About this trip
Akron Ellet High School 11th Graders will have a wonderful, educational trip in our Nation's Capitol!
The tour will depart Monday, March 3 at approx. 6:30am and return Wednesday, March 5 at approx. 8pm.
Tour Price Per Student:
$430.00 (44 students per bus)
$445.00 (40 students per bus)
$460.00 (36 students per bus)
Trip Includes:
Includes Barons Bus Lines motorcoach transportation
2 nights lodging (students 4 per room when available) at Hilton Washington Dulles Hotel
8 meals: 2 Monday, 3 Tuesday, 3 Wednesday
Traveling Classrooms Tour Manager Per Motorcoach, Private Hotel Security, all taxes & gratuities…No Extras !
Chaperones are Ellet High School Staff. Head Chaperone is Mr. Dimengo; Chaperone Ratio is 1 adult per every 10 students.
Sightseeing Areas
SIGHTSEEING AREAS:
Lincoln Memorial
Capitol Building
FDR Memorial
American History Smithsonian
Natural History Smithsonian
MLK Memorial
Vietnam Veterans Wall
Korea Memorial
Air Force Memorial
White House * Exterior Only
Arlington Cemetery
Marine Iwo Jima Statue
WWII Memorial
Jefferson Memorial National Archives
What’s included
- TransportationBarons
- LodgingHilton Washington Dulles Hotel
- All Meals8 total
- All Taxes/TipsAll Included
- TC Managers1 tour manager per motorcoach
- AdmissionsAll Included
Available Packages
Tour Price Per Student:
$430.00 (44 students per bus)
$445.00 (40 students per bus)
$460.00 (36 students per bus)
REGISTRATION
* $ 150.00 Non-Refundable Deposit Per Student, December 3, 2024
* Late Registrations are on a “Space Available Basis”.
* Balance Payment of $280/$295/$310 per student due on January 23-24, 2025
* Balance amount announced on November 14, 2024
Itinerary
MONDAY, MARCH 3
-Barons Bus Lines Motorcoaches Arrive 6:00am, Depart 6:30am
-Restroom Break Oakmont Plaza at 8:30am
-Lunch Stop Breezewood Pa 10:45am (Gateway Plaza Box Lunch, Cheeseburgers or Chicken Tenders, Chips, bottled water)
- Arrive Udvar-Hazey Air/Space Smithsonian 1:00pm (See Space Shuttle Discovery, Enola Gay Bomber)
-Arlington Cemetery 3:30-5:00pm (Visit Tomb of Unknown Soldiers, see changing of the guard, visit President JFK Gravesite)
-Dinner at Pentagon City Mall Food Court 6pm * Dinner Voucher
-Check-In 7:30PM Hilton Washington Dulles Hotel Herndon, Va (703-478-2900)
-Room Check/Goodnight 10pm – Student Watchers Private Security 10pm-6am
TUESDAY, MARCH 4
-Buffet Breakfast At Hotel 7:00am, Depart Hotel 7:45am
-Marine Iwo Jima Memorial Statue 8:30am
-White House Sightseeing 9:30-10am
-Capitol Hill Sightseeing 10:30-1pm (Capitol Tours , lunch at Capitol Building Café Lunch Voucher for after tours are complete)
-Smithsonian Museum 2-5:00pm (Student/Chaperone Choices; African American Smithsonian * Times TBA, Holocaust Smithsonian * Times TBA, American History Smithsonian 4-5:15pm)
-Dinner at Reagan Commerce Building Food Court 5:30pm * Dinner Voucher
-WWII, Lincoln, Vietnam, Korea Memorials 6:45-8:45pm
- Return to Hotel 9:15pm
-Room Check/Goodnight 10pm, Student Watchers Private Security 10pm-6am
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 5
-Buffet Breakfast 7:00am (Load Luggage Before Breakfast) Depart Hotel 7:45am
-MLK, FDR, Jefferson Memorial 8:15-9:30am
-Smithsonian Museum 10am-1:30pm (Natural History, National Archives-$20 cash rebate for lunch)
-Depart For Home 1:30pm
- Rest Room Stop Breezewood Pa. 3:30pm Gateway Plaza (Personal Pizza, Chips, Water)
-Restroom Stop Ohio Turnpike Border Plaza
-Arrive Back At Ellet 7:30-8pm