For the garden enthusiast, a day trip to the Frederick Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park in Grand Rapids, Michigan is not to be missed. Tour company Travel Treasures and Tours offers this all-inclusive tour that departs from Dearborn, Michigan. The Gardens features an outdoor sculpture park, a children's garden, a carnivorous plant house and the Amphitheater Garden, an outdoor concert space. The tour includes coach bus fare, tickets to the Gardens, a visit to the Gerald Ford Presidential Library, lunch at the Gardens Cafe, dinner and a visit to Robinette's Apple Haus & Farm. As of 2010, the cost of the trip was $89.
Motor City Brew Tours offers all-inclusive bus trips to Detroit-area breweries, where guests are taken on a guided tour of the beer-making process. Typically, the tours will have a theme such as winter beers or spring beers. For example, their March tour takes guests to three area breweries and highlights the seasonal spring beers that they are brewing. The tour includes bus transportation, tours of the breweries, beer samples and a light lunch and snacks. As of 2010, the tour cost $49.99 per adult.
The Vineyard Inn on Sutton's Bay offers small groups half-day and full-day tours of the local vineyards and wineries on their luxury limo bus. The limo coach can hold up to 12 passengers and comes with a flat-screen television, XM satellite radio and plush leather seating. The trip includes tours of Leelanau Peninsula Wineries such as Black Star Farms, Bel Lago Vineyard and Winery and Cherry Republic Winery. A full-day trip includes the limo coach bus and tours of the wineries. Rates vary depending upon the season and the day of the week, but range between $59 to $79 for a full-day trip, as of 2010. You can also purchase a weekend package with the Vineyard Inn that includes accommodations and meals.
