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We use Hale Transportation as our travel partner given their friendly service and clean, comfortable buses. We've been using them for over five years.
Our trips are customized so they're unique and geared towards seniors.
Many of our trip ideas come from our trip patrons!
Easy, convenient, well-lit parking right at the Johnson City Senior Center.
Use of our building and clean restrooms while waiting before the bus departs.
We select nice, clean and comfortable hotels for our overnight trips.
Friendly and knowledgeable bus drivers.
Escorts from the Trip Committee to ensure everything goes smoothly.
We get great feedback from our trip patrons. Many return trip after trip and year after year.
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All our trips are open to the public so you don't have to be a member of the Johnson City Senior Center to join us! You also don't have to be a senior to join our trips. We've had children and grandchildren join us, depending on the trip.
If you are a member of our Center, you'll enjoy a $15 savings on any trip you're taking.
Please read our Trip Policies for additional information.
If you're interested in any of our trips, mail a deposit ($50 for day trips; $200 for overnight trips) to the Johnson City Senior Center (30 Brocton Street, Johnson City, NY 13790). Please be sure that your phone number is included on your check in case we have any questions.
If you have questions, please call us at 607-797-3145.
Williamsburg and the Virginia Military Tattoo
Saturday, April 18, 2026 – Wednesday, April 22, 2026
Day 1 – Saturday, 4/18: Join escort, Lucy Baker, as we depart the Center at 6:30AM, stop briefly for a coffee break, then stop for lunch (on our own). We’ll arrive at Virginia Beach at approximately 5:00PM. Our hotel for the next 4 nights is the Holiday Inn & Suites. All rooms are ocean front, balcony rooms. We’ll have dinner at Captain George’s Seafood Buffet.
Day 2 – Sunday, 4/19: Breakfast at the hotel is followed by sightseeing at the Norfolk Naval Station – Nauticus Tour, National Maritime Center and Battleship USS Wisconsin. We’ll have a buffet lunch (included) at Taste ‘N See at Murray Center. Then we’ll walk over to the Arena for the 2:30PM performance of the Military Tattoo (with premium seats). Before the show, enjoy the Hullabaloo on the plaza. Dinner tonight is on our own on the Boardwalk or at the hotel (with $25 meal money included). The rest of the evening is free time.
Day 3 – Monday, 4/20: Breakfast at the hotel is followed by a guided tour of Jamestown Settlement in Williamsburg, Virginia. We’ll have lunch ($25 meal money included) in the Museum’s café area then visit the American Revolution Museum in Yorktown, Virginia for a guided tour. Tonight’s dinner is at Grand Affairs, where we’ll enjoy a Revolutionary Welcome Reception, dinner (coupons for 2 drinks are included), and entertainment by the Rondels.
Day 4 – Tuesday, 4/21: Breakfast at the hotel is followed by a guided tour of Williamsburg. We’ll have free time for lunch and shopping at Merchant Square ($25 meal money included). We’ll also visit Whitley’s Peanut Shop. Our included dinner tonight is at Aberdeen Barn.
Day 5 – Wednesday, 4/22: We’ll have breakfast at the hotel and leave for home. We’ll have a brief stop for coffee, then lunch on our own ($20 meal money included) at a local restaurant. We’ll stop at Meadowbrook Gourds in Carlisle, Pennsylvania returning to the Center at approximately 8:30PM.
Per person price includes round-trip transportation, hotel, most meals, admission to all venues listed above, and guide and driver gratuities.
Price: Double: $2,199 per person Member | $2,214 per person Non-Member
Triple: $2,099 per person Member | $2,114 per person Non-Member
Single: $2,559 per person Member | $2,574 per person Non-Member
Deposit of $200 pp is required.
Final payment due to the Center by 2/16/26.
NOTE: there is a lot of walking on this trip!