It’s Del-Mar-Va-lous
6 Days/5 Nights
Nestled between the Chesapeake Bay and the Atlantic Ocean, Maryland, Virginia and
Delaware’s Delmarva Peninsula has quaint waterfront villages, fertile farmland, historic sites and
inns, lively resorts, pristine waterways, and remote islands; where natives still speak with an
Elizabethan accent. Delmarva’s culture has evolved while maintaining many of it traditions and
values. Take a fun trip and meet the friendly people of “the” Eastern Shore.
Day 1
Enjoy lunch on your own today at the Winterthur Café in Delaware. You’ll tour this
Brandywine Valley museum with more than 89,000 pieces of American Decorative Arts,
collected by Henry Francis DuPont, and it is considered to be one of the foremost collections of
American antiques. Be sure to save time for a visit to see the Campbell Soup Tureen Collection,
the gift store and the world famous Winterthur Gardens. After checking into a local hotel,
dinner is at the Brandywine Prime Seafood & Chops.
Day 2
After breakfast, you’ll tour Longwood Gardens, one of the world’s premier horticultural display
gardens. Created by Pierre S. DuPont, Longwood offers 20 outdoor gardens, 20 indoor gardens
within 4 acres of heated greenhouses, 11,000 different types of plants, and spectacular fountains.
Enjoy lunch before departing for the Brandywine River Museum, famous for its unparalleled
collection of works by three generations of the Wyeth family. Next, you’ll visit the Nemours
Mansion & Gardens, the former 300-acre estate of Alfred I. DuPont, named after the ancestral
home in France. The mansion has 102 rooms and is furnished with fine period antiques, rare
oriental rugs, tapestries and paintings dating back as far as the 15th century. Dinner will be
enroute to Baltimore and your overnight stay.
Day 3
Following breakfast, you’ll meet your guide for a tour of Baltimore and its Neighborhoods.
The tour will include Fort McHenry National Monument & Shrine, the star-shaped fort that
was site of the British naval bombardment that inspired Francis Scott Key to write the Star
Spangled Banner; Little Italy, Mount Vernon, Federal Hill, and City Hall. Next, you’ll tour
Evergreen House, and enjoy a High Tea, with a wide array of finger sandwiches, scones,
dessert, and more. Then it’s off to Maryland’s capital for a tour of Annapolis, the Maryland
State House, the U.S. Naval Academy and a cruise on the Harbor Queen. Then, enjoy a
traditional Crab Feast with all the trimmings at Fisherman’s Inn, and an overnight stay on
Kent Island.
Day 4
Enjoy breakfast, before departing for St. Michaels and the Chesapeake Bay Maritime
Museum. After learning the traditions of boat building, fishing, waterfowling and going into a
100-year old screw-pile lighthouse, you’ll board the Patriot Cruise Boat for a tour of the Miles
River, a beautiful arm of the Chesapeake Bay. Spend some time in this quaint waterfront town,
exploring charming antique shops, galleries and superb restaurants. Next, it’s the Ward
Museum of Wildfowl Art in Salisbury to see the most comprehensive collection of decorative
wildfowl carvings in North America. Check-in to an oceanfront hotel in Ocean City and enjoy a
delicious dinner at Phillip’s Crab House.
Day 5
After a beautiful sunrise and breakfast, depart for the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel, a 17mile span that crosses the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay; designated one of the seven
engineering wonders of the modern world in 1965. A stop will be made at Seagull Island
Visitor’s Center, on the Bridge, for a chance to observe the ships, fishing boats, and pleasure
boats. After lunch, you’ll visit the Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center and a a tour
aboard the Coastal Explorer. Another option is a dolphin watching trip aboard The Atlantic
Princess. Check into a Virginia Beach hotel and enjoy one of the many restaurants along the
oceanfront.
Day 6
After breakfast, you’ll tour the Norfolk Naval Station, the homeport to more than 80 ships of
the Atlantic Fleet, and the world’s largest naval installation. Next, visit the Casemate Museum
at Fort Monroe, the nation’s oldest stone fort. In the 1860’s slaves seeking their freedom knew
Fort Monroe as Freedom’s Fortress. Here Harriet Tubman was commissioned as the directress of
Dixie Hospital because of her achievement as a Union scout and spy. The museum contains
Civil War memorabilia and an exhibit about the historic Battle of the Ironclads. Depart for home
with memories of a Del-Mar-Va-Lous time.
Mid Atlantic Receptive Services
PO Box 1390
Stephens City, VA 22655
Tel: 800-769-5912
mars@takeafuntrip.com