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May 7 - 17, 2019 Departs Wichita, OKC & Tulsa Carolina’s Outer Banks Highlights: ’s Outer Banks, full of natural coastline and interwoven with fascinating • Savannah City Tour history, has long been a favorite vacation destination. Discover OBX, as the locals call • Mighty Eighth Air Force Museum it, and create some great memories on a getaway to the beautiful barrier islands. • The Lady & Sons Restaurant • Charleston City Tour Day 1 D Savannah, GA Day 6 CB, L Kitty Hawk, NC • Charleston Tea Plantation Your adventure begins with a flight to Savannah, Georgia, Wind, sand, and a dream of flight brought Wilbur and Orville • Overnight in Myrtle a charming coastal town known for its Southern hospitality. Wright to Kitty Hawk, North Carolina where they achieved • Brookgreen Garden Visit the Mighty Eighth Air Force Museum where stories the first successful airplane flights in 1903. With courage • USS North Carolina of courage and patriotism displayed by the men and women and perseverance, they changed our world forever. Pay • Two Nights in Kitty Hawk who served are highlighted. Tonight, we feast on a hearty tribute to these brothers at the Memorial Southern dinner served at a beloved seaman tavern. this morning. After lunch, ponder one of the most poignant • Outer Banks Ferry chapters in our nation’s history at the Elizabethan Gardens, • Day 2 CB, L Charleston, SC enjoying a tapestry of beauty. Built as a living memorial to • Wright Brothers Memorial The unique beauty of Savannah is unveiled during a city Sir Walter Raleigh’s lost colonists, the gardens include a • Elizabethan Gardens tour highlighting antebellum mansions, mossy tree-lined collection of Renaissance statues and Elizabethan-style • Two Nights in Asheville lanes, public squares and the adjacent river. Enjoy lunch buildings beckoning a bygone era. together at Paula Deen’s The Lady & Sons Restaurant. • Biltmore Estate This afternoon, visit the picturesque Wadmalaw Island and Day 7 CB, L Asheville, NC • Southern Belle Riverboat tour the Charleston Tea Plantation, where we’ll follow Departing the coastline, our adventure takes us inland today. • Songbirds Guitar Museum American Classic tea from field to factory to teacup. Travel through forested scenery and gently rolling landscape • Loretta Lynn’s Ranch to the vibrant city of Asheville, North Carolina located in the • Airfare to Savannah Day 3 CB Myrtle Beach, SC beautiful . • Admissions Listed & 19 Meals Join a city tour of one of America’s most beloved cities, Charleston, South Carolina this morning. From Civil War Day 8 CB, L Asheville, NC sites to places made famous from Gone with the Wind, Today, start with a visit America’s largest home, Biltmore $2449 Double $2299 Triple the tour will bring the city to life and showcase its colorful Estate, a true wonder of architecture and hospitality. $2159 Quad $3149 Single history. Spend the afternoon at Brookgreen Garden, Explore the 8000-acre estate built by George Vanderbilt in bursting in spring color. Known as the floral jewel of South Rates Are Per Person 1895, and soak in the amazing sights of artwork, architec- Carolina’s coastal community, the gardens reflect the local ture and nature from the Gilded Age. After lunch, visit a local $150 DEPOSIT PER PERSON atmosphere and are scattered with sculpture from some of artisan to witness the craft of chocolate making. the country’s most respected artists. Day 9 CB, L, D Chattanooga, TN Day 4 CB, L Havelock, NC Arrive in Chattanooga for lunch before paying a visit to Step back in history with a tour of the USS North Carolina, Songbirds Guitar Museum for a musical experience like a WWII-era battleship which at the time was considered none other. Explore their collection of rare, vintage guitars the world’s best sea weapon. Lunch is served at a local and explore its historical and cultural impact. Tonight, enjoy restaurant located in the historic wharf district in Wilmington fine dining and entertainment aboard the Southern Belle before continuing our OBX adventure. Riverboat as we cruise the Tennessee River.

Day 5 CB Kitty Hawk, NC Day 10 CB, L Little Rock, AR Salt is in the air as we board the Outer Banks Ferry to Experience the life and legend of country music royalty travel first to Ocacroke, then on to Cape Hatteras, travers- with a visit to Loretta Lynn’s Ranch. Tour a replica of ing north through beautiful coastline on both sides of the Loretta’s Butcher Hollow childhood home, a simulated coal boat. Getting there is truly half the fun, watching for wildlife mine, Loretta’s Plantation home where she lived during the and admiring the character of these unique islands. Tour peak of her career, and explore the Coal Miner’s Daughter Tour Activity Level: Museum. Lunch is served at the ranch. See page 3 for details one of the most famous lighthouses in the country at Cape Hatteras. Explore this guardian of the coast, learning its Optional Cancellation Insurance Available absorbing history and admiring the view. Day 11 CB Home Return home from an adventure filled with the Southern cul- Final Payment Due 90 days before departure ture, flavors and hospitality found exclusively in the OBX. 12