May 17-21 (Monday-Friday)

Day 1: Welcome Aboard! Travel in comfort aboard our deluxe motor coach to “The Wolverine State,” Michigan. We overnight in Dearborn, Michigan. Before checking into our hotel for the night, we are treated to a delicious buffet dinner at a popular local restaurant.

Day 2: After a deluxe continental breakfast we visit one of America’s greatest history attractions, Greenfield Village and the Henry Ford Museum. On the grounds of the Henry Ford Museum we will tour historic homes and workshops of famous Americans, including those of The Wright Brothers, Thomas Edison, Henry Ford, and Robert Frost. Due to the large size and historic nature of Greenfield Village, we’ve included the Transportation Pass offered by the museum as part of your tour package. The pass entitles you to ride on the historic steam locomotive, in a vintage Model T or a Model AA bus, a horse-drawn carriage, the Suwanee Boat (in season) and the Herschell-Spillman Carousel. Later we depart for our overnight stay in Mackinaw City, Michigan. A dinner stop will be made en route to Mackinaw City. Dinner is on your own.

Day 3: After a deluxe continental breakfast we depart for the Mackinaw City Dock, where we will travel by ferry to the “magical land” of Mackinac Island. A horse-drawn carriage will be waiting at the dock to take you on a guided tour of this lovely Victorian-style island that has defied time. Following your horse-drawn carriage ride enjoy some leisure time strolling through the cottage filled village dotted with flowers, and explore the shops along Huron Street before we cruise back to the mainland. Then we depart for the unique town of Frankenmuth, Michigan, an enchanting town with a rich Bavarian influence and gingerbread-style architecture. After checking into the Bavarian Inn Lodge, a downtown hotel located on the banks of the Cass River for the night, we are treated to a delicious buffet dinner, followed by entertainment at the lodge.

Day 4: After a buffet breakfast we meet our step-on guide, and depart for a narrated driving tour of Frankenmuth. The tour will highlight the city’s unique attractions, the Bavarian theme quaint stores, and the rich German heritage on which the city was founded. Following your tour, we’ll visit the world’s largest Christmas store, Bronner’s Christmas Wonderland. This afternoon at your leisure explore the town’s European-influence shops and bakeries. Later we depart for our overnight stay in Maumee, Ohio. A dinner stop will be made en route to Maumee. Dinner is on your own.

Day 5: After a deluxe continental breakfast we depart for home with many pleasant memories of the genius of American inventors, the grandeur and magic that was the Victorian era, and a new found appreciation for America’s German and Bavarian heritage and old-fashioned traditions.

Gunther 6:00 AM 5:45 PM