2020 Travel Guide
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2020 Travel Guide Don’t miss our Get-Togethers See page 1 for locations 864-225-7783 Toll Free 800-972-1741 Fax 864-261-3513 www.ionospheretours.com This travel guide is a current list of our tours for 2020. As new tours are added we will send updates in the form of a newsletter during the year. “Travel is not a reward for working, it’s an education for living.” STOP BY AND VISIT US… Mark your calendar to attend one of our “get acquainted tour preview” meetings scheduled on January 28th and 29th! Our Tour Previews will be held at the North Augusta Community Center at 495 Brookside Ave. on January 28, 2020, and at the Anderson Arts Center at 110 W. Federal St. (beside the Farmer’s Market - behind the old Train Station - off Murray Ave.) on January 29, 2020. TUESDAY JANUARY 28, 2020 NORTH AUGUSTA COMMUNITY CENTER 10:00 AM or 2:00 PM WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 29, 2020 ANDERSON ARTS CENTER 10:00 AM or 2:00 PM MEETINGS WILL LAST ABOUT 45 MINUTES We will have staff members on hand to answer questions and assist you in making your travel plans for 2020. You will receive a gift certificate just for attending. Bring a friend and get extra gift certificates. We will have drawings for giveaways. Bring this Travel Planner with you. Hope to see you there!!! Page 1 20th Anniversary Celebration trip May 20 - 22 PAGE 3 Bermuda Cruise June 13 - 22 PAGE 4 Our National Parks June 13 - 28 PAGE 5 - 7 Alaska Cruise –Seattle Roundtrip June 25 - July 3 PAGE 8 - 9 West Coast Wonders - Fly drive July 10 - 19 PAGE 10 - 11 Canadian Rockies & Colorado July 27 - August 12 PAGE 12 -14 Alaska CruiseTour July 28 - August 8 PAGE 15 Branson & Eureka Springs August18 - 23 PAGE 16 - 17 The Ark & the Ohio Amish August 31 - September 5 PAGE 18 - 19 Niagara Falls & PA Amish September 14 - 19 PAGE 20 Rolling on the Rivers September 22 - 28 PAGE 21 - 22 Autumn in Awesome New England October 3 - 11 PAGE 23 - 24 ?? Mystery Tour ?? October 15 - 17 PAGE 25 Creation Museum & The Ark Encounter October 20 - 23 PAGE 26 Savannah, St. Augustine, & Charleston October 27 - 30 PAGE 27 San Antonio on the Riverwalk November 2 - 8 PAGE 28 - 29 Virginia is for “Holiday” Lovers November 12 - 14 PAGE 30 Christmas in Myrtle Beach November 16 - 18 PAGE 31 New York Christmas December 3 - 7 PAGE 32 Christmas at Gaylord Opryland Hotel December 9 - 12 PAGE 33 2021 Caribbean Cruise on MSC Seaside February 19 - 28 PAGE 34 - 35 RESERVATION FORMS - PAGE 37 BOOK EARLY & SAVE! CONTACTING IONOSPHERE IS EASY! BOOK BEFORE MARCH 1, 2020 WEBSITE Receive the following discounts (per person): www.ionospheretours.com When you make a deposit, you will receive E-MAIL $10.00 off : Trips 3-5 days in length [email protected] $15.00 off : Trips 6-10 days in length $25.00 off : Trips 11+ days in length TELEPHONE 864-225-7783 Local When you pay in full, you can double your discount. You will receive 800-972-1741 Toll Free $20.00 off : Trips 3-5 days in length FAX $30.00 off : Trips 6-10 days in length 864-261-3513 $50.00 off : Trips 11+ days in length MAIL * No Discounts will apply to Credit Card 307 N. Main Street Payments, Cruises, or Fly Trips. * Anderson, SC 29621 This will insure the best pricing possible for everyone. VIST US We are located in Downtown Anderson at the address listed above. Page 2 SMOKY MOUNTAIN 20 YEAR ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION May 20– 22, 2020 - 3 Days / 2 Nights - Tour Includes 4 Meals $395 PP Double / $360 PP Triple / $330 PP Quad / $535 Single Travel with Ionosphere Tours on this 3-Day Anniversary Celebration. We are excited to celebrate 20 years of travel and we want all of our friends to join in the celebra- tion! We are offering this trip for a special price, so come join the fun and fellowship! Day 1: After 20-years of tours that have taken us from the National Parks to New England and everywhere in between, we invite you to join our reunion tour to recall the stories of the really “great times” we have shared! Our very first tour and our 10-year Anniversary tour were to Pigeon Forge! So we invite you to board “your” motorcoach this morning and travel with us, once again, to the Great Smoky Mountains of Tennessee. By early afternoon we check into the Country Cascades Resort Hotel, where we have accommodations for the next two nights. Tonight we will take our seats for Hatfield & McCoy Dinner Show. We’ll partake of Southern Feudin’ Feasting’, tal- ented musical acts, which includes world-class cloggers and side-splitting comedy. (D) Day 2: Breakfast this morning is included in Grandma’s Kitchen at our hotel. After breakfast we depart for The Smith Morning Variety Show at the Country Tonite Theater. We'll start the day off right with pop, gospel and country hits as well as comedy and impersonations! Charlie Bob Smith of the Smith Family is from Pigeon Forge, and he is the winner of The Mountain Press Readers’ Choice Award seven times and “Entertainer of the Year”. Following the show we will all be on hand for our 20th Anniversary Celebration that includes special speakers, a plaque and cake presentation! Next, we are off to the The Island for lunch on our own. We may want to ride the Great Smoky Mountain Wheel, or just explore the many shops. Tonight we enjoy a delicious included dinner at Applewood Farmhouse Restaurant., that proudly serves home-style, southern favorites with their signature Apple Fritters and Apple Julep. Following dinner, we take our seats at the fantastic Country Tonite Show! This spectacular Pi- geon Forge show has won many awards including “show of the year”, many years in a row, “Best Live Country Show in America” and “Best Show in the Smokies”! We’ll call it a day now and return to the Country Cascades for overnight. (B,D) Day 3: All too soon we must head for home, but we’ll make a stop at Harrah’s Cherokee Casino in Cherokee, NC for lunch on our own. We have had the most terrific 20th Anniversary Celebration, sharing memories, laughter and funny tour stories with all our fellow travelers! (B) Payment Requirements: $200.00 Deposit Per Person due with reservation Final Payment Due by April 3, 2020 Plus cost of travel protection, if desired (travel protection offers insurance benefits & non-insurance services) cost per person is: $47 Double ,Triple or Quad - $70 Single IONOSPHERE TOURS - 307 N. MAIN ST. - ANDERSON, SC 29621 800-972-1741 OR 864-225-7783 www.ionospheretours.com Page 3 BERMUDA CRUISE ON NCL’S - BRAND NEW! “Norwegian Encore” 10 DAYS – 9 NIGHTS June 13 – 22, 2020 $2225 PP Double Inside Cabin $2710 PP Double Balcony Cabin INCLUDES FREE UNLIMITED OPEN BAR! PRICES INCLUDE TRANSPORTATION & PORT CHARGES, 1 NIGHT HOTEL ACCOMMODATIONS PRIOR TO CRUISE, 1 NIGHT HOTEL ACCOMMODATIONS POST CRUISE, NEW YORK DRIVING TOUR & ADMISSION TO 911 MEMORIAL & MUSEUM. Day 1 - Saturday, June 13 -Come away with the Anderson LLI group and Ionosphere Tours as we depart early today for a cruise vacation that will take us to the warm and wonderful King’s Wharf, Bermuda, from New York , New York. We will overnight in the Hagerstown, Maryland area tonight. Day 2 - Sunday, June 14- Following breakfast, we will continue north, traveling through Maryland, Pennsylvania and into New Jersey where we will board Norwegian Cruise Lines “Encore” for our Seven-night cruise adventure to Bermuda. We depart Manhattan Cruise Terminal , New York, NY at 4:00 pm. This brand-new ship is designed to make every moment worth repeating. And with a bigger and better race track, a cutting-edge virtual world and the largest open-air laser tag at sea, there’s a ton of thrills you’ll want to experience again and again. But it’s the exhilarating Broadway entertainment that will have you on your feet and saying “Bravo!” over and over. This is truly the greatest entertainment at sea. Find your island paradise at the Royal Naval Dockyard in Bermuda. Park yourself on the pristine beaches or brush up on the local history at the Bermuda Maritime Museum. Make your way to the crafts market before indulg- ing in the local cuisine at one of the restaurants. With two overnights you’ll have more than enough time to explore. Day 3 & 4– June 15 & 16- We spend the next 2 days at sea, so it may be time to pamper ourselves at the spa, or relax in a deck chair by the pool. From top to bottom and from bow to stern, Norwegian Encore has enough onboard activities to fill every minute of your cruise. The shops offer a variety of duty free shopping options. Day 5, 6 & 7 - June 17, 18 & 19- We awake this morning to the view of the beautiful blue waters of the Atlantic Ocean! Many options await us as we dock at King’s Wharf, Bermuda at 8:00 am. We will be docked for 2 nights. We may choose to see the sights from the comfort of an air-conditioned bus and enjoy the Crystal Caves and Bermuda Aquarium, Museum and Zoo. Or we may choose a deep-sea fishing charter, a horse-drawn carriage ride or a scenic south shore highlights tour by taxi. With 3 days to explore your sure to find something to keep you busy! We will depart on June 19th at 3:00pm.