Secrets of Savannah

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Have lunch at the Jekyll Island Club Hotel
Secrets of Savannah
featuring Charleston and Jekyll Island
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Free home or local pickup and return
11 Meals (3 dinners, 1 lunch and 7 breakfasts)
Spend 3 nights in the Historic District of Savannah
Visit Booth Western Art Museum
Road to Tara Museum
Historic trolley tour of Savannah, Georgia – The Jewel
of the South
Dinner at Mrs. Wilkes’ Boarding House
Savannah Southern cooking
Visit the historic Tybee Island Museum and Lighthouse
Narrated tram tour of Jekyll Island
Experience lunch at the famous Jekyll Island Club Hotel
The Historic Savannah Theatre featuring the lively show
Southern Nights
Guided tour of historic Charleston, South Carolina
Dinner and entertainment at “Kentucky’s Country Music
Capital,” Renfro Valley, now in their 75th year of providing
outstanding musical entertainment
$40 in Mayflower Money
of the book and making of the movie. Arriving in Savannah, we
take a narrated trolley to see this elegant and refined yet secretive
and seductive city. From our hotel in the heart of the Historic
District, Savannah will captivate you with her natural beauty, eccentric charm and traditional Southern hospitality. Tonight we
experience old-time family-style dining at Mrs. Wilkes’ Dining
Room. The late Sema Wilkes is a Savannah legend, famous for
her Southern cooking and hospitality, which continues today
through her family and restaurant. (Breakfast and dinner)
DAY FOUR – Tybee Island and Historic Savannah
This morning it’s off to Tybee Island to visit the lighthouse that
has been the guardian of the Savannah River since 1736. We
visit the museum that features exhibits of early life on the island, and if you are feeling adventurous, take the exhilarating
walk up the 154-foot-tall lighthouse. Later, the streets of Savan-
DAYS ONE AND TWO – Depart and Booth Museum Visit
Following a welcome dinner and overnight in Kentucky we arrive in Georgia and visit the Booth Western Art Museum, featuring Civil War art, western movie posters and the remarkable
Presidential Gallery. (Dinner and breakfast)
DAY THREE – Gone With the Wind
Our journey continues in Georgia, legendary land of Gone With
the Wind. Look back at an era made famous by Margaret
Mitchell’s novel at the Road to Tara Museum with its original
props, reproduction costumes and photo gallery from the writing
“Battery at the Harbor,” Charleston, South Carolina
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nah are waiting to be discovered at your own leisurely pace.
Your Tour Manager will make suggestions for things to do in
this city of Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil and Forrest
Gump fame. Tonight, the evening is also free for you to uncover
some of Savannah’s secrets on your own. (Breakfast)
DAY FIVE – Jekyll Island
Today we travel down the coast to the southernmost island of
Georgia’s Golden Isles, Jekyll Island. Once an exclusive winter
retreat for America’s wealthiest families, Jekyll Island welcomes
us. Enjoy a tram tour of the Historic District that reveals the
fascinating story of the island. We top off our visit with a
Southern lunch at the exclusive Jekyll Island Club Hotel. There
will be free time to stroll the grounds of Jekyll Island’s Historic
District. Tonight we’re in for a treat with a Broadway-style production at the Historic Savannah Theatre, the nation’s oldest
continually operating theatre. Hum the night away as we enjoy
the high-energy production of Southern Nights, two hours of
music, dance and comedy. (Breakfast and lunch)
DAY SIX – The Charm of Charleston
This morning we travel to one of the most beautiful and historic cities in America, Charleston, South Carolina. History will
come alive as we travel along the quaint streets lined with antebellum homes and glorious gardens that peek out from behind
300-year-old iron gates. Our guided tour will take us to the famous “Battery at the Harbor,” which overlooks Fort Sumter,
where the Civil War erupted. Enjoy the Old Market and Exchange with some free time on your own. (Breakfast)
DAYS SEVEN AND EIGHT – Renfro Valley and Home
In Kentucky we are treated to live music at Renfro Valley followed by a farewell dinner before arriving home.
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1 Spartanburg
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CAROLINA
1 Marietta
Charleston
Savannah
Overnights
1 En Route Overnights
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Tybee Island
GEORGIA
Visit
Jekyll Island
Tour Route
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2015 DEPARTURE
PER PERSON
TWIN ROOM
SINGLE
ROOM
$1,539
add $599
$1,619
$1,619
add $679
add $679
*October 3
2016 DEPARTURES
April 9
May 14
*Autumn Foliage Departure
HOTEL ACCOMMODATIONS
Day One – La Quinta Inn, Elizabethtown, KY
or Best Western Plus, Clarksville, TN
Day Two – Drury Inn, Marietta, GA
Days Three through Five – B Historic Hotel or Comfort Suites,
Savannah, GA
Day Six – Comfort Suites, Spartanburg, SC
Day Seven – Comfort Inn, Berea, KY
TOUR ACTIVITY LEVEL
(2 Breakfasts and dinner)
Christmas in Savannah
featuring The Savannah Theatre and The Biltmore Estate
8 Days • 11 Meals Join us for a special Christmas in Savannah departure. Enjoy caroling and tales of holiday traditions aboard the a festively
decorated trolley on the Holly Jolly Trolley Tour. Visit the historic Davenport House for an early 19th century holiday of the 1820s, see the Annual
Gingerbread Village and enjoy tasty treats. In the evening, enjoy and fun
and exciting production of Christmas Tradition at the Savannah Theatre.
On the way home, we pay a visit to the fabulous Biltmore Estate, richly
decorated for the holiday season.
2015 DEPARTURE
December 5
PER PERSON
TWIN ROOM
SINGLE
ROOM
$1,559
add $629
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