Christmas in Branson with Happy Trail Tours

Holiday Branson Tour – November 14-19 – Package 2

November 14 - Wednesday, Day 1 Travel Day to Overland Park, Kansas 590 Miles
Happy Trails Tours is excited to charter state-of-the-art coaches from Trobec’s Bus Company of Little Falls and St Stephen, MN. Together they’ll team up for this delightful six day motor coach tour to Branson, Missouri. We will offer convenient boarding in Brainerd, Little Falls and St Cloud – perhaps other communities along the way if the need arises. Stay tuned for the exact specifics on venue and time, yet to be announced. Just set your seats back and relax. You’ll find the day will go by quickly as you enjoy the company of fellow travelers on board. Our midmorning break will be en-route (paying on own) with our lunch break in Des Moines. We’ll stop every 2-½ to 3 hours for breaks so folks can get out and stretch.
6:00 pm - Estimated arrival to Overland Park, Kansas. Hotel: The Drury Inn. Tonight is at your leisure. The hotel offers a Quick Start Buffet between 5:30-7 pm, which most of our groups find to be very filling. Other restaurants are within walking distance if you prefer.

November 15 - Thursday, Day 2 Continue to Branson- Great Shows await! The Hughe’s Brothers Family Show 250 Miles
Enjoy an included full breakfast at the hotel before we depart for Branson. . A mid-morning stop will be made along the way to Branson.
12:30: Arrive to Branson Landing. Here you’ll have time to stroll at your leisure and have lunch, paying on your own. Branson Landing and Old Downtown Branson are next to each other so most folks can manage both areas during this time. Later this afternoon, we’ll get checked into the hotel – with time to freshen up before dinner and show tonight. Hotel: BW Center Pointe Inn. Dinner is included with a choice of several entrees.
8:00 pm - Reserved seats for the Hughes Family Christmas Show. This show was awarded Best Christmas Show”. The Hughes family will transport you to a Christmas wonderland filled with season’s best vocal harmonies, exciting dances, inspiring instrumentals, and of course, the enchantment & light hearted humor that everyone loves about the Hughes Brothers Show.

November 16 - Friday, Day 3 Ozark Mountain Tour – Roy Rogers Jr Show & Andy Williams
7:00 am - An included, full breakfast is served at BW Center Pointe Inn. Board the bus and take an area tour of the Ozark Mountains with local step on guide, Omar Gibson. Our tour will include a stop at the College of the Ozarks and the Fruitcake Factory.
1:00 pm - After our lunch, paying on own, we’ll travel to the RFD- TV Theater to see Dusty Rogers (Roy and Dale’s son) in the Roy Rogers Jr Show. He and his band the High Riders play great old time country music. We love seeing his show – they always sing “Happy Trails” to us.
After the show, dinner is included tonight before going to Moon River Theater to see Andy Williams. As many of you know, Andy is battling cancer and at the time this tour is being set up, he has not confirmed if he’ll be there to perform. He IS planning to be there unless circumstances beyond his control prevent him otherwise. So…other performers at this theater are the Lennon Sisters and “Oh What A Night” performers. (They do Four Season’s music!) We sure hope Andy will be well and able to be there…but regardless, we’ll continue to visit the Moon River Theater on our 2012 Branson tours. After the show, in case you’re not in the holiday spirit yet, we’ll drive through the Trail of Lights, where you’ll see lots of pretty lights.

November 17 - Saturday, Day 4 Daniel O Donnell and Johnny Mathis Christmas Shows
7:00 am - A full breakfast awaits, at the BW Center Pointe Inn before beginning our day’s activities. The morning is open for you to enjoy an early morning show or visit a museum, per your own agenda. A favorite that many people do enjoy is a visit the Grand Country Village (and we can take you there). There’s many shops and even a bakery and place to get a cup of coffee if you would like. But you decide how busy you want to be. We can help you find something to fill this time if you wish. NOTE: Sometimes it nice not to have to do or go anywhere…especially when you have two big shows back to back (Daniel and Johnny). Now that’s a full day in itself.
Right after lunch, we’ll board the coach and travel to the Tri-Lakes Theater for the Daniel O Donnell show! Daniel has one of the most popular shows in town and it’s difficult to secure tickets for his show unless you get them far in advance. And we HAVE tickets! And they are good seats near the front in the 10th row on the side where he walks down to greet his fans. Dinner. included with specifics TBA. After dinner, board the coach and we’ll travel just down the road to the Mansion Theater. Take your seats for Johnny Mathis Show. He was fabulous last year and he sounds just as wonderful as he always has. He’ll sing all his big hits along with his personal Christmas collection that have become his signature songs.

November 18 - Sunday, Day 5 Say Good-bye to Branson, Missouri ___ 260 Miles
7:00 am - Enjoy another full breakfast before taking in one last show. At the Imax Entertainment Complex there’s a performer who puts on a fabulous show called the Sunday Morning Good News Show. It’s a free show and one where you’ll hear some good ol’ Southern Gospel music. If this isn’t what you wish to do, just come along….there’s plenty of other things right there you can do this morning. There are also churches in the area and cab service available. Just let us know and we’ll help you with the arrangements. By 12:30 pm, we’ll be on the road again for Overland Park, Kansas. This is our last night on the road. Hotel: Drury Inn with an estimated arrival of 6:00 pm.

November 17 - Thursday, Day 6 Homeward Bound! ~Travel Day _____ 530 Miles
6:00 am - Enjoy a full breakfast at the Drury Inn. Set your luggage outside your doors when you go to breakfast.
7 am - Begin our journey home to Minnesota. We’ll have our lunch break in Ames, Iowa along with other stops as the day allows. A fast food dinner break will be made as well. Estimated arrivals to the various towns are as follows; 7:00 pm @ St Cloud; 7:30 pm @ Little Falls and 8 pm to Brainerd.