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 Holiday Traditions of Pennsylvania:
"Christmas City, USA" and Longwood Gardens

 

Two Days / Three Meals

 

DATE: December 11-12, 2010
PRICE: $329 Double, $429 Single, $319 Triple (per person)
20% deposit required; Optional Insurance 10%
 

DEPART: Goldens Bridge 7:15 am; Mamaroneck 8:00 am; Yonkers 9:00 am
RETURN: Yonkers 8:00 pm; Mamaroneck 8:30 pm; Goldens Bridge 9:00 pm
 

Includes transportation, admissions, guides, (1) night's accommodations, luggage handling,
(1) breakfast, (2) lunches, tour director, taxes and gratuities

 

Celebrate the holidays with a visit to beautiful eastern Pennsylvania. This tour is packed with holiday traditions including Longwood Gardens and Bethlehem, affectionately called "Christmas City, USA."

 

Day One - Bethlehem, PA "Christmas City, USA" (Meals: L)

  • Enjoy a spectacular performance of Irving Berlin's classic musical White Christmas. Featuring the ageless title song, you're sure to sing along.

  • Three-course lunch at the historic Benner Street Inn

  • Embark on a traditional Moravian Lights tour including Christmas trees on every light pole and candles in every window.

  • This special tradition that has survived since the town's first Christmas celebration in 1741

  • The rest of the evening is yours to explore historic Main Street - with quaint shops, boutiques and dinner on your own

  • Don't miss the Moravian Book Shop - the oldest bookstore in America

 

 

The Hotel Bethlehem


Your holiday escape includes the 4-star Hotel Bethlehem - named a Historic Hotel of America. Built in 1922 in the midst of the "Roaring Twenties," the opulent lobby of the historic hotel is a journey back in time.

While at the Hotel Bethlehem, experience a self-guided tour of their incredible Christmas display featuring crystal snowflakes, a unique flocked "Peacock" tree and a nativity scene handcrafted in Tuscany.

 

 

 

Day Two - Longwood Gardens and Brandywine Valley (Meals: B, L)

  • After breakfast at the hotel, visit the Festival of Trees, traditional Christmas trees representing many cultures

  • Visit Simon Pearce on the Brandywine, home of the famous glassblowing artisans, with a three- course lunch overlooking the picturesque River

  • Meet an artisan for a glassblowing demonstration

  • Guided tour of Longwood Gardens, the world's premier horticultural display garden

  • Dazzling floral displays, stunning trees, holiday music, over 500,000 lights, dancing fountains and ice skating shows create a Christmas fantasy

  • Visit the newly renovated Conservatory to discover thousands of poinsettias accented with living wreaths and floral trees

 

 

 
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*All Day Trips require payment within seven (7) days of reservation; Trips lasting two (2) or more days, require a 20% deposit within seven (7) days of reservation and balance due 90 days prior to the trip.


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