Tour Name:	Christmas on The Biltmore Estate
Departure:	11/27/10
Return:	12/03/10
Price:	$1855 Double / $2089 Single + Air

Description

Immerse yourself in the grandeur of the Vanderbilts' Biltmore Estate…an elegant American castle that rivals the great palaces of Europe, reflecting the formal style of a French Renaissance chateau. Overlooking the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains of Western North Carolina, this gracious country retreat invites you inside to explore its treasures and relive its 19th-century holiday hospitality! Enjoy a guided tour of this magnificent home and learn the history of the estate, its turret-topped structures built in 1895 and the wealthy residents of America's Gilded Age. Thrill to a dazzling "Candlelight Christmas Evening" as a guest of the Biltmore House. Explore wonderful galleries of art and traditional crafts in and around Asheville and Biltmore Village, visit the Folk Art Center, a showplace for traditional crafts on the Blue Ridge Parkway. What a glorious way to celebrate the season—with a delectable "taste" of America's Golden Age at the Biltmore Estate.

Itinerary
Day # 1, Saturday, November 27, 2010
09:00am	Depart: Daytripping		Santa Rosa, CA
Day # 3, Monday, November 29, 2010
11:00am	Great Smoky Mountain Train	Great Smoky Mountains Railway	Bryson City, NC
	Depart Bryson City and travel to the Nantahala Outdoor Center and return. This magnificent trip offers highlights like the Horseshoe Curve, Fontana Lake Trestle, Little Tennessee River and the Nantahala River Gorge. You may enjoy the Smoky Mountain Trains Museum in Bryson City after the excursion.
04:30pm	Gingerbread House	National Gingerbread Competiti	Asheville, NC
06:00pm	Blue Ridge Dining Room	Grove Park Inn	Asheville, NC
Day # 7, Friday, December 3, 2010
07:00pm	Return: Daytripping		Santa Rosa, CA