Country Travel Discoveries 2022
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enjoy a traditional Kentucky lunch prepared with straight-from the-garden ingredients at Shaker Village. Followed by a guided tour of the grounds, and some free time to explore this 19th-century village, home to the third largest Shaker community in the United States. Next, we travel to Berea, located at the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains. Home to Berea College, students are required to work at least 10-15 hours per week in exchange for free tuition. Generous donors support the College to provide a high quality education for students from Appalachia with high academic potential and limited financial resources. Berea is also known as the Folk Arts and Crafts Capital of Kentucky. We'll make a stop the Kentucky Artisan Center where everything is "Made in the Bluegrass State". Learn about the heritage, craft and time- honored traditions of Kentucky's people. No trip to Berea is complete without visiting and enjoying a meal at the Historic Boone Tavern Hotel & Restaurant. Built in 1909 on the old "Dixie Highway," this establishment was named after Kentucky explorer Daniel Boone. The tavern is delightfully furnished with handcrafted wooden furniture made by Berea College students. We'll start off our meal with tasty spoonbread and enjoy locally grown items from the Berea College Farm. B, L, D DAY 5—KENTUCKY HORSE PARK/ARK ENCOUNTER Today, we start our day at the Kentucky Horse Park and Museum in Lexington where we will be enchanted by the beauty, strength and spirit of the horse. Our stop includes a visit to the world-renowned International Museum of the Horse, an affiliate of the Smithsonian Institution. And possibly our biggest highlight of the tour is literally huge in size and stature — the ARK Encounter! ARK Encounter features a full-size Noah's Ark, built according to the dimensions given in the Bible. Spanning 510 feet long, 85 feet wide, and 51 feet high, this modern engineering marvel amazes visitors young and old. B, L DAY 6—TOYOTA MANUFACTURING TOUR/ HOME This morning we will tour Toyota's largest vehicle manufacturing plant outside of Japan. The facility covers 7.5 million square feet of floor space, the equivalent of 156 football fields. But don't worry you will ride comfortably in one of their trams as you experience a guided tour of the manufacturing plant. After our tour we will head back to Cincinnati with frond memories of the Bluegrass State. B x Discoveries Experience ____________________ 6 Days • 10 Meals May 11-16, 2022 Sep 28-Oct 3, 2022 Price Per Person: Double: $1,597; Single: $1,985 Pre/Post Hotel: $158/night Depart/Return: Cincinnati, OH Highlights & Inclusions ____________________ • Tour the most authentic full- size replica of Noah's Ark in the world at ARK Encounter • Learn about the strength and spirit of the horse at the Kentucky Horse Park • Visit the Kentucky Artisan Center where everything is Made in the Bluegrass State • Guided tour of one of the most iconic 19th-century homes in America, My Old Kentucky Home • Backstretch breakfast & historic walking tour at Churchill Downs • See Biblical History come to life at the world-class Creation Museum • Bag handling (1 per person) at hotels • Fees/tips for included attractions/meals • Free airport shuttle or hotel parking • Welcome reception, 24-hour emergency all service, free bottled water on coach Quality Accommodations ____________________ Night 1: Hyatt Place CVG Airport, Florence Nights 2-3: Galt House, Louisville Night 4: Boone Tavern Hotel, Berea Night 5: Georgetown Hotel TBD Note: Moderate to extensive walking required to fully enjoy this tour. CountryTravelDiscoveries.com/ARK Take a behind-the-scenes Tour of Churchill Downs Go back in time at Shaker Village Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill www.kentuckytourism.com 855-744-TRIP (8747) | 61 US — SOUTH | KENTUCKY'S ARK ENCOUNTER & CREATION MUSEUM