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"Reel" Adventures with Sensational Canada
September 2008
Visit the locations of major blockbuster movies
Australia's leading Canada travel specialist Sensational Canada is offering movie buffs a unique opportunity to visit the locations of major Hollywood blockbusters.
Sensational Canada has created a unique holiday package taking holidaymakers directly to the province of Alberta in Canada - the film site of Hollywood blockbusters including Unforgiven, Brokeback Mountain, RV, The Assassination of Jesse James, Shanghai Noon, Superman III and Legends of the Fall.
The package starts from A$3880.00* pp twin share and includes:
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Return economy class airfare ex Sydney to Calgary and return Vancouver to Sydney with Air Canada
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8 Day Car Hire
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7 nights accommodation
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Personalised Canada Roadbook containing essential travel information and documentation for local sightseeing and attractions, daily itinerary hightlights, provincial maps with city guides, hotel vouchers and customised day by day touring maps.
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Vancouver one day Hop-on/Hop-off Trolley Tour
The self drive tour begins in the gateway city of Calgary and heads North West on the "Alberta Movie Map."
The "map" was created by Travel Alberta's tourism body especially for movie buffs, adventure seekers, families and others wanting to experience the places where famous silver screen scenes were filmed. You can download the full map at www.travelalberta.com
Highlights of the tour include:
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An overnight stay at Rafter Six - home to many film projects includingThe River of No Return and Grizzly Adams - and a wild west adventure on a real working ranch.
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Visit to the fictional Brokeback Mountain - a composite of three mountain sites, the majestic Mount Lougheed near Canmoore and Fortress and Moose mountains in Kananaskis Country.
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Rocky Mountain township of Banff - Hollywood discovered this area more than 60 years ago, filming the backdrop to Spring Time in the Rockies in 1942, followed by The Emperor Waltz with Bing Crosby and River of No Return with Marilyn Monroe.
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Drumheller Valley, the location of Morgan Freeman's shack in Unforgiven. The area has also doubled for several world localities including the Middle East and as a backdrop for Shanghai Noon with Jackie Chan.
The package is available for travel from May 1, 2009 to October 25, 2009.
Please Contact Ski Tours Canada for more information.
