About this trip
Bio Med Academy 8th graders will have a wonderful, educational trip in our Nation's Capitol! This tour departs Tuesday, October 22nd 2024 and returns Thursday, October 24th 2024. Price is $500 per student and includes 2 nights' lodging at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Greenbelt, Maryland; 8 meals, admission to many sightseeing areas throughout the DC area, dinner at Medieval Times, one (1) custom hoodie, and Security, Chaperones, taxes & gratuities.
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
Hudvar-Hazey Air/Space Smithsonian
What’s included
- TransportationBarons
- LodgingCrowne Plaza Hotel
- All Meals2 Breakfasts, 3 Lunches, 2 Dinners
- HoodieCustom Hoodie
- All Taxes/TipsNo Extras
- TC Managers1 tour manager per motorcoach
- AdmissionsMedieval Times Dinner Theater
Available Packages
Tour Price Per Student: $500
-40-46 students per Barons Bus Lines motorcoach; less than 40 students per bus will result in a transportation surcharge
-2 nights lodging (students 4 per room when available) at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Greenbelt, MD
-8 meals: 2 Tuesday, 3 Wednesday, 3 Thursday
-Dinner at Medieval Times
-1 Custom Hoodie
-Private Hotel Security
-Traveling Classrooms Tour Manager Per Motorcoach
-All taxes & gratuities included…No Hidden Fees!
* Chaperones are Bio Med Academy Staff; Chaperone ratio is 1 adult per every 10-12 students.
Itinerary
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 22
-Barons Bus Lines Motorcoaches Arrive 6:00am, Depart 6:30am
-Restroom Stop 8:00am (Oakmont Plaza, Pa. Turnpike)
-Lunch /Restroom Breezewood Pa Gateway Plaza 10:00am (Pick up Cheeseburgers or Chicken Tenders , Chips, Water; eat box lunches enroute to DC
-Arrive Udvar Hazey Air/Space Smithsonian 12:30pm-1:45pm (See Space Shuttle Discovery!)
-Arlington Cemetery 2:30pm (visit President JFK Gravesite, watch the Changing of the Guard at the Tomb of Unknown Soldiers)
-Marine Corps Iwo Jima Memorial Statue 5pm
-Dinner at Pentagon City Mall Foodcourt 5:45pm-6:30/6:45pm
-Arrive Crowne Plaza College Park Md. (301-441-3700)
-Room Check & Goodnight – “Student Watchers” (1 Guard) Private Hotel -Security on Duty 10pm-6am
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 23
-Hot Buffet Breakfast At Hotel 7am, Depart Hotel by 8am
-MLK, FDR, Jefferson Memorials 8:45-10:15am
-White House Sightseeing 10:30-11:30am (exterior only)
-Souvenir Shopping at “Honest Abes”
-Capitol Building 12 Noon-2pm (Guided Tours 12:20pm/12:40pm)
-Lunch at Capitol Café (meal voucher)
-DC Mall “Flex Time” Sightseeing 2:30—5:15pm (Natural History, National Archives, Art Museum; Chaperone Group Choices; Managers/Chaperones Will Select Pickup Point)
-Depart For Medieval Times 5:15, Arrive 6:15-6:30pm
-Medieval Times Dinner Tournament 7pm
-Arrive Back at Hotel 9:30-9:45pm – “Student Watchers” (1 Guard) Private Hotel Security 10pm-6am
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 24
-Hot Buffet Breakfast at Hotel 7am * Depart hotel 8am
-WWII, Lincoln, Vietnam, Korea Memorials 8:45-11:00am
-Lunch at Reagan Commerce Center Foodcourt (Meal Voucher)
-DC Mall “Flex Time” Sightseeing 12:00-2pm (American History, African American Smithsonians, Holocaust * Chaperone Group Choices)
-Depart for Home 2pm
-Dinner stop at Breezewood Gateway Plaza 4:15pm (Personal Pizzas, Chips, Water)
-Restroom Stop TBA
-Arrive Back Bio Med Academy 9pm