2022 Allied Tour & Travel Spring Catalog

ARK
ENCOUNTER
& KENTUCKY
PATHWAYS
Featuring the Ark Encounter &
Creation Museum
JUNE 21-27, 2022
7 DAYS • 14 MEALS
ALLIED’S TOUR HIGHLIGHTS
•Parke County Bridges Tour
•Amish Lunch in an Amish Home
•Creation Museum
•Ark Encounter
•BB River Dinner/Cruise
•Shaker Village
• “My Old Kentucky Home” Musical
•My Old Kentucky Home State Park
• Schimpff’s Confectionery
•Warm Springs Ranch
•14 Meals: 6 Breakfasts (B),
4 Lunch (L), 2 Light Dinner (LD),
2 Dinners (D)
Tour Director -
Tonya Chegwidden
FEATURED HOTELS
•Bloomington-Normal, IL – HI Express
•Indianapolis, IN – Drury Inn
•Erlanger, KY – Wingate by Wyndham
•Bardstown, KY (2) – Fairfield Inn
•St. Peters, MO – Drury Inn
DEPARTURE CITIES
Omaha, Council Bluffs, Lincoln, York,
Grand Island, Norfolk, Columbus,
Sioux City, & Des Moines
RATES
$1,695 Double, pp
$2,099 Single
$1,575 Triple, pp
EARLY BOOKING SAVINGS FIRST 1-10: $70
EARLY BOOKING SAVINGS FIRST 11-20: $35
TOUR ACTIVITY LEVEL
DAY 1•TRAVEL DAY/BLOOMINGTON–
NORMAL (L)
Travel with your friends on a short getaway
to Indiana & Kentucky for experiences of a
lifetime! Overnight Bloomington-Normal, IL
PAY BY CHECK
&
$55
PER PERSON
S AV E
DAY 2•PARKE COUNTY BRIDGES/AMISH LUNCH (B, L, LD)
Parke County, IN, boasts 31 covered bridges. Discover the history
behind several of these bridges, with many photo ops, and tour the
county with a local step-on guide. Enjoy an Amish meal in an Amish
home. Overnight Indianapolis, IN
DAY 3•CREATION MUSEUM/BB RIVERBOAT DINNER/CRUISE
(B, D)
Travel on to Petersburg, Kentucky, and visit the Creation Museum.
Biblical history comes to life as you enter the Time Tunnel. Be
transported back 6000 years to the time of creation and the Garden
of Eden. Tonight enjoy Cincinnati scenery during your dinner cruise on
the Ohio River. Overnight Erlanger, KY
DAY 4•ARK ENCOUNTER/SHAKER VILLAGE (B, D)
Since the Ark Encounter’s opening, it has been the destination for
many adventurers. Experience the life-sized replica according to the
Biblical description of Noah’s Ark. Learn how Noah and his family
lived, and learn the impact of the Ark and God’s promises in today’s
world. Travel south to Harrodsburg and learn about the life of the
Shaker community. See the farm, village, and Historic Centre. Learn all
about the Shakers’ daily lives, work, values, and worship.
Overnight (2) Bardstown, KY
DAY 5•MY OLD KENTUCKY HOME STATE PARK & HOME/
STEPHEN FOSTER OUTDOOR MUSICAL/OLD BARDSTOWN
VILLAGE & CIVIL WAR MUSEUM (B, L)
Between the village and five museums, Old Bardstown Village &
Civil War Museum explain the history of this area and the impact of
the Civil War. Visit “My Old Kentucky Home” mansion in Bardstown
for a tour of the home that inspired the song by Stephen Foster. Enjoy
tonight’s outdoor musical drama of Stephen Foster, America’s first
great composer, at “My Old Kentucky Home.” Celebrate Kentucky
with song, dance, drama, and beautiful costumes! Stephen Collins
Foster - composer of favorite songs Oh! Susanna, Beautiful Dreamer
and My Old Kentucky Home - is the father of American music.
This Broadway-style production portrays his journey to turn his
relationships and experiences into songs at a time in our country’s
history just before the Civil War and the anti-slavery movement.
DAY 6•SCHIMPFF’S CONFECTIONERY (B, L, LD)
Schimpff’s Confectionery & Museum offers a look at candy making.
This unique family-owned candy store still cooks up its confections on
turn-of-the-century equipment. Overnight St. Peters, MO
DAY 7•WARM SPRINGS RANCH (B)
Our travel wouldn’t be complete today without a stop at Warm
Springs Ranch. Learn about the babies born here and become
majestic pullers of a famous hitch! Enjoy your ride home today.
8 Call 1-800-672-1009 for reservations, availability & additional information.