About this trip
Jackson Middle School 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. Price is $470 per student and includes 2 nights' lodging at the Hilton Dulles Hotel, 6 meals, all sightseeing admission fees, 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
Arlington Cemetery
Holocaust Museum
Marine Iwo Jima Statue
WWII Memorial
Jefferson Memorial
National Archives
Gettysburg Visitor Center-Battlefield Tour & Visitor Center
What’s included
- TransportationBarons
- LodgingHilton Washington Dulles
- All Meals2 Breakfasts, 2 Lunches, 2 Dinners
- All Admission Fees
- HoodieCustom Hoodie
- All Taxes/TipsNo Extras
- TC Managers1 tour manager per motorcoach
Available Packages
Tour Price Per Student: $470 *Same pricing as 2022!*
Minimum of 40 students, maximum of 46 students per bus)
2 Barons 56 passenger motorcoaches
2 nights lodging (students 4 per room when available) at the Hilton Washington Dulles Hotel
6 meals: 2 Tuesday, 3 Wednesday, 2 Thursday
1 Custom Hoodie
Private Hotel Security
Traveling Classrooms Tour Manager Per Motorcoach
All taxes & gratuities…No Hidden Fees!
* Chaperones are Jackson Middle School Staff * Chaperone Ratio is 1 adult per every 10-12 students.
Itinerary
Tuesday, October 22nd
-8 Barons Bus Lines Motorcoaches Arrive 6:00, Depart 6:30am
-Restroom Stop Enroute Oakmont Plaza Approx. 8:30am
-Lunch /Restroom Stop Sideling Hill Plaza 11am (Students pack their own lunches/beverage
-Arrival Gettysburg Visitor Center 1:30pm
Buses 1-4 Film/Cyclorama, Museum 1:30pm
Buses 6-8 Battlefield Tour 1:30pm
Buses 1-4 Battlefield Tour 3pm
Buses 6-8 Film, Cyclorama, Museum 3:45pm
-Depart for Washington DC 4:30pm
-Arrive Pentagon City Mall Food Court 6pm (Dinner Voucher)
-MLK, FDR, Jefferson Memorials 7:45pm-9:15pm
-Check-In Hilton Washington Dulles Hotel Herndon, Va. 10:00pm
-Room Check & Goodnight 10pm (“Student Watchers” Security 10pm-6am)
Wednesday, October 23
-Buffet Breakfast At Hotel 7:00am
-Depart Hotel 8:00am
-Arlington Cemetery 9am-11am (President JFK Gravesite, Changing of the Guard at Tomb of the Unknown Soldiers)
-Marine Iwo Jima Memorial 11:15am
-Smithsonian Mall Museums Flex Time 1:00-5pm * Chaperone/Student Group Choices (Natural History, American History, Air and Space, African American, National Art Gallery, National Archives)
-Lunch-Food Trucks or Smithsonians-$15 rebate
-Dinner at Reagan Commerce Building Food Court 5:00pm
-White House (exterior only) 6:30pm
-WWII, Lincoln, Vietnam, Korea Memorials 7-8:30pm
-Return to Hotel 9:30pm
-Room Check & Goodnight (Student Watchers Security 10pm-6am)
Thursday, October 24
-Buffet Breakfast at Hotel 7:00am
-Depart Hotel 8:00am
-US Capitol Building/Supreme Court/Library of Congress 9-11:00am
-Air Force Memorial 11:30am
-Freshology Box Lunches Delivered at 11:30am
-Depart For Jackson Middle School 12 Noon
-Restroom Stop Ohio Border Turnpike Plaza 5:45pm
-Arrive Back at Jackson Middle School 6:30pm