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Carolina in the Spring

April 17 - 26, 2010

10 Days & 13 Meals

Special Features

Tour the Golden Isles including Fort Frederica,
Jekyll and St. Simons Islands, Christchurch/Cemetery
Two nights in Savannah, Georgia
Savannah, Georgia Tour, Lunch and Free Time
River Cruise on the Savannah River
Guided Tour of Hilton Head Island, South Carolina
Visit Sea Pines Plantation
Lunch at Crazy Crab Restaurant
Carriage Tour of Historic Charleston, South Carolina
Tour of Magnolia Plantation and Gardens
Cruise to Ft. Sumter with tour of Fort
Free time at “The Market” in Charleston
Billy Graham Library and Museum
Biltmore Mansion
Farewell Dinner at Patti’s Restaurant

Savannah, Charleston, The Golden Isles, and Hilton Head Island all bring visions of southern beauty, southern belles, southern history, and southern hospitality. The heavenly fragrance and breathtaking beauty of the Springtime Flowers should be in full bloom to tantalize our senses. Add to this the nostalgia of the Billy Graham Library and Museum and the elegance of the Biltmore Mansion and you have a tour to remember!

Helping Create a Complete and Total Tour Experience!

Some of our travel packages include five-star and one-of-a-kind hotels that are part of your whole tour experience. These hotels offer amenities not found elsewhere and help create a lasting memory. These hotels are shown in RED.

Day 1, Saturday, April 17

Depart Springfield, Missouri for Manchester, Tennessee.
LODGING: Hampton Inn

Day 2, Sunday, April 18

Another travel day through beautiful countryside via Atlanta, Georgia and into Brunswick, Georgia for our overnight.
LODGING: Hampton Inn
MEALS: Breakfast

Day 3, Monday, April 19

We will have a local guide for a tour of the beautiful, historic “Golden Isles”. It will include Jekyll Island, featuring the winter homes of turn-of-the-century millionaires. Also St. Simons Island with a stop at Christ Church and the cemetery in Frederica, made world famous by Eugenia Price in her novel “Beloved Invader.” There will be time for lunch and shopping at the village pier where the light house is located. See the beautiful old oak trees draped with moss. We continue to Savannah, Georgia for our lodging in the Historic District for 2 nights.
LODGING: Hampton Inn Historic District
MEALS: Breakfast

Day 4, Tuesday, April 20

We begin our guided tour into one of the largest National Historic Landmark Districts in the nation with its beautiful cobblestone streets, splendid mansions and exquisite ironwork which reveal 260 years of history. The tour ends with an included lunch at Wilkes Boarding House. After lunch, we will see Savannah from a different angle as we take our narrated cruise on the Savannah River. There will be free time on the waterfront before returning to our hotel.
LODGING: Hampton Inn Historic District
MEALS: Breakfast Lunch

Day 5, Wednesday, April 21

We depart Savannah for Hilton Head Island, South Carolina and a guided tour of Hilton Head including Sea Pines Plantation. The tour will end at Harbour Town with an included lunch at Crazy Crab Restaurant. You will have free time to browse the waterfront boutiques and maybe climb the lighthouse before checking into our lovely hotel. Dinner will be included at our hotel this evening.
LODGING: Holiday Inn Oceanfront
MEALS: Breakfast Lunch Dinner

Day 6, Thursday, April 22

The City of Charleston is another treasure of the Old South and we will enjoy a Horse Drawn Carriage Tour through the historic district this morning and a tour of the beautiful Magnolia Plantation and Gardens this afternoon. We will be able to tour the plantation home, tour the gardens, do the nature tram tour and walk through the Audubon Swamp before checking in to our hotel in Charleston, South Carolina.
LODGING: Springhill Suites by Marriott
MEALS: Breakfast

Day 7, Friday, April 23

A lovely morning as we board our boat for a cruise around the Charleston Harbor on our way to Ft. Sumter with an opportunity to tour the Fort where the first shots of the Civil War were fired. We will have some free time for lunch and shopping at “The Market” in Charleston before departing for Charlotte, North Carolina.
LODGING: Fairfield Inn & Suites
MEALS: Breakfast

Day 8, Saturday, April 24

A real treat is in store for us this morning as we take a nostalgic trip back through the life and ministry of Billy Graham in the new Billy Graham Library and Museum. This afternoon we continue on to Asheville, North Carolina to tour the awesome Biltmore Mansion, home of the Vanderbilts.
LODGING: Crowne Plaza
MEALS: Breakfast

Day 9, Sunday, April 25

We begin our journey home and will end our day with a lovely farewell dinner at Patti’s as our way of saying “Thank You” for traveling with Sunnyland Tours.
LODGING: Patti's Inn & Suites
MEALS: Breakfast Dinner

Day 10, Monday, April 26

We return to Springfield today with approximate arrival time of 3:15 PM
MEALS: Breakfast

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