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Marvelous Maryland
NEW TOUR
Marvelous Maryland
featuring Four Nights in Ocean City
7 DAYS • 11 MEALS Join us as we explore Baltimore, Chesapeake Bay and Maryland’s Eastern Shore. Cruise on Baltimore’s Inner Harbor, tour the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis and see the wild ponies of Assateague Island National Seashore.
DAY 1 Arrive in Maryland: Welcome to Marvelous Maryland as you arrive in Baltimore. Transfer to your \Inner Harbor hotel and meet your Tour Manager in the hotel lobby at 6:00 p.m. for dining suggestions.
DAY 2 Baltimore Touring and Inner Harbor Cruise: This morning a local guide conducts a sightseeing of Baltimore. See the city’s historic landmarks such as Star-Spangled Banner Flag House, Babe Ruth’s Birthplace and Oriole Park at Camden Yards. Later, take to the water for a cruise of Baltimore’s Inner Harbor. Learn of the city’s waterfront transformation from the waterways and see Fort McHenry, Key Bridge and more. Tonight, dinner is at one of Baltimore’s fine restaurants where crab cakes are the order of the day. Meals: B, D
DAY 3 Annapolis and Chesapeake Maritime Museum: Depart Baltimore for the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, the second oldest of the five U.S. service academies. Enjoy a walking tour conducted by one of the certified USNA guides who will bring the Navy’s history and traditions to life. Then make a stop at the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, an interactive museum with a collection of Chesapeake Bay boats. Meals: B, D
DAY 4 Waterfowl and Wild Ponies: Begin the day at the Ward Museum of Waterfowl Art, home to the most comprehensive collection of waterfowl carvings in the world, ranging from art sculptures to working decoys used by hunters. Then, visit Assateague Island National Seashore known for its numerous marshes, pristine beaches and most notably the herds of wild horses. Dinner tonight is at Harrison’s Harbor Watch Restaurant. Meals: B, D
DAY 5 Chincoteague Island and Assateague Lighthouse: In Virginia this morning, meet a local guide who shows you Chincoteague Island. Learn the
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Assateague Island National Seashore Chincoteague Island
Wild horse at Assateague Island National Seashore
history of the area and the importance of the island’s oyster industry, its maritime history and historic role of the islanders as light keepers and shipwreck rescuers. See the museum’s Fresnel lenses and its connection with author Marguerite Henry. Also make a phot stop at historic Assateague Lighthouse. Located on the Virginia portion of Assateague Island, it was completed in 1867. Return to Ocean City for another delicious dinner. Meals: B, D
DAY 6 Eco-Cruise and Dickens Parlour Theater: This morning climb aboard the OC Explorer for an educational and relaxing Eco-Cruise on Sinepuxent Bay. Cruise through the commercial fishing harbor and learn about the eco system with an on-board touch tank. Enjoy time for shopping and exploring on Ocean City’s fun Boardwalk. Tonight, you head to Delaware for a delicious dinner followed by an evening of magic with the entertainment industry’s top magicians. Meals: B, D
DAY 7 Travel Home: Bid a fond farewell to the Atlantic coast with a group to Baltimore Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport for flights out after 2:00 p.m.
Meal: B
HOTEL ACCOMMODATIONS
Days 1 and 2 – Hilton Garden Inn Inner Harbor, Baltimore, Maryland Days 3 through 6 – Hilton Suites Oceanfront, Ocean City, Maryland
TOUR ACTIVITY LEVEL 1 2 3 4 5
EASY ENERGETIC
• 11 Meals: 5 dinners and 6 breakfasts • Round trip airport transfers • Spend three nights in Baltimore’s Inner Harbor • Narrated sightseeing tour of Baltimore to see the
Star-Spangled Banner Flag House and Babe Ruth’s
Birthplace • Learn Baltimore’s history on a narrated cruise of the
Inner Harbor • Take a walking tour of the U.S. Naval Academy at
Annapolis • Visit the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum • Spend four nights in Ocean City on the Atlantic coast • Tour the Ward Museum of Waterfowl Art, home to the largest collection of waterfowl carvings in the world • Visit Assateague Island National Seashore known for its pristine beaches and the herds of wild horses • Tour Chincoteague Island with a local guide and learn the importance of the island’s oyster industry and maritime history • Photo stop at historic Assateague Lighthouse • Enjoy an educational eco-cruise aboard the OC Explorer on Sinepuxent Bay • Free time for shopping and exploring on Ocean City’s
Boardwalk • Included dinner and an evening of magic at Dickens
Parlour Theater
2024 Departures Per Person Twin Single Room add
May 10 $2,899 $1,159 September 20 $2,899 $1,159 October 4 $2,899 $1,159
Call for air rates and schedules from your city to and from Baltimore.
Rooms for the night before the tour are available. Cost for a room in Baltimore is $259, tax included.
