A Gaylord Christmas – DC Christmas Markets and Enchant!

Estimated Tour Pricing Inclusions: 3 nights’ accommodation; 3 breakfasts; admissions, entrance, and guide fees as stated in the itinerary, including taxes, and gratuity. Gratuity for guide is not included on adult tours unless otherwise requested.

• Luxurious Gaylord National Resort
• Complementary Welcome Cocktail
• "Christmas On The Potomac" from the Gaylord National Resort
• ICE!
• Included Ride on The Capital Wheel
• US Botanic Gardens Poinsettia Show
• D.C. Downtown Holiday Market
• Washington National Cathedral
• National Christmas Tree & Pathway of Peace
• Hillwood Estate's Christmas
• A Mount Vernon Christmas
• Enchant! The World's Largest Christmas Light Maze & Market

• Arrive at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center for Christmas on the Potomac.
• Enjoy a complimentary cocktail voucher complete with a side of Holiday Cheer!
• Take a ride on the iconic Capital Wheel!
• Enjoy nightly Indoor Snowfall and a Sights and Sounds of the Season Show presented by the Gaylord.
• Enjoy dinner on own and the National Harbor Christmas Tree and Holiday Decorations! (Meals: None)

• Enjoy breakfast at your leisure.
• Visit the United States Botanic Gardens and see the annual Poinsettias Display.
• Shop to your heart's content at the Downtown Holiday Market, a festive shopping “village” in the heart of DC, featuring over 150 regional artisans, crafters, and boutique businesses.
• Enjoy lunch on own at the Marketplace.
• Explore the National Portrait Gallery.
• Visit the awe inspiring Shrine of the Immaculate Conception.
• Stop at the Pathway to Peace to see the National Christmas Tree and depart on a driving tour to see the illuminated monuments of D.C.
• Return to the Gaylord National for free time & dinner on own and to enjoy more of the Gaylord Resort and the National Harbor. (Meals: B)

• Enjoy breakfast at the hotel prior to checking out.
• Travel to George Washington’s Mount Vernon for a Mount Vernon Christmas! Tour the mansion decorated for the holidays to hear stories of Christmases past and other 18th-century demonstrations.
• Enjoy lunch on own, and have some free time in Old Town Alexandria, and explore the unique shops and boutiques, beautifully decorated for the season.
• Visit the George Washington Masonic National Memorial, a memorial and museum, an active Masonic temple, a research library, a cultural place, a community and performing arts center, and an important regional landmark!
• See Robert E. Lee’s Boyhood Home.
• Stop at the Torpedo Factory Art Center. A naval munitions factory that was converted into an art center, home to the largest number of publicly accessible working artists studios in the U.S.
• Depart for home. (Meals: B)

A Gaylord Christmas 2024 - December 10-13, 2024 - From $849

• Arrive in Washington, D.C. and meet your local tour guide.
• Discover Christmas at Hillwood Estate, Museum, and Gardens. The mansion of former cereal heiress, Marjorie Merriweather Post, features one of the most comprehensive collections of 18th and 19th century imperial art.
• Drive Embassy Row. After the Civil War, the powerful and socially elite built large mansions along Massachusetts Ave. After the Great Depression, many of the families who built these homes went broke. Today, the area is known as Embassy Row. Embassies, associations, foundations, and clubs have claimed and restored these lovely homes.
• Visit the Basilica of the National Shrine of Immaculate Conception where you will see the largest Roman Catholic Church in the United States and in North America. It is one of the ten largest churches in the world.
• In the late afternoon, check-in to the Gaylord Resort at the National Harbor for Christmas on the Potomac.
  • Enjoy a complimentary cocktail voucher complete with a side of Holiday Cheer!
  • Take a ride on the iconic Capital Wheel!
  • Enjoy nightly Indoor Snowfall and a Sights and Sounds of the Season Show presented by the Gaylord.
• The evening is free to enjoy dinner on your own, the spectacular decorations around the harbor, the Light shows in the Gaylord Atrium, and more!

• Enjoy breakfast at the resort and a free morning to shop and visit ICE!
• Lunch is on your own at the National Harbor and enjoy your included ride on The Wheel.
• This afternoon, meet your guide and visit the United States Botanic Gardens and see the annual Poinsettias Display. Then, stop at the Pathway to Peace to see the National Christmas Tree and depart on a driving tour to see the illuminated monuments of D.C.
• Shop to your heart's content at the Downtown Holiday Market, a festive shopping “village” in the heart of DC, featuring over 150 regional artisans, crafters, and boutique businesses.
• Dinner is included at a D.C. restaurant.
• After dinner, depart on an Illuminated Monument Tour.

• Enjoy an included breakfast before traveling to George Washington’s Mount Vernon for a Mount Vernon Christmas! Tour the mansion decorated for the holidays to hear stories of Christmases past and other 18th-century demonstrations.
• Enjoy lunch on your own and free time in Colonial Alexandria decorated beautifully for the Holidays.
• Take advantage of free time to visit the many shops and boutiques located here and the Artisan shops and studios at The Torpedo Artisan Center.
• There's even more holiday glitter at Enchant, The Great Search; the world’s largest Christmas light Maze & Market, located at the elaborately decorated Nationals Park and featuring a luminescent land of larger-than-life sculptures as snow gently falls around you.
• Dinner is on your own while visiting Enchant.
• Return to the National Harbor.

• Prior to checking out, enjoy breakfast at the Gaylord.
• Visit Baltimore's very own authentic German Christmas Village right at the Baltimore Inner Harbor. Shop at 50+ local and international vendors in a holiday setting!
• Lunch is on your own at the Market.
• Depart for Home

3 Day Option - December 11-13, 2024 - From $599

• Arrive in Washington, D.C. and meet your local tour guide.
• Discover Christmas at Hillwood Estate, Museum, and Gardens. The mansion of former cereal heiress, Marjorie Merriweather Post, features one of the most comprehensive collections of 18th and 19th century imperial art.
• Drive Embassy Row. After the Civil War, the powerful and socially elite built large mansions along Massachusetts Ave. After the Great Depression, many of the families who built these homes went broke. Today, the area is known as Embassy Row. Embassies, associations, foundations, and clubs have claimed and restored these lovely homes.
• Visit the Basilica of the National Shrine of Immaculate Conception where you will see the largest Roman Catholic Church in the United States and in North America. It is one of the ten largest churches in the world.
• In the late afternoon, check-in to the Gaylord Resort at the National Harbor for Christmas on the Potomac.
  • Enjoy a complimentary cocktail voucher complete with a side of Holiday Cheer!
  • Take a ride on the iconic Capital Wheel!
  • Enjoy nightly Indoor Snowfall and a Sights and Sounds of the Season Show presented by the Gaylord.
• The evening is free to enjoy dinner on your own, the spectacular decorations around the harbor, the Light shows in the Gaylord Atrium, and more!

• Enjoy breakfast at the resort and a free morning to shop and visit ICE!
• Lunch is on your own at the National Harbor and enjoy your included ride on The Wheel.
• This afternoon, meet your guide and visit the United States Botanic Gardens and see the annual Poinsettias Display. Then, stop at the Pathway to Peace to see the National Christmas Tree and depart on a driving tour to see the illuminated monuments of D.C.
• Shop to your heart's content at the Downtown Holiday Market, a festive shopping “village” in the heart of DC, featuring over 150 regional artisans, crafters, and boutique businesses.
• Dinner is included at a D.C. restaurant.
• After dinner, depart on an Illuminated Monument Tour.

• Enjoy an included breakfast prior to checking out and traveling to George Washington’s Mount Vernon for a Mount Vernon Christmas! Tour the mansion decorated for the holidays to hear stories of Christmases past and other 18th-century demonstrations.
• Enjoy lunch on your own and free time in Colonial Alexandria decorated beautifully for the Holidays.
• Take advantage of free time to visit the many shops and boutiques located here and the Artisan shops and studios at The Torpedo Artisan Center.
• Depart for home.

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