Saint Louis By Rail

Saint Louis, Missouri
January 21-24 (4 Days)
$790
Signup Deadline: Please call
Walking Level: Moderate

All aboard on a train ride to St Louis! We will take Amtrak into this exciting capital city and enjoy many wonderful local attractions including the world famous Arch and shopping at the exciting Union Station. We will also eat at Hard Rock Café and explore several places in Forest Park (the “Crown Jewel” of St. Louis) including the Science Museum/Planetarium, the Missouri History Museum and the Jewel Box which offers seasonal flower displays. On the train we will enjoy a sit-down meal as we watch the scenery roll by. If a winter time train ride sounds like fun, join us on this trip to St Louis! PLEASE NOTE: Due to security restrictions, a valid photo ID is REQUIRED to board Amtrak.

Basketball - Huskers v. Texas Tech

Lincoln, NE
February 8-10 (3 Days)
$595
Signup Deadline: Please call
Walking Level: Moderate

GO BIG RED!! Join Special Journeys as we cheer the Huskers on to victory against Texas Tech. Before this fun Husker’s basketball game we will enjoy a pizza party at an awesome restaurant in Omaha. After the game we will celebrate in Lincoln with a post-game party!

Eastern Caribbean Cruise

Eastern Caribbean
February 24 - March 1 (7 Days) )
$1,940
Signup Deadline: Please call
Walking Level: Light

Leave the snow behind and join us on a 5 day Cruise to the Eastern Caribbean. We will fly to sunny Florida and travel by ship to several ports of call including Grand Turk and Nassau, Bahamas. Once aboard our ship we will enjoy world class entertainment and many incredible meals served up with flair! We will also have time for dancing, shows and other fun activities. Air travel, ship gratuities and meals are included. Reservations and a $500 deposit are due early January. Call for exact dates. Passport required..

Mall of America & Minneapolis

Minneapolis, Minnesota
March 4-8 (5 Days)
$1,190
Signup Deadline: Please call
Walking Level: Moderate

Travel with us to Minneapolis and explore this exciting city! Highlights of this trip will include plenty of time at the Mall of America where we will explore the stores and the newly remodeled indoor amusement park. We will also have a train ride experience and spend an evening at the Chanhassen Dinner Theater. Sign up today and journey with us to Minneapolis!

Great Wolf Lodge

Kansas City
March 12-14 (3 Days)
$520
Signup Deadline: February 15
Walking Level: Light

Enjoy a wonderful experience at the Great Wolf Lodge water park. Our adventure begins with hours of water park fun and an overnight stay in the lodge’s luxurious accommodations. We will also take a side trip into the city where we will enjoy an award winning restaurant and have time to shop. Our trip will conclude with a meal at an exciting sports restaurant and museum!

Swim with the Dolphins!

Orlando, Florida
March 24-29 (6 Days)
$2,015
Signup Deadline: February 25
Walking Level: Moderate

The highlight of this trip is a chance to swim with real, live dolphins! Spend the rest of a pampered day at Discovery Cove hand-feeding rays, floating down a lazy river, swimming and lounging on the beach.

We will also explore the exhibits and shows at Sea World and eat at a Hawaiian Luau. We will spend time at Coco Beach and go shopping. This promises to be an unforgettable trip that you will remember for years to come!

Branson Music Fest

Branson, Missouri
April 9-13 (5 Days)
$1,385
Signup Deadline: March 18
Walking Level: Light

Travel with us to beautiful Branson, Missouri for Branson Fest 2008! We will be treated to performances by many of the world renowned Branson performers while relaxing in the Lawrence Welk Theater. We will also spend time in Silver Dollar City where we will enjoy World Fest — a collection of music, dancers and acrobats from around the world! There will be plenty of time for shopping and enjoying the Branson area.

Special Journeys Presents: A free evening of fun, food and entertainment!

Doors open at 6pm at both locations!

April 17th - 6:30 to 8:30 pm at Christ's Place Church - Gymnasium, 111 Old Cheney Road, Lincoln, NE

April 18th - 6:30 to 8:30 pm at Christ Community Church, 404 S 108th Ave, Omaha, NE

Please RSVP at (402) 884-1014 so that we have an accurate food count!

Fun Speaker - Come meet Greg Gunderson, a nationally recognized deaf racecar driver, as he shares his story of success both on and off the race track! Greg entered the sport with an iron determination and little regard to his deafness. This bright-eyed, redheaded driver has a fierce competitiveness on the racetrack and his successful records have proven that deafness is no hindrance. Both on and off the track, Greg has continued to prove himself as a highly successful driver setting standards in sprint car racing and motor sports. Listen to Greg share his story and motivate you to leap forward and do anything with your life!

Food - A free dinner will be offered at the start of the event. The food will be mouth watering Sloppy Joes, chips, drinks and dessert! In keeping with the Special Journeys tradition of client service, special diets can be accommodated with advance notice.

Entertainment - Join us for a bundle of laughs as an improv comedy group presents an exciting and hilarious performance. This unique comedy group consists of uproariously funny performers, each with their unique style. They combine together to produce a clean, family friendly show that is guaranteed to have you rolling on the floor and laughing out loud!

Milwaukee

Milwaukee, Wisconsin
April 21-26 (6 Days)
$1,195
Signup Deadline: April 1
Walking Level: Moderate

This Spring take a trip to America’s Dairy Land. We will travel to Lake Geneva, WI where we will take a boat ride and have time for shopping at some of the over 50 specialty stores in the Lake Geneva shopping district. From there we will head to Milwaukee where we will see the Mitchell Domes and explore the Milwaukee Public Museum. We will also see Lake Michigan and tour a real, working light house! In addition, we will experience a fish boil dinner and visit a cheese factory - - true Wisconsin favorites!

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WWE Wrestling

Des Moines, Iowa
May 19-21 (3 Days)
$535
Walking Level: Moderate

Enjoy an exciting trip where we will experience a WWE wrestling event. Watch your favorite wrestlers live and in person and enjoy the experience with the rest of the stadium! Visit a fun Wrestling Museum where you can see the history of wrestling and hold a real title belt! NOTE: Please watch our website or call us for the exact dates.

Relaxing Galena & Mississippi River

Galena, Illinois
June 3-6 (4 Days)
$925
Signup Deadline: May 9
Walking Level: Moderate

Travel with us to Galena, Illinois where we will have the opportunity for shopping and relaxation during this early summer trip.  On our first night we will have dinner and a movie in Des Moines.  We will then travel to Galena where we will enjoy lunch at a well known Galena restaurant, a trolley ride and time for shopping in Galena's historical shopping district.  After this, the gals will enjoy a "Girls Night Out" party making specialty bath products and have time for some pampering (the guys will have a separate, fun excursion).  Our adventure will also include a lunch cruise on the Mississippi River.  Sign up today for a relaxing and enjoyable trip in early summer! 

Baseball Adventure

Chicago & Milwaukee
June 18-23 (6 Days)
$1,430
Signup Deadline: May 28
Walking Level: Moderate

Take me out to the ballgame Special Journeys style!! Join us as we watch the Chicago White Sox take on the Pittsburgh Pirates at US Cellular Field. Then travel with us to Wrigley Field to see the White Sox vs. the Cubs. Next we will travel to Milwaukee to see the Brewers take on the Orioles. Finally, we will watch a minor league game. Along the way we will enjoy many of the wonderful sights of Chicago and Milwaukee including a meal at Harry Carey’s restaurant. If you love America’s favorite past time, then sign up for a trip that is sure to be a home run. NOTE: Game information is tentative so the schedule and/or trip dates may change.

Yellowstone National Park

July 9-17 (9 Days)
$1,680
Signup Deadline: June 18
Walking Level: Light

On this trip we will tour Yellowstone National Park and experience Old Faithful, the most popular geyser in the world, and hundreds of other geysers and hot springs. View the colorful Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone, and enjoy the wild beauty of Yellowstone Lake. Look for bears, elk and some of the park’s 4,700 buffalo in the Lamar and Hayden Valleys. We will also enjoy a chuck wagon ride and dinner. Along the way we will stop in Cheyenne, Montana and Idaho.

Date changed from flyer.

Cheyenne Frontier Days

Cheyenne, Wyoming
July 19 - 23 (5 Days)
$1,260 Walking Level: Moderate

Travel west partner and join us at the Daddy of 'em all: the world's largest rodeo and western celebration! We will start by seeing performances by Rascal Flatts and Taylor Swift! The next night we will see 45 of the best Professional Bull Riders perform in the PBR event.

We will also see the rodeo, Old West Museum, Indian Village, the breathtaking USAF Thunderbirds, the Carnival Midway, a Grand Parade, eat a wonderful pancake breakfast and see the Wyoming National Guard Air Show with the US Air Force Academy's Wings of Blue parachute team. This trip promises to be a great western adventure!

Michigan

July 27 - August 1 (6 Days)
$1,490
Signup Deadline: July 7
Walking Level: Moderate

Iowa State Fair

Des Moines, Iowa
August 13-15 (3 Days)
$580
Signup Deadline: July 23
Walking Level: Light

Summer is not complete without a visit to a state fair. The Iowa State Fair is the BEST in the Midwest with exhibits, shows, singers, animals, and the midway covering 400 acres and 80 buildings! Enjoy top-notch entertainment, rides and also see neat farm animals, newborn cows, pigs and chicks and a brand new agricultural educational facility. We will also stop and see many of the 500 booths and exhibits at the fair.

Enjoy shopping and eating 20 different kinds of food-on-a-stick. All meals included which is awesome since there will be nearly 200 different food stands to choose from! Fried Twinkies, Fried Oreos and Fudge Covered Waffles optional but recommended!

Nashville, Tennessee

August 26-31 (6 Days)
$1,590
Signup Deadline: August 4
Walking Level: Moderate

Mahoney State Park

Ashland, Nebraska
September 4-6 (3 Days)
$485
Walking Level: Moderate

Enjoy the wonderful Mahoney State Park and surrounding area on this trip. Experience a melodrama, splash around in a water park and put together a craft project. These are just a few of the highlights of our trip. We will also have an optional trip to the SAC Air & Space Museum and the Wildlife Safari . Also, we will have dinner at a well known pizza place in Omaha. If a relaxing end of summer trip sounds great, call today to reserve your spot on this vacation.

New Trip!

Date changed from flyer.

Applejack Festival

Nebraska City, NE

September 19-21 (3 Days)
$495
Walking Level: Moderate

Nebraska City's Applejack Festival is a great way to get into the Fall spirit. Enjoy apples, an apple orchard, petting zoo, pancake breakfast, waffle breakfast, river boat ride, Grand Parade, car show, craft show and visiting the Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center and the Museum of Firefighting.

Date changed from booklet.

Fishing, Fishing, Fishing

Pierre, SD
September 15-18 (4 Days)
$990
Walking Level: Moderate

Want to catch some BIG FISH? Travel with us Lake Oahe, the 4th largest man-made reservoir in the United States and enjoy WORLD CLASS fishing with professional guide service. We will fish for walleye (average size is 14 to 20 inches) and large northern pike (average size is 10 to 15 pounds). We will also fish for salmon, white bass, and smallmouth bass. If you are looking for catfish, the catfish fishery is under-fished and the sizes are huge!

Fishing license, guide, boat, tackle and bait included. All travelers MUST wear life jackets at all times while on or near the water.

NASCAR

Topeka, Kansas
September 27-29 (3 Days)
$565
Signup Deadline: August 25
Walking Level: Light to Moderate

Travel with us to the Kansas Speedway and see the 2008 LifeLock 400 race. Enjoy seeing your favorite Nascar stars race around the track in this 2008 Sprint Cup Series race. After the race we will travel to Kansas City and enjoy dinner at a fun, interactive restaurant.

Big Apple

New York City
October 9-13 (5 Days)
$1,820
Signup Deadline: September 18
Walking Level: Moderate

Take a bite out of the Big Apple and enjoy a weekend in New York City. Our adventure begins with a dinner cruise along the Manhattan Skyline. The next day we will take a trip to Ellis Island and visit the Statue of Liberty. We will also enjoy the Broadway musical, “The Awesome 80s Prom” a play about going to the prom— 80s Style.

Horseback Riding Adventure

May, 2008 (5 Days)
Call our office for additional details
Walking Level: Light

Calling all horse lovers!! Saddle up a horse and join us on a wonderful 5 day horseback adventure. Travel with us to a beautiful facility in Southern Missouri where we will enjoy several days of non-stop horse activity. We will also have Arts & Crafts time and a special side trip planned in a near-by town. We will be able to ride buggies and carriages! There will be plenty of time to meet new horse, pony & donkey friends and spend time with them. Fun evening events and parties are planned including (of course) a movie about horses!