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Trips are offered for our Senior Center members and we typically share a bus with the Wethersfield Senior Center.  All trips are first come, first serve and are non-refundable unless we are able to fill your seat. 
    • SPAIN AND PORTUGAL PRESENTATION--Friday, February 14 at 10:00am
    • 9/11 MEMORIAL AND MUSEUM--Thursday, April 3
    • TROPICANA ATLANTIC CITY--Wednesday-Friday, April 23-25
    • EXPERIENCE THE BLACKSTONE RIVER--Thursday, May 22
    • GILDED AGE OF THE BERKSHIRES--Tuesday, June 17
    • CHARLES RIVERBOAT CRUISE--Tuesday, July 8
    • SUMMERTIME IN GETTYSBURG--Tuesday-Thursday, August 26-28

All trips will depart from and return to Elm Ridge Park, 376 Elm Street, route 160, Rocky Hill.  See detailed flyers below for more information.

Please choose your bus seat, travel companion and meal choice at time of registration.  Cell phone number for the trip date is needed. Register early if you need to be in the front of the bus

If trip is full sign up for the waitlist at no charge.  CALL 860-258-2786 OR STOP BY THE OFFICE TO REGISTER.

*Spain and Portugal Presentation
  • Friday, February 14 at 10:00am
  • Join Tracy O'Neil from Collette Tours as she presents information about on our proposed fall 2025 trip to Spain and Portugal
  • Light refreshments will be served
  • Program is free and registration is required
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*Spain and Portugal Presentation 
55y and up N/A 02/14/2025
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Rocky Hill Community/Senior Center - Activity Room 1C
$0.00 Res, $0.00 Non-Res
11 seat(s) available

*9/11 Museum and Memorial
  • Thursday, April 3
  • The 9/11 Museum: is the country's principal institution concerned with exploring the implications of the events of 9/11, documenting the impact and exploring 9/11's continuing significance. Multimedia displays, artifacts and narratives commemorate the lives of each and every victim of both the 1993 and 2001 attacks.
  • The Memorial: The twin reflecting pools sit within the footprints where the Twin Towers once stood. The name of every person who died in the terrorist attacks are inscribed in bronze around the pools.
  • Lunch on your own at Brookfield Place, an upscale food court in Lower Manhattan
  • There will be a moderate amount of walking on this trip
  • Cost: $123 for Members and $133 for non members
  • Trip will depart from Elm Ridge Park, route 160, Elm Street at 7:30am; estimated return 6:45pm
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*9/11 Museum and Memorial 
55y and up N/A Th  04/03/2025
07:30 AM - 06:45 PM

9/11 Memorial and Museum, NYC
$123.00 Res, $133.00 Non-Res
9 seat(s) available

*Tropicana Casino and Show
  • Wednesday-Friday, April 23-25, Tropicana in Atlantic City, NJ
  • Trip highlights: 2 night stay at Tropicana North Tower on the boardwalk, casino and matinee show "Bennie & The Jets" musical tribute to Elton John, $30 slot play and two $25 food vouchers
  • To receive your casino bonus a player's card must be created. The following is needed at registration: 1. Number on Tropicana Players card OR 2. Your driver's license number with expiration date and date of birth
  • Photo ID required at hotel to receive your player's card
  • Price includes: deluxe motorcoach, 2 nights hotel, casino bonus of slot and food vouchers, Friendship Tour escort, driver and gratuity
  • Cost per person: $429 double/triple and $549 single; add $10 for non members
  • Deposit: $50 deposit per person due with registration by February 5
  • Final payment: due by March 5
  • Trip will depart from Elm Ridge Park, Elm Street, route 160, in Rocky Hill
  • Arrival and departure times-to be announced
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*Tropicana Atlantic City trip-DEPOSIT  
55y and up N/A WThF  04/23/2025 - 04/25/2025
08:00 AM - 08:00 PM

Atlantic City, NJ
$50.00 Res, $50.00 Non-Res
18 seat(s) available
 
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*Tropicana Atlantic City trip-FINAL PAYMENT 
55y and up N/A WThF  04/23/2025 - 04/25/2025
08:00 AM - 08:00 PM

Atlantic City, NJ
$379.00 Res, $379.00 Non-Res
22 seat(s) available

*Experience the Blackstone River
  • Thursday, May 22
  • Enjoy lunch at Wright's Farm in Nasonville, RI, a family owned restaurant serving their famous Chicken Dinner for 45 years. The family style menu will include tossed salad, pasta, French fries, Wright's Farm Famous roasted chicken, dessert and coffee
  • In the afternoon you will board the Blackstone Valley Explorer boat. Your narrated journey uncovers the serenity and beauty found along the Blackstone River in Central Falls, Cumberland and Lincoln, RI
  • There will be a brief stop at Wright's Dairy Farm and Bakery to shop for dairy and bakery specialties
  • Cost: $121 for Members and $131 for non members
  • Bus will depart Elm Ridge Park, Elm Street, at 9:00am; estimated return is 7:00pm
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*Experience the Blackstone River 
55y and up N/A Th  05/22/2025
09:00 AM - 07:00 PM

Central Falls, RI
$121.00 Res, $131.00 Non-Res
20 seat(s) available

*Gilded Age of the Berkshires House Tour and Tea Lunch
  • Tuesday, June 17
  • Tour Ventfort Hall in Lenox, MA, one of the last remaining Gilded Age Cottages. Savor a special lunch and tea in the Hall's elegant dining room renovated to its original glory. Enjoy sandwiches, fruit, cake, cookies, cider and hot tea.
  • In the afternoon the landscape comes to you on a riding and driving tour through the Stockbridge-Lenox countryside. This Berkshires Cottages Historical Riding Tour will highlight how and why artists, writers, musicians and others have flocked to the Berkshires over the last 150 years.
  • Our guide will take us to Stockbridge, Lenox and a special walking tour of the Tanglewood campus, home of the Boston Symphany Orchestra.
  • Cost: $134 for Members and $144 for non members
  • Bus departs Elm Ridge Park, Elm Street, at 8:45am; estimated return is 6:00pm
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*Gilded Age of the Berkshires House Tour and Tea Lunch 
55y and up N/A Tu  06/17/2025
08:45 AM - 06:00 PM

Berkshires, MA
$134.00 Res, $144.00 Non-Res
25 seat(s) available

*Charles Riverboat Cruise and Cheesecake Factory
  • Tuesday, July 8
  • Lunch will be at The Cheesecake Factory, a unique, casual dining experience. The special group menu includes your choice of entree (will be about 20 choices to pick from including salads, seafood, pasta, burgers and sandwiches) and beverage. Dessert will be your choice of cheesecake-Original, Chocolate Mousse or Dulce de Leche Caramel.
  • After lunch enjoy a narrated cruise on the Charles River. Highlights include: sights of Boston, Cambridge, Beacon Hill, Back Bay, Boston University, M.I.T., Harvard, countless sailboats, rowers and much more.
  • Cost: $136 for members and $146 for non members
  • Bus departs Elm Ridge Park, Elm Street, at 8:30am. Estimated return 6:30pm
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*Charles Riverboat Cruise and Cheesecake Factory 
55y and up N/A Tu  07/08/2025
08:30 AM - 06:30 PM

Charles Riverboat Cruise, Boston
$136.00 Res, $146.00 Non-Res
25 seat(s) available

*Summertime in Gettysburg
  • Tuesday-Thursday, August 26-28
  • Trip highlights: Spend 2 nights at Best Western Gettysburg, welcome dinner at Dobbin House Tavern, riding tour of the battlefield, visit the museum and visitors center, guided tour of the Shriver House, and visit Hollabaugh Bros Fruit Farm
  • Price includes: deluxe motorcoach, 2 nights hotel, 2 dinners, 2 breakfasts, sightseeing and admissions, Friendship Tours Escort, driver and gratuities.
  • Food choice for Dobbin House Tavern needed at registration-prime rib, salmon or baked chicken.
  • Cost per person: Members $669 double or triple, $819 single; add $10 for non members
  • Deposit: $150 per person due with registration by June 3
  • Final payment: due by July 8
  • Trip will depart from Elm Ridge Park, Elm Street, route 160, in Rocky Hill
  • Arrival and departure times-to be announced
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*Summertime in Gettysburg-DEPOSIT 
55y and up N/A TuWTh  08/26/2025 - 08/28/2025
08:00 AM - 08:00 PM

Gettysburg, PA
$150.00 Res, $150.00 Non-Res
12 seat(s) available
 
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*Summertime in Gettysburg-FINAL PAYMENT 
55y and up N/A TuWTh  08/26/2025 - 08/28/2025
08:00 AM - 08:00 PM

Gettysburg, PA
$519.00 Res, $519.00 Non-Res
22 seat(s) available

* Adjustments and discounts will be applied during checkout if applicable. *

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