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New Year's Eve in Branson
Departure: Thursday, December 30, 2010 Other Multi-Day Tour - 3 Days / 2 Nights |
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Day #1 – Thursday, December 30th: 7:00 AM - Let’s board our coach and depart for Branson, Missouri! We’ll make rest and meal stops en route as needed. Continental Breakfast* will be served aboard the coach as we travel. 4:00 PM - We arrive in Branson and have time to check into our home for the next 3 nights – Branson Towers*. You’ll have to freshen up before we head out to our evening dinner show. 6:45 PM - We’re off to Dixie Stampede’s Christmas Dinner Show*. The spirit of Christmas comes alive at the Dixie Stampede Christmas show. The fun begins as Elves from the North and South Poles compete in several different contests. A live nativity scene tells The Christmas Story. All the while the beautiful decorations and Christmas music fill the back-ground. The traditional Dixie tradition is still alive and well with live horses, camels, and ostriches and the meal is as great as ever. (7:10 p.m. Pre-Show, 8:00 p.m. Showtime) 10:30 PM - Upon returning to the hotel, you’ll have vouchers that you can use to visit the Ice Cream Social* which consists of ice cream and homemade cobbler. Day #2 – Friday, December 31st: Continental Breakfast* is served at the hotel. 9:15 AM - This morning we’re off to the Jim Stafford Theatre this morning where you’ll enjoy the musical talents of Doug Gabriel*. Doug will sing his favorites, from Marty Robbins to Tom Jones, while he showcases his talents on piano and guitar. You will see and hear Doug's virtuoso skill on the guitar and piano, and be entertained by one of the world's smoothest and most powerful singing voices. Long before you leave the theater, you will know why Doug Gabriel is a three-time Male Vocalist of the Year winner, who was also voted "Entertainer of the Year" and "Instrumentalist of the Year" in 2000. You will also know why Doug's show was voted Best Morning Show three years in a row. (10:00 a.m. Showtime) 12:15 PM - Following the show, we’re off to lunch on your own before our afternoon show. 2:15 PM - Our afternoon show is at the new Sight & Sound Theatre*. Tonight we’ll see "The Miracle of Christmas"*. Christmas memories jump to life as a brand new sensory experience highlights in the Miracle of Christmas. As the aroma of special holiday treats fills your breath, you’ll have the opportunity to interact with characters and animals from the Nativity story. The theatre will be decorated with lights, greenery, Nativity scenes and a spectacular thirty-foot Christmas tree. But of all the holiday finery is only a prelude to the thrilling story of Christmas – Jesus the Messiah coming to earth in human form. The Miracle of Christmas is the touching story of kings, angels and a simple, faithful couple used by God. (Group arrival 2:30 p.m., 3:30 p.m. Show) 5:45 PM - Let’s board our coach again and depart for The Keeter Center at the College of the Ozarks for a delicious dinner*. History comes alive at the Center which is designed to be a beautiful facility with remarkable architecture and interiors recalling memories of old Dobyns Hall. Its rustic lodge design, with handmade furnishings, exquisite landscaping and outdoor gathering areas will take you back to 1906. They’ll be decorated for Christmas as well. You’ll have time to enjoy the beauty of this facility following dinner. (Reservation is at 6:15 p.m.) 8:00 PM - It’s time to head back into Branson for our New Year’s Eve Show at the Americana Theatre. The much buzzed-about Haygood’s* musical experience is nothing short of heart-pounding family-fun that you can count on to deliver something for every musical taste. The Haygood’s "WOW" their audiences with their exuberant family show. This entertainment adventure combines the family’s special brand of musical magic with state-of-the-art effects, sumptuous sound, mesmerizing dance, and unstoppable energy that cannot be contained! The pre-show starts at 8:15 PM with the main show starting at 9:00PM. Appetizers will be served at intermission with a balloon drop and live TV countdown link at midnight. (Pre-Show @ 8:15 p.m., Main Show @ 9:00 p.m.) 12:15 AM - "HAPPY NEW YEAR" as we depart for the hotel for the evening. What a great day we’ve had ringing in 2011! Day #3 – Saturday, January 1st, 2011: "Happy New Year" Continental Breakfast* is served again this morning at the hotel. 9:30 AM - We check out, board the coach and depart for home making rest & meal stops along the way as needed. 7:30 PM - pproximate arrival time back in Peoria. Tour Includes: Deluxe Motorcoach Transportation, Professional Escorts, Hotel Accommodations, Luggage Handling, All Attractions & Meals in bold print & marked with an asterisk*, Gratuities on all meals. Choice of Pickup Points for this trip are: PEORIA - Peoria Charter Waiting Room MORTON - Field Shopping Center NORMAL - Schnuck's off Raab Road CHAMPAIGN - Former Hobby Lobby / Church St. Side If your Driver & Escort have done a good job, it is appropriate to tip them. We suggest $3 per customer per day for the Driver & $3 per customer per day for the Escort(s) on this trip. Hotel: Branson Towers 236 Shepherd of the Hills Expressway Branson, Mo 65616 Phone: (417)336-4500 Cost Per Person: Single: $500.00 Double: $450.00 Triple: $425.00 Quad: $415.00 Please click Tour Policy |
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