December 9 – 12, 2012
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Special Features
- Luxury Motorcoach Transportation
- Hotel Location Downtown Chicago
- Shopping at Magnificent Mile, State Street & Navy Pier
- Christkindlmarket
- Museum of Science & Industry
- Christmas Around the World Exhibit
- Chicago City Tour with Lunch
- Welcome Lunch and Farewell Lunch
The City of Chicago boasts some of the best shopping in the world. From the unique German inspired gifts and ornaments of the annual Christkindlmarket to the Magnificent Mile of Michigan Avenue, you should be able to find that perfect gift on this tour. With the Museum of Science and Industry’s special Christmas Tree Exhibits to a tour of Chicago to the Willis Tower (formerly Sears Tower), this tour is packed with sights and fun!
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Prices
Double: $595/pp
Single: $775/pp
Triple: $555/pp
Trip Protection Gold $60/pp
$50/pp if booked by April 30, 2012
Day 1, Sunday, December 9, 2012
Today is a travel day to the great city of Chicago. To wish you a Merry Christmas, we will have a Welcome Lunch on the way. We’ll be there in time to check into our hotel, which is a short distance from the Magnificent Mile on Michigan Avenue, and have dinner at one of the many area restaurants on our own.
LODGING: Fairfield Inn & Suites-Downtown Chicago
MEALS: Lunch
Day 2, Monday, December 10, 2012
Today is dedicated to your retail therapy. Our motor coach will loop through the various shopping venues all day for you to step on and step off at your leisure. You will be able to walk to the Magnificent Mile known for its high end shopping such as Saks, Neiman Marcus, Bloomindales and Cartier. The Christkindlmarket in Daley Plaza offers unique German inspired gifts and ornaments. Try out their German food and one of the many vendor booths. Near Daley Plaza is State Street with standard shopping venues like Macy’s and Borders. Our motor coach will also be stopping at the Navy Pier for their unique boutiques and shops.
LODGING: Fairfield Inn & Suites-Downtown Chicago
MEALS: Breakfast
Day 3, Tuesay, December 11, 2012
We have an awesome day planned today. Our morning will be spent at the Museum of Science and Industry. The Museum halls will be decked, holiday singers and dancers will fuel the festivities, and the sparkle of dozens of decorated trees will greet you at the annual Christmas Around the World and Holidays of Light exhibit. The Museum’s 45-foot Grand Tree will take center stage in the Rotunda with more than 30,000 lights and 1,000 ornaments, surrounded by more than 50 smaller trees beautifully decorated by volunteers from Chicago’s ethnic communities to represent their various cultures and holiday traditions. Stroll through the trees, enjoy intermittent falling “snow” and savor the performances on the Holiday Stage. After an included lunch we will embark on a Chicago city tour seeing the architecture, neighborhoods, monuments and ball fields that make this city great. After our tour, weather permitting, we will visit the top of the Willis Tower (formerly the Sears Tower) for a truly top down view of Chicago. The evening is free for more shopping, dining or to take in a show.
LODGING: Fairfield Inn & Suites-Downtown Chicago
MEALS: Breakfast Lunch
Day 4, Wednesday, December 12, 2012
On this the twelth day of the twelth month of the twelth year of the 21st Century, we will begin our journey back to Springfield. With an included Farewell Lunch along the way, we should arrive home at approximately 5:30 PM.
MEALS: Breakfast Lunch