GROUP POLICIES
RESERVATIONS: Reservations are subject to availability and should be made as soon as travel dates are selected. Reservations are required at least 72 hours in advance for programs and guided tours and are requested for self-guided visits.
PAYMENT/COMPLIMENTARY POLICY: Payments must be made in advance or on the day of your visit. Cash, Visa, MasterCard, and checks made to the Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation are accepted. Date of visit, reservation number, group/school name, contact name and phone number must appear on check. Group rates are available for 15 or more people with one form of payment. Youth/student groups are eligible for one complimentary chaperone admission with every 10 paid.
FINAL COUNTS/ CANCELLATION POLICY: Please confirm your travel plans 30 days in advance. Final counts/cancellations must be received 72 hours prior to arrival. If you must cancel, please obtain a cancellation number. No shows will be billed.
PARKING: Complimentary parking is available for cars, motorcoaches and school buses.
DAY OF ARRIVAL TOUR TIPS: Plan to arrive at least 30 minutes prior to your scheduled visit time to register and use the facilities. Designate one person responsible for payment procedure; one payment is required for the entire group. Proceed to the museum lobby/group check-in to register and pay for the visit. If your group is scheduled for a guided tour or program, your guide will meet you at the bus drop-off area. Please bring confirmation letter.
SAMPLE ITINERARIES
Day Trip - Legacy Learning at Jamestown Settlement and the Yorktown Victory Center
Start the day with "First Settlers" program at Jamestown Settlement by participating in "Cultures in Contact" (hands-on program). Then enjoy a self-guided tour of exhibit galleries and outdoor areas, or stay in the "settlers' den" for a film. Browse in the gift shops. Dine on your own at your leisure in the Jamestown Settlement Café. Travel to the Yorktown Victory Center along the scenic Colonial Parkway for the "First Freedom" program. Participate in "Colonial Medicine" (hands-on program), then a self-guided tour of galleries and outdoor areas, or stay in the "freedom den" for a film. Visit the gift shop and head for home through historic Yorktown. Length: 8 hours. Cost: See Group Admissions, Self-Guided Visit with Hands-on Program. Upgrade Options: Guided Tour, Lunch, Box Lunch to Go, High Tea at the Carrot Tree Restaurant, Schooner Alliance Cruise. For group reservations call (757) 253-4939 or email group.reservations@jyf.virginia.gov
Half-Day Trip - Legacy Learning at Jamestown Settlement
Start the trip with "First Settlers" program at Jamestown Settlement by participating in "Cultures in Contact" (hands-on program). Then enjoy a self-guided tour of exhibit galleries and outdoor areas, or stay in the "settlers' den" for a film. Browse in the gift shops. Dine on your own at the Jamestown Settlement Café. Upgrade Options: Guided Tour, Lunch, Box Lunch to Go. For group reservations call (757) 253-4939 or email group.reservations@jyf.virginia.gov
Half-Day Trip - Legacy Learning at the Yorktown Victory Center
Start the trip with the "First Freedom" program at the Yorktown Victory Center. Participate in "Colonial Medicine" (hands-on program), then a self-guided tour of galleries and outdoor areas, or stay in the "freedom den" for a film. Visit the gift shop and head for home through historic Yorktown. Length: 4 hours. Cost: See Group Admissions, Self-Guided Visit with Hands-on Program. Upgrade Options: Guided Tour, Lunch, Box Lunch to Go, High Tea at the Carrot Tree Restaurant, Schooner Alliance Cruise.
For group reservations call (757) 253-4939 or email group.reservations@jyf.virginia.gov.
Three Days, Two Nights - America's Historic Triangle Package
Travel back in time to Jamestown Settlement, to discover the 17th-century roots of American culture, language and government; Colonial Williamsburg, to encounter the stirrings of revolution; and the Yorktown Victory center, to witness the transformation of the 13 British colonies into a nation.
Day 1 Tour Jamestown Settlement - afternoon arrival. Explore the world of 1607, when 104 men set anchor in Virginia and began to build America's first English permanent colony. Visit a Powhatan Indian village and replicas of the settlers' three ships and fort. Leave time for the gift shop and Jamestown Settlement Café.
Day 2 Begin your tour of Colonial Williamsburg at the Visitor Center. The capital city of Virginia is reconstructed and restored to its 18th-century appearance and features exhibit homes, public buildings, colonial crafts, gardens, dining and shopping at Merchants Square.
Day 3 Visit the Yorktown Victory Center where the stories of everyday people who lived during the Revolution are told. In the re-created Continental Army encampment, costumed interpreters demonstrate camp cooking, musket firing, and field medicine. At the 1780's farm, interpreters demonstrate daily activities of a Tidewater Virginia "middling" farm.
Package Includes: Length of stay admission to Jamestown Settlement, Colonial Williamsburg and Yorktown Victory Center. Two nights hotel accommodations. Price based on hotel selection. For group reservations call the Williamsburg Hotel Motel Association at 800-500-5923 or visit http://www.visitwilliamsburg.com/ . Package price is per person, per night, and based on hotel selection. Upgrade Options: Guided Tours, Meals, Golf and more.
Two Days, One Night - History Is Fun! Package
A perfect inclusion for your " Eastern Seaboard Trip" or as a trip of its own.
Day 1 Visit the Yorktown Victory Center - afternoon arrival. Recapture the drama of the American Revolution and examine rare artifacts in the indoor galleries. Explore a Continental Army Encampment and experience everyday life on a 1780s farm. Travel to Williamsburg along the scenic Colonial Parkway to your hotel for the night. Spend the evening with a special dinner at a colonial tavern or one of the many fine restaurants in town. Shop or attend a show at the Kimball Theatre in Williamsburg.
Day 2 Visit Jamestown Settlement and explore James Fort, the Powhatan Indian village, and indoor galleries at Jamestown Settlement. Experience ship life aboard replicas of 17-century ships that brought the first permanent English settlers to America. Have lunch in the Jamestown Settlement Café.
Package Includes: Length of stay admission to Jamestown Settlement and Yorktown Victory Center, one-night hotel accommodations. Price based on hotel selection. For group reservations call the Williamsburg Hotel & Motel Association at 800-500-5923 or visit http://www.visitwilliamsburg.com/. Package price is per person, per night and based on hotel selection. Upgrade Options: Guided Tours, Meals, Golf and more.
Day Trip - Jamestown Settlement & Yorktown Victory Center
Visit Jamestown Settlement: Explore life at the dawn of the 17th century inside the walls of a palisaded fort, discover the world of Pocahontas in the Powhatan Indian village and learn about the 1607 crossing on board replicas of the colonists' three ships. Indoor galleries and a dramatic film tell the compelling stories of Jamestown. Have lunch at the Jamestown SettlementCafé. Drive along the scenic Colonial Parkway to the Yorktown Victory Center. Witness the drama of the American Revolution and birth of a great nation. Outdoors, the sights and sounds of the Revolution will surround you in the re-created Continental Army encampment and costumed interpreters on the farm will introduce you to life in 1780s Virginia.
Package Includes: Admission to Jamestown Settlement and Yorktown Victory Center.
Cost: See Group Admissions. For group reservations call (757) 253-4939 or email groupreservations@jyf.virginia.gov Upgrade Options: Guided Tours, Meals
Four Days, Three Nights - Williamsburg Flex Vacation Package
Williamsburg's popular vacation package allows you to customize your own vacation package to go wherever you want, whenever you want and stay as many days as you like. Package includes nightly accommodations along with the Williamsburg Flex Vacation pass for admission to Colonial Williamsburg, Jamestown Settlement, the Yorktown Victory Center, Busch Gardens Williamsburg and Water Country USA.
Day 1 Tour Jamestown Settlement - afternoon arrival. Explore the world of 1607, when 104 men set anchor in Virginia and began to build America's first English permanent colony. Visit a Powhatan Indian village and replicas of the settlers' three ships and fort. Leave time for the gift shop and Jamestown Settlement Café. Plan an evening visit to Busch Gardens Williamsburg
Day 2 Begin your tour of Colonial Williamsburg at the Visitor Center. The capital city of Virginia is reconstructed and restored to its 18th-century appearance and features exhibit homes, public buildings, colonial crafts, gardens, dining and shopping at Merchants Square.
Day 3 Visit the Yorktown Victory Center where the stories of everyday people who lived during the Revolution are told. In the re-created Continental Army encampment, costumed interpreters demonstrate camp cooking, musket firing, and field medicine. At the 1780's farm, interpreters demonstrate daily activities of a Tidewater Virginia "middling" farm. Spend the afternoon at Water Country USA.
Day 4 Visit your favorite spot for more fun.
Package Includes: Length of stay admission to Jamestown Settlement, Colonial Williamsburg, Yorktown Victory Center, Three nights hotel accommodations. Price based on hotel selection.
For group reservations call the Williamsburg Hotel Motel Association at 800-500-5923 or visit http://www.visitwilliamsburg.com/ . Package price is per person, per night, and based on hotel selection. Upgrade Options: Guided Tours, Meals, Golf and more.
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