Vermont Wine & Cheese Festival & "The Sound Of Music" TourVon Trapp Family Lodge Tour & Lunch, Unlimited Cheese & Artisanal Foods tasting from 200+ vendors, Lake Champlain Boat Cruise, Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream Tour!Did you know that Vermont was home to the von Trapp Family on whose life the movie "The Sound of Music" was based? They settled here because the mountains reminded them of their home in Salzburg, Austria.
Did you also know that Vermont was the site of the first Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream Factory? Or that Green Mountain Coffee, the company that brought you the Keurig was based here? Or that Vermont is famous for it's cheeses and artisanal foods and home to one of the largest one-day cheese festivals in the USA? Enjoy unlimited sampling of cheeses, wines and artisanal foods from 200+ vendors at the festival! We created this unique tour that will visit some of these iconic places and give you wonderful photo opportunities and great memories. |
4-Day Trip
Aug 10-13, 2019 $99 deposit per person to reserve seat. Full payment due June 27, 2019
This tour travels to the USA. Passports required!
To book over the phone
please call (866) 208-2950 |
What's Included
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Pickup LocationsFor more information about a pickup location, please click on it's name in the list below.
Approx. Return Times (Tuesday)
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Tour DateAug 10-13, 2019
PriceAll prices below are per person, in Canadian dollars. All taxes & tips included.
Double $929
Single $1,129 Triple $879 Quad $849 To book over the phone
please call (866) 208-2950 |
Deposits, Payments, Cancellations & Refunds
- Deposit of $99 per person required to reserve your seat. Deposit is non-refundable once paid.
- Full payment is due by Thu June 27, 2019. Payment is non-refundable once paid.
- Your seat is fully transferable to anyone else at any time without penalty.
Travelling With Children
- Children 10 and older are welcome on this trip. Price for children is same as adults.
Single Supplement
- We do not charge single supplements or surcharges if you are willing to share your room with one other person. Are you travelling by yourself? We guarantee to find you a roommate of the same gender or we pay the surcharge!
- If you prefer to have a private room by yourself, that is not a problem, please select the Single Occupancy option and pay the single supplement.
Travel Documents
- US Immigration requires that all travellers MUST have a passport (or Nexus or EDL cards). If you do not have a Canadian or USA passport, please make sure that you have the appropriate permissions or documentation to travel to the USA.
- If you are denied entry to the US, sadly we will have to leave you at the border.
- Sorry but no refunds if you are denied entry.
Emergency Medical Insurance
- Emergency medical and trip cancellation insurance is strongly recommended. Getting ill in the USA can be very expensive.
- If you are not covered by a workplace or other policy, we recommend that you purchase insurance for this trip.
- Both CAA and RBC Insurance sell such insurance online or you can call Marville Travel at (905) 891-0111 and one of the agents will be pleased to assist you.
Vermont Cheesemakers Festival
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Vermont has the highest number of cheesemakers per capita in the USA. There are over 40 artisanal cheesemakers in Vermont. FYI, the whole state of Vermont has a population of 625,000. That's less than North York! And yet the state has over 40 artisanal cheesemakers?! Needless to say, they are serious about their cheese.
We will spend a high summer day along the shores of Lake Champlain at the historic Shelburne Farms Coach Barn sampling, buying, talking to the cheesemakers and learning about cheese making. And did we mention sampling? If you are counting calories and watching your food intake, we're very sorry, but this trip is not going to help whatsoever in that regard. :-) |
"The Sound Of Music" and von Trapp Family Lodge
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Most of us have probably seen the movie, the "Sound of Music", based on the life of the von Trapp family, starring Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer and which won the Best Picture Oscar in 1965.
But did you know that the movie was based on the life of the real von Trapp family, originally from Salzburg, Austria, who settled in Vermont in the 1940's? Here's your chance to visit their enchanted farm with sweeping mountain vistas reminiscent of their beloved Austria. Situated on 2,500 acres, the property is still owned and operated by the von Trapp family. |
Our visit to the lodge will start with a lunch buffet in the lodge dining room followed by a 1½ hour guided historical tour of the lodge and the history of the von Trapp family.
Ben & Jerry's
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We assume this is one venue that doesn't need an introduction.
We will be visiting Ben & Jerry's original location in Stowe, VT for a factory tour that's a lot of corny fun, followed by ice cream tasting in their retail store. As you tour the grounds and take photos, take a moment to visit Ben & Jerry's "Graveyard". This is where old ice cream flavours, that were retired and have since passed away are buried. |
The Spirit Of Ethan Allen
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Enjoy a 1½ hour narrated cruise on beautiful Lake Champlain.
The Spirit of Ethan Allen is the only cruise ship located on Lake Champlain, and offer breathtaking views of the city of Burlington, the Green Mountains of Vermont, and the New York Adirondacks. The ship has two decks, a climate controller lower deck and the open air upper deck. The ship also has washrooms and a cafe that offers snacks and beverages. |
