Spring Blooms in America’s Historic East

featuring The National Cherry Blossom Parade and Longwood Gardens

Tour Dates: April 12-18, 2019

7 DAY HOLIDAY

Spring Blooms in America’s Historic East7 Days • 9 Meals Join the annual celebration of springwith the beautiful cherry trees that line the Nation’s TidalBasin and experience the flowering magnificence of historicLongwood Gardens.

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Washington, DC

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Mount Vernon

Longwood Gardens

Valley Forge National Historical Park 2

HOTEL ACCOMMODATIONSDays One through Four – Holiday Inn National Hotel, Arlington, VirginiaDays Five and Six – Wydham Historic Distric, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Enjoy reserved grandstand seating to the National Cherry Blossom Parade

DAY 1 – Arrive in Washington, DCYour tour begins with an included transfer from Washington ReaganNational Airport and a welcome dinner at 6:00 p.m. hosted by yourTour Manager. Meal: D

DAY 2 – National Cherry Blossom Parade and The SmithsonianThe beauty and aroma of these blossoming cherry trees will amazeas we enjoy the National Cherry Blossom Parade from reservedseats. Marching down Constitution Avenue, the parade showcasesfloats, helium balloons, international performance groups and someof the country’s finest marching bands. Later, we enjoy time to visitthe Smithsonian Institution, the world’s largest museum complexand research organization. Composed of 16 museums in Washing-ton, DC, the Smithsonian exhibits offer visitors a glimpse into itsvast collection. Numbering over 142 million objects, the complexincludes the Air & Space Museum and the National Museum of theAmerican Indian. Some of the famous exhibitions include Lind-bergh’s Spirit of St. Louis and the command module from Apollo 11.Meal: B

DAY 3 – Arlington National Cemetery and Washington, DC TouringSightseeing in our nation’s capital continues with a visit to ArlingtonNational Cemetery and the John F. Kennedy Memorial. View theChanging of the Guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and theWomen in Military Service Memorial. During our touring in DC’small area we’ll see the FDR, Vietnam and Lincoln Memorials. We’llalso make a stop at the National WWII Memorial, the first nationalmemorial dedicated to all who served during World War II. Duringour touring in DC’s mall area we’ll see the FDR, Vietnam and Lin-

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TOUR HIGHLIGHTS4 9 Meals (3 dinners and 6 breakfasts)4 Round trip airport transfers4 Spend 4 nights in the Washington, DC area4 Enjoy reserved grandstand seating to the National Cherry Blossom Parade as DC’s Mall is alive in spring blooms4 Visit the Smithsonian Institution, the world’s largest museum complex4 Arlington National Cemetery and the Changing of the Guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier4 Washington, DC touring with a local guide including the U.S. Capitol Visitor Center along with the FDR, Vietnam and Lincoln Memorials4 Visit the National WWII Memorial, the first national memorial dedicated to all who served during World War II4 Experience the Washington, DC National Mall Area at night on a panoramic Illumination tour4 Visit Mount Vernon, the estate of George and Martha Washington4 Tour Longwood Gardens with its gardens of daffodils and azaleas as well as flowering magnolias and cherry trees4 Visit Valley Forge National Historic Park, the camp of General George Washington’s Continental Army4 Visit the Museum of the American Revolution4 Narrated sightseeing tour of Philadelphia with a local guide to see the Liberty Bell, Benjamin Franklin’s home and Independence Hall4 Visit Betsy Ross’ home for a look into the life of America’s most famous flagmaker4 Special farewell dinner at a traditional Tavern4 $35 in Mayflower Money

George Washington's home - Mount Vernon See the Liberty Bell on a guided tour of Philadelphia

coln Memorials. We’ll also make a stop at the National WWII Me-morial, the first national memorial dedicated to all who served dur-ing World War II. After dinner this evening, an incredibleIllumination tour of Washington, DC tops off this exciting day aswe see the memorials and monuments bathed in flood lights, in-cluding the U.S. Capitol and the White House. Meals: B, D

DAY 4 – Mount Vernon EstateNo tour of colonial America is complete without a stop at MountVernon, the expansive estate of George and Martha Washington.Visit the new Ford Orientation Center and the Donald W. ReynoldsMuseum where you will have the chance to experience Washing-ton's life through movies and exhibitions. Explore his mansion filledwith 18th century treasures and stroll the gardens of this 45-acre es-tate, taking in the views of the Potomac River from the mansion’s pi-azza. Meal: B

DAY 5 – Longwood Gardens and Valley Forge National Historical ParkDeparting DC we come to beautiful Longwood Gardens. Here, hun-dreds of lush acres feature burgeoning gardens of daffodils, tulip,azaleas and more while flowering magnolias and cherry trees colorthe landscape. Don’t miss Longwood’s grand treehouses, whimsicalTopiary Garden and historic Peirce’s Woods. At Valley Forge Na-tional Historic Park, learn how General George Washington’s Conti-nental Army successfully engaged the British army at the BattleMonmouth. Meal: B

DAY 6 – Historic PhiladelphiaBegin the day at the new Museum of the American Revolutionwhich traces the history and creation of the American Republic.

Then a local guide joins us for a tour of this historic city to see theLiberty Bell, Congress Hall, Benjamin Franklin’s home and Inde-pendence Hall, where the Declaration of Independence was signed.We’ll also visit Betsy Ross’ home for a look into the life of America’smost famous flagmaker. Tonight, a special farewell dinner in a Colo-nial Tavern tops off our trip. Meals: B, D

DAY 7 – Travel HomeA group transfer to the Philadelphia International Airport is in-cluded for flights out after 12:00 p.m. Meal: B

George Washington’s Winter Headquarters at Valley Forge National Historical Park

Travelers Protection Plan (TPP) – $150 per person (optional)This nonrefundable fee waives all cancellation fees when we are notified of cancellation one day beforethe tour departs. If you must leave the tour early due to personal illness, illness or death of a memberof your immediate family, TPP guarantees full refund for any unused services after the departure of thetour. Other benefits include medical expenses for illness and injury, emergency transportation, 24 hourhot line, and lost or stolen baggage assistance. Return air transportation is included ONLY if your airtickets were provided by Mayflower Cruises & Tours. If you purchase the optional Travelers ProtectionPlan (TPP), you will be refunded all payments, including deposit amount, less the TPP premium amount.

Cancellation Charges Without Traveler’s Protection Plan (TPP)• 61 days and more – deposit amount• 60 – 31 days – 20% of the tour cost• 30 – 15 days – 30% of the tour cost• 14 – 1 day prior – 40% of the tour cost• Day of departure or early departure from tour – 100% of the tour costNo refund on unused portion

Exclusions: Mayflower Cruises & Tours reserves the right to alter its refund and cancellation policy when asubstantial amount of cancellation or postponement of travel is attributable to: conditions resulting from anact of God, natural or man-made disaster, fire, government action, civil disorder, war, hostilities between nations,or unavailability of transportation through no fault of Mayflower Tours.

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