Pella Tulip Festival & the Heartland

Pella Tulip Festival & The Heartland

April 28-May 5, 2025 | 8 days

Pickup: Lancaster, PA   Harrisburg, PA    Lv-7:00 am   Rt-8:00 pm

Price per person: $2,343 Double   $2,875 Single
$2,166 Triple   $2,077 Quad
Deposit – $200 per person at registration

Avoid $ loss; purchase travel insurance.

7 breakfasts   7 lunches   1 dinner

Day 1 *Travel west through PA and Ohio *Follow the life of Christ through the Bible Walk in Mansfield, OH *Overnight in Ada, OH (D)

Day 2 *Enjoy a delicious lunch in Shipshewana, IN, and a step-on guided tour, seeing the sights, history and hearing stories of the Indiana Amish and Mennonite communities *Overnight in Joliet, IL (B, L)

Day 3 *Begin the day with an antique mystery stop along the way! *Visit the John Deere Pavilion in Moline, IL Working the land—It’s what they’ve been doing at John Deere for more than 175 years. And there’s no better way to experience it than a trip to the John Deere Pavilion. A chance to see where agriculture, construction and forestry are heading, here in America and around the world. *Shop at the John Deere Store, right next to the Pavilion *Tour Cinnamon Ridge Farm in Donahue, IA, seeing the outside equipment demonstration of the robotic dairy barn and hog room *Overnight in Coralville, Iowa (1st of 3 nights) (B, L)

Day 4 *Tour the John Deere Factory in Waterloo, IA, seeing how our biggest machines are brought to life in some of the most modern and efficient factories in the world *Experience the Field of Dreams Baseball Field in Dyersville, Iowa, which was built in 1989 for a movie of the same name *Overnight in Coralville, IA (B, L)

Day 5 *Enjoy the colorful festivities of the annual Tulip Festival in Pella, Iowa *Learn about the history of the Dutch settlement in Pella with a step-on guide, including a visit to the Historic Village Museum *Taste real Dutch delicacies for lunch *Delight in traditionally dressed dancers and street performances and take in the Volks Parade *Marvel at all the tulips! *Overnight in Coralville, IA (B, L)

Day 6 *Drive to Illinois, stopping to visit the Lincoln Presidential Museum in Springfield, IL The museum combines priceless historical artifacts with innovative, contemporary storytelling technologies *Take a picture stop at the Lincoln tomb at Oak Ridge Cemetery in Springfield *Overnight in Crawfordsville, IN (B, L)

Day 7 *Drive East to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, one of the most famous landmarks and museums in the world that is dedicated to auto racing history and motor sports *Travel to Dayton for an included lunch and to visit the U.S. Air Force Museum located at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base It is the world’s largest military aviation museum with more than 350 aerospace vehicles and missiles and thousands of artifacts amid more than 19 acres of indoor exhibit space. *Overnight in Grove City, OH (B, L)

Day 8 *Journey homeward *Tour a ranch of the largest herd of Longhorn Cattle east of San Francisco *Enjoy lunch at the Dickinson Cattle Ranch *Arrive in Lancaster (B, L)