Name: Experience Charlottesville
Start: 2025-06-08
End: 2025-06-10
Location: Charlottesville Virginia

Patty

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536 reviews

Jun 8 - 10, 2025

Group size: 35 - 47

Experience Charlottesville

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Patty

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536 reviews

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Jun 8 - 10, 2025

Group size: 35 - 47

Charlottesville VA
Charlottesville VA
Experience Charlottesville
Day One - June 8
Bus available for boarding at 8:30am with a 9am departure from the parking lot of the Hallmark Store in Leland (Across from the Harris Teeter).
11am - Tour of the Ava Gardner Museum in Smithfield followed by lunch at Old North State Food Hall. You can choose from a dozen vendors.
Approx. 5pm - Arrive at hotel and enjoy dinner at your leisure that evening on the Downtown Mall.
Day Two - June 9
9am - Depart the hotel and enjoy the day touring Monticello, UVA Campus, Courthouse Square and lunch at Michie Tavern. For dinner, take our bus to the Dairy Market Food Hall and choose from many options or walk out the hotel door again and enjoy a restaurant on the Downtown Mall.
Day Three - June 10
9:30am - Morning departure for James Monroe's Highland followed by a wine tasting and lunch at Eastwood Farm & Winery.
7:30pm - Approximate return time to Leland

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Experience Charlottesville

536 reviews

I love to travel so in my partially retired life I decided to adapt my passion for travel along with 25 years of experience in Travel & Tourism to create Trips by Patty. I received a BA in American History from UNC-Chapel Hill. Not knowing what I was going to do with that degree, I started working as a desk clerk at a hotel in Raleigh. I enjoyed the hotel business and the career path began. Hotel operations and sales, Convention Center operations and marketing, destination marketing with a Convention Visitors Bureau and even a stint as a tour guide. What happened to the history degree? Well, many times when I am escorting my trips I share the history of the destinations we visit. It's a great feeling to take your career skills and adapt them to your own small business. I love what I do and hope you'll join me on a trip one day!

I had the best time on our Christmas trip to the Biltmore House, King Tut. Our accommodations were perfect. I recommend this trip to everyone. Patty is the absolute best in planning everything for us. I can't wait to go on another trip that Patty has planned.

By Rhonda C for Christmas at Biltmore, King Tut and More! on Dec 22, 2025

This was a great trip. The itinerary was terrific, as were the an accommodations. Patti and Doris were excellent in handling all aspects of the trip.

By Kathleen R for Christmas at Biltmore, King Tut and More! on Dec 22, 2025

Great time! My Wilmington friends were so impressed with the super itinerary and how Patty handles everything with a smile! We are excited about 2026!!

By Barbara D for Christmas at Biltmore, King Tut and More! on Dec 22, 2025

Great trip I would go again if this trip comes up again-I had a great time with the people on the bus and the garden was a mazing

By Christina N for Night of A Thousand Candles on Dec 22, 2025

The trip to Biltmore was fun, amazing and quite jovial!! Patty had the trip very very organized and, while the venue was packed, we were always nicely booked and everything ran smoothly. The hotel was a nice choice; clean, friendly, comfortable. The only weak point (for us) was the viewing of the King Tut exhibit. Amazing display... just not enough time to enjoy all the history. Perhaps we could have been better prepped on 'the movie" prior to the real exhibit. Too many people to wade thru. But great display! Thank you .