The Colorful Carolina Coast

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Meander the beautiful Southern Atlantic coastline from Norfolk to Jacksonville

Quick Information

Visit North Carolina’s Outer Banks, Kitty Hawk, Wilmington, USS North Carolina and Tyron Palace
See South Carolina’s Myrtle Beach, The Carolina Opry, Brookgreen Gardens, Charleston and Ft. Sumter
Enjoy Georgia’s first city, Savannah, and historic Jekyll Island
2-night stays oceanfront on Myrtle Beach and in Charleston and Savannah’s Historic Districts
Overnights in Norfolk, Buxton (Outer
Banks) and New Bern
17 meals: 4 breakfasts, 3 expanded
continentals, 5 lunches, 5 dinners
Tour Director: Clayton Whitehead

Trip Itinerary

Day 1

Travel east to Norfolk, your gateway to the Carolina Coast, arriving in the late afternoon.
- Hilton Hotel
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Day 2

Your tour begins as you slip south of the border and drive along one of America’s most unique and scenic geological features, the Outer Banks. Your stops include the birthplace of flight, Kitty Hawk National Monument, and the great Cape Hatteras Lighthouse.
- Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner are included this day
- Comfort Inn of Buxton
Day 3

A picnic lunch aboard the ferry steamer through Pamlico Sound highlights this day of travel. Your destination, New Bern, was Carolina’s Royal Capital City, where you’ll tour Lord Tryon’s Palace before checking into your riverside hotel. New Bern Hilton Hotel
- English Continental Breakfast and Lunch included this day
- New Bern Hilton Hotel
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Days 4-5

Say hello to Wilmington with a visit to the Battleship USS North Carolina for a tour and lunch. Beautiful South Carolina awaits you with her most popular spot for fun and sun, Myrtle Beach. Your home is an oceanfront condominium, complete with a kitchen. You can choose to have your meals in or out, whatever allows you to enjoy your stay to the fullest. Dinner and a rousing performance of The Carolina Opry OR Engelbert Humperdinct live at the Alabama Theater (your choice) highlight your second day.
- Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner are included each of these days
- Beach Cove Resort
Day 6

Brookgreen Gardens, the nation’s largest outdoor sculpture display, is your host for a beautiful morning. Continue south to Charleston for a harbor cruise to Fort Sumter National Monument, where in 1860 the first shots of the Civil War were fired and a nation was born. Your hotel is well-positioned on famed Meeting Street between the Battery and the City Market.
- Dinner is included on each of these days
- 2 nights at Mills House Hotel
Day 7

Begin the day with a city tour by horse and carriage. Following lunch at the City Market, join Clayton for a stroll to the Battery, take in a museum or kick back in you’re historic accommodations. (Robert E. Lee stayed here in 1863!)
- Breakfast and Lunch are included this day
Day 8

It’s off to Georgia and the shining city of Savannah. Following hotel check-in, embark on a progressive dinner with libations and appetizers passed on a river cruise, a traditional “Low Country Boil” served on Tybee Island for dinner and a visit to “Clayton Place” for Toot’s famous prune cake dessert.
- Breakfast and Dinner are included this day
- 2 nights at the Staybridge Suites Hotel
Day 9

A morning trolley tour passes sites related to Savannah’s rich past and present, followed by free time for personal exploration. In the evening, a mouthwatering dinner of real Southern cooking at Mrs. Wilkes’ Boarding House is followed by a rousing display of music, dance and comedy at the historic Savannah Theatre.
- English Continental Breakfast and Dinner are included this day
Day 10

Depart to the south for Jekyll Island, the little-known Georgia hideaway of the rich and famous in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Dine in the historic Millionaire’s Village, then head to Jacksonville for your return flight to Sacramento in the late afternoon.
- English Continental Breakfast and Lunch are included this day