* Please note: this itinerary may change as delays are most likely to occur. *
April 9 – 13, 2013
Day 1 - Tuesday, April 9
Meals: On own today
6:30 pm Coach arrives for loading at Highland Elementary in Owensboro, KY.
7:00 pm Depart for Washington D.C. with rest stops, driver change & meal breaks en route.
Entering Eastern Time Zone
Day 2 – Wednesday, April 10
Included Meals: $5 Breakfast Allotment, $10.00 Lunch Allotment & Pizza & drinks at hotel
Breakfast stop and time to freshen up before today’s activities
(Everyone will need to pack what they need to freshen up in carry-on bag)
9:00 am White House Picture Stop
10:00 am Arrive at the Smithsonian Institution, encompassing more than a dozen different buildings and a must see on any Washington DC visit! Start at the Castle, the Smithsonian Information Center and plan your strategy! Choose a few of the museums and see them well. Many options for lunch while here.
1:00 pm Depart for the Capitol
1:30 pm Arrive at the Capitol to go through Security
2:20 pm Capitol Tour, The United States Capitol Building in Washington, D.C., is among the most architecturally impressive and symbolically important buildings in the world. It has housed the meeting chambers of the Senate and the House of Representatives for over two centuries.
4:00 pm Holocaust Museum “Remember the Children: Daniel’s Story” an exhibition for children, opened at the Museum in 1993. It presents the history of the Holocaust in ways that children can understand.
5:00 pm Depart for hotel
6:00 pm Check into hotel
Driver must be off duty at 6:00 pm.
Pizza and drinks at hotel
Security at the Hotel (11:00 pm to 6:00 am)
Day 3 – Thursday, April 11
Included Meals: Breakfast, $9.00 Lunch voucher, & $10 Dinner allotment
6:00 am Breakfast available at the hotel.
7:00 am Load coach and depart for today’s activities
8:00 am Visit the Iwo Jima Memorial,
9:30 am At the Arlington National Cemetery you will have the opportunity to visit the 500 acre site that contains the graves of President John F. Kennedy, his wife Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis and his brothers, Robert and Ted Kennedy. You will view the changing of the guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldiers that is changed every hour on the hour in an elaborate ritual.
11:00 am Depart for Mt. Vernon
12:00 pm Mt Vernon is our nation’s first president’s home. At Mount Vernon, your group will be welcomed and given special opportunities to experience Washington’s home, take in panoramic views, visiting Washington’s tomb, seeing the innovative Pioneer Farmer site with its 16-sided barn, the inspirational Slave Memorial, important outbuildings, lush gardens, and museums with exhibitions on Washington and Mount Vernon archaeology.
12:30pm Everyone will receive a Food Court lunch voucher at Mt Vernon.
4:00 pm Depart for dinner
6:00 pm Ronald Reagan Building Food Court for dinner
7:30 pm Depart for free time to explore the monuments and memorials.
9:00 pm Depart for hotel
Security at hotel (11:00 pm to 6:00 am)
Day 4 – Friday, April 12
Included Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
6:00 am Breakfast at the hotel
7:00 am Coach available for loading
7:30 am Depart for DC
8:30 am You will be joined by a knowledgeable local expert that will give a half day guided tour of Washington, DC. You’ll hear about the history and events that shaped our country. Visit the National Memorials and Monuments, see federal buildings and more.
12:45 pm Lunch at Hard Rock and free time for Souvenir shopping.
2:15 pm Depart for Udvar Hazy Air and Space Museum which displays aircraft and space artifacts in hangar-size galleries.
5:30 pm Load the coach and depart for home with rest stops, meal break and driver exchange en route.
7:00 pm Dinner Buffet at Golden Corral in Harrisonburg, VA
Entering Central Time Zone
Day 5 – Saturday, April 13
Included Meals: On Own
Early morning arrival home
