| Trip Itinerary |
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| Day 1 Arrive Washington DC: |
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VIP Door-to-Door Transfer to your local airport for your flight to Washington DC! A complimentary transfer is provided to the hotel. Your Tour Director is at the hotel this afternoon to greet you and answer your questions. Join us at 6:00pm for a Welcome drink at the hotel.
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| Day 2 Washington DC sightseeing & at leisure: |
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This morning we tour Washington with a local guide viewing the city's most famous landmarks, including the White House, Washington Monument and the Mall. We stop at the World War II and Lincoln Memorials. Then we visit Arlington National Cemetery and learn more about the final resting place of the nation's heroes on a narrated tour onboard the Tourmobile. The remainder of the day is at leisure to explore this fascinating city.
Breakfast Included |
| Day 3 Washington DC - Mount Vernon - Yorktown - Williamsburg: |
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Today we visit the home of George Washington, Mount Vernon, which overlooks the Potomac River. Later, Revolutionary War history comes alive as we visit the Yorktown Victory Center. Then we step further back into America's British colonial period, arriving in Williamsburg for our two-night stay. This evening we enjoy a Highlight Dinner featuring a traditional colonial menu.
Breakfast and Highlight Dinner Included |
| Day 4 Jamestown & Colonial Willamsburg sightseeing: |
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Today we are joined by a local guide and explore Jamestown, home of the first permanent English settlement in America, founded in 1607 by colonists seeking a new beginning in the New World. We spend the remainder of the day absorbing the sights and sounds of Colonial Williamsburg. We step back into the 18th century as we stroll along Duke of Gloucester Street where the townspeople, adorned in period costume, go about their daily lives in faithfully restored shops, taverns and homes. A variety of walking tours, arts performances, political speeches, trades demonstrations, military exercises, fife and drum parades and more is available daily.
Breakfast Included |
| Day 5 Williamsburg - Monticello - Shenandoah National Park: |
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Today our Tour Director will reveal a Hidden Treasure! We travel to Richmond,
once the capital of the Confederacy. Here a local guide takes us on a visit to St.
John’s Church, a National Historic Landmark, where Patrick Henry delivered his
famous Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death speech. From here we continue into the
rolling hills of Virginia’s countryside to Monticello, for a guided tour of the beautiful
home of President Thomas Jefferson. This afternoon we enter Shenandoah National
Park and take Skyline Drive along the crest of the Blue Ridge Mountains, through
the woods and past stunning views of the Shenandoah Valley to the west or the
rolling Piedmont region to the east. Deer, black bear, wild turkey, and a host of
other woodland animals call Shenandoah home and can be easily spotted.
Breakfast and Dinner Included |
| Day 6 Shenandoah - Gettysburg: |
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This morning we step back into the past as we see the quaint and historic
community of Harpers Ferry, at the confluence of the Potomac and Shenandoah
Rivers. This was the site of John Brown’s famous raid, which helped ignite the flames
of the Civil War. Next we reach the town of Gettysburg and visit the nearby farm of
President Dwight D. Eisenhower which served as a weekend retreat and a meeting
place for world leaders.
Breakfast Included |
| Day 7 Gettysburg - Lancaster County- Philadelphia: |
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This morning we join an expert battlefield guide for a visit to the Gettysburg National
Military Park, the site of three days of ferocious fighting that marked an important
turning point in the Civil War and changed the course of American history forever.
This is the place where Abraham Lincoln delivered his famous Gettysburg Address
which helped mend a torn nation. We will have time to visit the recently-opened
and awe-inspiring $135-million Museum and Visitor Center. Then we’re off to
Lancaster County in the heart of Pennsylvania Dutch Country, the land of the Amish.
We explore the rich farmlands and learn more about these people who eschew
modern life. Next we arrive in Philadelphia. This evening we enjoy a Farewell
Dinner
Breakfast and Dinner Included |
| Day 8 Philadelphia - Depart Washington DC: |
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After breakfast, we enjoy an orientation tour of Philadelphia. We visit the awardwinning
National Constitution Center, the first ever museum dedicated to the US
Constitution. Next we explore Independence National Historical Park, home of the
Liberty Bell and Independence Hall, where the Declaration of Independence was
signed in 1776. Later we return to Washington DC, where a complimentary transfer
is provided to Dulles International and Ronald Reagan National Airports and to the
tour hotel in Washington DC for passengers extending their stay.
Breakfast Included |
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| Please do not schedule flights before 5:30pm from Dulles International or 6:30pm from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airports. |
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