HUNTING FOR HIDDEN TREASURS AND GEM STONES IN TH

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Day 1: We fly to Atlanta Georgia where your tour begins. Upon arrival you will be transferred to YOUR FIRST CLASS Hotel located in Downtown Atlanta. This afternoon we will visit the World of Coke and include a sightseeing tour of Atlanta. This unique attraction will take you through the history of the Coke Cola Product and will end in the tasting room where you can taste some of the many coke products from around the world. You will find the hotel is convenient to many restaurants as well as a restaurant in the hotel. You will be given a dining card that will allow you to dine in the restaurant of your choice. Dinner

Day 2: Breakfast will be at the hotel before we taking a two-hour north to Franklin North Carolina. Here you will have the opportunity to mine for rubies and sapphires. You do not need in special tools but you might want to bring rubber gloves, as your hands might be wet for two hours. .This requires no special tools other then the tools god gave you, your hands, your eyes, and your time. Tonight after a day of mining you are sure to enjoy a nice dinner using your dine around card. If you find a gem stone there are many shops in town that will cut and polish your stones. Breakfast and Dinner.

Day 3: This morning we will travel to Ashville NC where will tour the Biltmore Estate. The Biltmore was the country Home of George Vanderbilt and it is a marvelous today as it was in 1895 when it was built. We know some of you will become addicted to gemstone mining and will want the opportunity to spend another day at the mind in stead of going to the Biltmore. Breakfast and dinner included.

Day 4: We depart Franklin this morning and head to Hiddenite NC where the world’s largest emeralds have been found. We will spend the day afternoon at the Emerald Hollow Mine where you will have the opportunity to dig for your own emeralds or sluice prepared buckets. This mine is host to more than sixty-three different types of naturally occurring gems and minerals, a virtual treasure trove of gemstones can be found at the gem mine! Many of these are very rare, including emerald, aquamarine, sapphire, garnet, topaz, amethyst, citrine,rutile, and tourmaline, along with an abundance of world-class smoky and clear quartz crystals. Hiddenite is also famous as the only place on earth where the very rare gemstone "Hiddenite" can be found and the only
emerald mine in the country open to the public. Tonight we will overnight at a first class hotel at the Charlotte airport. Breakfast and Dinner

Homeward bound full of knowledge and treasures found in the Carolinas Breakfast

Tour Features
Round trip transfers to the airport for groups of 10 or more
Round trip air from Boston, Manchester, Hartford or Providence
Deluxe Motor Coach while on vacation Package
4 breakfasts 4 dinners
Tour Director
Baggage Service