Christmas Around the World Experience the Magic of Christmas from All Over the World in Omaha, Nebraska!
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5% OFF *restrictions apply* Christmas Around the World Experience the Magic of Christmas from all over the World in Omaha, Nebraska! Day 1 Omaha, NE Day 2 Omaha, NE Christmas is a special season that brings We begin our morning with an “Irish December 1-4, 2021 us many special treasures. This tour is Christmas” at Boys Town, featuring a full of all the treasures that Omaha has to tour of Father Flanagan House Museum. TOUR HIGHLIGHTS offer. We will enjoy the travel day as we The open house features the homemade 3 Night Stay in Downtown Omaha, NE get acquainted with our fellow travelers, tradition of a true Irish Christmas with our tour director, and bus driver. Upon historic Christmas quilts, old-fashioned Christmas in Germany arrival to Omaha, we will check into our ornaments from the 1920s to 40s and Irish Christmas at Boys Town accommodations located downtown antique toys from the 1920s as well as A Polish Christmas for the next three evenings. Then we cookies and hot cocoa. Next, celebrate are off to “Christmas in Germany” at "a Polish Christmas" where an authentic 19th Century Holidays at the Crook Home the German American Society. “Frohe Polish lunch is served at the Polish Christmas in Greece Weihnachten,” Merry Christmas in Home where we’ll also watch a dance A Christmas Carol Musical German! Enjoy a holiday program of presentation celebrating the culture of dancing, singing and a delicious German the Poles in the Nebraska/Iowa area. This Poinsettia Show at Lauritzen Gardens dinner! Listen to traditional German afternoon we experience "19th Century Christmas at Union Station holiday favorites let festive German Holidays" where a Victorian-era Historic Old Market District traditions create a wonderful celebration Christmas comes to life. We'll step back in filled with music, dancing and food. time to Christmas as it was celebrated in Christmas in Ukraine Listen to traditional German holiday 1880 at General George Crook’s home. Madrigal Christmas Feast favorites by the Men’s Choir. Shop for Enjoy cider and cookies as you view & More! crafts and items imported from Germany holiday trees decorated with traditional at the Christmas Market. Experience the ornaments. This evening, “Christmas MEALS INCLUDED German dancers as they perform various in Greece” will entertain us at the St. holiday dances from various regions of John’s Greek Orthodox Church. We’ll Breakfast (B): 3 Lunch (L): 1 Dinner (D): 3 Germany. The evening ends with a sing- tour the byzantine style church while PRICE PER PERSON along of “Silent Night.” (D) learning about the gold dome and decor, Reservation Deposit: $200 Double (2 people/room): $800 Triple (3 people/room): $780 Quad (4 people/room): $760 Single (1 person/room): $1050 IMPORTANT DATES & INFORMATION Final Payment Due: 10/17/21 Cancel for a Full Refund: 10/31/21 Passport Required? No *Riley’s purchases a Group Deluxe Protection Plan with Trip Cancellation/Interruption on behalf of all tour participants/travelers* Courtesy of Visit Omaha RILEY’S | 1-800-288-8246 or 320-875-2491 | WWW.RILEYTOURS.COM traditional icons and history of the Greek walk the brick streets. Take some time Orthodox Church. Afterwards, we’ll to explore the Tannenbaum Christmas go downstairs where members of the Shop and Hollywood Candy Shop. Our congregation will join us for traditional afternoon will be spent at “Christmas in Greek dinner and a holiday program the Ukraine.” Our Ukrainian speaker will telling us how Christmas is celebrated in bring carious Ukrainian linens and give us Greece and hear Christmas carols in the an entertaining presentation about the Greek language. Tonight, we’ll see “A linens connection to Ukrainian history, Christmas Carol Musical” at the Omaha customs and traditions along with how Community Playhouse. (B, L, D) Christmas is celebrated there. We will stop at the Joslyn Castle, a 1903 Scottish Day 3 Omaha, NE Baronial style mansion. Tonight features This morning begins with a visit to the a Madrigal Christmas Feaste. Hear Ye! Lauritzen Gardens for the Holiday Hear Ye! The Lord and Lady of Essex invite Poinsettia Show. Walk through a you to join them for feasting, music and botanical wonderland, with more than merriment-madrigal style where we’ll 5,000 poinsettias including a tree of 700 return to the Renaissance years for a festive poinsettias. Miniature trains travel across holiday evening at an old English Castle. the display which includes replicas of From the rousing toast to the last bite of famous Omaha landmarks. Next, we Yorkshire pudding, you will enchanted and head over to the Durham Museum for filled with the spirit of Christmas. Madrigal “Christmas at Union Station”. Step back singers perform on state and around the in time as historic Union Station transforms tables as you meet the queen’s court and for the holidays, where carolers, holiday playful jester! (B, D) miniatures and even a little indoor snow create magical memories. Lunch is on Day 4 Home your own at the Historic Old Market We pack our bags this morning to drive District. Here you will find a variety of home with all the memories of the special restaurants and unique shops as you treasures that Omaha offered us. (B) Courtesy of Visit Omaha RILEY’S | 1-800-288-8246 or 320-875-2491 | WWW.RILEYTOURS.COM.