ALKI TOURS PRESENTS
7 Days to Love Chicago
TOUR PRICE:
$2399
P ER P ERSON /DO
I NCLUDES ROUND - TRIP
AIRFARE
SINGLE SUPPLEMENT: $460
TRIP R EGISTRATION
To register, contact
Alki Tours at (206)935-6848
or 1(800)895-2554
Or register at www.alkitours.com
A deposit of $500.00 per person
is due 2 weeks after making the
reservation to confirm your
space.
Please make checks payable to:
Alki Tours, 6417A Fauntleroy
Way SW, Seattle WA 98136
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September 6th-12th, 2015 7 Days
Here’s How Your Tour of
Chicago Will Unfold….
Day One: Seattle to Chicago
The fun begins with a quick flight to the
windy city. Upon your arrival at the
Chicago airport, meet your vacation
manager and transfer to your downtown
hotel. Tonight, you’ll gather to meet your
fellow travelers at your Get Acquainted
Dinner.
Meals: Welcome Dinner
Day Two: North Shore / History
Museum
Join your local guide today as you tour
such northern Chicago landmarks as:
Water Tower, The Magnificent Mile, John
Hancock Building, Drake Hotel,
Lakeshore Drive,
and Lincoln Park.
Learn of the
“gangster” era of
the 1930’s when Al
Capone, Machine
Gun Kelly, and
John Dillinger ruled
the streets of Chicago. See famous
Wrigley Field, home of the Chicago
Cubs. Visit the Chicago Historical
Museum with its exhibits devoted to The
Great Fire of 1871 and two Chicago
World’s Fairs. Return to your hotel.
Tonight, choose from many nearby
restaurants.
Meals: Breakfast
Day Three: Oak Park / South Shore /
Field Museum
Motor to the lovely suburb of Oak Park,
former home of
architect Frank Lloyd
Wright and author
Ernest Hemingway.
Tour the Wright
Studio, where the
architect lived and
It’s Included:
 At home pick up in the
greater
Seattle area
 Round Trip Airfare
 7 Night Chicago Hotel
 9 MEALS:
 6 Breakfasts
 3 Dinners including an
Italian dinner
 Two full days of Chicago
city touring including both
North
and South shores
 Field Museum of Natural
History
 Chicago Historical Society
Museum
 View from Willis Tower
observation deck
 Narrated Architectural
River Cruise
 Behind the Scenes tour of a
theater
 Frank Lloyd Wright’s Oak
Park Studio
 Cantigny Park and the Art
Institute
 Free Day to explore at your
own pace
Cancellation Policy
75 Days Prior to Departure Date
Full Refund
74-61 Days Prior To Departure
Date 75% Refund
60-41 Days Prior To Departure
Date 50% Refund
40-31 Days Prior To Departure
Date 25% Refund
30 Days to Day of Departure
No Refund
There can be no refund for any unused portion of the tour after the tour
has started
T RAVEL I NSURANCE
Information regarding a variety of
travel insurance policies are available
upon request. We recommend that
sufficient insurance be purchased to
cover the possibility of lost or damaged baggage, accidents or illness.
worked from 1889 to 1909. Continue the
South Shore tour to see the 1893 Science
& Industry Building and Midway
Plaisance in Jackson Park. Arrive at
Campus Point and visit the world famous
Field Museum of Natural History, housing
the biological and anthropological
collections for the 1893 World’s
Columbian Exposition. Return to your
hotel prior to an Italian dinner at a local
restaurant.
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
Day Four: Cantigny Park / Art Institute
This morning you’ll tour Cantigny Park.
The 500-acre grounds were formerly the
property of Col. Robert McCormick,
editor of the
Chicago Tribune
and a veteran of
the 1st Infantry
Division. The park
includes 10 acres
of formal gardens,
wooded walks and
museums. Tour
the 1st Division
Museum honoring the U.S. Army’s 1st
Infantry Division, with units dating from
1776. This afternoon visit the Art Institute
of Chicago, one of the best art museums
in the world. Marvel at the Impressionist
Gallery, the George Harding Collection of
rooms.
Meals: Breakfast
Day Five: Free Day
This day is free for you to explore this city
on your own. You may wish to shop on
Michigan Avenue, take an architectural
walking tour of the Loop, or visit the
Museum of Science & Industry, the Adler
Planetarium, or Shedd Aquarium. Your
vacation manager will be happy to make
arrangements for you.
Meals: Breakfast
Day Six: Willis Tower / The Loop / Navy
Pier / River Cruise
Tour the downtown Loop area. Ascend to
the top of the Willis (formerly Sears)
Tower, at 1450 feet, the largest building in
North America. See famous State Street
with its Marshall Fields Store, pass by the
Loop's many sculptures, and view the
famous commodities trading floor at the
Board of Trade. In the afternoon enjoy a
fully narrated Architectural Cruise of the
Chicago River. Learn about such landmarks
as the Wrigley
Building,
Tribune
Tower, and
Merchandise
Mart. Tonight,
reminisce over
your Farewell
Dinner.
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
Day Seven: Theater Tour / Fly Home
This morning get a behind-the-scenes tour
of a popular historic Chicago theater. Then,
transfer to the airport for your afternoon
return flight home.
Meals: Breakfast
Willis Tower
Arms & Armor and the Mrs. James Ward
Thorne Collection of miniature famous