Mid-Week

Island Escape

LONG BEACH ISLAND, NJ

An ideal mystery tour or mid-week get-away

 

Note:  This tour requires Motor Coach Transportation.  Please contact your local transportation provider to arrange this tour or Lori Pepenella whose contact information is on the last page.

 

      Long Beach Island (LBI) is connected to the mainland by a four-mile causeway and many visitors do not realize they actually are on New Jersey’s most popular beach and longest offshore island.   LBI is 20 miles of Atlantic Ocean barrier beach stretching north to Barnegat Light, home of Barnegat Lighthouse State Park, and south to Holgate, part of the Forsythe National Wildlife Preserve, with many wonderful experiences in between. 

 

Day One

Arrive at Holiday Inn Manahawkin/LBI

www.holiday-inn.com/Manahawkin-lbi

 

Free time can be used to enjoy the indoor pool, hot tub, or fitness center.  A Perkins Restaurant & Bakery is on our premises.  After you’ve had a chance to relax, you’ll board the motor coach and head to Tuckerton Seaport, a one-of-a-kind attraction that is dedicated to preserving & interpreting the rich maritime history, artistry, heritage & environment of the Jersey Shore.  Choose from one of the outstanding programs ranging from Pirates & Shipwrecks to Baymen & Back Bay Tours.  SPECIAL HERITAGE EVENT - You’ll paint an authentic shorebird “flattie decoy” to take home as your own handcrafted souvenir. You’ll return to the hotel and enjoy a welcome dinner in our elegant hotel ballroom

 

Day Two

Enjoy a private buffet breakfast at the hotel, and then you’ll board your motor coach to start an exploration of Long Beach Island.  You’re off to Barnegat Lighthouse where you will visit the new interpretative center.  Then there will be a choice of activities:  You might climb “Old Barney,” one of NJ’s tallest icons, walk along the ¼-mile jetty to where the ocean meets the bay, stroll through the small, maritime forest, relax in the sheltered pavilion or visit the nearby seashore gift shop.  Next you’re off to near-by Viking Village.  Tiny fishing shacks have been converted to unique shops. The Lindsay L might be in port.  She is the boat that played the Hannah Bodin in the movie Perfect Storm, starring George Clooney.  A commercial fisherman will take us on a behind-the-scenes tour of the docks -- home to one of the largest suppliers of fish and seafood on the eastern seaboard.  You will enjoy a “fresh-fresh” seafood box lunch” (alternate choices available) from the on-premises restaurant & seafood market, “Off the Hook” or comparable restaurant.

Mid-week   Off-Shore   Island Escape   Long Beach Island /Manahawkin, Ocean County, New Jersey 

   

Day Two (continued)

After a return to the hotel for a short break and to freshen-up for the evening’s entertainment, you’ll head south on the island to Victorian Beach Haven.   You’ll have time to explore and shop, and perhaps try your luck for prizes at the games of chance in the Fantasy Island Family Casino Arcade.  After a pre-theatre dinner at a lovely area restaurant, you will enjoy a show at the Surflight Theatre.  The award-winning venue is temperature controlled and every seat has an unobstructed view with plenty of legroom. 

 

Day Three

Enjoy a leisurely private buffet breakfast at your hotel; say good-bye to our island and head for home.

Should you have time for other adventures, depending on which direction you take, we can arrange for optional add-on activities including a

>Tour of the famed Pine Barrens,

> Visit to quaint museums,

> Lunch or a cruise tour aboard a paddle wheeler,

> Presentation on birds of the area, the wetlands & a make-your-own Gyotaku t-shirt

            from a local fish

>Stop at Atlantic City casinos (just a half hour away),

>Docent tour of Jenkinson’s Aquarium where you can see local fish in action and take a stroll on the Pt. Pleasant Beach boardwalk,

> Walk through the Grounds for Sculpture

> Leisurely stop at a major outlet mall and more.

The choices are diverse and yours to make.

 

You can bring a motor coach to this Very special ISLAND destination.

Long Beach Island

 
Centrally located at the famed Jersey Shore, the Holiday Inn of Manahawkin / Long Beach Island is just one mile from Exit 63 of the Garden State Parkway, six miles from Long Beach Island and centrally located in the heart of the Jersey Shore  -- only 55 miles east of Philadelphia, 35 miles north of Atlantic City, 90 miles south of New York City and 53 miles from the state capitol, Trenton.  Most distant tour point from hotel is 15 miles one way.

Total tour-driving miles once at hotel - about 100 miles.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mid-week   Off-Shore Island Escape                     Long Beach Island /Manahawkin, Ocean County, New Jersey 

 

Holiday Inn


Hotel & Conference Center

151 Route 72 East   Manahawkin, NJ    08050

Phone: 609-481-6111                FAX: 609.597.3203

lpepenella@himanahawkin.com

 

      If you are looking for an undiscovered place to explore - here is a treasure that will provide unique experiences.  This package is available starting in the fall of 2006.  We are prepared to host your guests for a three-day, mid-week getaway - a perfect mystery tour.            

      Included in this exceptional and exciting value:

    > 3 Days/2 Nights at the lovely Holiday Inn of Manahawkin-Long Beach Island

    > 2 private buffet breakfasts

    > Welcome Dinner

      > Pre-theatre Dinner

    > Viking Village Box Lunch

    > Show at the Surflight Theatre

    > Special Hand-made Memento

    > Behind the Scenes Dock Tour

    > Lighthouse Visit

    > Unique Shopping

 

 

    

 

The Holiday Inn of Manahawkin - Long Beach Island, is the largest and newest hotel in the area, offering 110 guest rooms, six suites, an indoor swimming pool, exercise room, an intimate lounge, elevator service, restaurant and bakery for the enjoyment of your guests.        

 

For pricing and other information, please contact -          

       

   At Your Service,

Lori Pepenella

Sales Director

 

 

  Ocean County, Where the Ocean Is Just the Half of It

 

 

 

Brochure Provided Courtesy of the

Ocean County Board of Chosen Freeholders.