GRAND RAPIDS CATHOLIC MIDDLE SCHOOLS JUNE 8 - 14, 2024
Trip Overview
- Transportation via deluxe highway motorcoach
- Five nights accommodations at first-class hotels
- See the spectacular Niagara Falls
- A visit to Fenway Park, home of the Boston Red Sox
- A tour of Boston with the world famous Boston Duck Tours
- Dinner at Faneuil Hall Marketplace
- A visit to the 9/11 Memorial Museum that examines the implications of the events of September 11, 2001
- Check out the awesome panoramic views of New York City at One World Observatory
- A boat ride out to see the Statue of Liberty
- A walk through Times Square with dinner at Bubba Gump Shrimp Company
- A tour of Washington D.C., with a local guide, and visit historic sites, memorials, and museums
- A visit to the new United States Holocaust Memorial Museum* *Please note this may change as tickets have not yet been released
- A tram ride through Arlington Cemetery to see the Changing of the Guard Ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
- A guided tour of Gettysburg National Military Park
- Admission to Hershey Park, which offers roller coasters, water rides, and more
- All taxes and tips included, with the exception of $5 per student for our bus driver’s tip, which will be collected the morning of departure
Price: $1,639.00 per student based on four students sharing a room with two double beds $1,859.00 per student based on two students sharing a room with two double beds Departure: June 8 at 5:30 am O.L.C. School parking lot
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Itinerary
Day 1 - June 8, 2024 - Saturday - DWe’ll depart Our Lady of Consolation school parking lot at 5:30 am this morning for our exciting tour to the East Coast and Washington D.C.! We’ll travel through Canada to Niagara Falls, and take a boat ride out to view the spectacular falls.Our first night will be spent in Albany, New York.
Day 2 - June 9, 2024 - Sunday - CB, L, & DAn early start this morning will find us heading east to Boston. We start with a tour of the famous Fenway Park, home of the Boston Red Sox. After lunch at Quincy Market Place, we will board the “Duck”, a W.W.II-style, amphibious landingvehicle, and cruise by all places that make Boston the Birthplace of Freedom. We will go back to Quincy Market Place for some dinner and shopping before heading for our hotel for the night.
Day 3 - June 10, 2024 - Monday - CB, L, & DThis is a day of exploring the “Big Apple”. Our morning will start with a visit to the 9/11 Memorial Museum, where we will learn of the events, the aftermath and continuing implications of September 11, 2001. After lunch we will take a 60-second elevator ride to the 100th floor of the One World Observatory for breathtaking views of NYC. Finally, we take a boat ride out to see the Statue of Liberty. We end the day in NYC with dinner at Bubba Gumps before venturing on towards Washington D.C..
Day 4 - June 11, 2024 - Tuesday - CB, L, & DWe will depart for Washington D.C. to spend the afternoon exploring the Smithsonian Museums. After some dinner we will take a guided tour of our nation’s memorials before heading to our hotel for the night.
Day 5 - June 12, 2024 - Wednesday - CB, L, & DAfter breakfast at the hotel we will take a tram ride through Arlington Cemetery for the Changing of the Guard Ceremony. We will have time for lunch and shopping at the Fashion Centre at Pentagon City Mall before we head for Gettysburg. Wewill take a guided tour of the Battlefield before dinner, and then head to our hotel for the night.
Day 6 - June 13, 2024 - Thursday - CB, L, & DThis morning we will visit the Gettysburg Military Park Museum and Visitors Center. Then we are off to spend the afternoon and evening at Hershey Park with amusement rides and a water park. Afterward, we will reboard our motorcoachand head for home.
Day 7 - June 14, 2024 - FridayWe will arrive back in West Michigan around 8:30 am.
Meals Included Key: B=Breakfast CB=Continental Breakfast L=Lunch D=Dinner