1-Day Chicago Neighborhoods Tour

Description

Itinerary
This tour will begin after guests have been picked up from the specified departure point in the morning. We will start the day by visiting the campus of Northwestern University, followed by the Baha’i House of Worship. Then, we will drive to Milwaukee, Wisconsin’s industrial center. Here, we will visit the Harley-Davidson Museum to learn about the history of American motorcycles. We will also visit the Harris Bradley Center and the Basilica of St. Josaphat. Afterwards, we will return to Chicago, where the tour will subsequently end. Please see “Departure and Return” for more detailed information regarding pickup and drop-off times and locations.
Chicago, IL
Always Visit Baha’i House of Worship The Baha’i Temple in the Chicago suburbs is a unique member of the National Register of Historic Places. It is the oldest remaining Baha’i House of Worship in the world, and the only one in the US. Always Visit Northwestern University Northwestern University is perhaps best knows for its Medill School of Journalism, which is widely considered to be the best school of communications in the country and one of the best in the world. Alumni include George RR Martin.
Milwaukee, WI
Always Visit BMO Harris Bradley Center This indoor arena in downtown Milwaukee is home to the Bucks of the NBA and the Marquette University men’s basketball team. It seats over 18,000 people. If needed, it can be converted to host hockey games. Always Visit Basilica of St. Josaphat Located in the Lincoln Village area of Milwaukee, this Catholic Church was modeled after St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City and is on the National Register of Historic Places. Its construction was completed in 1901. Always Visit Harley-Davidson Museum The Harley Davidson Motorcycle Company has over 100 years of history, making some of the finest “choppers” – a style of motorcycle – in the world. This museum chronicles that history through exhibits, real motorcycles, and other artifacts.
Price Includes
Transportation
Tour guide Level 2: semi-guided tour
Price Excludes
Prices are subject to change without prior notice.
If you would like to join the optional activities, please pay the fee in cash to the tour guide. You cannot buy / use the tickets on your own or use City Passes. The tour guide will arrange the tickets for the group.
All meals and drinks during the trip, but the tour guide will arrange for.
A mandatory service fees for your tour guide and bus driver (Minimum $8.00/day per passenger). This should be paid in cash. Any private expenses
Additional Note
City passes are not accepted during an escorted tour due to the fact that they do not correspond into the tour schedule. The group entrance tickets provided by tour guides have fast lane and tour guides accompany passengers for activities. Itineraries are subject to change due to the weather, transportation and other conditions, in order to provide the best experience for you.
Language:

All tours are escorted by professional bi- or multi-lingual tour and/or driver guides (English/Chinese). Depending on the number of passengers booked for a particular departure, tours and/or languages may be combined to operate the tours.
Bus Arrangement:

Usually only passengers in the same order will be arranged in the same bus. If you book the tour separately with your friends and you want to sit in the same bus, you need to inform us before departure . Or you may be arranged in different buses.
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• Confirmation

All purchases are subject to re-confirmation within 2-3 business days after booking. Please do not book the airline tickets until you received the confirmation.

• Redemption

Complete operator information, including local telephone numbers at your destination, is included on your e-ticket. You must print the e-tickets and take them along on your trip; they are your proof of purchase.

• Terms & Condition

PLEASE READ CAREFULLY
The purchase of any travel services represents your acceptance Terms & Conditions set out herein. Please ensure that you read carefully and understand these Terms & Conditions prior to booking.
Booking changes
A fee may be charged for any revision or alteration made to a reservation after the booking is confirmed. Name changes or corrections may be treated as a cancellation and cancellation fees will apply. A change of tour date or tour itinerary may be treated as a cancellation, and normal cancellation fees will apply. Please be noted that we do not allow departure change 48 hours before departure.
Cancellations and Cancellation Fees
Regardless of reason, cancellations result in costly charges from our travel and hotel providers covering penalties and fees incurred by canceling confirmed and pending bookings. Therefore, cancellation penalties and or fees will apply. Time of cancellation will be determined when notice is received and confirmed by our office. Notice of cancellation must be made directly to Taketours by email or through web mail at Contact Us .
Tour Departure: This tour has 100% guaranteed departure; if the tour is cancelled there will be refund of 120%. Restrictions apply; due to weather conditions, State Emergencies, Airport Closures or anything beyond the control of the tour operator the 120% refund will NOT apply.
Cancellation penalties per person for 1-4 days tours
15-30 days or more prior to departure – 10% of total purchase amount.
7-14 days prior to departure – 25% of total purchase amount.
4-6 days prior to departure – 50% of total purchase amount.
Within 3 days prior to departure – 100% of total purchase amount.
Day of departure or no show – 100% per person.
Unused features are non-refundable. No shows forfeit entire payment.
Trips require a minimum number of participants to avoid cancellation. We reserve the right to cancel a schedule trip to fully refund affected customers although tour companies will make every efforts to maintain the normal operation.
There is 6% handling fee add-on to the above penalties.
NOTE: We cannot grant any refunds more than 30 days after completion of tour.

Itinerary Variations
We constantly strives to improve tour itineraries and features. If such improvements can be made, or unforeseen circumstances beyond our control make changes necessary – we reserve the right to vary itineraries and to substitute hotels. At certain peak periods duplicate departures may operate, and sometimes in reverse order in which case hotels may vary from those stated on the itinerary pages.
Tour Cancellation:
We reserves the right to cancel or re-schedule any tour departure in accordance with operating requirements or circumstances beyond its control. If cancellation is made any time prior to departure* of the tour, Taketours’ only liability will be to refund to the passenger the amount it has received for the tour booking. We will try to re-book the same or similar tour.. Please note that we are not liable for any cancellation penalties incurred on any other travel arrangements including air tickets purchased separately from customers.
We are not responsible for any other travel arrangements affected due to our cancellations.

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