Bill Monroe 100th Birthday Centennial Celebration (September 11-15th, 2011)

Celebrate the life and music of Bill Monroe, the Father of Bluegrass Music! The International Bluegrass Museum in Owensboro, KY will commemorate what would have been his 100th Birthday with the biggest celebration ever, featuring films, exhibits, presentations and special three-day concert with performances by every living, still-performing member of the Bluegrass Hall of Fame. Scheduled to perform:

• Earl Scruggs
• Ralph Stanley & The Clinch Mountain Boys
• The Lewis Family
• JD Crowe & The New South
• Bobby Osborne & The Rocky Top X-Press
• Jesse McReynolds & The Virginia Boys
• Eddie Alcock, Kenny Baker & Tom Gray
• plus many more Bluegrass Legends!

Package includes: Roundtrip motorcoach transfer from Central Ohio to Owensboro, KY; four nights accomodations at the Holiday Inn Express Ownesboro with breakfast dailiy, reserved seating for the three-day Bluegrass Hall of Fame Concert, guided visit to Monroe's hometwon of Rosine, KY to see the family farm, his church and the cemetary where both he and his Uncle Pen are buried, welcome dinner at the world famous Moonlite Inn BBQ.

From $645 per person, double occupancy ($595 for 3rd/4th Person)

Vendor: It's Your Trip! Tours Exclusive
Travel Dates: September 11-15th, 2011
Book By: August 1st, 2011

Kentucky Bourbon & Barbecue Weekend (September 14-18th, 2011)

Join us as we travel to the Bluegrass State to sample two its treasures: Bourbon and Barbecue. Our tour features two nights in Northern Kentucky at the 2011 Bourbon Festival in Bardstown followed by two nights in Owensboro, KY exploring the regions barbecue heritage.

From $395 per person, double occupancy - $349 for 3rd/4th person)

Package includes: roundtrip motorcoach transfer from Columbus to Bardstown and Owensboro, KY, four nights accomodations with breakfast daily, ticket to Boots and Bourdon party with free Bourbon whiskey tastings and mouth-watering BBQ, tours of area distilleries, full day at the Bourbon Festival, BBQ dinner Moon Lite Inn BBQ - annually ranked the best BBQ in Kentucky plus more.

Ohio Swiss Festival Wine & Cheese Weekend (September 30th to October 2nd, 2011)

In the Fall all roads into Sugarcreek are filled as thousands come to experience "The Little Switzerland of Ohio". Each fall, the townfolk of Sugarcreek join with the Swiss cheesemakers of the vicinity in a two-day festival that has attracted nationwide attention. Known as the Ohio Swiss Festival it features Swiss wrestling, Swiss yodeling, Swiss dancing, and Swiss foods—with the accent on Swiss cheese which is a major product of the community. Our three-day tour will visit area Amish farms, explore area vineyards to sample Ohio wine, taste local cheese and have a jolly good time.

Package includes: Roundtrip motorcoach transfer to Sugarcreek, Ohio, accomodations for two nights, breakfast daily, visit area cheese shops and vineyards with tastings and tours, full day at the Swiss Festival and traditional Amish dinner.

Price: $375 per person, double occupancy $350 3rd/4th person

Dirty Dancing Weekend (November 18-21st, 2011)

You'll have the time of your life at Kellerman's Mountain House Resort for this Dirty Dancing Weekend. This four-day tour visits the locations that were used for the filming of the 1987 classic film. We visit the real life Kellerman's in Pembroke, Virginia as well as Lake Lurie, North Carolina. Enjoy group dancing lessons, trivia contests, watermelon race, tour the resort to see where the movie was filmed. In addition, we will have free time to explore the famous Biltmore Estate, the largest private home in the nation. Located in Asheville, NC, the Biltmore will be decked out for the holidays with tens of thousand holiday lights.

Package includes: roundtrip motor coach transfer to Virginia and North Carolina, three nights accomodations, most meals, group dance lessons, guided tours of the filming locations, movie trivia contest, two dance parties and much more!

Price: $495 per person, double; $475 for 3rd/4th occupant

Rate is based on 20 people in the group.

Holy Land Cruise Tour (Jan 28th to Feb 10th, 2012)

Join us for our faith-based cruise-tour of the Holy Land. We are going off season when its not quite so hot and the crowds are less. This special tour includes two nights in Rome and an overnight stay in Israel and Egypt with special tours just for our group.

Our two-week cruise-tour departs Rome (Port of Civitvecchia - one hour from the central city) on Saturday January 29th for an 11-nt sailing to the Middle East. We will visit four countries: Turkey, Cyprus, Israel and Egypt. Our cruise features four days at sea to relax and enjoy our beautiful ship, the NCL Jade.

The best thing about this cruise is that we've arranged for an overnight shore excursion in Jerusalem allowing us to visit the ancient and holy sites sites of Bethlehem, Nazareth and the Sea of Galilee. We will walk the Via Dolrosa, see the Wailing Wall, Golgotha and the Upper Room during our stay in Jerusalem. We will reboard the cruise ship in Ashdod, Israel and sail overnight to Port Said, Egypt

Once there we will depart for another overnight stay. This time in the Land of the Pharaohs, Cairo. Here we arranged for stops at the Egypt Museum, the Great Pyramids of Giza and the Grand Bazaar before rejoining our cruise ship in Alexandria. We finish our cruise with two more sea days arriving back in Italy in time for the weekly Papal audience at the Vatican. Our group will spend two nights in Rome with ample free time to explore the Eternal city on your own.

14 Day Amazing Holy Land Cruise Tour: $2,995 per person, double occupancy

Package Includes: 11nt Mediterranean Cruise aboard the NCL Jade in an standard outside stateroom, 2 nights in Rome in a 4-star centrally located hotel, overnight excursion in Isreal & Egypt, shuttle bus from port to Rome, tickets for Papal Audience at the Vatican, guided tour of Rome, most meals, on-site host for duration of the tour (with 20 paid guests in the group), all taxes and government fees. Not included: roundtrip airfare to/from Rome, any transfers not listed above, tips and gratuities for tour guides and cruise crew, shipboard purchases, any tours or excursions not listing in the trip brochure. Travel insurance is not included and highly recommended.

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Travel Dates: Jan 28th to Feb 10th, 2012
Book By: September 15th, 2011