Bok Towers: One of America's Finest Gardens    NEW!

Come visit one of Florida's top voted Best Gardens. This trip includes a docent tour of the El Retiro and gardens, lunch, and the mansion.  Participants will have the chance to visit and experience the historical museum, Visitor Center, Cafe and Gift Shop, nature trails, daily concerts from the 205-foot Singing Tower carillon, and acres of landscaped gardens.

There is a 30-minute recorded carillon concert featuring world-class carillonneurs as they play the 60 bell Singing Tower carillon. Afterwards, it will be time to experience the one-of-a-kind 1930's Mediterranean-style home with docent tour of the El Retiro and the gardens. All Registered Participants will be contacted prior to the trip date to confirm lunch selection.

Price includes: Bok Tower admission, docent tours, lunch, bus transportation, and a bottle of water.

Lunch selections are:

A choice of a chicken blueberry salad, a turkey and smoked gouda sandwich, a chicken salad croissant sandwich, and a vegetarian wrap.  The Chicken Blueberry Salad is a scoop of homemade chicken salad on mixed greens, with fresh blueberries, feta cheese, candied pecans and strawberries and served with blueberry pomegranate dressing.  Selection includes fresh baked cookie, coffee, iced tea or a soft drink and free refills.  

The Turkey and Smoked Gouda sandwich is deli sliced turkey with smoked gouda cheese, sweet & tangy mayo, lettuce and tomato on multi-grain bread with a bag of chips.  The Chicken Salad Croissant Sandwich is a generous scoop of their own homemade chicken salad, lettuce, tomato served on a soft buttery croissant with a bag of chips.  The Vegetarian Wrap is provolone and cheddar cheese, sprouts, tomatoes, cucumbers, bell peppers, hummus, and green olives in a tomato-basil wrap serviced with chipotle ranch dressing and a bag of chips.  All selections include fresh baked cookie, coffee, iced tea, or soft drink and free refills.  

NOTE: This is a walking tour, please keep this in mind when booking. Comfortable shoes are recommended.

Itinerary:
7:30am- Arrive at MTP
7:45am- Leave for Lake Wales
Between 8:45-9:15am- 10 minute Rest Stop
10:30am- Arrive at mansion
11am- Garden Tour
Noon- Lunch
1pm- Concert from the bells
1:30pm- Tour of Pinewood Estate
2:30pm- Free time
3:30pm- Leave for MTP
Between 4:30-5:30pm- 10-minute Rest Stop
6:15pm- Arrive at MTP (Approximately)