Magnolia Travel and Cruise

The following tours are exclusive to Magnolia Travel. In some cases you can join one of our many booked groups with special rates and often special package features.

Watch this space for a growing list of travel ideas

Weekend Cruise to Canada, "A Sweet Sailing"

Sail out of Seattle on Sept 26th, 2008 on Celebrity's Mercury

3 Night Cruise in Pacific Northwest Waters
Fares from $250 per person, plus taxes and port charges
Leave work a little early on Friday, and return from the ship for work on Monday. Sail on a beautiful Celebrity ship, adorned with Art Deco decor, menus created by a 5 star chef, and wonderful entertainment. A wonderful value, and a great time to visit the beautiful waters of our region.

Join us on this cruise....Call today to book your cabin!

Holland America, 7 Day Alaskan Explorer Via Glacier Bay

Sail out of Seattle on July 20th on Holland's Westerdam
7 Night Cruise, visiting Juneau, Sitka, Ketchikan, Victoria & Seattle

Sail Glacier Bay for the opportunity to see whales, puffins
and experience the tidewater glaciers.

Excellent prices for outside, veranda and suite cabin categories......

Call NOW for the cabin you want!

3 Great Departures in 2008

Southern Charm
March 7th, 8 days
Visit Atlanta, historic Charleston, Boone Hall Plantation, Beaufort, Savannah, Factors Walk, Jekyll Island, St Simon's Island.

$1899 per person, includes airfare out of Seattle.

Islands of New England
June 20th, 8 days
Visit Providence, Newport, Cape Cod, Cranberry Bog, Plymouth Rock, Plimoth Plantation, Martha's Vinyard, Nantucket, Hyannis, Provincetown.

$1949 per person, includes airfare out of Seattle.

Mexico Copper Canyon Adventure
October 16th, 9 days
Visit Tucson, San Carlos, El Fuerte, Chihuahua, Creel, El Paso. Travel via train through the stunning scenery of Mexico's Copper Canyon with time to experience the local culture of this region.

$2049 per person.

FAMILY TRAVEL

Seeing the world through the eyes of a child or grandchild is one of the best ways to experience it yourself.

Our family travel experts have many recommendations for trips with your children or grandchildren.

A few of them are:

The Savannah Safari - 12 days - The best Kenya and Tanzania combination.

The Savannah Safari combines the world famous sanctuaries of northern Tanzania with southern Kenya. There is no other safari offering the same breathtaking scenery and unequalled wildlife viewing combing Lake Manyara, Ngorongoro crater and Serengeti in Tanzania with Amboseli and Masai Mara in Kenya. Each wildlife sanctuary has a unique magic.

The Wildlife Safari vehicles are custom designed for game viewing and hours of traveling. They hold only 6 passengers, so every passenger is assured a "window seat" and access to the photographic roof hatch at all times.

Why go to the zoo with your family, when you can share a fabulous trip of a lifetime to Africa with your family? These are life changing experiences for everyone. Call for details.

Costa Rica - 8 days -Nature's Classroom - A Family Trip

Costa Rica is one of the most popular destinations in Latin America for good reason. You can hike through a rainforest, unwind in a hot springs spa, see a volcano, scuba dive, whitewater raft, or just relax on one of the most beautiful beaches in the world - all in the same country! Costa Rica is also home to more than 45% of the world's biodiversity: over 800 species of bids, over 200 species of mammals and thousands of butterfly species.

This is one of the safest and friendly countries in the world. They love children and families are treasured by the Costa Ricans.

There are so many choices of activities in this amazing country from seeing active volcanoes, hot springs, horseback rides, whitewater rafting or floating trips, or hike to beautiful waterfalls. You can custom-make your family vacation with our family travel specialists. There are many choices of hotels, beaches and in-country destinations.

Adventures by Disney

Disney has put together family travel adventures to many places in the world. These effortless, immersive, Disney-guided travel experiences for your family to the very places your imagination journeys when you hear the phrase, "Once upon a time." You will travel with the magic and quality of Disney to castles in Spain, cliffside gardens in Italy, Chateaus in France. Places where you can reconnect as a family, while forming lifelong memories of the places you're discovering - together.

Some of the Adventures are:

Madrid, Granada & Seville - Fiesta Espana
Vienna, Salzburg & Prague - Imperial Cities
Costa Rica, Arenal, Manuel Antonio National Park - Path to Pura Vida
Rome & Amalfi Coast - Roma & La Costa Bella
Rome, Tuscany & Venice - Viva Italia
Barcelona & Madrid - Sol de Espana
Sedona, Grand Canyon & Moab Arches - Southwest Splendors
Philadelphia, Wash DC & Williamsburg - Spirit of America
Dublin, Killarney & Shannon - The Emerald Isle
London & Paris - Cities of Knights and Lights
Jackson Hole, Grand Teton & Yellowstone National Park - Quest for the West

Cruise Lines with Fabulous Children's Programs

Disney Cruise Line
Carnival Cruise Line
Royal Caribbean Cruise Line
Norwegian Cruise Line
Princess Cruise Line
Costa Cruise Line
Holland America Cruise Line

Theme Parks with great fun, housing and activities:

Disneyland Resorts in California
Legoland in California
Knott's Berry Farm in California
Universal Studios in California and Florida
Disneyworld Resort in Florida
Six Flags Parks
Sea World in Florida and California
Busch Gardens in Florida and MO.
Great America in Santa Clara, CA
Mall of America in Minnesota

Hawaii, Caribbean and Mexico Resorts with "Kids Clubs"

Hyatt Resorts
Beaches Resorts
Melia Resorts
Sheraton Resorts
(Many available in each of these destinations)

Outstanding Spas in the Pacific Northwest
Ancient Cedars Spa at The Wickaninnish Inn (British Columbia)

Located on Vancouver Island’s rugged western coast, the Wickaninnish Inn is minutes from the township of Tofino and the Pacific Rim National Park /Reserve. Guests enjoy whale-watching, sea kayaking, and fly fishing in the summer and storm-watching and hot springs trips in the winter. An old-growth rain forest presses in around the hotel, attracting hikers and bird-watchers.

Rooms have fireplaces and sweeping ocean views through floor-to-ceiling windows. From personal balconies, guests can breathe in the fresh salt air and hear the waves crashing on the rock below. The Pointe restaurant serves superb Pacific Northwest wines and cuisine, and offers 240-degree views of the ocean and adjacent Chesterman Beach. Ingredients brought in daily by anglers and crabbers, mushroom hunters and berry pickers, and oyster farmers yield such dishes a Tofino Dungeness crab with seasonal vegetables. The Ancient Cedars Spa, on the ocean level of the three-story main Pointe building has a seaside outdoor relaxation area. Couples may enjoy the treatments in the freestanding Cedar Sanctuary, an oceanfront cabin. The Sacred Sea in one of several marine-inspired spa services. It begins with a salt scrub, followed by a whirlpool tub soak, an application of customized moisturizer, and a wrap in warm blankets. Afterward, there’s nothing like watching a winter storm blow 15-foot swells while sipping British Canadian wine by the fireplace.

Midweek Packages are usually available at a discount for the 3rd night:

Three-night accommodation for two, choice of room or suite
Two one-hour spa services including tax and gratuity (one service per person)
Personal consultation with your therapist
AVEDA welcome package
Fruit and mineral water
Complimentary valet parking

Note:

This offer is based on double occupancy and is not valid for weekend stays. Spa treatments will be offered from a la carte and must be reserved prior to arrival.

Tofino, British Columbia Canada

Tauca Lea Resort & Spa (British Columbia)

The Rainforest Spa is located at the center of Tauca Lea Island and overlooks the marina. Guests are greeted by the soothing scent of cedar and the spa's warm, casual décor. Treatments include scrubs, wraps, facials, thalassotherapy, and hot stone, shiatsu, and aromatherapy massage. Rainforest baths, filled with a customized blend of salts and concentrated extracts of plants, herbs and flowers, can be enjoyed in addition to the spa treatments. Guests can also choose to have many spa services en-suite. Group yoga lessons are available, and all products use rainforest and marine botanicals.

Tauca Lea Resort and Spa

The Elemental Rainforest Retreat is the spa's signature treatment. It begins with an aromatherapy bath with essence of sweet grass in the air, and then comes a sea salt glo, followed by a refreshing shower. A customized body wrap, with marine algae or shea butter, botanicals, and essential oils restores the skin, leaving it soft and smooth. The treatment ends with a relaxing massage.

Tauca Lea (pronounced towka lee) is located near the Pacific Rim National Park and has direct access to the marina. Guests stay in rustically elegant suites, and the on-site restaurant serves gourmet Pacific Rim cuisine. The resort is perfect for couples, groups of friends, and families who want an adventure getaway or a restorative retreat. Nature lovers will enjoy the untainted wilderness surrounding the resort.

Because of its unique location on an island in Ucluelet Inlet, Tauca Lea has many activities for the outdoor enthusiast. Situated as a gateway to Barkley Sound, the resort offers world-class sea kayaking. Guests may also visit the Pacific Rim Reserve, home to the world's largest temperate rainforest. To completely explore the area, the resort offers mountain bike rentals. Whale and storm watching are always popular activities. Hikers are often on the nearby Wild Pacific Trail, a 5-mile coastline path. An on-site conference center can hold groups of up to 85 people and weddings and events up to 100 people.

Tauca Lea's concierge can also arrange:

Fishing
Water sports including surfing, scuba diving, and boating
Trips to nearby hot springs
Golfing
Airplane tours

"The delightful, cultured surroundings, immaculately furnished [rooms] including fabulous water views, and its gourmet restaurant have a reputation that has traveled from Vancouver Island far west into the main land."

-- The Star, London

Ucluelet, British Columbia Canada

The Spa Coeur d’Alene (Idaho)

Journey to a land where nature’s finest elements mingle. On the shore of beautiful Lake Coeur d’Alene in northern Idaho, the luxurious Coeur d’Alene Golf and Spa Resort offers a breathtaking escape into natural splendor.

The new Spa Coeur d’Alene is a 30,000-square-foot facility with 23 treatment rooms, several of which overlook the picturesque lake. Rushing rivers and fragrant cedar groves inspired the spa’s stunning two-story waterfall entrance and its soothing hydrotherapy menu. Signature hydrotherapy packages include a plunge into one of the spa’s flow-through baths. Vichy waterfall showers, or the exclusive $100,000 SilverTag shower, where no fewer than 18 showerheads immerse the body in liquid bliss.

The Northwest-inspired spa menu includes the Wildflower Facial, Mountain Moor Mudd Wrap, and Coeur Heart Stone Massage. The Just-for-Two Couple’s Massage Suite features an inviting fireplace and floor-to-ceiling windows with lake views. The spa has an exclusive salon, private barber area, state-of-the-art pedicure stations, men’s and women’s custom locker rooms, and full-service medi-spa, and spa cuisine served by the five-star Beverly’s restaurant, which uses the Northwest’s freshest ingredients and offer an award-winning $1.5 million wine collection. A stay might also include a round of golf at the Coeur d’Alene Resort Golf Course, which has earned accolades from every major golf publication for its meticulous grooming and the world’s first floating green.

Coeur d’Alene, Idaho

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