• Overview
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  • Departure & Return
  • Includes & Excludes
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Departure date
2023 Departure Date (Wednesday and Thursday):
May: 05/10, 05/11, 05/24, 05/25, 05/31
Jun: 06/01, 06/14, 06/15, 06/28, 06/29
Jul: 07/12, 07/13
Aug: 08/09, 08/10, 08/23, 08/24
Oct: 10/18, 10/19, 10/25, 10/26

2024 Departure Date (Wednesday and Thursday):
May: 05/01, 05/02, 05/15, 05/16, 05/29, 05/30
June: 006/12, 06/13, 06/26, 06/27
July: 07/10, 07/11, 07/24, 07/25
August: 08/07, 08/08, 08/21, 08/22
September: 09/04, 09/05, 09/18, 09/19
October: 10/02, 10/03, 10/16, 10/17, 10/30, 10/31

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  • Take an in-depth tour of the city of Chicago and visit 360 Chicago for a full 360-degree panoramic view of Chicago from above.
  • Be in the National Park with most visitors in US -- Great Smoky Mountains.
  • Tour in Lookout Mountain: Rock City, Ruby Falls, Incline Railway.

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Departure location:

  • 08:00Departure Chicago: Millennium Park Welcome Center;201 E Randolph St, Chicago, IL 60601;

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Return location:

  • Chicago: Millennium Park Welcome Center;201 E Randolph St, Chicago, IL 60601;

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What's included:

1. Transportation (The type of vehicle used will be based on the number of guests attending that day).

2. Hotel (Nights are one day less than the total number of tour days).

3. Hotel breakfast.

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What's not included:

1. Food and beverage.

2. Air ticket, ferry, and shuttle transfer in some attraction areas/national parks.

3. Attraction admission fee (Prices are subject to change without prior notice; Tickets should be purchased from the tour guide).

4. Service fee (minimum USD$12/person/day, any child and Infant reserving a seat has to pay that service fee as well).

5. Personal expenses (such as food & beverage, telephone surcharge, etc.).

6. Any expenses are not listed in Fee Included.

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Activity

Price description

Note

Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum

Adult:$15.00;

Senior (62+):$14.00;

Child (6-15):$8.00;

Ober Gatlinburg Aerial Tramway

Adult:$22.00~$25.00;

Senior (65+):$22.00~$25.00;

Child (3-12):$20.00~$23.00;

The price exclude tax.

Great Smoky Mountain In-depth Tour

Adult:$35.00;

Senior (65+):$35.00;

Child (3-12):$30.00;

Dolly Parton's Stampede

Adult:$83.40;

Senior (65+):$83.40;

Child (3-9):$42.57;

Titanic Museum Pigeon Forge

Adult:$37.75;

Senior (65+):$37.75;

Child (5-12):$18.66;

Incline Railway

Adult:$15.00;

Senior (65+):$15.00;

Child (3-12):$7.00;

Rock city

Adult:$32.05;

Senior (65+):$32.05;

Child (3-12):$21.35;

Ruby Falls

Adult:$28.35;

Senior (65+):$27.26;

Child (3-12):$17.43;

The Art Institute of Chicago

Adult:$32.00;

Senior(65+):$26.00;

Child (under 14):$26.00;

Chicago Architectural Cruise

Adult:Weekday: $60.00, Weekend: $66.00;

Senior(65+):Weekday: $60.00, Weekend: $66.00;

Child (3-12):Weekday: $48.00, Weekend: $54.00;

360 Chicago

Adult:$35.00;

Senior(65+):$35.00;

Child (3-11):$23.00;

Indianapolis - Great Smoky Mountains - Mammoth Cave 5-Day Tour

 

Itinerary for Thursday departures is as follows:
DAY1 Chicago - Indianapolis
DAY2 Great Smoky Mountains National Park - Chattanooga
DAY3 Chattanooga - Lookout Mountain
DAY4 Mammoth Cave National Park - Chicago

DAY5 Chicago City

Itineraries

Day 1

Chicago City

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Experience the best of Chicago all in one day! This is a world’s top architecture city with fascinating architectures to discover. You will take a walk in Millennium Park, observe the Cloud Gate, and enjoy the spectacular view of the city from 360 Chicago!

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Itinerary:

Millennium Park & Cloud Gate (20 mins) → Grant Park (10 mins) → The Art Institute of Chicago (Optional, 120 mins) → Chicago Water Tower (10 mins) → Michigan Avenue (pass by) → Chicago Cruise (Optional, 75 mins, seasonal) → 360 Chicago (Optional, 75 mins)

We will pass by Navy Pier, Clarence Buckingham Memorial Fountain, Marina City, Trump International Hotel and Tower and Willis Tower Observation Deck.

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Millennium Park

Grant Park

The Art Institute of Chicago

Chicago Architectural Cruise

360 Chicago

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Hotel:Comfort Inn O'Hare-Convention Center Or similar

Day 2

Chicago - Indianapolis

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Today we will set out from Chicago. At noon, we will visit the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum where collects almost all kinds of race cars from 1909. Following, we will take a quick visit to Indiana Statehouse. Stay overnight in London, KY.

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Itinerary:

Chicago → Indianapolis → Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum (Optional, 60 mins) → Indiana Statehouse (30 mins) → Hotel

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Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum

Indiana Statehouse

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Hotel:Quality Inn London KY Or Baymont by Wyndham Corbin Or similar

Day 3

Great Smoky Mountain Park - Chattanooga

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In the morning, we will leave London for the Great Smoky Mountains in Tennessee. Many kinds of animals inhabit here, and there are about 1,500 species of bears alone. So it will be a great opprtunity to see the wild bears! Then follow us and take a visit Gatlinburg. You may take the cable car to the mountain top. Following, we will go to Pigeon Forge, where you can visit the Titanic Museum built to commemorate the sinking of the "Titanic" and enjoy the most famous local song and dance performance at your own expense.

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Itinerary:

Great Smoky Mountain Park In-depth Tour (Mandatary, 2 hours, head to Newfound Gap) → Gatlinburg (100 mins) → Ober Gatlinburg Aerial Tramway (Optional, 20 mins) → Pigeon Forge → Titanic Museum (Optional, 60 mins) → Dolly Parton's Stampede (Optional, 120 mins)

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Great Smoky Mountain In -depth Tour

Gatlinburg

Titanic Museum Pigeon Forge

Dolly Parton's Stampede

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Hotel:Days Inn by Wyndham Chattanooga/Hamilton Place Or similar

Day 4

Chattanooga - Lookout Mountain

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After breakfast, we will head to Chattanooga and explore the magnificent Lookout Mountain and Ruby Falls which is a 145-foot high underground waterfall located within Lookout Mountain. Following, we will take a visit to Rock City. Finally, we’ll take the Lookout Mountain Incline Railway.

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Itinerary:

Chattanooga → Lookout Mountain → Ruby Fall (Optional, 90 mins) → Rock City (Optional, 75 mins) → Lookout Mountain Incline Railway (Optional, 75 mins) → Hotel

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Ruby Falls

Rock city

Incline Railway

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Hotel:Red Roof Inn & Suites Cave City Or Baymont by Wyndham Bowling Green Or similar

Day 5

Mammoth Cave National Park - Chicago

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Today, we will head to visit Mammoth Cave National Park. The first human to enter Mammoth Cave passed under its imposing arch about 4,000 years ago. Now, you can explore the winding caverns for yourself. Then, we will back to Chicago.

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Itinerary:

Mammoth Cave National Park (120 mins) → Chicago

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Mammoth Cave National Park
Mammoth Cave National Park preserves the longest known cave system in the world, as well as part of the verdant, hilly Green River valley in south central Kentucky. The park draws thousands of visitors looking to explore the more-than 600 kilometers of caverns. It’s these vast chambers and complex labyrinths that earned the park its name: Mammoth.

Departure location:

  • 08:00Departure Chicago: Millennium Park Welcome Center;201 E Randolph St, Chicago, IL 60601;

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Return location:

  • Chicago: Millennium Park Welcome Center;201 E Randolph St, Chicago, IL 60601;

What's included:

1. Transportation (The type of vehicle used will be based on the number of guests attending that day).

2. Hotel (Nights are one day less than the total number of tour days).

3. Hotel breakfast.

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What's not included:

1. Food and beverage.

2. Air ticket, ferry, and shuttle transfer in some attraction areas/national parks.

3. Attraction admission fee (Prices are subject to change without prior notice; Tickets should be purchased from the tour guide).

4. Service fee (minimum USD$12/person/day, any child and Infant reserving a seat has to pay that service fee as well).

5. Personal expenses (such as food & beverage, telephone surcharge, etc.).

6. Any expenses are not listed in Fee Included.

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Activity

Price description

Note

Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum

Adult:$15.00;

Senior (62+):$14.00;

Child (6-15):$8.00;

Ober Gatlinburg Aerial Tramway

Adult:$22.00~$25.00;

Senior (65+):$22.00~$25.00;

Child (3-12):$20.00~$23.00;

The price exclude tax.

Great Smoky Mountain In-depth Tour

Adult:$35.00;

Senior (65+):$35.00;

Child (3-12):$30.00;

Dolly Parton's Stampede

Adult:$83.40;

Senior (65+):$83.40;

Child (3-9):$42.57;

Titanic Museum Pigeon Forge

Adult:$37.75;

Senior (65+):$37.75;

Child (5-12):$18.66;

Incline Railway

Adult:$15.00;

Senior (65+):$15.00;

Child (3-12):$7.00;

Rock city

Adult:$32.05;

Senior (65+):$32.05;

Child (3-12):$21.35;

Ruby Falls

Adult:$28.35;

Senior (65+):$27.26;

Child (3-12):$17.43;

The Art Institute of Chicago

Adult:$32.00;

Senior(65+):$26.00;

Child (under 14):$26.00;

Chicago Architectural Cruise

Adult:Weekday: $60.00, Weekend: $66.00;

Senior(65+):Weekday: $60.00, Weekend: $66.00;

Child (3-12):Weekday: $48.00, Weekend: $54.00;

360 Chicago

Adult:$35.00;

Senior(65+):$35.00;

Child (3-11):$23.00;

Please wait...

"1. If the weather condition, war, general strikes, and other unforeseen circumstances interrupt the journey, our company reserves the right to rearrange the journey without refunding the tour fee.

2. Cancellation & Re-schedule Policy:

a. More than 20 days prior to departure date (EST): Free cancellation with full refund. Please reconfirm the penalty for the added hotel or flight ticket.

b. Less than 19 days but 10 days prior to departure date (EST): 50% of total purchase amount can be refunded.

c. Less than 10 days prior to departure date (EST) or on departure day (EST): 100% penalty. No refund.

d. Additional hotel bookings before or after the tour as well as other services are subject to hotel cancellation policy to determine if a refund is possible.

e. If the guest quit during the trip or fails to participate in any itinerary due to personal reasons (no travel documents, late arrival, illness, accident, etc.), the paid tour fare will not be refunded, and no other services will be compensated."

"1. Customer under 18 years old MUST be accompanied by at least one adult. In consideration of the guest safety, pregnant women are only allowed to join the tour if pregnant for 24 weeks or less by the end of the trip.

2. Please be sure to provide accurate and complete information upon booking. This includes name, gender, valid contact information (preferably a mobile phone), accurate tour location, etc., This helps to avoid any errors upon the reservation because errors affect travel. Any losses due to inaccurate or invalid information will be at your own cost and the company will not be held responsible.

3. This tour does not accept any City Pass or your own tickets for any of the attractions. Tour attraction admission charges and meal expenses are subject to change at any time without notification. Any purchased ticket cannot be refunded for lower prices.

4. During the actual trip, the tour guide or driver has the right to appropriately adjust the tour sequence, stay time or assembly time of scenic spots according to the weather, traffic, and other conditions to ensure the smooth progress of the trip.

5. If the scenic spots are temporarily closed or closed on a particular holiday, etc., the tour guide will adjust the appearance according to the actual situation or replace the location with another scenic spot to ensure the richness of the itinerary. The opening hours and capacity limits of certain attractions and national parks will be subject to change from time to time due to the COVID-19 pandemic. When the operating hours and capacity restrictions have an impact on the itinerary, it shall be regarded as force majeure. Thank you for your understanding.

6. Children under the age of 8 require a booster seat in order to participate in the tour group. We provide the rental service for $10.00/person/day. Please make a request when booking the itinerary so that we may have the booster seat ready in advance. Please understand that the violations and fines are borne by the guests themselves. There is no need for a booster seat for bus travel on the day of travel, and the fee can be refunded to the guest.

7. Normal health conditions are required to participate and enjoy our full itineraries. Contact us for specific policies or information regarding passengers with disabilities who do need to provide advance notification to make a reservation. We do not guarantee a wheelchair lift-equipped bus and/or seating availability to disabled passengers without prior notification and approval."

"1. The maximal waiting time for any late passengers is 10 minutes beyond the meeting time announced by the Tour Guide. While Tour makes every effort to provide on-time service, it does not guarantee to arrive at or depart from any point.as a specific time, which may be affected by any number of factors including weather, traffic, strikes, government shutdowns, war or terrorist attacks, or mechanical prob- lems. Tour is not liable for any inconvenience or expense caused as a result of such a delay, not liable for the expense of connecting air or train or bus service missed as a result of a delay and not liable for any other travel expense caused as a result of a delay.

2. Tour reserve the right, when operating conditions require, transferring passengers from one vehicle to another en route.

3. The following documents are recommended to make your check-in process smooth: A valid photo ID is required to board the bus; We recommend you bring a copy of the email confirmation to board the bus.

4. This product is a group activity. If you choose to leave the group, please inform in advance, and obtain the consent of the tour guide. You need to sign the departure agreement form and the unfinished part will be regarded as your own abandonment. The group fee will not be refunded.

5. Gift items in the itinerary that cannot be given away due to force majeure factors such as traffic and weather conditions or personal reasons may be subject to change. Please understand that the fees will not be refunded.

6. Smoking is prohibited aboard the bus in accordance with Federal law.

7. Pets and animals are not allowed on the vehicle."