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DESTINATIONS CONTINUED FROM PAGE 26 wine industry. Just 25 minutes from Seattle, Woodinville also includes the public facilities of other major producers and a growing number of smaller family-owned wineries, which specialize in small-lot premium wines. On the Woodinville day tour, clients will visit one or two of the larger producers, as well three or four smaller winemaker-owned wineries. A luxury touring van or mini-coach will pick up and drop off guests at their downtown Seattle hotel or other convenient Seattle meeting place. Most days, the tour will stop at an attractive and reasonably priced restaurant and wine bar; if the weather is fine, the tour may visit a local delicatessen or other takeout food provider, for guests to purchase food for a picnic stop at a local winery. Scheduled tour pricing is $79 plus tax per person, $69 plus tax per person for purchases of four or more seats. Other tours include the Seattle City Wineries Day Tour ($79 plus tax per person, $69 plus tax per person for purchases of four or more seats), which takes guests to uniqueÐ sometimes hiddenÐ wineries in and around the Seattle metropolitan area, and the North Sound (Bainbridge Island and Olympic Peninsula) Overnight Tour ($129 per person, per day; $119 for purchases of four or more seats) of some of the most distinctive small wineries in Washington state, great mountain and marine scenery and a country getaway without going too far from Seattle. As part of the latter tour, guests will take a Washington State Ferry to Bainbridge Island and then drive from Bainbridge to the Kitsap Peninsula, cross the Hood Canal Bridge and visit wineries in the Port Townsend, Sequim and Port Angeles areas. For overnight lodging, Bon Vivant offers several choices of accommodation in the Port Angeles area. Dinner on the first night will be at an excellent and reasonably priced restaurant in the area. Further east, in the Walla Walla Valley, Blue Stocking Tours (www.bluestockingtours. com) offers two-night wine-and-dine pack- ages that include a stay at the historic Marcus Whitman Hotel (www.marcuswhitmanhotel. com), the only luxury hotel in the center of downtown Walla Walla. The first night, guests will dine at the hotel' s restaurant, The Marc, offering regional and seasonal ingredients merged with the inspired Pacific Northwest cuisine from Executive Chef Bear Ullman. The following day, a complimentary breakfast starts off the day as guests prepare to visit six to eight local wineries, tasting through the diverse and award-winning wines of the valley. A gourmet box lunch will be offered along the way. That night, guests are treated to a sumptuous, threecourse dinner, paired with area wines in one of the valley' s finest restaurants. Contact Blue Stocking at 509-522-4717. Half-day and fullday tours are also available. I CONNECTING YOU For more on what the Pacific Northwest has to offer, visit www.travelagentcentral.com/usa-northwest A L P R e r fe AS E / ct K A P O for CR S T UI SE S 10% COMMISSION ON EVERY BOOKING! GETAWAYS FROM A (AFTERNOON TEA) TO Z (ZIP LINE TOURS) P PHOTO: TOURISM VICTORIA PHOTO: TOURISM VANCOUVER/AL HARVEY PHOTO: TROY CAMPBELL VICTORIA Victoria Clipper Round-trip Seattle to Victoria from $113 pp/do Victoria Clipper cruise with hotel in Victoria from $131 pp/do VANCOUVER Stay overnight in Vancouver and get there via Amtrak® Cascades from $151 pp/do TWO NATION TOUR From Seattle Includes 1 Night in each city: Victoria, Vancouver, Clipper Cruise, Amtrak & more from $297 pp/do DAILY DEPARTURES FROM L DOWNTOWN SEATTLE May thru September $65 pp KIDS FREE* KIDS FREE* KIDS STAY FREE with any overnight package NO PASSPORTS REQUIRED FOR U.S. BORN CITIZENS SEE OUR WEBSITE OR CALL GROUPS WELCOME FOR MORE DETAILS. *1 CHILD FREE WITH FULL FARE PAID ADULT. RATES IN US DOLLARS, PER PERSON & INCLUDES TAX. PACKAGE RATES ARE PER PERSON AND BASED ON DOUBLE OCCUPANCY. RESTRICTIONS AND FUEL SURCHARGES MAY APPLY. RATES VARY BY TRAVEL DATE. SUBJECT TO CHANGE. Featuring the Victoria Clipper & Amtrak® Cascades For reservations or brochures contact us at: 206-448-5000 · 1-800-888-2535 · ClipperVacations.com Interested? Request #006. 28 | TravelAgent June 9, 2008 http://www.marcuswhitmanhotel.com http://www.marcuswhitmanhotel.com http://www.bluestockingtours.com http://www.travelagentcentral.com/usa-northwest http://www.bluestockingtours.com http://ClipperVacations.com http://ClipperVacations.com

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