The Chester County Senior Center is offering a nine-day/eight-night trip for senior citizens to Vermont from October 1 – October 9, 2022.
The cost of the trip is $1,165.
This tour includes:
Motorcoach transportation
Eight nights lodging including four consecutive nights in Vermont
14 meals: eight breakfasts and six dinners
Tour of Morse Farm Maple Sugarworks
Tour of Ben and Jerry’s Ice Cream Factory including Free Samples
Dinner Cruise on Beautiful Lake Champlain with Entertainment
Admission to Shelburne Museum
Visit to Cold Hollow Cider Mill
Tour of Rock of Ages Granite Quarry
Visit to Stowe Village
This tour’s itinerary is:
Day 1 - Board the spacious, video and restroom equipped Motorcoach and set off for beautiful Vermont! That evening, check into an en route hotel for a good night’s rest.
Day 2 - After enjoying a Continental Breakfast, depart for the Erie Maritime Museum. Later in the day, enjoy Dinner and check into en route hotel.
Day 3 - Arrive in the beautiful state of Vermont! Dine at a local restaurant tonight before enjoying a four night stay.
Day 4 - After enjoying a Continental Breakfast, depart for the Shelburne Museum. NOT your typical museum, this OUTDOOR museum spans 45 acres with 39 antique buildings. See all this stunning attraction has to offer with ease! A shuttle circumnavigates their “campus” all day long. It takes about 15 minutes to do the circuit of this massive attraction, with stops to explore along the way! It has a collection of 150,000 items including circus pieces, toys, carriages, vehicles, furniture, and more. The buildings are arranged to welcome visitors and tell informal stories. The buildings include houses, a schoolhouse, a jail, lighthouse, railroad station, barns, and 220 foot steamboat. Next, head to downtown Burlington’s Church Street Marketplace. This award-winning open air mall is a hub of activity with architecture and over 100 places to shop and dine. This evening, enjoy a scenic Dinner Cruise on beautiful Lake Champlain, complete with entertainment and dance floor.
Day 5 – Begin the day with a Continental Breakfast followed by a Guided Tour of the spectacular Rock of Ages Granite Quarry - the world’s largest granite quarry. The scenery at this attraction is stunning! At the Craftsmen Center, watch talented sculptors transform granite into lifelike statuary. Then visit Montpelier, the State Capitol of Vermont, and take an informative tour. That afternoon enjoy a fun tour of the Morse Farm Sugar Works. With operations dating back 200 years and spanning eight generations, see how real Vermont Maple Syrup is made from the tree to the table. The visit also includes its “Sugar & Snow” experience! That evening enjoy a dinner party with entertainment.
Day 6 - After enjoying a Continental Breakfast, take a scenic drive to the Cold Hollow Cider Mill, one of the leading New England producers of fresh apple cider. Today, the mill produces more than one million gallons of cider every year. Enjoy a taste of fresh apple cider while learning how it is made. Then you will visit Stowe Village, a charming New England village. Later, take a tour of the world-famous Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream Factory. Nestled in Vermont’s Green Mountains, this fully guided factory tour will show the complete ice cream making process. Stop by the flavor room to try out some samples of their freshly made ice cream after the tour. Dine at a local restaurant that evening.
Day 7 - Enjoy a Continental Breakfast before leaving for a visit to Saratoga Gaming. Later that day, after a relaxing Dinner, check into an en route hotel.
Day 8 - Enjoy a Continental Breakfast and then go to the beautiful Buffalo and Erie Botanical Gardens. Relax in an en route hotel that evening.
Day 9 - Today after enjoying a Continental Breakfast, depart for home… A perfect time to chat with friends about fun experiences, the great sights and where the next group trip will take you!
For Information and Reservations Contact: Audra Thomas at (731) 989-7434 or email Audra chester.co.seniors@gmail.com.
Departure: Chester County Senior Center, 247 East Main St, Henderson, TN at 8 a.m.
Additional Payment Information: $75 due upon signing. *Price per person, based on double occupancy. Add $579 for single occupancy. Final payment due: July 25, 2022.
