Day #1 - Saturday, May 16th - 586 milesn
4:00 AM - Meet at Executive Coach, 525 Beaver Valley Pike, Lancaster, PA 17602, for a 4:15 departure.
4:45 - Meet at Heritage Hotel, 500 Centerville Road, Lancaster, 17601, for a 5:15 departure.
5:55 - Meet at Alden Place, 1022 Alden Way, Lebanon, PA 17042, for a 6:15 departure.
9:15 - 10:30 - HillBilly's Grub & Pub, Donegal, PA.
5:00 - Arrive Drury Inn & Suites, Indianapolis, IN.
7:00 - Nightly Kickback at the hotel, including dinner & drinks, the menu changes daily.
Accommodations: Drury Inn & Suites Indianapolis Northeast, 8180 North Shadeland Avenue, Indianapolis, IN 46250. Phone 317-849-8900. This will go to the corporate office, and they will transfer to the front desk. https://www.druryhotels.com/locations/indianapolis-in/drury-inn-and-suites-indianapolis-northeast
Meals: B, D
Day #2 Sunday, May 17th - 516 miles
6:00 AM - Breakfast begins and is included at the hotel.
6:00 - 6:15 - Bring your suitcase and personal items to the bus on your way to breakfast.
7:15 - Meet the bus for a 7:30 departure.
Time Zone Change to Central Time (back 1 hour)
Rest Stops/lunch on your own (to go):
4:15 PM - Arrive at Thousand Hills Resort Hotel, Branson, MO.
5:20 - Depart for dinner at SS Dockside Café, Branson, MO.
5:30 - 6:45 - Dinner at SS Dockside Café.
6:45 - Depart for the Clay Cooper Theater, Branson, MO.
7:30 - 9:30 - Clay Cooper’s Country Express Show.
Accommodations: Thousand Hills Resort Hotel, 120 South Wildwood Drive, Branson, MO. Phone 877-815-1299. https://www.thousandhillsresorthotel.com
Meals: B, D
Day #3 Monday, May 18th
7:00 - 9:00 AM - Breakfast begins and is included at the resort.
9:00 - 11:30 - Local Step-on-guided Tour of the Branson area.
12:00 PM - Depart for Mel’s Hard Luck Diner & Grand Village Christmas Shops, Branson, MO.
12:15 - 1:15 - Lunch at Mel’s Hard Luck Café, Branson, MO.
1:15 - 2:15 - Free time. When you visit The Grand Village Shops, you aren’t just visiting another shopping mall; you’re experiencing the full extent of what Branson shopping has to offer.
Return to the hotel for free time.
5:30 - Depart for Black Oak Grill, Branson, MO.
6:00 - 7:15 - Dinner - Gold / Black Oak Grill.
7:15 - Depart for Hughes Brothers Theatre, Branson, MO.
8:00 - 10:00 - Baldknobber’s Show at Hughes Brothers Theater.
Accommodations: Thousand Hills Resort Hotel, 120 South Wildwood Drive, Branson, MO. Phone 877-815-1299. https://www.thousandhillsresorthotel.com
Meals: B, L, D
Day #4, Tuesday, May 19th
7:00 - 9:00 AM - Breakfast begins and is included at the resort.
8:45 - Depart for the Celebrity Car Museum, Branson, MO.
9:00 - 10:15 - Celebrity Car Museum.
10:30 - 11:00 - Hurtz Donut, upstairs from the Celebrity Car Museum.
Return to the hotel for free time. Lunch on your own at the hotel.
1:30 PM - Depart the hotel for Shepherd of the Hills Fish Hatchery, Branson, MO.
2:00 - 2:45 - Shepherd of the Hills Fish Hatchery.
3:00 - Depart for the Showboat Branson Belle, Branson, MO 65616. Phone 800-775-2628.
3:10 - Arrive at the Showboat Branson Belle, free time for shopping and enjoying the waterfront.
4:00 - 6:00 - Dinner Cruise on Showboat Branson Belle.
Return to the hotel to freshen up
6:45 - Depart for Presley’s Country Jubilee, Branson, MO.
Return to the hotel to freshen up
7:00 - Arrive Early at the Presley’s Country Jubilee for upstairs seating for the gospel hymn sing.
7:15 - Old-time gospel hymn sing (optional).
8:00 - 10:00 - Presley’s Country Jubilee
Accommodations: Thousand Hills Resort Hotel, 120 South Wildwood Drive, Branson, MO. Phone 877-815-1299. https://www.thousandhillsresorthotel.com
Meals: B, L, D
Day #5 Wednesday, May 20th
7:00 - 9:00 AM - Breakfast begins and is included at the resort. Cf’d.
9:50 - Depart for Branson Cheese Company, Branson, MO.
11:15 - Ozark Mountain Winery, Branson, MO.
1:20 - Depart for Clay Cooper Theatre, Branson, MO.
2:00 - 4:00 - Hot Rods & High Heels / Clay Cooper Theatre.
4:30 - Early dinner at the Uptown Café, Branson, MO.
6:00 - Return to the hotel to relax and freshen up.
7:20 - Depart for Pepsi Legends Theater, Branson, MO.
8:00 - 10:00 - SIX / Pepsi Legend Theatre
Accommodations: Thousand Hills Resort Hotel, 120 South Wildwood Drive, Branson, MO. Phone 877-815-1299. https://www.thousandhillsresorthotel.com
Meals: B, L, D
Day #6 Thursday, May 21st
7:00 - 9:00 AM - Breakfast begins and is included at the resort.
8:20 - Depart for Lost Canyon Cave Tour & Ozark Mountain History Museum at Top of the Rock, Ridgedale, MO.
8:45 - Arrive Top of the Rock.
9:00 - Lost Canyon Cave at Top of the Rock opens.
Cave Tour Cave Tour & Ozark History Museum.
1:00 PM - Depart Top of the Rock for Branson Landing.
1:30 - Scatter lunch on your own & shopping in Historic Downtown Branson & Branson Landing.
4:00 - Depart Branson Landing for the hotel.
Return to the hotel to relax & freshen up before the show. Dinner on your own at the hotel.
7:00 - Depart for the Haygoods at Clay Cooper Theatre, Branson, MO.
7:30 - 9:30 - The Haygoods.
Accommodations: Thousand Hills Resort Hotel, 120 South Wildwood Drive, Branson, MO. Phone 877-815-1299. https://www.thousandhillsresorthotel.com
Meals: B
Day #7 Friday, May 22, 2026
7:00 - 9:00 AM - Breakfast begins and is included at the resort.
8:00 - Depart for Dogwood Canyon Nature Park/Wildlife Tour, Lampe, MO.
9:00 - Dogwood Canyon opens.
9:30 - Wildlife Tour / Dogwood Canyon Nature Park tram tour.
12:30 - Depart Dogwood Canyon for Clay Cooper Theatre, MO.
Box lunch to eat on the bus on the way to Dean Z.
2:00 - 4:00 - Dean Z at the Clay Cooper Theatre.
5:30 - Farewell to Branson dinner.
Accommodations: Thousand Hills Resort Hotel, 120 South Wildwood Drive, Branson, MO. Phone 877-815-1299. https://www.thousandhillsresorthotel.com
Meals: B, L, D
Day #8 Saturday, May 23, 2026 – 525 miles
6:30 - 9:00 AM - Breakfast begins and is included at the resort.
6:15 - Bring your personal items to the bus before going to breakfast.
6:15 - Have your luggage outside of your hotel room door.
7:20 - Board the bus; your personal items should already be loaded.
7:30 - Depart the hotel for home.
Rest Stop/lunch on your own (to go): Fast food/truck stop.
Time Zone Change to Eastern Time (ahead 1 hour)
5:30 - Arrive Drury Inn & Suites Louisville East, 9501 Blairwood Road, Louisville, KY 40222.
5:30 - 7:00 - Nightly Kickback at the hotel, featuring dinner & drinks, with a daily changing menu.
Accommodations: Drury Inn & Suites Louisville East, 9501 Blairwood Road, Louisville, KY 40241. Phone 502-326-4170. https://www.druryhotels.com/locations/louisville-ky/drury-inn-and-suites-louisville-east
Meals: B, D
Day #9 Sunday, May 24, 2026 - 641 miles
7:00 - Breakfast begins and is included at the hotel.
7:00 - Bring your suitcase and personal items to the bus. We will be locking the bus from 7:15 to 7:45.
8:15 - Board the bus. Your personal items should already be loaded.
8:00 - Depart the hotel for home.
Rest Stop/lunch on your own (to go): Fast food/truck stop. Driver preference? 2-20 minutes stops
3:00 - 4:30 - Dinner Brady’s Restaurant, 3242 PA-31, Acme, PA 15610.
7:30 - Arrive Park Place Diner
8:15 - Arrive Heritage Hotel
9:00 - Arrive Executive Coach
Meals: B, D