BRANSON,  MO

November 9 - 16, 2009

(Christmas Shows)

Tour Includes

8 days and 7 nights accommodations

14 Meals - 7 Breakfasts & 7 Dinners 

Attraction admissions/fees

Luxury Motorcoach transportation

Baggage handling for 1 bag per person

All taxes, gratuities on included items

Games, music, entertainment, and refreshment & snacks provided

Mobile telephone available for emer­gency use

Gift for each person booked on the tour

Ozarkland Group Tours Escort exclusively

Highlights

Precious Moments Chapel - see Sam Butcher's famous paintings, see it to believe it

Peter Pan (New Show) with Cathy Rigby at The Mansion Theatre

Day 1- Monday. Texas to Oklahoma. Pickup at San Antonio Airport Security Parking Lot. Depart at 6:45 AM. Lunch on your own at Luby's in DeSoto, TX. Con­tinue travel to Tulsa, OK. Stretch breaks enroute. Fellowship, fun, and re­fresh­ments/snacks provided on the way. Check into the Tulsa Select (918-622-7000), formerly the Holiday Inn, at Tulsa, OK.  Upon arrival, welcome reception provided by the hotel.  Welcome dinner provided. (D)

Day 2 - Tuesday. Oklahoma to Branson, MO.  After breakfast provided at the hotel, travel to Carthage, MO to see Sam Butcher's Precious Mo­ments Chapel.  Lunch on your own at Precious Moments.  Continue travel to Branson.  Upon arrival, we see The Dutton Family who appeared on PBS and who reached the Top Ten  on NBC's "America's Got Talent" in Summer 2007.   See the Holiday Show everyone is talking about featuring old favorites and new.  Your baggage will taken to the Comfort Inn West while you are attending the show.  After the show on to dinner at The Golden Corral.  Immediately after dinner, we will check into the Comfort Inn West, Award Winning Hotel, (417-334-8694), rest and refresh your­selves for the evening show.  This evening, we see the Hughes Brothers Old Fashioned Family Christmas Show.  The World's largest performing family.  Experience the magic as the Hughes Brothers share exciting dances, festive instrumentals, and their inspiring harmonies.  The Old Fashioned Christmas Show is complete with homemade cookies, Santa, and a Living Nativity.  See Santa in a new light in a powerfully moving presentation, with help from over 20 Hughes children.  (B, D)

Day 3 - Wednesday. Branson, MO. Breakfast provided at your leisure at the Golden Corral Restaurant. The morning is free; sleep in, go shopping at nearby local shopping areas, or perhaps go to a morn­ing show (your cost).  Lunch on your own at a nearby restau­rant.  This afternoon, we see the The Haygoods, from Boerne TX, in their new theater.  The Haygoods entertain and electrify audiences with their music, acapella harmonies, incredible dance, acrobatics and seasonal cheer in their state-of-the-art theater.  After Dinner provided at The Rails Restaurant, we see Peter Pan (New Show) with Cathy Rigby at The Mansion Theatre.  Peter Pan won a Emmy Award and was nominated for a Tony Award.  It offers a swashbuckling adventure combined with some of man's most secret desires - to fly and explore another world somewhere beyond the stars - and to never grow old! (B, D)

Day 4 - Thursday. Branson, MO. Enjoy Al­len Edwards Breakfast Show at the Golden Corral Restaurant.  This afternoon we see Tony Orlando & The Lennon Sisters Christmas Celebration.  Join America's Sweethearts of song and Tony "Tie-A-Yellow-Ribbon" Orlando for Branson's newest Ozark Mountain Christmas "must-enjoy" holiday Spectacular.  Tony's Christmas Shows in past years have been one of the best I have seen in Branson.  After dinner provided at the Welk Resort Stage Door Restaurant, we see Dino's Christmas Spectacular, "Somewhere in Christmas Time", a million dollar Christmas show starring America's piano showman, Dino!  Spectacular costumes, sets, and original music by Emmy & Grammy Award-winning designers, come together in this breathtaking production.  Join Dino & Cheryl Kartsonakis for one of Branson's premier Christmas traditions. (B, D)

Day 6 - Saturday. Branson, MO.  Breakfast provided at your leisure at the Golden Corral Restaurant. The morning is free; sleep in, go shopping at nearby local shopping areas, or perhaps go to a morn­ing show (your cost).  Lunch on your own at a nearby restau­rant. This after­noon we see Daniel O'Donnell who is without a doubt the most successful easy listening-country entertainer in Great Britain and Ireland.  Daniel teams up on this glorious production with Mary Duff, Irelands top female vocalist, to give you a blend of traditional Irish ballads, country favorites, and traditional gospel.  Enjoy this festive international show on its Worlds tour!  After dinner provided at Peppercorn’s Restaurant, we see the Osmond Christmas Show in the Osmonds Theater.  The fabulous Osmond Brothers, Jay, Jimmy, and Wayne, ring in the Christmas season as they take you on a festive musical holiday production.  (B, D)

Day 7 - Sunday. Branson to Texarkana, AR.  After breakfast provided at the Golden Corral Restaurant, we will enjoy a scenic drive to Russellville, AR. "Surprise" stops for stretch breaks, photos, and shopping. Lunch on your own at a restaurant in Conway, AR enroute to Texarkana, AR. Continue travel via IH 40 to Little Rock, AR and IH 30 to Tex­arkana,  AR. Check into the La Crosse Hotel (870-774-3521), formerly the Holiday Inn,  Tex­arkana, AR. Farewell dinner provided at the hotel. (B, D)

Day 8 - Monday. Texarkana to San An­tonio, TX.  Homeward bound after break­fast provided at the hotel. Lunch on your own at Luby's in DeSoto, TX. Continue travel to San Antonio. Stretch breaks en­route. Take time to recall the many musical memories and other great experiences we have en­joyed and shared with our friends (old and new) on the tour. Back home by 4:30 PM. (B)