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Bellingrath Gardens - Gulf Coast Chinese Lantern Festival

Bellingrath Gardens - Gulf Coast Chinese Lantern Festival

Kick off your summer with a journey to the Gulf Coast, featuring the beauty of Callaway Gardens and the spectacular Gulf Coast Chinese Lantern Festival at Bellingrath Gardens. Experience stunning blooms, wildlife, and a luminous display of art and light.

Itinerary

May 13: Travel through Georgia to Callaway Gardens. Take a guided tour of the gardens’ 3,000+ hybrid azaleas, Butterfly Center, Sibley Conservatory, and the Chapel. Enjoy an included lunch, then overnight in Montgomery, AL, with a “Kick Back” reception.

May 14: Board the Delta Discovery Boat at Historic Blakeley State Park for a 90-minute cruise through the Mobile-Tensaw Delta, spotting alligators, black bears, ospreys, and more. After free time for lunch and shopping in downtown Mobile, enjoy dinner followed by the 2026 Gulf Coast Chinese Lantern Festival at Bellingrath Gardens, featuring over 40 glowing, interactive sculptures. Overnight in Mobile, AL.

May 15: Return home, with lunch included en route.

Price

Double: $699 | Single: $829

Includes

Roundtrip motor coach transportation, lodging, meals, programs and activities, Kelly Tours Tour Director, snacks and drinks along the way, travel arrangements, and all taxes.

Add-Ons

  • Best Western Pooler Pre-Night Double: $80
  • Best Western Pooler Post-Night Double: $80
  • Best Western Pooler Pre-Night Single: $160
  • Best Western Pooler Post-Night Single: $160
  • Travel Insurance Double: $51
  • Travel Insurance Single: $60

Departure Locations

  • Kelly Tours Garden City
  • Best Western Pooler
  • Savannah Centre – Burlington Parking Lot (10 Passenger Minimum)
  • Metter, GA
  • Dublin, GA
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Payment, Policies, and Travel Details

PAYMENTS 
Credit card payments can be made online at www.KellyTours.com or by phone (800) 442-6152. Make check payments payable to Kelly Tours and mail to your local office address. 

SAVANNAH, GA 
2788 US Hwy 80 W 
Savannah GA 31408 

CHARLESTON, SC 
6484 Savannah Hwy. 
Ravenel, SC 29470 

FINAL LETTER 
A final trip letter will be provided three weeks prior to the trip outlining pick up and drop off points, departure and return times, hotel details, a current itinerary and any local Covid 19 restrictions. 

CANCELATION 
On multi-day ground trips, there is no cancellation penalty if a trip is cancelled before the final payment due date, minus any vendor deposits which are unrecoverable. There is a 100% cancellation penalty if a trip is cancelled within 45 days of trip departure. On trips involving flights or cruises, deposits are refundable if cancelation is made 95 days or more prior to departure, minus any vendor deposits which are unrecoverable. Day trip payments are non-refundable but are transferable one time as a credit on account, minus the cost of shows or event tickets etc. if unrecoverable. Purchasing TRAVEL INSURANCE is highly recommended. 

LIABILITY & INDEMNIFICATION 
By booking, financially committing to and physically traveling on a trip with Kelly Tours, passenger(s) do so at their own risk and will indemnify Kelly Tours and Kelly Tours employees in totality against any claim(s) resultant to any actual or perceived harm caused by potential exposure to Covid 19. In addition, passenger(s) will not hold Kelly Tours or Kelly Tours employees liable for any actual or perceived harm caused by potential exposure to Covid 19 during a trip. 

COACH TRANSPORTATION 
Coaches will be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized prior and during each trip & hand sanitizer stations will be placed at bus loading areas and will be available onboard. 
Passengers must follow local guidelines laid down by the venues and locations visited. 

TOUR ESCORT 
An Excursions Unlimited by Kelly Tours travel representative will accompany the group to all destinations to oversee the trip and take care of all travel arrangements and details. 

TO CONFIRM RESERVATIONS 
Reservations will be accepted on a 1st come 1st serve Basis. It is important that reservations and deposits be made at the earliest possible date to ensure availability of a particular tour. Reservations will not be accepted without initial deposits. 

OPERATED BY: Excursions Unlimited by Kelly Tours