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the heart of “apple country.” Enjoy time at leisure browsing their country store featuring jams, pumpkin butter, local honey, farm-made wine and hard cider, artisan balsamic vinegars and oils, and fresh apple cider and apple pies. We’ll continue to a family-owned and operated apple farm tucked into a beautiful setting shaded by an ancient chestnut tree. Enjoy time at leisure browsing their country store offering a broad selection of products including fresh apples, cider, artisan balsamic vinegars and oils, local honey, unique gifts, and farm-made wine and hard cider. You can even do some wine tasting (additional fee) and purchase their famous apple cider donuts to enjoy with hot or cold apple cider. Price: $169 Depart: LHS 9:00 a.m., FV 9:30, LBCC-O 10:00 Return: 6:30 p.m. Fall Faire & Jelly Jar Pie Claremont Village Autumn Arts & Crafts Faire With Included Pie Treat Saturday, October 26, 2024 Get a head start on your holiday shopping at Claremont’s annual Village Venture arts & crafts faire, the popular one-day event in its 42nd year of providing a special way to celebrate fall. Stroll along Claremont’s picturesque tree-lined streets and explore over 450 booths of unique art, original crafts, and apparel created by artisans and craftspeople from near and far. Claremont’s quaint “New England-style” heritage was established by the town’s founders and is reflected in the unique shops, galleries and restaurants in its charming downtown area – the setting for this wonderful event. Enjoy approximately four hours at leisure to delight in the free entertainment, browse the booths and downtown shops, and enjoy lunch on your own at one of the downtown cafés or at the faire’s international food court. To top off a memorable day, we’ll send you home with a sweet, individual-sized, jelly jar-style pie from Claremont locals’ favorite pie shop! Price: $89 Depart: LHS 8:00 a.m., FV 8:30, LBCC- O 9:00 Return: 4:00 p.m. NEW! Magic at The Biltmore Magic Show Featuring Magician David Minkin With Grand Central Market & Angel’s Flight Sunday, October 27, 2024 LIMITED SPACE Experience a world-class magical experience at The Biltmore, L.A.’s legendary downtown hotel, as International Champion of Magic, David Minkin performs his critically acclaimed show, Magic at the Biltmore. Step into a world of magical enchantment in this intimate setting that allows you to get up close to the action! This mindboggling and captivating evening show features mind reading, time travel, original illusions and close-up magic seamlessly integrated with heart- 12 | Single-Day Tours felt storytelling. One of the world’s premier close-up magicians, David won first place from the world’s largest organization of magicians, featuring over 13,000 members in 73 countries! Also, enjoy time at leisure to explore The Biltmore, the luxurious living legend that opened in 1923 and has always been a favorite of celebrities, presidents and dignitaries. This storied hotel that played host to a nightclub during Prohibition and hosted the Academy Awards features incredible frescos, murals, carved marble fountains, massive wood-beamed ceilings, lead crystal chandeliers, and heavily embroidered imported tapestries and draperies. Prior to arriving at The Biltmore, enjoy time at leisure for lunch on your own at Grand Central Market, the 107-year-old downtown landmark that brings together the exotic cuisines and cultures of L.A. We’ll also take a ride on historic Angels Flight Railway, the world’s shortest railway. This L.A. Historic-Cultural Landmark since 1962, originally opened in 1901. It’s estimated that the recently restored 123-year-old funicular has given more than 100 million rides to the top of Bunker Hill on its hillside track! Price: $159 Depart: LHS 11:30 a.m., FV 12:00, LBCC-O 12:30 Return: 8:00 p.m. NEW! Los Angeles Lantern Festival Art Expo The Library, Lanterns, Gardens & Glow The Huntington Library, Art Museum & Botanical Gardens & Los Angeles Lantern Festival Art Expo Saturday, November 2, 2024 This new afternoon-into-evening excursion begins at The Huntington – the spectacular library, art museum, and botanical gardens. Originally the private estate of railroad magnate Henry E. Huntington, The Huntington is considered one of the great Gilded Age residences in America. Enjoy approximately three hours at leisure exploring the gardens, galleries and expansive gift shop with a late lunch or early dinner on your own at the various eateries. Encompassing 130 acres and containing more than 83,000 living plants including rare and endangered species, the 16 stunning themed gardens include the popular Rose Garden, Camellia Garden, Jungle Garden, Japanese Garden and Chinese Garden. The art museum features British, European, American, and Asian art spanning more than 500 years and includes more than 45,000 objects. Extraordinary examples of decorative arts and folk art, paintings, prints and drawings, photography and sculpture are displayed in the Huntington Art Gallery (the original home of Henry and Arabella Huntington) and in the Virginia Steele Scott Galleries of American Art. As the sun sets, we’ll arrive at Santa Anita Park for the annual Los Angeles Lantern Festival Art Expo – an extraordinary event that offers a fusion of timeless traditions and contemporary delights! Step into a realm of ancient elegance and modern marvels as you explore the 66 sets of lanterns featuring themes that range from the Great Tang Dynasty and a “Jurassic Journey” with life-size dinosaurs, to modern technology and holidays like Halloween and Christmas. You may want to feast from 140 food vendors selling traditional Chinese delicacies and other global flavors. With dazzling lanterns aglow, enchanting cultural performances, and tantalizing cuisine, this event promises to be an unforgettable journey of heritage and creativity. This tour involves moderate walking. Portions of The Huntington’s art galleries are subject to closure during exhibit installation. Price: $129 Depart: LHS 11:30 a.m., FV 12:00 p.m., LBCC-O 12:30 p.m. Return: 9:00 p.m. High Tea in a High Town In the “Apple Pie Town” of Julian Thursday, November 7, 2024 Escape for the day to the charming, gold-mining town of Julian – nestled among oak and pine forests in the beautiful Cuyamaca Mountains. This morning we’ll stop in Santa Ysabel at Dudley’s California Bakery, everyone’s favorite backcountry bakery offering 43 different types of freshly baked bread, pastries, cookies and pies, all available for purchase. We continue along the mountain roads to Julian, San Diego’s historic mountain town that could be described “as American as apple pie” (elevation 4,200’). The entire town is a designated historic district, and the shops and restaurants are housed in Victorian-style buildings dating back to the 1870s. We’ll enjoy an included “Apple Blossom Tea” hosted by the Julian Woman’s Club. This beloved organization, founded more than 100 years ago, not only created the Julian Pioneer Museum, but hosts special, private events like this to attract visitors to this historic town and raise funds to support a variety of philanthropic projects including high school scholarships and programs for children. The English-style afternoon tea, set in their charming clubhouse, includes a variety of finger sandwiches, seasonal fruit, scones with jam, curd and whipped cream, desserts and tea. Enjoy time at leisure this afternoon browsing Julian’s unique boutiques, and pie shops selling a variety of apple pies and apple ciders to take home. Price: $139 Depart: LBCC-O 7:00 a.m., FV 7:45, LHS 8:15 Return: 7:30 p.m. TOUR UPDATES BY EMAIL Receive new tours by e-mail when you sign-up for our E-mailer Updates on our website.
NEW! “Wild at Heart” Mystery Tour With Included Boxed Lunch & Sweet Treat Saturday, November 9, 2024 Get a little mystery into your life on this new tour that features all new sights! Like all of our mystery tours, it features new experiences that you have never encountered with Good Times Travel – most likely, you don’t even know they exist – but there’s no doubt you’ll be pleasantly surprised! Let the guessing begin as the destinations will remain unknown and will only be revealed just prior to our arrivals. Enjoy an included boxed lunch and sweet treat to top off this memorable mystery experience. This tour involves moderate walking over uneven terrain. Price: $129 Depart: LHS 7:30 a.m., FV 8:00, LBCC-O 8:30 Return: 6:30 p.m. Tibbies’ The Music of Our Heroes With Included Lunch at Old Spaghetti Factory Sunday, November 10, 2024 Stargazer Productions (formerly Tibbies Cabaret Theatre) returns to the stage this Veterans Day weekend with a new show honoring our armed forces. From the radio hits listened to by the “Greatest Generation” through the rock and roll hits that played during Operation Desert Storm, this show highlights the bravery and diversity of our heroes along with the tunes that they were entertained by. This lively music and dance revue will be performed by a talented cast of performers and musicians at the intimate Lewis Family Playhouse in Rancho Cucamonga. Prior, enjoy an included, early (approximately 11:00 a.m.) three-course lunch with choice of entrée and dessert at the Old Spaghetti Factory. Price: $139 Depart: LBCC-O 9:15 a.m., SBL 9:40, FV 10:00 Return: 4:30 p.m. Griffith Observatory Hollywood Lights & Cosmic Sights Philippe The Original & Night Sky Views at Griffith Observatory Thursday, November 14, 2024 On this unique evening tour, we’ll experience two of L.A.’s most iconic destinations. First, we’ll enjoy an early dinner (approximately 4:00 p.m.) on own at Philippe the Original, the historic landmark that has been serving up delicious comfort food since 1908. While known as the inventor of the French dip, Philippe’s is legendary for having operated continuously since 1908 – making it the oldest restaurant in Los Angeles! This deli-style restaurant is known for its rows of communal tables, wood shavings on the floor, and variety of old-fashioned foods in addition to French dip sandwiches including soup, beef stew, chili, macaroni salad, cole slaw, baked apples, and a variety of pies. As the sun goes down and the stars come out, we’ll arrive at the Griffith Observatory, Southern California’s gateway to the cosmos! Built in 1935 on Mount Hollywood’s south facing slop, this recently restored Art Deco masterpiece provides unparalleled views of Hollywood and the downtown L.A. skyline. Enjoy time at leisure to enjoy the views of Hollywood and downtown, look through telescopes (when available), explore the magnificent astronomical exhibits, and watch the Leonard Nimoy-narrated film, The Once and Future Griffith Observatory. The Samuel Oschin Planetarium offers several live shows that immerse you in the wonder and meaning of the cosmos by traveling to the farthest reaches of the universe and into the microscopic building blocks of life. Planetarium tickets (available for an additional fee of $8 senior/$10 adult) cannot be guaranteed as they are not available for pre-purchase and can only be purchased upon arrival on a first-come-first-served basis at the Observatory’s box office. Price: $79 Depart: LHS 1:30 p.m., FV 2:15, LBCC-O 2:45 Return: 10:30 p.m. Back to the Future – The Musical Back to the Future – The Musical At Hollywood’s Pantages Theatre Saturday, November 16, 2024 Step into the DeLorean and embark on an electrifying journey like never before with the awardwinning new musical, Back to the Future – The Musical! Join Marty McFly and Doc Brown as they race against time in this high-octane, funfilled adventure based on the hit 1985 movie brought to life on stage with dazzling special effects, sensational songs, and unforgettable performances. Relive the magic of the beloved film with a fresh, dynamic twist that will leave you on the edge of your seat. Don’t miss your chance to experience the past, present, and future all in one spectacular show! We’ll enjoy orchestra level seating for this matinee performance at Hollywood’s legendary Pantages Theatre. Prior to the performance, we’ll stop for a quick bite at the FI- Gat7th complex in downtown L.A. This complex features a variety of take-and-go eateries within its TASTE food hall and offers plenty of indoor and outdoor dining areas, so you are welcome to bring a lunch with you or purchase lunch from one of the eateries at FIGat7th. Price: $199 Depart: LHS 9:30 a.m., FV 10:00, LBCC-O 10:30 Return: 7:00 p.m. Joshua Tree National Park With Local Guide & Included Boxed Lunch Sunday, November 17, 2024 Join a knowledgeable local guide who is well versed in geology, geography, history and local folklore on this memorable narrated driving tour to uncover the secrets of Joshua Tree National Park. This enchanted landscape nestled into the Mojave Desert north of Palm Springs is a truly fascinating region of bizarre rock formations, ancient twisting Joshua trees and granite monoliths (often being scaled by rock climbers). Viewed from the road, this desert park only hints at its vitality. Closer examination reveals a fascinating variety of plants and animals that make their home in this land shaped by strong winds, unpredictable torrents of rain and climatic extremes. A rich cultural history and surreal geologic formations add to the attraction of this place. With 700 species of plants, Joshua Tree is renowned for its plant diversity. No wonder that when the area was first proposed for preservation in the early 1930s, the name suggested was Desert Plants National Park. See the huge rock formations surrounded by a healthy population of Joshua Tree, pinyon, juniper and oak along with mesquite, yucca, nolina and various cacti in Hidden Valley. Admire the views at Key’s View (elevation 5,152 feet) where on a clear day lies a sweeping panorama of the Coachella Valley including Palm Springs, the Salton Sea, the San Andreas Fault and two of Southern California’s biggest summits: Mount San Jacinto and Mount Gorgonio. At the Cholla Cactus Garden we can take a leisurely walk through thousands of densely concentrated, naturally growing cholla cacti. We’ll enjoy an included boxed lunch picnic and visit the new Joshua Tree Cultural Center in Twentynine Palms featuring rotating exhibits celebrating the culture, history, and stories of the Native American communities in the Joshua Tree region. No visit to the Coachella Valley is complete without a stop at Hadley Fruit Orchards. Founded in 1931, this southern California landmark has provided a friendly place to shop for premium quality Medjool dates, dried fruit, nuts, hand-mixed trail mixes, honey, preserves, freshly-ground peanut butter and a variety of gifts. At the snack bar is where you’ll find their famous date shakes! This tour involves moderate walking over uneven terrain. Price: $129 Depart: LHS 7:00 a.m., FV 7:30 Return: 6:00 p.m. www.goodtimestravel.com | 13
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