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From: barb@bucketlisttoursbybarb.com
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Thunder over Louisville, Louisville, KY
April 15 to 19, 2026

Tour Includes: Round Trip Deluxe Motorcoach, 4-Nights Lodging, Baggage Handling, 1 Sweet Treat, 5 Breakfasts, 1 Lunch, 4 Dinners, 1 Riverboat Dinner Cruise, Viewing with Premium Seating of Thunder Over Louisville from a Suite at the KFC YUM! Center, Self-
Guided Louisville Slugger Museum Tour & Guided Slugger Factory Tour, Self-Guided Frazier Museum Tour, Guided Tour Louisville Stoneware Company, Free Time in Louisville’s Paristown, 4th Street Live, and/or Whiskey Row, Guided Tour Windy Meadows Horse Farm, Oldham County Visitor Center with Underground Railroad History, Guided Tour of La Grange, KY, Yew Dell Botanical Garden or Kentucky Artisan Distillery Tasting, Spotz Gelato,  BLT Tote Bag, Water and Snacks on the Motorcoach, Experienced and Knowledgeable Tour Representative, and all Taxes.

Cost Per Person: 1 person per room $2,882.00/ 2 people per room $2,304.00/ 3 people per room $2,111.00/ 4 people per room $1,996.00.

$200.00 Per person is due, to reserve your seat, and the balance is due February 13, 2026. EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT $50.00 per person if signed up before January 1, 2026. Deposits are refundable prior to 60 days before the tour, minus any monies already paid by BLT. No refunds within 60 days of the tour. A $30.00 per transaction refund fee will be applied.

 

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  • Daily Tour Itinerary
  • Hotel Information

All times are approximate

Day #1 Wednesday, April 15

4:50 AM - Meet at Executive Coach, 525 Beaver Valley Pike, Lancaster, PA 17602, for a 5:00 departure.
5:20 - Meet at Heritage Hotel, 500 Centerville Road, Lancaster, PA 17601, for a 6:00 departure.
6:20 - Meet at Alden Place, 1022 Alden Way, Lebanon, PA 17402, for a 6:45 departure.
9:30 - 10:45 - Breakfast Brady’s Restaurant, Acme, PA 15610.
4:15 PM - Arrive at the Aloft Hotel, 201 3rd Street, Newport on the Levee.
5:00 - 5:30 - Welcome reception with lemonade and cookies.
6:10 - Board the bus in front of the hotel for a 6:20 departure.
6:15 - Depart for B&B Riverboat.
6:30 - Board the B & B Riverboat.
7:00 - 9:00 - Dinner Cruise.

Accommodations: Aloft Hotel 201 3rd Street, Newport on the Levee, KY 41071.Rick 859-916-5306.
https://www.marriott.com/en-us/hotels/cvgpl-aloft-newport-on-the-levee
Meals: B, D

Day #2, Thursday, April 16

6:00 AM - Breakfast begins and is included this morning at your hotel.
7:15 - Have your checked luggage outside of your door.
8:15 - Depart the hotel for Windy Meadows Horse Farm & Private Boutique, Grange, KY.
9:00 - 10:30 - Windy meadows Horse Farm Tour & Private Boutique.
10:30 - Depart for Oldham County History Center, La Grange, KY.
11:00 - 12:30 PM - Lunch & Learn about the Underground Railroad at the Oldham History Center.
11 AM - Lunch.
1:00 - 2:30 PM - Explore Main Street La Grange, with a walking history tour. Finishing at Spotz Gelato for a FREE Kentucky Proud® SCOOP for the road!
3:00 - 4:00 - Yew Dell Botanical Gardens OR Kentucky Artisan Distillery Tasting, La Grange, KY.
4:00 - Depart for the Hampton Inn Downtown Louisville, KY.
4:30 - Arrive Hampton Inn Downtown, Louisville, KY.
TBD - Depart for dinner at the Bristol Bar & Grill. 
6:00 - TBD - Bristol Bar & Grill.

Accommodations: Hampton Inn Downtown Louisville, Elkins, an IHG Hotel, 50 Martin St, Elkins, WV 26241. Phone 304-630-2266. https://www.ihg.com/holidayinnexpress/hotels/us/en/elkins/eknwv
Meals: B, L, D

Day #3 Friday, April 17

7:00 - 10:00 AM - Breakfast begins and is included this morning at your hotel.
8:40 - Meet at the bus in front of the hotel.
8:45 - Depart the hotel for Churchill Downs, Louisville, KY.
9:30 - 11:30 - Churchill Downs, Kentucky Derby Museum, Louisville, KY.
11:45- 12:45 - Food Hall- Lunch On Your Own
1:00 - 2:00 PM - Louisville Stoneware factory tour. 
2:15- TBD - Free time at 4th Street Live, Main Street, Visitor Center (walkable from the hotel).
5:15 - Depart for dinner at The Old Spaghetti Factory.
5:30 - TBD -Dinner.

Accommodations: Hampton Inn Downtown Louisville, an IHG Hotel, 50 Martin St, Elkins, WV 26241. Phone 304-630-2266. https://www.ihg.com/holidayinnexpress/hotels/us/en/elkins/eknwv
Meals: B, D

Day #4 Saturday, April 17

7:00 - 10:00 AM - Breakfast begins and is included this morning at your hotel.
8:45 - Depart for Louisville Slugger, Louisville, KY 40202. 
9:00 - 10:30 - Louisville Slugger.
10:30 - Depart Mahammad Ali Center for Frazier History Museum, Louisville, KY. 
11:15 - 12:30 PM - Frazier History Museum.
Free time, including lunch on your own.
2:45 - Depart for Thunder Over Louisville at the KFC Yum! Center.
3:00 - TBD – Thunder Over Louisville.
TBD - Return to the hotel after the show.

Accommodations: Hampton Inn Downtown Louisville, an IHG Hotel, 50 Martin St, Elkins, WV 26241. Phone 304-630-2266. https://www.ihg.com/holidayinnexpress/hotels/us/en/elkins/eknwv
Meals: B, D

Day #5 Sunday, April 19

7:00 AM - Breakfast begins and is included this morning at your hotel.
7:00- Have your luggage outside of your door for the baggage handlers to pick up.
7:45 - Meet in the lobby with your personal items.
8:00 - Depart the hotel.
3:00 - 4:15 - Dinner at HillBilly's Grub & Pub, Donegal, PA.
7:15 - Arrive Alden Place.
8:15 - Arrive Heritage Hotel.
9:00 - Arrive Executive Coach.

Day #1: Accommodations: Wednesday, April 15th, Aloft, Newport on the Levee, 201 3rd Street, Newport on the Levee, KY 
Phone 859-916-5306.

Day #2: Accommodations: Thursday, April 16th, Hampton Inn, Downtown Louisville, 101 East Jefferson Street, Louisville, KY   
Phone 502-585-2200.

Day #3: Accommodations: Thursday, April 17th, Hampton Inn, Downtown Louisville, 101 East Jefferson Street, Louisville, KY  
Phone 502-585-2200.

Day #4: Accommodations: Thursday, April 18th, Hampton Inn, Downtown Louisville, 101 East Jefferson Street, Louisville, KY  
Phone 502-585-2200.

 


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