2011 TOUR ITINERARY

Saturday, October 8, 2011
Arrive in Richmond Virginia
Check-in to hotel

Hampton Inn & Suites per last year
Richmond/Glenside
5406 Glenside Drive
Richmond, VA 23228
804-756-1777

Evening reception dinner
Skilligalee Restaurant per last year
5416 Glenside Drive
Richmond, VA 23228
(804) 672-62
We have a private room for the evening and will order from a limited menu.

Sunday, October 9, 2011

8:00 am Conestoga Bus to meet the group George has been requested.
8:30 am Travel to Sailor’s Creek
9:30 am Meet guide for tour – Ranger
11:30 am Depart for Appomattox
12:30 am Lunch at Babcock Bed & Breakfast
1:30 pm Depart for Appomattox Courthouse
2:00 pm Tour of Appomattox
4:30 pm Depart for Lynchburg, VA
5:30 pm Check into hotel
6:30 pm Dinner included at local restaurant

Monday, October 10, 2011

8:30 am Depart for Bedford
9:30 am D-Day Memorial in Bedford - FANTASTIC
11:30 pm Lunch in the restored Bedford Train Station where the young men who fought in D-Day were transported from – on own
1:00 pm Depart for Lexington, VA
2:00 pm Guided tour of Lexington, VA
VMI
Washington & Lee
Lee’s Gravesite
Stonewall Jackson’s Gravesite
Tour of Jackson’s home

5:00 pm Check-in to hotel
6:30 pm Dinner included at Sheridan Livery

Tuesday, October 11, 2011

8:30 am Travel to Charlottesville, VA
10:15 am Tour of Monticello
12:30 pm Lunch at Michie’s Tavern (included)
2:30 pm Tour of Ash Lawn – James Monroe’s home
4:30 pm Check-in to hotel for one night
5:30 pm Dinner (on own) in downtown Charlottesville
Great pedestrian area with many restaurants

Wednesday, October 12, 2011

8:00 am Travel to Culpeper & Brandy Station – meet historian
Tour Battlefields
Lunch in downtown Culpeper (on own)
Complete Tour
3:00 pm Travel to Winchester Strasburg Hotel
4:00 pm Check-into Hotel
6:00 pm Dinner at Jordon Springs

 

Thursday, October 13, 2011

8:00 am Depart for New Market
9:00 am Tour New Market Battlefield
12:00 pm Lunch reservation at a local restaurant (on own)
2:00 pm Wine Tasting Shenandoah Vineyards
4:00 pm Return to Winchester
6:00 pm Dinner at Wayside Inn

Friday, October 14, 2011
8:30 am Depart with guide for tour of the Cedar Creek Battlefield
Lunch (on own) in downtown Winchester
1:30 pm Tour of Stonewall Jackson’s Headquarters
3:00 pm Museum of the Shenandoah Valley
5:00 pm Return to the hotel
6:00 pm Dinner at the Strasburg Hotel

Saturday, October 15, 2011

Cedar Creek re-enactment
We will decide on exact timing of this day later

2011 marks the 23rd Anniversary Reenactment of the Battle of Cedar Creek on the original battlefield here in Middletown, Virginia. The fine fall weather and opportunity to reenact on the actual battlefield has made this reenactment a favorite event for both spectators and re-enactors alike. Every year, many thousands of infantry, cavalry and artillery re-enactors gather to commemorate the last great Civil War battle of the Shenandoah Valley.
3:00 pm Depart for Richmond
5:30 pm Check into Hampton
7:00 pm Farewell dinner

Sunday, October 16, 2011

Hot Breakfast
Transfer to airport.

Conestoga Motorcoach – George Gettig has been requested
Eight nights lodging (includes luggage handling)
Seven Dinners
Two Lunches
Eight Breakfasts
Guided tour of Culpepper & Brandy Station (6-hrs)
Guided tour of New Market Battlefield (2-hrs)
Guided tour of Lexington (3-hrs)
Guided tour of D-Day Memorial (2-hrs)
Admission to and tour of Monticello
Admission to and tour of Ashlawn
Admission to Museum of the Shenandoah Valley
Admission to Cedar Creek Re-enactment
Admission to and tour of Stonewall Jackson’s Headquarters in Winchester
Admission to and tour of Stonewall Jackson’s Home in Lexington
Admission to Appomattox Court House – guided tour not confirmed
Admission and guided tour of Sailor’s Creek
Guided tour of Cedar Creek Battlefield
Wine Tasting at Shenandoah Vineyards
All taxes and gratuities on lodging, meals, attractions and tours
Driver’s lodging is included
Driver’s gratuity is included
All guide gratuities included
Cost: Single: $3113 (a little less than 2010)
Double or Twin: @ $2625 (slightly higher than 2010)