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3rd Tour de Villes | April 8-13, 2025 | Nashville-Asheville-Louisville (details below)

Cape Cod | September 5-14, 2025 | Sold Out (itinerary below)

Cape Cod | October 24-November 2, 2025 | The itinerary below for the September trip will be very similar, if not identical, to the October option. There may need to be a few substitutions to the trip, but what it includes in value will be offered. 

Magnolia Market | We have hosted the Magnolia Market Bus Trip ten times since 2017, and many teachers have asked us to host it in a summer month. If you are interested in a Magnolia Market Bus Trip (whether you are a teacher or not) in June 2026, please email visitfireflyfarm@gmail.com. We are trying to see if there is enough interest to offer it.

 *** Watch Trisha's Facebook Live Video discussing upcoming bus trips for more information.***

All registered guests will be emailed the first week of January with any trip updates and the option to choose their payment plan for the balance of their trip. We will have four payment plan options for the Cape Cod Trip: pay all at once, split into two equal payments, three equal payments, or four equal payments. We will have two payment plan options for the Tour de Villes Trip: pay all at once or split into two equal payments.

Cape Cod Itinerary

September 5th - September 14th, 2025 (sold out) and October 24th - November 2nd, 2025

September 5 | Pine Island, MN to Perrysburg, OH (will likely leave at 7:30 a.m.)

September 6 | Perrysburg, Ohio to Buffalo, NY

• Half a day in Cleveland to visit the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

September 7 | Buffalo, NY to Albany, NY

• Half a day to visit Niagara Falls (U.S. side), including a Maid of the Mist boat ride and a visit to Goat Island. We will also have a surprise 2-hour tour closer to our hotel.

September 8 | Albany, NY to Cape Cod, MA

• Half a day in Boston for a Historic Harbor Cruise, a foodie tour of the North End, and a 2-hour bus tour with our guide. Then, we will stop at Plymouth Rock on our way to our Cape Cod Hotel (where we will stay for 3 nights!). Have we mentioned that you will love our Cape Cod Hotel options?!

September 9 | Cape Cod Day!

• Explore many famous Cape Cod highlights from Hyannis Port to Provincetown with our personal Cape Cod guide! We will stop at the National Seashore and the Highland Lighthouse (as well as a few other must-see spots). We will cap our day off with a catered dinner where guests will be encouraged to dress up (semi-formal).

September 10 | Explore Nantucket

• Guests will take the Fast Ferry to Nantucket (60 minutes) and have plenty of time to explore this popular island, boasting a unique blend of cosmopolitan allure and small-town charm. Back at Cape Cod, we will also get to join Jenn Shurkus (a popular Firefly Farm guest teacher) for an exclusive card class. And if you are not a card maker, you will join Trisha for a fun keepsake decor item.

September 11 | Cape Cod, MA to Allentown, PA

• We will start our way back west by driving through Newport, Rhode Island to see the mansions and stop for lunch. Trisha will likely include a tour on this day but is getting more information from a few locals first.

September 12 | Allentown, PA to Lancaster, PA (Home of the Pennsylvania Dutch)

• We will spend almost an entire day exploring Lancaster, starting with the very popular Lancaster Central Market. For almost 300 years, people have been visiting the Market to enjoy the freshest local food. We have another surprise tour on this day and a few more stops (more details soon).

September 13 | Hershey, PA to Perrysburg, OH

• We will be visiting the famous Hershey Story Museum on Milton Hershey's birthday! We will spend our time there visiting the Museum, experiencing the Chocolate Lab, enjoying Chocolate Tastings, and exploring the Gardens. We will also make time for a picnic lunch.

September 14 | Perrysburg, OH

• Our last day repeats our first day but in the opposite direction. We will likely arrive back by 5:00 p.m.

Please Note: This is our current itinerary, but Trisha may add or tweak a few things at her discretion. The price of your trip will not change.

Bus Trip Details:

Your Bus Trip will include the following:

• Comfortable Chartered bus (with our favorite bus driver)
• 9 Nights of Lodging, including 3 Nights in a gorgeous ocean-front Cape Cod hotel
  • please see the lodging note at the bottom for an alternate option
• Admission to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Museum- Cleveland
• Tickets for the Maid of the Mist boat ride at Niagara Falls
• Surprise 2-hour tour in New York state
• 1-hour Historic Boston Harbor Cruise
• 2.5-hour guided Foodie tour - an unforgettable culinary adventure in the heart of Boston’s historic North End (we will be split into two groups)
• Private 2-hour bus tour of Boston with our guide
• Private 7-hour bus tour of Cape Cod with our guide
• Special Cape Cod dinner where guests will be asked to dress semi-formal for an evening to remember!
• Tickets for the Nantucket Fast Ferry (round trip)
• 2-hour exclusive card class with Jenn Shurkus or exclusive keepsake decor with Trisha (owner of Firefly Farm and tour guide)
• Surprise one-hour tour of Lancaster
• Admission/tour of a historic Lancaster attraction
• Admission to the Hershey Story Museum, Chocolate Lab, and Chocolate Tasting
• Admission to the Hershey Gardens
• 15 meals (8 breakfasts, 5 lunches, 2 dinners)
• Exclusive trip t-shirt
• Bottled water on the bus
• Tips for the included meals, tour guides, and bus driver
• Laminated Itinerary
• Name Labels for your Shopping Bags
• In Firefly Farm Fashion, SURPRISES along the way!

Notes:

• A final itinerary will be available in early 2025.
• Guests are responsible for their meals that aren't included.  We will always make sure there are options easy for all of us to take part in. 
• Seating on the bus is assigned and will change a few times during our trip.

Bus Trip Cost:

(please read the next section regarding a Cape Cod Hotel Option):

• Single Occupancy: $5,099
• Double Occupancy: $3,699 per person
• Triple Occupancy: $3,249 per person

These rates include 3 nights of lodging at the Pelham House Resort in ocean-view rooms. "Few hotels in Dennis Port, Massachusetts, bring together authentic Cape Cod style, coastal chic décor, and casual ambiance like the Pelham House Resort. Situated just steps from our private beach, our accommodations offer beautiful views of Nantucket Sound. Our recent renovation has left all rooms sparkling and fresh with gorgeous walk-in showers, air conditioning, deluxe bedding, and sophisticated yet comfortable furnishings. All rooms and suites feature private ocean-view decks and thoughtful perks like complimentary Wi-Fi, microwaves, mini-refrigerators, Keurig coffee makers, and HDTVs." Learn more about the Pelham House Resort!

Bus Trip Cost for optional Cape Cod Hotel:

We also have some rooms held at the Pelham on Main Hotel. This is a sister hotel to The Pelham House Resort, about 1.5 miles away. The Pelham on Main has no ocean view, but its 27 rooms provide a quiet retreat from Dennis’s shops, restaurants, and museums. A complimentary shuttle runs between the two hotels, and this is where our chartered bus will be parked. For those wanting to save money on your Bus Trip Cost, we have seven rooms with two queen beds (this is all that is available) and four rooms with one king bed. These are a first come, first serve option once registration opens. Learn more about Pelham on Main!

• Single Occupancy: $4,199
• Double Occupancy: $3,249 per person
• Triple Occupancy: $2,949 per person

Note: From experience, we do not offer quad occupancy. We have many early mornings and found guests are much more comfortable when 4 of them do not share the same bathroom to get ready. 

Our 3rd Tour de Villes Bus Trip April 8-13, 2025

We are excited to be hosting the third Firefly Farm Bus Tour de Villes!  We explored the Biltmore Estate during our 1st Tour de Villes trip in October 2023. Due to the hurricane devastation in the Asheville area this fall, we could not visit the Biltmore Estate during our October 2024 trip. We replaced this tour with a fantastic experience at the Titanic Museum in Pigeon Forge. We are thrilled to offer the Biltmore Estate visit and the Titanic Museum experience for our 3rd Tour de Villes.  Due to the price increase in adding both of these and the increases across the board on many of the other bus trip costs, the price for our April 2025 trip has increased slightly.

You can check out pictures from our first Tour de Villes by visiting our Facebook page and looking at the October 18th-22nd, 2023 posts.

You can also check out pictures from our second Tour de Villes by visiting our Facebook page and looking at the October -26th-29th, 2024 posts.

Nashville, Tennessee | Asheville, North Carolina | Louisville, Kentucky

Bus Trip Details:

Your Bus Trip will include the following:

• Comfortable Chartered Bus
• 5 Nights of Lodging
• Catered Meal at the Loveless Cafe
• Group Tours at Ryman Auditorium and Grand Ole Opry
• Dinner from a Nashville Restaurant
• Tickets to a Grand Ole Opry Show
• Private 90-minute Trolley Tour in Nashville
• Curated Nashville food tasting just for our group
• Private guided tour of the Titanic Experience in Pigeon Forge
• Private Captain's First Class Dinner in the secret dining room on the Titanic.
• Audio Guided Tour of the Biltmore Estate
• Private Event at the Kentucky Derby Museum including lunch
• Exclusive Event T-shirt
• 12 meals total (5 breakfast meals, 4 lunch meals, and 3 dinner meals)
• Bottled Water on the Bus
• Tips for Included Meals, Tours, & Bus Driver
• Laminated Itinerary
• Name Labels for your Shopping Bags
• In Firefly Farm Fashion, SURPRISES along the way!

Itinerary

• This itinerary may change slightly, but what is included will not change.
• The time noted in bold for each day is the total driving time and does not include stops.
• Meals noted (included) or (not included), referring to whether you will pay on your own. You will see that most meals are included. Guests are responsible for the following meals: Tuesday lunch, Thursday supper, Friday supper, and Sunday lunch.
• Seating is assigned and will change 2 times during our trip.

Tuesday, April 8 | Pine Island, MN - Mt. Vernon , IL | 610 miles/8 hrs 45 min

• 7:00-7:15 AM | board chartered bus at Firefly Farm (assigned seats by groups)
• 10:15 AM | rest stop at Love's Travel Center Poynette, WI
• 1:30-2:30 PM | lunch at Cracker Barrell Bloomington, IL (not included)
• 5:30 PM check-in to Mt. Vernon Drury Inn and Suites
• 5:30-7:00 PM | 'Kick back' at the hotel which includes 2 complimentary alcoholic beverages and a rotating menu of dinnertime snacks (included).  If you would prefer to walk to Panera for supper (right next to our hotel) you are welcome to do that on your own (not included).

Wednesday, April 9 | Mt. Vernon, IL to Nashville, TN | 285 miles/4 hrs 30 min

• 6:00-7:40 AM | breakfast (included) at the hotel
• 7:45 AM | check out of the hotel and board the bus
• 10:25-10:45 AM | rest stop at Tennessee Welcome Center Clarksville
• 11:45 AM | Historic Loveless Cafe for lunch at noon (included) and shop on the property
• 1:25 PM | Group photo by Loveless Cafe Sign
• 1:30 PM | leave Loveless Cafe and head to Ryman Auditorium
• 2:30 and 2:45 PM | Ryman Auditorium Tours
• 4:00 PM | meet in the Ryman Auditorium Courtyard and walk to the bus
• 4:15 PM | check into Nashville hotel
• 5:30 PM | 'Kick back' at the hotel, which includes two complimentary alcoholic beverages (included)
• 5:45 PM | Light meal and Nashville desserts at hotel (included)
• 6:15 PM | Board Bus for Grand Ole Opry
• 7:00-9:00 PM | Grand Ole Opry Show
• 9:15/9:30 PM | 60-minute Backstage tour of Grand Ole Opry (immediately following the show, staff will gather everyone taking the tour in the auditorium)

Thursday, April 10 | Nashville to Knoxville, TN| 180 miles/2 hrs 45 min

Note - we will cross into the Eastern Time Zone in the evening

• 7:00 - 8:50 AM | breakfast (included) at the hotel
• 8:50 AM | check out of the hotel and board the bus
• 9:10 AM | arrive at Nashville Farmers Market
• 9:30 to 11 AM | 90-minute private Trolley Tour
• 11:15 AM to 12:15 PM | Taste of Nashville Lunch at Farmers Market (included) | a private experience for our group with some tastings of local favorites
• 12:30 - 1:30 PM shopping at Marathon Village (optional)
• 12:45 or 1:45 PM - 4 PM | explore Honky Tonk Highway (Broadway) on your own and/or visit the Country Music Hall of Fame (please see note below)
• 4:00 PM | board the bus and drive to Knoxville
• 5:45 PM | Buc-ees Crossville, TN | guests can grab supper here (not included)
• 6:15 PM CST | Board Bus (will cross into Eastern Time Zone)
• 8:15 PM ET | check in to Knoxville hotel

Friday, April 11 | Knoxville, TN to Pigeon Forge, TN (and back) | 90 miles/2 hrs

• 7:00 AM | breakfast (included) at the hotel
• 7:30 AM | board the bus
• 8:20 AM | arrive at the Titanic Museum for a 2-hour guided tour
• 11AM to noon | 1st Class Captain's Lunch in the secret dining room
• noon | leave the Titanic Museum
• 2PM | arrive at the Biltmore Estate
• 2:45PM | audio guide tour of the Estate
• 6 PM | board the bus to go back to our Knoxville hotel
• 7:00 PM | optional-30 minute stop at Buc-ees Sevierville
• 8:00 PM | arrive back to Knoxville hotel

Saturday, April 12 | Knoxville, TN to Louisville, KY to hotel | 435 miles/6 hrs

• 7:00 AM | breakfast (included) at the hotel
• 7:45 AM | check out of the hotel and board the bus
• 8:45 AM | 15-minute rest area stop at Kentucky Welcome Center
• Noon | Kentucky Derby Museum and Tour includes a private lunch, Mint Juleps, walking to the track, and a Race Activity - a mock racing event, allowing us the fun & excitement of wagering while learning about handicapping the horses. Complete with race programs, horsey bucks, betting windows, live tellers, and prizes!
• 3:30 PM | board the bus and head to the hotel in Lafayette, IN
• 5:45 PM | arrive at the Drury Inn and Suites Lafayette, IN
• 5:55 to 7:00 PM  | Supper (included) 'Kick back' at the hotel which includes 2 complimentary alcoholic beverages and a rotating menu of dinnertime snacks (included).  If you would prefer to walk to Chipotle for supper, (right next to our hotel) you are welcome to do that on your own (not included).  There are a few other fast food options in the vicinity.

Sunday, April 13 | Lafayette, IN to Pine Island, MN | 500 miles/7.5 hrs

Note - we will cross back into the Central Time Zone.

• 7:00 AM | breakfast (included) at the hotel
• 7:30 AM | check out of the hotel and board the bus
• TBD | quick rest area break
• 11:00 AM | lunch at Culvers DeForest, WI           
• 12:00 PM | board bus
• 4:00 PM | arrive in Pine Island

6-day/5-night Bus Trip Rates:

• Single Occupancy | $2395
• Double Occupancy | $1950 per person
• Triple Occupancy | $1825 per person
• Quad Occupancy | $1700 per person