ALL OVERNIGHT TRIPS WILL BE A NORTH PICK UP FOR SCC & KP MEMBERS – 1207 N PEBBLE BEACH BLVD. FAR END OF PARKING LOT BETWEEN NORTH CONCOURSE LANE AND THE SECURITY PATROL BUILDING. CHECK IN WITH ESCORT. YOU WILL RECEIVE A SIGN TO PLACE ON YOUR DASHBOARD. SECURITY PATROL IS AWARE WHEN WE HAVE AN OVERNIGHT TRIP, THIS WILL LET THEM KNOW YOU ARE WITH SCC TRAVEL CLUB.
Nights of Lights festival turns the city of St. Augustine into a dazzling holiday display! Selected by National Geographic as one of the ten BEST HOLIDAY LIGHTING DISPLAYS IN THE WORLD!
DAY ONE • Upon arrival in St Augustine, we will have LUNCH at Hurricane Patty’s (included). • After lunch we will have a narrated scenic boat cruise and enjoy a unique view of the city and St. Augustine’s historic landmarks and natural beauty. • We will check in to Hampton Inn St. Augustine Hotel - Hilton. • A little time to relax and freshen up before our Narrated Trolley Tour of The Lights of St Augustine. Get into the holiday spirit on a trolley tour of St. Augustine’s annual Nights of Lights Festival. Hop on the trolley, sit back, and enjoy the dazzling illuminated views, from more than 3 million lights, along the city’s Historic District. Dinner on own St. George Street after our Narrated Trolley Tour of The Lights of St Augustine.
DAY TWO • Enjoy a hot breakfast at our hotel then spend the remainder of your day aboard the Trolley Tour at your own pace with on/off privileges. Relive the story of the first settlement in North America as you visit Castillo de San Marcos, the Spanish fort build in the 17th century. Visit the world-famous spring that Ponce de Leon deemed the Fountain of Youth. Explore the site of the first Mass in America at the Mission of Nombre de Dios. Experience early St. Augustine as you tour old St. Augustine Village, featuring houses from the 18th and 19th centuries.
• Old Town Trolley Tours makes stops at the Old Jail, St. Augustine History Museum, Potter’s Wax Museum, the Spanish Military Hospital. Visit the San Sebastian Winery; Explore Flagler College, built by Henry Morrison Flagler, and industrialist, railroad pioneer and oil magnate, who originally used the building as a hotel then known as Ponce de Leon hotel
• Explore over 500 years of history and over 100 points of interest. You will receive a detailed map of the trolley route and the attractions found at each stop. The St. Augustine Pirate & Treasure Museum offers an exciting and educational museum that features over 800 authentic artifacts celebrating the history of piracy, both factual and fictional, from the 1600’s through present day.
• The 21 stops make it convenient for guests to disembark for shopping, dining, visiting attractions and exploring the historic city on their own. End your Trolly Tour at St. George Street with many restaurants and unique shops for some shopping and a bite to eat before heading for home.
Fantasy in Lights a more than 30-year Callaway Resort & Gardens light and sound Christmas tradition, includes a seven-mile scenic drive with 17 festive Christmas scenes synchronized to favorite holiday songs. Scenes include thirty dancing trees at Celebration Lake, gigantic holiday wreaths, the stunning Snowflake Valley, and the enchanting Tunnel of Lights. Enjoy the light displays while singing carols in the open-air Jolly Trolley. The breathtaking Magical Field of Lights, spanning nearly two football fields and featuring a 10-story Christmas tree, the tallest in the South.
DAY ONE
• Our adventure begins as we make our way to Callaway Resort and Gardens! We will make a lunch stop (OYO) as we travel to the resort. After our late afternoon arrival and check in, The Lodge & Spa features guest rooms with lovely lake, woodland, and garden views. A little time to freshen up and then enjoy a delicious holiday-style Dinner Buffet.
DAY TWO
• Enjoy a delicious breakfast buffet, followed by a tour of the gardens with an informative step-on guide.
• The guided tour includes the Ida Cason Callaway Memorial Chapel, Inspired by 16th-century Gothic chapels, it is highlighted by a variety of materials native to the region, including fieldstone quartz. Beautifully crafted stained-glass windows depict Georgia pines, softwoods, and hardwoods, coming to life in vibrant colors as the four seasons progress. The majestic sounds of the chapel’s custom-built Möller pipe organ ring out during seasonal concerts.
• The Cecil B. Day Butterfly Center, where typically 1,000 or more butterflies flutter freely about in one of North America’s largest tropical butterfly conservatories.
• The Callaway Discovery Center, Virginia Hand Callaway (1900-1995), co-founder of what was originally called Ida Cason Gardens, was passionate about connecting man with the natural world. The Discovery Center also houses an auditorium, art exhibits, an education wing featuring our Crawleseum, the Discovery Amphitheater, where you can experience our Free-Flighted Birds of Prey Shows and the Discovery Gift Shop. The 35,000-square-foot facility is the logical starting point for your tour of Callaway Resort & Gardens.
• After our guided tour you will have time for lunch on your own. With a variety of tempting restaurants to choose from at Callaway, there’s something to satisfy everyone. Guests will delight in Southern specialties, pub favorites, healthy fare, and elegant, creative cuisine. Time to explore the gorgeous surroundings at your own pace.
• You may want to rest up before another delicious Buffet Dinner followed by a beloved holiday tradition shining even brighter this Christmas season!
• Climb aboard the Jolly Trolley for a dazzling journey along the classic seven-mile Fantasy In Lights drive-through experience, adorned with 10 million twinkling lights and 17 dazzling Christmas scenes!
• Then step off the Trolley and into the Callaway Christmas Village, into a forest of twinkling lights, gigantic snowflakes and larger-than-life ornaments surround you. Stroll through a forest of decorated trees on Christmas Tree Lane, stop for some hot chocolate, and seasonal shopping at the Christmas Market.
DAY THREE
• Enjoy a delicious breakfast buffet, included, before we leave our beautiful surroundings this morning and head to Roosevelt’s Little White House State Historic Site Warm Springs, built in 1932 while governor of New York, prior to being inaugurated as president in 1933. He first came to Warm Springs in 1924 hoping to find a cure for the infantile paralysis (polio) that had struck him in 1921.
• Our personal tour will include the Little White House, the FDR Memorial Museum, a 14-minute video, the Guest House, Servant’s Quarter, Legacy Exhibit, Walk of Flags & Stones, and Gift Shop. Getting to the Little White House is an outside walk, so please dress for the weather.
• After our tour of the Little White House we will stop for lunch, included at The Bulloch House Restaurant, where Southern hospitality is not just a saying. It's a way of life that exists in the food and charm at the Bulloch House in Historic Warm Springs, Georgia.
• After lunch the day continues with a visit to Adcock Pecans in Tifton, GA. If you like nuts this is the place for you! You can choose from a variety of Nuts. A few of our best-selling pecan-based products include Pecans in the Shell, Pecan Halves, Pecan Pieces, Pecan Meal, Toasted Pecans, Pecan Oil, Praline Pecans, Chocolate Covered Pecans, Cinnamon Pecans, Pecan Brittle, Glazed Pecans, Pecan Delights with Caramel, and Pecan Rolls. Also look for other great sellers Jams, Dressings, Candies, Syrups, Gift Baskets, No-Sugar Added Spreads, Sugar-Free Syrups and much more!
• Our stop for the evening will be the Drury Inn in Valdosta, GA. The Drury Inns offer an incredible array of amenities including refreshments upon arrival, in-room coffee, hot and cold breakfast, evening beverages and the FREE 5:30 KICKBACK! The Kickback menu changes daily and includes salad and a different soup or chili is offered nightly along with different hot items from Alfredo Penne Pasta, BBQ sliders, potatoes, mac & cheese, hot dog & bun, mixed vegetables, Chips, Salsa & Nacho Cheese and more.
DAY FOUR
• After a good night’s sleep and a deluxe hot breakfast buffet we will start our journey back home!
Includes 3 Nights Lodging, 7 Meals – 3 Breakfasts, 1 Lunch, 3 Dinners. If interested in a roommate, a list will be available in the office with names and phone #'s. It will be your responsibility to contact a person on the list and signup in the office as a double.
Double - $829pp Single $1139pp
$300 per person deposit due with reservation DBL (Non-Refundable)
$450 per person deposit due with reservation SGL (Non-Refundable)
Final payment due October 11, 2024.
Reservations after October 11 – Payment in full only
SAVANNAH, Georgia's oldest city, the savannah, is known for its gorgeous coastal landscapes and well-preserved history. A sweet Southern sanctuary where art, architecture and ghost tales collide under a shroud of Spanish moss. Its where culinary perfection meets seaside delights. CHARLESTON, a coastal city with small-town charm, historic sites, and diverse cuisine. Known as “The Holy City,” because of its over 400 churches is brimming with historic structures, monuments, and majestic home-turned-museums that proudly boast the history of the United States.
DAY ONE
Today travel to Savannah, GA with lunch stop, on your own. Upon arrival, check into The Best Western Savannah Historic District hotel, for a two-night stay. After settling in you will have time to explore the area and Savannah’s River Street a glittering, multi-faceted gem along the broad Savannah River. The century old buildings, once cotton warehouses, have been converted to antique shops, distinctive boutiques, spectacular galleries, quaint brew pubs, fabulous restaurants, unique nightspots, elegant inns, and hotels. Bustling with welcoming hospitality.
Tonight, you will enjoy a two-hour Sunset Dinner Cruise as a riverboat slowly takes you down the Savannah River. Enjoy a specially prepared buffet-style dinner, after dinner, enjoy the tunes from the 50’s through today performed by the riverboat entertainers and enjoy the calm Savannah evenings and the amazing sights and sounds of the historic city of Savannah.
DAY TWO
Enjoy a delicious breakfast, we will then meet our guide for a tour of Savannah’s Historic Area. Unique park like squares, cobblestone and brick streets, mansions and row houses are shaded by Live Oak trees draped in Spanish moss.
Following our tour, we will visit the Mercer-Williams House, featured in the Novel & Film, Midnight in the Garden of Good & Evil. Construction began in 1860, for General Hugh W. Mercer, great-grandfather of celebrated songwriter Johnny Mercer, and was subsequently interrupted by the Civil War. It was eventually completed in 1868, after General Mercer sold the unfinished structure to John R. Wilder. Thus, no Mercer ever actually lived in the house that bears their name.
We will continue to the Pirates House for a delicious buffet lunch. This unique restaurant was first opened in 1753 as an inn for seafarers, and fast became a meeting point for pirates and sailors from the Seven Seas. Since then, The Pirates House has been entertaining visitors with a bounty of delicious food, drink, and rousing good times.
After lunch you will be free to stroll down River Street and have dinner on your own at one of the many fine restaurants. And don’t forget to stop at Savannah’s Candy Kitchen, known for its classic Southern candies and confections, such as pralines, pecan brittle and peanut brittle.
DAY THREE
Following breakfast this morning, depart for Charleston, SC. On arrival, you will tour the Magnolia Plantation & Gardens founded in 1676 by the Drayton Family. The Plantation has survived for centuries and witnessed the history of our nation from the American Revolution through the Civil War and beyond. Enjoy a guided tour of the Plantation House with its elegant, columned porch and extensive collection of Early American museum and background on the Drayton’s family plantation living through ten generations.
The Nature Tram is a 45-minute narrated tour of the Plantations, outside of its historic gardens and lawns, giving an insight into the story of how Magnolia Plantation has evolved since 1676. Also enjoy a self-guided walk through the famous Historic Garden, continually planted since 1680’s and displaying year-round color.
A boxed lunch is also included today at the Plantation.
Then check into your Charleston area hotel, The Town Place Suites by Marriott, for a two-night stay.
Dinner tonight is included at Hymens Seafood Restaurant.
DAY FOUR
After breakfast, we will then head for Wadmalaw Island for a tour of the Charleston Tea Gardens. For tea lovers, we promise a once in a lifetime experience. Here's your chance to tour America's only tea factory. You'll learn all about how tea is made. large TV screens will introduce you to Mr. and Mrs. Bigelow and explain in detail the teamaking process. Embark on a memorable Trolley Tour through the beautiful gardens, lush landscapes, and endless rows of tea bushes with a stop at the greenhouse, where you'll disembark and witness the miracle of new tea bushes coming to life.
A boxed lunch is also included today at the end of our tour of the Tea Gardens.
We will return to Charleston where we will meet our local guide for a Historic Charleston Tour. One of the most beautiful and historic cities in the South with 300 years of Charleston history, grand homes, historic churches, and city monuments. During the tour you will see White Point Garden, Rainbow Row, Old Exchange Building, Four Corners of Law, Site of Gadsden Wharf, U.S. Custom House, Ashley Hall, The Battery, College of Charleston, and several historic churches.
DAY FIVE
⁃ After a good night’s sleep and a deluxe hot breakfast buffet provided by our hotel, we will start our journey back to Sun City Center!
