UTU Travelers Club
heads to Australia, New Zealand
The wonders of the land down under are awaiting UTU members and their guests who take advantage of the UTU Travelers Club's Grand Australia & New Zealand travel experience, set for October 10-28, 2001.

Priced at just $4,349, this 19-day package includes round-trip airfare from nearly any U.S. city, stays in first-class hotels, a total of 27 meals (including all breakfasts, three lunches and seven dinners), the use of a luxury motorcoach, the services of a professional tour director, and much more!

Day 1 & 2 ­ USA to New Zealand. Cross the equator and the international date line on your flight to New Zealand.

Day 3 ­ Arrive in Aukland. Enjoy a tour that includes a harbor lunch cruise, and celebrate your arrival with a special dinner.

Days 4 & 5 ­ Rotorua. Travel New Zealand's countryside to the Waitomo Caves. Take a boat ride in an underground river through the Glow Worm Grotto. On Day 5, tour the Maori Arts and Crafts Institute, see the boiling mud pools at Whakarewarewa, visit Rainbow Springs, and enjoy the show at the Agrodome.

Day 6 ­ Rotorua to Queenstown. Fly to the Southern Alps and Queenstown, with dinner aboard the TSS Earnslaw.

Days 7 & 8 ­ Queenstown. Spectacular views of Mitre Peak from aboard the Milford Sound cruise. Day 8 at leisure, with dinner at the Skyline restaurant above the city.

Day 9 ­ Queenstown, Mt. Cook & Christchurch. Cross the Canterbury Plains, see Lake Tekapo and the country's highest peak, and linger for two days in Christchurch.

Day 10 ­ Christchurch. A full day at leisure in the most British city in the hemisphere.

Day 11 ­ Christchurch to Melbourne. Fly across the Tasman Sea to Australia's Victorian city, home for two nights.

Day 12 ­ Melbourne. Sightseeing tours, capped by a trip to Phillip Island, a koala bear habitat featuring a parade of penguins.

Day 13 ­ Melbourne to Sydney. A short flight, followed by tours of The Rocks, the Royal Botanical Garden, Bondi Beach and the Opera House, then cruise the harbor.

Days 14 & 15 ­ Sydney. A visit to Koala Park, then a day and a half of leisure, with dinner high above the city at the Sydney Tower revolving restaurant.

Day 16 ­ Sydney to Cairns. Fly north to tropical Cairns.

Days 17 & 18 ­ Cairns. Travel a catamaran to Upolo Cay on the Great Barrier Reef, and view the underwater wonders on a glass-bottomed boat, with time to enjoy the beaches. Day 18 spent at leisure before a festive farewell dinner.

Day 19 ­ Back to the USA. Bid farewell to Australia.

For complete information, or to make your reservations now, call toll free (888) 280-7657, phone (440) 748-2777 from Canada, write to Lynn Westphal Tours, 8715 Timber Edge Dr., N. Ridgeville, OH 44039, or send e-mail to < lwestphal2@aol.com >.

Deadline near
for Alaska cruise;
One Swiss Rail
package sold out
Those planning to participate in the Alaskan Cruise experience offered by the UTU Travelers Club are reminded that the deadline for deposits is December 15, 2000.
Deposits for the Alaskan Cruise should be sent to: Lynn Westphal Tours, 8715 Timber Edge Dr., N. Ridgeville, OH 44039.
Those choosing the seven-night, north-bound Voyage of the Glaciers leave Vancouver on May 21, 2001, aboard Princess Cruise Lines' Ocean Princess, traverse the Inside Passage, visit such ports-of-call as Ketchikan, Juneau and Skagway, and will cruise Glacier Bay and the College Fjord. Prices range from $879 to $1,799. Purchasing the Wilderness Package extends the experience another seven days and includes a stay at the Kenai Princess Wilderness Lodge, a visit to the Alaska Native Heritage Center, a ride aboard Ultra Dome rail cars to Denali National Park, and accommodations at the Fairbanks Princess Riverside Lodge.
Also, one of the two Swiss Rail packages has been completely sold out, with only 20 seats left for the March 21-29, 2001, package, priced at just $1,799 (double occupancy, plus $137 in taxes). For information, call toll free 1-888-280-7657. From Canada, call (440) 748-2777. Send e-mail to < lwestphal2@aol.com >.