Day 1 - Arrive in Kansas City
Our holiday begins at our nearest "gateway" airport where we'll board our flight to Kansas City MO.  Upon arrival, we will transfer to our lodging by hotel shuttle.  For arrivals before 3pm check with the front desk regarding their free shuttle to Zona Rosa, a great shopping, dining, and entertainment complex. Once settled into the hotel, we will meet our tour director for a welcome dinner.  After dinner is time for rest and relaxation, or take a cab to one of Kansas City's casinos. (D)
Day 2 - Arrive in Branson, Steamboat Arabia, Twelve Irish Tenors
After a great breakfast in the hotel, we will be met by our motorcoach and transfer to Branson located in the beautiful Ozark Mountains.  Along the way, we will visit The Arabia Steamboat where unbelievable treasures and fascinating history await.  Learn how the handsome steamer Arabia prospered on the rivers, perished in 1856, and was finally rediscovered 132 years later, precious cargo intact.  We will enjoy lunch on our own enroute to Branson.  Upon arrival into Branson, we will check into the Radisson hotel.  We will have plenty of time to freshen up because our dinner will be in the hotel in the Veterans Café. After a great meal, The Twelve Irish Tenors, Ireland's greatest voices in concert, will entertain us.  From opera to pop, from Irish folk songs to jazz, these 12 guys sing with perfect harmonies and lilting melodies with a magical Irish charm that has won them legions of fans worldwide. (B, D)
Day 3 - Branson Landing, The Rankin Brothers, Hamner Barber Variety Show
Breakfast will be in the Veterans Café located in the hotel.  After breakfast, we'll have free time for shopping and exploring Branson's new River Walk, The Branson Landing. We will have lunch on our own at one of the many new restaurants in the landing before making our way to Branson's newest Show The Rankin Brothers. These local boys have a belief that classic music is timeless, so sit back and let time stand still as they take you on a memorable journey with hits from the 50's to the 90's.
Dinner this evening will be at Montana Mikes.  After dinner we will enjoy the Hamner Barber Variety Show, one of the most original magic acts in the world featuring beautiful exotic birds and incredible feats and one of the world's great ventriloquists featuring hilarious characters and creative musical comedy.  This show is a wild mixture of humor and creativity.  Two top-quality acts combined together for one unique show. (B, D)
Day 4 - Titanic, Daniel O'Donnell, SIX
Breakfast will be in the Veterans Café located in the hotel.  After breakfast, we will tour Branson's newest attraction, The Titanic.  The Titanic houses over 400 priceless artifacts and historic treasures and will allow each visitor to encounter the personal heroic and tragic stories of its passengers.  This emotional journey will allow your guests to walk the grand staircase see a first class stateroom touch an iceberg and look back in time through an exclusive Father Brown photo graphic collection.  After a great tour, we will have lunch on our own before making our way to the Daniel O'Donnell Show.  Daniel is without a doubt the most successful easy listening-country entertainer in Great Britain and Ireland.  He teams up with Mary Duff, Irelands' top female vocalist, to give you a blend of traditional Irish ballads, country favorites, and traditional gospel with an Irish twist.  Dinner this evening will be at Club Vegas.  After a great dinner, we will make our way next door to Branson's hottest new show "Six".  You won't believe what comes out of their mouths; percussion, instruments, harmonies…and that's in the first 30 seconds.  Six uses only their voices to produce all the instrumentation, rhythms, and harmonics of a band and vocals.  The resulting sound is exhilarating and hip and compares to the likes of "Take Six" or the "Nylons."  Six is made up of six real brothers and have won numerous awards for their recordings and vocal arrangements.  (B, D)
Day 5 - The Hughes Brothers, Jim Stafford, Tony Orlando & The Lennon Sisters
Breakfast will be in the Veterans Café located in the hotel.  After breakfast, we will enjoy the Hughes Brothers, a multi-talented family that sings in rich harmonies, they dance up a storm, and they make you laugh. Their powerful masculine voices have the ability to stun you to the core.  Lunch will be on our own before making our way to the Jim Stafford Theater.  The Jim Stafford Show takes laughter to a new art form!  Critically acclaimed as the "Victor Borge of the Guitar", Jim's show takes you into his world of incredible portrayals of the human spirit.  Tonight's dinner will be at Fall Creek Steak House.  Featuring the freshest ingredients and an array of American favorites in a casual and relaxing atmosphere, Fall Creek Steak House offers great quality food that will please everyone.  After dinner, we will enjoy two favorites together for Christmas of 2008, Tony Orlando and The Lennon Sisters. (B, D)
Day 6 - Precious Moments, Home
Breakfast will be in the Veterans Café located in the hotel.  After breakfast, we will say goodbye to the Ozarks and travel back to the Kansas City International Airport to connect with our homeward-bound flight.  Enroute, we will make a stop in Cartage MO where we will enjoy lunch on our own and we will tour Precious Moments.  Inspired by Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel in Rome, Precious Moments artist and creator, Samuel J. Butcher, designed and constructed the Precious Moments Chapel as his way of sharing the joy of his faith with the world, and it has become his crowning work. The Chapel is so much more than just a building, touching the lives of those who enter its doors with a sense of peace, hope, and promise since it opened in 1989.  After a great tour, we will make our way to the Kansas City Airport for our flight home (B)