Kentucky Derby Tour 2010
Monday 26th April 2010 All guests will need to ensure they arrive into Louisville, Kentucky by this date. If you are flying in you will be met by our transport operators and transferred to your Hotel where you can spend your first night catching up on some sleep. (If you would like us to book your flights please indicate this on the bookings form) Hotel: The Galthouse Hotel & Suites The Galt House Hotel and Suites is one of the largest hotels in the Southeast. Surround yourself in upscale, boutique-style charm in a resort-like setting in this wonderful, newly-renovated downtown Louisville hotel. The Galt House offers what no other hotel can. The hotel features complimentary Wi-Fi in all guest rooms, restaurants and lobbies. Six restaurants and lounges offers a taste for everyone, a rooftop Fitness Center, Triple Crown Club and the hotel is close the main restaurants and bars of Louisville’s 4th Street Precinct. We stay here for the next two nights. Breakfast is included everyday from 7am.
Tuesday 27th April Golfers: Golf at Valhalla Valhalla Golf Club, located approximately 20 miles east of Louisville, opened its doors in 1986. Named one of the top three new private golf courses in the U.S. in 1987, the first year it was eligible, Valhalla Golf Club remains the No. 1-ranked course in Kentucky and one of "America's 100 Greatest Courses", according to Golf Digest (2005). Valhalla hosted the 1986 and 2000 PGA Championships and the 2008 Ryder Cup. We can assure this will be one of the best golf courses you will ever play!! Non - Golfers: Historic Louisville Tour Enjoy the beauty, history and unique treasures of Louisville. You will visit The Ohio River, Portland Canal, Whiskey Row, Old Louisville and the Falls of the Ohio, The 3 hr tour also includes a visit to Churchill Downs Museum. 7.30pm A Welcome dinner and drinks are included in this tour package.
Wednesday 28th April 2010 After breakfast check out of your hotel as today we do a full day tour and then move to the French Lick Resort for the remainder of our stay. Stables and Distillery Day Tour Central Kentucky is home to more than 450 working thoroughbred horse farms. These farms cover miles of beautiful rolling hills of the heart of our Bluegrass Region. This all day adventure will see us visiting private horse farms in the Lexington area, includes lunch and a historic Bourbon Distillery for a tour and sampling This is a seven to eight hour tour and lunch is included. After the tour you will be delivered to your hotel for the next four nights.
Hotel: French Lick Resort This beautiful arts style turn-ofthe-century hotel is listed on the national register of historic places. Nestled alongside the Hoosier national fo rest, this 3000 acre resort in Southern Indiana offers the elegance of days gone-by and all the modern conveniences of a four star hotel. This secluded gem offers everything from world-class golf to amazing spas. Today 443 guest rooms display the merging of historic past with modern present offering old time charm with high tech amenities and conveniences such as high speed internet access flat-screen televisions and premium bedding. French Lick resort is a destination unto itself offering a luxurious 42 000 square foot casino wit h Las Vegasstyle gambling. The 27 000 square foot world-class spa features 24 treatments rooms and a diverse menu of services. There are an array of new eateries including the 1875 steakhouse and promenade shops where you’ll find boutique shopping. There is an extensive fitness center , horseback riding and over 30 miles of hiking trails. 45 holes of championship golf and premier practice and training facilities, with an indoor putting green, 40-yard driving range for up to 10 golfers, video analysis of golf swing, golf lessons, and five tennis courts. You will be accommodated here for the next four nights. Breakfast is included each morning.
Thursday 28th April Golfers: The Donald Ross Course at French Lick Originally completed in 1917 by world-renowned architect Donald Ross, this legendary course has been home to many regional and national tournaments, including the 1924 PGA Championship. The course underwent an incredible transformation in collaboration with the Donald Ross Society. Marked by square, undulating greens and deep unforgiving bunkers, French Lick's Donald Ross Course once again threatens even the lowest handicaps. With a new computerized irrigation system, redesigned cart paths and a clubhouse that's a throwback to the Hagen era (its restaurant is named "Hagen's" in honor of Walter Hagen's win in the 1924 PGA at French Lick), the Donald Ross Course at French Lick Resort Casino allows golfers the unique opportunity for a state -of-the-art golf experience while walking in the footsteps of history.
Non Golfers – A day to relax and make the most of the Resorts amazing facilities. Choose from: • • • • • • • • • Retail shopping 27,000 sq. ft. state -of-the-art spa and fitness center Train rides Historical tours of the hotels Trail rides through countrys ide Carriage rides, chuck wagon dinners, hayrides Bicycle rental Garden and nature walks Shuttles between facilities
Friday 30th April - Attend Oaks Day at Churchill Downs The Oaks is for the best 3-year old fillies and is always raced the day before the Derby. The Kentucky Oaks was traditionally known as "Louisville's Day at the Races," but as the race for fillies becomes more prestigious, more and more celebrities are flocking the "Run for the Lilies." Many celebrities now make a weekend of their Derby experience attending both the Derby and oaks. Churchill Downs is about a 1 hr drive from the resort. You will be transferred to the track in time for the 1st race. You will have undercover seats in the Grandstand and access to a hospitality area near the horse paddocks. Saturday 1 May—Attend Derby Day at Churchill Downs Enjoy the beauty, history and excitement of "The Run of the Roses", at the famous Churchill Downs. Come and see the pageantry that makes this the most famous horse race in the United States.
st You will be transferred to the track in time for the 1 race. You will have undercover seats in the Grandstand and access to a hospitality area near the horse paddocks.
Sunday 2 May— Golf on the Pete Dye Course—French Lick Resort World-renowned golf course designer Pete Dye, often called the “Greatest Modern Day Architect,” sketched his early vision for a special sort of golf course in French Lick on a napkin at a local restaurant. His vision has now been realized in the hilltops near West Baden Springs Hotel and it is now one of the premier championship courses in the Midwest. Having built courses all over the world including great coastal sites, this course arguably could be considered Dye’s best inland site offering golfers 30-mile panoramic views of the countryside in all directions. Selected as the site for the 2010 PGA Professionals National Championship.
Non golfers – A final day to relax around the resort, book in for a spa treatment or finish that last minute shopping at any of t he resort wide range of shops and boutiques. 7pm - Tonight there is a presentation and farewell dinner included in your tour. Monday 3 May—Depart Kentucky Following breakfast we depart for Louisville International Airport. We will have you at the Terminal by midday. Allow 2 hrs for flight check in and to clear security. END OF TOUR Packages and Pricing Double /Twin Share USD$5890 Single Supplement USD $900 Non Golfer USD$4990 Inclusions: • 7 nights accommodation • 3 games of golf including carts • Distillery and Stable Tour • Oaks and Derby Day at Churchill Downs in Reserved Grandstand seating • Welcome and Farewell functions • Daily cooked breakfasts • All transfers • Escorted by Teed Up Professional Staff Non golfers package includes Historic Louisville Day Tour as well.
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