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Experience the beauty of America’s National Parks on this epic fourteen-day adventure of the American West. You will visit six national wonders including the Grand Canyon, Yellowstone, and Grand Teton National Parks. This scenic trip also includes the Acoma Pueblo Reservation, Salt Lake City, and so much more. This is truly an adventure waiting to be discovered. Tour Highlights: • Will Rogers Birthplace Ranch • Oklahoma City Memorial • American Quarter Horse Museum • Cadillac Ranch • Acoma Pueblo & Sky City Cultural Center • Petrified Forest & Painted Desert • Grand Canyon National Park • Cameron Trading Post • IMAX Theater Dinner Show Package • Sunset over the Grand Canyon • Zion National Park • Bryce Canyon National Park • Salt Lake City Sightseeing • Mormon Tabernacle Broadcast • Grand Teton National Park • Yellowstone National Park • Terry Bison Ranch • Buffalo Bill Historic Site - Scouts Rest • Great Platte River Road Archway Monument • Thirteen Nights First Class Lodging • Thirteen Hotel Breakfasts & Nine Dinners • All Taxes & Tips on these services • Luggage Handling (One bag per person) • Motorcoach Transportation $400 per person deposit due with reservation Final Payment due by August 1, 2019 Trip Insurance is available (see premium pricing above in parentheses) Twin Cities Office: 9250 Grand Avenue S Bloomington, MN 55420 Rochester Office: 1825 N Broadway Ave Rochester, MN 55906 www.heartlandtoursandtravel.com 507-424-2700 or 651-777-7170 Double Triple Quad Single Per Person Prices – based on room occupancy $3,249 $3,049 $3,049 $4,249 ($171) ($171) ($171) ($215) Premium T our America’s National Parks 14 Days and 13 Nights Sunday, September 15 to Saturday, September 28, 2019

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Page 1: America’s National Parks · 2018-11-30 · America’s National Parks 14 Days and 13 Nights Sunday, September 15 to Saturday, September 28, 2019 Day 1 - Kansas City, MO - Today,

Experience the beauty of America’s National Parks on this epic fourteen-day adventure of the American West.You will visit six national wonders including the Grand Canyon, Yellowstone, and Grand Teton National Parks.This scenic trip also includes the Acoma Pueblo Reservation, Salt Lake City, and so much more. This is truly anadventure waiting to be discovered.

Tour Highlights:• Will Rogers Birthplace Ranch• Oklahoma City Memorial• American Quarter Horse Museum• Cadillac Ranch• Acoma Pueblo & Sky City Cultural Center• Petrified Forest & Painted Desert• Grand Canyon National Park• Cameron Trading Post• IMAX Theater Dinner Show Package• Sunset over the Grand Canyon• Zion National Park• Bryce Canyon National Park• Salt Lake City Sightseeing• Mormon Tabernacle Broadcast• Grand Teton National Park• Yellowstone National Park• Terry Bison Ranch• Buffalo Bill Historic Site - Scouts Rest• Great Platte River Road Archway Monument• Thirteen Nights First Class Lodging• Thirteen Hotel Breakfasts & Nine Dinners• All Taxes & Tips on these services• Luggage Handling (One bag per person)• Motorcoach Transportation

$400 per person deposit due with reservation Final Payment due by August 1, 2019

Trip Insurance is available (see premium pricing above in parentheses)

Twin Cities Office:9250 Grand Avenue S

Bloomington, MN 55420

Rochester Office:1825 N Broadway AveRochester, MN 55906

www.heartlandtoursandtravel.com507-424-2700 or 651-777-7170

Double Triple Quad SinglePer Person Prices – based on room occupancy

$3,249 $3,049 $3,049 $4,249($171) ($171) ($171) ($215)

Premium

Tour

America’s National Parks14 Days and 13 Nights Sunday, September 15 to Saturday, September 28, 2019

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America’s National Parks14 Days and 13 Nights Sunday, September 15 to Saturday, September 28, 2019

Day 1 - Kansas City, MO - Today, you travel to Kansas City,MO. On arrival check into the Drury Inn Kansas City Stadium foran overnight stay. Dinner is on your own this evening, but youcan take advantage of Drury’s 5:30 Kickback featuring a rotatingmenu of hot items and cold beverages.

Day 2 - Will Rogers Dog IronRanch - Tulsa, OK - Travel todayacross Missouri and Oklahoma witha stop at Will Rogers Birthplace,the Dog Iron Ranch. Your tour willacquaint you with fundamentalsheld important by this great character of American History. Aswell as life on an Oklahoma CattleRanch in the 1870′s. You will even learn a little about roping andriding.

Continue on to Tulsa, Oklahoma for the night at the HamptonInn. Dinner is on your own. There are several restaurants located near the hotel. (B)

Day 3 - Oklahoma City National Memorial - Amarillo, TX -Depart Tulsa this morning and stop in Oklahoma City, OK. Visitthe Oklahoma City National Memorial, dedicated to the victims ofthe bombing in Oklahoma City of the Alfred P. Murrah FederalBuilding. You will then drive past the State Capitol to see the OilWell on the lawn.

Continue travel to Amarillo, TX where you will staying at theDrury Inn for the night. Dinner is included tonight at the BigTexan Steak House, home of the World famous 70oz steak.(B,D)

Day 4 - American Quarter Horse Museum - Sky City Casino -This morning visit the American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame andMuseum. It is a hidden gem of Western art in the TexasPanhandle. Visit the many interactive and educational exhibitsshowcasing the American Quarter Horse and the Westernlifestyle.

Then you make a photo stop at the Cadillac Ranch to see theten graffiti-covered cars half-buried, nose-down, facing west “atthe same angle as the Cheops’ pyramid.” Your group can evenbring spray paint and add graffiti to the cars – this is an acceptable practice.

Continue travel to the Acoma Reservation west of Albuquerque,NM. Check into the Sky City Hotel for the night. Tonight enjoy acasino dinner buffet and free time for gaming. (B,D)

Day 5 - Acoma Pueblo & Sky CityCultural Center - Flagstaff, AZ -You have a beautiful trip scheduledthis morning to the Acoma Pueblo &Sky City Cultural Center. It is builthigh atop a sheer-walled, 367- footsandstone bluff towering above a beautiful valley.

Continuously occupied since 1150 A.D., Sky City is the oldestinhabited community in North America. The mesa-top settlementis known worldwide for its unique art and rich culture, and it istruly one of the most magnificent vistas in the Southwest. Youmay feel like an Archeologist by the time your visit is over.

Afternoon travel includes a stop atthe Painted Desert Visitors Centerin Petrified Forest National Park.Then take a drive on the Northernloop of Petrified Forest Road.Experience one of the world’slargest and most vibrantly coloredassemblies of petrified wood, historic structures and archeologicalsites.

Here, 200-million-year-old fossils tell the tale of the earth – andits prehistoric inhabitants – amongst the picturesque wonders ofArizona’s Painted Desert. Petrified Forest is a surprising realm offascinating landscape and science.

Continue travel to Flagstaff, AZ and check into the Holiday InnExpress for a two night stay. Dinner is included at a localrestaurant this evening. (B,D)

Day 6 - Full Day Grand CanyonSightseeing - Sunset Over GrandCanyon - Enjoy a full day of sightseeing with a local guide inGrand Canyon National Park thatwill allow you to get to some of themost recognizable view pointsalong the South Rim that youwouldn't have time to walk to. Plus,

you also visit the Cameron Trading Post, where past and presentmeet. Native American arts and crafts, jewelry and fine antiquecollectibles housed in an authentic turn-of-the-century tradingpost.

Then tour the South Rim of the Grand Canyon from the DesertView Watch Tower to Hermits Rest. The late afternoon featuresan IMAX Theater Film. Discover a Grand Canyon that wouldtake a lifetime to experience. This IMAX movie opens with thebeginning of man’s fragile kinship with the twisting 277 mileGrand Canyon in Arizona, then moves t he audience throughtime with brief glimpses at the stone pages of human history.

From the mysterious Anasazi who inhabited the Canyon 4,000years ago, viewers at The National Geographic Visitor Centerwill travel through Grand Canyon history to join Major JohnWesley Powell as he challenges the unexplored Canyon andraging Colorado River in 1869.

Tonight, dinner is included at a local restaurant after which youreturn to watch the Sunset from the South Rim. (B,D)

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America’s National Parks14 Days and 13 Nights Sunday, September 15 to Saturday, September 28, 2019

Day 7 - Las Vegas, NV - LasVegas City Lights Tour - Traveltoday to Las Vegas, NV where youovernight at the Orleans Hotel &Casino. You will have plenty of freetime for gambling and dinner onown.

This evening, meet a local guidefor a City Lights Tour. See the Gondolas of Venice, the dancingfountains of the Bellagio, the erupting volcanoes at the Mirage &the Eiffel Tower! Plus, the neon of downtown Las Vegas and theFremont Street Experience! (B)

Day 8 - Zion National Park - Bryce Canyon - Depart LasVegas this morning and travel to Zion National Park. Gaze up atmassive sandstone cliffs of cream, pink, and red that soar into abrilliant blue sky. Challenge your courage in a narrow slotcanyon. Zion’s unique array of plants and animals will enchantyou as you absorb the rich history of the past and enjoy theexcitement of present day adventures.

Next, travel to Bryce Canyon for anafternoon tour. Bryce Canyon,famous for its worldly unique geology, consists of a series ofhorseshoe-shaped amphitheaterscarved from the eastern edge ofthe Paunsaugunt Plateau. The erosional force of frost-wedgingand the dissolving power of rainwa-ter have shaped the colorful limestone rock of the ClaronFormation into bizarre shapes, including slot canyons, windows,fins, and spires called "hoodoos."

You then check into Ruby's Inn for the night. Enjoy dinner thisevening at the hotel's Cowboy's Buffet Restaurant. (B,D)

Day 9 - Salt Lake City, UT -Sightseeing Tour - MormonTabernacle Choir - Today, travel toSalt Lake City, UT. Meet a localguide on arrive for a sightseeing tourto include: The Great Salt Lake,State Capitol Building & Governor’sMansion, Old Mormon Pioneer Trail,This is The Place Monument, Trolley

Square, Olympic Stadium & Village, Beehive House, LionHouse, Eagle Gate, Temple Gardens & Fountains and more.

Then check into the Crystal Inn for an overnight stay. Tonight,dinner is included at a local restaurant. Enjoy the MormonTabernacle with a live TV Broadcast of the service and a chanceto hear the Mormon Tabernacle Choir (as available). (B,D)

Day 10 - Jackson, WY - Departing this morning after breakfastyou head to Jackson, WY. Check into the Virginian Lodge for atwo night stay. A dinner buffet is included tonight at the hotel'srestaurant. (B,D)

Day 11 - Grand Tetons NationalPark - Yellowstone - After breakfast, begin a full day of sightseeing starting in Jackson witha local guide. Travel throughGrand Teton National Park, overthe Snake River, along the shore ofJackson Lake, to YellowstoneNational Park. Start with a visit

Grand Teton National Park. Rising above a scene rich withextraordinary wildlife, pristine lakes, and alpine terrain, the TetonRange stands monument to the people who fought to protect it.These are mountains of the imagination.

Then it's on to Yellowstone NationalPark. Sights here include the OldFaithful Geyser and Visitors Center,Upper Geyser Basin, the Upper andLower Falls of the YellowstoneRiver, Yellowstone Lake and muchmore as we navigate the GrandLoop Road. Return to Jackson.Dinner is on your own this evening.(B)

Day 12 - Cheyenne, WY - Depart for Cheyenne, WY this morning. On arrival, check into the TownPlace Suites for thenight. Late afternoon you visit to the Terry Bison Ranch, whereyou enjoy a tour through their buffalo herd. This will be followedby the Dirty Dan Magee Steak Fry. (B,D)

Day 13 - Buffalo Bill Historical Park - Today, stop at BuffaloBill State Park in North Platte, NE. The legacy of the life andtimes of the man who personified the frontier spirit lives on atBuffalo Bill Ranch State Historical Park. Cody's elegant Victorianhouse, built in 1886, and huge barn sit on 25 acres of what wasoriginally a 4,000-acre spread that Cody called Scouts RestRanch. The barn, built in 1886, now features Wild West Showmemorabilia, original posters, and a movie made of film clipstaken at the time the show was touring throughout the UnitedStates and Europe.

This afternoon you will visit theGreat Platte River Road Archway.Built over the top of I-80 this is bestdescribed as a splashy, brassy history museum that uses film,computer graphics, light andsound, life-size dioramas, re-enactors and classic cars to document over 150 years of

transportation and communication across America.” TheArchway brings the westward migration to life.

Continue to the Council Bluffs/ Omaha area for an overnight stayat the Hampton Inn. Dinner is on your own this evening. (B)

Day 14 - Depart for Home - After breakfast, depart for home.(B)

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GROUP LITE GROUP TRAVEL PROTECTION PLAN → NON-AGE BASED PRICING!

SCHEDULE OF INSURANCE COVERAGE AND OTHER NON-INSURANCE SERVICES

Trip Cancellation* Trip Cost**

NON-INSURANCE TRAVEL ASSISTANCE SERVICES Lost Baggage Retrieval ● Emergency Cash Advance ● Medical or Legal Referrals ● Prescription Drug/Eyeglass Replacement ● Translation Services ● Please note: Payment reimbursement to the Assistance Company is your responsibility.

Trip Interruption* Trip Cost**

Travel Delay – 12 hours $500 ($100/day)

Baggage/Personal Effects $500

Accident & Sickness Medical Expense $10,000

Emergency Medical Evacuation, Medical Repatriation,

and Return of Remains $20,000

Non-Insurance Worldwide Emergency Assistance

Services (Provided by OnCall International) Included

*For $0 Trip Cost, there is no Trip Cancellation and Trip Interruption is limited to $500 return air only.

**Up to the Trip Cost insured, up to a maximum of $10,000 per person.

REASONS FOR CANCELLATION/INTERRUPTION*** Sickness or Injury ● Death ● Employer Termination ● Terrorist Incident ● Hijack/Quarantine/Jury Duty ● Inclement Weather ● Home or Destination Uninhabitable ● Military Duty for National Disaster ● Traffic Accident en Route to Departure ● Theft of Passports/Visa ● Felonious Assault within 10 days of Scheduled Departure ● Unannounced Strike ● Bankruptcy/Default ***Additional terms apply to every peril.

There is “single supplement” coverage available if your roommate cancels for reasons covered by the plan.

Questions? Call 507-424-2700. What is the cost? Pre-Existing Medical Conditions Coverage 2 Easy ways to sign up: 1. Phone – Call Heartland Tours and

Travel.2. Online – Select the Travel Protection

option when booking or when updating your booking. Heartland Tours and Travel will take care of all ofthe arrangements for you!

The price for coverage is shown with the tour pricing. (The plan cost includes insurance benefits as well as non-insurance assistance services.)

If you aren’t sure you can call us or go online using the steps in the previous box.

Purchase within 14 days of initial trip deposit for Pre-Existing Condition Waiver! The Pre-Existing Condition Exclusion will be waived if the protection plan is purchased within 14 days of the date your initial trip deposit is received, you insure the full non-refundable cost of the trip (you must also insure the cost of any subsequent travel arrangements added to your trip within 14 days of the payment or deposit for those travel arrangements) and you are not disabled from travel at the time you pay the plan cost.

TIPS FOR TRAVELERS:

Cancel with Heartland Tours and Travel as soon as you are aware of the need to cancel.

In the event you need to file a claim, contact Travel Insured at 800-243-3174 as soon as possible. Be prepared to provide them with supporting documentation.

Get detailed medical statements from treating physicians where and when an accident or sickness occurred. Save all receipts, proof of payments, and proof ofinsurance. Pay by check or credit card when possible.

If you have purchased the Group Travel Protection Plan, for emergency medical evacuation call the assistance company (contact info is on your plan document). Be sure to call before you incur expenses.

This flyer is not your protection plan. Be sure to obtain a copy of your plan from Heartland Tours and Travel and read it before your trip. GENERAL LIMITATIONS AND EXCLUSIONS: Insurance benefits are not payable for any loss due to, arising or resulting from: 1. suicide, attempted suicide or any intentionally self-inflicted injury of You, a Traveling Companion, Family Member or Business Partner booked to travel with You, while sane or insane; 2. an act of declared or undeclared war; 3. participating in maneuvers or training exercises of an armed service, except while participating in weekend or summer training for the reserve forces of the United States, including the National Guard; 4. riding or driving in races, or speed or endurance competitions or events; 5. mountaineering (engaging in the sport of scaling mountains generally requiring the use of picks, ropes, or other special equipment); 6. participating as a member of a team in an organized sporting competition; 7. participating in bodily contact sports, skydiving or parachuting, hang gliding or bungee cord jumping; 8. piloting or learning to pilot or acting as a member of the crew of any aircraft; 9. being Intoxicated as defined in the Plan, or under the influence of any controlled substance unless as administered or prescribed by a Legally Qualified Physician; 10. the commission of or attempt to commit a felony or being engaged in an illegal occupation; 11. normal childbirth or pregnancy (except Complications of Pregnancy) or voluntarily induced abortion; 12. dental treatment (except as coverage is otherwise specifically provided); 13. amounts which exceed the Maximum Benefit Amount for each coverage as shown in the Schedule of Benefits; 14. due to a Pre-Existing Condition, as defined in the Plan. The Pre-Existing Condition Limitation does not apply to the Emergency Medical Evacuation or return of remains coverage; 15. medical treatment during or arising from a Trip undertaken for the purpose or intent of securing medical treatment; 16. a mental or nervous condition, unless hospitalized for that condition while the Plan is in effect for You; 17. due to loss or damage (including death or injury) and any associated cost or expense resulting directly from the discharge, explosion or use of any device, weapon or material employing or involving chemical, biological, radiological or similar agents, whether in time of peace or war, and regardless of who commits the act and regardless of any other sequence thereto.

Heartland Tours & Travel is not an insurer and does not have any liability for any coverage amounts. As a travel retailer, Heartland Tours & Travel is not qualified or authorized to answer technical questions about the benefits, exclusions or conditions of any of the insurance coverages in the plan or to evaluate the adequacy of your existing insurance coverage. Heartland Tours & Travel and its employees may offer and disseminate travel insurance under the direction of Travel Insured International (TII). You may have coverage from other sources that provides you with similar benefits but may be subject to different restrictions depending upon your other coverages. You may wish to compare the terms of this plan with your existing life, health, home, and automobile insurance policies. If you have any questions about this coverage, contact TII at 844-440-8113. Purchasing a travel protection plan is not required in order to purchase any other products or services offered by Heartland Tours & Travel.

This document contains highlights of the plans. The plans contain insurance benefits underwritten by the United States Fire Insurance Company. C&F and Crum & Forster are registered trademarks of United States Fire Insurance Company. The Crum & Forster group of companies is rated A (Excellent) by AM Best Company 2018. The plans also contain non-insurance Travel Assistance Services that are provided by an independent organization, and not by United States Fire Insurance Company or Travel Insured International. Coverages may vary and not all coverage is available in all jurisdictions. Individuals looking to obtain additional information regarding the features and pricing of each travel plan component, please contact Travel Insured.

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