Mayflower Tours | Cherry Blossom Festival

7 DAYS • 7 MEALS

Set out on the perfect American journey. Trace the steps from our early colonial history to the current inner workings of our Nation’s Capital.

Our Nation’s Capital at Cherry Blossom Time
Join us on a special departure of our Washington, DC and Williamsburg program and attend the National Cherry Blossom Festival which celebrates the blooming of the Japanese Cherry trees planted around the Tidal Basin. The festival annually commemorates the 1912 gift of 3,000 cherry trees from Mayor Yukio Ozaki of Tokyo to the city of Washington, honoring the lasting friendship between the United States and Japan. The beauty and aroma of the blossoming cherry trees is a feast for the senses.

The festival is highlighted by the National Cherry Blossom Festival Parade. Marching down Constitution Avenue, the parade is an amazing spectacle of sight and sound with colorfully decorated floats, giant helium balloons and cultural performing groups. There are also marching bands from around the country as well as precision military and specialty units and celebrity performances which combine in an energy-filled spectacle of music and showmanship you won’t want to miss.

Hotel Accommodations
Days One through Four – Holiday Inn National Hotel, Arlington, Virginia
Days Five and Six - Crowne Plaza at Fort Magruder, Williamsburg, Virginia

Day by Day
• Services of a professional Tour Manager
• 7 Meals (4 dinners and 3 breakfasts)
• Round trip airport transfers
• $35 in Mayflower Money

Day One
• Arrive in Washington, DC, with included transfers to your hotel from Reagan National Airport
• Meet your Tour Manager and fellow travelers at 6 p.m. for our welcome dinner

Day Two
• Breakfast at your hotel
• National Cherry Blossom Festival Parade
• Visit the Newseum, Washington’s museum of news

Day Three
• Tour of Arlington National Cemetery including the John F. Kennedy Memorial
• The Smithsonian including American Indian Museum and Air & Space Museum

Day Four
• Panoramic city tour of Washington, DC,
including the new Capitol Visitor Center
• National WWII Memorial
• Dinner
• Monuments Illumination Tour

Day Five
• Mount Vernon
• Jamestown Settlement
• Visit Powhatan Village
• Dinner

Day Six
• Breakfast at your hotel
• Explore Williamsburg
• Traditional Colonial tavern dinner

Day Seven
• Breakfast at your hotel
• Group transfer to Washington, DC, Reagan National Airport for flights after 2 p.m..

2010 Departure Date
April 9

Per Person Rates
Twin $1,398
Single add $589
Triple deduct $12

Call for air rates and schedules from your city to and from
Washington Reagan National Airport.

Rooms for the night before the tour are available. Cost for a room in Arlington is $209, tax included