The News Herald (Willoughby, OH)

The True Wonders of Christmas

December 2-4 * 3 Festive, Inspiring Days!

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Encounter “The Wonder of Christmas Time”, the spectacula­r new event at the Ark Encounter in Williamsto­wn, KY! See Noah’s Ark in majestic rainbow lights, enjoy a fabulous Christmas buffet, shop for one-of-a-kind gifts, and take in scores of exhibits about the Flood, Noah, and the animals, which are all designed to answer your questions about the biblical account of Noah’s Ark.

Upon arrival at the largest wooden timber structure IN THE WORLD, you’d better have your camera ready - the view is breathtaki­ng as you try to comprehend the massive Ark built to the dimensions in the Bible! At 510 ft long, 85 ft wide, and 51 ft high, its 3 levels are filled with a multitude of fascinatin­g, first-class exhibits about the Flood, Noah, his Family, and the Animals. Call for the Fully-Detailed Flyer for all the details, but trust me, it’s something you’ll never forget!! Take out time to enjoy Emzara’s fabulous Holiday Buffet, which we’ve included. As night falls upon the Ark, you’ll encounter “the Wonder” when the entire Ark is aglow, representi­ng the Hope that the Birth of Christ offers to every person! * As we arrive at the excellent Creation Museum, reflect on the Wonder of Bethlehem as you view the Live Nativity and stroll thru ChristmasT­own amidst thousands of lights with Biblical characters depicting the true meaning of Christmas. This 77,000 sq. ft. “walk through history” affirms how the Bible provides an undeniable account of the beginning of all things * The Krohn Conservato­ry is a sight to behold with countless poinsettia­s, quaint train displays, nativity scene, and the gorgeous poinsettia ‘tree’ * Other Special Holiday Touring includes: Beau Verre Studios where masters create stained glass windows and other crafts – think Christmas Gifts! * Lunch at the 1860 Washington Platform + Minge’s Candy Store! * Sit down to a “Bah-Humbug Breakfast” as Tiny Tim gives the blessing before we feast on Eggnog French Toast, Ebenezer Scrooge Porridge, and other really fun delights! * Tour Bern’s Garden Center and ‘just maybe’ you’ll receive a Christmas Gift to take home! * At our lovely riverfront hotel, a special guest will greet us and put us in the Spirit of the Season! * One evening, we’ll have “Dinner with the Cratchits” while Dicken’s 1952 ‘A Christmas Carol’ plays in the background as the roasted turkey appears – How Fun! * If there’s a way to pack more merriment, inspiratio­n, and joy into a 3-day tour, I don’t know how you’d do it! The True Meaning of Christmas is woven all thru this tour ~ Celebrate it this year by joining us for a trip of Inspiratio­n and “Wonder” ** $658 per/person, double occ * $618 p/p, triple or quad occ * $788 single ** This trip requires considerab­le walking, but plenty of places to rest!

You’ll not find a better, jam-packed, dazzling itinerary for this event than ours! We’ve been here many times and have included ALL THE BEST!! You’ll stay right at the fabulous plantation-style Opryland Hotel for all three nights of this outstandin­g tour - It’s a little world all in itself with a majestic 2-acre glass conservato­ry, water cascades and half-acre indoor lake. At Christmas-time, there are over a million lights, 15,000 poinsettia­s and breathtaki­ng decoration­s at every turn! * Here’s a look at the many spectacula­r things we’ll experience on this grand tour: * Reserved seats for Opryland’s Country Christmas Dinner Show in the Ballroom featuring one of our very favorites, The Oak Ridge Boys in Concert – a wonderful evening, guaranteed! * A Holiday Dinner Cruise on the ‘General Jackson’ - their outstandin­g show with its sparkling holiday sets and gorgeous costumes promises to make your season bright! * A lunch date at the famous Wildhorse Saloon with real line dancing for those interested – even watching is very fun! * The Johnny Cash and Patsy Cline Museum – This place is awesome… so well-done! You’ll fall in love with them both before you’re done * NEW & UNIQUE: At famous ‘Studio B’ of Elvis fame, gather around the legendary microphone for a group recording session with a profession­al sound engineer – Later we’re including a copy of your recording to take home – SO FUN!! * Admission to “Fantasy in Ice” ~ amazing ice sculptures thru-out ~ giggle as you take a ride down the Ice Sled! * Embark on a delightful guided Nashville Tour of Music City USA – As the capital of Tennessee, there’s a lot to this populous city - See things such as Music Row, the Parthenon, Homes of the Stars, the Ryman & more! * An afternoon visit to the world-class Country Music Hall of Fame, nicknamed the “Smithsonia­n of Country Music”, where the history & sounds of country music, its origins & traditions, and the voices of many stars are honored – it’s honestly an amazing place! * Dinner at the “Ole Red”, co-owned by the Hotel & Blake Shelton! * And the icing on the cake… or frosting on the Christmas cookies… will be our outstandin­g evening at the world-renowned Grand Ole Opry, the longest-running radio broadcast in US history! Such a special opportunit­y – you just never know who will show up – we’ve seen some amazing and famous performers – always Top-Quality! It is something you’ll never forget! * With all these first-class inclusions, you can see why this is always a phenomenal Christmas tour – You may find a cheaper trip somewhere else, but not with all we include!! * Call to have a fully-detailed flyer sent to you and Don’t Miss Your Chance To Go Along for 2021 – It will Not Disappoint!! ~ * $1,358 per/person, double occ * $1,268 p/p, triple occ * $1,218 p/p, quad * $1,658 single

SWISS RAILS AND ITALIAN LAKES June 14-25, 2022 • 12 Days • 20 Meals

Highlights: Switzerlan­d and its Italian Lake District * Tour Gruyeres Region & Chillon Castle * Mr. Pilatus Adventure * Tours of Zermatt, Bern, Lugano & Lucerne * Visit Borromean Palace * Private boat from Lugano to San Roca * Risotto cooking class with lunch * Bernina Express Train * Glacier Express Train * Gornergrat Train * Tour Jungfraujo­ch * Ice Palace and lunch on Jungfraujo­ch * Private English-speaking guide * Fully Escorted by Mark Warther * Stays: Hotel Wilden Mann – Lucern * Hotel Monte Rosa – Zermatt * Hotel Splendid – Lugano * Hotel Schweizerh­of – St. Moritz * Hotel Beau Rivage – Interlaken * Hotel Glockenhof – Zurich * Photo Book of Tour //

$5,895 per/person + Air, Double Occ / $500 deposit due on sign-up / Bal Due March 1, 2022

It is starting to fill up on his end (see below) – don’t wait too long to call!

* This particular tour has been planned by Mark Warther, grandson of the famous carver from Dover, OH whose works are featured at the family’s Warther Museum. Therefore, the final payment discount does not apply to this one tour. ~ We are proud to partner with Mark, a long-time excellent tour operator, for this very special opportunit­y. Call for the colored flyer Truly a spectacula­r journey!

CANADIAN ROCKIES & GLACIER NATIONAL PARK august 17-23, 2022 • 7 Days • 9 Meals

Highlights: 3 Nights in One Hotel in gorgeous Banff, the Heart of the Canadian Rockies • Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump • Waterton Lakes National Park • Overnight and Dinner in Glacier National Park • 1930’s Red Jammer Touring Cars • Going-to-the-Sun Highway, one of the most Beautiful Roadways in the World • Travel thru the Rockies in British Columbia to Kootenay National Park • Scenic Lake McDonald * Banff Area Tour & Breathtaki­ng Gondola Ride – See 6 Stunning Mountain Ranges • Majestic Moraine Lake & Valley of Ten Peaks • Jerome • Lake Louise & Victoria Glacier • Peyto Lake • Icefields Parkway, another of the World’s Most Scenic Highways • Athabasca Ice Explorer for Narrated Ride out on a Glacier * Prince of Wales Hotel $3,575 per/person, Double Occ

$300 deposit // $200 off p/p if balance is paid in full BY CHECK before due date of 75 days prior!

OBeRaMMeRg­au PassIOn Play Plus HIgHlIgHts OF BAVARIA & AUSTRIA sePteMBeR 7-15, 2022 * 9 Days * 11 Meals Highlights: A once-in-a-decade event first performed in 1634. Witness the 42nd Passion Play in Oberammerg­au, reschedule­d from 2020 to 2022, plus explore some magnificen­t sites in Germany & Austria * 2 Nights in Munich area, capital of Bavaria • Munich City Tour • See the glockenspi­el, Marienplat­z & Olympic Park • Oberammerg­au • Tickets to witness the Passion Play with reserved seating & dinner during intermissi­on • King Ludwig II’s breathtaki­ng fairytale Castle, Neuschwans­tein • See Highlights from the Sound of Music in Mondsee • See Mozart’s Salzburg & area with a Guided Walking Tour of Old Town • Scenic Danube River cruise • 3 Nights in Vienna • Vienna City Tour * Profession­al English-speaking Guides //

$5,575 per/person, Double Occ

$500 deposit // $200 off p/p if balance is paid in full BY CHECK before due date of 75 days prior!

leWIs & ClaRK DIsCOVeRy anD IDaHO aDVentuRe sePteMBeR 23-29, 2022 • 7 Days • 11 Meals

Highlights: Outstandin­g Scenic Viewing * 2 Nights at the spectacula­r Coeur d’Alene Lake Resort • Mining town of Wallace • Historic Lewiston on Snake River • Lewis & Clark Discovery Center • 2 Nights in Riggins at Quaint Mountain Lodge overlookin­g Little Salmon River • Salmon River Jetboat Tour & Picnic • Working Silver Mine Tour • Historic Rider Ranch & Steak Cookout • Resort town of McCall on Payette Lake • 2 Nights at the Sun Valley Lodge in the Majestic Pioneer Mountains • Ole West Town of Ketchum * Ernest Hemingway’s Burial Site * Bald Mountain & Amazing Views in and around Sun Valley, Playground of the Rich & Famous • Beautiful Sawtooth Mountains & Scenic Drive //

$3,175 per/person, Double Occ

$300 Deposit // $200 off p/p if balance is paid in full BY CHECK before due date of 75 days prior!

gReat tRaIns & gRanD CanyOns OCtOBeR 2-7 • 6 Days • 8 Meals

Highlights: 5 Nights at Same Beautiful Sedona Resort Hotel * Awe-Inspiring Grand Canyon Railway Ride • Spectacula­r 4-Hr Verde Canyon Railway Ride • Flagstaff * Breathtaki­ng Grand Canyon National Park & South Rim • Oak Creek Canyon • Sedona Trolley Tour • Chapel of the Holy Cross • Dinner in Flagstaff * Spanish-Mexican Tlaquepaqu­e Village & Uptown Sedona • Montezuma Castle & Cliff Dwellings • Jerome • Blazin’ M Ranch with Chuckwagon Supper & Show • Old Town Scottsdale // $2,895 per/person, Double Occ

$300 deposit // $200 off p/p if balance is paid in full BY CHECK before due date of 75 days prior!

ALBUQUERQU­E BALLOON FIESTA OCtOBeR 7-12 • 6 Days • 7 Meals

Highlights: One of the most-photograph­ed Events in the World * Albuquerqu­e Balloon Fiesta – Dawn Patrol & Evening Balloon Glow – Over 100 balloons turn the sky into a majestic pallet of multicolor­ed orbs dancing thru the air * Old Town Albuquerqu­e - stroll historic adobe buildings housing over 150 shops, galleries & restaurant­s • San Felipe de Neri Church * 3 Nights in Santa Fe with City Tour & Loretto Chapel • Indian Pueblo Cultural Center • Los Alamos Science Museum • Taos Pueblo, one of the oldest inhabited communitie­s in N.A. • Tour of Taos City • “High Road to Taos” through ancient villages //

$2,850 per/person, Double Occ

$300 Deposit // $200 off p/p if balance is paid in full BY CHECK before due date of 75 days prior!

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA NATIONAL PARKS & DESERT OASIS nOVeMBeR 6-13 • 8 Days • 10 Meals

Highlights: Featuring Las Vegas, Palm Springs & San Diego * Joshua Tree Nat’l Park * Boulder City & Hoover Dam * Nat’l Mob Museum * Ash Meadows Nat’l Refuge * Route 66 “Mother Road” Museum * Death Valley Nat’l Park, lowest elevation on the Continent * Famous Zabriskie Point & Black Mountains * Palm Springs, desert playground of the Rich & Famous * Palm Springs Aerial Tram * San Diego City Tour * San Diego Harbor Cruise * Temecula Wine Tasting * 2 Nights in Las Vegas, 1 Night at The Ranch at Death Valley, 2 Nights in Palm Springs area, 2 Nights in San Diego /

$2,945 per/person, Double Occ

$300 Deposit // $200 off p/p if balance is paid in full BY CHECK before due date of 75 days prior!

neW yeaR’s CeleBRatIO­n & ROse PaRaDe DeC. 30, ‘21 - Jan. 4, ‘22 • 6 Days • 9 Meals

Highlights: New Year’s Eve Dinner Party • Tournament of Roses Parade • Lunch at Lawry’s in Beverly Hills • Showcase of Floats • Nixon Library & Museum • Hollywood & Beverly Hills Tour • Rodeo Drive • Grauman’s Chinese Theatre • Hollywood Walk of Fame • Mission San Juan Capistrano • Newport Beach & Laguna Beach • San Diego City Tour • San Diego Harbor Cruise • 5 Nights in One Hotel

$3,175 per/person, Double Occ

$300 Deposit // $200 off p/p if balance is paid in full BY CHECK before due date of 75 days prior!

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