Chicago September 3-9, 2012
Discover Chicago, the Windy City!
September 3-9, 2012
| Prices: | |
 Twin |
$1,299 |
 Triple |
$1,129 |
 Quad |
$999 |
 Single |
$1,999 |
** Early Booking Bonus – Book and Pay in full 90 days prior to departure and receive $50 off per person**
Welcome to the “Windy City!” From an exciting downtown area to the lakefront and from great shopping to fascinating museums, Chicago has something for everyone. Come and discover what Chicago has to offer. We’ll take you on a guided city tour to get your bearings and to see panoramic views from the Sears Tower Sky Deck, explore the downtown area and the magnificent mile, visit Frank Lloyd Wright’s home and studio, a Chicago Mobster tour, spend some time at the Navy Pier and enjoy a luncheon cruise on Lake Michigan!
Day 1: September 3, 2012
5:30am – Board coach at the St. Laurent Mall (In front of East Side Mario’s)
6:00 am – Board coach at Queensway Tours Office (1516 Merivale Rd)
We ask everyone to be at your respective pick up point 15 minutes prior to departure.
Traveling westward towards the Windsor/Detroit Border and continuing on to our overnight accommodation in Jackson, Michigan at the Country Inn and Suites (517) 788-6400.
Day 2 – September 4, 2012 – Chicago, Illinois
After your deluxe continental breakfast this morning, we depart for the Windy City!
We expect a mid afternoon check into the Doubletree Hotel along the Magnificent Mile (312) 787-6100. A full American buffet breakfast is included every morning at the Doubletree Hotel. Unpack relax and freshen up before we enjoy a lovely dinner together in the theatre district.
After dinner, you can wander the streets or enjoy State Street shopping with Macy’s, Filene’s Basement, Loehmann’s, Sears and more just a couple blocks from the hotel.
Day 3 – September 5, 2012
This morning, after breakfast, we will enjoy a visit to the Sears Sky Deck where you will experience the unbeatable views from one of the world’s tallest buildings! This has been featured on the History Channel’s Modern Marvel Presentation.
From here our adventure continues as depart for downtown where you will have time on your own to spend time in Grant Park/ visit the Chicago Cultural Centre/ Jewellery Row/Macy’s/State Street. After you’ve had lunch on your own, we being our guided tour to see the best and most important sights in Chicago. Experience the city’s breathtaking skyline, architectural treasures, Magnificent Mile, theater and financial districts, and Millennium Park. This tour is a must for first-time visitors or anyone who would like a brief introduction to Chicago past and present. (Please note that our guide will try to cover as much as possible during tour, however due to traffic, parades, marathons, or mayoral motorcades, and time constraint one or two items may be missed.) T
he rest of the evening is on your own to enjoy Millennium and Grant Parks. In Grant Park, you can catch the spectacular show of Buckingham Fountain. One of the largest fountains in the world, the Buckingham Fountain has an hourly 20 minute water display. The animation is best seen at dusk – after 8 pm – when it is accompanied with music and beautifully animated with a now computerized choreography of color spotlights. Make your way back to the hotel at your leisure and the evening is yours to enjoy on your own.
Day 4 – September 6, 2012
Today, after a full American buffet breakfast, we will visit Frank Lloyd Wright’s home and studio and enjoy a custom guided tour. The Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Studio (1889/1898) served as Wright’s private residence and workplace from 1889 to 1909—the first 20 years of his career. Wright used his home as an architectural laboratory, experimenting with design concepts that contain the seeds of his architectural philosophy. Here he raised six children with his first wife, Catherine Tobin. In 1898 Wright added a studio, described by a fellow-architect as a workplace with “inspiration everywhere.” In the Studio, Wright and his associates developed a new American architecture, the Prairie style, and designed 125 structures, including such famous buildings as the Robie House, the Larkin Building and Unity
Temple. We will take you to visit and experience the restored site as it appeared in 1909, the last year that Wright lived in the Home and worked in the Studio.
After this wonderful morning, we will go to the John Hancock Skyscraper and Water Tower Place, Chicago’s Magnificent Mile to shop, have lunch and explore! Our afternoon continues with a wonderful treat – a Chicago Gangster tour! The fascination with Chicago gangsters continues today despite the height of the gangster culture having taken place even before World War II. In this tour, Chicago’s Gangster past comes alive! Learn about Al Capone, John Dillinger, and other mob bosses, and see the scenes of their crimes. We return to our hotel and this evening is yours to enjoy on your own.
Day 5 - September 7, 2012
This morning after breakfast, we will depart for Burnham Harbour where you will have your choice of Field Museum, Shedd Aquarium or Adler Planetarium. No tour of Chicago is complete without experiencing Navy Pier and viewing the skyline from aboard Mystic Blue Cruises. Nowhere else will you find our combination of delicious all-you-can-eat buffets, friendly service and incredible skyline views. After our lunch cruise, you will have free time to discover the Navy Pier! Historic Navy Pier is Chicago’s lakefront playground. And it’s the Midwest’s #1 tourist and leisure destination, attracting more than 8.6 million visitors a year. Navy Pier is the place where all of Chicagoland and tourists from around the world have come together since 1995 to enjoy the beauty and the thrills of a day on Lake Michigan. From rides to restaurants, exhibitions to entertainment, shopping to dining cruises and tour boats, Navy Pier has it all – in a location unlike any other! There’s so much to do in our 50 acres of parks, promenades, gardens, shops, eateries and attractions.
Take a ride on our 15-story tall Ferris wheel. Catch a movie at the IMAX® Theatre. Visit three floors of hands-on fun at the Chicago Children’s Museum inside the Family Pavilion. Experience any one of the cruise boat rides departing from Navy Pier’s South Dock. Or just kick back and enjoy the incredible feats of talented Chinese acrobats in Cirque Shanghai at the Pepsi Skyline Stage or groove to the sounds of live music at the Bud Light Stage at the Navy Pier Beer Garden.
Navy Pier also offers dining opportunities as diverse as Chicago itself. Dine at one of the fine restaurants or sample a variety of great tastes to be found at the food court in the Family Pavilion. You can find everything from bikes to books and from souvenirs to sunglasses at the retail shops in the Family Pavilion open year-round. After a wonderful afternoon, we will return to our hotel to freshen up before you enjoy a final dinner together in Chicago tonight.
Day 6 – September 8, 2012
With wonderful memories of Chicago, we begin our journey home. and overnight at the Drury Inn in Troy, Michigan. (248) 528-3330
Day 7 – September 9, 2012 – To Ottawa, ON
After a deluxe continental breakfast, we will continue our travels home. We will make a brief stop at the Duty Free before we cross back into Canada. We expect a mid afternoon arrival back home with plenty of fun and happy memories of our tour of the windy City.
Included in your Queensway Tour to Chicago:
- 6 Nights Accommodations as listed
- Round trip luggage handling (ONE bag per person)
- Guided city tour
- Visits to the Chicago Cultural Centre & The Magnificent Mile
- Guided tour of Frank Lloyd Wright’s home and studio
- Chicago Gangster tour
- Admission to the Sears Sky Deck
- Visit to the Navy Pier
- Lunch cruise on the Chicago waterfront
- Breakfast daily
- 2 dinners
- All taxes and gratuities except for Coach Driver and Tour Escort.
Luggage:
Baggage service will be provided. You will receive your luggage tags upon check in prior to departure. Please ensure that you adhere to our baggage policies. Queensway Tours will pay only the portage charges for ONE large suitcase per person. You are responsible for your carry-on baggage.
NOTE:
• A deposit of $100 is required at the time of booking. Balance is due 60 days prior to departure.
• Refunds are not available within 30 days of travel.
• Regular stops will be made for comfort breaks and meals.
• A valid Canadian Passport or enhanced Driver’s license is required to enter the U.S.A
• For the comfort of fellow travelers, kindly refrain from using scented products (perfume, cologne or hand sanitizer).
• Clients may have to transfer coaches as we have participates joining our tours from all over South Eastern Ontario. The size and style of the shuttle vehicle is dependant on the number of passengers.
• Your Queensway Tour representative is available to assist you in any way possible. Please do not hesitate to contact him/her with any questions or concerns. If you have a problem or complaint about any hotel room or other inclusion on your tour, you must report it to your tour director as soon as possible in order for them to inspect the problem and attempt to have it rectified for you. No complaints will be considered by our office upon return of the trip unless reported to and duly noted by the tour director.
- Tipping for driver and escort is voluntary depending on quality of service.
- Step-on guides: We provide a standard gratuity to the local guide but if you feel that he/she has given exceptional service you are welcome to offer them something extra on your own.
*Important: Queensway Tours strongly recommends purchasing Cancellation & Emergency Medical Insurance for multi day, out of country tours. RBC Insurance is available through Queensway Tours.
Further information on Canada Border Services Agency’s website
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