| California |
| National Park Adventure | Code: | 784 |
| This special package gives you the opportunity to discover Yosemite National Park. Take a two hour valley tour to see the |
| sights. Watch the movie Spirit of Yosemite to learn about the park's history. You will spend 1 night at the historic Ahwahnee |
| hotel. Included also are 1 breakfast, and a Yosemite guide book available in German, French, Spanish, or English. |
| Yosemite National Park - located in the Sierra Nevada Mountains of central California - is a setting so spectacular and |
| awe-inspiring that even the first non-native visitors realized it should be protected for all time. John Muir, naturalist and Sierra |
| Club founder, called it "a landscape...that after all my wanderings still appears as the most beautiful I have ever beheld." |
| Earthquakes, glaciers and other forces of nature over millions of years left indelible footprints on the landscape that are still |
| visible in the towering granite cliffs, thundering waterfalls, steep mountains and deep alpine lakes. They beckon visitors to |
| explore, climb, photograph and experience their grandeur. |
| This land is so majestic and magnificent that it was the first territory ever set aside by Congress for public use and protection |
| in 1864. However, it took another thirty-six years and the efforts of Muir, Theodore Roosevelt and other influential |
| conservationists to bring all the lands of today's Yosemite National Park under federal protection. On October 1, 1890, the |
| U.S. Congress set aside more than 1,500 square miles of reserved forest lands, soon to be known as Yosemite National |
| Park. Today 94.5% of the park's 1,170 square mile area is dedicated as true wilderness for all who visit to enjoy. |
| Grand, Elegant, Majestic. |
| The Ahwahnee Hotel is a National Historical Landmark and one of the most distinctive resort hotels in North America. It's well |
| known for its great granite façade, striking beamed ceilings, massive stone hearths, richly colored Native American |
| appointments, and finely appointed rooms. Named for the original Native word for Yosemite Valley, the Ahwahnee Hotel |
| offers a perfect balance of refinement, grandness and hospitality. It's no wonder that for generations this grand hotel has |
| been the destination of queens and presidents alike. |
| Ahwahnee Hotel |
| According to legend, Lady Astor, American-born and England's first female Member of Parliament, visited the Yosemite |
| Valley in the early 1920s. She registered at its venerable Sentinel Hotel but was horrified when she saw her unheated room |
| and primitive amenities. She promptly checked out and returned to town. In response, Stephen T. Mather, director of the |
| National Parks Service, ordered the Yosemite Park & Curry Co., Yosemite's concessionaire, to replace the Sentinel with a |
| first-class hotel. Although The Ahwahnee Hotel is grand, it has only 123 rooms which means the staff can provide |
| first-class hospitality and care to each guest. Every room is finely appointed for comfort and visual delight and reflects the |
| natural surroundings and Native American influence of Yosemite. |
| There are 99 rooms in the main building, 24 cottage rooms and 4 luxurious parlor rooms -- with either a king-size or two |
| double beds, upholstered chairs, television, guest bathrobes, iron and ironing board, hair dryer, and daily housekeeping |
| service and evening turndown. |
| Hotel Rooms |
| Hotel rooms in the main building are appointed in rich fabrics, warm woods and Native American motifs. They offer |
| exceptional views of Yosemite Valley's spectacular scenery including Half Dome, Yosemite Falls and Glacier Point. |
| Valley Floor Tour |
| A 26 mile, two hour tour. Guides take you to the best sightseeing points to describe the history, geology, plant and animal life. |
| This tour provides the basis for fuller knowledge and enjoyment of the park. |
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