The Colorful Carolina Coast

Day 1

Travel east to Norfolk, Virginia, your gateway to the Colorful Carolina Coast. DoubleTree Hotel Norfolk Airport

Day 2

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. Tonight break bread with the church ladies of St. John United Methodist. (FB,L,D)

Day 3

Two ferries through Pamlico Sound highlight this day of travel which includes lunch served on tiny Ocracoke Island, once the pirate Blackbeard's secret hideaway. Rest well in historic New Bern, Carolina’s Royal Capital City and birthplace of Pepsi Cola. DoubleTree Hotel (CB,L)

Days 4-5

Say hello to Wilmington, North Carolina's principal port, with a visit to the battleship USS North Carolina. Myrtle Beach awaits where your home is an oceanfront condominium with a million-dollar view. A lazy day on the beach, dinner and a live musical revue at one of the Strand's popular theatres are on tap for the second day. Beach Cove Resort – 2 nights (FB,L,D) 

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 the first shots of the Civil War were fired in 1861. Your hotel is on the city's most famous and fashionable street. Meeting Street Inn – 2 nights (L)

Day 7

Begin the day with a city tour by horse and carriage. Following you'll have free time to join your Tour Director for a stroll to the Battery, take in a museum, shop the City Market or repose in your historic accommodations! Rest assured dinner will include a cup of the city's fames She Crab Soup! (CB,D)

Day 8

The Charleston Tea Garden is the only commercial tea farm in North America. We'll stop by to tour the operation and have lunch. Next, you're off to the shining city of Savannah, the youngest colony's oldest city. Here you'll visit the new American Prohibition Museum, followed by "Sip, Scavenge, & Supper," a progressive drink and dinner romp through the historic district. Hilton Garden Inn Historic District – 2 nights (CB,L,D)

Day 9

A morning trolley tour passes sites related to Savannah’s rich past and present. You'll even hop out at a few. Later in the afternoon, feast to your heart's content at a traditional “Low Country Boil” dinner served with libations on Tybee Island, Savannah's beach. (FB,D)

Day 10

Savannah's literary story reached new heights when Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil hit the market in 1994. Today you'll explore the truths and legends behind the non-fiction best-seller and movie, including a tour of the Mercer-Williams Mansion. We'll wrap up our time with a deep-dive into Savannah's world-renowned arts school, SCAD, including lunch in the student-run tearoom. Your return flight departs Savannah International in the late afternoon. (FB,L)