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Includes: 8 Meals (5B, 1L, 2D) 2 nts. at beautiful Santee, SC Best
Western, 3 nts. in the District of Columbia area at Hampton Inn, touring/sightseeing in Washington DC to include: U.S. Pentagon
Headquarters, Iwo Jima Marine Memorial, Washington National Cathedral, Embassy Row, Naval Observatory, Vice President’s
Home, White House, Blair Guest House, Pennsylvania Ave., Capitol, JFK Center/Performing Arts, FDR Memorial Park, MLK Memorial,
Jefferson Memorial, the Tidal Basin, views of the Arlington Nat’l Cemetery, Alexandria, VA, Mt. Vernon, Smithsonian
Museums: Air & Space, Natural History or American History, meal on the Potomac River at Phillips Flagship Restaurant,
WWII Memorial & it’s spectacular fountains, Korean War Veterans Memorial,
Lincoln Memorial, the
Vietnam Wall & more. COST: $655 per person twin, Or $869
per person single
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Day One – Our first destination is the Best Western Plus, Santee, South Carolina. A deluxe continental breakfast
is included in the morning, with a wide variety of hot and cold items. This Colonial-style hotel features all first
floor rooms on a picturesque golf course. There is also a Russell Stover Candy outlet within walking distance.
Tonight’s dinner is on your own, and the on-site restaurant Captain’s Quarters is a great choice and there is
also a Shoney’s within walking distance.
Day Two, Three & Four – Today we travel
to the Washington D.C. area where our hotel for three nights will be the Hampton Inn. This hotel has many fine features
including daily hot breakfast included, an indoor pool, coffee maker, hair dryer, microwave, refrigerator and iron in each
guest room. Tonight’s dinner at a local restaurant is included. After a good night’s rest our professional,
historically costumed step-on guide will meet us at our hotel. During our touring of Washington, D.C. we will view the
U.S. Pentagon Military Headquarters. We will make a stop at the Iwo Jima Memorial with views of the Arlington National
Cemetery. We will then go through the Rock Creek Parkway to view the magnificent Washington National Cathedral, then down
through Embassy Row, past the Naval Observatory and the Vice President’s home. Our tour continues with a photo
opportunity of the White House and the Blair Guest House at Lafayette Park. Then we will drive down historic Pennsylvania
Avenue, also known as the Inaugural Parade Route, towards the Capitol for another photo opportunity. We will have lunch
today at the rooftop terrace of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, cafeteria style (on your own). After
lunch, we will visit the FDR Memorial Park, the MLK Memorial, and Jefferson Memorial. While in this area you will view
the Tidal Basin famous for it’s Cherry trees. Then, to cap off this day of touring our Nation’s Capital,
we will have a scrumptious seafood buffet dinner (included) on the historic Potomac River at Phillips Flagship Restaurant.
The fantastic buffet includes clam chowder, salads, cole slaw, seafood Newburg, fish, shrimp and clams, crab cakes, snow crab
legs, mussels, fried chicken, mashed potatoes, vegetables, mixed greens, macaroni & cheese, rice, baked chicken, carved
beef, breads, seafood Jambalaya, Eastern Shore Stew, seafood paella, cakes, pies, cookies, brownies, ice cream and fruit.
I think having a small lunch to save room for this awesome dinner buffet is a good plan! When we’ve had our fill
at the Seafood Buffet we will head back to our hotel for the night, where you may want to enjoy the indoor pool before retiring
for the night.
After breakfast, our second day of touring this historic area of our nation will begin with a tour of
old town Alexandria, Virginia. We will again enjoy our professional, costumed, informative tour guide. In Alexandria
we will see the historic homes and businesses from the colonial period. Then, on to George Washington’s homestead
and farm, Mt. Vernon. We have an included lunch at the Mt. Vernon Inn. After lunch we will return to Washington
D.C. to visit the Smithsonian museums: Air and Space, Natural History and American History. I would recommend spending
your time in the museum of most interest to you, as there is much to see. There are a couple more sites to see, including:
the World War II Memorial with it’s spectacular fountains and the Korean War Veterans Memorial and the Lincoln Memorial.
We will also visit the Vietnam Wall if conditions permit. After all our touring today, we will return to our hotel
for the evening where dinner at a nearby restaurant is on your own and at your leisure.
Day Five – After this morning’s hot breakfast we will make the drive back
to Santee, South Carolina. Once again, we spend one night at the Best Western Plus, please see Day One for a full list
of hotel amenities. Enjoy the splendid surroundings of our scenic hotel tonight. Day Six - After our included,
deluxe continental breakfast, we will begin our journey home with our great memories of our visit to our Nation’s Capital.
Thank you for traveling with Travel Is Fun Tours!
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