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ItineraryApril 9th, 2012Today, you board your flight bound for the Washington area. You’ll be assisted with your luggage and stop for dinner en route to Gettysburg where you’ll check in to your hotel for the evening.Overnight: Gettysburg Area (D)

April 10th, 2012This morning after breakfast, you’ll depart for Gettysburg where you’ll tour the new Gettysburg Museum with it’s huge collection of American Civil War artifacts and documents. You’ll see the film “A New Birth of Freedom” before setting off to visit the Cyclorama Center. After enjoying lunch on your own, join your guide for a visit to the Gettysburg Battlefield. Over 1600 monuments and cannons dot the landscape in memory of those who fought and died here. You’ll also visit the Dwight D. Eisenhower Home and Farm where the President and Mamie lived during and after their White House years. After time in your hotel to freshen up, you’ll enjoy dinner at the 250 year old Fairfield Inn where Abe Lincoln might join you for the evening!Overnight: Gettysburg Area (B/D)

April 11th, 2012After enjoying breakfast in you hotel, you’ll set off for your Amish Farmland Tour! You’ll enjoy the picturesque countryside and farmland, passing buggies and perhaps crossing one of the area’s two covered bridges. You can relax and enjoy the quiet Amish countryside while you learn about the Amish lifestyle from a rare “insider’s” view into this unique way of life. As you pass by windmills and waterwheels which provide power, you’ll find that around every bend there is a picture postcard view! After stopping for a wholesome Pennsylvania Dutch lunch, you’ll proceed on to the Kitchen Kettle Village with an abundance of shops each with their own unique personality! And of course when in Pennsylvania, a stop at Hershey’s Chocolate World is a must! You’ll learn about the fascinating process of chocolate making and have an opportunity to shop for that special Hershey’s Kiss!Overnight: Gettysburg Area (B/L/D)

Join TRIPS on a tour filled with history! Start your tour with a visit to historic Gettysburg where you’ll see America’s largest Civil War Battlefield and end it with the spectacle of the Cherry B lossom Parade in Washington DC. Your 3 days in Pennsylvania will include such diverse sites as the Amish Farmland Tour and the delicious aroma of

Hershey’s Chocolate World! And in our nation’s capitol, you’ll enjoy 3 days touring the most popular and moving memorials and monuments. From the new Nat iona l World War II Memorial to the United States Capital, you’ll see it all! So plan on joining TRIPS on this spring t ime get-a -way to Gettysburg, Lancaster and Washington DC!

April 12th, 2012After breakfast this morning, you’ll check out of your hotel and head for our nation’s capitol - Washington DC! You’ll stop at 4 of the most popular memorials; the new National World War II Memorial; the moving Vietnam Veterans Memorial; the iconic Lincoln Memorial; and the haunting Korean War Veterans Memorial. You’ll then depart for the Capitol Visitors Center and the U.S. Capitol. You’ll be able to enjoy lunch on your own here before exploring the Exhibition Hall which tells the story of the United States Congress and the U.S. Capitol. You’ll then proceed to the Library of Congress where you can experience a “hands-on” interaction with rare cultural treasures in ways that inspire and engage! Then, on to the Supreme Court Building where our Constitution is protected. After checking in to your hotel to freshen up, you’ll enjoy dinner in the DC area. After, embark on an Illuminated Monument Tour with stops at the graceful Air Force Memorial; The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and the

100th Anniversary - Cherry Blossom Festival!!Featuring Gettysburg and Lancaster, PA

April 9th - April 15th, 2012

Tour Price is $2,830.00Single Supplement is an additional $698.00

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Inclusions• Round Trip transportation to Tulsa• Round Trip Airfare from Tulsa to the Washington DC area• Breakfast daily at your hotel• 3 nights accommodations in a Gettysburg, PA area hotel• 3 nights accommodations in a Washington DC area hotel • Premium-Preferred Grandstand seating for the Cherry Blossom Parade• Tour of Gettysburg and Dwight D. Eisenhower Home and Farm• Amish Farmland Tour• Hershey’s Chocolate World Tour• Washington DC evening illumination tour• Tour of President Lincoln’s Cottage• Full day tour of Washington DC as described in the itinerary• 5 dinners and 1 lunch• All admissions as described in the detailed itinerary• All government taxes. Please note fuel surcharges are quoted as of June 15, 2011 and are subject to change

Trip cancellation/interruption insurance is available and is

strongly recommended.(For medical reasons only)

$175.00 p/p double$257.00 single occupancy

Call today to reserve your space!!!Reservations for “100th Annual Cherry Blossom Festival - Featuring Gettysburg” are accepted on a first come/first served basis.

An initial $750.00 deposit is required to hold space on this tour.This deposit is fully refundable up to January 3, 2012.

Final Payment is due on or before January 3, 2012.50% non-refundable on January 4, 2012. 100% non-refundable as of February 12, 2012.

Make checks payable to RCB Bank Experiences Clubc/o Lori Nuzum

PO Box 111 Ponca City, OK 74602Phone: (580) 763-5537 (855) BANK-RCB

CST # 2057913-10

The taxes, fuel surcharges, and other fees imposed by airlines and cruise lines have been included in the cost of your tour as of printing on June 15, 2011. Any increases in these fees or baggage fees imposed by any air carriers or cruise lines are the responsibility of the individual passenger.

US and Japan. After the parade, enjoy lunch on your own and visit your choice of the Smithsonian Institution’s museums on the National Mall. Your options include the National Museum of Natural History, The National Museum of American History, the National Gallery of Art, The National Museum of the American Indian, The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum and the Hirshhorn Museum. And of course admission is free to all. Late this afternoon, you’ll return to your hotel to freshen up before enjoying dinner on your own. For those who choose, the motor coach will depart for Old Town Alexandria providing additional dining and shopping opportunities in the town George Washington once called home!Overnight: Washington DC area (B)

April 15th, 2012Enjoy breakfast at your hotel this morning before departing for the new September 11, 2001 Memorial at the Pentagon honoring the 184 souls who lost their lives. Your next stop will be at the National Archives where for the first time in modern history all pages of the original Declaration of Independence, Constitution and Bill of Rights are on display to the public. Next you’ll visit the Smithsonian Institution’s Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center - National Air and Space Museum. From the Space shuttle Enterprise to the “Enola Gay”, this center tells the history of aviation and space flight. Enjoy lunch at the museum before departing for the airport and your flight home. Your time spent in Gettysburg and Washington DC enjoying the 100th Annual Cherry Blossom Festival is sure to be a lasting memory! (B)

Iwo Jima Statue at the Marine Corps War Memorial. As you make your way around the capitol, you’ll drive past the White House, Jefferson Memorial, the Washington Monument and more before checking in to your hotel for the evening.Overnight: Washington DC area (B/D)

April 13th, 2012After breakfast at your hotel, you’ll visit Arlington National Cemetery. No land in America is more sacred than this square mile that is America’s shrine to valor and sacrifice. This is the final resting place of President John F. Kennedy, band leader Glenn Miller, General George S. Patton and of course thousands of soldiers from every major U.S. war. After your visit, you’ll enjoy lunch on your own as well as time to shop at the classic Beaux-Arts Union Station. You’ll then tour President Lincoln’s Cottage where he and his family lived for nearly a quarter of his presidency. Then you’ll tour the Washington National Cathedral, a living symbol of our country’s heritage of faith and religious freedom. Our final stops before dinner will be at the Franklin D. Roosevelt Memorial and the Jefferson Memorial. Overnight: Washington DC Area (B/D)

April 14th, 2012After breakfast at your hotel this morning, it’s on to your Premium-Preferred Grandstand Seat for the spectacular Cherry Blossom Parade! The parade is one of Washington DC’s most beloved traditions and you’ll get to see giant colorful balloons, performers and marching bands from high schools all over the