Christmas Town at the
Creation Museum
Stroll through the museum’s botanical gardens amid the breathtaking display of thousands of multi-colored lights. Each year, new designs and more color are added throughout the garden trails so your experience is never the same! Dinner included.
Wonder of Christmas
at the Ark Encounter
Spend the afternoon touring the ARK EN-COUNTER and enjoy a Holiday Buffet at Emzara’s. As the night falls upon the Ark guests will “Encounter the Wonder” when a world-class laser projection show will depict animals walking up the Ark ramp, the floodwaters rising, a cutaway of the Ark’s three decks so guests can peer inside, and the Christmas message in a striking fashion will light up the side of our massive Ark as its screen.
Doscher’s Candy Co.
Founded in 1871 by Claus Doscher, a German immigrant who arrived in Cincinnati when he was just 19. He created the first Doscher’s hand-crafted candy cane using real peppermint oil, cooking the candy in small batches in copper kettles, and work-ing with the best tools known to man - his hands, to roll, knead, stripe and hook the canes.
At the Manger World Nativity Traditions
One of the largest collections of international Na-tivities in the United States if not the World. This expansive and unique collection of 3,500 Nativity scenes from more than 100 countries.
Carols and Cruise Luncheon
Board the Spirit of Cincinnati for a PRIVATE RIVERBOAT LUNCHEON CRUISE. Live entertainment will be playing your favorite Christmas tunes.
Big Tree Plantation
Take a wagon-ride throughout the grounds and take in the fresh smell of pine with a bit of joy sprinkled on the top. Finish with hot chocolate, popcorn and a seedling to take home.
Light Up Middletown
Enjoy the many thousands of Christmas lights and festive music as you circle Smith Park Lake, in the comfort of your coach. Every year more lights are added to what is be-coming one of the largest displays in south-western Ohio.
Berns Garden Center
Guests will enjoy a talk given by a horticulturist about the myths and misconceptions of Poinsettias. Also on display are thousands of Christmas gift ideas, trees, wreaths and so much more. All guests will depart with a Christmas Poinsettia.
Christmas Ranch
The Gift of Lights
This display was previously featured on the HGTV™ show “Outta Control Christmas” and appeared in the New York Times and USA Today. This is aWALK-thru Christmas light park that also features a Christmas Village. Over 1 million lights will be fea-tured, most of which will be synchronized to holiday music.
Breakfast with Santa
Old Fashioned Christmas morning breakfast with Santa and LIVE Entertainment. Thinking of Christmas morning breakfast just brought back memories of smelling bacon cooking, having cinnamon rolls, eggbake...yum! Guests will enjoy one morning of their stay with this memory making breakfast.
Christmas in the Village
Take a step back in time in the historic Waynesville Village bringing you some of the most unique finds in the country. Stroll in and out of over 50 different retail shops. We promise this will put you in the holiday spirit!
Victorian Lucheon
Feel like you are having lunch with Dickens himself. Dine on English fare and end with warm bread pudding.
Jungle Jims
Around the World at Christmas
Guests will all receive a country to represent and a voucher to find a special food item in this shoppers FOOD HAVEN. After shopping for your special item and for yourself, while traveling to your next location, you'll present the item to another guest on the coach and learn how to say Merry Christmas from the country they represent. FUN FOR ALL.