2012 Tours

Billy Elliot the Musical
January 8, 2012

Spring Gardens in Richmond
April 17, 2012

2012 Philadelphia Flower Show
March 5, 2012

Evergreen & the Engineer's Club
April 18, 2012

NVAAA 2012
Spring Trip
May 2-4, 2012

"Memphis" at The Kennedy Center
June 24, 2012

Fall with Frank Lloyd Wright
October 14-15, 2012

2011 Tours

Holidays at the James River Plantations
December 7, 2011

NVAAA 2011 Fall Trip
October 26, 2011

Fall Railway Excursion
October 20, 2011

Glorious Gardens
of Winterthur
May 17, 2011

Picasso-Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
April 5, 2011

NVAAA 2011
Spring Trip
April 27-29, 2011

NVAAA 2012 Spring Trip
May 2-4, 2012
The Hudson River Valley

No matter how many times we travel to the Hudson River Valley of New York State there is always something more to visit and explore. Our first stop is in the historic Village of Warwick. First settled in the 1650's by European trappers and hunters, we will have a chance to eat lunch on our own and stroll the streets and shops.

Our lodging for 2 nights will be at the grand Victorian Mohonk Mountain House resort in New Paltz, New York. Built in 1869 on glacier formed Lake Mohonk, this classic hotel is one of America's oldest family-owned resorts. There are acres of hiking trails, golf, swimming and a newly opened full service spa. Dinner is included both nights in the Main Dining Room where we can order off the menu.

Thursday morning there will be a full buffet breakfast before the group is off to the Thomas Cole National Historic Site. Thomas Cole was one of America's first great landscape painters and taught his famous student, Frederic Church. The Cole House is where American Art was born and on our guided tour we will see the studio where Thomas Cole created his masterpieces. After our visit to the Cole house we will return for lunch at the Mohonk Mountain House and your afternoon is at your leisure, whether it is the Spa, a greenhouse tour, a swim in the beautiful indoor pool or perhaps just a walk along the many trails around Mohonk.

Friday we are off with our box lunch to Wilderstein, which has been the home of the Suckley family for over three generations. The last member of the Suckley family to live here was Margaret (Daisy) Suckley, whose extraordinary close friendship with Franklin Delano Roosevelt has been the subject of much interest. This elaborate Queen Ann Victorian mansion has an eclectic mix of furnishings and the grounds were designed by Calvert Vaux. After our guided tour we are off once again to Northern Virginia with even more wonderful memories of the Hudson River Valley.

Double, $695.00 per person. Single, $805.00 per person

Deluxe motor coach transportation, 2 nights at the Mohonk Mountain House Resort, 2 breakfasts, 2 lunches, 2 dinners, all admissions and guided tours, snacks, all taxes and gratuities.

DEPOSIT DUE: $150.00 due immediately to hold your space.
BALANCE DUE: March 14, 2012, please make check payable to Excursionaire and mail to: Maureen D. Cyron, 5205 Olley Ln., Burke, VA 22015.

TOUR DEPARTS: On Wednesday, May 2, 2012 at 7:00am from Peace Lutheran Church, 6362 Lincolnia Rd., Alexandria, VA 22312. Parking will be available. Tour will return on Friday, May 4, 2012 at approximately 7pm.

For further questions about the trip, please call or e-mail Maureen Cyron at 703-323-9040 or cyronfam@aol.com

Please Note: Registration must be made by May 24, 2012.