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West Virginia Mountain Rails and Trails featuring Four Scenic Rail Excursions Departure Dates: September 20 - 27, 2018 Hosted by Maria Fagundes-Bettis 8 DAY HOLIDAY Candy’s Carefree Travel

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West Virginia Mountain Rails and Trails featuring Four Scenic Rail Excursions

Departure Dates: September 20 - 27, 2018

Hosted by Maria Fagundes-Bettis

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8 DAY HOLIDAY

Candy’s Carefree Travel

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West Virginia Mountain Rails and Trails 8 Days • 14 Meals Ride the rails back to the glorydays of railroading in West Virginia through scenicrolling mountains and past lazy rivers. Experience thebest of Appalachian cuisine, culture and entertainment.

WESTVIRGINIA

Pittsburgh

RomneyMorgantown

Elkins

Durbin

Green Bank

Cass

LewisburgBeckley

PENNSYLVANIA

Potomac Eagle

Cass Scenic Railroad

DurbinRocket

Cheat MountainSalamander

White Sulphur Springs

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New River Gorge

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HOTEL ACCOMMODATIONSDay One – Pittsburgh Marriott, Pittsburgh, PennsylvaniaDay Two – Lakeview Resort, Morgantown, West VirginiaDay Three – South Branch Inn, Moorefield, West VirginiaDay Four – Fairfield Inn and Suites, Lewisburg, West VirginiaDay Five – Country Inn and Suites, Beckley, West VirginiaDays Six and Seven – Issac Jackson Hotel, Elkins, West Virginia

Ride the Potomac Eagle Scenic Railroad along the South Branch of the Potomac River Cheat Mountain Salamander

TOUR HIGHLIGHTS4 14 Meals (5 dinners, 2 lunches and 7 breakfasts)4 Round trip airport transfers4 Ride 4 of West Virginia’s Scenic Railroads • Ride the Potomac Eagle Scenic Railroad • Take the Cass Scenic Railroad to Whittaker Station • Ride the steam-powered Durbin Rocket along the Greenbrier River • Climb Cheat Mountain aboard the Salamander4 Guided tour of Morgantown, hometown of actor Don Knotts4 Dinner and special performance of A Mother’s Heart Divided: A Civil War Story4 Visit the National Radio Astronomy Observatory4 Tour “The Bunker,” hidden beneath the exclusive Greenbrier Resort4 Beckley Exhibition Coal Mine tour4 Exciting jetboat excursion aboard the Miss M. Rocks in the New River Gorge4 Included dinner and Appalachian storytellers and singers at Adaland Mansion4 Farewell dinner at lively entertainment at the Gandy Dinner Theatre4 $40 in Mayflower Money

DAY 1 – Arrive in PennsylvaniaArrive in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and transfer to your hotel. Meetyour Tour Manager in the hotel lobby at 6:00 p.m. for a welcomedinner. Meal: D

DAY 2 – Pennsylvania Trolley Museum, Don Knotts and A City War Story We begin with a visit to the Pennsylvania Trolley Museum. See itsextensive collection of trolleys and experience a bygone era with ascenic 4-mile long ride aboard one of the museum’s restored street-cars. Later, we arrive in Morgantown, West Virginia where we heartales of the hometown hero Don Knotts starting with his alma mater,West Virginia University. See Fife Street, which inspired the name ofhis most memorable character and his star on the sidewalk outsidethe beautifully restored Metropolitan Theater where he performed inhis youth. Tonight, at a special performance of A Mother’s Heart Di-vided: A Civil War Story, learn about life during the Civil War whenfamilies fought on opposing sides. Meals: B, D

DAY 3 – Cooper’s Rock and Potomac Eagle Scenic Railroad Learn about Don Knotts’ most daring adventure from high atopCooper’s Rock and visit Spruce Forest Artisan Village for uniquelocal area crafts and souvenirs. We stop at “Candyland” featuringover 900 kinds of candy. Later, the Potomac Eagle Scenic Railroadbrings us along the picturesque South Branch of the Potomac River.Enjoy your included lunch onboard the train and watch for themany eagles which call the area home. Meals: B, L

DAY 4 – National Radio Astronomy Observatory and Cass Scenic Railroad Keep an eye open for rock climbers scaling the only “true peak” inthe country at Seneca Rocks National Recreation Area. At the Na-

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Cheat Mountain Salamander Travel underground in authentic mining cars at the Beckley Exhibition Coal Mine

tional Radio Astronomy Observatory, see the largest steering dish inthe world along with exhibits and the historic company town. Later,we board the Cass Scenic Railroad for the journey up the mountainto Whittaker Station where breathtaking views and logging campawait. Next, we follow the Highland Scenic Highway, SR 150 enroute to the pretty town of Lewisburg. Meal: B

DAY 5 – The Greenbrier Resort’s “Bunker” and Tamarack The 5-star Greenbrier Resort is home to one of the best kept secretsin the nation, The Bunker. Built during the Cold War era, TheBunker was meant to house the Senate and House of Representa-tives in case of nuclear attack. You will have time for lunch on yourown in White Sulphur Springs before coming to the Beckley Exhibi-tion Coal Mine where we travel underground in authentic miningcars. At Tamarack, over 1,200 artisans gather with their crafts, in-cluding Greenbrier-trained chefs who prepare our dinner. Meals: B, D

DAY 6 – New River Jetboat Excursion and Adaland Mansion In Hawk’s Nest State Park we take the scenic aerial tram to the bot-tom of the New River Gorge. Here, we climb aboard the 21-foot MissM. Rocks jetboat for an exciting journey on the New River. View thestunning New River Gorge Bridge from above at the Canton RimVisitor’s Center before coming to the Philippi Covered Bridge. It washere that the first land battle of the Civil War occurred. Tonight,enjoy dinner and tour at beautiful Adaland Mansion, built in 1870,complete with Appalachian storytellers and singers Meals: B, D

DAY 7 – The Durbin Rocket, Salamanderand Gandy Dinner Theatre Climb aboard the steam-powered Durbin Rocket today for a scenicride along the Greenbrier River with mountain views of Mononga-hela National Forest. Enjoy an included lunch before our next ex-

cursion aboard the Cheat Mountain Salamander. Large windows andscenic panoramas combine with a stop at the “High Falls of Cheat”to make this an unforgettable day. Tonight, dinner and live show isat the Gandy Dinner Theatre, a Branson-style variety show withcomedy, gospel and bluegrass. Meals: B, L, D

DAY 8 – Return HomeWe end with a group transfer to Pittsburgh International Airport at8:00 a.m. for flights home departing after 1:00 p.m. Meal: B

Ride aboard the Cass Scenic Rairoad

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Air itineraries may not be available until documents are received. Air seats are assigned by the airline forthe entire group. Seat changes can only be attempted upon receipt of tickets and documents at whichtime availability may be limited. If specific seat assignments are vital to your reservation, we recommendindividual air reservations rather than booking air with the group.

$950 per person deposit • cash or check only.Credit cards accepted for final payment.Travel Insurance is due at time of deposit.

Travel Insurance is always recommended. Ask about our Group Travel Insurance offered at reduced rates!

Cancellation Charges• 61 days and more – deposit amount• 60 – 31 days – 20% of the tour cost• 30 – 15 days – 30% of the tour cost• 14 – 1 day prior – 40% of the tour cost• Day of departure or early departure from tour – 100% of the tour cost• No refund on unused portion• In addition to supplier and airline penalties, Carefree Travel has a $150 per person fee to cancel.

Exclusions: Mayflower Tours reserves the right to alter its refund and cancellation policy when a substantialamount of cancellation or postponement of travel is attributable to: conditions resulting from an act of God,natural or man-made disaster, fire, government action, civil disorder, war, hostilities between nations, or un-availability of transportation through no fault of Mayflower Tours.

CAREFREE TRAVEL PACKAGE INCLUDES• Round trip transportation from Modesto(other locations may be available)

• Round trip airfare, taxes, all transfers, luggage assistance• Some meals as listed in tour highlights• Pre-tour get together,• 7 nights professionally escorted by Mayflower Tours• A Carefree Travel Host with you all the way!

Climb aboard the steam-powred Durbin Rocket for a scenic ride along the Greenbrier River

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