itinerary
Sunday, Sep 25, 2022
We leave Spokane early morning for our flight to Cincinnati's northern Kentucky airport. We will be met by our motorcoach and driver and once loaded, depart for our hotel in nearby Florence KY. Our luggage will be delivered to our rooms while we enjoy the utmost in Southern hospitality and personal comfort including warm cookies. Our hotel room amenities include a refrigerator, coffee maker, Iron, ironing board, hairdryer. outdoor pool, fitness center, snack shop, washer and dryer and business center. Restaurants in the same parking lot include Cracker Barrel, Applebee’s and Rafferty’s. It is very central to the Creation sites.
Dinner on your own at any of several restaurants just a few steps from the hotel.
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Monday, Sep 26, 2022 CREATION MUSEUM
Soon after breakfast, we journey to the Creation Museum. The museum is self-paced and supports the stories and ideas in the Bible through over 160 exhibits such as a Garden of Eden, a Cave of Sorrows, a petting zoo, Fearfully and Wonderfully Made and The Christ, Cross, Consummation. There are also shows such as The Last Adam, The 3D Special Effects Theatre, and today's special, an included show in the high-definition, digital technology Stargazer's Planetarium.
Lunch is also included today in Noah's Cafe.
After a full day of wonder, information and inspiration, return to our hotel.
This evening, enjoy dinner on own at a nearby restaurant
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Tuesday, Sep 27, 2022 ARK ENCOUNTER
Breakfast is included, as every day, at the hotel. Boarding our coach again, we travel to the life-sized reconstruction of Noah’s Ark. The full sized replica of Noah’s Ark is a massive wooden structure, the largest wooden timber structure IN THE WORLD, built to Biblical dimensions, the Ark Encounter is a jaw-dropping structure where Biblical history comes vividly to life. Scores of teaching exhibits about the Flood, Noah, and the animals are designed to answer your questions about the biblical account of Noah’s Ark. This includes an "ARKitectural Tour" tour by Harry Morton highlighting the challenges that were encountered during the construction of the ark. Another exhibit explores "How Do We Know the Bible is True?"
There are also several live animal exhibits at Ararat Ridge Zoo located outdoors behind the Ark. Walk among Kangaroos in the Kangaroo walkabout! See Zebra, Alpacas, Emus, Ostrich, Goats, Lemurs, a Zorse and a Zonkey (previously at the Creation Museum) and much more.
Lunch vouchers are included for Emzara’s Kitchen (Restaurant).
After a full day, we return to our hotel.
Dinner on your own at any of several restaurants just a few steps from the hotel.
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Wednesday, Sep 28, 2022 ARK ENCOUNTER
Soon after breakfast, we journey again to the Ark Encounter.
The new auditorium at the Answers Center shows a brand new short film, "New Beginning" which looks at the Biblical account of Noah’s flood from the viewpoint of Shem’s Wife.
Today's included extra is a private interactive Zoo tour. The tour would consist of a tour of our Animal Actor building (where our herptiles are housed), the Small Mammal building (this doesn't include lemurs), and the older section of the zoo (Camelid, Equine, and Ostrich habitats). Tour is approximately 1 hour long.
Lunch vouchers included once again at Emzara’s Kitchen (Restaurant).
In the new state-of-the-art "Truth Traveler" virtual reality theatre, guests will don special virtual reality headsets and enjoy a uniquely immersive, realistic-looking experience.
This world-class theater program, offered for an upcharge, is a time machine of sorts. Guests will encounter Noah directing his construction crew as starting and the group rumbling as the voyage is about to start!!
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Thursday, Sep 29, 2022 CATHEDRAL BASILICA / RIVERBOAT CRUISE AND LUNCH / ROOKWOOD POTTERY COMPANY
Depart for the Cathedral Basilica. A ninety minute driving tour of Cincinnati. We will hear of the any changes from “Porkopolis” to the “Queen City” on the banks of the mighty Ohio River. See the majestic Music Hall, Union Terminal and Eden Park with its seven mile view of Kentucky. Afterward we will enjoy a guided tour of the Cathedral Basilica, a one-third replica of Notre Dame, in Paris. Among its 82 stained glass windows, is the largest window in the world, a Rose window larger than Notre Dame’s.
Included lunch today is aboard a BB Riverboat where we will enjoy a buffet and entertainment.
The Rookwood Pottery Co. 2:30 p.m. Experience the beauty and intricacy of Rookwood Pottery first hand on the Rookwood Factory and Market tour! Join a knowledgeable guide that will share the intriguing history of Rookwood Pottery in the Queen City, and you will learn the story behind the famous name.
After our tour, we will be transferred to Cincinnati airport for our flight home.