Thursday, December 5 and Friday, December 6; register by November 1

Departs Cheezem Education Center at 1:30 p.m. and returns at approximately 5:00 p.m.; total travel time ~ 4 hours

Tuition: $334; includes transportation, one night hotel, two meals, entrance tickets

Thousands of ornaments on dozens of Christmas trees reflect the flicker of candlelight, firelight, and twinkle lights as you experience Candlelight Christmas at the Biltmore Estate in Asheville, North Carolina. Your visit includes:

• A group dinner with time to meet your fellow travelers.

• Evening entrance to the Biltmore Estate to tour the home, enjoy live performances of Christmas music and, if you choose, calorie-free fresh gingerbread cookies from the shops in the original stable block.

• Day entrance to tour the holiday plant and orchid displays at the Biltmore Estate Greenhouses

• A visit to Downton Abbey: The Exhibition, including a stunning display of more than 50 costumes from the series’ six-year run.

• A visit to Antler Hill Village for shopping, dining, and a free wine tasting before returning home.

The complete itinerary, hotel and travel information is available online at www.olliatclemson.org/travel-program.