a spirited NKY experience

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6 days/5 nights in NKY

Day One

Arrive at NKY host hotel

PM Dinner near hotel

Day Two

Breakfast at hotel

9 a.m. Depart NKY hotel for Ark Encounter, Williamstown, Ky.

10 a.m. – 6 p.m. ALL DAY at The Ark Encounter

The Ark Encounter is the world's largest timber framed structure. This modern engineering marvel amazes visitors young and old.

Lunch at Emzara’s Café on the grounds of the Ark Encounter

6 p.m. Load Bus for return to NKY hotel and dinner

Day Three

Breakfast at Hotel

10 a.m. ALL DAY at Creation Museum

The state-of-the-art Creation Museum is a venture through stunning exhibits, botanical gardens, planetarium, petting zoo, zip line adventure course, and much more.

Lunch at Noah’s Café at the Creation Museum

Afternoon Enjoy the Screaming Raptor Zip Lines

Soar over our three-acre lake, or go for a more rigorous course involving 3 hours of airtime.

PM Dinner at Montgomery Inn Boathouse

Family-owned Montgomery Inn serves slow-cooked, fall-off-the-bone ribs, topped with top secret barbecue sauce. A real regional favorite!

After dinner, stop at Graeter’s Ice Cream.

Graeter’s Ice Cream produces craft ice cream and gelato lines using a small batch, artisanal method of production dating back over a century. It is one of Oprah’s favorite things…she actually has it shipped to her in Chicago.

Day Four

Breakfast at hotel

9 a.m. Depart for Newport, Ky.

10 a.m. Newport Aquarium

While exploring Newport Aquarium's million gallons of fun, guests have the opportunity to touch a shark, play in the interactive frog bog and even pet a penguin during the Penguin Encounter. If you're daring, take a stroll across the Shark Bridge!

1:30 p.m. Behind the Scenes Experience at the Newport Aquarium

Groups of 15 or more can get an inside look at the Aquarium facility and learn what it takes to maintain a one million-gallon environment. From divers in fins to animals in transport – you never know what you’ll discover!

Lunch: Options at the Aquarium or the Newport Levee attached to the Aquarium

The Newport Levee is the playground of NKY. Home to one of the country’s highest rated aquariums, it is also home to many quaint shops and many dining opportunities. Great chance to pick up a Kentucky souvenir.

Evening Dinner at the Hofbrauhaus (across from Newport Levee)

The Hofbräuhaus Newport is modeled after the original 400+-year-old Hofbräuhaus in Munich, Germany. Features include German and American dishes, specialty and seasonal biers brewed on-site, live entertainment, and the area’s largest bier garden with a view of Cincinnati’s skyline.

PM Return to NKY hotel

Day Five

Breakfast at hotel

9 a.m. Depart for Potter’s Ranch, Union, Ky.

10 a.m. ALL DAY at Potter’s Ranch

Potter's Ranch Youth Ranch and Family Life Ministry is a Christian wilderness retreat facility with various activities for workshops, retreats, and seminars along with recreational programs designed to be entertaining, relaxing and educational

6 p.m. Load Bus for return to NKY hotel and dinner