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Tour ID: 922E26 |
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Religious Focus:
Sightseeing:
Activity Level:
Included:
• 7 nights hotel accommodations
• 6 Branson shows with prime seats (including Six, Songs of 4 Seasons & The Beach Boys, The Brett Family, The Branson Belle River Cruise, The Duttons, and Yakov Smirnoff (Shows subject to change)
• Deluxe heated/air conditioned motor coach
• Meals as specified in the itinerary at the end of each day (B,L,D)
• Optional session at the Nauvoo Temple
• Taxes & gratuities for meals and hotel
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Not Included:
• Airfare from your home city. Group air available from Salt Lake City for only $399.00 per person. Other cities available.Please check GET A QUOTE for details
• Meals not included in itinerary
• Travel insurance starting at only $35.00
• Items of a personal nature
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Optional Pricing:
• $1699.00 Single Occp
• $1259.00 Triple Occp
• $1199.00 Quad Occp
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Payment Terms:
• Deposit of $250.00 due at time of booking
• Final payment due April 6, 2012
• Program based on a minimum of 25 travelers. Surcharged may be assessed if number not met.
• Terms & Conditions
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Contact Information:
Wendy Fracchia, Tour Manager
Tel:(801) 483-5285
Email Wendy
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Day One
Saturday - Salt Lake City/ Kansas City/Independence/Liberty
This morning we will depart to Kansas City. If you are not traveling with group from Salt Lake please plan to arrive by 1200n to meet the group at the airport.
We will have a lunch stop before we travel over to the Independence side of town and start our trip into this history of our faith. Here we will explore Independence including the LDS Visitor's Center with its interactive exhibits that will help bring the area to life. We will then visit the site that has been dedicated to a important future Temple. We will also then visit the Community of Christ (RLDS) Auditorium and temple. After a great Kansas City BBQ dinner we will check into our hotel for the night. (D)
Day Two
Sunday - Liberty/ Far West/ Adam-ondi-Ahman/Nauvoo
Today we will get to spend our Sabbath at some very sacred sites. Our touring today will begin as we drive to Liberty to visit the Jail and Visitors' Center. It was here during the winter of 1838 that the Prophet Joseph Smith was imprisoned for four and one half months and received the 121st and 122nd sections of the Doctrine and Covenants.
As we continue on our next stop is the Far West Temple Site to see the corner stones that were placed and the plaques that explain the importance of this site. We will stop in Hamilton to pickup box lunches and then on to Adam-ondi-Ahman, where many significant events have taken place and where important future events will occur.
After our stop we will continue on Hannibal, Missouri, where Mark Twain shared his love for this riverboat town and world. We will board the Mississippi Queen river boat to we enjoy a dinner cruise on the Mississippi.. After a short drive up river we arrive in Nauvoo!! (B,L,D)
Day Three
Monday - Nauvoo “The City Beautiful”
We will have our full buffet breakfast at the hotel this morning before we begin our adventure into Nauvoo-The City Beautiful. We will start at the LDS Visitors Center where we can enjoy the tribute Gardens with its many statues honoring women. We will view the new film Joseph Smith “Prophet of the Restoration” to get us ready to see the city our pioneer ancestors built from a swamp.
After a lunch stop we will continue our tour at the Joseph Smith homestead, the Mansion House, the Red Brick Store, the gravesite of Joseph, Emma, Hyrum and other family members that are buried there. We will have time to walk the “Trail of Hope” and read exerpts from personal diaries of the Saints. Your understanding will increase you read about the hard ships and struggles they went through. Tonight the balance of evening is at your leisure. This is a great time to take a walk down to the temple for some night photos. (B)
Day Four
Tuesday - Nauvoo “The City Beautiful”
Our day begins with a morning Temple Session for those who would like to attend. After the temple we will go back to the hotel to change our clothes and give you time to have lunch and shop. We will then meet and drive to the old pioreer cemetery where you can see the names and headstones of those who made it to Nauvoo, but not on with the Saints into the Utah Valley.
From here we will return to restored buildings of Old Nauvoo and you will have time to wonder around and visit the different homes and building that have been restored. Places to make sure not to miss are Time and Seasons Office, the Browning Gun and Blacksmith Shop to only name a few and be sure to see the homes of Brigham Young, Wilford Woodruff and the Heber C. Kimball!! Dinner tonight is at the famous Hotel Nauvoo, one of the best meals you will have on tour!
Following dinner we will enjoy a musical production called ‘Rendezvous' at the Cultural Hall before returning to the hotel for the evening. (B,D)
Day Five
Wednesday - Nauvoo/Carthage/Branson/Songs of 4 Seasons & the Beach Boys
We bid farewell to Nauvoo as we travel the old road to Carthage, where we will view the production of the ‘Life of The Prophet Joseph Smith,' that is shown exclusively at the Visitor's Center. At the conclusion of the production, we will tour the jail itself where the Prophet Joseph Smith and his brother Hyrum were martyred. You will never forget the feeling of love and sacrifice you feel as you enter the bedroom that door still shows the actual bullet holes from the attack that ended Joseph and Hyrum's lives.
Lunch will be en route and then on to Branson, Mo, America's #1 Entertainment destination in the U.S.A. Dinner tonight will be at the famed Lamberts restaurant, "home of the throwed rolls", REALLY!
To start off our Branson entertainment we will take you on a musical journey of sun, surf, cars and girls as these incredible singers and dancers capture tribute to the incomparable harmonies of two of the greatest American Rock and Pop Bands of all times- The Four Seasons and The Beach Boys! (B,D)
Day Six
Thursday - Yakav Smirnoff, The Duttons
This morning we will spend time touring the beautiful area on Branson. Spring in the Ozarks has some spectacular sights. We will also get some shoping stops along the way.<
We will have a lunch stop and then the entertainment continues with Yakov Smirnoff. There ought to be a caution sign as you enter the Theatre. It should read “Warning! Hold on to your seat ‘cause this guy is about to blow you away with dynamite comedy!” This ‘guy’ of course is Branson’s Two-Time Comedian of the Year. The famous Russian Comedian delivers explosive laughter in a show filled with brilliant special effects, dazzling dancing, heartfelt moments, and just plain fun. Yakov’s entire show is packed with comedic tall tales and witty perceptions, funny facts and huge laughs.
Tonight after dinner we will see the Duttons. As seen on NBC's hit series "America's Got Talent" and from their nationally broadcast television specials on PBS, this real family of singers, dancers and musicians is guaranteed to please all ages. With Mom on bass and Dad on guitar, the extraordinarily talented Dutton children weave their way through a two-hour masterpiece of musical surprises.
The Duttons have toured the world over from the stages of Europe to the largest television network in China and received accolades with every performance. Says "All Roads Lead to Branson" magazine of this amazing family, "What's winning the fans is their talent, their polished professionalism and the sincere, friendly goodwill and camaraderie that's apparent to everyone who sees them."
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Day Seven
Friday - The Brett Family, Branson Belle, Six
We start our full day today with the Brett Family. Enjoy the precise harmonies and stunning solos that this family showcases throughout their exceptional musical show. Tom, Andrea, and their children Brydon, Briahna and Garon share the stage for solid entertainment that your entire family is sure to enjoy. Sit back and enjoy the variety of music from Pop, Broadway, Motown, Rock ‘n’ Roll and Country to Gospel and Patriotic music of all eras. The Brett Family finishes their performance with a salute to our brave service men and women with their moving song, I'll Give America My All.
This afternoon we will get a real feel for Branson and the beauty of the area when after a lunch stop we will be on our way to the Branson Belle show Boat where we'll take a cruise around Table Rock Lake while being entertained by the humorous antics of Chris Pendleton, who has appeared on Lifetime, Showtime, VH-1, and the Fox Network. Not only will Chris make you laugh with her hilarious jokes, but she will also dazzle you with her songs as she sings and plays the violin.
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Tonight after dinner we will see the show SIX. You won't believe what comes out of the mouths of this amazing vocal band. The group SIX is made up of six real brothers - Barry, Kevin, Lynn, Jake, Owen, and Curtis Knudsen. SIX uses only their voices to produce all the instrumentation, rhythms, and harmonics of band and vocals. The resulting sound is exhilarating and hip, and compares to the likes of "Take Six" or the "Nylons." SIX has received the prestigious Harmony Sweepstakes award and has won numerous CASA awards for their recordings and vocal arrangements.(B,D)
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Day Eight
Saturday, Branson/Kansas City/Salt Lake City
After breakfast this morning, we will board our motorcoach to travel back towards Kansas City; but not before we make 1 final stop by Precious Moments Chapel. Inspired by Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel in Rome, Precious Moments artist and creator, Samuel J. Butcher, designed and constructed the Precious Moments Chapel as his way of sharing the joy of his faith with the world, and it has become his crowning work. The Chapel is so much more than just a building, touching the lives of those who enter its doors with a sense of peace, hope, and promise since it opened in 1989.
After a lunch break we will continue to travel back to Kansas City. Then fly home ready to share with friends and family all the fun you had and memories to last a lifetime. If arranging your own air be sure to do your departure after 5pm. (B)
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