4-Night Trip to Washington DC and Williamsburg by Air

You’ll depart on your flight.

When you arrive in Washington DC, you will meet your tour manager at baggage claim and then board the bus.

You’ll depart from the airport and drive to Williamsburg.

You’ll take a self-guided tour of the Yorktown Battlefield, the site of the last major battle of the Revolutionary War. In the fall of 1781, General George Washington, with allied American and French forces, besieged General Charles Lord Cornwallis’s British army. On October 19, Cornwallis surrendered, effectively ending the war and ensuring independence.

After dinner, you’ll participate in an evening activity at Colonial Williamsburg.

You’ll arrive at your hotel in Williamsburg and check in.

After breakfast, you’ll take a three hour guided tour of Colonial Williamsburg with costumed interpreters throughout. Here you’ll see the restored and reconstructed historic area of a small city that was founded in 1632, designated capital of the English colony in 1698 and was eventually a center of political activity during the American Revolution. During your tour, you’ll have a chance to experience colonial life. You’ll also have the opportunity to visit the Governor’s Palace and Museums.

After lunch, you’ll take a guided tour of Jamestown Settlement, where the story of the people who founded Jamestown and of the Virginia Indians they encountered is told through film, gallery exhibits, and living history.

After your visit you’ll drive to Washington, DC.

The White House is the official residence and workplace of the President of the United States, first occupied by John Adams in 1800. You will have a chance to see the North Front of the White House from Lafayette Park where you can take photos and enjoy the view.

After dinner, you will take a guided tour of the Memorials including visits to the FDR Memorial, the Jefferson Memorial and the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial.

After breakfast, you will visit the Supreme Court. If time permits and lectures are available, you may see a 25 minute docent lecture in the court room about the judicial branch of our government and the role of the Supreme Court.

You will enter one of the most magnificent buildings in Washington as you visit the Library of Congress on Capitol Hill. You will have some time to admire the architecture and peek into the main reading room.

You will visit the The United States Capitol, a monument, a working office building, and one of the most recognizable symbols of representative democracy in the world. Your tour will begin with a short introductory film and include stops at the Rotunda and National Statuary Hall.

After lunch, you’ll visit the National Museum of African American History and Culture, a place where all Americans can learn about the richness and diversity of the African American experience, what it means to their lives, and how it helped shape this nation.

After dinner, you will take a guided tour of the Memorials including visits to the World War II Memorial, Vietnam War Memorial, Lincoln Memorial and the Korean War Memorial.

After breakfast, you will visit Arlington National Cemetery where you will take a tour and see the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, the Changing of the Guard Ceremony, the Challenger Memorial and the Kennedy Grave Sites.

You’ll have free time for shopping at the Pentagon City Mall.

After lunch, you’ll visit the International Spy Museum. The Museum features the largest collection of international espionage artifacts ever placed on public display. It is the only public museum in the United States solely dedicated to espionage and the only one in the world to provide a global perspective on an all-but-invisible profession that has shaped history and continues to have a significant impact on world events.

You will visit the National Archives and see the rotunda where some of our most important documents are stored. You will see an original copy of the U.S. Constitution and an original copy of the Declaration of Independence as well as many other important documents.

After dinner, you will take an evening walking ghost tour through Old Town Alexandria. You will hear the legends, folklore and ghost stories of this charming and spooky town!

After breakfast, you will visit Mt. Vernon, the home of our first president. You will have a chance to see the film at the visitors center and then tour the home and grounds of the estate. A meal pass will be included for lunch at the cafeteria.

You’ll head to the airport for your return trip home.