The Great Holiday Excursion to Lancaster

Grab your bags and get ready to be entertained! Join us for a three-day, two-night holiday getaway by train to Lancaster, PA, filled with fine dining, Christmas shows, and the culture and history of Pennsylvania Dutch Country.

The complete package includes:

• 🚆 Round-trip train between Latrobe and Lancaster
• 🚌 A 38-passenger motorcoach for all three days
• 🏨 2 nights at the Hershey Farm Inn, taxes and baggage service included
• 🍽️ 2 breakfast smorgasbords and 1 dinner smorgasbord at the Hershey Farm restaurant, gratuities included
• 🎭 Reserved seats and buffet at the Dutch Apple Dinner Theatre’s “Holly Jolly Holiday” show, gratuity included
• 🎄 Reserved seats for the American Music Theatre’s “Winter Wonderland” Christmas show
• 🧑‍🌾 Visit to the Amish-Mennonite Life Center
• 🚂 Self-guided visit to the Pennsylvania Railroad Museum in Strasburg
• 🛍️ Stop at Jake’s Trading Post in Strasburg, PA
• 🧺 Visit to Kitchen Kettle Village in Intercourse, PA

Amtrak’s Pennsylvanian (train #42) leaves the Latrobe Train Station on Tuesday, December 1 at 8:01 AM and arrives in Lancaster at 1:21 PM. We return Thursday, December 3 on train #45, leaving Lancaster at 3:38 PM and arriving back in Latrobe at 8:44 PM.

Itinerary

Tuesday, December 1

• 8:01 AM Amtrak leaves the Latrobe Train Station
• 1:21 PM Amtrak arrives at Lancaster Station
• 2:30 PM Depart the station by Melard Coach Lines
• 3:00 PM Kitchen Kettle Village
• 4:30 PM Depart for the Hershey Farm hotel
• 5:00 PM Hotel check-in (baggage delivered to your rooms)
• 5:45 PM Depart for the Dutch Apple Dinner Theatre
• 6:30 PM Buffet dinner
• 7:30 PM “Holly Jolly Holiday” performance begins
• 9:30 PM Performance ends, back to the hotel by about 10:30 PM

Wednesday, December 2

• 8:00 AM Breakfast smorgasbord at the hotel restaurant
• 9:30 AM Depart the hotel
• 9:45 AM Pennsylvania Railroad Museum, Strasburg
• 11:15 AM Jake’s Trading Post, Strasburg
• 12:30 PM Lunch at Agape Restaurant, Ronks
• 3:00 PM American Music Theatre “Winter Wonderland” (leave the restaurant at 2:00 PM)
• 5:00 PM Show concludes
• 6:30 PM Dinner smorgasbord at the Hershey Farm restaurant

Thursday, December 3

• 8:00 AM Breakfast smorgasbord
• 9:00 AM Luggage retrieved from your hotel room
• 9:30 AM Depart the hotel for the Mennonite Center
• 10:00 AM Biblical experience with the Mennonites and Amish
• 11:30 AM Depart for downtown Lancaster
• 12:05 PM Springhouse Brewery
• 3:38 PM Amtrak leaves Lancaster for home
• 8:44 PM Amtrak arrives back in Latrobe

Times are approximate and may shift slightly.

Tickets starting at $620. Space is limited to 30 travelers, and tickets are sold in group sizes of 1 to 4. The more people staying in one hotel room, the less each ticket costs per traveler:

• Groups of 4: $620 per ticket ($2,480 total)
• Groups of 3: $660 per ticket ($1,980 total)
• Groups of 2: $740 per ticket ($1,480 total)
• Traveling solo: $990 per ticket

Any questions? Call Paul at (724) 953-7539.