2020 Tour Catalog_WEB

SAVANNAH & CHARLESTON
MAR. 20-29, 2020
10 DAYS • 16 MEALS
ALLIED’S TOUR HIGHLIGHTS
•Grand Ole Opry Performance
•Dolphin Cruise
•Paula Deen’s Lady & Sons Dinner
•Savannah City Tour
•Charleston Tea Plantation
•Charleston City Tour
•Drayton Hall
•Middleton Place Garden Walk
•Biltmore Estate
•16 Meals: 9 Breakfasts (B);
7 Dinners (D)
Tour Director -
Elaine DeJong
FEATURED HOTELS
•Fairview Heights, IL – Drury Inn
•Nashville, TN – Holiday Inn
Express
•Dublin, GA – Holiday Inn
Express
•Savannah, GA – Fairfield Inn
•Charleston, SC (2) – Cambria
Suites
•Asheville, NC – Hampton Inn
•Georgetown, KY – Holiday Inn
Express
•St. Louis area, MO – Drury Inn
DEPARTURE CITIES
Omaha, Council Bluffs, Lincoln,
Grand Island, Norfolk, Columbus,
Fremont, Sioux City, & Orange City
RATES
$2,275 Double, pp
$2,899 Single
$2,099 Triple, pp
TOUR ACTIVITY LEVEL
Including the Biltmore
Estate
DAY 1•TRAVEL DAY (D)
$50 PP
Savannah and Charleston are two of the
BY 11/27
most popular destinations in the South with
spring blossoms galore. Enjoy a relaxing
evening along with the “5:30 Kickback” at your Drury
Inn. Overnight Fairview Heights, IL
DAY 2•GRAND OLE OPRY PERFORMANCE (B, D)
Today make your way to Nashville-Country Music
Capital of the World! This evening enjoy a performance
of the Grand Ole Opry, the longest-running radio
broadcast in history. Overnight Nashville, TN
DAY 3•TRAVEL DAY/MYSTERY STOP (B, D)
It’s on to Georgia, the Peach State. We’ll make a
mystery stop along the way that is sure to please. Sit
back, relax, and watch the scenery unfold as you make
your way across the heart of Georgia. Enjoy dinner
at a historic bed and breakfast with your travel mates.
Overnight Dublin, GA
DAY 4•TYBEE ISLAND LIGHT STATION/DOLPHIN
CRUISE/LADY AND SONS DINNER (B, D)
Continue to make your way to Savannah today. Arrive
at Tybee Island and enjoy time on the beach, stroll the
pier, and soak in the Southern coastal spring weather.
Visit the Tybee Island Light Station that has been
guiding mariner’s safe entrance into the Savannah
River for over 270 years. The Tybee Island Light Station
is one of America’s most intact, having all of its historic
support buildings on its five-acre site. This afternoon
take a dolphin cruise to see how these playful sea
creatures interact with humans. This evening get ready
for a treat when you dine at Paula Deen’s Lady and
Sons restaurant in the heart of the Historic District.
Overnight Savannah, GA
DAY 5•SAVANNAH CITY TOUR/CHARLESTON
TEA PLANTATION (B, D)
Your local expert guide will take you on a historical
Savannah tour where you’ll learn the rich history of
this Southern Belle community, and “oh those beautiful
Squares.” This afternoon visit the Charleston Tea
Plantation; home to the only tea grown in America.
Tour the grounds, take a historical trolley tour, and visit
the working tea factory. Join your new travel friends for
dinner at a local Charleston restaurant. Overnight (2)
Charleston, SC
DAY 6•CHARLESTON CITY TOUR/DRAYTON
HALL/MIDDLETON PLACE GARDEN WALK (B)
Your local expert guide will be with you this morning
to tour charming Charleston and its many historic sites
including Rainbow Row, The Citadel and more. This
afternoon tour Drayton Hall. This plantation home is
in near-original condition as it was when the Drayton
family lived there in the mid-1700’s. Then, get your
camera ready for the Middleton Place garden walk,
America’s oldest landscaped gardens.
PAY BY CHECK & SAVE
$75 PP
BOOK EARLY & SAVE
Credit: Middleton Place
DAY 7•BILTMORE ESTATE (B, D)
Depart Charleston with fond memories of your visit
to the Deep South. Arriving at America’s largest
residence-the Biltmore Estate, spend the afternoon
exploring the incredible mansion and gardens.
Overnight Asheville, NC
DAY 8•KENTUCKY HORSE PARK (B)
Early this afternoon stop at Kentucky Horse Park, where
everything is “all about the horse.” See the Hall of
Champions-an elite group of champion horses that
reside at the park and more. Overnight Georgetown,
KY
DAY 9•KENTUCKY DERBY MUSEUM (B, D)
This morning your visit comes full circle when you visit
the Kentucky Derby Museum at Churchill Downs. You’ll
see the resident thoroughbred and miniature horse, the
movie ”The Greatest Race,” the Winner’s Circle, and
much more. Late this afternoon check into your hotel
before the farewell dinner with your fellow travel mates.
Overnight St. Louis area, MO
DAY 10•TRAVEL HOME (B)
It’s time to head home after recalling the many
memories with the two “Grand Dames” of the South-
Savannah and Charleston.
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