San Gabriel s Featured Trip Tamale Festival in Indio Sunday, December 2 9:00 am - 5:00 pm 4010.404 Fee: $15 Visit the international Tamale Festival in Indio. Ranked one of the top 10 All-American Food Festivals in the nation by Food Network TV. The festival offers every type of tamale that can be imagined. Activities include a holiday parade, carnival, Mexican Folklorico dancing and a variety of live entertainment. Meals are on your own. Walking amount is heavy. Riverside Mission Inn at Christmas Time Thursday, December 13 12:45-8:30 pm 4010.405 Fee: $60 Celebrate the holidays at the historic Mission Inn in downtown Riverside. Will Rogers stated, It is the most unique hotel in America. It s a monastery, a museum, a fine hotel, a home, a boardinghouse, a mission, an art gallery and an aviator s shrine. You will take a docent led 1-hour walking tour. Tours are led by trained docents on the art, architecture, and history of the Mission Inn. Dinner is included with salad, entrée and dessert at the Old Spaghetti Factory. Walking amount is heavy. Trips and Tours presented by San Gabriel Community Services Department 250 S. Mission Drive San Gabriel 91776 (626) 308-2875 www.sangabrielcity.com Space is Limited!
Wheel of Fortune Audience Member - Sony Pictures Studios, Culver City Thursday, January 17 11:45 am - 7:15 pm 4010.100 Fee: $38 Watch Americas Game close up! Be an audience member for Wheel of Fortune at Sony Pictures Studio in Culver City. Begin the trip with an inclusive freshly prepared lunch at the historic HMS bounty. Then get excited to see what it takes to fi lm Wheel of Fortune by viewing 3 half hour show tapings. Walking amount is light. Duets at the Old Camelot Theatre - Palm Springs Tuesday, February 26 9:30 am - 5:45 pm 4010.103 Fee: $40 Visit the Old Camelot Theatre matinee performance of "Duets" a musical tribute to Cher, Elton John, Liza Minnelli and Tom Jones. "Duets" pairs the talents of internationally acclaimed impersonators singing your favorite songs - LIVE! This is a 90-minute live performance, no lip syncing. This trip begins in downtown Palm Springs with lunch on own, then get ready to sing along to some of your favorite songs at the Old Camelot Theatre. Walking amount is light. Page 2
34th Annual Pageant of Our Lord - Rolling Hills Estates Sunday, March 31 11:15 am - 6:30 pm 4010.104 Fee: $41 Experience renowned works of art come to life! This theatrical event located at the Rolling Hills Covenant Church in the Rolling Hills Estates is a unique presentation of the life of Jesus Christ through living reproductions of famous works of art, life sized paintings and sculptures with original narration that includes live models and a 60-person sanctuary choir and orchestra. Meals are prior to the event on your own. Walking amount is light. Trip Suggestions? Do you have a new and exciting trip suggestion? Or an old trip suggestion that you think would be popular? The San Gabriel Community Services Department is always open to new trip ideas. Please contact Christina Alatorre, Recreation Supervisor at (626) 308-2875. Are you interested in attending trips at no cost? The San Gabriel Community Services Department is seeking Trip Escorts for our upcoming trips. Perks include meal reimbursements, a possible friend admission included (dependent on trip cost), and more! Please contact Christina Alatorre, Recreation Supervisor at (626) 308-2875. Page 3
Southern Delight March 2-8, 2019 5010.100 Explore the South! Take a 7 day, 6-night trip on this Southern Delight tour. Trip begins with a flight to Atlanta, Georgia. Visit the nation s largest aquarium, the Georgia Aquarium. Continue to Charleston where you will walk along the cobblestone streets and experience the past and present, including the birth place of the Civil War. You will then visit the Belle of the South, Savannah. You will be led on a riverboat cruise of the Savannah River. Trip includes airfare, 6-night stay, airport transfers, 6 breakfasts, and 2 dinners. $200 booking deposit confirms your reservation with the balance due January 15, 2019. $3,499 single. $2,999 double/person Friendly Excursions Yosemite June 11-13, 2019 5010.101 Discover Yosemite National Park. Glaciers transformed the rolling hills and streams into the colossal landscape of the present -day park. On June 30, 1864, the valley was set aside as the nation s first national state park by Abraham Lincoln. This tour includes the Yosemite tram tour, a two-hour tour to guide you to many interesting sights in Yosemite and give you fascinating information about El Capitan and Yosemite Falls. Trip includes deluxe motor coach, 2 nights accommodations, National Park tour. $200 booking deposit confirms your reservation with the balance due April 27, 2019. $799 single. $649 double/ person Friendly Excursions Page 4
Yellowstone, Grand Tetons, and Mt. Rushmore July 27 - August 4, 2019 5010.102 Visit Mt. Rushmore National Memorial Illuminated in the night sky with accompanying Patriotic music. South Dakota s Black Hills known for having the largest free roaming bison herds. Experience where Montana and Wyoming meet at Yellowstone National Park! With herds of bison, elk and other wildlife, and stunning geo-thermal wonders found nowhere else, and of course, the notable Old Faithful Geyser. See Yellowstone National Park where you will see the Lower Falls and the Grand Canyon of Yellowstone. In Grand Teton National Park few sights are as breathtaking as the 40-mile-long Teton Range and the lush valley located at the foot of the range, famously known as Jackson Hole. Accommodations include airfare, 9 days, 8 nights lodging, tour, park entrance fees, 8 breakfasts and 2 dinners. $200 booking deposit confirms your reservation with the balance due May 24, 2019. $3,899 single. $2,999 double/person Friendly Excursions About our partnered travel agencies: Collette Travel is a third generation family owned company out of with offices in the United States, Canada, Australia and the United Kingdom. Since 1918, Collette has been sharing our love of travel. Collette offers worldwide travel featuring comprehensive land tours, river cruises, rail journeys, small group tours, family trips, garden holidays and more. Friendly Excursions is a travel agency and tour operator out of Sunland, CA. They have been in the travel business since 1974. Friendly Excursions is a part of the National Tour Association. They provide professionally trained guides and quality tours. Travel Time Tours is a full-service travel agency and tour operator out of San Dimas, CA. They are members of CLIA, ASTA, ICTA and GWA. They provide highly qualified staff and once in a lifetime tours. Page 5
The City of San Gabriel provides trips and tours for adults and children ages 8 and up, accompanied by an adult. Full payment for trips and tours is taken on a first registered, first seated basis at the Community Services Department. Trips are subject to cancellation if required number of participants does not register by deadline date. All participants must be self-sufficient and capable of walking and climbing stairs without assistance of others. If unable to do so, a wheelchair and/or trip attendant must be provided by participant. Please notify staff at the time of registration if you will be taking a wheelchair to ensure space is accommodated. REGISTRATION is taken at the Community Services Department Office, 250 S. Mission Dr., San Gabriel, 91776, Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m. with extended hours Tuesdays until 6:00 p.m. Full payment for trips and tours is due on or before the date indicated on each individual trip. Please use the Activity Registration Form included on the back cover of this Travel Guide to register for trips. For mail-in registration please enclose a check, money order, VISA or MasterCard Information. Make checks payable to: CITY OF SAN GABRIEL. DEPARTURE & RETURN Weekday bus trips depart from and return to the San Gabriel Mission Playhouse parking lot, 320 S. Mission Drive, unless otherwise noted. All cars must be parked on the Broadway Avenue side of the lot only. Bus boarding begins 15 minutes prior to scheduled departure time. Please be prompt to maintain your boarding priority. REFUND POLICY ALL refunds are subject to a $10 service charge, unless trip is cancelled by the San Gabriel Community Services Department. Refunds for day trips are processed if cancellation is received 2 weeks prior to the trip or if there is a replacement on our waiting list. Refunds for extended tours are processed if cancellation is received 4 weeks prior to overnight trip, except where otherwise noted. Trip cancellation insurance is highly recommended for overnight trips costing $100 or more. RESPONSIBILITY CLAUSE San Gabriel Community Services Department acts only as an agent in putting together day and extended trip packages. We do not assume any liability for illness, injury, damages, loss, accident, or delay due to any act or default of any company or person involved in the trip, nor can we be held responsible for changes made by the tour operator or hotel. Trips and Tours presented by San Gabriel Community Services Department 250 S. Mission Drive San Gabriel 91776 (626) 308-2875 www.sangabrielcity.com