Upcoming Tour Excursions

Cost: $525 per person, based on double occupancy, and includes motorcoach transportation, hostess service, 1 breakfast, 3 dinners, visit to see the Christmas Tree Display, reserved seats to see "A Christmas Carol" at Ford's Theatre, reserved seats to see the National Symphony Orchestra Pops at the Kennedy Center, admission and ranger program at Ford's Theatre, admission to the Newseum, guided tour of the PA Capitol, Monuments by Moonlight Tour, admission to see "ICE!" at the Gaylord National, guided tour of the National Cathedral, free time at the Smithsonian, guided tour of the Kennedy Center, 2 nights lodging at the Gaylord National, luggage service, and all taxes and meal gratuities.

2:30-4:30             RESERVED SEATING at FORD'S THEATRE to see

2:30-3:15             GUIDED TOUR of the US CAPITOL

10:30 pm             Approximate return

CHARLES DICKENS' A CHRISTMAS CAROL: Ford's Theatre will present a new production of A Christmas Carol that reinvigorates this timeless tale. Join the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future as they lead the miserly Ebenezer Scrooge on a journey of redemption and transformation and redemption. Michael Baron returns to direct his original staging that captures the magic and joy of Dickens' classic. Acclaimed Washington stage actor Edward Gero returns to play Scrooge in the production The Washington Post hailed as "musically high-spirited" and "infectiously jolly."

NATIONAL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA: Step out of the cold and allow time-honored holiday classics to warm your heart with Mervin Hamlisch and the NSO Pops. Enjoy music that captures spirit of the holiday season as Santa and other special guests drop in to wish you Happy Holidays!

The Washington Post has raved about this festive time when the "Concert Hall is festooned with seasonal decorations and young children are watching the proceedings raptly. Infectious rhythms and soaring voices make for the best kind of Pops holiday." Don't miss this annual Kennedy Center tradition!

NEWSEUM: Washington's most interactive museum! The Newseum is a 250,000-square-foot museum of news. Blending five centuries of news history with up-to-the-second technology in dozens of new exhibits, films, and interactive experiences, the Newseum will be an unforgettable highlight of your visit to our nation's capital. Enjoy time to visit the 14 major galleries and 15 theaters - all designed to immerse you in the world's greatest news stories - the people, the places and the times. Activities include:

• More than 125 interactive game stations that let visitors be a reporter or photojournalist and test their knowledge of news.
• Two state-of-the-art broadcast studios, one of which hosts ABC' "This Week with George Stephanopolous."
• Original films and the best of broadcast journalism, including Emmy and Peabody award-winning productions.

MONUMENTS BY MOONLIGHT TOUR: When the sun goes down, Washington turns into a different city, and Old Town Trolley Tours knows just the right way to show off the Capital City at night! Their professional tour guides will take you right to some of the city's most popular monuments and let you see the city in a different light. Along the way, you'll be transported back in time as you ride along the same streets the presidents have traveled, and hear historical tales and anecdotes about the city's fascinating history, such as: The Curse of the Hope Diamond and it's legacy of death and despair; The Medal of Honor winner who donated his amputated leg to a museum and often visited it! The many restless spirits who call Washington, D.C. their home and are seen in the most peculiar places!

GAYLORD NATIONAL is the crown jewel of the newly developed National Harbor, a dynamic waterfront community in the Washington, D.C. area. A world-class hotel and convention center covering 41.7 acres, Gaylord National overlooks the monuments and skyline of our nation's capital.

Ideally situated along the scenic shoreline of the historic Potomac River, Gaylord National is the largest combined hotel and convention center on the Eastern Seaboard. The promise of elegance and comfort can be felt by everyone inside their 2,000 amenity-laden guest rooms, and punctuated by the excitement of signature restaurants, elegant retail shops, live entertainment and first-rate recreation.

Plunge into a sparkling blue pool, soak in their wonderful hot tub, enjoy a relaxing massage, or unwind with a refreshing cocktail - all at Gaylord National, the cornerstone of the new, 300-acre National Harbor. Their sleek black-and-white spa, unique dining experiences, and a two-story rooftop ultra lounge are just a few of the exclusive amenities that you can enjoy.

ICE! is a thrilling, chilling, one-of-a-kind holiday attraction at the Gaylord National. It is a 15,000-square-foot attraction and is the crowning jewel of Christmas on the Potomac, Gaylord National's more than 50-day-long celebration of the holidays.

ICE! will feature TWO MILLION POUNDS of ice carved into a walk-through attraction of ten larger-than-life, three dimensional holiday scenes, including a Nativity Scene with a 25-foot-tall ice angel and a Christmas Castle with ice slides standing more than two stories tall. You will marvel at the striking detail and beautiful, theatrical renderings of beloved Christmas icons and memorable holiday scenes, all housed in a custom-built structure maintained at a temperature of nine degrees!! Don't worry...winter coats will be provided.