotel in Stratford-upon-Avon, England. has been paid in full, to impose a fuel supplement for all guests of up to • 4 transfers: $9per person per day if the NYMEX oil price exceeds $70 per barrel. • London Heathrow airport to hotel. • Stratford-upon-Avon to ship. • Ship to London hotel. • London hotel to airport. come back new All booking fees and ticketing fees. 5 days of touring in England: London, Tower of London, Runnymede, Windsor Castle, Oxford, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwick Castle, Stonehenge, LDS Church History sites from and more. Our 5 days of touring include all buses, guides, entrance fees and tour staff. *Per person cash discount price, based on double Special Guest Educator on the land and ship: Dr. S. Michael Wilcox. occupancy. Does not include shore Educational Lectures on the ship. excursions, airfare and tips. Fun For Less Tours staff throughout the tour, ship and shore excursions. “We Don’t Send You, We Take You”. “Whisper Perfect” headset receivers. You can hear every word spoken by our guides or educator, even when you step away from the group to take that important picture. Shore Excursions are not included. We offer a special deeply discounted shore excursion package that covers every port of call for only $979. The ship would charge over $1,600 for the same or similar shore excursions. Airfare is not included; you can purchase your own airfare or choose to purchase our group airfare option. SM
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$3,595*
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BRITISH ISLES LAND TOUR England, Scotland, Ireland & Northern Ireland 14 day land tour - August 25, 2017 with Glenn Rawson
London skyline
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BRITISH ISLES LAND TOUR England, Scotland, Ireland & Northern Ireland 14 day land tour - August 25, 2017 with Glenn Rawson
The prehistoric monument of Stonehenge - Wiltshire, England
A Great choice at a GREAT price. You can see so much more on a land tour compared to a cruise. Here is an
example of what you will see and experience that you cannot visit from a cruise ship: The Lake District in England, Lake Windermere England, Grasmere England, York (the best preserved ancient medieval walled city in England) the English, Scottish and Irish countrysides.
Here is a partial list of what you will see and experience on this fantastic tour:
• In England: The Lake District, paddle boat on Lake Windermere, Grasmere, Liverpool, Albert Dock, LDS Church History sites, Ancient Walled City of York, Stratford-upon-Avon, Oxford, Windsor Castle, Runnymede, Tower of London, city tour of London, Warwick Castle, Stonehenge, the English countryside and so much more. • In Scotland: Loch Lomond, St. Andrews, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Edinburgh Castle, the famous Royal Mile and the Scottish highlands. Plus a ferry boat from Scotland to Ireland! • In Northern Ireland: Belfast, The northern coast (one of the top 5 coastal drives in the world), Giants Causeway, Dunluce Castle. • In Ireland: Dublin, the Book of Kells and the beautiful Irish countryside.
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Package Price Includes: • The BEST in Deluxe Hotels. Our hotel is the best location possible in Edinburgh (right in the middle of the Royal Mile). The quality of hotels can make or break a tour in the British Isles!!! Our hotels are so fantastic, you would spend more on your own getting these hotels than the cost of our whole tour with everything! • All hotel taxes, bus taxes and other tour taxes. • All transfers airport to hotel and hotel to airport. • All booking fees. • All tours, entrance fees, buses and guides throughout England, Scotland, Ireland & Northern Ireland! *Per person cash discount price, based on double occupancy. Does not include airfare and tips. • Many sites visited that cannot be done from a ship. • Boat ride Lake Windermere. • Ferry from Scotland to Ireland. • Special Guest Educator: Glenn Rawson. • Fun For Less Tours Staff that travels with you throughout – “We Don’t Send You, We Take You.” • “Whisper Perfect” receivers. You will be able to hear every word clearly spoken by your guides or educator, even when you step away from the group to take that important picture! • The best value! You get more for less!
Package Price: $2,895*
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SCANDINAVIA & RUSSIA Denmark, Sweden, Norway & Finland PLUS a Russia & Baltic’s Cruise
15 day cruise/tour - July 7, 2017 with Dr. Michael Wilcox
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SCANDINAVIA & RUSSIA Denmark, Sweden, Norway & Finland PLUS a Russia & Baltic’s Cruise
15 day cruise/tour - July 7, 2017 with Dr. Michael Wilcox
Frederiksborg Castle and Gardens - Hillerød, Denmark
This is the perfect combination of a Scandinavian cruise combined with a Scandinavian land tour. Our land tour includes Copenhagen, Denmark; Oslo, Norway and Stockholm, Sweden! Our cruise includes Helsinki, Finland; St. Petersburg, Russia; Tallinn, Estonia and Riga, Latvia. We know of no cruise that includes everything we have included. We have even added Dr. S. Michael Wilcox as our guest educator on the ship. Our optional “Norway in a Nutshell”® trip takes you through Norway’s most beautiful fjord scenery. You will experience the scenic Bergen Railway, the breathtaking Flåm Railway, cruise the Aurlandsfjord, cruise the narrow Nærøyfjord and travel by bus through the steep hairpin bends of Stalheimskleiva.
Fjords of Norway
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Your Fantastic Cruise/Tour Package Price Includes: • • • • • • •
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7 night cruise on Royal Caribbean’s Serenade of the Seas (inside cabin). $200 in port charges. $117.44 in ship tax. $170.00 Airfare between Copenhagen and Oslo Norway. All land taxes. All booking fees and ticketing fees. Hotels can really make a difference when traveling in Europe. Even cheap hotels are expensive in the Scandinavian countries. We have been able to arrange quality hotels at a fraction of what you would have to pay on your own: • 2 nights 5 star Luxury hotel in Oslo. • 2 nights 4 star Deluxe hotel in Copenhagen. • 1 night 4 star Deluxe hotel in Stockholm. • 1 night Karlstad, Sweden First Class Hotel. All land tours, guides, buses, entrance fees, etc. in Denmark, Norway and Sweden. Transfers airport to hotel in Copenhagen. Transfers from airport to hotel in Oslo. Transfers from hotel to airport in Stockholm. *Per person cash discount price, based on double occupancy. Private parties and group get-togethers on the ship. Does not include shore excursions, Fun For Less Tours staff throughout the cruise, tour and shore Norway in a Nutshell option, airfare and tips. excursions – “We Don’t Send You, We Take You.” Educational lectures on the ship from our special guest educator: Dr. S. Michael Wilcox. Individual receivers that allow you to hear every word spoken by our guides, staff and educator, even when you step away from the group to take that important picture. Not included in our package price is the option to purchase our deeply discounted shore excursions and our optional Norway in a Nutshell package.
Package Price: $3,476*
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SOUTH EAST ASIA CRUISE Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, Philippines & Singapore 19 day cruise/tour - November 8, 2017 with Dr. Michael Wilcox
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SOUTH EAST ASIA CRUISE Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, Philippines & Singapore 19 day cruise/tour - November 8, 2017 with Dr. Michael Wilcox
Siapdan Island, Sabah Borneo, Malaysia
Angkor Wat Temple, Siem reap, Cambodia
Grand palace and Wat phra keaw at sunset Bangkok, Thailand
The truth is, this tour/cruise was put together so that Michael Wilcox could see more places on his bucket list. You are invited to come along with him. Michael Wilcox, your guest educator on this trip, has not been to Ho Chi Min, Danang in Vietnam, the Philippines or the island of Borneo. When we found a cruise that would take us to these wonderful places, we jumped on it. We added to the cruise a tour of Angkor Wat in Cambodia and Bangkok in Thailand. Come join with Michael Wilcox on this wonderful Asian cruise. We have included a land tour that will start in Angkor Wat in Cambodia; then the group flies to Bangkok to visit the beautiful palaces and grounds of the King of Thailand. We will then fly to Ho Chi Min in Vietnam to board our Celebrity Cruise Ship. The ports of call will include: Ho Chi Min Vietnam, Danang Vietnam, Hong Kong China, Manila & Boracay in the Philippines, Kota Kinabalu Malaysia (on the island of Borneo), and last but not least, the beautiful city of Singapore. November is the best time of year in this part of the world as there is less heat and less humidity during November.
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Package Price Includes: • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
12-night cruise on the deluxe cruise ship on Celebrity’s “Millennium”. $157.39 of cruise taxes. $350 of port charges and fees. Two deluxe hotel nights in Siem Reap Cambodia (Angkor Wat). One deluxe hotel night in Bangkok Thailand. One Deluxe Hotel night in Ho Chi Min Vietnam. Flight from Siem Reap to Bangkok Thailand. Flight from Bangkok Thailand to Ho Chi Min Vietnam. All buses, tours, guides, entrance fees in Cambodia. All buses, tours, guides, entrance fees in Thailand. All transfers between hotels, airports, and ship. Breakfast daily in our hotels. All meals on the ship. Guest Educator: Dr. S. Michael Wilcox. “Whisper Perfect” Headset receivers, you can hear every word clearly, even when you step away from the group for the important picture. • Option to purchase our discounted shore excursion package.
Package Price: $3,395*
*Per person cash discount price, based on double occupancy. Does not include shore excursion package, airfare and tips.
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ULTIMATE
MEDITERRANEAN CRUISE with Spain tour 19 day cruise/tour - September 28, 2017 with Jack Marshall
Isles of Santorini, Greece
The BEST EVER! We have added a fantastic land tour of Spain to one of the best Mediterranean cruises we have ever seen. The combination has created the best Mediterranean cruise we have ever offered. This special tour includes Spain, France, Monte Carlo, Italy, Greece, Turkey and the wonderful island of Malta. There is so little of the top spots left off – it is almost the perfect Mediterranean land tour and cruise!!! If you look at our list (next page) of what we consider the major highlights of the Mediterranean are, there are only two major highlights missed on this special cruise / tour. This is the best itinerary we have ever offered, all at a great price!!! Cruise ships normally just hit locations near each other. Every stop on this ship is another highlight day! This is the first time we have found such a perfect itinerary that included almost everything we feel is important. It may not happen again – don’t miss out!
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Here is our list of the top places to visit in the Mediterranean! Only two on our list are missed – it just doesn’t get any better than that! Take a look: • Madrid, Spain – included. • Toledo, Spain (top tourist site in Spain) – included. • Granada, Spain with the beautiful Alhambra Palace – included. • Seville, Spain – included. • Barcelona, Spain – included. • Nice, France – included. • Monte Carlo, Monaco – included. • Florence, Italy – included. • Pisa, Italy – included. • Rome, Italy – included. • Venice, Italy – NOT included. • Athens, Greece – included. • Santorini, Greece (the most beautiful island in Greece) included. • Ephesus, Turkey – included. • Istanbul, Turkey – NOT included. • The Island of Malta – included.
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MEDITERRANEAN CRUISE with Spain tour 19 day cruise/tour - September 28, 2017 with Jack Marshall
Alcazar of Segovia - Segovia, Spain
Our Land Tour of Spain includes the best of what Spain has to offer:
• Madrid has the most opulent palace in the world – it is absolutely jaw dropping. • Avila is an ancient 11th century fortified town. • Segovia is a fantastic fortress with a stunning Gothic Cathedral. • Toledo was once the capital of Spain. It is one of the most spectacular cities in the world. • Barcelona is filled with Antoni Gaudi Architecture – it really is “gaudy”. Everything is unique and fun.
Our Cruise ship is scheduled to stop in the following ports of call:
• Cairns, France: Experience Nice, Monte Carlo and the walled city of Eze. • Florence and Pisa, Italy: Leaning tower, spectacular Tuscan scenery and world class museums. • Rome, Italy: The Colosseum , famous fountains, the Vatican, Sistine Chapel and so much more. • Athens, Greece: The Acropolis, the Parthenon along with Paul the apostle in Corinth and Mars Hill. • Ephesus, Turkey: Ancient city rich in religious history. • Santorni, Greece: Hands down the most beautiful Greek Island. • Malta: Another treasure in the Mediterranean, missed by most.
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Package Price Includes: • • • • • • • • • • • •
12 Night Royal Caribbean Cruise on Brilliance of the Seas. $350 in port charges and ship fees. $128.31 in ship taxes. All land taxes. $190 Airfare from Seville to Barcelona. 4 and 5 star luxury hotels in Madrid, Granada, Seville and Barcelona. All tours, guides, buses and entrance fees throughout Spain. All transfers to and from airports, hotels and ship. Private get together and lectures. Special guest educator: Jack Marshall. Fun For Less Tours Staff throughout your land tour and cruise. “Whisper Perfect” head set receivers. You can hear everything clearly even when you step away to take that important picture. • The option to purchase our own private discounted shore excursions (they are not included in the package price). • The option to purchase our group airfare to Madrid and home from Barcelona (it is not included in the Package Price).
Colosseum - Rome, Italy
Package Price: $3,295* *Per person cash discount price, based on double occupancy. Does not include Int. airfare, tips and shore excursions.
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NEW ENGLAND CANADA CRUISE 15 day cruise/tour - September 17, 2017 with Dr. Glenn Kimber
Château Frontenac Fairmont Hotel overlooking the St. Lawrence River Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
What you will see and experience on this fantastic cruise begins in Quebec and goes down through Canada and the New England States all the way to New York. One of the best ports of call they have included that is left off of most Canada cruises is Prince Edward Island and home to the beloved Anne of Green Gables. We have added to this fantastic cruise, a land tour that spends two nights in Montreal with touring, and one night in the famous Fairmont hotel Château Frontenac (seen above) in Quebec City. Here is what you will see and experience during your 15 day Canada Fall Foliage Cruise and Land Tour: • Montreal - Canada • Quebec - Canada • The St. Lawrence River - Canada • Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island - Canada • Sydney, Nova Scotia - Canada • Halifax, Nova Scotia - Canada • Bar Harbor, Maine • Rockland, Maine • Portland, Maine • Boston, Massachusetts • Newport, Rhode Island • New York, New York (Cape Liberty, New Jersey)
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“Green Gables” - Prince Edward Island, Canada
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Le Château Frontenac Fairmont Hotel
Your Cruise Package Price Includes:
• 11 night cruise on Royal Caribbean’s Vision of the Seas, inside cabin. • All port charges & fees of $300. • All ship taxes of $209.89. • All hotel and land taxes. • 2 nights Marriott Hotel in Montreal Canada. • 1 night Fairmont Hotel in Quebec. • All transfers between airports, hotels and ship. • All tours, buses, guides, entrance fees and tours in Montreal & Quebec. • Lectures on the ship with Dr. Glenn Kimber. • Fun For Less Tour Staff throughout. • Use of our special “Whisper Perfect” headset receivers. You can hear every word even when you step away from the group to take that important picture. • Shore excursions are not included in the package price. You have the option to purchase our deeply discounted shore excursion package. • Airfare is not included. You have the option to purchase our group airfare.
Peggy’s Point Lighthouse - Peggy’s Cove Nova Scotia, Canada
Package Price: $2,295*
*Per person cash discount price, based on double occupancy. Does not include international airfare, tips, shore excursions.
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SHAKESPEARE 2017 4-day trip - August 7, 2017 with Dr. S. Michael Wilcox 4-day trip - August 10, 2017 with Dr. S. Michael Wilcox
6 Fantastic Plays & Musicals 2016 is going to rank as one of the BEST years ever! Everyone, even if you question your love of Shakespeare, will absolutely love this festival. It has 3 Shakespeare plays and 3 other musicals, comedies or Broadway type plays. Michael helps all of us understand each Shakespeare play by explaining the story and the characters before we go to each Shakespeare play. Knowing the story will make Shakespeare more enjoyable for everyone. Each day you will enjoy 2 wonderful plays. Look at the fantastic line up of plays for 2017:
THE ENGELSTAD SHAKESPEARE THEATRE
William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet and the theatrical adaptation of the Academy Award-winning movie Shakespeare in Love, will anchor the Engelstad Shakespeare Theatre. Shakespeare in Love is about young William Shakespeare, who, out of ideas and short of cash, meets his ideal woman and is inspired to write one of his most famous plays, Romeo and Juliet. Rounding out the Engelstad Theatre will be the Shakespeare comedy As You Like It. This rollicking frolic of confused courtship between Rosalind and Orlando features beautiful poetry and unsurpassed wit. It was last produced at the Festival in 2009. Those who have been following the Festival’s History Cycle (all ten of Shakespeare’s history plays produced in chronological order) may notice that there is no history play in the 2017 season. The Festival will continue the cycle in 2018, using the coming year to develop a production approach for the Henry VI plays which will tell the story of the War of the Roses and the Tudor dynasty in all its artistry and majesty.
THE RANDALL L. JONES THEATRE
First will be the classical musical Guys and Dolls, with music and lyrics by Frank Loesser and book by Abe Burrows and Jo Swerling. Considered by many to be the perfect musical comedy, Guys and Dolls ran for over 1,200 performances when it opened on Broadway in 1950. Winner of many Tony Awards and numerous other theatre prizes, it has been frequently revived and has proven to be perennially popular. Featuring such memorable songs as “A Bushel and a Peck” and “Luck Be a Lady,” this oddball romantic comedy will find a comfortable home at the Festival. Next will be the Mountain West premiere of Mary Zimmerman’s glorious adaptation of the Robert Louis Stevenson novel Treasure Island. This critically-acclaimed adaptation premiered in a joint production by Lookingglass Theatre in Chicago and Berkeley Rep in Berkeley, California. The Festival is the first theatre beyond them to receive rights to this play. This epic tale based on classic literature will thrill the entire family with tales of buried treasure, cutthroat pirates, the larger-than-life Long John Silver, and the courageous young cabin boy Jim Hawkins. A play with music,Treasure Island is dramatic story-telling at its theatrical best. Possibly Shakespeare’s most beloved comedy, A Midsummer Night’s Dream will also appear in the Randall Theatre. This story of fairies, dreams, and moonlight tells the tale of love which never does run smooth, of feuding fairy kings and queens, and of young lovers caught up in the world between waking and dreaming. Perhaps Shakespeare’s most accessible comedy, the entire family will enjoy the antics of Puck, Titania, and Nick Bottom and his hilarious band of rustics.
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New!
Our BEST Seating Ever Before seating is open to the public to purchase, it is first offered to those that contribute money or time to the Shakespeare Festival. Fun For Less Tours does not fall into this group. After receiving our seat assignments for this year (2015) we expressed our disappointment in the seats that were assigned to us. All of our seats were in the back half of the Orchestra section. We did not have any seats in the front half. We understand why the large donors and those involved in the plays should get first choice. We just wanted to be included in those getting first choice. We told the Festival we needed to be included in the first group for the following reasons: • This is more of a service then a profit center for us. By the time we pay for the hotels, the show tickets, three meals a day, thousands of dollars to rent our meeting space at the Festival, all tipping, money paid to actors for the private seminar, along with the cost of sending many staff members with all of their costs and the costs of Dr. Michael Wilcox – we make very little money. The winner in all of this are our customers AND the Shakespeare Festival. • We asked the Festival to look at the many years of our buying around 2000 show tickets each year, which is 10 times more than other groups have purchased. We felt they needed to consider the large number of tickets we buy each year as our donation to the Shakespeare Festival. • If we could not get better seating we would likely stop coming. Our petition did not fall on deaf ears! This year all of our seats were in the Orchestra, but in the back sections. The Festival has re-evaluated our position for next year. We already have our seats assigned and know exactly what we have to offer and believe us, they are GREAT! We ended up with 3 packages for next year. • Our Gold Package: Four of the plays are in Rows 1, 2, 3 or 4. The other two plays are in great Orchestra seating. NOTE: The Gold Package has already sold out. • Silver Package: Three of the plays are in Rows 1, 2, 3, or 4. The other three plays will be in good Orchestra seating. We still have space in our Silver Package. • Bronze Package: One of the plays will be in Rows 1, 2, 3 or 4. The rest of the seats are not bad, they are basically what we had this year. The Bronze Package will not go on sale until after we sell out our Silver Package. Approximately 40% of our seats are in the Gold Package, which has sold out. We also have about 40% of our seats in the Silver package and 20% of our seats are part of the Bronze Package. Not much difference between the Gold and Silver packages. The Silver Package will also sell out, so don’t wait!!
Silver Package Price
Our Silver Package Price includes everything: hotels, all taxes, breakfasts, lunch and quality dinners, show tickets for 6 plays (3 of your plays in rows 1-4), all tipping, private actors seminar, private meeting with founder of the Shakespeare Festival, Fred Adams, Fun For Less Tours Staff, Shakespeare Festival programs, back stage tours, costumes seminar, special meal at Rusty’s Ranch House, and special guest educator - Dr. S. Michael Wilcox.
Aug 7th Silver Package Price: $879* Aug 10th Silver Package Price: $904* *Per person cash discount price, based on double occupancy. Abbey Inn accomodations or similar, does not include transportation.
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ISRAEL & JORDAN Holy Land Tour
11 day tour - November 2, 2017 with Glenn Rawson
Jerusalem skyline, Israel
Garden Tomb - Jerusalem
The Treasury - Petra, Jordan
Dome of the Rock - Jerusalem
The Holy Lands are on both sides of the Jordan River. Your tour will include all of the important spiritual sites in Israel, along with Mt. Nebo and the most likely area Jesus was baptized in Jordan. We will also swim in the Dead Sea. A few years ago the world was asked to vote on a new Seven Wonders of the World. Along with places like Machu Picchu and the Great Wall, Petra in Jordan was voted as one of the new Seven Wonders. You will have the chance to experience Petra on this tour.
Here is a partial list of what you will see and experience:
Jerusalem, the sea of Galilee, Bethlehem, Jerusalem Center, Nazareth, Garden of Gethsemane, Mount of Olives, the Garden Tomb, Mount of Beatitudes, Mt. Carmel, Capernaum, Masada, Caesarea, Mt. Tabor, Antonia Fortress, tour on top of Temple Mount, Palace of Caiaphas, Mt. Nebo, Jesus’ baptismal area, swim in the Dead Sea, Petra, Amman and so much more! We also visit places others miss or are not allowed to visit. Some even leave off Bethlehem, and most leave off Jordan! One of the sites missed by everyone else: The ongoing excavations of the City of Lehi. A cave was discovered a short distance down from Jerusalem with writings of a Prophet from 600 BC. The Nomad tribes consider the hill above the cave to be a sacred place. As they put it, “Before there was Muhammad there was a great prophet named Lehi and he taught from that hill”. This will be a major highlight of your tour in Israel. The excavations are on an Army Base. Only those excavating and Fun For Less Tours have been given permission to go onto the site. To see a video on the Lehi excavations go to the Israel section of our website you will find a link. NOTE: The excavations are now far enough along, there are stairs into the underground excavations.
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Package Price Includes:
• 4-star deluxe hotels in Israel. • 5-star luxury hotel in Jordan. • Special Guest Educator throughout Israel: Glenn Rawson. • The best in guides and bus drivers! • All land taxes and booking fees. • All transfers, buses and entrance fees. • Petra in Jordan: Voted as one of the Seven Wonders of the World! • Boat ride on the Sea of Galilee. • Breakfast & dinner throughout your stay in Israel. • All of the important sites in Israel & Jordan. • The City of Lehi Excavations. • Fun For Less Tours staff throughout your tour – “We Don’t Send You, We Take You.” • “Whisper Perfect” receivers: Everyone on this tour will have their own individual “whisper perfect” headset receiver. You will be able to hear every word clearly spoken by our guides and educators, even when you step away from the group to take that important picture. • Not included in our package is the option to purchase our group airfare.
Package Price: $2,695*
*Per person cash discount price, based on double occupancy. Does not include international airfare to and from the Middle East, visas and tips.
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The Ultimate Holy Land with Nile Cruise
ISRAEL, JORDAN & EGYPT 17 day tour - October 5, 2017 with Dr. John Madsen 18 day tour - October 19, 2017 with Dr. S. Michael Wilcox
Jerusalem, Israel
This is our Ultimate Holy Lands experience. We have combined our Israel & Jordan Holy Land Tour with a fantastic Egypt extension that includes: Cairo, the Pyramids, King Tut’s Treasures in the Cairo Museum, Luxor, Karnak Temple (more impressive than the Pyramids), Luxor Temple, a 5 star three night luxury cruise on the Nile, a visit to the Red Sea and so much more. You are already going to be in the neighborhood – why not do it all!!!! Your tour will include all of the important spiritual sites in Israel, along with Mt. Nebo and the most likely area Jesus was baptized in Jordan. We will also swim in the Dead Sea. A few years ago the world was asked to vote on a new Seven Wonders of the World. Along with places like Machu Picchu and the Great Wall, Petra in Jordan was voted as one of the new Seven Wonders of the World. You will have the chance to experience Petra on this tour.
Here is a partial list of what you will see and experience:
Jerusalem, the Sea of Galilee, Bethlehem, Jerusalem Center, Nazareth, Garden of Gethsemane, Mount of Olives, the Garden Tomb, Mount of Beatitudes, Mt. Carmel, Capernaum, Masada, Caesarea, Mt. Tabor, Antonia Fortress, tour on top of Temple Mount, Palace of Caiaphas, Mt. Nebo, Jesus’ baptismal area, swim in the Dead Sea, Petra, Amman and so much more! Plus on this tour you will visit all that we have mentioned above in Egypt! We also visit places others miss or are not allowed to visit in the Holy Land Some tours even leave off Bethlehem and almost everyone leaves off Jordan! One of the sites in the Holy Land that only we are able to visit, the ongoing excavations of the City of Lehi. A cave was discovered a short distance down from Jerusalem with writings of a Prophet from 600 BC. The Nomad tribes consider the hill above the cave to be a sacred place. As they put it, “Before there was Muhammad there was a great prophet named Lehi and he taught from that hill”. This will be a major highlight of your tour in Israel. The excavations are on an Army Base. Only those excavating and Fun For Less Tours have been given permission to go onto the site. To see a video on the Lehi excavations go to the Israel section of our website you will find a link. NOTE: The excavations are now far enough along, there are stairs into the underground excavations.
Pyramids of Giza - Egypt
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Below is the information on the two packages we have COMBINED to create our Ultimate Tour: Package #1: Israel & Jordan
• 4-star deluxe Hotels in Israel. • 5-star luxury hotel in Jordan. • Special guest educator throughout Israel: See dates. • The best in guides and bus drivers! • All land taxes and booking fees. • All transfers, buses and entrance fees. • Petra in Jordan: Voted as one of the Seven Wonders of the World! • Boat ride on the Sea of Galilee. • Breakfast & dinner throughout your stay in Israel. • All of the important sites in Israel & Jordan. • The City of Lehi Excavations. • Fun For Less Tours staff throughout your tour – “We Don’t Send You, We Take You.” • “Whisper Perfect” headset receivers: Everyone on this tour will have their own individual “whisper perfect” headset receiver. You will be able to hear every word clearly spoken by our guides and educators, even when you step away from the group to take that important picture. • Not included in our package is the option to purchase our group airfare. • Not included in our package is the Cairo, Nile cruise, Red Sea program – information and pricing can be found below.
Package #1 - (October 5th Price: $2,695*) (October 19th Price: $2,795*)
Package #2: Our 7 day 6 night Cairo, the Pyramids, Nile Cruise & Red Sea Package includes the following: • $500 in domestic airfare: • Airfare from Cairo to Luxor: $171 • Airfare from Aswan to the Red Sea by chartered jet: $329 • All taxes, ticketing fees and fuel surcharges. • Deluxe Nile Cruise ship with all meals. • 5-star luxury Intercontinental Citystars Hotel Cairo. • 5-star luxury beach resort hotel on the Red Sea. • All shore excursions of the ship. • Guest educator: See dates. • Educational lectures during the Nile Cruise and at the Red Sea Resort. • All tours, entrance fees, buses and guides throughout. • Fun For Less Tour staff throughout – “We Don’t Send You, We Take You.” • Use of our “Whisper Perfect” receivers.
Package #2 Price: $1,694*
The Total for our Ultimate Package - Package #1 plus Package #2 is: (October 5th Price: $4,389*) (October 19th Price: $4,489*) *does not include international airfare to and from the Middle East, border fees, tips or visas.
The Treasury - Petra, Jordan
Garden Tomb - Jerusalem
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ALASKA CRUISE 13 day cruise/tour - May 16, 2017 11 day cruise/tour - August 24, 2017
Cruising the Inside Passage
Feel the warmth of the spring sun as you glide along past the dense forests of dark green pines, fields of rainbow-hued wildflowers and dazzling white glaciers. In the clear blue sky, silent eagles circle in search of unsuspecting salmon. Cherish every moment you spend on this endlessly fascinating itinerary.
May 16 ports of call (Vancouver to Anchorage) • Vancouver, British Columbia • Seward, Alaska • Inside Passage (Cruising) • Ketchikan, Alaska • Icy Strait Point, Alaska • Skagway, Alaska • Juneau, Alaska • Haines, Alaska • Sitka, Alaska • Hubbard Glacier (Cruising) • Seward, Alaska • Anchorage (Talkeetna & Iditarod)
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August 24 ports of call (Vancouver to Anchorage) • Vancouver, British Columbia • Seward, Alaska • Inside Passage (Cruising) • Ketchikan, Alaska • Icy Strait Point, Alaska • Skagway, Alaska • Juneau, Alaska • Hubbard Glacier (Cruising) • Seward, Alaska • Anchorage (Talkeetna & Iditarod)
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Package Price Includes: • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
7 or 9 night cruise on Royal Caribbean’s “Radiance of the Seas.” Includes all port charges. Juneau side tour - Whale watching Includes all cruise taxes. All taxes and booking fees. 1 night deluxe hotel in Vancouver before cruise and 1 night deluxe hotel in Anchorage after cruise. Includes 4 transfers: Vancouver airport to Hotel - Vancouver hotel to ship - Seward to Anchorage hotel - Anchorage hotel to airport. Shore excursion Juneau: Whale watching cruise, plus a tour of Juneau and the Mendenhall Glacier. Shore excursion Skagway: Scenic drive over White Pass Summit to Canada border and city tour. Anchorage: Full day tour to Talkeetna with jet boat ride on the river. Also, visit the Iditarod site and ride a dog sled. Vancouver city tour on the way to your ship. Fun For Less Tour Staff throughout your cruise, transfers and shore excursions. Private parties and group get-togethers. Option to purchase our group airfare. We do not include a side tour in Ketchikan, Haines, Sitka & Icy *Per person cash discount price, based on double occupancy. Straight Point. Does not include Ketchikan shore excursion, airfare and tips.
Package Price: $1,885*
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EXOTIC CARIBBEAN 7 day “land cruise” - June 10, 2017 - NEW!
“LAND CRUISE”
Iberostar Resort - Playa del Carmen
Why do we love to cruise? You only unpack once – all of the meals are included – fun nightly entertainment, quiet places to relax and read a book – wonderful places to visit and much more. It is time to step up to the next level – a fantastic “Land Cruise”. When you take a deluxe resort and locate it on a wonderful beach, add the amenities a cruise offers, you end up with a vacation that is better than a cruise. Take a look at our “apples to apples” comparison we have made to the least expensive Caribbean Cruise on Royal Caribbean out of Florida in 2015 and what our Western Caribbean “Land Cruise” has to offer.
Ruins of Chichen Itza
Ruins of Ek Balam
Comparing Apples to Apples Comparing our June 11 “Land Cruise” to The Least Expensive Royal Caribbean Cruise From Florida on the least expensive ship and the ship’s least expensive small inside cabin. • Small Inside Cabin: 1,199 + 98.41 Ship Taxes + 91 expected tips = $1,388.41 • The almost $1,400 does not include: • Shore Excursions – You could easily spend hundreds more. • Transfers to and from the ship – you could easily spend $50 or more. • Drinks including soft drinks – would cost around $75. • The needed hotel before going to the ship – approx. $75. • Fun For Less Tours Staff & our guest Educator. • With transfers, shore excursions, drinks and the needed hotel before the cruise you could easily be over $1,700 per person to take a Caribbean cruise in June. Compare the least expensive Royal Caribbean cruise above to our FANTASTIC “Land Cruise” package pricing on the following page.
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If you love Cruising – YOU WILL LOVE THIS !! Compare the differences and value!
For a lot less than a small inside cabin with Royal Caribbean, we give you the whole package for a lot less! Here is what is INCLUDED in our FANTASTIC Package: • Large balcony resort rooms in our wonderful “Land Cruise’ deluxe beach front resort hotel. • Like the ship all Quality Meals are included – but unlike the ship it does not cost extra to eat in their specialty restaurants that include: a steak house, Japanese. Italian or seafood restaurants. Free room service all day every day. • Quality entertainment – at times even better than the ship has. • All transfers are included - if you are flying with our group airfare or you can meet us at the airport when the group arrives if you have your own airfare. • Tours to Ekbalam & Chichen Itza, including guides, buses & entrance fees. • All your drinks every day all day, including virgin Piña Colada’s, Coke, Sprite, etc. • Beach only a few steps from your luxury resort room - no beach on a ship. • All Resort Hotel Tips. • All Taxes and Booking Fees. • Gigantic Swimming Pools - tiny pools on the ship. • No Sea Sickness. • No worries, the ship will leave you if you are late – your resort is not going anywhere. • Sports equipment like paddle boats, snorkel equipment, etc. are free – not available on a ship unless you are on an expensive shore excursions. • Fun For Less Tours Staff throughout your transfers, tours and at the resort.
Our special “Land Cruise” includes tours to:
Ekbalam & Chichen Itza Ruins
Package Price: $1,299* Discounts for Children
(pages 3-11) are cheaper if sharing as 3rd or 4th in a room. *Per person cash discount price, based on double occupancy. Does not include airfare.
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SOUTH AFRICAN SAFARI with Optional Extension to Victoria Falls
14 day land tour - April 19, 2017 with Diederik Van ‘t Hof & DeAnn Sadleir
“Gods Window” Blyde River Canyon South Africa
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SOUTH AFRICAN SAFARI with Optional Extension to Victoria Falls
14 day land tour - April 19, 2017 with Diederik Van ‘t Hof & DeAnn Sadleir
Capetown, South Africa
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This special tour is the perfect combination of a picture-taking safari and a tour of three countries. We consider this the 3rd best tour in the world, right behind China and Southeast Asia. In South Africa you will explore Cape Town, Table Mountain, Durban, a visit to a Zulu Tribe (with show), the Great Panorama Road, Johannesburg, and explore two additional countries Swaziland and Lesotho. Your picture taking safaris includes King Shaka’s game reserve, St. Lucia game reserve and the world famous Kruger National Park game reserve. We do not do our safaris in a bus! All of our picture taking safaris are in smaller 4 wheel drive open air vehicles.
Our Fun For Less Tours Package Price Includes:
• Safaris in small groups in 4 wheel drive open air vehicles. • Deluxe hotels and safari game lodges throughout – the right hotels and game lodges can really make the difference in your experience! • Includes inside flight from Cape Town to Durban if doing Fun For Less Tour’s group airfare. • All transfers to and from airports, hotels and tours. • Boat cruises on the St. Lucia River and the ocean. • Zulu tribe visit with show. • All entrance fees, buses and guides throughout. • Special Guest Educator/Guide: Diederik Van ‘t Hof • Fun For Less Staff throughout your tour. “We Don’t Send You, We Take You!” • Option to purchase our group airfare. • Option to purchase our extension to Victoria Falls.
Victoria Falls - Zambia
Package Price: $3,589*
*Per person cash discount price, based on double occupancy. Does not include airfare, Victoria Falls Ext, tips and visas.
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PANAMA CANAL CRUISE
17 day cruise/tour - April 17, 2017 with Dr. Glenn Kimber
The Arch of Cabo San Lucas - Mexico
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PANAMA CANAL CRUISE
17 day cruise/tour - April 17, 2017 with Dr. Glenn Kimber
Cruising Gatun Lake
Beautiful streets of Cartagena, Colombia
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There are only a few times each year where cruise ships go through the canal and they are very expensive. We finally have found the right cruise itinerary for the right price, on the right ship. Celebrity Cruises “Infinity ship” is the perfect size to fit into the Panama Canal locks.
Package Price Includes:
• 16 night Celebrity Infinity Cruise category N. • $400 in Port Charges. • $391.35 in cruise taxes. • All land taxes and booking fees. • 1 night hotel in Miami after your cruise. • All transfers to and from airports, hotels and ship. • All fantastic shore excursions at every port of call. • All land tours before cruise. • Special Guest Educator: Dr. Glenn Kimber • Experienced Fun For Less Tours staff.
April Ports of Call:
• Cabo San Lucas, Mexico • Puerto Vallarta, Mexico • Puerto Quetzal, Guatemala • Puntarenas, Costa Rica • Panama Transit • Willemstad, Curacao • Miami
Package Price: $2,684*
*Per person cash discount price, based on double occupancy. Does not include international airfare and tips.
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LDS CHURCH HISTORY 8 day tour - July 13, 2017 with Dr. Glenn Kimber - NEW! 8 day tour - July 20, 2017 with Glenn Rawson - NEW! 10 day tour - September 7, 2017 with Dr. David Christensen - NEW!
The Sacred Grove
We will start our fantastic Church History Tour in Palmyra, the Sacred Grove, and the Hill Cumorah. We will then follow the legacy-rich path of the saints from Palmyra to Kirtland, on to Independence, Far West, Adam-ondi-Ahman, Liberty Jail and then finally into Nauvoo and Carthage. We will not be traveling by wagon train - we are going to fly from Kirtland to Independence! Flying eliminates two full days of traveling by bus (and two months if traveling by wagon.) Along with our own prepared manual, each bus will have qualified educators and escorts that have been to the Church History sites before. All of our Special Educators have been teachers in the Church Education and seminary programs.
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Package Price Includes: • Quality Hotels. • All land taxes and booking fees. • Flight from Kirtland to Independence - $276 including taxes and fees. • Special Guest Educator: See dates listed above. • Educational lectures. • Fun For Less staff throughout your tour. “We Don’t Send You, We Take You.” • All transfers, buses, guides, entrance fees. • Individual receivers for every guest. You do not have to run to keep up with your educator – you also do not need to stand close to your educator or guide to hear them. Even when you step away from the group to take that important picture, you will hear every word spoken by your educator or tour staff. • Airfare is not included in our package: We give you the OPTION to purchase our group airfare.
A spectacular tour visiting ALL of the major LDS Church History Sites in CHRONOLOGICAL order of the Restoration!
Package Price: from $1,696* *Per person cash discount price, based on double occupancy. Does not include airfare and tips.
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CENTRAL AMERICAN RUINS & THE BOOK OF MORMON 13 day tour - March 10, 2017 with Glenn Rawson
Ancient Tikal - Guatemala
Lake Atitlan
13 day - Sept. 23, 2016 with Dr. John Lund - $2,579* • Mexico City: The famous museum and the ruins of Teotihuacan. • Palenque: Considered by many to be the best ruins in Central America. • Travel by boat on the Mayan Nile: Considered by many to be the River Sidon. • Ruins of Tikal: Probably the most impressive ruins in Central America. • Ruins of Kaminaljuyu: Prime candidate for the first City of Nephi. • Lake Atitlan: Prime candidate for the Waters of Mormon. • Ruins of Copan in Honduras. • Xunantunich ruins in Belize.
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Package Prices Include: • • • • • • • • • • •
1 inside flight. Native boats across the Usumacinta River. All reservations, land taxes and booking fees. *Per person cash discount price, based on double occupancy. 4 star deluxe and 5 star luxury hotels. Does not include international airfare and tips. Special Guest Educators: Glenn Rawson. Educational lectures. All transfers, buses, and entrance fees. The best in local guides. Boat ride on Lake Atitlan. Fun For Less Tour staff throughout your tour. “We Don’t Send You, We Take You.” Individual headset receivers for every guest. Even when you step away from the group to take that important picture, you will hear every word spoken by your educator, guide or tour staff. • Option to purchase our group airfare.
Package Price: $2,579*
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BOOK OF MORMON ”LAND CRUISE” 7 day “land cruise” - June 10, 2017 with Jack S. Marshall - NEW!
Giant feathered serpent head facing the Kukulcan Pyramid at Chichén Itzá - Yucatán, Mexico
Jack S. Marshall is a fantastic educator. His humor and stories will entertain and teach you about the Book of Mormon. He is our special educator on this wonderful vacation. He will have several get-togethers with those that can break away from the fun and sun to study the Book of Mormon in a wonderful relaxing setting. Why do we love to cruise? You only unpack once – all of the meals are included – fun nightly entertainment, quiet places to relax and read a book – wonderful places to visit and much more. It is time to step up to the next level – a fantastic “Land Cruise”. When you take a deluxe resort and locate it on a wonderful beach, add the amenities a cruise offers, you end up with a vacation that is better than a cruise. Take a look our “apples to apples” comparison we have made to the least expensive Caribbean Cruise on Royal Caribbean out of Florida in 2015 and what our Western Caribbean “Land Cruise” has to offer.
Iberostar Tucán Resort - Playa del Carmen
Comparing Apples to Apples
Comparing our June 11 “Land Cruise” to The Least Expensive Royal Caribbean Cruise From Florida on the least expensive ship and the ship’s least expensive small inside cabin. • Small Inside Cabin: 1,199 + 98.41 Ship Taxes + 91 expected tips = $1,388.41 • The almost $1,400 does not include: • Shore Excursions – You could easily spend hundreds more • Transfers to and from the ship – you could easily spend $50 or more • Drinks including soft drinks – would cost around $75 • The needed hotel before going to the ship – approx. $75 • Fun For Less Tours Staff & our guest Educator • With transfers, shore excursions, drinks and the needed hotel before the cruise you could easily be over $1,700 per person to take a Caribbean cruise in June. Compare the least expensive Royal Caribbean cruise above to our FANTASTIC “Land Cruise” package pricing on the following page.
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If you love Cruising – YOU WILL LOVE THIS !! Compare the differences and value! For a lot less than a small inside cabin with Royal Caribbean, we give you the whole package for a lot less! Here is what is INCLUDED in our FANTASTIC Package: • Large balcony resort rooms in our wonderful “Land Cruise’ deluxe beach front resort hotel. • Like the ship all Quality Meals are included – but unlike the ship it does not cost extra to eat in their specialty restaurants that include: a steak house, Japanese. Italian or seafood restaurants. Free room service all day every day. • Quality entertainment – at times even better than the ship has. • All transfers if you are flying on our group airfare or can meet us at the airport when the group arrives if you have your own airfare. • Tours to Ekbalam & to Chichen Itza, including guides, buses & entrance fees. • All your drinks every day all day, including virgin Piña Colada’s, Coke, Sprite, etc., etc. • Beach only a few steps from your luxury resort room - no beach on a ship. • All Resort Hotel Tips. • All taxes and booking fees. • Gigantic Swimming Pools - tiny pools on the ship. • No Sea Sickness. • No worries, the ship will leave you if you are late – your resort is not going anywhere. • Sports equipment like paddle boats, snorkel equipment, etc. are free – not available on a ship unless you are on an expensive shore excursions. • Fun For Less Tours Staff throughout your transfers, tours and at the resort.
Our special “Land Cruise” includes tours to:
Ekbalam & Chichen Itza ruins
Package Price: $1,299* Discounts for Children
(pages 3-11) are cheaper if sharing as 3rd or 4th in a room. *Per person cash discount price, based on double occupancy. Does not include airfare.
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