CHRISTMAS IN THE BERKSHIRES

A NORMAN ROCKWELL HOLIDAY

DECEMBER 6 - 8, 2024

Highlights Include: Yankee Candle Flagship Store • Bright Nights Holiday Display • Berkshire Cottages • Stockbridge Tour • Tour of the MOUNT • Stockbridge Main Street at Christmas Holiday Concert • Norman Rockwell Museum • Stockbridge Main Street at Christmas 

Excursion Includes: Luxury Motorcoach Transportion • Two nights lodging • Meals (2 breakfasts & 2 dinners) • Scenic Excursions Tour Host/Hostess

PRICE PER PERSON:

Double - $1075.00     

Triple - $1050.00      

Single - $1350.00

Travel protection is available to help protect your investment, your belongings and most importantly, you. The full plan details can be viewed under About / Travel Protection Plan. Rates are per person and based on the excursion price & length, and guest’s age at time of booking. Travel protection must be purchased at the time of booking and paid in full with the excursion deposit.

TENTATIVE ITINERARY:
Friday, December 6, 2024:

Tops - 355 Orchard Park Rd., West Seneca, NY 14224

Eastern Hills Mall - 4545 Transit Rd., Williamsville, NY 14221

Henrietta - 3450 Winton Place, Rochester, NY 14623

Upon arrival, we will visit the YANKEE CANDLE FLAGSHIP STORE, South Deerfield, MA. It's always Christmastime at the Bavarian Christmas Village. We will see the BRIGHT NIGHTS HOLIDAY LIGHT DISPLAY. Set in Springfield's historic 750-acre Forest Park, a perfect backdrop for the more than 500,000 twinkling lights. Springfield was the birthplace of the author of Dr. Seuss books. You will marvel as you drive past dozens of holiday scenes. The two-and-a-half-mile drive turns us all into children again. DINNER is included at a local restaurant. Following dinner, we will travel to our hotel for check-in. 

Saturday, December 7, 2024: BREAKFAST at the hotel this morning. Meet your LOCAL GUIDE at the hotel after breakfast and you will embark on a day of touring including COMMENTARY ABOUT THE BERKSHIRE COTTAGES as you tour about today. The STOCKBRIDGE TOUR promises to whet your appetite for further exploration of this "picture postcard" town. Amazing stories are told about the founders of the town and others who have had an impact on its growth. See the former Norman Rockwell Museum at the Old Corner House. You will see the famous Red Lion Inn, the First Church, the Children's Chimes Chapel, the village cemetery, where the first slave to be legally freed in the U.S. is buried, and many other points of interest. This is a light and informative tour with history, humor and facts. We will take a TOUR OF THE MOUNT, which was wthe home of Edith Wharton, the first woman to receive the Pulitzer Prize - for her work "The Age of Innocence" (1920). Edith Wharton oversaw the design, construction, and furnishing of The Mount and its gardens. A National Historic Landmark, The Mount has undergone extensive restoration and many rooms are presently furnished by international interior decorators. The tour combines literary, historical, biographical, and design aspects of Wharton's life and writing. There is a gift shop with many of Wharton's works for sale. The MOUNT will be decorated for the Holidays. After lunch, at your own expense, continue with the Cottages tour en-route back to your hotel after lunch. Return to the hotel in the midafternoon to freshen up and relax before dinner. DINNER is included this evening at a local restaurant. Following dinner, travel down the street to the First Congregational Church for the 7:00 pm STOCKBRIDGE MAIN STREET AT CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY CONCERT featuring The Berkshire Bach Players - Celebrate the magic of the season with a classical lite musical program located at the First Congregational Church Stockbridge. This is general admission seating. Following the concert, return to the hotel. 

Sunday, December 8, 2024: BREAKFAST at the hotel in the morning. Meet your GUIDE and head to the NORMAN ROCKWELL MUSEUM. See many of the illustrator's works in the original oil paintings at your own pace. There are gallery talks and a gift shop to explore. Travel to Stockbridge Main Street for lunch on your own. This afternoon is the highlight of your tour! STOCKBRIDGE MAIN STREET AT CHRISTMAS. The main street of Stockbridge, with antique cars parked along the street, comes alive recreating the famous painting by Norman Rockwell. Children young and old welcome Santa and Mrs. Clause. Activities may include a gingerbread competition, story readings, caroling with Santa. Horse drawn tours of Main Street are extra. This festive atmosphere is sure to get anyone into the holiday spirit. Following our time on main street, we will make a comfort stop and pay on own fast food stop en route home.