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Come join us for your Senior Class Graduation Trip Celebrations! We have excellent packages for your group. Customized to fit into your needs. Use our discount "INCLUSIVE" group air / our comfortable motor-coaches, decide the length of stay, type of accommodations, activities, number of meals, free time needed for, beach, shopping or sight seeing and any of "famous" area attractions! |
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Join us for any of the many area attractions for your whole group. |
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Include a graduation dinner at the famous Hard Rock Cafe. |
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Stay at the warm and friendly Inn on the River. |
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SAMPLE ITINERARY - Deluxe 5night/7day |
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Wednesday, May 14, 2008 |
| 10:30pm |
Load Bus |
Start packing the coach for Gatlinburg, TN "Smoky Mountain" adventure |
| 11:00pm | Depart | Over the Road Motor Coach ( Generally used for groups 1000 miles to chosen destination or less. |
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Pickup directly at your school or a centrally located community parking facility of your group leaders choice. Your motor coach will arrive approximately 30 to 40 minutes prior to your finalized departure time. All motor coaches are restroom equipped and designed for comfort on long over the road trips with. DVD/VCR and cell-phone contact. Copies of insurance can be forwarded to your school administration, parent support group or student leadership. Motor coach will stop approximately 1 hour for a meal, there will also be 2 twenty minute soda / snack breaks to stretch legs. Times are approximate and depend on motor coach operators, group leaders and distance from your school.
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Thursday, May 15, 2008 |
| 11:30am | Arrive | Arrive in Gatlinburg, TN |
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Check into Comfort Inn on the River. This hotel is located at the gateway to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, conveniently nestled in the heart of the downtown area. Enjoy "EXTENDED" Continental Breakfast each morning, free coffee in lobby, outdoor pool (seasonally), and there is also a trolley stop at our hotel. Rooms include 2 Queen beds, balcony, cable / Satellite Color TV, computer hook-ups, free local calls, hair dryer, in-room coffee maker, individual air conditioning and heat, iron and ironing board and wake-up service. "It's OUR GROUPS favorite hotel! Others are available!"
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| Arrival | Afternoon | Free Time |
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Students will have several pockets of free time over the next 5 days. This afternoon is the largest single amount of free time. Take this time to relax and enjoy the hotel/resort. The orange and green Gatlinburg Trolley System has a stop right outside of our hotel. Simply ask the front desk where the trolley stop is. The trolley circulates from 8am to midnight approximately every 15 to 20 min . It is .50 cents per ride and each trolley holds approximately 36 people. See your "student room packet" for a trolley guide & schedule plus " Your Gatlinburg What to DO GuideBook" It's Easy, because only 2 blocks from your hotel is the start of the main area to explore Gatlinburg and the hundreds of fun and exciting restaurants, shops, boutiques, wax museums, famous car collections, Ripley's Aquarium, and adventures that it has to offer. Lunch on your own. "One of America's most fun and well designed resort villages"
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| 7:15pm | Depart | Walk to Hard Rock Cafe 1 Block from our hotel! |
| 7:30pm | Arrive | Hard Rock Cafe |
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What would a graduation trip be without stopping by a Hard Rock Café. Famous world wide Hard Rock Café’s have been known for "Peace and Harmony" thru Rock and Roll. While you are in the Gatlinburg Hard Rock Café view the many displays of legendary singers, bands, and rock and roll memorabilia. Bring your healthy appetite to enjoy the Jailhouse Rock Menu selection which includes choice of: Charbroiled Burger or Cheeseburger, Veggie Burger, Grilled Chicken Sandwich or Pulled Pork Sandwich, with Caesar Salad, Chef’s Choice of Dessert, and soft drinks. Get ready to rock 'n' roll. We do!
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| 8:45pm | Depart | Gatlinburg Tour -spend the next 45 min to 1 hour of this first evening touring on our coach "at your command" driving thru the resort community of Gatlinburg. |
| 9:30pm | Arrive | Comfort Inn |
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Friday, May 16, 2008 |
| Morning | Enjoy | Breakfast at your hotel |
| Wake up with muffins, waffles,
eggs,
donuts and pastries, cereal, oatmeal, fruits, toast, juices, coffee and
tea.
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| 11:00am | Depart |
Load the bus and head for Whitewater Rafting Trip |
| Noon | Arrive | Whitewater Rafting |
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Come join us on the best whitewater trip in the southeast. Our professional staff will guide you down the beautiful Pigeon River as it travels through the Cherokee National Forest for a all too brief 2-hour adventure!. You will stop down river for lunch around 2pm. Enjoy a cookout with burgers, chips, beans, roll and lemonade. You won't believe how good lunch is outside by a mountain stream!! Remember one thing about rafting. You will get wet!! Bring a towel and a change of clothes to leave on the coach for the trip back to the hotel. Regarding Clothing Warm Weather: Tennis shoes, shorts, swimsuit, and a tee shirt.Cool Weather: Wool garments, such as a sweater, socks and a hat. SAFETY: Our whitewater rafting company makes every reasonable effort to ensure that each of our guests has a safe and enjoyable river trip. All of our guides are trained and certified in first aid and CPR. However, any whitewater activity poses inherent risks, and all participants are required to read and sign a waiver of liability prior to their trip. Drugs and alcohol are not permitted on any of our trips, and anyone impaired by such substances will be excluded from any activity without refund.
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| 3:00pm | Depart | Load the bus and head for hotel |
| 4:00pm | Arrive | Back at Comfort Inn |
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You will have time to relax,
swim, shop, shower, change and get ready for the Comedy Barn. Dinner will
be on your own before the show. There are several restaurants within
walking distance from your hotel. Such great nearby restaurants are
Parton’s Deli, Diamonds Grill, Smokey Mountain Trout House or Applebee’s,
even within 6 blocks are DQ, McDs, SubWay, Wendy's, KFC, etc! Another option is to catch the trolley ride to many other exciting places
to eat but be back on time for our trip to the Comedy Barn.
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| 7:00pm | Depart | Load the bus and head for Comedy Barn |
| 7:30pm | Arrive | Comedy Barn |
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The Comedy Barn Theater,
located in Pigeon Forge, TN, is an award winning family
comedy variety show in the Smokey Mountains. Once at the Comedy Barn there
will be a greeter that will join the bus and instruct the group where to
go and the bus driver where to park. Our show features magicians,
fire-eaters, jugglers, ventriloquists, clean family comedians, live
country and gospel music as well as fun barnyard animals.
The Comedy Barn offers clean comedy for
an enjoyable evening of silly fun. You'll laugh until you can't laugh
anymore. If students are still hungry or you get the munchies before or at
intermission the Comedy Barn offers Papa Johns Pizza by the slice, nachos
and cheese, hot dogs, chips, popcorn, 16 flavors of ice cream, slushies
and Coke products that you can purchase individually.
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| 10:15pm | Depart | Load the bus and head for Gatlinburg |
| 10:45pm | Arrive | Comfort Inn |
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Saturday, May 17, 2008 |
| Morning | Enjoy | Breakfast at your hotel |
| Wake up with muffins, waffles,
donuts and pastries, cereal, oatmeal, fruits, toast, juices, coffee and
tea.
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| 9:15am | Depart | Load the bus and head for Dollywood |
| 10:00am | Arrive | Dollywood |
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Unique as its namesake Dolly Parton, Dollywood theme park is a one-of-a-kind Smoky Mountain Family Adventure! Spanning 125 acres and nestled in the lush foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, near Gatlinburg. Dollywood is one of the most popular student vacation destinations. Enjoy the thrill of spectacular high energy park rides including the award-winning wooden roller coaster Thunderhead-the wildest ride in the woods. Also enjoy Timber Tower, Daredevil Falls, Mountain Slidewinder, and the Tennessee Tornado. The parks’ live entertainment showcases the best in country, bluegrass, mountain and gospel music with more than a dozen stage shows. Master craftsmen demonstrate centuries-old crafts including blacksmithing, glass blowing and woodcarving. Have a great time!
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| 5:00pm | Depart | Load the bus and head for Dixie Stampede |
| 5:15am | Arrive | Dixie Stampede dinner and show |
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Dixie Stampede Dinner and Show
in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee is a fun-filled, action-packed extravaganza
that everyone should experience! It’s the perfect place for student groups
to gather for spectacular special effects, amazing stunts by the most
talented performers in the area. At the Dixie Stampede, each ticket
includes our special Carriage Room Opening Act, the thrilling main show in
our beautiful Arena and a mouth-watering four-course dinner. Including a
Mouth-Watering Tender Whole Rotisserie Chicken, Delicious Hickory Smoked
Barbecued Pork Loin, Dixie Stampede's Original Creamy Vegetable Soup,
Scrumptious Homemade Biscuit, Hot Buttered Corn on the Cob, Tasty
Herb-basted Potato, Dixie's very own Specialty Dessert, and Unlimited
Pepsi, tea or coffee. We will arrive and be directed into an area where a
pre-show will be held. Then the group will be directed into the main Arena
for the show itself and dinner.
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| 8:15pm | Depart | Load the bus and head for Gatlinburg |
| 8:45am | Arrive | Back at Comfort Inn – rest of evening is free |
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Sunday, May 18, 2008 |
| Morning | Enjoy | Breakfast at your hotel |
| Again enjoy Continental
Breakfast before your day’s activities.
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| 9:45am | Depart | Board the bus and head to Dolly’s Splash Country |
| 10:30am | Arrive | Dolly’s Splash Country |
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BRING A CHANGE OF CLOTHES FOR DINNER!! Pack your bathing suit or wear it under your clothes for dinner later on and change in Splash Country lockers (don’t forget to bring a plastic bag for your wet clothes at the end of the day). Then plunge into Splash Country. This 30-acre water adventure theme park combines the beauty of the Smoky Mountains with the excitement of water park rides, slides and attractions guaranteed to cool you off on a hot summer day! There are activities ranging from a relaxing tube float on the Lazy River to the thrilling Big Bear Plunge white water rafting ride. Explore the multi-level Bear Mountain Fire Tower- a new water filled park attraction featuring a 1,000-gallon water splash, also aim and fire water cannons, seven water slides, plus escape chutes, sliding poles and ladders. For those who crave more excitement, there's a 25,000-square-foot wave pool. At the end of the day, around 4:30pm, shower, change clothes, stuff your swimming gear in a plastic bag and get ready for dinner. Lunch on your own or we can arrange a "private group BBQ"
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| 5:00pm | Depart | Board the bus and head to Corky’s BBQ |
| 5:15pm | Arrive | Corky’s BBQ - A VERY famous local hangout! |
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a great and famous Blues type restaurant with a very interesting décor and memorabilia featuring sports bar type TV’s in many locations. Each student will have a paper menu that he or she will circle for their choice of one of the following entrée.1. Beef Brisket and ¼ BBQ Chicken Dinner (Tender chunks of hand-pulled beef seasoned to perfection and ¼ hickory-smoked chicken with Corky’s world-famous BBQ sauce) 2. Pulled Pork and ¼ BBQ Chicken Dinner (Hickory-smoked and slow-cooked pork hand-pulled and seasoned to perfection and ¼ hickory-smoked chicken with Corky’s world-famous BBQ sauce)3. ¾ lb. Smoked Spare Ribs (Hickory-smoked lean St. Louis style ribs slow-cooked, seasoned and brushed with Corky’s world-famous BBQ sauce)4. 2 Bones of Ribs & Pulled Pork (Two Hickory-smoked lean St. Louis style ribs slow-cooked, seasoned and brushed with Corky’s world-famous BBQ sauce)5. Chicken Tenders (Fresh chicken tenders hand battered, seasoned and fried golden brown. Served with French Fries)One side choice of : Baked Potato, Baked Beans, Cole Slaw, Potato Salad, Macaroni and Cheese, Vegetable of the day or Baked Apples. Each served with salad, brownie for dessert, and tea, lemonade, or soft drink.
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| 6:30pm | Depart | Load the bus and head for Gatlinburg |
| 7:15am | Arrive | Back at Comfort Inn – rest of evening is free |
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Monday, May 19, 2008 |
| Morning | Enjoy | Breakfast at your hotel |
| Again enjoy Continental
Breakfast before your day’s activities.
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| 9:45am | Depart | Board the bus and depart for Ober Gatlinburg |
| 10:00am | Arrive | Ober Gatlinburg–mountain resort outdoor day unlimited pass |
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Ober Gatlinburg is a year-round activity park and ski resort with something exciting for everyone. The unique theme park at the Ski Resort offers the opportunity to ice skate or shop in the 62,000 sq. foot Tramway Mall, ride the South's longest Scenic Chairlift to the pinnacle of Mt. Harrison, enjoy the excitement of the Alpine Slide, Municipal Black Bear Habitat, Go-Kart Track, Water Rides, Spider Web, Bungee Run, Mini Golf, Arcade and more! Experience the thrill of a lifetime as you ride down the 1800 foot twin track Alpine Slide (unlimited rides) or relax as the Chairlift takes you to awe-inspiring views & spectacular photo opportunities of the Smoky Mountains. Ice skate in any season at the massive climate-controlled indoor arena. Race against your friends on our high bank Go-Kart track or swoosh down one of our three "dry" water raft rides. Bounce, then jump, flip or twist onto an inflated Velcro wall of the Spider Jump, then calm down as you play a challenging series of obstacles and hazards at the miniature golf course. Head over to the Bungee Fun and try out the Trampoline with secured bungee cords that lift you higher and higher as you jump or race a friend at the Bungee Run (don’t be the first to get SNAPPED back!). Visit the Craft & Gift Shops to watch skilled crafts-people at work or stroll through the Municipal Black Bear Habitat to see our live bears. All rides & games are unlimited & included in your package with the following exceptions: NOTE Only 2 rides on the Go-Karts are included. The Arcade and Zeke’s Shooting Shack are pay as you play.
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| 4:00pm | Depart | Load the bus and head for Gatlinburg |
| 4:15am | Arrive | Back at Comfort Inn – rest of evening is free |
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Tuesday, May 20, 2008 |
| Morning | Enjoy | Breakfast at your hotel |
| After breakfast at the hotel,
you have a little free time before you depart.
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| 10:15am | Depart | Load bus for trip home |
| 11:00am | Depart | Board the bus and head home |
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hour stop for meal, there will also be 2 twenty minute soda / snack
breaks to stretch legs. Times are approximate and depend on motor coach
operators, group leaders and distance back to your school.
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| OPTION – | Shopping stop in Pigeon Forge, TN or one of several outlet malls in route on the return home for your group. |
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