Guest Tours

Tour tickets are available for guests and attendees and are to be ordered and purchased directly from MeetingsAmerica. Please download and fill-out the Guest Tour Registration Form (PDF). You will need to have Acrobat Reader installed on your computer to print this form.

GUEST TOUR #1 – Historic City Tour
Monday, October 13, 2003, 10:30am to 2:30pm

Celebrate Salt Lake City on a tour that includes some of the city’s most famous sites and buildings. Guests will travel by motor coach to the State Capitol Building, the city’s crowning jewel. The view from the front steps is magnificent. Murals lining the Georgian marble rotunda walls tell the story of the settling of the Old West. The tour includes a drive past the elegant mansions on South Temple. Many of these homes were built with wealth derived from the Park City mining boom of the late 1800’s. Drive past Rice/Eccles Stadium, site of the opening and closing ceremonies for the 2002 Winter Olympic Games, and Old Fort Douglas, the 2002 Olympic Athlete’s Village. Visit This-Is-The-Place Monument and visitors center at the mouth of Emigration Canyon. This monument stands as a tribute to the men, women and children who were instrumental in settling this area. While at the monument, guests can watch a 20 minute video on the pioneer trek from Illinois to the Salt Lake Valley. En route back to downtown, guests will stop at Trolley Square for lunch on their own, and shopping in the upscale shops. Trolley Square is a unique shopping center built in trolley barns from the early 1900’s.
Cost: $26.50 per person (minimum of 20 participants)

GUEST TOUR #2 – Great Salt Lake & Kennecott Copper Mine
Tuesday, October 14, 2003, 9:00am to 1:00pm

Visit the classics… the most famous sites associated with Salt Lake City. The Great Salt Lake is the largest salt-water body of its kind in the world. At 20% salinity, compared to the oceans 2 – 3%, swimmers can bob and float like corks. Guests will learn about the lake’s turbulent Ice Age history, its romantic past as the “Coney Island of the West,” and its present-day significance regarding weather, industry, recreation, and as a migratory bird habitat. After stopping at the lake’s marina for an up-close view, it’s on to the copper mine. Kennecott Copper Mine is the largest open pit copper mine in the world. This mine is so enormous that shuttle astronauts can identify it from space! Since mining operations began in 1906, five billion tons of ore have been extracted. Guests will have the opportunity to stand at the rim of this fantastic mine, browse the visitor’s center, and shop for copper items at the gift shop.
Cost: $26.50 per person (minimum of 20 participants)

GUEST TOUR #3 – Shaking the Family Tree
Tuesday, October 14, 2003, 2:30pm to 5:00pm

Take advantage of one of the best places in the nation to learn Genealogy. This tour is excellent for the beginning Genealogist. Participants will be able to access census records, search library collection of biographies, access International genealogical Index (IGI) & computer indexes compiled by LDS Church, and learn to use the internet to continue your research. So if you've been wondering about your family history, come on in and investigate. Who knows? You might be related to royalty!
Cost: $12.00 per person (minimum of 8 participants)

GUEST TOUR #4 – Historic Walking Tour
Tuesday, October 14, 2003, 2:30pm to 5:00pm

Take a walk in historic downtown Salt Lake City for an up-close view of several historic sites and buildings. A MeetingsAmerica guide will escort guests on TRAX light rail from their hotel to the city center. From there they will walk to the Beehive House, home of Brigham Young, founding father of Salt Lake City. Enjoy a tour of this beautiful historic home. After touring the Beehive House, guests will walk through the magnificent Plaza Gardens, and learn the secrets of how plants bloom year round – even in January! Last stop is the Joseph Smith Memorial Building. This building is the beautifully restored Hotel Utah, built in the early 1900’s. Guests will tour the elegant lobby and meeting rooms, and visit the 10th floor for a panoramic view of the city.
Cost: $12.00 per person (minimum of 8 participants)

GUEST TOUR #5 – The Mountains of Utah
Wednesday, October 15, 2003, 9:00am to 5:00pm

Utah’s Wasatch Mountains have often been compared to the European Alps. Come see for yourself! Your day will begin by traveling through the Wasatch Mountains to the Utah Olympic Sports Park, where over 60 medals were awarded during the 2002 winter Olympics. See up close the bobsleigh/luge track & Nordic Jumps. Guests can watch skiers train into the freestyle pool, or visit the Alf Engen Olympic interactive museum. The next stop is Park City. Learn about its colorful history as it changed from a mining town to a world famous ski resort. Spend time browsing the unique shops and galleries on historic Main Street. Our travels then take us to charming Heber Valley, where you will tour the unique crater, and enjoy a delicious lunch at the Homestead Resort in Midway. Next we travel down Provo Canyon to visit Sundance, established by Robert Redford over 30 years ago. The thriving art and recreational community is shared with golden eagles, red-tailed hawks, elk, deer and even an occasional moose. The highlight of your afternoon (weather permitting) will be a ride up the mountain on the ski lift for a majestic, up-close view of this breathtaking mountain scenery. Departing from Sundance, we will continue down Provo canyon to enjoy a stop at Bridal Veil Falls, before traveling back to Salt Lake City.
Cost: $85.00 per person (minimum of 30 participants)

GUEST TOUR #6 – Sur La Table Cooking Class
Thursday, October 16, 2003, 9:00am to 12:00am

Sur La Table cooking programs provide the opportunity for you to become a celebrity in your own kitchen! Classes include famous Utah foods, as well as delicacies from internationally renowned chefs who are willing to share the secrets of their culinary experience. Sur La Table provides instructions, informal service, delicious food, and in-house clean up. After the class guests will have time for browsing in Sur La Table’s wonderful kitchen store!!
Cost: $54.00 per person (minimum of 15 participants)

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