Sparkle – Myrtle Beach for the Holidays

Estimated Tour Pricing Inclusions: 3 nights’ accommodation, 3 breakfasts, 1 lunch, 3 dinners, admissions, entrance, and guide fees as stated in the itinerary, including taxes, and gratuity (excluding gratuity for guides and driver, unless requested).

• Oceanfront Hotel
• Carolina Opry Christmas Special
• Pirates Voyage Dinner & Show
• Nights of a Thousand Candles at Brookgreen Gardens
• Broadway on the Beach
• Unique Holiday Shopping Experiences
• Alabama Theater Holiday Show

• Arrive in Myrtle Beach.
• Check in to your oceanfront hotel with luxurious suites.
• Enjoy a Welcome Dinner at The Original Benjamin's Calabash Seafood Buffet, featuring over 170items of the finest seafood and Lowcountry Cuisine found anywhere!

• Enjoy breakfast at your hotel.
• Depart for shopping and lunch on your own at The Market Common, a beautiful urban village with more than a dozen restaurants and national retail brands.
• Enjoy the Carolina Opry Christmas Special - THE Christmas show of the season. "The Christmas Show of the South" brings stunning changes, beautifully blended with time-honored tradition to create a family experience that is second to none as new talent mingles with acclaimed rotating artists and long-standing Opry favorites. The only show in Myrtle Beach to be touted as “the real thing,” real talent, real production values, real entertainment—the “Top attraction in Myrtle Beach” according to CNBC, and a holiday tradition for over thirty years. The Carolina Opry Christmas Special brings the warm, wonderful, and fun spirit of Christmas to life with music, comedy and dance. Among the award-winning cast you’ll see Delvin Choice of NBC’s The Voice, the renowned All That! clogging group, seen on NBC’s American’s Got Talent, Tangena Church, Christie Templeton, Chas Croft Sorrells, Nashville recording artist Brad Long, a bonus seasonal brass section, and 35 of the nation’s most talented vocalists and musicians—all accompanied by the Calvin Gilmore orchestra, led by Kevin Hughes with the Margaret Rice dancers in the holiday-embellished Carolina Opry Theater. K
• Return to your hotel to refresh for the evening.
• Take your seats for the Pirates Voyage Dinner & Show. During this special Christmas show, the Mystical Christmas Spirit takes Captain Scrooge on a journey through time and space to find the meaning of Christmas. Cheer along as giant Christmas toys come to life and perform amazing acrobatics high above the lagoon, and laugh at the hijinks of a comical castaway and her sea lion companion. You'll also gaze in awe and wonder at the live nativity, along with a beautiful angel who has a special message for landlubbers and pirates alike. Plus, you'll dine on a four course dinner feast.

• Enjoy breakfast at your leisure.
• Spends some free time exploring Broadway on the Beach. Experience over 350 acres of shops, restaurants, nightlife, attractions, and nonstop celebrations where Myrtle Beach comes to shop, dine, dance, play, and stay.
• Enjoy lunch on your own while shopping.
• Next, depart for the Hammock Shops Village for a unique holiday shopping experience. The Hammock Shops Village is home to the Original Pawleys Island Rope Hammock, where you can still view the weavers working their magic. Spend some time browsing everything from fashionable clothing and shoes to handcrafted collectibles and jewelry, coastal-inspired treasures, wine, gifts, candy, specialty art, gourmet kitchen items, and more. This iconic setting offers a most memorable mix of Lowcountry nature, history, shopping, and dining. Whether browsing in the shops, sipping wine on the deck, or watching the art of hammock weaving and sweetgrass basket making being demonstrated each day, the pull of Pawleys is ever-present at The Hammock Shops.
• Enjoy dinner included in Murrells Inlet.
• Visit Brookgreen Gardens, a must-see sculpture garden and wildlife preserve named one of the Top 10 Gardens in the US by TripAdvisor. Over 2,000 sculptures throughout the 9,127-acre property, with a native wildlife zoo and more. Experience Nights of a Thousand Candles, with more than 1 million lights, including 5,500 hand-lit candles amidst the trees and flowerbeds, and floating fountains. Live Oak Alee Walkway's 300-year old live oak trees draped in lights are magnificent. Light refreshments are available.

• Enjoy breakfast at your hotel.
• Depart for holiday shopping at Barefoot Landing, a charming, relaxed setting along the Intracoastal waterway and a 27-acre lake. Take a spin on the classic carousel or see one of the largest reptile collections in the world at Alligator Adventure.
• Enjoy lunch on your own while shopping.
• Take your seats for a Christmas Show at The Alabama Theatre in the heart of Barefoot Landing. The theatre was opened by legendary band Alabama who used to play for tips at The Brewery Nightclub. It has since repeatedly been voted Best Live Entertainment Theatre by Myrtle Beach visitors and locals. The show involves a dazzling array of stage sets and costumes with memorable musical and on-screen scenes.
• Depart for home.

*Base rate does not include motor coach transportation, airfare, airport transfers, driver gratuity, guide gratuity, (student groups exempt) or any upgrades or add-ons unlisted from itinerary as stated. Pricing may vary based on day of arrival or other conditions. Personalized itineraries with custom pricing and/or additional transportation can be created and added based on client needs and upon client’s request. MARS will customize quotes or personalize itineraries for FREE.