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Tour
Schedule
8:00 am Depart and travel to Orange City. Coffee,
orange juice, and muffins will
be served on board the motorcoach. We will take a break during the morning.
11:00 am Group
City Bus
Tour (step-on guide) is scheduled
to afford us easy access to all of the
beautiful Tulip Gardens in Orange City.
12:00 am Lunch at the Monica Society Tent - plenty of delicious ethnic food. After lunch
you should
have a little free time to spend at the shops.
1:00 pm Reserved seats
for the afternoon activities: Straat
Feest - is a festival highlight which
includes Klompen Dancers, Kinderspelen (children playing),
Dutch Folk Dancers, Mode
Show (parade of province costumes), and the presentation of the 1997 Tulip
Queen.
2:00 pm Street Inspection and Street Scrubbers - Tradition demands
immaculately clean streets
for the passage of the Queen in the Volksparade. Costumed children and adults
take part
in this uniquely fun spectacle.
2:15 pm
Volksparade - See colorful
floats and glimpses of 19th century Holland in one of the best
parades in the Midwest. Hear junior and high school marching bands, including
Orange
City's own "Pride of the Dutchmen" marching in wooden shoes.
3:30 pm
Flower Show & Sioux County
Heritage Center & Free time for
everyone to browse,
shop, and enjoy the celebration.
5:30 pm
Board the motorcoach to return home.
We will stop in Sioux City for a break and supper if
anyone is still hungry.
9:00 pm Arrive home from one of
the most colorful events in the Midwest.
Tour
Price: $__ per person
Tour
price includes: Deluxe
motorcoach transportation; guided tour of the Orange City and their beautiful
tulip gardens; reserved seating for Straat Feest, Street Inspection, Street
Scrubbers, and Volksparade; tickets
to Flower Show and the Sioux County Heritage Center;
lunch at the Monica Society Tent; coffee, orange juice, and muffins as we
travel to Orange City; tour escort;
and snacks with iced tea or lemonade.
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