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Minnesota

Birds & Blooms: Spring in the Mississippi River Valley

Program No. 22824RJ

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17 meals ( 6B, 5L, 6D )

1 expert-led lecture

10 expert-led field trips

An experienced Group Leader

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17 meals ( 6B, 5L, 6D )

1 expert-led lecture

10 expert-led field trips

An experienced Group Leader

Taxes and customary gratuity

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3,089

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17 meals ( 6B, 5L, 6D )

1 expert-led lecture

10 expert-led field trips

An experienced Group Leader

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Monday, May 10, 2027

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17 meals ( 6B, 5L, 6D )

1 expert-led lecture

10 expert-led field trips

An experienced Group Leader

Taxes and customary gratuity

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10 expert-led field trips

An experienced Group Leader

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7 days

6 nights

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17 meals ( 6B, 5L, 6D )

1 expert-led lecture

10 expert-led field trips

An experienced Group Leader

Taxes and customary gratuity

Road Scholar Assurance Plan

starting at

2,549

per person

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Arrival day is on Monday, May 10, 2027.

Meet the group at Country Inn and Suites in Minneapolis/St. Paul

Start of Trip: 3:00 p.m. hotel check-in; 5:00 p.m. Welcome Dinner; 6:00 p.m. Orientation.

Your trip ends on: Sunday, May 16, 2027 in Minneapolis/St. Paul at Country Inn and Suites

End of Trip: 9:00 a.m. after breakfast; 11:00 a.m. hotel check-out.

Ground Transportation Options

Program Arrival Airport

Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP)

The estimated travel time to the check-in location is 10 minutes .

The estimated distance to the check-in location is 2 miles .

Coutry Inn Bloomington - Mall of America

Hotel Shuttle

Phone: 6122550555

Cost: Complimentary. Prices subject to change.

*Advanced reservations are not required.

Country Inn & Suites of Bloomington provides a shuttle that runs from 4 am - 12 am continuously from the airport to the Country Inn out of both Terminal 1 and Terminal 2 of the MSP Int'l Airport.

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Arrival day is on 5/10/2027.

Meet the group at Country Inn and Suites in Minneapolis/St. Paul.

Start of Trip: 3:00 p.m. hotel check-in; 5:00 p.m. Welcome Dinner; 6:00 p.m. Orientation.

Your trip ends on: Sunday, May 16, 2027 in Minneapolis/St. Paul at Country Inn and Suites.

End of Trip: 9:00 a.m. after breakfast; 11:00 a.m. hotel check-out..

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Participants can leave their vehicles in the Holiday Inn parking lot.

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MSP/ST PAUL INTL AIRPORT

From the MSP/St Paul Int'l Airport, head to the Country Inn & Suites Bloomington Hotel 221 Killebrew Dr, Bloomington, MN 55425

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About Us

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Before You Go

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