Page Four THE MICHIGAN DAILY Sunday, March 27, 195 FROM NEW YORK TO HAWAII: SITA Offers Trans-Continental Trips CRATER LAKE IN OREGON --Daiy-Etta Laoue GRAND TETONS NEAR JACKSON, WYOMING If your trip South will leave you short Of cash ... Charge NOW h~ be billed May 1st /JEWELS OF THE SEA From the Couturier Collection: MAGIC WHIRL ..,a new kind of swimsuit that swirls you in fashion as it goes to any length to fit you. The secret's in the shirring, as strategic as it is stunning, that slims short waists, brings new comfort to tall girls. Come see for yourself ... we'll put it through its figure tricks for you! Elasticized faille. 19.95 FOR TOWN AND COUNTRY 302 South State Street Near Eastern Cities Offer Tourist Sights Jerusalem, Pyramids, Suez Canal Included As Main Attractions By NORM BARR AljANY people are now including, in their European tours, trips to the NeareEast. This section of the world, in- cluding the countries of Egypt, Israel, Lebanon, Jordan, Syria, Turkey and Iraq, is easily acces- sible by either plane or ship. The main tourist interest cen- ters itself in the city of Jerusalem, home of three of the world's great ancient cultures. At present, the city is split by the Israeli-Jordan border, and tourists see each half separately. Other tourist attractions in Is- rael are the cities of Haifa and Tel Aviv; the latter being known as one of the world's most modern cities. Egypt, its ancient pyramids, the Sues Canal, and the city of Cairo probably offers more tourist at- tractions than the other Arabian countries. The northward-flowing Nile, with its ancient history dat- ing back to the days of Cleopatra, is also a strong tourist attraction. ELSEWHERE in Arabian coun- tries, one can see the world's largest oil-producing center and also the world's saltiest sea-the Dead Sea. Because the climate is generally warmer than ours, a good travel wardrobe would include mostly light-weight fabric materials. The tourist should also take a good supply of personal items such as soap and toothpaste with him. An average round-trip by plane from -New York lasting approxi- mately. three weeks, costs about $1,400, tourist class and $1,700 first class. This price includes transportation, hotel facilities, three meals a day and tips. Because the Arabic countries do not grant entry to anyone holding in their passport an Israeli visa, anyone wishing to visit the coun- tries of the Arab League and also Israel, should get their Israeli visa put on a sheet separate from their passport. By LOUISE TYOR O N THE assumption that many travelers like to see their own country before they see the rest of the world, SITA Tours are of- fering four trans-continental trips this summer to students. The "Grand" Tour is a 63-day trip which covers not only a good portion of the United States and Canada, but also includes eight days in Hawaii. It is priced at $1,590. Leaving New York by train on July 2, the group will spend the first night at Niagara Falls. Next, the group will travel west across Canada by rail and steamer, stop- ping at Toronto, Port McNicholl, Fort William, Winnepeg and Cal- gary. Three days will then be spent at Banff and Lake Louise in the Ca- nadian Rockies. Sightseeing will include excursions to Moraine Lake and the Valley of the Ten Peaks. After a full day of motor exur- sion northward over the Columbia Icefield Highway, the group will proceed to Jasper National Park before embarkin for a three-day trip down the Alaskan fjords. Arriving in Vancouver, Canada's. largest Pacific port city, the group will travel overnight by boat to Victoria, the garden city of Can- ada's Vancouver Island, and nick- named "Little England." Sight- seeing here will include the world- famed Butchart's Gardens. Via steamer to Seattle, the group will continue on to Mount Rainier for two nights, then on to Portland and San Francisco, where sight- seeing will include the Fisher- man's Wharf and Chinatown, FLYING to Honolulu, travelers will spend a week in Hawaii, visiting Waikiki, and motoring through the island of Oahu. A trip to the outer islands will also be in- cluded. Returning to San Francisco, the group will proceed to Yosemite National Park, where such land- marks as Half Dome, El Capitan and the Firefall can be seen. Travelers will take a two-day jaunt to Los Angeles where they will visit the Farmer's Market and the Hollydoow Bowl among other sights. The group will travel to the famed Carlsbad Caverns. Via San Antonio, with a visit to the Alamo, the group will continue on to Mexico. Via Laredo and Monterrey, the trip will stop at Guadalajara, to see the Orozco murals and the great cathedral. After a trip to Uruapan, with a horseback ride to the volcano of Paricutin, the group will journey to Lake Patz- cuaro and the Island of Janitzio. By way of Morelia, with the oldest university in the Americas, Guan- juato, San Miguel, Allendo and Queretaro, the tourers will proceed to Mexico City. Three days wi11 be spent in this capital city of Mex- ico, visiting the Pyramids, Guad- alipe shrine, Monastery of Acol- man, the Floating Gardens and Chapultepec. A motor trip will include stops at Cuernavaca, Taxco and Acap- luco, the famous seaside resort. The group will arrive in New York City Sept. 3. FOR THOSE not wishing to travel so extensively or for so long a period of time, the Stu- dent's International Travel Asso- ciation also sponsors two other tours which cover the northern and southern areas separately, The southern tour extends from July 27 to Sept. 3 and is priced at $750, while the northern tour, priced at $790 extends from July 2 to Aug. 4. SITA also sponsors the "Nation- al Park" Tour, priced at $695, which leaves New York June 24 and returns Sept. 2. Featured in this tour are bicycle trips over much of western Can- ada, camping and mountain- climbing trips in many of the na- tional parks and a two-day stop- over at a dude ranch.