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For PARA4life travel related questions, please call the McAbee Center at 205-562-3235 or email Kim Brown.

JOIN US FOR OUR 2025 TRAVEL MEETING, MONDAY, OCTOBER 28th. 

 

Oktoberfest in Helen, Georgia

October 7-9, 2024 (SOLD OUT)

  • *Deluxe Motorcoach Transportation

  • *2 nights lodging on Main Street in the picturesque town of Helen

  • *4 meals: 2 full breakfasts and 2 dinners with entertainment in the Festhalle

  • *GUIDED tours of Helen and the surrounding area

 

FINAL PAYMENT DUE AUGUST 4, 2024

CURRENTLY SOLD OUT — WAITLIST AVAILABLE

 

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21+

COST

$579.00per person, double occupancy

Biltmore Estate & Ashville, North Carolina

December 9-12, 2024 (SOLD OUT)

  • *Motorcoach transportation
    *3 nights lodging in the Asheville area
    *6 meals: 3 breakfasts and 3 dinners
    *GUIDED TOUR OF ASHVILLE, NC
    *Full day visit to the BILTMORE ESTATE
    *GUIDED Drive along the Blue Ridge Parkway
    *Visit to the famous FOLK ART CENTER
    *Visit to the Blue Ridge Parkway Visitor Center

 

FINAL PAYMENT DUE OCTOBER 2, 2024

 

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21+

COST

$650.00per person, double occupancy

San Antonio, Texas

February 10-15, 2025

  • ♦    Motorcoach transportation 
    ♦    5 nights lodging including 3 consecutive nights in the San Antonio area 
    ♦    8 meals: 5 breakfasts and 3 dinners 
    ♦    Guided Tour of San Antonio 
    ♦    Cruise at San Antonio's famous River Walk District 
    ♦    Visit to the famous ALAMO and IMAX Theater presentation:

  •       "ALAMO ... The Price of Freedom" 
    ♦    Visit to the Institute of Texan Cultures and San Antonio Missions 
    ♦    Tour of the LBJ Ranch 

 

FINAL PAYMENT DUE DECEMBER 3, 2024

 

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14+

COST

$775.00per person, double occupancy

Treasures of Ireland

March 25 - April 2, 2025

  • TOUR HIGHLIGHTS

  • - 2 Nights in Dublin

  • - 2 Nights in Limerick

  • - 2 Nights in Killarney

  • - 1 Night Castle Hotel

  • - Dublin City Tour

  • - Trinity College - Book of Kells

  • - Whiskey Distillery

  • - Pub Dinner

  • - Guinness Storehouse

  • - Cliffs of Moher

  • - Ring of Kerry

  • - Bunratty Castle Medieval Banquet

  • - Jaunting Car Ride in Killarney

  • - Limerick Tour

  • - Galway

  • - Adare

  • - Irish Entertainment & Dinner in Killarney

  • - Kilkenny

 

INCLUSIONS

Roundtrip airfare - BHM

Int'l air departure taxes/fuel

7 nights first class hotel accommodations

12 meals: 7 breakfasts & 5 dinners

Professional tour director

Hotel transfers

Motorcoach transportation

Admissions per itinerary

Sightseeing per itinerary

Baggage handling at hotels

 

FINAL PAYMENT DUE DECEMBER 20, 2024

 

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21+

COST

$4349per person, double occupancy

*Booking Discount, see reservation info for details.

Washington, DC - Our Nation's Capital

April 10-15, 2025

  • ♦    Motorcoach transportation 
    ♦    5 nights lodging including 3 consecutive nights in the Washington, DC area 

  • ♦    8 meals: 5 breakfasts and 3 dinners 
    ♦    Guided Tour of Washington, DC including the WWII Memorial, Capitol Hill, Embassy            Row, the Korean War Veterans Memorial, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, the Martin          Luther King, Jr. National Memorial, the Lincoln Memorial, and more!
    ♦    Evening Guided Memorial and Monuments Tour 
    ♦    Tram Ride through Arlington National Cemetery 
    ♦    Visit to the Smithsonian Institution 

 

FINAL PAYMENT DUE FEBRUARY 3, 2025

 

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14+

COST

$887.00per person, double occupancy

Chicago

June 2-7, 2025

  • ♦    Motorcoach transportation 
    ♦    5 nights lodging including 3 consecutive nights in the Chicago area

  • ♦    8 meals: 5 breakfasts and 3 dinners 
    ♦    Visit to the MUSEUM of SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY 
    ♦    Visit to the World Famous 360 CHICAGO, formerly the John Hancock Observatory

  • ♦     GUIDED TOUR OF CHICAGO 
    ♦     SKYLINE CRUISE on Lake Michigan 
    ♦     Visit to the historic NAVY PIER and FIELD MUSEUM of NATURAL HISTORY 
    ♦     Gaming at a Chicago Area CASINO 
    ♦     Diamond Tours® Dinner Party with Entertainment   

 

FINAL PAYMENT DUE MARCH 26, 2025

 

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21+

COST

$790.00per person, double occupancy

Mount Rushmore, the Badlands, and Black Hills
of South Dakota

August 22 - September 1, 2025

  • *Motorcoach transportation

  • *10 nights lodging including 4 consecutive nights in South Dakota

  • *18 meals: 10 breakfasts and 8 dinners

  • *Visit to Mount Rushmore National Memorial

  • *Visit to the spectacular Badlands National Park

  • *Tour of Wildlife Loop Road at Custer State Park

  • *Admission to the Unique Journey Museum

  • *Guided tour of Deadwood, plus gaming at a Deadwood casino

  • *Visit to the amazing Crazy Horse Memorial

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FINAL PAYMENT DUE JUNE 15, 2025

 

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21+

COST

$1,510.00per person, double occupancy

California Rail Discovery

September 10-17, 2025

  • Join us as we tour San Francisco, Napa Valley, Sacramento, Reno, and Lake Tahoe by Rail and Boat. Round Trip Airfare out of Birmingham, Amtrak and Motorcoach transportation are included with this trip. Four-Star Hotel Accommodations included.

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FINAL PAYMENT DUE JUNE 6, 2025

 

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21+

COST

$3725.00per person, double occupancy

Boston, Salem, & Cape Ann

October 7-15, 2025

  • A guided tour of Boston, JFK Library & Museum, Historic Gloucester "America's Oldest Seaport", Faneuil Hall, Quincy Marketplace, Tour of Salem and the site of the infamous Salem Witchcraft Trials, Foxwood Casino and so much more!

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FINAL PAYMENT DUE JULY 31, 2025

 

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21+

COST

$1295.00per person, double occupancy

Lancaster Show Trip & the Dutch Country

December 7-13, 2025

  • Experience NOAH at the Sight and Sound Millennium Theatre, enjoy picturesque views of Lancaster, take a visit to Philadelphia and experience the Amish lifestyle.

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FINAL PAYMENT DUE SEPTEMBER 30, 2025

 

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AGES

16+

COST

$999.00per person, double occupancy