Southeast Coastal Splendor

Southeast Coastal Splendor (revised)

April 22-May 2, 2023 | 11 days

Pickup: Lancaster, PA York, PA     Lv-7:00 am   Rt-8:45 pm

Price per person: $3,195 Double   $4,026 Single
$2,918 Triple    $2,780 Quad
Deposit – $300 per person at registration

10 breakfasts   6 lunches    5 dinners

Day 1 *Travel to South Carolina, making appropriate stops along the way *Stop for dinner in Lumbrton, NC *Overnight in North Myrtle Beach, SC (D)

Day 2 *Drive to the charming city of Charleston, SC *Enjoy lunch at a local favorite seafood restaurant *Ride a horse-drawn carriage, with guide, hearing the tales and seeing the sights of old town Charleston *Overnight in Jacksonville, FL (B, L)

Day 3 *Board a sightseeing train, in St. Augustine, FL, for a fully-narrated one-hour tour of more than 100 points of historical interest *Continue to Miami, FL, stopping for lunch and rest stop *Overnight in Miami, FL (B, L)

Day 4 *Cruise along scenic Biscayne Bay, seeing Miami’s spectacular coastal sites, including beautiful downtown Miami skyline, the Port of Miami, Fisher Island, Miami Beach and Millionaire’s Row™—the homes of the rich and famous *Shop and grab lunch at Bayside Marketplace, a two-story open-air shopping center located in downtown Miami, Florida, on the banks of Biscayne Bay *Drive along The Overseas Highway carrying U.S. Route 1 (US 1) through the Keys *Overnight in Florida City, FL (1st of 2 nights) (B, D)

Day 5 *Drive to Key West *Hop aboard the Old Town Trolley for a fully narrated tour of the historic area of the island *Enjoy lunch on your own and free time in Key West before driving back to Marathon, FL, for dinner and on to our hotel *Overnight in Florida City, FL (B, D)

Day 6 *Take an airboat tour of the Florida Everglades, the largest remaining subtropical wilderness in the United States consisting of 1.5 million acres of saw grass marshes, mangrove forests, and hardwood hammocks dominated by wetlands It is home to endangered, rare, and exotic wildlife *Enjoy a driving tour of Naples, FL *Overnight in Fort Myers, FL (B, L)

Day 7 *Tour the Edison and Ford Winter Estates, an historical museum and 21-acre botanical garden on the adjacent sites of the winter homes of Thomas Edison and Henry Ford beside the Caloosahatchee River in southwestern Florida *Drive from Fort Myers to Sarasota and enjoy lunch and shopping at St Arman’s Circle Browse the Ringling Circus Museum *Overnight in Sarasota, FL (1st of 2 nights) (B, D)

Day 8 *Relax this morning in our beautiful hotel with all the amenities offered *Experience a narrated luncheon cruise, with exceptional service, through the inter-coastal waters and the Gulf of Mexico, viewing outstanding scenery on the Marina Jack II, every seat has a view of the water, perfect for sightseeing! *Overnight in Sarasota, FL (B, L)

Day 9 *Travel to Savannah, GA, by way of the town of Micanopy, a town that time forgot, making appropriate stops along the way *Enjoy dinner at a popular local restaurant *Overnight in Savannah, GA (B, D)

Day 10 *Enjoy a guided tour of the historic district of Savannah *Dine at a popular local restaurant on the river front *Journey north to South Carolina *Overnight in Florence, SC (B, L)

Day 11 *Make a special mystery stop at a fun attraction in central Virginia *View the scenery of several states as we head back to Lancaster, making appropriate stops along the way (B, L)