Two Day Trip
Detroit Auto Show, Henry Ford Museum & Feather Bowling 


How To Book

To book online, click on the Reserve A Seat button above or use the Reservation Form below.

If you prefer to make a reservation over the phone, please contact Marville Travel Ltd. at
(905) 891-0111

What's Included

  • Fully escorted trip with tour director available 24/7 throughout the trip.
  • Round trip transportation on a deluxe highway motor coach equipped with a bathroom.
  • Overnight stay at the 5 Star Henry Hotel, an Autograph Collection Hotel, formerly the Ritz-Carlton.
  • Admission to the North American International Auto Show, aka the Detroit Auto Show.
  • For those not interested in the auto show, alternative side visit to Fairlane Shopping Center with 160 stores & restaurants.
  • Admission to the Henry Ford Museum.
  • Visit to Cadieux Cafe and 2 hours of Feather Bowling (Cost of dinner not included in trip price but average cost of dinner is $10-15!)
  • Saturday evening party in hospitality suite. Complimentary munchies, music, socializing & conversation with your fellow passengers.
  • Hot deluxe breakfast at the hotel.
  • All taxes and tips.

Price

No single supplement or surcharge! Travelling by yourself? We guarantee to find you a roommate (of the same gender) or we pay the surcharge!

Of course if you wish to have a private room by yourself, no problem, you can pay the Single occupancy rate. Other options are Triple occupancy (if three of you are travelling together and wish to share a room) and Quad occupancy (if four of you are travelling together and wish to share a room).

Prices below are in Canadian dollars, all taxes included.
  • Double occupancy: $229 per person
  • Single occupancy: $289 per person
  • Triple occupancy: $212 per person
  • Quad occupancy: $204 per person

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Trip Details

Why Detroit?

Most of you are probably saying "Detroit? Why Detroit?". It so happens that Detroit has four things of interest:
  1. The famous North American International Auto Show, also known as the Detroit Auto Show.
  2. The truly impressive Henry Ford Museum... One of America's best kept secrets.
  3. The only place in America where you can play the ancient Belgian game of Feather Bowling!
  4. And the 5-star Henry Hotel, previously the Ritz-Carlton, our overnight stop on this trip.

Our Hotel

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We will be staying in the exceptional 5-star Henry Hotel.

This hotel should be a destination all by itself. You just have to walk into the lobby to go Wow! They even have an art curator to take care of all the artwork that adorns the walls of the hotel. A curator in a hotel? What a concept but that should give you an idea of what the hotel is going to be like.

The hotel has all of the amenities that you would expect from a 4-5 star upscale hotel including pool, jacuzzi, spa, fitness centre, Frette linens, upscale amenities in the bathrooms and all the in-room facilities you could want. Don't forget to bring your swimsuits if you feel like relaxing those tired muscles after having spent a day walking the auto show.
The hotel stay includes a deluxe hot buffet breakfast on Sunday morning. And we mean deluxe... this isn't some toast and bagels... this is a proper hot breakfast in the hotel's dining room.

North American International Auto Show
aka Detroit Auto Show

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If you're an auto buff then you're going to have a blast at this show. If autos are not really your thing, you'll have a blast anyways. I mean, imagine visiting one of the largest auto shows in North America and checking out the next generation of transportation with more than 500 vehicles on display, representing the most innovative designs in the world. That's pretty cool whether you're a fan of automobiles or not.

Shopping Alternative to Auto Show

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For those of you who would prefer to skip the auto show, we have alternate plans for you. We will transport you to the elegant Fairlane Town Center Mall in Dearborn with over 160 stores and restaurants. So while the auto show fans are wandering the aisles at the show, you can be wandering the aisles and doing some shopping in the stores at the mall.

Henry Ford Museum

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This museum has to be one of America's best kept secrets. You will be blown away by not only the incredible collection of items on display but also by the museum's philosophy of allowing visitor's to get close to the exhibits, touch them, climb on lots of them and take all the pictures your camera will hold! This is such an interesting and amazing collection that there will be something here that will certainly capture your attention and make the whole trip worthwhile.

One of the items on display is the original City of Montgomery transit bus that Rosa Parks was on. You have all heard of the incident in 1955 when she refused to give up her seat to a white man. Well, not only has the Henry Ford Museum got the actual bus on display but you can get on the bus and have pictures taken of yourself inside the bus sitting on the seat. How cool is that?

Some other things to see:
  • Abraham Lincoln's Chair. President Abraham Lincoln was sitting in this rocking chair when he was assassinated. 
  • George Washington Camp Bed. 
  • President John F. Kennedy's limousine from the tragic day when he was assassinated. See the limousine in which he rode with his wife Jackie. 
Of course, as expected the Henry Ford Museum probably has the world's best collection showing the history of the automobile. Some amazing cars that you will never see anywhere else from the original Model T Ford to the present day. Not just limited to cars, almost all other forms of transportation are here including some stunning steam locomotives, tandem bicycles, motorcycles, aircraft and even the original McDonald's Drive Up and the Oscar Mayer "Weinermobile"!

Feather Bowling & Belgian Beer

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Yes, there really is such a sport. It happens to be a very old Belgian game using wooden bowling balls that look like cheese wheels and a pigeon feather that sticks out of the ground. For more information, check out Feather Bowling on Wikipedia.

We're going to be visiting the only place in America that still offers feather bowling lanes. We have reserved the lanes for 2 hours for our bus tour. Not only will you get to enjoy throwing some cheese wheels but you'll also have an opportunity to try to some Belgian food and Belgian ales at this classic and casual Detroit hangout that's not in any guide books.

Pickup Locations

We will have 4 pickup locations in the Toronto area.
  • Hwy 400 & Hwy 7, Woodbridge.
  • York Mills Subway Station, Toronto.
  • Square One, Mississauga.
  • Trafalgar & Hwy 401, Milton
Pickups are also available in Kitchener, Woodstock, London & Chatham upon request. 

Departure & Return Times

We leave Toronto on Saturday morning at approximately 8:00 AM. Actual pickup times vary by stop and will be sent out in the final email to all registered attendees, 2 days before the trip.

We return to Toronto at approximately 10:00 PM on Sunday. 

Travelling With Children

Children 10 and older are welcome on this trip. Price is same as for adults. 

Travel Documents

US Immigration requires that all travellers MUST have a passport. No exceptions! Please make sure that you have the appropriate permission and documentation to travel to the USA.

If you are denied entry into the USA, we will leave you at the border in Windsor and pick you up on our return to Canada. No refunds will be given. Please ensure that you have the appropriate documentation for admission to the USA. 

Emergency Medical Insurance

Emergency medical insurance is required for all passengers. If you do not have coverage under an existing policy, please contact us at the number below and we will be happy to make arrangements. 
Marville Travel Ltd. 
(905) 891-0111