7-Day 's Coast & Lighthouses

2016 2017 Tour #16111 Tour #17111 June 11-17 June 10-16 MOTORCOACH

1 NEW BERN, NORTH CAROLINA 4 & 5 CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHTHOUSE / KILL DEVIL We depart Knoxville traveling via Asheville enroute to New Bern, HILLS WRIGHT BROTHERS MEMORIAL / THE LOST COLO- North Carolina where accommodations await us for the night. Two NY DRAMA / JOCKEY'S RIDGE STATE PARK / BODIE ISLAND beautiful rivers meet in New Bern, where you’ll fnd Tryon Palace, LIGHTHOUSE spectacular gardens, historic homes, quaint shops and cozy restau- This morning we will visit Currituck Beach Lighthouse that illuminates rants. New Bern also is known as the birthplace of Pepsi-Cola. one of the last remaining dark stretches of southern coastline between the Cape Henry, Virginia and Bodie Island Lights. Traveling through 2 HISTORIC NEW BERN /TRYON PALACE / MOREHEAD the windswept dunes, we come to the Kill Devil Hills area and make our CITY way to Kitty Hawk for a visit to the historic home of modern fight-the This morning we discover the best of North Carolina's past and future Wright Brothers Memorial. Learn the story of trial, error and triumphant as we view more than 159 historic sites on a narrated trolley tour. persistence that launched Wilbur and Orville Wright toward a date with We will enjoy a delicious luncheon (included) in an area restaurant. destiny. Marvel at the towering mountains of sand which form the hang- After lunch we will visit Tryon Palace— known in colonial times as gliding Mecca of Jockey's Ridge. Next we visit tall, slim and boldly striped one of the most beautiful public buildings in America. The elegant Bodie Island Lighthouse. At we will visit Fort Raleigh Georgian-style mansion served as both home of Royal Governor National Historic site and Elizabethan Gardens. At Manteo we will tour and the Capitol of the Colony of North Carolina. Re- the Elizabeth II, a reproduction of a 16th-century sailing ship. Dinner stored to its 18th-century glory, Tryon Palace is furnished with an is included this evening before seeing America’s #1 outdoor drama, The outstanding collection of antiques and art. The grounds are devoted Lost Colony at Waterside Theatre in Manteo on Roanoke Island. Pulitzer to extensive gardens including English formal gardens. We continue Prize-winning playwright Paul Green’s, The Lost Colony tells the story to Morehead City for overnight. Dinner is included this evening at a of the events leading to the disappearance of the English colonists who local restaurant. L D settled here over 400 years ago. D

6 NORFOLK NAVAL BASE TOUR / RICHMOND, VIRGINIA We continue north to Norfolk located at the core of the Hampton Roads metropolitan area and named for the large natural harbor of the same name located at the mouth of Chesapeake Bay. Upon arrival we will take a tour of the world's largest naval base.The 45-minute tour is conducted by Navy personnel. Thrill to the sight of aircraft carriers, nuclear sub- marines, guided missile cruisers, and all of the other ships that form the world's most powerful armada at one of the busiest airfelds in the country. After lunch we continue to Richmond, Virginia's capital city, for a visit to the Capitol Building designed by Thomas Jefferson and mod- eled after an ancient Roman temple in France. We spend our last night in Richmond. Dinner is included this evening. D

7 HOMEWARD BOUND 3 OCRACOKE ISLAND / CAPE HATTERAS LIGHTHOUSE We depart Richmond this morning for our fnal day of travel arriving Today we have a short drive to Cedar Island where we catch the ferry in Knoxville by late afternoon ending another delightful tour with to Ocracoke Island, an old fshing village. We will visit the stoutly Knoxville Tours. built Ocracoke Lighthouse. The current lighthouse constructed in 1823 is situated on the banks of the inlet near scenic Ocracoke Village. 5 MEALS INCLUDED It remains among the oldest lighthouses still active on the southern coast! After lunch (included) at an area restaurant, we board another B - Breakfast • L- Lunch • D - Dinner ferry to Hatteras Inlet at the very tip of the Outer Banks. We will visit the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse, the most famous lighthouse in Price Per Person: America and tallest such structure in the United States. Built in 1870 and standing 208 feet tall, the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse continues to Single $1495 Twin $1225 Triple $1150 stand guard over the "graveyard of the Atlantic". In 1999 the Light- house was moved 1300 feet inland from its original location because 8-day tour from these cities departing one day earlier: Attalla,Decatur beach erosion had brought it perilously close to the water. Following and Huntsville, AL; Lexington, KY and Nashville, TN. Add $110 to the move, it was at the same distance from the ocean at high tide as the above prices for twin and triple and $130 for single. it was when built. We will spend three nights in the Corolla area. L 20