RCSCW loads buses for upcoming tours

Stop by Tours and Scheduling in the R.H. Johnson Rec Center between 8 a.m. and 3 p.m. weekdays for details on these upcoming trips:

Zoolights and Mormon Temple
The Phoenix Zoo is lit up with 600,000 lights in multi-colors, for the Christmas holidays. Dress warmly for the walking tour through the zoo Dec. 16. After Zoolights, continue to Mesa to view the decorated Mormon Temple, where there will be a 45-minute stop to view the holiday decorations and lights. On the return trip, the tour will view private homes that are lit up. Cost is $50 each.

Mormon Temple lights tour & dinner
First stop will be at the historic Landmark Restaurant in Mesa for dinner Dec. 21. The distinctive gable-roofed building that houses the restaurant began in 1908 as a Mormon church. There are about 25 stairs to get to the dining room but a chair lift is available for those needing assistance. Following dinner, the tour will continue to the Mormon Temple, lit with more than 500,000 multi-colored lights for the Christmas season. On the return trip, the tour will travel past private homes that are also decorated for the holidays. Cost is $69 each.

Christmas in San Diego
Enjoy three nights at the Embassy Suites by the Bay Dec. 23-26. Costs include dinner at the Edgewater Grill, breakfast each morning at the hotel, a Hornblower Harbor Cruise, lunch on Coronado Island, a Christmas Day Lawrence Welk show with the musical “Christmas Carol,” and more. The Harbor Cruise tour is about two hours and recounts the history of San Diego and sights such as the Star of India, the battleship Midway, Coronado Bay Bridge and the bay’s new California sea lions. Cost is $769 each, double occupancy, $1,069 single occupancy.