Tractors and Tulips

Tractors and Tulips

May 4-11, 2021    |    8 days

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

Price per person: $1,729 Double   $2,215 Single
$1,660 Triple   $1,485 Quad
Deposit – $200 per person at registration

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 *Take a guided tour of Wilson’s Sporting Goods, where they make all the NFL footballs *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 Pavillion *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 Amana Colonies, a group of settlements of German Pietists in Iowa, comprising seven villages *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 Ohio this morning *Enjoy a unique and delicious lunch in a covered bridge in Ohio *Tour German Village, an historic neighborhood in Columbus, Ohio It was settled in the early-to-mid-19th century by a large number of German immigrants, who at one time comprised as much as a third of the city’s entire population (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)