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8 Holland Tulip Festival Holland Michigan Windmill HOLLAND TULIP FESTIVAL and Mackinac Island's Grand Hotel 7 DAYS • 9 MEALS Meals included: (B) Breakfast, (D) Dinner DAY ONE: Arrive in Chicago Chicago is America's third largest city and boasts a friendly, Midwest atmosphere. For those arriving early, your hotel is close to the Lake Michigan waterfront. Visit one of Chicago's great museums or stroll along the "Magnificent Mile." Your Tour Manager is available in the lobby at 6:00 p.m. to assist with check-in and can offer suggestions for dining this evening. DAY TWO: Chicago to Michigan This morning you will begin with a panoramic tour of downtown Chicago with a local guide. Later, you will depart for Michigan and arrive in Holland at the height of their annual Tulip Festival. This afternoon, you will visit Veldheer- DeKlomp Tulip Garden, Holland's only tulip farm, ablaze with acres of tulips in brilliant color in a Dutch setting of windmills, drawbridges and canals. (D) DAY THREE: Holland Tulip Festival This morning you will return to Holland and visit famous Windmill Island to see "De Zwaan," a 240-year-old working windmill. You will also see a miniature Netherlands Village, a candle-making shop and an antique carousel with hand-carved wooden horses and beautiful paintings. You will have free time to explore Holland on your own. This afternoon you will have reserved seating at the Muziekparade (Music Parade), where nearly 40 bands and as many floats, giant helium balloons, horses, Klompen dancers and much more perform along the parade route to the delight of young and old. (B) DAY FOUR: Mackinac Island Today you will ferry to Mackinac Island, where the charm of a bygone era is preserved. No automobiles are permitted and nothing intrudes on the serenity and natural beauty of the Island. Tour via horse-drawn carriage then arrive at the crown jewel of Mackinac Island, The Grand Hotel, the world's largest summer hotel, built in 1897 and your home for the next two nights. (B, D) DAY FIVE: Explore Mackinac Island Enjoy a full day at leisure on Mackinac Island. Browse the shops, sample the fudge, rent a bike and pedal along the coast of Lake Huron. Dinner again tonight is in the beautiful Grand Hotel dining room. (B, D) DAY SIX: A Bavarian Welcome Raise the stein of good cheer in Frankenmuth, also known as Michigan's "Little Bavaria." Stroll over Holz-Brucke, a 239-footreplica of an authentic 19th-century covered bridge, and visit the charming Bavarian-style shops that line the streets. A trip to Bronner's Christmas Wonderland, the world's largest Christmas store, is a Michigan must see. (B, D) DAY SEVEN: Return Home Your journey ends with a transfer to the airport in Chicago for flights home after 5:00 p.m. (B) HOTEL ACCOMMODATIONS Days One: The Palmer House Hilton, Chicago, IL Days Two and Three: Hilton Inn, Grand Rapids, MI Days Four and Five: The Grand Hotel, Mackinac Island, MI Day Six: Bavarian Inn Lodge, Frankenmuth, MI 2 2 1 1 A N A N C O A R I O N O N T A N A D End City t City tar S ernights Ov 1 End City s City City t City rnights Gr nmuth kinac an n c Ma A N G M ckinac ken ap nm Mackinac n 2 2 1 our R r Island M F pids M I C H I G Mackinac p and R r T isit V ankenmuth oute our R isit Gr Chicago O I S I N L I L p G km d 200 Holland 2 pids ap 0 es mil 0 200 and R r