Cherry Blossom Time
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Highlights
- Enjoy reserved grandstand seating for the National Cherry Blossom Parade
- Visit the Smithsonian Institution, the world’s largest museum complex
- Arlington National Cemetery and the Changing of the Guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
- Washington, DC touring with a local guide including the U.S. Capitol Visitor Center along with the FDR, Vietnam and Lincoln Memorials
- Visit the National WWII Memorial, the first national memorial dedicated to all who served during World War II
- Experience the Washington, DC National Mall Area at night on a panoramic Illumination tour
- Travel along scenic Skyline Drive through Shenandoah National Park and enjoy a buffet lunch and Skyland
- Visit the incredible Luray Caverns, the nation’s largest and most popular caverns
- Tour Mount Vernon, the expansive estate of George and Martha Washington
- Visit Jamestown Settlement and Powhatan Indian Village
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- 9 Meals (3 Dinners, 1 Lunch And 5 Breakfasts)
- Round trip airport transfers
- Spend 3 nights in the Washington, DC area
- Reserved grandstand seats to the National Cherry Blossom Parade
- Arlington National Cemetery and the Changing of the Guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
- Washington, DC touring with a local guide including the U.S. Capitol Visitor Center along with the FDR, Vietnam and Lincoln Memorials
- Tour Mount Vernon, the expansive estate of George and Martha Washington
- Travel along scenic Skyline Drive through Shenandoah National Park
- Tour the house and grounds at Monticello, home of Thomas Jefferson
- Traditional Tavern dinner in historic Colonial Williamsburg
- $35 in Mayflower Money
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Itinerary
Meals: Dinner
Your tour begins with an included transfer from Washington Reagan National Airport and a welcome dinner at 6:00 p.m. hosted by your Tour Manager.
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Mayflower Tours, located in Downers Grove, Illinois, is a professional tour operator handling individual and group guided tour arrangements. Mayflower offers tours throughout the World.
Value-added traveling The Mayflower Way providing life enriching experiences on each and every holiday. Holidays are designed for travelers looking for the fullest travel experience at a great price value. Since its inception, Mayflower Tours has consistently provided the ultimate touring experience in each destination always focused on the travelers’ budget. Each Mayflower Tour has a professional Tour Manager on board to ensure all of the details are taken care of. Mayflower Tours works closely with travel agents to sell to individual travelers and groups throughout the world. The company offers free marketing support in the form of travel presentations, videos, customized promotional flyers and newsletter articles for all travel professionals to maximize their group sales and experience.
The company is active in the United States Tour Operators Association, the National Tour Association, the American Society of Travel Agents, American Bus Association and the Travel Industry Association o
John and Mary Stachnik started Mayflower Tours in 1979. John, president and co-owner of Mayflower Tours, entered the travel industry in 1966 when he began working for a Washington D.C.hotel company. From 1970-1978 John was founder, part owner and president of an Illinois-based tour company which grew to more than 36,000 passengers a year. John's wife Mary serves as co-owner and senior vice president for the Mayflower Group. Together they live in Downers Grove, Illinois.
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- Mayflower Tours reserves the right to alter its Refund and Cancellation Policy when a substantial amount of cancellation or postponement of travel is attributable to: conditions resulting from an act of God, natural or man-made disaster, fire, government action, civil disorder, war, hostilities between nations, or unavailability of transportation through no fault of Mayflower Tours.
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All payments for land, air and train arrangements (ticketed by Mayflower Tours) will be refunded when cancellations are more than 45 days prior to departure less the deposit amount, which is non-refundable, unless otherwise noted below. If you purchase the optional Travelers Protection Plan (TPP), you will be refunded all payments, including the deposit amount, less the TPP premium amount.
*Exception: If you purchased non-refundable airline tickets from Mayflower Tours, the TPP does not provide a refund for the airline tickets in the event of a cancellation or a return transportation benefit if you must return home early. You will only be charged the TPP premium for the land tour instead of the premium for land tour with air.
Should you choose not to purchase our Travelers Protection Plan, the following per person cancellation charges will be assessed for all tours and optional excursion costs:
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61 days or more Deposit Amount
60 to 31 days prior 20% of tour cost
30 to 15 days prior 30% of tour cost
14 to 1 day prior 40% of the tour cost
Day of departure or early departure from tour 100% of the tour cost
No refund on unused portions of the tour
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