Join us as we journey to this beautiful Southern city. We’ll get an insiders view of the city’s park squares and notable buildings as well as the trendy waterfront on the Historic Savannah Trolley tour. Did you know that The National Historic Landmarks District is the largest in the country, and features more than 1,000 architecturally significant buildings? It’s true! But that’s not all that

Savannah has to offer! It’s home to Juliette Gordon Low (founder of the Girl Scouts and

famous entrepreneur Paula Deen, the owner of Lady & Sons restaurant where we will enjoy a scrumptious dinner buffet. With hotel accommodations located right in the Historic

District, you’ll be able to walk to the many shops in the district at your leisure. For entertainment, it’s and evening at the Savannah Theatre for the musical “The Beat Goes On”, music from the 60’s, 70’s & 80’s. Don’t miss out on this fantastic tour. It’s sure to be a sell-out!!

Call Connection Tours at 1-888-287-7328 or locally at (205) 822-7323 today to reserve your space.

Tour Includes:

• Roundtrip motor coach transportation
• two nights hotel accommodations in the Historic District
• baggage handing
• two breakfast
• two dinners
• Historic Savannah Trolley tour
• Savannah Theatre performance of The Beat Goes On
• all taxes and gratuities per itinerary
• driver gratuities
• Connection Tours Escort

COST: $779 per person double occupancy

For reservations please send email or call 1-888-287-7328

Beautiful historic homes, built in the days when “cotton was king,” will be open to visitors during this nostalgic return to the Old South. Grand antebellum and Victorian mansions built by 19th century planters and merchants still house family heirlooms, the precious symbols of a bygone era.

Most of the homes are private residences, open only during the annual Pilgrimage. As you stroll from Greek Revival cottages to Italianate showplaces, your path will be lined with colorful azaleas and dogwoods. Beautifully landscaped gardens and manicured parkways will entice you through the Seth Lore-Irwinton Historic District. Southern belles in hoops and bustles will grace the area and greet you warmly as you pass.  This is a beautiful day tour you don’t want to miss.  Join us! 

April 9, 2010

COST: $99 per person

INCLUDED:

-Roundtrip motor coach transportation

-Four Historic Homes

-Garden Tour

-Delicious lunch

-Antique Show

-All taxes

-Driver gratuities

-Connection Tours Escort

For reservations please email us or call Connection Tours  at 1-888-287-7328 or locally at (205) 822-7323

May 3-7, 2010

Included tonight dinner and the entertaining play “Taffetas” will be preformed in the majestic Round Barn Theatre.  Next morning we’ll continue our journey into Holland, Michigan for the 81^st Holland Tulip Festival.  We’ll watch the Street crubbing  and the Volksparade from our  bleacher seats. Visit Windmill Island home to the 240 year old working windmill. The windmill towers over 36 acres of gardens and canals.  On the island you will see at least 150,000 blooming tulips.  We’ll even visit the Wooden Shoes factory and the Unique Pottery and have a dinner in a church.  We’ve packed this tour with so many things you won’t have time to catch your breath.  Join us!! Call Today to make your reservations!!

Connection Tours, Inc. (205) 822-7323. 

Tour Includes:

*Roundtrip motor coach transportation

*Four Nights hotel accommodations

*Four breakfast, *One Lunch, *Four Dinners

*Round Barn Theatre preformance “Taffetas”

*Windmill Island

*Volksparade

*Veldheer Gardens

*Wooden Shoes factory and unique Pottery

*Taxes & gratuities per itinerary

*Driver gratuities

*Connection Tours Escort.

COST: $779 per person double

Tour departs from Birmingham, Al. May 3-7, 2010.

For reservations please emailus or call 1-888-287-7328

The 2010 Masters

Imagine the scene at the legendary Augusta National Golf Club on the final day of the Masters as you stake out your seat at the 18th hole. Suddenly a roar is heard from Amen Corner. Four-time champion Tiger Woods has eagled again and is storming the leaderboard. Feel the tingle that comes with participating in history-in-the-making as the world’s finest players battle their way across the most storied course in golf.

Highlights and Historic Sights

•  Walk alongside the greatest players in golf as they pursue the coveted green jacket. The Augusta National member’s green coat began in 1937. Traditionally, the champion takes his Jacket home with him for one year, returning it to the Club when he returns for the Tournament. It is the custom at the Masters Tournament that the winner from the previous year presents the Green Jacket to the new winner and helps him into it. In 1966, Jack Nicklaus became the first champion to win consecutive Tournaments. Bob Jones recommended that Nicklaus act in a dual capacity, and put on his own coat. Nicklaus proceeded to slip into his own Green Jacket, much to the enjoyment of the crowd.

•  Stroll the hallowed grounds of Augusta National Golf Club and drop in to watch the action in Amen Corner. The name Amen Corner refers to hole Nos. 11, 12 and 13. Amen Corner was first coined in a 1958 Sports Illustrated article by Herbert Warren Wind, who wrote that it was composed of the second half of hole No. 11, hole No. 12 and the first half of hole No. 13. Wind was searching for an appropriate name for the location where the critical action had taken place that year. He borrowed the name from an old jazz recording “Shouting at Amen Corner” by a band under the direction of Milton (Mezz) Mezzrow, a Chicago clarinetist.

 

•  Sample the continually changing all day gourmet buffet table at the VIP Hospitality room in the Clubhouse. Located directly across the street from the entrance to the Augusta National Golf Club, the Clubhouse is the most conveniently accessible hospitality venue at the Masters. The Clubhouse is a permanent, elegant facility where you can relax and enjoy the private club atmosphere.

Hawthorne Suites (Augusta)

Decorated with 18th and 19th- century antiques, this elegant hotel is a regular stopover for visiting celebrities. The richly paneled lobby lounge is a quiet refuge from the hustle and bustle of the city; afternoon tea and cocktails are also popular. The dining room is one of the city’s finest restaurants, and many of the area’s top chefs have passed through its kitchen doors. The spacious guest rooms are exquisitely decorated with armoires, luxuriously upholstered sofas or armchairs, and marble-topped desks.

Mon & Tue Package April 4-7

• 3 nights deluxe hotel accommodation in Augusta at the Hawthorne Suites Hotel in either King or Twin Beds.
• Daily Breakfast
• Check‐in Sunday, April 4, Check‐out Wednesday, April 7
• Use of Patrons Badge for Monday April 5, 2010
• Use of Patrons Badge on Tuesday, April 6, 2010
• All day hospitality at the Executive Club (including all food and drinks), from breakfast until dinner
• Valet Parking at the Executive Club
• Staff onsite to assist
• Fee shuttle service to and from the hotel (if required)
• All taxes included

Prices:
Hawthorne Hotel Option (per person)
Double: $3,650
Single Supplement: $695

Wed & Thu Package April 6-9

• 3 nights deluxe hotel accommodation in Augusta at the Hawthorne Suites Hotel in either King or Twin Beds.
• Daily Breakfast
• Check‐in Tuesday, April 6, Check‐out Friday, April 9
• Use of Patrons Badge for Wednesday April 7, 2010
• Use of Patrons Badge on Thursday, April 8, 2010
• All day hospitality at the Executive Club (including all food and drinks), from breakfast until dinner
• Valet Parking at the Executive Club
• Staff onsite to assist
• Fee shuttle service to and from the hotel (if required)
• All taxes included

Prices:
Hawthorne Hotel Option (per person)
Double: $4,595
Single Supplement: $695

Thu & Fri Package April 7-10

• 3 nights deluxe hotel accommodation in Augusta at the Hawthorne Suites Hotel in either King or Twin Beds.
• Daily Breakfast
• Check‐in Wednesday, April 7, Check‐out Saturday, April 10
• Use of Patrons Badge for Thursday, April 8, 2010
• Use of Patrons Badge on Friday, April 9, 2010
• All day hospitality at the Executive Club (including all food and drinks), from breakfast until dinner
• Valet Parking at the Executive Club
• Staff onsite to assist
• Fee shuttle service to and from the hotel (if required)
• All taxes included

Prices:
Hawthorne Hotel Option (per person)
Double: $4,995
Single Supplement: $775

Fri & Sat Package April 8-11

• 3 nights deluxe hotel accommodation in Augusta at the Hawthorne Suites Hotel in either King or Twin Beds.
• Daily Breakfast
• Check‐in Thursday, April 8, Check‐out Sunday, April 11
• Use of Patrons Badge for Friday, April 9, 2010
• Use of Patrons Badge on Saturday, April 10, 2010
• All day hospitality at the Executive Club (including all food and drinks), from breakfast until dinner
• Valet Parking at the Executive Club
• Staff onsite to assist
• Fee shuttle service to and from the hotel (if required)
• All taxes included

Prices:
Hawthorne Hotel Option (per person)
Double: $5,695
Single Supplement: $835

Sat & Sun Package April 9-12

• 3 nights deluxe hotel accommodation in Augusta at the Hawthorne Suites Hotel in either King or Twin Beds.
• Daily Breakfast
• Check‐in Friday, April 9, Check‐out Monday, April 12
• Use of Patrons Badge for Saturday April 10, 2010
• Use of Patrons Badge on Sunday April 11, 2010
• All day hospitality at the Executive Club (including all food and drinks), from breakfast until dinner
• Valet Parking at the Executive Club
• Staff onsite to assist
• Fee shuttle service to and from the hotel (if required)
• All taxes included

Prices:
Hawthorne Hotel Option (per person)
Double: $5,950
Single Supplement: $925 

Discover the secrets of magnificient cities like Rome, Florence, Venice, the Amalfi Coast and others; or spend an unforgettable day in the extraordinary Tuscan countryside visiting famous towns like Siena, Pisa & Lucca.  Italy, truly awesome!!

October 2010-2011

12-Days

Tour Includes:

• Private Deluxe motor coach
• Accommodations (double occupancy) in superior, tourist and modern first class hotels.
• 10-Breakfast
• 9-Dinners
• Professional Tour Guide throughout the tour
• Local step-on-guides for city tours and major attractions
• Admission to all activities indicated in itinerary
• Luggage handling one piece per person
• Luggage strap and tags, name badges and trip journal
• All taxes and tips except as indicated below

Not Included:

-Roundtrip airfare

-Meals not indicated on itinerary

-Beverages except with breakfast

-End to tour gratuity for coach driver and tour guide

-Items of a personal nature such as passport fees.

Passport must be valid for six months beyond return date

-Optional insurance for health, baggage and cancellation.

(This insurance is available and recommended)

TOUR COST:  $2995 per person double

Note: rate is subject to change

April-June & Sept.-Oct.

6 Days

Tour Features:

• Five Nights First Class Lodging
• Five Breakfasts
• Three Dinners • Rawhide Western Town • Blazin M Ranch
• Full Day Apache Trails Tour
• Copper Spike Railroad
• Sedona Arizona Safari Jeep Tour
• Native American Tour at the Grand Canyon
• Grand Canyon IMAX Theatre
• Verde Canyon Railroad
• All Taxes & Tips on these services
• Luggage Handling

From $849 Per Person Double

Motorcoach & roundtrip airfare transportation cost not included.

7 Days

Tour Features:

• Six Nights First Class Lodging
• Six Hotel Breakfasts
• Six Dinners
• All Admissions & Sightseeing
• New York City Tour
• Statue of Liberty
• Empire State Building
• Niagara Falls Observation Tower
• Maid of the Mist Boat Ride
• Journey Behind the Falls
• Daredevil Museum
• Potomac River Dinner Cruise
• White House Neighborhood Walk
• Capitol Hill Stroll
• Washington’s most famous Monuments & Memorials
• Shopping Opportunities: • Fifth Avenue New York including • Bloomingdales & Saks Fifth Ave • Macy’s Herald Square • Niagara Falls Fashion Outlets USA • Boutiques of Georgetown • Potomac Mills Outlet Mall
• Luggage Handling
• All Taxes & Tips on these services

From $929 Per Person Double

Sept. 9-13, 2010

5 Days

Tour Features:

• Hot Air Balloon Morning Glow
• Virginia City Camel Races
• Camel Race Festival Parade
• Camel “Hump” Ball
• Camel Race Festival Activities
• Virginia City Trolley
• Reno Sightseeing Tour
• Dinner Buffet & Casino Revue Show
• Carson City Tour
• Lake Tahoe Luncheon Cruise
• Sinatra’s Cal Neva Lodge
• Four Nights First Class Lodging
• Four Breakfasts
• Three Dinners including the Gold Hill Hotel
• Motorcoach Transportation in Nevada
• Local Nevada Tour Guide
• Luggage Handling
• All taxes & fees on these services

From $789 Per Person Double

July 5-Aug 25, 2010

Tour Features:

• Six Music Shows • “The Three Redneck Tenors.” • Neal McCoy • The Hamner Barber Variety Show • Ricky Boen & Texas Mud • The Joey Riley Comedy & Music Review • Clay Cooper’s Country Music Express
• Three Nights First Class Lodging.
• Three Dinners
• Three Hotel Breakfasts
• Shopping in Old Downtown Branson
• Branson Landing.
• All Taxes & Fees on these Services
• Luggage Handling

From $394 Per Person Double

13 Days

Tour Features:

• Museum of Westward Expansion
• Gateway Riverboat Dinner Cruise
• The Will Rogers Birthplace Ranch
• National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum
• Oklahoma City National Memorial & Museum
• Cadillac Ranch
• Sandia Peak Aerial Tram
• The Acoma Pueblo & Sky City Cultural Center
• Painted Desert Visitors Center
• Petrified Forest National Park
• Hoover Dam Visitor Center
• Las Vegas City Lights Tour
• Free Day in Las Vegas
• Grand Canyon National Park
• Grand Canyon Imax Theater and Dinner
• Sunset from the South Rim
• Cameron Trading Post
• Monument Valley of the Navajo
• Colorado Springs Garden of the Gods
• Twelve Nights First Class Hotel
• Twelve Hotel Breakfasts
• Seven Dinners

From $1,199 Per Person Double