16 days
June 19 - July 2, 2008

DAY 1:  Our exciting and fun Gambler's Holiday to Nevada starts with our morning included break in southern Minnesota. Our travels will then take us south into Iowa for a lunch break on your own in Des Moines. This afternoon we'll turn west and head into Nebraska and to our overnight in York. After time to refresh we'll enjoy our included Welcome Dinner at the hotel.


DAY 2:  Following breakfast on your own we'll continue west across Nebraska taking a morning break prior to entering the state of Wyoming. We'll make a lunch stop on your own and an afternoon break prior to arriving in Cheyenne for our overnight.

DAY 3:  Following included breakfast we'll head across the Rocky Mountains of Wyoming making appropriate break stops. Late this afternoon we'll enter Utah and pass through Salt Lake City to our first night in Nevada in Wendover. Upon arrival we'll check into our Casino/Hotel for the night. After time to refresh, dinner will be included at your leisure with the evening free to enjoy our first evening's casino action

DAY 4:  Following included breakfast we'll head west stopping in Elko and Winnemucca fro break and gaming stopes en-route to Reno, "Biggest Little City in the World", for our 2-night stay in downtown Reno. Tonight dinner will be included with the remainder of the evening free to explore the downtown area.

DAY 5:  After included breakfast at your leisure the day will be free to enjoy the gaming action and to explore downtown Reno. Dinner will be on your own this evening.

DAY 6:  Following our included hot breakfast we'll depart for Lake Tahoe. En-route we'll travel past Mount Rose Ski area to Virginia City. This was once the richest mining town in the world and is still much like it was in its heyday. We'll enjoy a narrated tram tour of the city and then have time to explore this wonderful town and to have lunch on your own. This afternoon we'll drive through the capital of Nevada, Carson City, en-route to the shores of Lake Tahoe. The drive along the lake will be filled with beautiful scenery as we head to South Lake Tahoe and our hotel/casino for the night. After time to relax, you will be free to enjoy the casino and to have included dinner at your leisure.

DAY 7:  An included breakfast will start the day. Our travels today will take us south across the Excelsior Mountains stopping for a gaming break in Hawthorne and lunch break in Tonopah at one of the casinos. This afternoon we'll pass by the eastern edge of Death Valley National Park and then stop for a break. Late this afternoon we'll arrive in Las Vegas and check into our hotel/casino located downtown for our 2-night stay. The evening will be free to relax, enjoy the gaming action and have included dinner. The "Fremont Street Experience" is just outside your hotel; make sure you take this in during your stay.

DAY 8:  An included hot breakfast at your leisure starts our day. This afternoon the coach will do a driving tour of the famous Strip. We'll then park and let you explore some of these new wonderful casinos. Later we'll return to our hotel with the evening free to explore the other casinos located along the "Fremont Street Experience". This short four-block area is covered, lighted with millions of lights and connects all the casinos. Dinner will be on your own this evening.

DAY 9:  This morning after included breakfast at your leisure we'll board the coach for the short drive to Laughlin, Nevada. Early this afternoon we'll arrive in this wonderful gaming community located along the shores of the Colorado River. As most of you may know, the town was founded by Don Laughlin, originally from Medford, Minnesota. We'll check into our hotel/casino for our 2-niight stay and have the evening free to enjoy the casinos and the Riverwalk along the river. Tonight dinner at your leisure will be included at the casino.

  Following included breakfast the day will be free to enjoy Laughlin. You may want to just relax, sit by the pool, enjoy the many casinos, visit the Outlet Mall, stroll the Riverwalk or ride the Water Taxi on the Colorado River. Later this morning the coach will take those who want to the historic old mining town of Oatman. You will love the shops and the wild burros that wander into town. Early this afternoon we'll return to the hotel with the remainder of the day and evening free to relax and have dinner on your own.

DAY 11:  As our luggage is loaded on the coach we'll enjoy an included breakfast, then board the coach for our journey back home. Our destination today will be Albuquerque, New Mexico and prior to checking into our hotel we'll have time to explore Old Town Albuquerque. Later we'll check into the hotel with the evening free to relax and have dinner on your own.  

DAY 12:  We'll enjoy an included breakfast and then we're off back across New Mexico and into Oklahoma to our overnight in Elk City at our full-service hotel. The evening will be free to relax and have dinner on your own.

DAY 13:  Following included breakfast we'll head north across Kansas taking appropriate break stops en-route to the Kansas City area for an overnight at our full-service hotel. After time to refresh we'll enjoy an included Farewell Dinner.

DAY 14:  After an included breakfast we'll head north across Missouri and Iowa to Minnesota. Our minds will be filled with the warm and wonderful memories of our fun and exciting Gambler's Holiday to Nevada. We should arrive back home late this afternoon.

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