Itineraries

Check out our suggested itineraries. Select one, or group a few together. Some tours are of the immediate area, some include regional attractions and some are geared to a particular interest. All have something unique to offer you and your group.

If none of these itineraries exactly suit you needs, we’ll help you plan whatever you’d like to offer your group.

Tour #1 – Mackinac Island

  • Breakfast at a hotel or restaurant of your choice.
  • Depart for Mackinaw City.
  • Ferry to Mackinac Island.
  • Carriage tour of the island including Skull Cave, Arch Rock and Surrey Hill Square.
  • Lunch at the Grand Hotel.
  • Tour of Fort Mackinac (optional).
  • Shopping/browsing on the island.
  • Ferry Back to Mackinaw City.
  • Return to hotel.
  • Dinner.

Tour #2 – Indian River/Gaylord/Petoskey

  • Breakfast at the hotel or restaurant of choice.
  • Bus to Indian River’s Cross-in-the-Woods, the world’s largest crucifix, and 50-bell carillon.
  • Drive to Gaylord for a view of elk in their natural habitat.
  • Lunch in Boyne City.
  • Tour of Kilwins.
  • Free time for shopping in the historic Gaslight District of Petoskey.
  • Return to hotel.
  • Dinner.

Tour #3 – Traverse City/Charlevoix

  • Breakfast at hotel or restaurant of choice.
  • Depart for Royal Farms, south of Charlevoix.
  • Ride to the Music House in Traverse City with more than 30 automated musical instruments and music history galleries.
  • Lunch.
  • Drive to Charlevoix for a tour of this beautiful lakeside town.
  • Free time for shopping in Charlevoix.
  • Return to hotel.
  • Dinner.

Tour #4 – Soo Locks/Mackinaw City/Harbor Springs

  • Breakfast at hotel or restaurant of choice.
  • Board buses for the 95-mile drive to Sault Ste. Marie and a tour of the Soo Locks, the world’s longest parallel lock system.
  • Lunch.
  • Stop at either Fort Michilimackinac or Historic Mill Creek Discovery Center.
  • Drive back to Michigan’s lower peninsula over the Mackinac Bridge.
  • Return to Harbor Springs via Cross Village and M-119 (Shore Drive), driving through the famous “Tunnel of Trees” drive.
  • Free time for shopping in Harbor Springs.
  • Return to hotel.
  • Dinner.

Tour #5 – Charlevoix/Petoskey/Gaslight District

  • Breakfast at hotel or restaurant of choice.
  • Tour of historic Charlevoix homes.
  • Lunch and shopping at Bay Harbor.
  • Free time for shopping in Petoskey’s Gaslight District.
  • Return to hotel.
  • Dinner.

Tour #6 – Harbor Springs/Cross Village/Indian River

  • Breakfast at the hotel or restaurant of choice.
  • Tour of Harbor Springs, one of the country’s “All American Cities.”
  • Scenic drive along M-119 through the “Tunnel of Trees” to Cross Village.
  • Continue on to Historic Mill Creek, an 18th-century water-powered sawmill near Mackinaw City.
  • Lunch.
  • Drive to Indian River Shrine with the world’s largest crucifix and 50-bell carillon.
  • Return to hotel.
  • Dinner.

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