Central Area Trips & Excursions

• The Central Area Trips Program offers two convenient locations to meet the bus: Lake Arbor Community Center, 10100 Lake Arbor Way, Mitchellville and Bowie Community Center, 3209 Stonybrook Drive, Bowie.
• Trips are self-sustaining; therefore, refunds for trips can be made only if your place is filled or the trip is cancelled. Medical reasons cannot be used for refunds unless your spot is filled. The Central Area Trip Coordinator must approve all refunds.
• Trips depend on sufficient registration; specific registration deadlines may apply.

travel destinations And details for SPRING 2012

Registration opens Monday, February 13 Prince George's County residents;
Tuesday, February 21 for all others.

CANCELLED!
TUESDAY, APRIL 24, 2012
DEPARTS: 7 aM; RETURNS: 9:30 PM

WILLIAMSBURG, VIRGINIA GARDEN TOUR
Celebrate Williamsburg's 150th commemoration of the Civil War with this tour of homes and gardens west of the William & Mary campus. Featured sites include Bassett Hall, former home of the John D. rockefeller family;Hertzler-George garden, featured in Better Homes & Gardens magazine; William & Mary's President's home and more. Escorted walking garden and Civil War history tours will be available as well. Lunch is included. Fee includes transportation, garden tour admissions and lunch.
Ages 18 & up

SMARTlink #787516
Fee: Resident pp $95; Non-Resident pp $114

FULL with Wait List!
wednesday, june 20, 2012
DEPARTS: 8 aM; RETURNS: 8 PM

Hoopers Island Experience
Immerse yourself in the heart of Chesapeake Country on this tour conducted by land and by sea. Enjoy stunning views on the drive along the scenic waterways to the quaint waterman's village, Hoopers Island. Take a narrated boat cruise along the Honga River to see local watermen harvesting their day's catch. Tour a local crab factory and purchase some fresh crabmeat. Dine on local food at Old Salty's Restaurant. Wrap up the day with a guided tour of the Blackwater Wildlife Refuge featuring a visitor's center, butterfly garden, gift shop and home to a vast array of native wildlife. Fee includes transportation, narrated river cruise,crab factory tour, guided tour of Blackwater Wildlife Refuge and buffet lunch.

SMARTlink #787521
Fee: Resident pp $95; Non-Resident pp $114

Woody's Crab House
It's time for the annual trip to North East, MD, home to Woody's Crab House, where you will indulge in a crab feast with all the fixins! This is a true all-you-can-eat with a generous menu of steamed crabs, shrimp, clams, oysters, fried chicken & more! Then stroll along Main Street & explore local shops. Next stop is Sinking Spring Herb Farm in Elkton for a tour, tea & dessert--and make a keepsake sachet. Enjoy a scenic drive through several fishing towns as we make our way to Queenstown Premium Outlets for shopping. Fee includes transportation, crab feast, Sinking Farms tour, tea & dessert.
Ages 18 & up
SMARTlink #842515
Fee: Resident pp $105; Non-Resident pp $126

saturday, august 4, 2012
DEPARTS: 10 aM; RETURNS: 9:30 PM

Franklin Institute: Dead Sea Scrolls
See the once-in-a lifetime exhibition, Dead Sea Scrolls: Life and Faith  in Biblical Times, presented by the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia, PA. The exhibit features the most comprehensive collection of ancient artifacts from Israel ever organized and on display in North America. We'll stop at the Delaware House en route for a quick lunch (on your own). A full course dinner will be hosted at The Columbus Inn in Wilmington, Delaware.Fee includes transportation, admissions to Franklin Institute, the Dead Sea Scrolls exhibit and dinner at The Columbus Inn. Lunch purchase on your own.
Ages 18 & up
SMARTlink #842715
Fee: Resident pp $110; Non-Resident pp $132

saturday, august 25, 2012
DEPARTS: 8:30 aM; RETURNS: 7:30 PM

Waterford Village and Winery
Discover the historic village of Waterford, a National Historic Landmark. Step back in time with a tour of the village, first settled in 1733 by Pennsylvania Quakers, Amos & Mary Janney. By 1800 it had become the thriving center of a community of small farms and by 1840, many of Waterford's buildings were already in place: grain, saw and fulling mills, a tannery, furniture factories, a blacksmith shop, tavern, hotel, and a confectionery. The homes, businesses & the rolling fields that surround the village today look much as they did then. Then, we'll do a tour and tasting at nearby Village Winery. Lunch is included at Tuscarora Mill Restaurant in downtown Leesburg. Fee includes transportation, village tour, lunch & winery tour & tasting.
Ages 21 & up
SMARTlink #841665
Fee: Resident pp $95; Non-Resident pp $114