6 Day PASADENA ROSE PARADE NEW YEARS TOUR from just $1299. Low-cost air from many more cities! This amazing trip is a VACATION SUPERSTORE GREAT TRIPS EXCLUSIVE and SO MUCH is Included! You will fly (LOW-COST AIR) to Los Angeles. Your leisurely paced Cruise Tour features your comprehensive Trip Cancellation & Interruption Travel Protection (FREE TRAVEL PROTECTION PLAN) and already featured to make this a worry-free vacation. All Transfers are included (FREE TRANSFERS) in Southern California. Best of all no need to worry about planning meals as you enjoy Breakfast & Dinner daily (FREE MEAL PACKAGE). Special highlights include a unique tour of the final float construction barns to see the Rose Floats up close. Enjoy a special New Years Eve dinner party with entertainment AND champagne toast. You receive special reserved seats for the world’s greatest New Year's Day parade, the Tournament of Roses! Your comprehensive sightseeing will include the best of Los Angeles.
Extend your trip with an optional 5-day post tour of California Coast that includes Hearst Castle, Big Sur, Monterey & San Francisco or one of the following cruises: 4 Day Carnival Imagination Mexico, 4 Day Carnival Inspiration Mexico, 8 Day Ruby Princess Mexican Riviera, 8 Day Carnival Splendor Mexican Riviera, 14 Night Grand Princess California Coast to San Francisco, 15 Day Norwegian Star Trans Panama Canal, 16 Day Emerald Princess Hawaii, 16 Day Volendam Trans Panama Canal.
This is the ABSOLUTE BEST VALUE for a first-class experience. This is the ONLY 2018 departure so we recommend you act fast!
Day 1 | Low-cost Air to Los Angeles
Fly from Select USA cities to Los Angeles (other cities on request). Upon arrival FREE TRANSFERS are included from Los Angeles airport to the first class (3 star) Hyatt Place Los Angeles / El Segundo (or similar). You may upgrade to the deluxe (4 star) Renaissance Los Angeles / El Segundo (or similar). Tonight enjoy included dinner as you meet your Vacation Superstore Great Trips tour escort and fellow tour participants.
Day 2 | Los Angeles / Rose Float Construction Tour / New Years Eve Party
Breakfast is included this morning. This will be the most exciting New Years Eve ever. Begin with a special tour to Pasadena and the famous Float Construction Barns. In the shadow of the Rose Bowl Stadium you will tour up close to the Rose Parade floats. Unique in the world, every exposed square inch must be made of a living plant. Every year, EVERY float changes and is never repeated. So your experience is unique and memorable. This afternoon you enjoy some time at leisure. Tonight you enjoy a New Years Eve dinner party complete with entertainment and champagne toast. You will celebrate New Years at 9 pm (with New York's Time Square) because of the very early departure to the Rose Parade on January 1. Happy New Years and welcome 2019!
Day 3 | Los Angeles / New Years Day / Rose Parade
Breakfast is included this morning. Today you have a very early departure to Pasadena. Upon arrival you enjoy reserved seats for the 130th Tournament of Roses Parade. This is the world’s greatest New Years Day celebration and the only parade in America covered live by all three major American television networks. See more than 100 unique floats and dozens of bands in the comfort of your own reserved seats. This afternoon return to the hotel before enjoying dinner included tonight.
Day 4 | Los Angeles sightseeing
Breakfast is included this morning. Today you enjoy a colorful tour of Los Angeles. Enjoy visits to the famous Farmers Market, Downtown, Hollywood Boulevard, Beverly Hills and more. Your local guide will tell the best of the rich and famous of the ‘City of Celebrities.’ Tonight dinner is included.
Day 5 | Los Angeles at leisure / Post Tour of California Coast Begins / San Simeon
Breakfast is included this morning. Today you have a full day to experience Southern California as you see fit. Your tour escort will be available for many recommendations to enjoy your day. Tonight you participate in a farewell dinner.
Post Tour - California Coast
5 Days / 4 Nights – January 3 - 7, 2019 $699 Double, $999 Single, $599 3rd/4th (Upgrade to deluxe 4-star city center accommodations for $199 Double, $398 Single, $149 3rd/4th). Guests that select this post tour option will travel today to Santa Barbara. Famous for its Spanish mission, the architecture here is beautiful. Continue to the Danish village of Solvang. Settlers 150 years ago from Denmark came and this is the most Danish town in America. Finally arrive in San Simeon, home to world famous Hearst Castle and the southern end of the incredible Big Sur. Check into the best available Silver Surf Hotel (or similar). There is no upgrade available in San Simeon. Tonight enjoy an included dinner.
Day 6 | Los Angeles / Fly home / Post Tour San Simeon, Hearst Castle, Big Sur, Monterey
Rose Parade Guests Only: Breakfast is included this morning. Your lovely New Years trip comes to an end today. Fly home with many wonderful memories of your trip to the Pasadena Rose Parade. California Coast Post Tour Guests Only: Breakfast is included this morning. Today you enjoy a tour of America’s greatest palace, Hearst Castle. This is the largest National Historic landmark home in America and is a sight to be seen. Next you begin travel along the famed Big Sur. This 2-lane drive is considered North America’s most scenic as you travel stretches that feature 3000 ft. drops to the Ocean below. Finally arrive in the lovely resort of Monterey. Check into the first class (3 star) Bay Park Hotel (or similar). You may upgrade to the deluxe (4 star) Hyatt Monterey (or similar). Tonight dinner is included.
Day 7 | Monterey / Carmel / 17 Mile Drive / Pebble Beach / San Francisco
Breakfast is included this morning. Today is an incredible sightseeing journey. Begin with a visit to the storybook village of Carmel. The quaint streets and boutique Inns make it something out of a dream. Here you will have admission to tour the world famous 17 mile Drive. The scenic slow road around Monterey Bay includes stops at the Pebble Beach Country Club & Inn, and multiple stops for the unique wildlife along the drive. Next you leave Monterey and continue along the coastal road to San Francisco. Upon arrival check into first class (3 star) Stanyan Park Hotel (or similar). Dinner is included tonight.
Day 8 | San Francisco Sightseeing
Breakfast is included this morning. Enjoy sightseeing in the beautiful ‘City By The Bay’. Highlights of your tour will include Coit Tower, the Golden Gate Bridge, Twin Peaks, Golden Gate Park, Chinatown, Fisherman's Wharf and more. This afternoon is at your leisure to explore this magnificent city. Tonight enjoy a wonderful farewell dinner.
Day 9 | Transfer to San Francisco Airport / Fly home
Today your wonderful Rose Parade & California Coast TOUR comes to an end as you are transferred to the San Francisco Airport. Fly home with many wonderful memories of New Years.
$1299 per person Double
$1699 per person Single
$1199 per person 3rd/4th
Rates are valid for: December 30, 2018 departure
Rates were valid on August 22, 2018 and are subject to change.
PAYMENTS: $500 PP deposit due upon booking. Final Payment due 120 days prior to departure.
Please note that if there are any additional airfare charges or any Travel Protection supplements they must be paid at time of deposit.
CANCELLATION PENALTIES:
Deposit is non-refundable
120 - 91 days prior 50%
90 - 61 days prior 75%
Within 60 days 100%
SO MUCH IS INCLUDED! Just compare Vacation Superstore Great Trips with the competition and find out all of the value you receive. No wasted time, no tricks, no long planning and hassle-free travel. We are passionate about this experience and that is why this looks different than anything you have ever seen before. Vacation Superstore Great Trips has included the essential cost for your vacation so you can enjoy a worry-free experience. (Note: items of a personal nature like drinks, shopping, gratuities and the like are not included.)
LOW-COST AIRFARE AVAILABLE:
See air chart below. You already know, that getting to the cruise or destination requires expensive travel arrangements. That is already included in your Vacation Superstore Great Trips price. And that even includes your arrival and departure transfers. Compare how much more it would cost you if you had to purchase air and transfers on your own. This saves you HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS! Upgrade to PREMIUM AIR and you can select the number of stops, the times, the airlines, or any flight preferences at prevailing air supplements. This option is VERY HIGHLY recommended to get your EXACT flight preferences. Ask your agent for details.
LOW-COST AIR ADD ON:
add $99 for Las Vegas, Phoenix, Sacramento, San Diego, San Jose, San Francisco, and Seattle. Add $149 for Denver, Portland OR, Salt Lake City. Add $249 for Austin, Dallas, Houston, Kansas City, Oklahoma City, San Antonio, St Louis. Add $299 for Chicago, Ft Lauderdale, New York, Orlando, and Tampa. Add $349 for Atlanta, Baltimore, Birmingham, Boston, Buffalo, Charlotte, Cleveland, Columbus, Detroit, Hartford, Indianapolis, Louisville, Memphis, Milwaukee, Nashville, New Orleans, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Raleigh, Richmond, Washington. Add $399 for Cincinnati.
TRANSFERS:
You may purchase round-trip transfers in Los Angeles for just $49 per person. You must provide your exact air schedule no later than 60 days prior to trip departure.
FIRST CLASS (3 Star) HOTEL ACCOMMODATIONS:
5 nights Los Angeles are included. You can upgrade to deluxe 4-star Renaissance Hotel Los Angeles / El Segundo just $249 per person Double, $498 per person Single, $199 per person 3rd/4th.
FREE MEAL PACKAGE:
Most Meals including ALL Breakfasts, and ALL Dinners. The cost of meals while you are traveling is a substantial cost. That is already included in your Vacation Superstore Great Trips price. Most meals are already planned for. Compare how much more it would cost you if you had to purchase this FREE program already included. This saves you HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS!
SIGHTSEEING:
As outlined in itinerary on the ITINERARY Tab. Every effort has been made to include all the “must see” attractions in each destination, yet provide time for individual exploration.
WHAT’S NOT INCLUDED:
There are some things that are not possible to include. Items of a personal nature (like beverages, shopping, gratuities and the like) are NOT included in your price. Also travel components (like currency conversion, air departures taxes departing a foreign country, local taxes and on-site resort fees in some cities that can’t be pre-paid, VISA’s, passport application, airline baggage fees and the like) are NOT included in your price.
SO MUCH IS INCLUDED! Just compare Vacation Superstore Great Trips with the competition and find out all of the value you receive. No wasted time, no tricks, no long planning and hassle-free travel. We are passionate about this experience and that is why this looks different than anything you have ever seen before. Vacation Superstore Great Trips has included all of the essential cost for your vacation so you can enjoy a worry-free experience. (Note: items of a personal nature like drinks, shopping, gratuities and the like are not included.)
FREE CANCELLATION & INTERRUPTION TRAVEL PROTECTION Plus CANCEL FOR ANY REASON TRAVEL PROTECTION SUPPLEMENT*: Vacation Superstore Great Trips takes the worry out of travel because ALL of our guests already have Trip Cancellation & Interruption Travel Protection and is FREE. This is so critically important for your peace of mind for your vacation experience. Cancel for Work-related Reasons (including loss of job) trip protection FREE (up to the value of the trip cost including work-related reasons in addition to job loss). Cancellation trip protection FREE (up to the value of the trip cost). Travel interruption trip protection FREE (up to 150% of Trip Cost). Emergency medical and evacuation & Repatriation trip protection FREE (up to $250,000). Baggage & Personal Effects travel protection FREE (up to $1500). Travel Delay travel protection FREE (up to $750). Missed connections travel protection FREE (up to $500). Baggage delay travel protection FREE (up to $400). Non-medical Emergency Evacuation FREE (up to $150,000). Accident & Sickness Medical Expense travel protection FREE (up to $50,000). And more. Compare how much more it would cost you if you had to purchase this free program already provided FREE. This saves you HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS! (Benefits include Worldwide Emergency Assistance.) See TRAVEL INSURED trip protection policy statement for exact details and benefit limits.) TRAVEL INSURED is one of America’s most respected Travel Insurance Providers and provides you peace of mind while traveling. Please see your Travel Protection Policy coverage limits and descriptions for complete details. This document contains highlights of the travel protection plan. The plans contain insurance benefits underwritten by the United States Fire Insurance Company. The plans also contain non-insurance Travel Assistance Services that are provided by an independent organization. Coverage may vary and not all coverage is available in all jurisdictions.
TRAVEL PROTECTION POLICY DETAILS: Your FREE policy will include coverage of your total invoice for $1001 to $1500 per person. If you purchase services that exceed this amount you can add to the travel protection amount with the following low-cost add on:
$1501 - $2000 per person $35 supplement
$2001 - $2500 per person $70 supplement
$2501 - $3000 per person $105 supplement
$3001 - $3500 per person $140 supplement
$3501 - $4000 per person $175 supplement
$4001 - $4500 per person $210 supplement
$4501 - $5000 per person $245 supplement
$5001 - $5500 per person $280 supplement
$5501 - $6000 per person $315 supplement
$6001 - $6500 per person $350 supplement
$6501 - $7000 per person $385 supplement
$7001 - $7500 per person $420 supplement
$7501 - $8000 per person $455 supplement
$8001 - $8500 per person $490 supplement
$8501 - $9000 per person $525 supplement
$9001 - $9500 per person $560 supplement
CANCEL FOR ANY REASON TRAVEL PROTECTION*: You may add at an additional cost optional CANCEL FOR ANY REASON TRAVEL PROTECTION. This gives you protection regardless of your reason for cancellation. This addition provides coverage of 75% of the nonrefundable trip cost. Trip cancellation must be 48 hours or more prior to scheduled departure. CFAR must be purchased at the time of the plan purchase and within 14 days of your initial trip deposit. Please see your Travel Protection Policy coverage limits and descriptions for complete details. *NOT available for residents of New York.
Your CANCEL FOR ANY REASON policy will include coverage of your total invoice for $1001 to $1500 per person. If you purchase services that exceed this amount you can add to the travel protection amount with the following low-cost add on:
$1001 - $1500 per person $39 supplement
$1501 - $2000 per person $54 supplement
$2001 - $2500 per person $69 supplement
$2501 - $3000 per person $84 supplement
$3001 - $3500 per person $99 supplement
$3501 - $4000 per person $114 supplement
$4001 - $4500 per person $129 supplement
$4501 - $5000 per person $144 supplement
$5001 - $5500 per person $159 supplement
$5501 - $6000 per person $174 supplement
$6001 - $6500 per person $189 supplement
$6501 - $7000 per person $204 supplement
$7001 - $7500 per person $219 supplement
$7501 - $8000 per person $234 supplement
$8001 - $8500 per person $249 supplement
$8501 - $9000 per person $264 supplement
$9001 - $9500 per person $279 supplement
VACATION SUPERSTORE GREAT TRIPS TOUR ESCORT, Tour Manager or Host: Having a local expert is of great value and with our travel experience you will have it. Having an experienced local expert to ensure the smooth operation of the trip, answer your individual questions and be of assistance in the event of an emergency is of great value. Compare how much more it would cost if you had to purchase this free program already included. (See FAQ policy description for full details.)
GUESTS WORLDWIDE CAN PARTICIPATE: Airfare is available to Los Angeles from many USA and other gateways to participate in this trip. We can provide hotel & transfers before or after the tour. Ask your Vacation Superstore Great Trips agent for details.
LEISURELY PACED TRAVEL EXPERIENCES ARE ALREADY INCLUDED: While many trips shuttle their guest from destination to destination, the Vacation Superstore Great Trips philosophy is to offer a more leisure paced tour to ensure an in-depth experience for our guest. So many of our competitors have one-night stays and move your jet tour along too fast. With Vacation Superstore Great Trips your travel experience will be a journey under the philosophy of taking your time. Have the time to enjoy where you are visiting. Compare what they do versus this program already included.
About Float Palace Construction Barns:
This is an incredible behind the scenes experience in Pasadena near the Rose Bowl Stadium Here the Rose Floats are built for the parade. You will see the final finishing touches of construction the day before the big parade. This will allow you incredible picture opportunities within feet of the floats. You have a reserved and timed entrance ticket for this experience to ensure you entry before the general public.
Why New Years Eve at 9 pm:
You will enjoy a festive New Years Eve dinner party on December 31. The special event will include entertainment, party favors and a champagne toast. We celebrate New Years Eve at 9 pm (Los Angeles time) to coincide with New York's Time Square at midnight. This is because you will want to enjoy the parade that requires a very early morning departure for special private security parking and to be escorted to your reserved seats.
What Can I Expect At The Parade:
The Tournament of Roses Parade is the world’s grandest New Year’s Day event. You will transfer early in the morning to the Pasadena organization point for the parade. Vacation Superstore Great Trips arranges special parking that is within blocks of your seats on Colorado Boulevard. Vacation Superstore Great Trips has reserved parking as close as possible to your grandstand. Your Tour Escort will walk you from your transportation directly to your grandstand. It will be approximately a 10 - 15 minute walk from your transportation parking and the grandstand. Your RESERVED seats are grandstand and assigned seating. The bleacher seating is directly on Colorado Boulevard where you watch the National TV Broadcast. The views of the parade and floats are outstanding.
There is a Post Tour of the California Coast:
You can leave the Rose Parade tour one day early (Thursday, January 3) for an amazing experience of the world famous California Coast. The post tour is highly recommended and will include visits to everything you would want to see including Santa Barbara, Danish Solvang, Hearst Castle, the incredible Big Sur, Monterey, Carmel, 17 Mile Drive & Pebble Beach, and San Francisco.
How Do I Cruise and Enjoy Rose Parade New Years:
Vacation Superstore Great Trips gives you many options to enjoy this incredible New Years experience plus include a cruise. All of these choices continue to offer FREE or Low-Cost Airfare and other Vacation Superstore Great Trips features. Your choices of cruise are 3 night cruises on Carnival Imagination or Carnival Inspiration to Mexico, 7 night cruises on Carnival Splendor or Ruby Princess to Mexican Riviera, 10 night cruise on Grand Princess including California Coast from San Francisco, 14 night cruise on Norwegian Star to Trans Panama Canal from LA to Miami, 15 night cruise on Emerald Princess to Hawaii and a 15 night cruise on Volendam to Trans Panama Canal from LA to Ft Lauderdale. Ask your agent for details.
Escort or Host:
Either way you are going to get local knowledge on the destination you are visiting. We provide a special Vacation Superstore Great Trips Escort that travels with you on the included land portion of the trip when there is a minimum of 30 guests. If there are less, then we provide a local host that provides that same experience. Either way, you are going to enjoy a personal and intimate experience with local experts of the region you are visiting. Optional Pre & Post tours are hosted.
FREE Meal Package:
A core philosophy of Vacation Superstore Great Trips is to be inclusive with meals. This means providing Breakfast & Dinner daily on the tour portion of your tour. This will be provided as a planned meal or in some instances as a credit to allow you choice (depending on the convenience for our guests in the destination we are visiting).
Travel Protection Program:
Vacation Superstore Great Trips is very unique in that your trip travel protection program is free. Pre-existing condition is waived with your deposit. Your enrollment is automatic with participation in our group travel program. The premium is included for the base cost of the Tour or Cruise Tour. Your Travel Protection includes Trip Cancellation, Trip Interruption, Travel Delay, Baggage & Personal Effects Coverage, Accident & Sickness Medical Expense Coverage, Emergency Evacuation & Repatriation Coverage, and worldwide assistance from Travel Insured. See the trip protection plan policy for complete details of coverage. If you would like to increase your trip protection coverage contact Travel Insured or your travel agent for exact details. Vacation Superstore Great Trips HIGHLY recommends the addition of CANCEL FOR ANY REASON optional supplement.
What’s Not Included:
There are some things that are not possible to include. Items of a personal nature (like beverages, shopping, gratuities and the like) are NOT included in your price. Also travel components (like currency conversion, air departures taxes departing a foreign country, local taxes and on-site resort fees in some cities that can’t be pre-paid, VISA’s, passport application, airline baggage fees and the like) are NOT included in your price.
So Much Is Included ~ Low-cost Air Add on Cities from just $99 ~ FREE Travel & Cancellation Travel Protection Plan ~ FREE Meal Package ~ FREE Escorted Experience ~ And so much more!
Interested in this once in a lifetime tip? Be sure to book as soon as possible! Space is limited!
