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Portugal & Spain on Douro River Cruise July 12 – 23, 2017
This extraordinary journey is designed for the culturally curious traveler and features a cruise on
the Douro River through Portugal and into Spain. Your deluxe boutique river cruise vessel, Queen Isabel by Uniworld, glides by terraced hillside vineyards
and stops in enticing villages for guided tours and wine tastings. Each day features a choice of included excursions. Tour Castelo Rodrigo, Coimbra’s historic university, and regional heritage sites. See the Mateus palace and gardens. Taste fresh fare at locally hosted quintas. Visit Porto, the epicenter of Portugal’s wine industry. Be entertained by a flamenco show in Salamanca, Spain. Lisbon is also featured, pre-cruise, for tours and time to explore.
MOTORCOACH TOURS
These extra-special trips are just some of AAA’s custom-designed motorcoach tours conveniently departing from Central Pennsylvania; even more overnight and day trips are listed on page 13 of this issue of AAA Now! All our currently available upcoming motorcoach trips are listed, along with digital brochures, on AAA.com/Travel.
Yuletide at the Mansions of Newport December 2 – 4, 2016
Celebrate the season in Newport’s grand fashion. Your weekend with the glitter of gold and sparkle of silver shines at three magnificent mansions decked out in yuletide finery. Glide into the Gilded Age with a guided tour along Newport’s spectacular Ten Mile Drive where the Vanderbilts and Astors were refreshed at their “summer cottages.” Visit Marble House, The Elms and enjoy a special holiday evening at The Breakers, complete with seasonal music. Wrap up this posh holiday present by savoring your included “Royal Tea” at downtown Newport’s stately Hotel Viking.
Boston Flower & Garden Show
March 24 – 26, 2017
Escape the grey days of winter and rejoice in the colors of the coming spring with more than 30 gardens on display at the Boston Flower & Garden Show. From flowers and plants to gardens and landscape design, this horticultural happening is sure to inspire you with fresh ideas. Visit the Tower Hill Botanical Gardens (3rd oldest in the U.S.) and explore its Winter Garden conservatory with its fountains flowing. A guided tour of historic sites in Boston and a luncheon cruise on Boston Harbor also are included; there’s even a dinner in Little Italy.
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Summertime in the White Mountains
of New Hampshire
June 20 -25, 2017
Renowned for its protected forests and natural lands, New Hampshire welcomes you to cooler summers in its mountains and along its lakes. Roundtrip motorcoach transportation from Central PA makes this trip easy. A picturesque parkway takes you through Franconia Notch State Park
from Flume Gorge to Echo Lake in the heart of
the White Mountains. Ride the aerial tram up Cannon Mountain for photogenic vistas. Board restored vintage railcars for a ride on the Hobo Railroad along the twisting Pemigewassett River. Cruise along shorelines and past islands on Lake Winnipesaukee, with lunch on board the boat. Tour the Castle in the Clouds 1914 mansion and then ride along the Kancamagus Highway, a National Scenic Byway, back to your Indian Head Resort and a Farewell to New Hampshire dinner.
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NASCAR FANtastic Fans Tour
April 19 – 22, 2017
Fasten your seatbelts for a fabulous tour of all
things NASCAR. Visit Charlotte, North Carolina’s comprehensive NASCAR Hall of Fame and its banked Glory Road. Tour the Charlotte Motor Speedway with behind-the-scenes tours and a lap around the track and a stop at the Winners Circle. See race teams’ car paint schemes and uniforms displayed at Sam Bass Gallery. Visit Hendrick Motorsports and Museum for its race car collection and shop complex. Dinner is
at the Speedway Club. Richard Childress’ Racing & Wildlife Museum, plus his winery, await you. Visit Dale Earnhardt’s hometown of Kannapolis, plus
Curb Motorsports & Music Museum for exhibits celebrating NASCAR and country music. Roundtrip motorcoach transportation from Central PA is included to connect all these attractions on this locally guided insiders’ tour.
Kentucky Derby
May 4 – 7, 2017
The Run for the Roses is an iconic tradition for Kentucky and a premier American sporting event. A seat is waiting for you at Louisville’s Churchill Downs to be a winner at this equine extravaganza, always
so colorfully celebrated on the first Saturday in May. Your visit to the Blue Grass State also features visits
to an authentic thoroughbred horse breeding and training farm and the Old Friends Horse Farm, where ex-racehorses live a dignified retirement. A tour
and tasting at a Kentucky Bourbon distillery, plus a sternwheeler riverboat ride on the Ohio River are included. Sign up soon so you can be right there at the racetrack to sip your mint julep, place your bets, cheer your horse to victory, and call your friends at home to watch for you on TV!
Magnificent Michigan in May
May 7 – 13, 2017
Spring forth with this guided tour to popular places in the Great Lakes State. Roundtrip motorcoach transportation from Central PA takes you west for visits, first in Holland, Michigan, including a Dutch culinary class and lunch, and a wooden shoemaker’s shop, then time travel to 19th century Netherlands with 10 areas representing Dutch architecture, canals and gardens. Visit an authentic operating windmill and the Veldheer Tulip Gardens. Head north to 18th century Fort Michilimackinac and Old Mackinac Point Lighthouse. Cross the straits to Mackinac Island for a horse carriage tour and lunch at the impressive Grand Hotel. Frankenmuth’s Little Bavaria invites you to its animated Glockenspiel Tower, Bronner’s Christmas Wonderland and a family-style chicken dinner.
TRAVEL TALKS WITH AAA
AAA’s personal way of providing you with valuable insights and information about travel destinations, tours and cruises. Please join us at these special events:
RSVP to attend by contacting AAA Central Penn’s Discoveries Group Travel at 888-746-4566.
Trafalgar – Costa Rica
December 5 at 6:00 pm
Comfort Suites, 945 Baltimore Pike, Gettysburg
December 6 at 6:00 pm
AAA Central Penn, 2301 Paxton Church Rd, Harrisburg
On Stage Alaska
January 11
Camp Hill Radisson Hotel
January 12
Lancaster Eden Resort
Doors open at 6:00 pm; each presentation begins promptly at 6:30 pm.
Insight Vacations –
Country Roads of Scotland
January 18
2:00 pm at AAA Central Penn, 804 Estelle Drive, Lancaster
6:00 pm at AAA Central Penn, 2301 Paxton Church Rd, Harrisburg
YOUR AAA TRAVEL AGENT is your best connection to important information, valuable assistance and convenient ways to register for these and many other cruise and tour vacations. Check AAA.com often for updates from AAA Travel. Visit AAA.com/Travel for on-line brochures or request brochures 24/7 by calling 717-657-2244 + 2 + 2787 to record your request for delivery by mail.
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