Summer On Mackinac Island & Frankenmuth

Day 1

With meal and rest stops enroute, your first day's travel takes you to Perrysburg, OH for check-in at the Hilton Garden Inn Toledo Perrysburg (419-873-0700) for an overnight stay. The Hilton Garden Inn offers guests a 24-hour business center with complimentary Wi-Fi, modern fitness center, indoor pool, and on-site restaurant. In-room amenities include microwave, refrigerator, coffeemaker and accompaniments, hairdryer, iron/ironing board, and complimentary wireless high-speed internet access. Dinner tonight is included at a local restaurant with the remainder of the night to unwind and relax.

Day 2

Breakfast is included at the hotel before you check out and depart for a little taste of German heritage and German culture in Michigan's "Little Bavaria", Frankenmuth. Enjoy a narrated tour of Frankenmuth including St. Lorenz Chapel featuring awe-inspiring architecture and stained-glass windows that tell the story of German history and the settlers who came to the country. Next, you check in at the SpringHill Suites by Marriott Frankenmuth (989-652-7500) for the night. Located in the quaint Little Bavaria neighborhood, the Springhill Suites offers an indoor pool and whirlpool, fitness room and complimentary Wi-Fi. In-room amenities include a coffeemaker, mini-refrigerator, microwave, hair dryer, iron/ironing board, LCD television with premium channels. Dinner is included at a local restaurant.

Day 3

Wake to breakfast included at the hotel before you pack up and depart for a tour of Zeilinger Wool Factory whose history spans over four generations and is a processor of sheep wool, mohair, angora, alpaca and other exotic animal fibers. Afterwards, it's time for a little retail-therapy with a stop at the world's largest Christmas store Bronner's CHRISTmas Wonderland. Decorating hearts and homes with peace and love since 1945, Bronner's is overflowing with 50,000 trims and gifts in one amazing store that spans the size of one and a half football fields. Then, you depart for St. Ignace, MI, that serves as the gateway to the Upper Peninsula where the great waters of Lake Huron and Lake Michigan meet. Here, you board a ferry that transports you to Mackinac Island to enjoy a slower pace of life much like that of the 19th century due to the notable absence of automobiles. Visitors and residents make their way between the quaint cafes, its charming boutique shops, and the magnificent coastline on foot, by way of bicycles, or horse drawn carriage. Upon arrival on Mackinac Island, you check in at the Bicycle Street Inn & Suites (906-847-8005) for a lovely two-night stay. Hotel amenities include a fitness center, business center, on-site restaurant and bar, gift shop and guest laundry. Guest rooms feature a microwave, refrigerator, coffee maker and television. Dinner is included this evening with the remainder of the night to explore the island at your leisure.

Day 4

This morning breakfast is included at the hotel before you set out on a delightful carriage tour of Mackinac Island. Enjoy history and charm on your narrated carriage tour as you see the Surrey Museum, Arch Rock, Fort Mackinac Avenue of Flags and more. Lunch is included at the legendary Grand Hotel. The Grand has been welcoming guests since 1887, and even today continues to offer its visitors a memorable experience of a bygone era full of old-world hospitality and splendor. Witness stunning views of the Straits of Mackinac that will forever be etched in your mind from the world's longest porch. Following your mouthwatering lunch buffet, the remainder of the day is yours to enjoy free time to further explore the island. Dinner is on your own this evening with the rest of the night to, once again, enjoy Mackinac Island at your leisure.

Day 5

Enjoy breakfast at the hotel before you check out and depart for the mainland via ferry ride. Once on land, you board the motorcoach return to Frankenmuth for a visit with a twist. Roll up your sleeves to participate in a hands-on pretzel making class where you will get to eat your creation as well. Afterwards, lunch is included before you depart for a delightful, narrated cruise aboard the Bavarian Belle. An authentic, fully restored Stern Driven Paddlewheel riverboat, the Bavarian Belle offers views of Frankenmuth's scenic Cass River from the canopied open air upper deck and or fully enclosed lower deck. Upon return to the dock, you board the motorcoach for travel to Perrysburg, OH to, once again, check in for an overnight stay at the Hilton Garden Toledo Perrysburg. Dinner tonight is on your own.

Day 6

Enjoy breakfast included at the hotel before you check out and depart for home with appropriate meal stops at your expense and rest stops as needed.

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ALL WOLF'S TOURS - TIMES AND ITINERARY SUBJECT TO CHANGE**

B=Breakfast, L=Lunch, LB=Lunch Buffet, D=Dinner