Tours to suit any biker

LARRY AND Mary Barnes of Rocky Mountain Cycle
Tours, based in Canmore, Alta., just down the road from
Banff, are in their 16th year of leading cyclists over diverse
routes in scenic spots, including sunny Hawaii, challenging
Switzerland, pleasant Portugal and, of course, the indomi-
table Rockies themselves. The emphasis is on small groups
and good service (a travelling kitchen provides fresh fare).

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The trips come in varying
degrees of difficulty. If the six-
day Rocky Mountain lakes trip —
363 kilometres with rolling hills
and three demanding climbs for
intermediate to advanced cyclists
(cost: $1,150) — sounds like too
much for your cycling skills, how
about the deluxe, seven-day bik-
ing and heli-hiking holiday in the
Rockies ($1,790), or the Puget
Sound bike and kayak itinerary
(seven days, about C$1,490)?

For more information: Rocky
Mountain Cycle Tours, Box 1978,
Canmore, Alberta TOL OMO.
Phone: (403) 678-6770.

British Airways is offering a
good deal to its passengers who
want to rent a budget car to tour
Britain or Northern Ireland. Avis
rental vehicles start as low as $20
(a midsize will run $33), plus gas-
oline and $10-$17 a day for in-
surance. The booking is made
through your travel agent; cars
can be picked up at London’s
Heathrow Airport.

For more information: British
Airways, 1200 - 1176 W. Georgia
St., Vanceuver, B.C. V6E 4A2.
Phone: 682-3956.

Ciadled in lush valleys in the
heart of Africa, the Zambezi
River invites exploration. Van-
couver’s Great Expeditions, in
conjunction with Wilderness
Safaris, offers a 20-day river ex-
cursion that departs from
magnificent Victoria Falls. The
trip uses canoes, kayaks and rafts,
as well as your own bipedal power
to voyage into Zimbabwe's
Chizarira, Matusadona. and
Hwange National Parks. The last
is the best for viewing the white
rhino; other wildlife you can ex-
pect to see includes elephants,
buffalo, Hons, leopards,  sables,
kudus and black thinos.

No paddling or rafting experi-
ence is required, but a medical
questionnaire must be d
The trip costs $3,395, plus airfare
lo Victoria Falls.

Yor more information: Great
Expeditions, S818 West Boule-
vard, Vancouver, B.C. VOM INE,
Phone: 263-1505.

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Austria is starting early with its
*41,000 Years Austria’ celebra-
tien. Officially, it won't begin un-
til 1996, but the country’s tourist
board must think it’s better to
dole out the history in manageable
amounts, starting with the coun-
try’s long-lived nobility.

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Habsburgs”’ recalis the dynasty
that ruled Austria for almost 640

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years, beginning im 1282. (At
times it ruled much of the rest of
Europe, too.)

In Austria, the family left a rich
cultural heritage of architecture,
music and art. The tours of this
wealth can be taken in luxurious,
Orient Express-style trains from
Vienna to Salzburg, or aboard a
steamship on the Danube. The
cost for the two-day train trip is
about $380; the eight-day river
cruise ranges in price from about
$1,235 to $2,500, depending on
your choice of on-board accom-
modation.

For more information: Austrian
National Tourist Office, 1380 -
200 Granville St., Vancouver,
B.C. V6C 1S4, Phone: 683-8695.

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