| Tour Itinerary |
Day 1
KENTUCKY ARTISAN CENTER • DINNER:
Our travels take us through the mountains
of North Carolina and Tennessee
as we make our way to the Bluegrass
State, Kentucky. In Berea, we visit a true
treasure, the Kentucky Artisan Center.
Here we’ll shop for handmade Kentucky
arts and crafts. This afternoon we travel
to Bardstown, one of Kentucky’s oldest
settlements. We check in our hotel for a
three-night stay. Dinner is included this
evening. (D)
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Day 2
KENTUCKY OAKS • LUNCH • CELEBRITY
JOCKEY MEET & GREET:
Today we
take our seats for the Derby’s famed
“Little Sister,” the Kentucky Oaks. Your
ticket includes a “Fast Access” pass, allowing
you to bypass lines and it offers
admission to the Hospitality area. (Tickets
are reserved in the First Floor
Grandstand
Sections 121 & 122.) We enjoy an
included Derby Fare lunch today while
enjoying the race. Also included is a
celebrity jockey meet & greet where
you will have a chance for autograph
signings and photo opportunities. Don’t
forget to wear your pink as the Kentucky
Oaks honors cancer awareness and its
survivors. (L)
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Day 3
KENTUCKY DERBY “RUN FOR THE ROSES”
• LUNCH:
We arrive mid-morning
in preparation of the “Run for the Roses.”
The Kentucky Derby runs a distance of
one and one quarter miles in just over
two minutes. It’s run by the fastest three year-old thoroughbreds on earth. Today,
we’ll witness first-hand from our reserved
Grandstand Seat the “most exciting two
minutes in sports,” the “First Jewel of the
Triple Crown” plus the five stakes races
proceeding. Your ticket includes a
“Fast Access” pass, allowing you to bypass
lines and it offers admission to the
Hospitality area. (Tickets are reserved in
the First Floor Grandstand Sections 121
& 122.) The Derby Fare meal is included
today. (L)
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Day 4
KENTUCKY HORSE PARK • HOME:
Derby
fever has infected us all. In Lexington,
we’ll see thousands of acres of
beautiful Kentucky bluegrass. Here we
visit the Kentucky Horse Park, the only
park dedicated to the horse. This is also
where Man O’War is buried, the Calumet
Trophy Collection rests, and many
retired champions are stabled. As we
depart for home, we recall the last exciting
four days and the 144th running of the
Kentucky Derby and Kentucky Oaks. We
arrive home late evening.
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