Travel Designs: Destinations

VERMONT winter
February 5th to February 13th ~ 8 nights ~ Limit 7 ~ $2,120
Vermont’s autumn fire is well documented, but for a change of pace,
do consider returning to see and photograph the delicacy of the winter stillness in America’s ‘old country'.
Classic farm scenes, barns and macro studies of ice and snow, plus more.

YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK winter
February 22nd to February 27th ~ 5 nights ~ Limit 7 ~ $1,400
Abundant wildlife viewing including Bighorn Sheep, Pronghorn Antelope, Elk etc., plus Grand Canyon of the
Yellowstone, Mammoth Hot Springs, and the Lamar Valley and more.

YELLOWSTONE / GRAND TETON winter
February 17th to February 25th ~ 8 nights ~ Limit 7 ~ $2,120
See many pristine winter landscapes including the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone and the Teton Peaks.
Also, accessible Elk, Bison, Deer, Antelope and Coyote.

BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK, TEXAS
March 17th to March 24th ~ 7 nights ~ Limit 7 ~ $1,855
Big Bend National Park is desert, Rio Grande canyon and river, mountain, mammal, bird and wildflowers.
Also San Antonio side-bars such as the famed Alamo and Riverwalk in the slanting March light.

CALIFORNIA - The MENDOCINO coast
April 10th to April 16th ~ 6 nights ~ Limit 7 ~ $1,680
San Francisco, Pacific coast, lighthouses, wildflowers,
Mendocino, botanical garden, State parks, a Whale watching option and much more

ALASKA
June 24th to July 1st ~ 7 nights ~ Limit 4 ~ $2,950
An ‘inside passage’ sojourn for likely encounters with Eagles, Humpback and Orca Whales,
Stellar Sea Lions, Porpoise, Harbor Seals, many duck and sea birds, Black Bears,
and Mountain Goats. Glaciers and stunning scenery to boot.

COLORADO ROCKIES
July 21st to July 30th ~ 9 nights ~ Limit 7 ~ $2,295
America’s ‘roof top’ is a veritable potpourri of towering mountains, wildflowers, waterfalls, wildlife, and ghost towns. Rocky Mountain NP, Aspen, Maroon Bells, Crested Butte, Telluride, Garden of the Gods and more

OREGON-WASHINGTON
July 15th to July 23rd ~ 8 nights ~ Limit 7 ~ $2,160
Columbia Gorge, Mount Hood, Cannon Beach and the Oregon coast, Mount Rainier, Mount St. Helens, plus abundant wildflowers and wildlife.

PALOUSE OF WASHINGTON and IDAHO
August 16th to August 21st ~ 5 nights ~ Limit 7 ~ $1,390
Harvest time on the Palouse. Bold and flowing lines at dawn and dusk, and a sprinkling of old barns.
Plus Spokane and more

IDAHO WILDERNESS TREK
August 19th to August 26th ~ 7 nights ~ Limit 5 ~ $1,918
We’ll go horseback into a remote chunk of the largest wilderness in the lower 48 States. Wildflowers, wildlife, waterfalls, rugged mountain landscapes, rafters on the Salmon River and Cowboys. Fishing option.

YELLOWSTONE and TETONS autumn
September 13th to September 20th ~ 7 nights ~ Limit 7 ~ $1,855
Glorious autumnal color, reflections and barns set against the magnificent Teton peaks.
Yellowstone geysers, Grand Canyon, falls and wildlife etcetera. Wrangler option is one additional night.

UTAH EAST, COLORADO WEST
September 29th to October 12th ~ 13 nights ~ Limit 7 ~ $2,995
The red rock of Canyonlands, Arches and Monument Valley,
combined with the grandeur of Colorado’s peaks draped in colorful Aspen.
Also Mesa Verde, Telluride, Crested Butte, ghost towns, wildlife and more.

NEW ENGLAND - Vermont autumn
October 8th to October 13th ~ 5 nights ~ Limit 7 ~ $1,400
Vermont's autumnal classics including Jenne Farm, Peacham, Stowe, brilliantly colored Maples and more.

CALIFORNIA COAST, DESERT and HIGH SIERRA
October 8th to October 23rd ~ 15 nights ~ Limit 7 ~ $3,480
San Francisco, Monterey peninsula, Death Valley, Sequoia, Yosemite, Mono Lake and the ghost town of Bodie.

ALBUQUERQUE BALLOON FIESTA
October 5th to October 8th ~ 3 nights ~ Limit 7 ~ $840
'Mass ascension', evening glow and more . . . absolutely, colorfully glorious! Also Albuquerque old town, the 'ghost towns' of Golden and Madrid, plus Sante Fe. A balloon flight is an optional extra.

GLACIER NATIONAL PARK: See Canadian Rockies

WALES
April 27th to May 9th ~ 12 nights ~ Limit 7 ~ $2,960
Land of song and enchanting landscape.
Coastline, castles, winding back-roads, mountains, sheep farm, flora, fauna, choir practice,
a junior school visit and meeting the Welsh people. The Leader lived there and speaks fluent Welsh.

ENGLAND, spring
May 10th to May 24th ~ 14 nights ~ Limit 7 ~ $3,320
Explore England with English Guide/Photographer John Baker. The best of Cornwall, Devon, the Cotswolds, the Lake District, the Yorkshire Dales, Stonehenge and much more. Coastal fishing villages, rolling green pastures with a mosaic of dry-stone walls and barns, thatched cottages, flowers, lakes, mountains, historical spots and trips everyday for the early and late light.

IRELAND
May 25th to June 7th ~ 13 nights ~ Limit 7 ~ $3,185
See all Ireland - its people, its landscape, and its culture. Join Travel Designs and 'touch' the real Ireland in a personal way. Highlights include Dublin, the Mountains of Mourne, Giants Causeway, Dunluce Castle, the Donegal peninsula, Connemara mountains, the Burren, Cliffs of Moher, the Dingle peninsula, the Ring of Kerry, Rock of Cashel plus more

LONDON, England
Dates optional ~ 4 nights ~ Limit 5 ~ $1,344
The trip will consist of excursions to this great City’s icons with ‘former’ Englishman John Baker. Highlights will include the Tower Bridge, Trafalgar Square, the 'Changing of the Guard' at Buckingham Palace, tea and scones at Rubens, St. James Park, Hyde Park, the London ‘Tube’, Piccadilly Circus, Regent Street, Trafalgar Square, Westminster Abbey, Lifeguards on horseback and the three River Thames icons of Big Ben, Houses of Parliament and Westminster Bridge. A night excursion is also included.

SCOTLAND
April 28th to May 9th ~ 11 nights ~ Limit 7 ~ $2,810
The isles of Mull, Skye, and the remote spiritual and photogenic Isle of Iona.
Also the western Highlands, Inverness, Edinburgh, bagpipers and much more

ENGLAND - An English autumn
October 7th to October 21st ~ 14 nights ~ Limit 7 ~ $3,320
Explore England with an English Guide/Photographer in the mellow autumn English light. The best of Cornwall, Devon, the Cotswolds, the Lake District, the Yorkshire Dales, Stonehenge and much more. Meet the folks that are the true England

NOVA SCOTIA
July 24th to August 7th ~ 14 nights ~ Limit 7 ~ $3,220
Historic and photogenic lighthouses to magnificent coastal landscapes. Fort Louisbourg, Iona, Peggy’s Cove, Cape Breton Highlands NP and much more in this Atlantic province that owes much to it's Scottish and French heritage

CANADIAN ROCKIES and GLACIER NP, MONTANA
August 2nd to August 15th ~ 13 nights ~ Limit 7 ~ $3,185
The grandeur, wildlife and fauna of Jasper, Banff, Glacier, Yoho and Waterton parks, plus Glacier NP, Montana.

CENTRAL VALLEY and COLONIAL
January 8th to January 22nd ~ 14 nights ~ Limit 7 ~ $3,280
Mexico City to Oaxaca. Guanajuato, Taxco, Tula, Teotihuacan, Lake Chapala, Aztec cities and towering volcanoes etc.

MAYAN MEXICO and the YUCATAN
February 2nd to February 12th ~ 10 nights ~ Limit 7 ~ $2,550
From Merida to the ancient Mayan cities of Uxmal, Chichen Itza, Kabah, and the Ruta Puuc. Old haciendas, Flamingo flocks, fishermen and the white beaches of the Caribbean.

COPPER CANYON
September 3rd to September 11th ~ 8 nights ~ Limit 7 ~ $2,120
Copper Canyon [Barrancas del Cobra], Creel, Cusarare, the Chihuahua al Pacificio Railroad, Divisadero, Tarahumara Indian tribe, Batopilas, missions, remote villages, waterfalls, wildflowers, and wildlife.

EUROPEAN ALPS ‘Classical’
June 28th to July 13th ~ 17 nights ~ Limit 7 ~ $4,340
A trip that takes in the great cities of Europe including Salzburg, Vienna, Venice, Como, Geneva, Montreux, Liechtenstein, Zurich and Innsbruck. Weave in the towering European Alps and the essence of European culture for a memorable trip

EUROPEAN ALPS
July 13th to July 24th ~ 11 nights ~ Limit 7 ~ $2,805
An ‘intimate’ European Alps itinerary taking in the peaks of Austria and Switzerland, including the regions of St. Moritz, Liechtenstein, Zurich, Interlaken, and Innsbruck. Weave in the towering European Alps with stays on high mountain passes awash with wildflowers, plus the essence of European culture. Let Travel Designs take care of currencies and languages.

MY APOLOGIES, BUT ALL TRIPS TO ISRAEL ARE CANCELED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE

ISRAEL
10 nights ~ Limit 7 ~ $2,570
Jerusalem, Sea of Galilee [Tiberias], Bethlehem, Nazareth, Haifa, Massada, Megiddo, Elat, Dead Sea and Jericho.

ISRAEL
10 nights ~ Limit 7 ~ $2,570
Jerusalem, Sea of Galilee (Tiberias), Bethlehem, Nazareth, Haifa, Massada, Megiddo, Elat, Dead Sea and Jericho.

NEW ZEALAND spring
November 30th to December 12th ~ 12 nights ~ Limit 7 ~ $2,925
South Island’s mountain vistas including Mount Cook, ocean, old growth forests, colorful wild Lupines,
and waterfalls. A trip along the spectacular Milford Sound is included plus the Albatross, Penguins and other seabirds.

NEW ZEALAND autumn
March 18th to March 30th ~ 12 nights ~ Limit 7 ~ $2,925
South Island’s mountain vistas including Mount Cook, ocean, old growth forests, autumn colour
and waterfalls. A trip along the spectacular Milford Sound is included plus the Albatross, Penguins and other seabirds.

GALAPAGOS ISLANDS
May 29th to June 12th ~ 14 nights ~ Minimum 6 ~ $3,850
The trip of a lifetime. Ecuador's Galapagos Islands are unique in that just a 'handful'
of us humans are permitted to get incredibly close to some of the planet's rarest species of wildlife.
The itinerary also includes the Cloud Forest and a colourful Indian Market.

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