GENERAL INFORMATION
l All trips need advance reservations.
l Because we are sharing trips with East Granby and Suffield, seats are limited.
l Call early and don't be disappointed.
Reservations are accepted by phone. Call: 860.844.5356
l Payment is required within seven (7) days to guarantee a seat.
NOTE: Please park to the side of Town Hall.
REMEMBER: Your reservation is not confirmed until payment has been received.
2010 NYC Trips
These days in the city are on your own to enjoy the Big Apple. See Chinatown, Little Italy, Central Park, a museum, the zoo, a Broadway show or shop – use your imagination! Buses depart from the Town Hall at 7:00AM; depart from the Stage Deli at 7:00PM. Cost: $36pp.
Anyone paying by check must include a copy of his or her driver's license.
DATES: 4/21, 7/14, 10/6 AND 12/4
March
Boston Flower & Garden Show - Saturday, March 27
The flower show is back in Boston! Your options are to visit Boston only or visit the flower show and then Boston. Absolute deadline for flower show tickets is March 11, 2010.
Anyone paying by check must include a copy of his or her driver's license.
DATE: |
Saturday, March 27, 2010 |
DEPARTURE: |
Depart Granby Town Hall at 7:00AM. Depart Boston at 6:30PM. |
COST: |
$45pp |
SEATS AVAILABLE: |
18 |
BUS ONLY COST: |
$30pp |
Terra Cotta Soldiers (from China) and Cherry Blossoms in Washington, DC -
March 26-28, 2010
Join us for a weekend of special activities including a tour of the Kennedy Center, a night tour of DC, 2 dinners, beautiful cherry blossoms (we hope) in the Tidal Basin, free time at the Smithsonian museums plus a visit to the exhibit at the National Geographic Society of the largest exhibit to leave China. This is the only showing on the East coast. We will be staying at the Crystal City Radisson Hotel and enjoying 2 great dinners at local restaurants.
HI-LITE OF THE WEEKEND: The Terra Cotta Warriors are life-sized soldiers and horses that had been interred for more than 2,000 years in northwestern China. The exhibit will feature nine soldiers in battle formation plus a horse, a replica of a pair of an intricately detailed, ten-foot long chariots each drawn by four bronze horses. More details will follow as soon as we finalize them.
Anyone paying by check must include a copy of his or her driver's license.
DATES: |
Friday - Sunday, March 26-28, 2010 |
DEPARTURE: |
6:30AM from Granby Town Hall |
INCLUDES: |
Deluxe motorcoach, 2 nights hotel, 2 dinners, all sightseeing and driver's gratuity |
COST: |
$415pp/Twin or triple, $530pp/Single |
DEPOSITS: |
$150pp by 1/4/10, Balance due 2/5/10 |
REFUNDS: |
Ask us about Trip Insurance |
APRIL
Red Sox
Friday, April 23, 2010
We have 26 seats available for this game @ Fenway in Boston. Payment must be made within 7 days after reservation to guarantee seat.
DATE: |
Friday, April 23 |
DEPARTURE TIME: |
2:30PM from Granby Town Hall |
COST: |
$72pp includes motorcoach & bleacher tix |
MAY
NASCAR
Saturday-Sunday, May 15-16
Dover is one of the most unusual and toughest tracks on the NASCAR circuit. Difficult racetracks usually have nicknames - and the high-banked concrete oval at Dover is fondly known as "The Monster Mile". This weekend includes the May 15 NASCAR Nationwide Series race and the May 16 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race - see them both!
Cost includes motorcoach, one night at the Sheraton Suites in Wilmington, DE, 1 full American breakfast, tickets to 2 races, times for souvenir shopping at the races, tour director, taxes & services charges. Does NOT include gratuities to driver and tour director.
DATES: |
Sat. & Sun., May 15-16 |
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COSTS: |
$459 |
Single |
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$359pp |
Double |
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$349 |
Triple/Quad |
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$259 |
child sharing w/2 adults |
Hidden Gardens of Beacon Hill, MA
Did you ever wonder what was behind all those iron gates on Beacon Hill? This is a chance to find out.
- It's the Annual Beacon Hill Garden Tour Day and you are invited into twelve private landscapes! View the tucked away gardens of many of The Hill's private residences. The tour offers visitors a rare opportunity to see hidden landscapes and secret pathways behind the brick facades and shutters of historic townhouses. The tour is self-guided. Maps are provided and flags will make the garden locations easy to find.
- The self-guided tour begins on the corners of Charles and Mt. Vernon Streets and of Charles and Beacon Streets. Individual maps are provided, and flags mark the garden locations. A dozen Beacon Hill restaurants will be open for lunch.
- Tea & Boutique: Complimentary tea and refreshments will be served all day at the Church of the Advent, 30 Brimmer Street, where the BHGC will also host a small boutique offering books, postcards and posters.
- This trip is rain or shine and requires good walking shoes.
DATE: |
Thursday, May 20 |
DEPARTURE: |
7:00AM from Granby Town Hall |
RETURN: |
Depart Boston @ 5:00 |
COST: |
$69 includes bus & ticket |
RESERVATION DEADLINE: |
Friday, May 14 |
JULY
Boston Red Sox vs Toronto Blue Jays
Travel to Toronto for this 2-game series at the Rogers Centre. Passports are required!
Cost includes 2 nights at the Marriott Hotel on Bloor St., 2 breakfasts, 2 games tickets (Friday night and Saturday afternoon), leisure time in Toronto and Niagara Falls, all transfers to the game and hotel, tax & service charges and tour director; driver tip is extra.
We have limited seats so register early with a deposit by May 9.
DATES: |
Friday - Sunday, July 9-11 |
COSTS: |
$529/Single |
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$429/double |
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$419/triple or quad |
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$309/child sharing with 2 adults |
AUGUST
Reserve Now!
Tanglewood with the Boston Pops,
Keith Lockhart, Conductor and Arlo Guthrie, Guest Soloist
Sunday, July 18, 2010
Join us for a fabulous Sunday in the Berkshires in Lenox, MA. Our day includes a noon arrival at Tanglewood and reserved shed seating for the 2PM performance. Ask some friends, pack a picnic lunch and relax prior to the show on the beautiful grounds overlooking the Berkshire Hills. What a way to spend a hot Sunday afternoon!
We have 20 seats available. All payments must be made within 7 days of reservation.
Anyone paying by check must include a copy of his or her driver's license.
DATE: |
Sunday, July 18 |
DEPARTURE TIME: |
10:15AM; return time approximately 6:00PM |
DEPARTURE LOCATION: |
Granby Town Hall |
COST: |
$82pp includes bus and reserved shed seats |
OCTOBER
Virginia Beach & Colonial Williamsburg
Monday - Friday, October 11-15
We start off from Granby and head directly to Virginia Beach where you can experience the great Atlantic Ocean - stroll the famous 3-mile Boardwalk and wiggle your toes in 35 miles of soft sand. We will stay at the Oceanfront Inn where all of our rooms will have balconies facing the Atlantic Ocean.
The next morning we will pick-up our guide for a city tour including a visit to the Old Cape Henry Lighthouse. The afternoon includes a dolphin watching cruise to experience the bottlenose dolphins in their natural habitat and learn about VA Aquarium's research. Dinner will be at a local restaurant.
On the next day we're off to charming Colonial Williamsburg which will include a guided walking tour of historic Williamsburg as well as time to explore the many shops, art galleries and restaurants. Dinner will be at an authentic colonial tavern.
Day 4 includes a visit to the Oceana Naval Air Station where we will go directly onto the tarmac to see the fighter jets and followed by a special lunch with the pilots at the Officers' Club.
Cost: $589/twin, double/quad and $719/single and includes a deluxe motorcoach, 4 nights hotel, 4 breakfasts, 1 lunch, 4 dinners, sightseeing, admissions and the driver tip. We will have limited seating.
NOVEMBER
King Tut is coming to NYC and then returning home to Egypt!
NYC is the last stop on this tour which began in 2005; it's been 32 years since it was last in NYC. This exhibit features more than 130 ancient Egyptian objects selected to give the public a sense of King Tut and the time in which he lived. This exhibit explores the 18th Dynasty, when Egypt was at the height of its artistic 'Golden Age'...Tutankhamun's burial objects include his Royal Diadem and one of four of the gold and precious stone inlaid canopic coffinettes which are truly magnificent...
Learn about the excavation of King Tut's tomb and scientific findings that have helped shed light on his mysterious and untimely death. The tour includes an audio tour of the exhibit with treasures over 3500 years old.
Along with the tour you will have time on your own in the city.
DATE: |
Thursday, November 11, 2010 |
DEPARTURE: |
TBA |
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