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Luxury Christmas Tour…Greenbrier, Grove Park, Biltmore

Join us on this NEW Greenbrier itinerary for 2026 and experience pure holiday magic at two of the most luxurious Resorts in the country at Christmastime!  Spend two nights at the 5-Diamond Greenbrier Resort, in White Sulfur Springs, WV, and one night at 4-Star Grove Park Inn in Asheville, NC.  The first stop on this Luxury Christmas Tour is Asheville to experience the wonder of the Biltmore House during Christmas!  With fragrant wreaths, glittering garland, and thousands of sparkling ornaments, you will become immersed in yuletide joy.  The Omni Grove Park Inn is a magical destination at Christmastime when its famous annual Grove Park Inn Gingerbread Competition entries are on display.  During your overnight stay at Grove Park Inn, explore the historic hotel to see the elaborate edible art and enjoy the holiday ambiance with over 80 Christmas trees and rows of garland hung over the huge stone fireplace in the Great Hall!  Known as “America’s Resort” since 1778, the Greenbrier is surrounded by the wondrous Allegheny Mountains in West Virginia.  It comes to life at Christmastime as it is dressed for the occasion and sparkles inside and out! There is simply no other experience like it! Enjoy two nights in Greenbrier luxury including a formal dinner and elegant breakfasts in the Grand Dining Room. Tour the Declassified Bunker as you go behind the scenes into the mountainside beneath the hotel to an emergency Cold War fallout shelter. Once a top-secret U.S. government relocation facility built for Congress during the Eisenhower Era, the Bunker is now open to tour, and it is fascinating! Enjoy plenty of free time at the Resort to enjoy exclusive services and amenities such as fine dining, designer boutiques, the festive Depot Christmas Shop, a world-renowned mineral spa, a 103,000-square foot gaming and entertainment venue, afternoon tea, culinary demonstrations, and a nightly champagne toast! Spend the last night of the tour in Wytheville VA at the Bolling-Wilson boutique hotel and visit Tamarack Artisan Center in WV.  Visiting the Greenbrier is one of our most popular holiday tours, and we have taken it up a notch by including Biltmore House and Grove Park Inn this year!  Includes 9 Meals (4 Breakfasts, 1 Lunch, 4 Dinners)

Myrtle Beach…Beachfront Holiday

NEW, NEW, NEW!!  We gave this Daniel’s holiday favorite a new twist!  Join us as we kick-off your Christmas season in the heart of the Grand Strand at a new upscale oceanfront Marriott property with great shows, great meals, and now including a visit to Nights of a Thousand Candles at Brookgreen Gardens! Enjoy a 3-night stay at SpringHill Suites with an oceanfront balcony suite, beach access, and resort-inspired amenities.  Pack your flip flops because you can stroll in the sand!  Walk the garden paths at Brookgreen Gardens to the sounds of holiday music amid the soft glow of more than 2,700 hand-lit candles and millions of sparkling lights.   The beautifully decorated Carolina Opry presents music, comedy, and dance at the “Christmas Show of the South” with a warm, wonderful, and fun spirit of Christmas.  The Alabama Theater presents the “South’s Grandest Christmas Show” that brings the joy of the Holiday Season to the stage with an incredible combination of talent, scenery, and special effects along with traditional holiday favorites.  New for our 2026 itinerary is the Greg Rowles Legacy Theatre Show “Christmas on Main” where it is like stepping into the heart of a small-town holiday postcard—the twinkling lights glow a little warmer, music feels a little sweeter, and laughter comes easy. Enjoy some free time to explore along the boardwalk at Barefoot Landing entertainment and shopping complex, and visit Broadway at the Beach – the largest entertainment complex in South Carolina.  We also have some great dinners lined up including a spectacular All-You-Can-Eat Calabash Style Seafood Buffet!  This one is packed full of fun and is sure to sell out fast! Includes 6 Meals (3 Breakfasts, 3 Dinners)

Branson Christmas Show Trip

Let us entertain you with shows, shows and more shows this holiday season as we make our way to Branson, Missouri – the “Live Entertainment Capital of the World!” Enjoy exciting family style entertainment in Branson as we spend 3 nights in the heart of the Ozarks at the 4-Star Hilton Promenade at Branson Landing. We have lined up what we consider the Best of Branson’s Christmas shows!  A highlight includes the Miracle of Christmas as it comes to life on stage with massive sets and live animals at Sight & Sound Theater. Journey to Bethlehem alongside Mary and Joseph where there may be no room at the inn, but God has a lowly stable prepared as the angels announce the coming of the Messiah! The Showboat Branson Belle Dinner Cruise and Show is a highlight of any Branson visit, along with Doug Gabriel’s Family Christmas Show, a heartfelt celebration of faith, family & the joy of Christmas! Visit the College of the Ozarks, also known as “Hard Work U” where students work at a campus job to earn a tuition-free education. Learn about this unique college on a student-led tour, enjoy a student-prepared lunch, and shop for student-made goods! Stay tuned for more Branson Show announcements as the tour gets closer.  Experience the magic of Christmas at Graceland and spend one night as a guest of the “King of Rock ‘n Roll” at Elvis’ 4-Star Hotel – the Guesthouse at Graceland! Tour the Graceland Mansion beautifully decorated for the holidays! A tour highlight includes an overnight stay at Dolly Parton’s NEW SongTeller Hotel in the heart of Nashville. Be among the first to experience Dolly’s iconic charm and songwriting spirit woven into every detail of her Nashville hotel in the heart of Music City! This tour is packed full of great holiday entertainment and includes beautifully appointed hotels all 5 nights! Tour includes 11 Meals – 5 Breakfasts, 2 Lunches, 4 Dinners

Opryland Christmas

Experience Gaylord Opryland Resort’s Annual “Country Christmas.” More than 3-million holiday lights adorn the resort, along with larger-than-life decorations make this one of the biggest Christmas celebrations in the South! A tour highlight includes the hottest show in town – Vince Gill and Amy Grant at their annual Christmas Concert at The Ryman. Other Christmas Shows in the lineup include Christian Duo For King + Country, The General Jackson Lunch Cruise & Christmas Show, and the Opryland Country Christmas Dinner Show.  This annual trip is so much fun and is sure to bring the Christmas spirit.

HIGHLIGHTS:
• Grammy Award winning For King + Country at the Opry House
• Delta River Flatboat ride through Opryland
• Opryland Country Christmas Dinner Show 
• ICE! Spectacular Ice Sculpture Exhibit 
• General Jackson Lunch Cruise & Christmas Show
• Singer/Songwriter tour of “Music City”
• Country Music Hall of Fame
• Vince Gill and Amy Grant Annual Christmas Concert at The Ryman

All 3 nights are at the Opryland Hotel. THIS ONE SELLS OUT FAST, SIGN UP EARLY! Includes 6 Meals (3 Full Breakfasts at Opryland, 2 Lunches, 1 Dinner) Show schedule subject to change due to circumstances beyond our control.

St. Augustine Nights of Lights

Historic St. Augustine has plenty of history to explore, over 450 years to be exact!  History and charm abound as you stroll along the brick-lined streets and delight in the city’s European flavor, with centuries-old buildings, horse-drawn carriages, quaint cafes, unique shops, and hidden courtyards. During the holiday season, the City of St. Augustine becomes an amazing festival of twinkling white lights as it hosts the annual Nights of Lights celebration.  Over three million white lights are strung over historic buildings, shops, and live oaks throughout the historic district.  Rachael Ray Magazine named St. Augustine’s Nights of Lights as one of the nation’s “twinkliest,” and National Geographic Magazine listed it as one of the Top 10 Cities in the World for Holiday Lighting Displays.  Enjoy the wonderland of lights on a fun and festive Nights of Lights Trolley Tour that includes magic glasses and the opportunity to sing holiday songs along the best of the lighted route! Immerse yourself in history and luxury when old-world charm meets modern amenities during a 3-night stay at the FABULOUS NEW 4-Star Renaissance Hotel located in historic downtown.  Make the most of your free time by walking over to the St. George Street Pedestrian Shopping District or the historic Castillo de San Marcos fortress, or the original City Gates.  Other tour inclusions are a Historic Trolley Tour, an afternoon Harbor Cruise, a visit to the Lightner Museum, Anastasia Island, and the St. Augustine Lighthouse. Includes 7 Meals (3 Breakfasts, 2 Lunches, 2 Dinners). Some of the venues and restaurants require climbing stairs due to their historic nature.

**DAY TRIP** Calloway Gardens – Spring Festival and Butterfly Garden

Callaway Resort & Gardens offers four seasons of adventure, relaxation, and fun in Mother Nature’s breathtaking landscape. Join us for a beautiful day at the Celebrate Spring Festival & the Butterfly Garden.  Admission to Callaway Gardens includes access to the Virginia Hand Callaway Discovery Center, Cecil B. Day Butterfly Center, Ida Cason Callaway Memorial Chapel, and the Callaway Brothers Azalea Bowl.  Enjoy the new art installation, Flights of Color. Stretching across Cason’s is a colorful display of kites that dazzle in the sunlight. You will also discover blooming beauties when you wander through 150,000 vibrant tulips at Cason’s, or the vast display of azaleas, totaling 20,000 beautiful azalea blooms!  A special treat is a visit to the Cecil B. Day Butterfly Center.  April is Longwing Butterfly Month!  Witness a living rainbow of butterflies during our visit. Hundreds of Longwing butterflies of all colors dance around the Day Butterfly Center as we Celebrate Spring at Callaway Resort & Gardens. Enjoy these tiny flying flowers as they exhibit their unique courtship displays and turn the conservatory into their dancefloor. What a special treat for us all!  Lunch is included at Callaway.  JOIN US FOR THIS FUN DAY!

 

The price of the Day Trip, $165 per person, includes round-trip motorcoach transportation from the Daniel’s Depot in Lula, GA, lunch, and admission to the Spring Festival and Butterfly Garden. Day Trips are non-refundable. 

**DAY TRIP** Anderson Senior Follies – The Last Resort Show

Join us for a great day of toe-tapping fun and laughter at the Henderson Auditorium at Anderson University in SC for The Last Resort: A Senior Follies Variety Show.  When a well-meaning child places their aging parents in a Retirement Community, the couple soon discovers that “The Last Resort” lives up to its name — and then some. Far from a quiet retirement, this colorful community is bursting with quirky characters, daily hijinks, and a never-ending stream of gossip. From offbeat activities to unexpected friendships, chaos and charm go hand in hand in this delightfully dysfunctional setting.  The Last Resort is a crowd-pleasing mix of sharp comedy, toe-tapping music, and spirited dancing, brought to life by a remarkably talented cast of seniors.  Get ready for laughs, surprises, and a heartwarming reminder that growing older doesn’t mean slowing down. On our way to the show, we will enjoy an included lunch stop at Applebee’s in Anderson, South Carolina.  Join us for this FUN DAY OUT!

The price of the Day Trip, $145 per person, includes round-trip motorcoach transportation from the Daniel’s Depot in Lula, GA, lunch, and ticket to the show. Day Trips are non-refundable. 

 

Dollywood Christmas at DreamMore Resort

With 6-Million twinkling lights and wondrous festivals and events happening during the annual Pigeon Forge Winterfest celebration, Dollywood’s 4-Star DreamMore Resort is the place to be during the Christmas season!  Nestled in the heart of the Smokies, Dollywood’s Smoky Mountain Christmas has been honored for twelve consecutive years as the Best Christmas Event at any theme park worldwide! From the award-winning shows and elaborate holiday decorations, a visit to Dollywood is a highlight of this trip!  Get into the holiday spirit with captivating Christmas shows such as Christmas at Dolly Parton’s Stampede with thirty-two magnificent show horses, a live nativity, and a friendly North Pole – South Pole rivalry while dining on a four-course meal.  They say laughing is key to a happy life, so get ready for some crazy Christmas fun at Pigeon Forge’s #1 show – The Comedy Barn Christmas Show!  Inside and out, even the TITANIC Museum Attraction is adorned with glittering lights and festive decorations.  Visit this fascinating museum to learn about the fateful voyage.  The cities of Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge are home to some of the best specialty shops in the southeast, so of course you will have some free time to explore the shops to help you get ready for the holidays.   The Island is a family-oriented shopping and entertainment complex with more than sixty retail and specialty shops.  Enjoy free time to explore, have lunch on your own, ride the giant Ferris Wheel and enjoy the holiday festivities around the dancing fountains.  The Old Mill District twinkles during the holidays and is a great stop for items representative of the area such as Pigeon River Pottery and the Old Mill General Store. Enjoy free time to stroll festive Downtown Gatlinburg to explore on your own – you may want to make a stop at the Ole Smoky Whisky Distillery for a tasting and holiday shopping. This trip is a great way to celebrate the season during a 3-night stay in the heart of Pigeon Forge at the beautifully appointed DreamMore Resort.  Includes 7 meals (3 Breakfasts, 2 lunches, 2 Dinners)

Wild & Wonderful West Virginia

West Virginia is beautiful anytime of the year, but especially in the Fall! You will love this Hub & Spoke Tour with a 3-night stay in cozy accommodations at an elegant lakeside lodge at Stonewall Resort State Park with wonderful breakfasts and dinners.  From our lakeside hub, we will spoke out on new adventures throughout West Virginia each day!  All aboard for a daytime rail excursion on the New Tygart Flyer in Elkins, WV!  This wilderness excursion features mountain grades, an “S” curve tunnel, a high bridge and miles of unspoiled mountain views. Vintage diesel-powered locomotives climb along the cascading Shavers Fork of the Cheat River to the High Falls of Cheat, an 18′ high, 150′ wide waterfall. Enjoy the view aboard a comfortable, climate-controlled passenger train car.  The New River carves a deep gorge through southern West Virginia.  The New River Gorge Bridge is the longest steel span in the western hemisphere, the third highest bridge in the United States, and it is one of the most photographed places in West Virginia…so we will go see it and take photos too!  When we think of WV, we think of coal mines.  We will visit a recreated coal camp at Beckley Exhibition Coal Mine. Experience what the early working days of mining were like on a tour into a vintage coal mine with a veteran miner as your Guide.  Located on a small island in the Ohio River, Blennerhassett Island Historical State Park features a Palladian mansion on the island and a museum of regional history located in Parkersburg, WV. This unique state park is visited by over 40,000 people each year and is accessed by sailing across the river on an authentic sternwheeler riverboat.  Once on the island, enjoy a tour of the 1789 mansion and a horse-drawn carriage ride around the beautiful grounds.  You will even learn about the ties the island has to Aaron Burr’s military conspiracy dating back to 1805.  Enjoy a great family variety show at the Gandy Dancer Dinner Theater in Elkins, WV, visit the Tamarack Artisan Village and see unique works of art and handcrafted items by local WV artist.  Includes 10 meals (4 Breakfasts, 2 Lunches, 4 Dinners)

Shenandoah Fall Foliage

A Hub and Spoke Tour! You will love spending 4 nights at one central “hub” at historic Hotel 24 South. Built in 1924 and listed on the Register of Historic Hotels of America, it is located in the center of downtown Staunton, VA – the perfect base from which to explore Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley and the Blue Ridge Mountains. Each day, our motorcoach sets out from our “hub” on a different “spoke” to tour into surrounding areas during the beautiful fall season.

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