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Cruising the Great Lakes: Chicago to Toronto

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$11,390 USD

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Small Ship

Time of Year

Sep

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Chicago, Detroit, Cleveland, Toronto, Niagara Falls, Lake Michigan, Mackinac Island

Toronto, Canada

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View the distinctive architectural styles of the Chicago skyline on an informative river cruise in Chicago, hearing the stories behind iconic works by Frank Lloyd Wright, Louis Sullivan and others

Enjoy an early morning, private opening of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

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Gratuities to Tauck Directors, ship staff and local guides

Tauck's private shore excursions and distinctive inclusions valued at $4,893

Two nights in Chicago and Toronto at your choice of hotel pairs; Four Seasons Hotel Chicago & Park Hyatt Toronto or The Ritz-Carlton Chicago & Four Seasons Hotel Toronto

Seven nights aboard a Ponant ship, cruising Lakes Ontario, Erie, Huron and Michigan

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The mighty Great Lakes have played a vital role in the history and cultural fabric of North America for centuries... explore their storied waters... and unique cities and towns... that have grown along their shores...

Enjoy a 7-night Great Lakes cruise between Chicago and Toronto aboard a beautiful Ponant yacht, plus two-night stays at your choice of premium hotels in these two great anchor cities. You'll sail through Lakes Ontario, Erie, Huron and Michigan, calling on destinations including Detroit, Mackinac Island, Cleveland and more. Explore urban planning and revitalization in a re-emerging Detroit; celebrate American invention and ingenuity at The Henry Ford in Dearborn; enjoy lunch at Mackinac Island's Grand Hotel; ride a dune buggy along the Lake Michigan shore; sample Holland, Michigan's Dutch heritage, tulips and beer culture; experience an architectural cruise, a taste of Chicago in America's "Second City," and much more! Read Less

An Inside Look at Detroit

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An Inside Look

Join Detroit native Karin Risko for a special insideTauck presentation. From Detroit's global contributions to its historic downtown, the city is truly special. Discover Risko's passion for Detroit as the business owner, tour guide, and author shares her insights, debunking common misconceptions about the city.

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The majesty of Niagara Falls

Experiencing the thunder of Niagara Falls on the US-Canadian border

North America's most powerful waterfall – and one of its most famous and often-visited natural treasures – Niagara Falls actually comprises three distinctive waterfalls on the Niagara River, perched on the border of Ontario, Canada and New York. Every minute, some six million cubic feet of water plunges over the crests of the Horseshoe, American and Bridal Veil Falls and tumbles down nearly 200 feet into the rocky gorge below into a thundering cauldron of water and mist. Experiencing the raw power of Niagara Falls firsthand is something you'll never forget... and just what you'll do as you first view the falls from a panoramic spot high above... then don a hooded raincoat and board a boat for an up-close – and very wet – encounter with this iconic "wonder of the natural world."

Traverse the Welland Canal

A marvel of engineering two centuries in the making...

Comprising eight locks that enable ship traffic to travel between Lake Erie and Lake Ontario by bypassing the Niagara River and Niagara Falls, the Welland Canal is a 200-year engineering marvel that actually represents four successive canals. Originally designed and built in the 1820s, a second canal replaced it in the late 1840s, and a third opened in 1887. The construction on the fourth and current Welland Canal – which your ship on "Cruising the Great Lakes" will traverse in about 11 hours, accompanied by an expert guide – began before World War I was not completed until 1932 and expanded some 40 years later.

Mackinac Island, Michigan

Step back in time on Michigan's Mackinac Island

Vehicle-free Mackinac Island – off the Michigan coast in the Straits of Mackinac connecting Lakes Michigan and Huron – has been a popular retreat since 19th-century industrialists built imposing summer "cottages" here, and remains serenely lost in time. The only way to get around is by foot, bicycle, or horse-drawn carriage, as you make your way past impeccable Victorian mansions and out to the fringes of forest, marshes, beaches and 19th-century Fort Mackinac. The island is home to the palatial Grand Hotel, which lays claim to the longest porch in the world. Since 1887, the Grand has hosted many presidents, as well as the likes of Mark Twain and Thomas Edison (who first demonstrated his phonograph on the hotel's iconic porch).

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Nights 1-2Hotel 1

Four Seasons Hotel Chicago

Chicago, Illinois

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The Ritz-Carlton, Chicago

Chicago, IL

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Nights 10-11Hotel 1

Park Hyatt Toronto

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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Nights 10-11Hotel 2

Four Seasons Hotel Toronto

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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