DeLo DAY TOURS 

 

  Specializing in Day Trips and Bus Charters

 

 

1107 Lovell Road

Knoxville, TN 37932

phone: 865-675-0404

fax: 865-966-4167

email: delodt@cbww.com

 2008


Welcome to 2008 !  I hope you find some new trips, as well as some favorite ones.  I cannot express how important it is to call quickly to reserve your place and/or ticket.  There may be other trips added throughout the year.  Refer to our web site, delodt.com,   For updates, there will be a  Fall mailing.  We will be glad to quote any group for chartered trips.  Give us a call TODAY.  Our bus departs from the shopping center at the corner of Walker Springs and Kingston Pike in West Knoxville.   Any prices & dates are subject to change.      2-2008       

DATE

NAME OF EVENT

CITY, STATE

PRICE

Thurs., April 10

Keeneland Horse Track

Lexington, KY

See Below  

Phoenix Room—Dress up and enjoy the races from paddock side with buffet restaurant. $ 80 pp
Equestrian Room—Stay inside on ground level and order from a menu. $ 65 pp + food
Side Track—Reserved seat outside and food on your own. $ 55 pp + food
All packages include race program and transportation. Above based on availability. Call NOW.

Fri., April 18

Gen. Morgan Inn and Biltmore

Greenville, TN & Asheville, NC

$ 92 Each  

We will eat lunch at the world famous Brumley’s Restaurant, housed within The General Morgan Inn in Greeneville, TN.     Greeneville is celebrating the Bicentennial birth of President Andrew Johnson.    On to the beautiful Biltmore Estates with their never-ending spring flower displays.  The world comes alive !  Included: Transportation, lunch, & admittance into Biltmore.  Call NOW. 

Sat., May 3

Discover Mills and Medieval Times

Atlanta, GA 

$ 85 Each  

Discover Discover Mills, an upscale outlet mall dressed to impress, touting high-end stores such as Saks' Off 5th, Neiman's "Last Call," Black Lion, Kenneth Cole, and others. The complex houses over 200 retail shops and specialty stores, including a Bass Pro Outdoors center that spans 140,000 square feet.  We will have dinner with King Alfonso and a evening of entertainment of knight’s jousting at the castle of Medieval Times   Included:  Transportation, dinner and entertainment.  Call NOW. 

Fri., May 9

Freshwater Pearl Farm   

Camden Kentucky Lake, TN

$ 95 Each  

A wonderful tour of the ONLY freshwater pearl farm in North America.  Learn about the history of freshwater pearl-culturing , visit with a local diver, enjoy lunch on site and go pearl shopping.  Included:  Transportation, pearl tour and lunch.   Call NOW.

Fri., June 6

Jack Daniels Tour and BBQ lunch

Lynchburg, TN      

$ 70 Each  

An open-air BBQ Pavilion, which overlooks the Jack Daniel Distillery and offers a breathtaking view of the Hollow, is a perfect setting for an old-fashioned summertime lunch highlighted by delicious BBQ chicken and pulled pork.  Horseshoes, shuffleboard, music, or relax are all choices.  A tour of the distillery is also included. 

Mon., June 9

The Varsity, Georgia Aquarium & Coca Cola

Atlanta, GA

$ 65  GA Aquar     $ 80  Aquar + Coke  

Lunch will be at the world famous Varsity Restaurant , home of the onion rings.  Shaped like an ark, the brand new world’s largest aquarium, with eight million gallons of fresh and marine water and more aquatic life than found in any other aquarium,  has created a buzz with a state-of-the-art facility.  Spend the afternoon at the aquarium or split up your time and add on a tour of the new Coca Cola facility.  Lunch is on your own at The Varsity.   Included:  Transportation and aquarium admittance.   Let me know if you want to add on the Coca Cola tour.  Senior rates listed above.  Adult, Youth and Children rates available.  Call NOW.

Fri., June 20

Children’s Holocaust Museum and Buttonwillow Church Civil War Theatre

Whitwell, TN

$ 78

A student-led tour of the Children’s Holocaust Memorial (showcased on a documentary about a collection of paper clips) will help grasp the magnitude of the number of Jews killed during The Holocaust.  Down the street we go back in time to a humorous and touching production of “Granddaddy’s Watch.”    Civil War Era recipes will be served Antebellum style at lunch as we have a “...blast from the past.”  Included:  Transportation, tour to the Children’s Holocaust Memorial, and lunch / theatre. 

Sat., July 19

Cirque de Chine, Smoky Mtn. Palace

Sevierville, TN

$ 45

Enjoy a few hours shopping, looking around, and lunch in Sevierville  before attending the production of Cirque de Chine.  “The Legends of China” is a compilation of award-winning, internationally‑acclaimed programs from the fields of acrobatics, drum corps, folk & modern dance, contemporary fashion and Shaolin martial arts.  Must see !  Included: Bus & show.  Call NOW.

Fri., July 25

Heart & Soul Dinner Theatre

Maggie Valley, NC

$ 75

A great dinner theatre featuring Rhythm & Blues that begins with the early ‘3 chord blues,’ and traces the steps of Soul music through the Big Band Era, Do Wop and ‘50s, ‘60s funk R&B, and Motown plus a country segment.  Included:  Transportation, dinner, and show.

Thurs., July 31

Toyota Manufacturing Plant

Georgetown, KY

$ 60

After lunch, we will tour the top-of-the-line, highly scientific Toyota Manufacturing Plant.  This is the largest Toyota facility in North America covering some 7.5 million sq. ft.  Ride a tram through this exhibit and watch as they make Camry and Avalon automobiles.  Included:  Transportation and lunch.

Fri., Aug. 15

Murder at the Mansion (Falcon Rest)

McMinnville, TN

$ 73

Become a real character from 1897, then ad-lib to your hearts’ content.  Needless to say, it never comes out exactly the same way twice.  But it always lives up to Falcon Rest’s reputation as "the Victorian mansion where history is fun."  Included:  Transportation, wonderful meal, play and tour of mansion.

Aug. 21—24

Sights, Sounds & Food of New York

New York, New York

$ 1,800

What a fabulous weekend !  Back by popular demand, we will leave on Thursday morning (fly from Knoxville) and return on Sunday evening.  While in New York we will see plays, eat at some of the best  restaurants, shop plus much more.  Included: round trip air from Knoxville, shuttle to and from hotel, hotel for three nights, lunch at Tavern on the Green, brunch on The World Yacht, pre-theatre dinner, two days All Loop Bus Tour, and two Broadway plays.    Also included are passes for either the Empire State Building or the Rockefeller Center Tour, either the Metropolitan Museum or the Am. Museum of Natural History, and shopping discounts.  Insurance included.  Pricing is based on double occupancy.   Sign up NOW.    Limited spaces available. 

M/T, Sept. 8 & 9

National Quartet Convention

Louisville, KY

$ 207 pp (double)

The National Quartet Convention is Christian Entertainment’s largest annual event.  Hear and meet your favorite Southern Gospel groups.  Performing Monday evening will be:  Booth Brothers, Dixie Echoes, Dixie Melody Boys, Dove Brothers, Gold City, Inspirations, Kingsmen, Legacy Five, Mark Trammell Trio, Perrys, Primitives, Soul'd Out, Southern Sound, Torchmen, Triumphant.  Take part in the Bible study (Mark Trammell Trio) before going to Joe Huber’s Restaurant for lunch.  Included:  transportation, one night stay in The Galt House, bus shuttle ticket and lunch on Tuesday.  Call NOW

Mon., Sept 22

Southern Foods Tour

Birmingham, AL

$ 55