This 7-night expeditionary Alaska cruise explores the Inside Passage; experience Glacier Bay, Tracy Arm Fjord, humpback whales, glaciers, a bald eagle preserve and a vintage rail journey through gold rush country.

Combine a weeklong Princess cruise through glacier-strewn waterways with a visit to Denali National Park, rail trips, a floatplane tour, and rafting in a bald eagle reserve on this unforgettable Alaska travel adventure.

Land and sea vistas highlight this Gulf of Alaska cruise tour aboard Regent Seven Seas Mariner. Witness bald eagles, totem poles, calving glaciers, and the gold rush frontier as you travel by cruise ship, floatplane, paddlewheel boat, and vintage railway.

Family FYI: Did you know that there is a "State Sport" in Alaska – and that it is dog mushing! Tauck’s family Alaska travel experience takes you jet boating into the wilderness, flightseeing over Denali National Park, visiting Alaskan Huskies in training and more!

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In Tauck's California travel to lovely vineyards, the vast unspoiled beauty of Yosemite National Park, Monterey, Hearst Castle, and the wonderful cities of San Francisco, Los Angeles and San Diego.

Explore San Francisco’s diverse neighborhood and cultural gems; visit Muir Woods; and enjoy a catamaran cruise around Alcatraz, wine tastings in Sonoma, and the quintessential Napa Valley tour aboard the Wine Train on this weeklong journey.

Explore five American national parks... the ancient cliff dwellings of Mesa Verde… the sheer black walls of the Black Canyon of the Gunnison… the delicate natural arcs of Arches… the buttes and mesas of Canyonlands… the jagged peaks of Rocky Mountain National Park – something different will inspire you every day of your Colorado travel.

Family FYI: Did you know that dinosaur footprints 165 million years old (Jurassic Period) were found near Shell Falls in 1997? Discover the best of Wyoming travel and the old west during your family's Grand Teton National Park and Yellowstone vacation.

Tauck's popular Rockies vacation combines a classic Canada rail tour with floatplane, Ice Explorer, and raft adventures and Fairmont resort stays. See gardens, glaciers, Vancouver, and three national parks.

A Whistler rail journey, visits to magnificent gardens and First Nations cultural sites, and stays at six Fairmont hotels and resorts highlight the ultimate Canadian Rockies and British Columbia travel adventure.

Tauck's weeklong Gaspé Peninsula, Quebec, and Montreal tour takes in the sights by train, boat, and coach, from historic cities to remote fishing villages, plus a look at the whales and sea birds offshore.

Private luxury train is the only way to travel through the remote Copper Canyon region, while taking in the stunning scenery, colonial towns, and Tarahumara cave dwellings on an incomparable Mexico travel adventure.

No Switzerland travel adventure is complete without picturesque mountains, sparkling lakes and fashionable cities including Montreux, St. Moritz, and Lucerne; journey by cogwheel train, and enjoy a rail excursion in a private domed observation car aboard the Glacier Express.

New for 2008 - A resort stay in Interlaken, a cogwheel train journey to the Jungfraujoch, and a classical music concert in Salzburg are some of the highlights of this 11-day journey through the Austrian, German, Italian and Swiss Alps

Tauck's most comprehensive Italy tour visits Venice, Florence, Rome, Pompeii, Tuscan hill towns, and the Amalfi Coast – total Italian immersion, with world-renowned art, architecture, preserved medieval towns, and dramatic scenery.

Hilltop towns, frescoed cathedrals, priceless art masterpieces, the glory of the Roman Empire, and the treasures of the Vatican are all highlighted on this Florence, Rome, and Tuscany tour.

A one-week to Rome, Amalfi Coast, and Capri tour features antiquities, architecture, and dramatic scenery, from the ruins of Pompeii, to cliff-clinging villages, the Roman Forum, the Colosseum, and a visit to the Vatican.

Travel Italy with Tauck to see Michelangelo’s statue of David face-to-face, check out the Tuscan coutryside and northern lake district, and see famous sights in Venice, Florence, and Rome.

Family FYI: Did you know that thanks to modern engineers, the Leaning Tower of Pisa now leans a little less? Multiple-night stays in Rome, Florence and Venice, plus an excursion to Pisa, highlight this most family-friendly of Italy tours.

Witness Spain's diverse cultural heritage, influenced by Morocco, Portugal and France, on a Spain vacation that visits Barcelona, Granada, Ronda, Seville, Córdoba, and Madrid.

Vsit the poignant beaches of D-Day, discover the rugged Brittany Coast, dine at an elegant estate in chateaux country, and spend three memorable nights in Paris on this most comprehensive of France and Normandy tours from Tauck.

Experience what makes a France tour unforgettable: explore magical Monte-Carlo, the dramatic coastline of the French Riviera, the cultural treasures of Provence, the antiquities of old Roman towns, and the romance and legend of Paris.

Family FYI: Did you know that the Eiffel Tower has over 2.5 million rivets, 15,000 iron pieces, over 40 tons of paint and 1,652 steps to the top? History books come alive on our family London and Paris tour – see the Eiffel Tower, Tower of London, Windsor Castle, Versailles, Notre Dame, and Wicked in London’s West End.

The Mona Lisa beckons you to experience the powerful history and rich culture on this Paris and London tour, highlighted by the Louvre, river cruises, and a West End theater performance.

Tauck's Ireland travel week combines multiple nights at some of the Emerald Isle's finest hotels; indulge in Irish lore and culture from dramatic western landscapes to the Georgian streets of Dublin.

Discover the Nordic north on this Scandinavia tour, cruising five fjords, gazing at glaciers, viewing Viking ships, riding a train through the mountains, and visiting a medieval port and Danish castles.

New for 2008! Experience the sweep of history on Tauck’s new Russia travel adventure, from the Kremlin and Red Square to Old World cities in Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania, taking in unique attractions such as The State Hermitage Museum, Stalin's World War II bunker, and the ballet.

Family FYI: Did you know that the thermometer and the typewriter were Italian inventions? Find out just how sweet life can be in sunny southern Italy from Rome to Pompeii to Sorrento to the Amalfi Coast and Capri.

Family FYI: Did you know that Spanish food is not spicy - chile peppers in Latin American countries make food tangy, but Spanish food is seldom hot? You and your family will sample tapas and other Spanish food on one of the best Spain tours from Tauck!

Traditional arts, tranquil gardens, colorful pagodas, and ancient shrines are just some of the experiences on Tauck's comprehensive Japan tour that takes in Kyoto and Tokyo, as well as off-the-beaten-track villages in the countryside.