Escorted

Highlights & tour inclusions
• Round trip transportation from one of several AAA Arizona locations
• Transportation to/from scheduled activities
• 5 nights hotel accommodations at the Marriott Marina del Rey
• (5) Breakfasts, (1) Lunch, (1) Boxed Lunch on Parade Day, (1) Dinner –
New Years Eve Dinner Party. 
• Welcome reception
• Visit to the Ronald Reagan Library and the Getty Museum, including admission costs
• Float Barn tour
• Reserved Grandstand seating at the Tournament of Roses Parade including a
Tournament of Roses Program
• AAA Rose Parade Fleece and seat cushion
• Tour Directors (one per motor coach) and AAA Hosts (one per motor coach)
• AAA Rose Parade Fleece

Not included:
• Tips for driver-guides and tour directors, and other persons rendering a purely
personal service. Gratuities are recommended on a personal and voluntary basis.
• Meals not specifically indicated in the itinerary and inclusions
• Optional sightseeing not specifically listed in inclusions
• Purchases of souvenirs, gifts and persona items
• Baggage handling, travel cancellation insurance and personal services
• Tickets to Rose Bowl Game or after-parade Float Display (optional)
(Rose Bowl football game is not included but available through AAA Travel as an option for an additional cost)

About your hotel:  Marriott Marina del Rey
Welcome to a thoroughly modern and uniquely indulgent hotel experience.  Step into an oasis of calm, a retreat from the world outside, where an exotic aromatherapy mixture, Zanzibar Mist, circulates throughout the hotel creating a sense of ease and warmth.  The lobby is bathed in candlelight and the pampering staff of trained professionals is prepared to attend to your every desire, focused on making your stay memorable in every way.  The rooms are designed with style, all overlooking the waters of Marina del Rey or with views of the Malibu Mountains and Pacific Ocean.  The restaurant features Asian influences melded with Italian classics that are complemented by an assortment of California wines. 
Restaurants & Lounges at Marriott Marina del Rey:
• Stones Restaurant: American, fine dining, open for breakfast, lunch and dinner
• The Lobby Bar: American, open for lunch and dinner
• Glow Lounge: California, open for lunch and dinner.

Physical requirements: This tour requires that all participants be able to get on/off the motor coach multiple times unassisted, climb stairs (up to 30 but at a leisurely pace), and be on your feet walking for extended periods of time (at least 20 minutes).  Due to tour seating at the parade, we are unable to accommodate travelers using wheelchairs or walkers.  Participants must be in healthy condition as this tour is packed with activities.

Limitations and Restrictions: Prices are per person, based on single, double, triple or quad occupancy as listed, are subject to availability at time of booking, and may change without notice.  Your travel arrangements may be modified or cancelled subject to the travel providers’ policies.  Additional conditions and restrictions may apply.  We make every effort for accuracy at time of publication but reserve the right to correct errors.  AAA Travel strongly recommends the purchase of trip protection insurance.

Cancellation penalties:
Cancel after deposit and prior to October 9: $50 cancellation fee per booking(room)
Cancel October 9, 2009 – November 12, 2009: $250 cancellation fee per person
Cancel November 13, 2009 – December 3, 2009: 50% cancellation penalty per person
Cancel on or after November 14, 2009: 100% cancellation penalty per person

Trip cancellation insurance is strongly recommended

Day 1: Monday, December 28, 2009
This morning is an early one.  You will meet your AAA Travel Host and Tour Director, board a deluxe air-conditioned motor coach and depart for the “City of Angels”.  On the way, we’ll stop for lunch in Blythe (on your own).  After lunch, settle back and enjoy the scenery, watch an onboard movie or catch up on some well-deserved rest and relaxation.  Before you know it, we’ll arrive at our destination.  A Welcome Reception with light snacks waits for you.
Marriott Marina del Rey Hotel (5 nights)

 

Day 2: Tuesday, December 29, 2009
After a Buffet Breakfast at the hotel, we’re off to the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library for a tour and Lunch.  You will have the evening to yourself to enjoy one of the many fantastic restaurants that Marina Del Rey offers. (B, L)

 

Day 3: Wednesday, December 30, 2009
Begin your day with a Buffet Breakfast at the hotel.  Then we spend the day at the J. Paul Getty Museum, an architectural wonder. Don’t linger too long outside admiring the impressive edifice  - save plenty of time for the art inside. The sprawling complex houses works of art from several periods and mediums.  Lunch is available for purchase at the museum. (B)

 

Day 4: Thursday, December 31, 2009
Enjoy a Buffet Breakfast at the hotel.  Then, we head to Pasadena to visit the float barns where you will see volunteers scrambling to finish the last minute details on floats that have taken a year to build.  If we are lucky, we will get to see the float judging, where the floats are in full effect with all costumed personnel and animation.  When you arrive back at the hotel, change into your dancing shoes - tonight is the AAA Arizona New Year’s Eve Party!  Enjoy a wonderful meal, dancing and our champagne toast at midnight - New York Time (!) because we have to get up early tomorrow morning. (B, D)

 

Day 5: Friday, January 1, 2010

Happy New Year!  Crawl out of bed, have breakfast and board the motor coach – we’re off to the 121st Tournament of Roses Parade!  We will be in our grandstand seats early, so dress for an early morning chill.  Following the Parade, you’re on your own to go to the Granddaddy of them all, the 95th annual Rose Bowl Game, or you might want to take a closer look at the floats, or maybe you just want to get back to the hotel and relax.  It’s up to you. (B, L-boxed)

 

Day 6: Saturday, January 2, 2010
After breakfast, we bid farewell to California and return to the Grand Canyon State, with a stop for lunch (on your own) along the way in Blythe.  As we say goodbye, we know that the New Year will be filled with beautiful memories of our time together. (B)