Interlude Tours: Escorted Vacation to Scotty's Ranch in Death Valley National Park from Indianapolis
Outside, the October chill is intimating a frigid winter. How would you like to escape from the clutches of the Indiana cold this coming February to a land of warmth–a place of pure enjoyment? The following tour has it all for you:
Las Vegas and More! (click here for itinerary)
February 16-23, 2010 (8 days, 7 nights–one-hotel tour!)
Escorted vacation and guaranteed departure
In essence, this tour is all about Vegas. The lights! The Strip! Gaming! But notice the “More” in the title of the tour. As always, Interlude is going to make sure you have some experiences you never forget!
Your tour to Death Valley National Park will be spectacular overall, but one particular point of interest is Scotty’s Castle. According to Wikipedia,
A man named Walter Scott, also known as “Death Valley Scotty”, convinced Chicago millionaire Albert Johnson to invest in his (fraudulent) gold mine in the Death Valley area. Johnson made many trips to the area, eventually bringing his wife, Bessie Johnson. Over the course of his visits Johnson came to terms with a disability that lingered from an 1894 accident. Bessie apprently became convinced that Death Valley was good for his health. She encouraged the idea of building something more comfortable than the rough shack Johnson had built earlier. Construction began on Scotty’s Castle (Death Valley Ranch) in 1922, at a cost of $1.4 million dollars.
That’s just the beginning of a crazy story, so please have a look at the Wikipedia article!
According to the National Park Service website,
The resulting structure is a beautiful example of Spanish-Mediterranean styling. It is filled with unique hand-wrought iron and tile, custom-made furniture, hand-selected tapestries and European antiques.
And you will tour it in all its glory!
Interlude Tours: Escorted Vacation to Scotty's Ranch in Death Valley National Park from Indianapolis
After this relaxing tour, you’ll return to your hotel and… enjoy Las Vegas some more! It doesn’t get any better. I have barely begun to describe the incredible treats we have planned for you, so please take a look at your fabulous itinerary.
It will be a wonderful way to elude the icicles of Indy for a bit and have a wonderful time, so why not give it a try? We welcome reservations from Indianapolis, where we are based, or from any location in the United States or Canada.
Top photo and bottom photo by Gb1; used with permission.
–Matt
The Interlude Tours Blog Team
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