Day 1

Board your spacious, video and restroom equipped Motorcoach and set off for the sunshine of Jacksonville, Florida! Tonight, check into an en route hotel for a good night's rest.

Day 2

After enjoying a Continental Breakfast, you'll depart for sunny Florida. Enjoy a leisurely Dinner at a local restaurant and check into your Jacksonville area hotel for a four-night stay.

Day 3

After a Continental Breakfast, enjoy a scenic drive along the coast accompanied by your guide. Learn about the Kingsley plantation and Florida's unusual history as you head to AMELIA ISLAND, southernmost of the Atlantic coast barrier islands. After taking a GUIDED TOUR of this beautiful island, you'll visit the historical district in Fernandina Beach and have an opportunity to stroll along this stunning beach. Tonight, you'll relax and enjoy Dinner at a local area restaurant.

Day 4

Today after enjoying a Continental Breakfast, you'll take a GUIDED TOUR of charming ST. AUGUSTINE, America's 1st city. Later, you'll have lunch on your own and some free time to browse the shoppes on historic ST. GEORGE STREET. Next, you'll stop for a visit to the famous “FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH.” Tonight, you'll relax and enjoy a Dinner Party with Entertainment.

Day 5

Today, you'll enjoy a Continental Breakfast and start the day with another GUIDED TOUR of ST. AUGUSTINE. See any sights you didn't see during your first day and take in the incredible highlights. You'll make another visit to the ST. GEORGE STREET for additional free time. This evening, you'll enjoy Dinner at a local area restaurant.

Day 6

Enjoy a Continental Breakfast at your hotel before leaving for Lane Southern Orchards in Fort Valley, GA. This evening, relax at your en route hotel.

Day 7

After enjoying a Continental Breakfast, you will 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!

Step into a tumultuous time and place in Florida’s past at the Kingsley Plantation on Fort George Island. While the history of Fort George Island dates back more than 1,000 years ago beginning with the Timucuan Indians, the structures you’ll see on the island are from 1798. Built by slaves as the centerpiece of a massive plantation, the Kingsley Plantation was named after one of it several plantation owners, Zephaniah Kingsley and is known as the oldest plantation in Florida. 

All areas of the Kingsley Plantation are accessible by wheelchair. 

Escape the hustle and bustle of the city and delight in 13-miles of beautiful beaches, abundant native wildlife and the pristine waters of Amelia Island during an Amelia Island bus excursion. Located off the coast of northeast Florida, this beloved barrier island was founded by the French, named by the English and tamed by the Americas. It’s an island that is easy to reach, but hard to forget.

Your step-on-guide will use a microphone to point out the great sights you will see throughout Amelia Island. 

Delight in Spanish Colonial architecture, welcoming storefronts and fine eateries as you roam along St. George Street in St. Augustine’s Old Town during a St. Augustine bus trip. Founded in 1565, St. Augustine originally served as a Spanish military outpost. Its New World history and the Spanish heritage and culture can still found throughout St. Augustine’s Old Town.    

  Fountain of Youth

Discover the saga of Juan Ponce de Leon’s search for new lands and magical waters, or the fascinating story of Pedro Menedez de Aviles and the settling of St. Augustine at Ponce de Leon’s Fountain of Youth, part of our St. Augustine bus tour. Founded by Juan Ponce de Leon in 1513 and settled by Pedro Menendez de Aviles in 1565, St. Augustine was America’s first colony, started 55 years before the Pilgrims arrived on Plymouth Rock and 42 years before Jamestown. Learn about the Natives and Colonials of the area and drink from the Fountain of Youth during your one and a half hour, self-guided tour of the Nation’s oldest city.