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Academic Travel Services presentstour experiences to The Windy City. Containing many world class museums, Chicago is one of the  premier educational destinations in the Midwest. Your group will experience the rich history of the city from politics to gangters, as well as the historicaal landmarks and world renowned architecture of this diverse city

3 Days/2 Nights

Two nights hotel accommodations (4 per room).
One breakfast and one dinner per hotel night
Complete sight-seeing including: the Field Museum of Natural History, Shedd Aquarium, Museum of Science and Industry (with Omnimax), Sears (Willis)Tower Skydeck, Watertower Place, Michigan Avenue, the Navy Pier and more!
Evening narrated cruise on the Chicago River and Lake Michigan (seasonal).
Admission into Six-Flags Great America theme park. (seasonal)
All admissions and entry fees, taxes and gratuities.
Professional Tour Director assigned to your group alone.
Personalized service from former educators.
Itinerary tailored to YOUR unique needs and desires.
Consumer Protection Plan.
Professional liability insurance.
Professional Errors and Omissions insurance.
A complimentary teacher/chaperone ratio of your choice.
Optional: Health/Accident/Trip Cancellation insurance.
Optional: Video DVD of the trip (add $12.00 per person)

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Popular Trip Options:
Additional Tour Director for multi coach groups.
Nightly Security.
Broadway Musical
Dinner Dance Cruise on Lake Michigan
Adler Planetarium with SkyRider Show
Customized workshops for musical, dance and drama groups
Master Classes & additional public performances for performing groups
Chicago Symphony Orchestra Concert
90-minute narrated breakfast cruise with sightseeing and a DJ Dance

Visit These Great Sites!
Six-Flags Great America John Hancock Building Observatory
Adler Planetarium Lincoln Park Zoo
Art Institute of Chicago Medieval Times
Chicago Bulls Mercantile Exchange
Chicago Children's Museum Museum of Science & Industry
Chicago Cubs The Navy Pier
Chicago Historical Society Shedd Aquarium
Chicago White Sox The Magnificent Mile
Millennium Park Theatre Listings
The Field Museum The Blue Man Group
Skydeck at Sears (Willis) Tower Wendella Boats Cruise
Chicago Symphony Orchestra Drury Lane Dinner Theatre

 
The Windy City Sample Itinerary

Day 1
Morning Arrival in Chicago (Breakfast on own, en route)
Shedd Aquarium
Field Museum of Natural History
Dinner Provided
SkyDeck
Hotel Check in this evening

Day 2
Breakfast provided
Museum of Science & Industry with Omnimax Movie
Shopping or The Magnificent Mile

Dinner Provided
Evening narrated cruise on the  Chicago River and Lake Michigan

Day 3
Breakfast provided
City Tur of Chicago
Visit the Lincoln Park Zoo
        or
Visit Six-Flag Great America
Depart for home

 

Please note: all meals and attractions listed in the itinerary are included in the typical trip cost.

Public performances at one (or more) of the following: Field Museum opf Natural History, Shedd Aquarium, Navy Pier, Adler Planetarium, SkyDeck or the John Hancock Building.

Other offerings include Master's Classes, Performing Arts Clinics, Dance Clinics, Private After-Show Cast Parties, Career Development Packages, Meet-The-Artist programs, etc.
 

 
Academic Travel Services · P.O. Box 547 · Hendersonville, NC 28793
Toll Free: 1-800-523-4293 · Fax: 1-828-692-8869

Academic Travel Services is entering its 13th year of Educational Travel Services to the Student Travel Industry. Over 200,000 students have traveled with ATS since its inception. The focus is to provide a high quality trip at an affordable price. Our goal is for as many students as possible to experience the thrill of group travel without the financial burden of paying more for a trip than is absolutely necessary to keep the high standards of quality that are expected in Student Group Travel.
There are many standard destinations that ATS provides services to, but we also will help Build a Trip for any Group that is looking for something "a little different" than the standard trip. Chicago, New York City, Orlando, and Washington, DC are the major destinations, but we also specialize in Tours to Atlanta, Branson, Dallas, Memphis, New Orleans, Philadelphia, San Antonio, Saint Louis, and Williamsburg, just to name a few. Whatever your student travel needs, from festival performances to class trips, Academic Travel Services has the experience and staff to make your Trip Preparation and Trip Execution a wonderful experience.