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Your Host(s): Rhonda Sawyer and Steve Queen
Drive Pace: Moderate
Day | Start Time | Finish Time | Cost | Meeting Place | People Limit | MINIs Limit |
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Saturday | 8:00am | 5:15pm | Pay for your Tour and lunch | General Store Parking Lot at Fontana Village | none | 15 |
Pay for your own lunch and Biltmore Tour.The Biltmore Tour is $49.00 per Adult, plus lunch
(We should be able to get a slight discount if we have more than 10 people)
Join us for scenic ride along the scenic Blue Ridge Prkwy to the famous Biltmore Estate. Once there we'll have a group lunch at the Stable Cafe. You can then decide to stay as a group and tour the house, gardens, and winery or explore on your own. This will be a self guided, self paced tour. If you wish to attend the farewell Dinner, we suggest you leave about 3:30pm. Maps will be provided the way home.
Completed in 1895, George Vanderbilt's 250-room French château is a real life wonder. Enjoy a self-guided visit of Biltmore House that unveils a fresh look at how people lived and worked in America’s largest home. Also, explore the acres of beautiful gardens and grounds, designed by renowned landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted, during your visit.
Start | Finish | Activity |
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8:00am | General Store Parking Lot at Fontana Village | |
8:00am | 10:45am | Drive to the Biltmore Estates |
10:45m | 12:00pm | Group Lunch at the Stable Cafe |
12:00pm | 3:30pm | Tour the Biltmore |
3:30pm | 5:15pm | Drive back to Fontana Village - Self Guided (maps will be provided) |
Additional Links: | The Biltmore Estate |
The Stable Cafe | |
Blue Ridge Parkway | |
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