Tours

Experience the Destination, Relish in the Journey

When you travel with Ionosphere Tours, every detail is taken care of—leaving you to just relax and enjoy the journey. From hotel reservations to dining, tour selections to in-transit entertainment, our Tour Directors manage every facet for you so there are no decisions to stress over. And since all attractions, hotels and several meals are included, there are few extras to pay for. You also get the peace of mind knowing that if an issue does arise, you have a travel professional to handle it.

With Ionosphere Tours’ large selection of available itineraries, there is something for everyone. Take a look at our upcoming tours and contact us for more information or- Click on the name of the tour to get a full detailed brochure. See the reservation form at the bottom of the tours list.

 

2024 Travel Guide– Our complete Travel Planner*

 

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Mystery Tour- 3 day– May 28-30  SOLD OUT
We continue to have this very popular tour for the really “take a chance” travellers!  As always – good food, great fellowship and the opportunity to see “new and “exciting sights.

Rolling on the Rivers– June 3-8  SOLD OUT
5 RIVER CRUISES! Overnight in Nashville area with dinner cruise on the General Jackson on the Cumberland River; overnight in St. Louis; Mississippi River Cruise; Gateway Arch; overnight in Hannibal, MO with Mark Twain Riverboat cruise on the Mississippi; included lunch;  plus Twain’s boyhood home and museum; 2-nights in Davenport/Moline, IL area;  Isabel Bloom Studio guided tour; Dinner Cruise on the Mississippi River on the Celebration Belle paddlewheeler & John Deere Pavilion in Moline, IL; Lunch cruise on the Tennessee River in Knoxville

Alaska Roundtrip Cruise– July 19–27, 2024
Come sail with Ionosphere Tours as we discover Alaska.  Our journey begins as we fly from Atlanta to Seattle, Washington. We will overnight in the Seattle, WA area. We depart at the next day at 3:00 pm on Princess’  “Discovery Princess”.   Our ports of call will include Ketchikan, Juneau and Skagway in Alaska, and Victoria, British Columbia in Canada.  A highlight is certain to be Glacier Bay National Park.  Here we will see some of the world’s most awe-inspiring tidewater glaciers, waterfalls and icebergs.

Alaska CruiseTour– August 1–14, 2024 
7-NIGHT VOYAGE OF THE GLACIERS CRUISE, PLUS 6-NIGHT INTERIOR TOUR WITH DENALI NATIONAL PARK. Transportation to and from the Airport by bus in included in our prices.
We fly to Fairbanks, Alaska for a 2-night stay. We’ll enjoy a cruise on the Riverboat Discovery sternwheeler down the Chena River and a visit to an Athabascan village. Next we’ll enjoy a Gold Dredge #8 tour with the chance to pan for your own gold. A hearty miner’s lunch is included. From Fairbanks we travel by motorcoach to Denali National Park and check into the Denali Princess Wilderness Lodge for a 2-night stay. The next afternoon, we’ll travel into the park for a Denali Natural History Tour. After our second nights stay, we travel by motorcoach to the south side of the park for 2-night stay at the Mt. McKinley Princess Wilderness Lodge.  Our land tour continues the next day with a transfer to Talkeetna and our exclusive Direct-to-the-Wilderness Princess Rail journey aboard domed rail-cars to Whittier, where we will board “Grand” Princess . We’ll sail beyond the Hubbard Glacier through Glacier Bay to Skagway, Juneau and Ketchikan. 

Ark & Creation Museum- 40 Days and Nights Festival– August 6-9  SOLD OUT
Dinner at Boone Tavern in Berea, KY;  2-nights in Georgetown, Kentucky;  Creation Museum in Petersburg, Kentucky; Ark Encounter in Williamstown

Niagara Falls USA & Pennsylvania Amish– August 19-24   SOLD OUT
Lockport Locks & Erie Canal Cruise; 2-nights in Niagara Falls, New York;  Maid of the Mist boat tour;; Niagara Falls IMAX; included dinner overlooking the Falls; overnight in Lancaster, PA area; included dinner in Amish home; guided tour of Amish farmlands; Sight & Sound Theater production of “Daniel”

Our National Parks– September 7-22
This is our most popular Western Tour – 6 National Parks that include: Badlands,  Mount Rushmore; Chuckwagon Supper in Rapid City area; Yellowstone with guided tour, Grand Teton Nat’l Park; Bryce & Zion Nat’l Parks with guided tours; Grand Canyon with 2 tours; Mt. Rushmore & Black Hills, The Great Salt Lake, Salt Lake City, Sandia Peak Tramway & Old Town Albuquerque; Amarillo, TX, with dinner at Big Texan Steak Ranch; Oklahoma City, OK National Memorial

Mystery Tour- 5 Days– September 25-29    SOLD OUT
Unique historic places, entertainment, great food – ALL ROADS LEAD TO FUN!  This tour filled up very quickly the past two years!

Autumn in Awesome New England– October 5-13 OR October 7-15 SOLD OUT- Both Dates
Includes the Rocky Coast of Maine JFK Museum in Boston; Quincy Market at Faneuil Hall; Kennebunkport, ME; Portland Head Lighthouse; Pemaquid Point; Acadia National Park in Bar Harbor, ME; White Mountains in New Hampshire with Mount Washington Cog Railway; Bragg  Farm Maple Sugarhouse;  Cold Hollow Cider Mill; Vermont Country Store; Amish of Pennsylvania with included lunch & guided farmlands tour

All Roads Lead to Music in Tennessee– October 25-30  (Day 1 correction from Travel Guide)
2 nights in Nashville; Nashville Nightlife Dinner Theater; guided tour of Nashville; Country Music Hall of Fame; Grand Ole Opry; Johnny Cash Museum, Patsy Cline Museum; Loretta Lynn’s Dude Ranch; overnight in Jackson, TN with Casey Jones Restaurant; overnight in Memphis with visits to Graceland, Sun Recording Studio; Tupelo, MS with tour of Elvis Presley birthplace; overnight in Birmingham

San Antonio on the Riverwalk– November 4-10
Overnight at Beau Rivage in Biloxi, MS with dinner; Martin Accordions in Lafayette, Louisiana; overnight in Houston, TX; 2-nights in San Antonio with visit to Buckhorn Museum & Texas Ranger Hall of Fame; IMAX Theater; Alamo; barge ride on river canal; guided tour of city with visit to SAS Shoe Outlet;  Waco, TX to include Magnolia Market & the Silos, by Chip & Joanna Gaines; Dr. Pepper Museum; overnight in Dallas, TX area

Christmas in Myrtle Beach– November 18-20
2-nights in Myrtle Beach; Seafood Dinner; Carolina Opry Show; The South’s Grandest Christmas Show at the Alabama Theater; Christmas shopping

Christmas in New York– December 5-9  SOLD OUT
Top of the Rock Observation deck at Rockefeller Center; 9/11 Memorial & Museum; Guided tour of Manhattan Island; Broadway Theater Musical; Rockettes Christmas Spectacular at Radio City Music Hall; Christmas Shopping

Christmas at Gaylord Opryland Hotel– December 16-19
3 night’s at the awesome Gaylord Opryland Hotel; Tickets to Gaylord’s “Fantasy in Ice”; Country Christmas Dinner show at the Gaylord Hotel; narrated ride on flatboat in Delta area of Hotel; Holiday Luncheon Cruise on General Jackson; Guided tour & Grand Ole Opry; Opry Mills

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2025 Eastern Caribbean Cruise– February 22-March 3
Includes: pre-cruise hotel; all port charges, taxes, roundtrip motorcoach to & from Port Canaveral, Florida; Princess Plus package (gratuities, drink package, wifi, and more) Ports include –St. Thomas, St. Maarten, San Juan Puerto Rico, Grand Turk & Caicos; most meals and entertainment on board the ship.

2025 In Search of the Northern Lights Cruise– September 26-October 11  FILLING UP QUICKLY
Includes: all port charges, taxes, transportation to and from Atlanta Airport; Cruse roundtrip from London, England to:  Trondheim, Tromso, Alta, Loftoten Islands (Gravdal), & Alesund, Norway

 

 

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