2022040 Tourament of Roses Parade

Welcome to the Granddaddy of parades, the 133rd Tournament of Roses Parade.

12/30/2022-01/03/2023 Fri-Tues Trip# 2022040

Tournament of Roses Parade

Featuring a Gala New Year’s Eve Party and Rose Bowl Tailgate Party

Tour Highlights:

Roundtrip airport transfer
Meals: 4 breakfasts, 1 Lunch and 1 Dinner
Spend four nights in Long Beach, ranked as one of the most walkable cities in America
See the fabulous Rose Parade Float Building and view these floats being built
Optional excursion to the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, which chronicles the storied career of Ronald Reagan that spanned more than five decades
Gala private New Year’s Eve dinner and dancing with live orchestra and champagne toast to ring in the New Year!
See the sights of Los Angeles and Hollywood on a narrated Sight and Sounds Tour with a local guide including Our Lady of the Angeles Cathedral, Disney Concert Hall and Grauman’s Chinese Theater
Visit the new Academy Museum of Motion Pictures with its collection of film-related objects and technology
Reserved seating for the 133rd Tournament of Roses Parade, featuring the beautiful pageantry and steeped in tradition
Enjoy a fun Tailgate Party with big screen TVs to cheer on the college football team participating in the Rose Bowl
Optional post-tour excursion to beautiful Santa Barbara
$25 in Mayflower Money

Includes Round Trip Air from Philadelphia Intl Airport, Air Taxes and Fees/Surcharges, Hotel Transfers and $50.00 per person savings

***Pricing is subject to change as are entrance requirements due to the current circumstances of the COVID***

Day 1

Welcome to the Granddaddy of parades, the 133rd Tournament of Roses Parade, featuring the beautiful pageantry and tradition of magnificent floral floats, high-stepping equestrians and spirited marching bands. For four nights, stay at the Renaissance Long Beach Hotel. Join your Tour Manager tonight for a welcome orientation.

Day 2

This morning, go behind the scenes in Pasadena for the Rose Parade Float Building. See the floats being built up close by the hundreds of people working to finish their floats. Marvel at the thousands of various flowers from around the world that were used to create the world’s most imaginative floats. Join an optional excursion to the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library which chronicles the storied career of Ronald Reagan which spanned more than five decades. This evening, ring in the New Year with your newfound friends at a private New Year’s Eve gala event. Put on your dancing shoes as a live orchestra fills the room with sounds from yesterday and today. Enjoy a spectacular dinner and champagne toast to celebrate the dawning of a New Year.

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Day 3

Today a local guide conducts a tour of Los Angeles and Hollywood. From the Our Lady of the Angels Cathedral to the Disney Concert Hall, home of the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, the tour is a blend of old and new. See the Hollywood Bowl, Kodak Theater and the legendary Grauman’s Chinese Theater. In the afternoon a visit to the new Academy Museum of Motion Pictures is planned. Here, the collection of film-related objects and technology is highlighted by a vast range of still and moving images covering the history of motion pictures.

Day 4

The event you came for is about to begin. You have reserved bleacher seats along Colorado Boulevard and after breakfast you depart for the Tournament of Roses Parade. View the animated floats, the precision of the marching bands and the equestrian teams as you become part of an event that is seen
throughout the world by millions. In the afternoon, you head back to the hotel where a special Tailgate Party awaits. Watch the Rose Bowl football game and cheer on the teams while enjoying a Tailgate lunch - will your team be playing?

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Day 5

Your transfer from the hotel to the airport is included for your flight home. Your Tour Manager will help you with arrangements to Los Angeles International Airport.

B=Breakfast, L=Lunch, D=Dinner

Below is a list of pick-up points available on this tour.