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DT 2025N Mackinac Island (September 7)
Sep 7, 2025 to Sep 13, 2025
Mackinac Island
- Motorcoach Transportation
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6 Nights Lodging including 4 consecutive nights in Northern Michigan
- 10 Meals: 6 Breakfasts and 4 Dinners
- Guided Tour of Mackinaw City
- Visit to Mackinac Island, including a Guided Carriage Tour
- Boat ride through the Soo Locks and free time and sight-seeing in Sault Sainte Marie
- Visit to Mackinaw Crossings
- Admission to Colonial Michilimackinac
- Gaming excitement at a Northern Michigan casino
- Day 1
- Board your spacious, video and restroom equipped Motorcoach and set off for Northern Michigan. Enjoy the beautiful scenery along the way before checking into your en route hotel tonight.
- Day 2
- After enjoying a Continental Breakfast, you'll continue towards Northern Michigan. Later, you'll arrive at your destination. This evening, you will enjoy Dinner and check into your hotel for a four night stay.
- Day 3
- After today's Continental Breakfast, head for Sault Sainte Marie, MI and take an exciting CRUISE through the SOO LOCKS. Next, enjoy lunch on your own and spend some free time in SAULT SAINTE MARIE. Watch ships enter and depart the Locks from the observation area or browse the unique local shops and boutiques. Later, enjoy Dinner and gaming at a NORTHERN MICHIGAN CASINO before returning to your hotel.
- Day 4
- After enjoying a Continental Breakfast, your adventure begins with a ferryboat ride to peaceful Mackinac Island where the only mode of transportation is by Horse and Carriage. Take a leisurely CARRIAGE RIDE TOUR of the island and see splendid sites like the Arch Rock and Lilac Lane. Enjoy some free time to explore this quaint island. Later, cross the Straits of Mackinac again and enjoy a lovely Dinner at a local restaurant.
- Day 5
- After enjoying a Continental Breakfast, you'll take a GUIDED TOUR OF QUAINT MACKINAW CITY. Next, see the OLD MACKINAC POINT LIGHTHOUSE, dating back to 1892. After some free time at Mackinaw Crossings, visit COLONIAL MICHILIMACKINAC – A 1700's era Village. Later, enjoy Dinner with your friends.
- Day 6
- Enjoy a Continental Breakfast before leaving for the Frederik Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park in Grand Rapids, MI. This evening, relax at your en route hotel.
- Day 7
- Today you'll enjoy a Continental Breakfast and depart for home... a perfect time to chat with your friends about all the fun things you've done, the great sights you've seen and where your next group trip will take you!
Soo Locks Boat Tour
Experience the great Soo Locks for yourself aboard a Soo Locks boat excursion which includes an exciting narration, lets you ride with the freighters, cruise the Canadian waters, and enjoy the historic city of Sault Ste. Marie.
Take time to admire the ships coming and going from the Locks Observation Area. The waterway traffic system will amaze you.
Set sail to Sault Ste. Marie during our Mackinac Island bus trip discover the wonders of Sault Ste. Marie, the birthplace of Michigan. The beautiful nature that surrounds the city changes with the season and provides each visitor with a unique experience that they won’t forget. Sault Ste. Marie’s importance was recognized by the Native Americans as a significant fishing and meeting place long before Europeans settled on the land and established the only link between Lake Superior and the Great Lake, the Soo Locks.
Today, Soo Locks remains the world’s largest and busiest waterway traffic system in the world. Thousands of individuals from near and far come to Sault Ste. Marie to watch this great world wonder at work and gain a better understanding of just how important it is.
Set sail to Mackinac Island, a land that has preserved its Victorian image throughout the changing times, and experience America’s only all-natural theme park during your stay at Mackinac Island. The appeal of the romantic Mackinac Island dates back to ancient Indian legends and 19th-century writers who recorded the island’s charm. However, it was the Victorians who sailed to the island to enjoy the cool, summer climate that really made Mackinac the favored resort it is today.
Electric carts for the handicapped are available to rent on Mackinac Island. Make sure you let your reservations agent know ahead of time if you or someone in your party is handicapped so that they can make sure to accommodate your group in the most convenient and comfortable setting. While you will see the highlights of Mackinac during your Mackinac Island Carriage Tour, your afternoon in Mackinac will allow you the freedom to further explore the sights on the island that interest you most.
Guided Tour of Mackinaw City
Delight in scenic views of the Great Lakes and Mackinac Bridge aboard a guided tour of Mackinaw City. Visit the highlights of the city and discover what brings 1.2 million visitors to Mackinaw each year..
Visit to Mackinaw Crossings
After your visit to the Old Mackinac Point Lighthouse, you’ll head to Mackinaw Crossings offering a unique shopping experience. Discover Victorian shops, a variety of restaurants and Mackinaw’s leading attractions during your hour stay at Mackinaw Crossings.
Learn about the great outdoors at Sharky’s Mackinaw Outfitters, brave the haunted Mackinaw Manor, or explore other exciting events exclusive to Mackinaw Crossings. Mackinaw Crossings is a vibrant center that has attractions and events for everyone to enjoy.
Colonial Michilimackinac
Colonial Michilimackinac is a reconstructed 18th-century fort and trading village based on ongoing archeological research and historic maps. From cannon and musket demonstrations to 18th-century cooking and crafts, learn about the lives of individuals who lived in this fort and trading village during your two-hour guided tour.
Today life at Colonial Michilimackinac continues as it did in the 1700s. Give colonial women a hand in the kitchen or garden, or join Native Americans as they demonstrate their daily ways of life. The historical reenactment at Colonial Michilimackinac is like no other, it will give you a better understanding of the past and the impact it has had on the present.
Frederik Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park
Visit one of the nation’s most significant sculpture and botanic experiences, the Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park as part of this group motorcoach vacation package. Located at 1000 East Beltline N.E. in Grand Rapids, Michigan, the Frederik Meijer & Sculpture Garden was opened in April of 1995 after years of planning and fundraising by the West Michigan Horticultural Society. Over the years, the Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park has evolved into an international destination bringing joy to the lives of nearly 600,000 guests annually.
Complimentary wheelchairs are available for use at the Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park.
In addition to its permanent sculpture collection, the Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park develops three temporary exhibitions annually.