Mexico (Palenque - Museum of The Red River
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Mexico (Palenque - Museum of The Red River
MUSEUM OF THE RED RIVER Visiting the Classic Maya: Guatemala (Kaminaljuyu, Quirigua, Tikal), Honduras (Copan), Mexico (Palenque, Yaxchilan) September 27-October 5, 2015 Send this form with a check payable to: TZELL TRAVEL and mail to: 30 Two Bridges Road, Suite 250, Fairfield, NJ 07004, Telephone: 973-287-1719 or 877-482-8747 Enclosed is my/our deposit of $1000 p/person for the above tour of Guatemala, Honduras, and Mexico. Homeland Security rules require that you provide us with your exact name as it appears on your PASSPORT and your date of birth. Name: (1) _____________________________________ Date of Birth: (1) _______________________________ Name: (2) _____________________________________ Date of Birth: (2) ________________________________ Street: _________________________________________ City:__________________________State:____________ Zip:__________________Tel:______________________ E-mail:___________________________________ _____I would like to occupy a single room at an additional $1099. ____I plan to share a twin-bedded room with __________________________________________ ____I would like Far Horizons to select a roommate (if available) to share a twin-bedded room with me. If not available, I understand that I will be charged the single supplement. Your reservation will be considered official only after your full payment has been received. Should you cancel after your reservation has been received, the cancellation penalties in the "Tour Conditions" apply. I/We have read and agree to the terms and conditions, which apply to this tour, especially noting the cancellation and responsibility clauses. Signature:_________________________________ Date: _____________________________________ ITINERARY DAY 1: Sun., Sept. 27 - Dallas/En Route D Depart from Dallas for your flight to Guatemala City. Welcome to the Land of Eternal Spring! Upon your arrival at Guatemala's La Aurora Airport, you will be transferred to the Miraflores Museum. Visit the Miraflores Museum Today you will visit the Miraflores Museum, where you will find the largest number of relics of the ancient Mayan city. Dinner: Enjoy a Welcome Dinner at the hotel or a local restaurant. DAY 2: Mon., Sept. 28 - Guatemala City B AM: Visit Kaminal Juyu and the Popol Vuh Museum After breakfast at the hotel you will visit Kaminal Juyu. It is a Mayan archaeological site from the Preclassic period where you can admire sculpture, ceramic, and works of engineering and architecture. The city never had a fortification surrounding it. You will also visit the Popol Vuh Museum. The museum contains a valuable collection of PreHispanic art including sculpture in stone, polychrome ceramics, incensories, and funerary ceramics. In addition, there is a Colonial Art section and a Folklore section that exhibits indigenous clothing and traditional dance masks. PM: Sightseeing Tour of Guatemala City Later you will enjoy a sightseeing tour of Guatemala City where you will visit the National Palace, the Cathedral, and the Civic Center Complex. You will also visit residential areas, for an overall view of this rapidly growing metropolis. DAY 3: Tues., Sept. 29 - Guatemala City/Copán, Honduras B Visit the Archaeological Site of Copán This morning you will depart Guatemala City and travel to Copán, Honduras. After completing official immigration formalities, continue to the archaeological site of Copán. As you step inside the park you will marvel at the elaborate stone sculptures everywhere. Proceed into the dramatic expanse of the Great Plaza and witness of the cultural achievements of the ancient Mayans. Copán’s main plaza contains the greatest collection of Mayan sculptures in Central America. You will have time to explore and admire the beautiful Mayan stelae, majestic temples, and complete ball court. DAY 4: Wed., Sept. 30 - Copán/Flores, Petén B AM: Visit the Mayan Site of Quiriguá After breakfast at the hotel you will visit the Mayan site of Quiriguá, whose extraordinary monuments include 12 carved stelae, 4 zoomorphs, enormous carved stones of mythological animal forms, and unrestored temples. Dates recorded are at exact intervals of 800 days. PM: In the afternoon you will travel to Flores, Petén. DAY 5: Thurs., Oct. 1 - Flores, Petén/Tikal National Park/Flores, Petén/Guatemala City B Visit Tikal National Park Today you will go back more than 2,000 years in time when you visit Tikal National Park. Tikal was inhabited from 600 BC until 869 AD. Its highest point of development was between 690 until 850 AD, a time period known by archaeologists as the Late Classic Period. Visit the Twin-Pyramid Complexes “Q” and “R,” the Lost World Complex where the Great Pyramid and Temple 5C-49 are the most important. You will also visit Temple III and the Palace of the Windows, the Great Plaza, squared off with the pyramids of the Grand Jaguar and the Masks, the Palace of the Nobles, and Pyramid IV. This is the highest of the Mayan pyramids. From the top enjoy a complete view of Tikal and its surrounding jungle. Later you will be transferred to Flores Airport for your flight to Guatemala City. DAY 6: Fri., Oct. 2 - Guatemala City/Mexico City/Chiapas/San Cristobal B This morning you will be transferred to the airport for your flight to Mexico City and your connecting flight to Chiapas. Upon your arrival you will be tranferred to Sumidero Canyon where you will board small boats for the ride along the Grijalva River. Later you will travel to San Cristobal de las Casas. En route you will visit the towns of San Juan Chamula and Zincantan. Upon your arrival in San Cristobal you will check into the hotel and have time to relax. DAY 7: Sat., Oct. 3 - San Cristobal/Palenque B AM: After breakfast at the hotel you will depart San Cristobal and travel to Palenque. Upon your arrival in Palenque you will check in to the hotel. PM: Visit the Agua Azul Waterfalls This afternoon you will visit the Agua Azul Waterfalls. The beautiful color of the water is due to calcium carbonates, and other salts. In 1980 the Aqua Azul Waterfalls was declared as an area of Forest Protection and Wildlife Refuge and later a Special Biosphere Reserve, because of the variety of natural species and endangered animals. Visit the Palenque Archaeological Site Continue to the Palenque Archaeological Site, which has been a World Heritage Site since 1987. It is one of the most interesting archaeological cities of Mexico. To experience it is to discover the soul of the Mayan world. The Palenque Archaeological Site has an area of 16 kilometers and contains more than 200 architectural structures and buildings. Return to the hotel where you will enjoy the rest of the day at leisure. DAY 8: Sun., Oct. 4 - Palenque/Villahermosa B,D This morning you will visit the Yaxchilan Archaeological site. This Mayan City was built outside the Usumacinta River. It is notable for its stelae, lintels, altars, sculptures and architecture. In the afternoon you will travel to Villahermosa. Dinner: Enjoy a Farewell Dinner at the hotel or a local restaurant. DAY 9: Mon., Oct. 5 - Villahermosa/ Dallas B Today you will be transferred to the airport for your flight home to Dallas. Your tour ends, and you return home with memories of interesting places and joyful times shared with a group of wonderful people. B=breakfast; D=Dinner COST P/PERSON from Dallas: $3999.00 double occupancy $1099.00 single room supplement The price includes all taxes, fees, and fuel surcharges. COST INCLUDES Air: Roundtrip Dallas, economy class; Domestic Air: Flores Peten/Guatemala City; Guatemala City/Mexico City; Mexico City/Chiapas Hotels: 8 nights in first class hotels Meals: Breakfast daily and two dinners Sightseeing: Extensive as per itinerary * All sightseeing in private deluxe motor coaches and includes the services of expert English speaking guides and entrance fees Miscellaneous: Hotel taxes and service charges * Baggage handling and porterage at the hotels. TOUR CONDITIONS TOUR PRICE: Tour price is based upon current tariff and exchange rates and is subject to change. It is based upon a minimum of 10 fully paid passengers. In the event this minimum is not met a surcharge will be levied. You will have an option to withdraw from this tour 45 days before the tour departure without any penalty in lieu of paying a surcharge. REGISTRATION AND DEPOSITS: A deposit (by check) of $1000 p/person is required at time of registration, along with a signed registration form. You will be billed for the balance, which is due on or before May 27, 2015 either by check or money order. CANCELLATION TERMS: Cancellations received: Prior to May 27, 2015: $200 p/person From May 27-June 30, 2015: $500 p/person July 1-July 31, 2015: $1000 p/person From August 1, 2015 onward: No refund All cancellations must be received in writing. NOTE: Comprehensive insurance is available to cover trip cancellation and interruption, baggage protection, medical, accidental death & dismemberment and emergency evacuation and repatriation. A descriptive booklet will be mailed to you upon receipt of your deposit. AIR TRANSPORTATION: Economy class via any regular IATA carrier. Any cancellation, itinerary change or failure to use confirmed air space may be subject to penalties levied by the airlines at the time of ticketing. Air tickets, once issued, are non-refundable. This is in addition to above "Cancellation Terms." PASSPORT/VISA REQUIREMENTS: A valid passport is required for all tour members. U.S. citizens do not require visas for travel to Guatemala, Honduras, and Mexico. If you are not a U.S. citizen call the Consulate of EVERY country you will enter (even in-transit when changing planes) to check on visa requirements. ALL passports must be valid for at least 6 months after the return date of the tour. TOUR PRICE DOES NOT INCLUDE: Passport, visa, and insurance. All items of a personal nature, beverages and meals not included in the tour. Gratuities to guides, bus drivers, tour escort, hotel and restaurant staff. Optional tours and excess baggage charges. There is no refund for unused land arrangements or any cost incurred through absence or deviation from the stated itinerary for any reason, including illness. Any departure taxes that must be paid locally. RESPONSIBILITY: FAR HORIZONS, a division of Tzell Travel, and/or their agents, give notice that all tickets issued by them and all arrangements for transport or for hotel accommodations made by them, are made by them as agents for the passenger upon the express condition that they shall not be liable for any injury, damage, loss, accident, delay or irregularity which may be occasioned either by reason of defect of any vehicle conveying the passenger or through the act of default or any company or persons engaged in carrying out the arrangements of the tour, or otherwise in connection therewith, or of any hotel, or employee. FH and/or their agents can accept no responsibility for losses or accidental expenses due to delay or changes in schedules, defaults or overbookings by hotels, sickness, weather, strike, war, acts of terrorism or other causes. All such losses or expenses will have to be borne by the passenger. Baggage is at "owner's risk" throughout the tour unless insured. FH reserves the right to withdraw the tour, or any part of it, to make such alternations in the itinerary as they deem necessary or desirable. FH has no special knowledge or information regarding any supplier insolvency, unsafe conditions, terrorist or social unrest, health hazards or weather hazards, other than what has appeared in the public media. For information about possible dangers at your destination please call the Travel Advisory Section of the State Dept. at (202) 647-5225. For medical information contact the CDC at (877) 394-8747. You hereby release FH from any claims arising from any causes not within our control. By using your tickets, you acknowledge that you have read the foregoing and agree to it. Further, tour participants hold harmless and release the Museum of the Red River, Idabel Museum Society, Inc., Herron Foundation, Inc., the City of Idabel, as well as any staff members, other employees and agents of these organizations from any and all claims and actions resulting from any loss or injury incurred while participating in this program. Participants also agree to reimburse any of the above-mentioned parties for any fees, fines, legal and any other cost incurred by them which arise from any action or cause of action, claim or demand initiated on behalf of the participant. AIRLINE CLAUSE: Any airlines concerned are not to be held responsible for any act, omission, or event during the time passengers are not aboard their aircraft. The airline tickets when issued shall constitute the sole contract between airline and the purchaser of these tickets/and or passenger. Airline carriers reserve the right to change equipment and schedules without prior notice or passenger approval. We must agree to this upon acceptance of group contracts. We have the option of cancelling the contract without penalty, however, we would need to protect the group on alternate flights. This is not always possible as changes can occur up to the day of departure. FAR HORIZONS 30 Two Bridges Road, Suite 250, Fairfield, NJ 07004, Telephone: 973-287-1719 or 877-482-8747, Fax: 973-287-1773, E-mail: info@fhorizons.com ! ! ! ! MUSEUM OF THE RED RIVER Visiting the Classic Maya: Guatemala (Kaminaljuyu, Quirigua, Tikal), Honduras (Copan), Mexico (Palenque, Yaxchilan) September 27-October 5, 2015 Dear Friends, The next tour will bring us to the splendors of the Classic Period (ca. AD 250 - 900) Maya of Central America. This was the time of their greatest achievements in mathematics and engineering, art, and architecture. The magnificent archaeological sites of Tikal, Copan and Palenque attest to their knowledge and skills, displaying the full grandeur of their civilization. Once thought to be a peace loving society of scientists and philosophers, their skills at war and the elaborations of their ceremonies have only recently been appreciated with the translation of their glyphic writing system. Participants will experience the Mayan world at its best, while also enjoying museums and natural wonders such as Agua Azul Falls (with its wildlife refuge) and Sumidero Canyon (by boat along the Grijalva River). Visiting the historic towns of San Juan Chamula and San Cristobal de las Casas and Zincantan will bring us into contact with contemporary Maya populations. Folk arts shopping will be available throughout the tour! This will be a wonderful introduction to the Mayan world of the past, and the present. Join us! Henry Moy Museum Director