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Spring Break “Grand Tour of Florida!”
March
7-15, 2008
Walt
Disney’s Magic Kingdom, Sea
World or Universal Studios, the beaches of the Florida Keys, an air
boat ride in the Everglades, a boat cruise on the inter-coastal waterway
near Miami, the wildlife of Corkscrew Swamp and Sanibel Island,
hospitality from an American family, and more! Over Spring Break in March,
2008, International Ministries at Penn State will partner with Above
and Beyond Ministries to sponsor a wonderful opportunity for Penn
State international students, scholars, and families. Above
and Beyond is a Christian organization, based in Boston, which
specializes in providing long-distance bus trips for international
students. We will be traveling on one of their special "sleeper"
busses. This bus will enable us to sit along the sides and at tables while
traveling short distances in Florida during the day. Then, while traveling
longer distances at night (such as the distance from here to Florida and
back), the bus is transformed into upper and lower platforms for sleeping.
This allows everyone to have a regular night's sleep in their sleeping bag
while the drivers take turns driving us through the night. (We stop
periodically while on the bus for gasoline and to use the restrooms.)
Fri.,
March 7
Leave PENN STATE at 4:00 PM - sleep on the bus
Sat.,
Mar. 8
Travel through Georgia and Florida; arrive in Fort Lauderdale, FL
at 8:30 PM; stay with a host family
Sun.,
Mar.9
Attend church and spend the day relaxing or sightseeing with your
host family
Mon.,
Mar. 10
Fort Lauderdale Intercoastal Waterway Boat Tour; Everglades Air
Boat Tour and Alligator and Wildlife Zoo; supper and shopping at Sawgrass
Mall until it closes; night drive to Key West
Tues.,
Mar. 11
Breakfast on the beach on an island of the Florida Keys, then spend
the day exploring the beautiful Florida Keys and swimming. Evening drive
to the west coast of Florida.
Wed.,
Mar. 12
Explore Corkscrew Swamp natural area near Naples, and the Darling National
Wildlife Refuge and world-famous beaches on Sanibel Island; evening drive
to our Orlando hotel
Thurs.,
Mar. 13 Spend
the day at WALT DISNEY WORLD (EPCOT with World
of Nations, or MAGIC KINGDOM)
Fri.,
Mar. 14
Spend the day at UNIVERSAL STUDIOS or SEA WORLD. At 7:00 pm leave
Sea World/Universal Studios and begin driving north to State College
Sat.,
Mar. 15
Arrive at PENN STATE at 5:00 PM, with Sunday to relax and prepare
for the remainder of the semester!
The
base cost for the “Grand Tour of Florida” is $395 per person.
($420 after February 15). The trip is limited to 30 participants. The cost
for children ages 5-12 is $295/child, $320 after 2/15. The base cost
includes:
*all
housing, including the two nights as guests of an American host family,
four nights on the sleeper bus, and two nights at a hotel in Orlando with
continental breakfast
*all
transportation to and throughout Florida
*an
air boat ride on the Everglades, and visit to an alligator and wildlife
zoo
*an
inter-coastal waterway boat tour in Ft Lauderdale
*admission
to John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park and breakfast on the beach
*admission
to Sanibel Island, and the Darling National Wildlife Refuge
-meals
while traveling and sightseeing
-Walt
Disney World EPCOT or MAGIC KINGDOM admission (one fee of $65 includes all
attractions for a day at one theme park)
-SEA WORLD
OR UNIVERSAL STUDIOS admission (one fee of $65 includes all attractions
for a day at either park)
It
all is a wonderful package! Join
us!
Bill Saxton, International Ministries at Penn State E-Mail: wjs9@psu.edu
Office: 210A Eisenhower Chapel Office Phone: 865-1935 Home Phone: 237-6304
