Michigan’s Lakes & Mackinac Island

Depart the UK on your chosen scheduled flight to Traverse City. Upon arrival, transfer independently to your hotel the Delamare Hotel, Traverse City. Your first evening is yours to rest and relax before meeting with your fellow travellers tomorrow evening.

Today you have some more free time to explore Traverse City before joining your tour director and travelling companions for a welcome cocktail reception and dinner this evening. Dinner included.

Today, journey along the west coast, passing through Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. You’ll enjoy great views of the protected 35 mile-long shoreline which has an amazing palette, ranging from pale champagne to burnt sienna, and dunes which spike up to 400ft! This afternoon, board the 114-foot schooner Manitou for a private tall ship cruise on the sparkling waters of Lake Michigan’s Grand Traverse Bay. The season’s fruits from the vine are sampled in a private wine tasting tour at Black Star Farms. This evening, enjoy a private winery dinner. Breakfast and dinner included.

Visit the Music House Museum this morning, home to antique musical instruments and music-making machines, before continuing your scenic journey to the Straits of Mackinac, where visits to Petoskey and the historic Old Mackinac Point Lighthouse will be enjoyed. In the afternoon, you take the ferry to Mackinac Island, which is only accessible by water or air. On arrival, a horse-drawn carriage awaits and transports you back in time to the Victorian era of the late 1800s. Your two-night stay is at the most celebrated hotel in America. Breakfast, lunch and dinner.

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Grand Hotel, Mackinac Island

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Grand Hotel, Mackinac Island

At Grand Hotel, no two rooms are alike. Every room and suite features its own design and ambiance and is categorized by size, location, and view — be it views of the interior, The Jewel Golf Course, or the Straits of Mackinac and the Mackinac Bridge. Additionally, each of the guestrooms is individually decorated and showcases a specific theme brought to life with colorful décor, historical memorabilia, curated paintings, and distinctive furnishings. Whether you go for a themed room or one of the hotel’s larger suites, with names such as Hollywood, Eisenhower, Versailles and Vanderbilt, you can expect individually controlled air conditioning, flat-screen televisions and complimentary WiFi as standard.

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First inhabited by the Europeans more than three centuries ago, Mackinac Island measures just two miles by three miles and remains an unspoiled treasure. Motorised vehicles are not allowed, so all visitors and residents travel by foot, bicycle and carriage. In this spirit, your private tour of the island is by horse-drawn carriage. Visit Fort Mackinac which has stood watch over the Straits of Mackinac for over 200 years and enjoy a presentation by a local resident historian who shares unique anecdotes about you famous landmark hotel, then the remainder of the day is free for exploration. Breakfast and dinner included.

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Grand Hotel, Mackinac Island

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Grand Hotel, Mackinac Island

At Grand Hotel, no two rooms are alike. Every room and suite features its own design and ambiance and is categorized by size, location, and view — be it views of the interior, The Jewel Golf Course, or the Straits of Mackinac and the Mackinac Bridge. Additionally, each of the guestrooms is individually decorated and showcases a specific theme brought to life with colorful décor, historical memorabilia, curated paintings, and distinctive furnishings. Whether you go for a themed room or one of the hotel’s larger suites, with names such as Hollywood, Eisenhower, Versailles and Vanderbilt, you can expect individually controlled air conditioning, flat-screen televisions and complimentary WiFi as standard.

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After breakfast, take the island ferry back to the mainland and travel to Midland for a tour of the home and architectural studio of Alden B. Dow, a National Historic Landmark imaginatively woven into the environment in keeping with Dow’s design philosophy. Your Bay City hotel sits on the banks of the Saginaw River. Breakfast, lunch and dinner included.

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DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel, Bay City

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DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel, Bay City

Crisp white, and burnt orange palettes blend to create an elegant sanctuary to relax and lay your head. Flat-screen televisions, ergonomic chairs, WiFi, coffee maker, air conditioning, and Doubletree’s signature Sweet Dreams Beds come as standard in all guestrooms, plus there are junior suites available that are spacious and offer upgraded amenities.

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Today, visit the little village of Frankenmuth, founded by German pioneers in the 1840s and stop for lunch and some free time to wander around. Continue on to Dearborn, a city instrumental in America’s automobile culture, where a guided visit to The Henry Ford Museum is a fascinating experience. Historic trains, automobiles, airplanes and more help illustrate the American experience of 150 years of progress and innovation. You’ll also visit Dymaxion House, created by R. Buckminster Fuller and the homes and workplaces of ground-breaking innovators such as Thomas Edison, the Wright Brothers and Harvey Firestone. During dinner at your hotel tonight, enjoy a private Motown musical performance by a live band. Breakfast, lunch and dinner included.

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Dearborn Inn, Autograph Collection, Dearborn

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Dearborn Inn, Autograph Collection, Dearborn

This stunning hotel inspires effortless relaxation with elegant rooms and suites, two Colonial lodges and five homes to choose from, each appointed with modern essentials, plush furnishings, and thoughtful amenities including flat-screen television, mini-refrigerator, and coffee maker. Each of the fore mentioned room types boast decor from the bygone era, with incredible mahogany wood furnishings and pieces of artwork that represent the history of the area.

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Your final full day includes a private guided visit this morning to the impressive Ford Rouge Factory Tour in Dearborn. Then head to Detroit to see the Renaissance Center, Comerica Park Journey, the Fox Theatre and more. Enjoy a leisurely afternoon back in Dearborn, take an included spin in a Model T before your farewell reception and dinner with your new-found friends. Breakfast and dinner included.

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Dearborn Inn, Autograph Collection, Dearborn

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Dearborn Inn, Autograph Collection, Dearborn

This stunning hotel inspires effortless relaxation with elegant rooms and suites, two Colonial lodges and five homes to choose from, each appointed with modern essentials, plush furnishings, and thoughtful amenities including flat-screen television, mini-refrigerator, and coffee maker. Each of the fore mentioned room types boast decor from the bygone era, with incredible mahogany wood furnishings and pieces of artwork that represent the history of the area.

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There’s time this morning for a spot of shopping before returning to Detroit airport for your flight back to the UK. Breakfast included.