Short & Intermediate Term Program
Sample Itineraries
The following Sample Itineraries are merely
suggestions as to what one might do while here on vacation. All itineraries are flexible and can be tailored
to the needs and desires of the incoming party. It is also true that one might wish to stay for a longer or shorter
period than one of our itineraries suggests - this is also possible. When organizing the itinerary we have tried to
maximize our time and resources so that we might provide the most thorough sight-seeing tour with pleanty of time for relaxation
so that everyone has pleanty of energy to enjoy their tour.
10-Day Sample Itinerary:
(1) Tuesday - Arrive at Philadelphia International Airport* and travel to Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
(2) Wednesday - Recover from jet-lag, see local sights:
- Ephrata Cloister - historic religious settlement
- Hiking at Middlecreek Wildlife Sanctuary
- Amish Dinner
(3) Thursday - Guided tour of Philadelphia including:
- The Liberty Bell and Independence Hall
- Historic
Philadelphia
- The National Constitution Center
- Valley Forge National Historic Park
(4)
Friday - Pennsylvania Dutch Country:
- Shopping at Lancaster Outlets
- Amish Farm Tour
- Dinner at Hershey Farms
- Show at Sight & Sound
(5) Saturday
- New York City tour including:
- Ground Zero - The World Trade Center
site
- Walking tour of Wall Street (Financial District), Battery Park,
Southside Seaport
- Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island by Zephyr
- Shops along Fifth Avenue
- Times Square
(6) Sunday - Please join us for a time of spiritual reflexion and relaxation.
- Local activity - perhaps bowling, miniature golf, free-time
- Evening Campfire and/or outdoor recreation
(7) Monday - Harrisburg sights:
- Pennsylvania State Capitol
tour
- Pennsylvania State Museum
- Bass Pro Shop
(8) Tuesday - Washington, D.C. tour
including:
- Smithsonian Air & Space Museum
- U.S. Capitol tour
- National
Archives
- World War II Memorial
- National Holocaust Memorial
- Walking
tour of the various Mall monuments
(9) Wednesday - local attractions
and relaxation
(10) Thursday - Philadelphia additional sights and
departure
14-Day
Sample Itinerary:
(1)
Tuesday - Arrive at Dulles/Washington, D.C. Airport* and travel to Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
(2) Wednesday - Recover from jet-lag, see local sights:
- Ephrata Cloister - historic religious settlement
- Hiking at Middlecreek Wildlife Sanctuary
- Amish Dinner
(3) Thursday - Guided tour of Philadelphia including:
- The Liberty Bell and Independence Hall
- Historic
Philadelphia
- The National Constitution Center
- Valley Forge National Historic Park
(4)
Friday - Pennsylvania Dutch Country:
- Shopping at Lancaster Outlets
- Amish Farm Tour
- Dinner at Hershey Farms
- Show at Sight & Sound
(5) Saturday
- New York City tour including:
- Ground Zero - The World Trade Center
site
- Walking tour of Wall Street (Financial District), Battery Park,
Southside Seaport
- Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island by Zephyr
- Shops along Fifth Avenue
- Times Square
(6) Sunday - Please join us for a time of spiritual reflexion and relaxation.
- Local activity - perhaps bowling, miniature golf, free-time
- Evening Campfire and/or outdoor recreation
(7) Monday - Harrisburg sights:
- Pennsylvania State
Capitol tour
- Pennsylvania State Museum
- Bass Pro Shop
(8)
Tuesday - Hershey Chocolate World and Hershey Park (in-season)
(9) Wednesday - Lunch and show at the Rainbow Dinner
Theatre
(10) Thursday - Baltimore area tour including:
- The National Aquarium
- Fort McHenry and
boat ride
- Maryland Science Center
(11) Friday - Second Philadelphia area tour including:
- The
Philadelphia Zoo
- The Philadelphia Art Museum
- Shopping at King of Prussia Mall
(12) Saturday -
Washington, D.C. tour including:
- Smithsonian Air & Space Museum
- U.S. Capitol tour
- National Archives
- World War II Memorial
- National Holocaust
Memorial
- Walking tour of the various Mall monuments
(13) Sunday
- Please join us for a time of spiritual reflexion and relaxation.
- Local activity - perhaps bowling, miniature golf, free-time
- Evening Campfire and/or outdoor recreation
(14) Monday - Washigton, D.C. additional sights and
departure
21-Day Sample Itinerary:
(1)
Tuesday - Arrive at Dulles/Washington, D.C. Airport* and travel to Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
(2) Wednesday - Recover from jet-lag, see local sights:
- Ephrata Cloister - historic religious settlement
- Hiking at Middlecreek Wildlife Sanctuary
- Amish Dinner
(3) Thursday - Guided tour of Philadelphia including:
- The Liberty Bell and Independence Hall
- Historic
Philadelphia
- The National Constitution Center
- Valley Forge National Historic Park
(4)
Friday - Pennsylvania Dutch Country:
- Shopping at Lancaster Outlets
- Amish Farm Tour
- Dinner at Hershey Farms
- Show at Sight & Sound
(5) Saturday
- New York City tour including:
- Ground Zero - The World Trade Center
site
- Walking tour of Wall Street (Financial District), Battery Park,
Southside Seaport
- Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island by Zephyr
- Shops along Fifth Avenue
- Times Square
(6) Sunday - Please join us for Church and relaxation. Evening Campfire and/or outdoor
recreation
(7) Monday - Harrisburg sights:
- Pennsylvania State Capitol tour
- Pennsylvania State
Museum
- Bass Pro Shop
(8) Tuesday - Hershey Chocolate World and Hershey Park (in-season)
(9)
Wednesday - Lunch and show at the Rainbow Dinner Theatre
(10) Thursday - Baltimore area tour including:
- The
National Aquarium
- Fort McHenry and boat ride
- Maryland Science Center
(11) Friday - Second Philadelphia
area tour including:
- The Philadelphia Zoo
- The Philadelphia Art Museum
- Shopping at King of Prussia
Mall
(12) Saturday - Washington, D.C. tour including:
- Smithsonian
Air & Space Museum
- U.S. Capitol tour
- National Archives
- World War II Memorial
- National Holocaust Memorial
- Walking
tour of the various Mall monuments
(13) Sunday - Please join us for a time of spiritual reflexion and
relaxation.
- Local activity - perhaps bowling, miniature golf, free-time
- Evening Campfire and/or outdoor recreation
(14) Monday - Gettysburg Battlefield
on horseback and Museum
(15) Tuesday - Local activity and sports event
(16) Wednesday - Rehoboth Beach
Delaware trip including:
- Swimming (in season) in the Atlantic Ocean
- Shopping on the Boardwalk
(17)
Thursday - Local activity and show at The American Music Theatre
(18) Friday - Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire
(19)
Saturday - New York City Art Museum tour including:
- Metropolitan Museum of Art
- The Guggenheim
- Central
Park
(20) Sunday - Please join us for a time of spiritual reflexion and relaxation.
- Local activity - perhaps bowling, miniature golf, free-time
- Evening Campfire and/or outdoor recreation
(21) Monday - Washigton, D.C.
additional sights and departure
* We are in close proximity and provide transportation to and from the following airports:
- Philadelphia
International Airport
- Newark International Airport
- John F. Kennedy International Airport (New York)
- Baltimore
International Airport
- Dulles International Airport (Washington DC)
For domestic guests, there are also
a number of smaller local airports that are very convinient as well.
Philadelphia is the most convenient of the
larger airports.
