Travel with the BCCC Foundation to America's Cowboy Country! | Eastern North Carolina Now

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    Drift along with the tumbling tumbleweeds while you travel with the Beaufort County Community College Foundation to America's Cowboy Country on an eight-day trip to the western United States.
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    The fully-escorted tour is scheduled for Sept. 16 to 28 and is offered by Collette through New Trends in Travel. An informational meeting about the trip will be held at 6 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 4 in the Board, Room 6, of Building 10 on the BCCC campus.

    It is also sponsored by the Washington/Beaufort County Chamber of Commerce.

    The cost of the trip is $3,609 per person based on double occupancy if booked before Wednesday, March 16. Included in the cost are stays at hotels in Jackson and Sheridan, Wyo., Yellowstone National Park and Rapid City, S.D., seven breakfasts, 1 lunch and four dinners during the trip, round-trip airfare from Raleigh- Durham International Airport, air taxes and fees and hotel transfers. Transportation to the airport in Raleigh is available.

    A deposit of $250 per person is required at the time of registration. The final payment will be due by July 18.

    The recommended cancellation waiver and insurance is an additional $240 per person. With the insurance, travelers may cancel for any reason up until the day of departure.

    The itinerary includes a flight from Raleigh-Durham International Airport and transportation to Jackson Hole, Wyo. The trip will end in Rapid City, N.D.

    Travelers will have the chance to take a wildlife float trip or an exciting whitewater rafting adventure on the Snake River near Jackson Hole and a visit to Yellowstone National Park and Old Faithful geyser. A trip to Deadwood, the rowdy, rambling western town that is the final resting place of many of the West's most famous characters is also included in the tour. Travelers will also have the chance to visit two of the West's most famous landmarks - the Crazy Horse Memorial and Mount Rushmore as well as enjoy a traditional chuckwagon dinner in Custer State Park.

    For a tour brochure, contact Marcia Norwood, Foundation specialist, at 252-940-6218 or by email at marcia.norwood@beaufortccc.edu. Brochures are also available at the Washington/Beaufort County Chamber of Commerce in Washington.

    The trip deposit may be made by credit card to Donna Burgin, New Trends in Travel, at 252-945-7403 or 252-975-1304 or by email at donna.burgin18@gmail.com.

    Contact: Betty Gray
          Interim Public Relations Coordinator

   Beaufort County Community College
          (252) 946-7862  •  jugray@aol.com