A Train Holiday to the Great Smoky Mountains |
October 4 - 24, 2009 or
October 23-31, 2009
9-Days From $1,895. p.p.
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FEATURES
- A professional tour manager to handle all of the details so that you may relax and enjoy your holiday, concentrating on the important things like whether to have the Banana bread pudding or the bourbon chocolate cake during our welcome dinner in Gatlinburg!
- Train Travel from Chicago to Memphis aboard the famed 'City of New Orleans' train and from West Virginia to Chicago aboard the 'Cardinal' train. Both journeys are short overnight passages with reclining coach seats similar to First Class airline seating on an international flight, very comfortable and with plenty of room to move around.
- Memphis sightseeing with the acclaimed 'Memphis Jones' and live music entertainment as we tour the home of the Blues. We also enjoy breakfast at the storied 'Arcade' Restaurant and have time to see the famous 'Duck March' at the Peabody Hotel.
- Overnight stay in Nashville, Music City USA at the remarkable Gaylord Opryland Resort.
- Two-nights at the excellent Park Vista Resort Hotel in Gatlinburg TN where each room has its own balcony for taking in some of the most remarkable vistas in the country, right from your room.
- Complete tour of Great Smoky Mountain National Park as well as Cades Cove, famed for its blue-misted mountains.
- The Great Smoky Mountain Railroad excursion train through Nantahala River Gorge with highlights like Horseshoe Curve, Fontana Lake Trestle and the Tennessee River with fall scenery rolling by with every passing mile.
- Two-nights in lovely Asheville, NC at the superb Homewood Suites including suite accommodations, breakfast and cocktails each afternoon. We also have a visit to the extraordinary Biltmore Estate of the Vanderbilt family as well as a tour of Asheville.
- The Blue Ridge Parkway with a magical day of sightseeing, stopping at historic inns for authentic southern meals, attractions like Bear Mountain and much more.
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