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Thank you for traveling with us!

To ensure that all goes smoothly, please read the following tour information carefully, as it will provide valuable information about your trip. 

 

We look forward to seeing you in Atlanta!

Know Before You Go!

Weather

In late December, the daily highs in Atlanta range in the mid to high 50s, while evening temperatures drop slightly into the mid 40s.

Tour Desk

A tour desk will be staffed during your stay to provide assistance during dedicated hours (see Daily Itinerary below). At your convenience, please proceed to the Tour Desk to receive your tour credential and souvenir.

Tour Hosts

Pat Reynolds.       (614) 580-7847 

Norm Pauley        (614) 668-3804

Candy Vallimont (814) 308-2141

Clothing

There is no specific dress code for any of the program inclusions other than your BUCKEYE gear!

Tour Credentials

To help our tour hosts identify you as part of the Reynolds Travel/Buckeye Boosters group, we ask that you wear your official event credential for the Georgia Aquarium event. Credentials will be distributed at hotel check-in.

Meals

Meals, unless otherwise specified, are not included in your package price. When planning meals, please allow enough time to be on time for scheduled events.​​

Game Tickets

If your Peach Bowl Travel Package included game tickets, you will receive game tickets digitally on your cellphone. Patrick Reynolds will be calling you during the latter part of this week to give you instructions on receiving your game tickets. 

 

If you do not have a cellphone that can receive digital tickets, Patrick will advise you regarding how your digital ticket

will work.

Motorcoach Package

Check-in Location: 

Ohio State University Golf Course

3605 Tremont Road,  Columbus, Ohio 43221

Check-in Time: 

Meet and load motorcoaches at 5:30 am on Dec 29th 

Departs promptly at 6:00 am

Schedule

Thursday, December 29

Depart

Columbus

Arrive

Atlanta

6:00 am

4:00 pm

Sunday, January 1

Depart

Atlanta

Arrive

Columbus

9:00 am

7:00 pm

Baggage​

To ensure proper handling of your baggage, please follow the instructions below: 

 

  1. Make sure you have identification on your bags, complete with name, address, and cell phone number. 

  2. Each passenger is allowed one (1) carry-on item and one (1) small, personal item, such as purse, briefcase, or laptop computer that must fit in the overhead bin or at their feet. Additional bags may be transported underneath the coach.

  3. All vital medications including insulin, pills, and other medicines must be in your carry-on or personal item.

Arrival in Atlanta​

Upon arriving at the hotel, claim your luggage from the motorcoach and then proceed to the Front Desk to receive your room key.

Hyatt Place Atlanta Centennial Park

300 Luckie St NW, Atlanta, GA 30313

(404) 521-0008

Check-in: 3:00 pm

Check-out: 12:00 noon

Daily Itinerary
Thursday, December 29

Motorcoach Departure

5:30 am

Check-in with your tour representative, Pat Reynolds

Ohio State University Golf Course

3605 Tremont Road,  Columbus, Ohio 43221

 

6:00 am

Motorcoaches depart for Atlanta

Hotel Arrival

Approximately 4:00 pm

Upon hotel arrival, please proceed to the front desk where you will check-in and receive your room key.  Your room and tax have been pre-paid; however, you will be required to present a credit card for incidentals (ie. room service, parking, etc.). Once you have checked-in, stop by the Tour Desk at your convenience to pick up your tour credential and souvenir.

Friday, December 30

Tour Desk

9:00 am - 5:00 pm

Tour Desk will be staffed in the lobby. Please plan to stop by to receive your tour credential and souvenir.

Georgia Aquarium Event

5:30 pm - 7:00 pm

*Name badge required for admission

Kick-off fan night with your fellow Ohio State travelers at a private reception in the Pacific Room at the Georgia Aquarium!

Menu includes:

Cheeseburger and Pulled Chicken Sliders

Sausage and Pepper sandwiches

Pepperoni Torpedos

Mashed Potato Bar

Assorted Cookies and “Buckeye brownies”

Premium beer, wine and all sodas and juices

are included

Your private room will have direct access to the Aquarium and festivities of Chick-fil-A fan night.

Fan Night at the Aquarium

5:00 pm - 9:00 pm

*Admission is included in your travel package.

Celebrate Bowl Week at this unique football event in Atlanta! Georgia Aquarium is offering football fans the opportunity to be surrounded by millions of gallons of waters, thousands of aquatic animals, and fellow football enthusiasts at Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl Fan Night. Experience the newest attraction – SHARKS!  Predators of the Deep.

Fans are invited to explore all the Aquarium’s galleries, attend a mini-pep rally. There will be no lack of team spirit at the 7:00 pm pep rally that will feature each team’s cheerleaders and mascots! 

Saturday, December 31

Breakfast Bar

7:00 am - 10:00 am

Prepare to make decisions regarding the most important meal of the day. Do you build breakfast tacos topped with various condiments? Enjoy classic cage-free scrambled eggs, sausage, breakfast potatoes, and toast? Or go quick and healthy with fresh fruit, granola, and yogurt? So tough to choose when you can’t go wrong.

Tour Desk

9:00 am - 12:00 pm & 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Tour Desk will be staffed in the lobby. 

The hotel is located within walking distance (0.7 mi) 

from Mercedes Benz Stadium. If you have difficulty walking please advise our staff at the Tour Desk.

Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl Parade

1:00 pm - 2:30 pm

Long regarded as the official kickoff for game day, the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl Parade presented by Lions Clubs International spreads football festivity throughout Downtown Atlanta. Beginning at the intersection of Peachtree Street & Xernona Clayton Way (aka Baker St.) along Centennial Olympic Park Dr. This free event concludes at FanFest in the Georgia World Congress Center. Come watch the pageantry of floats, classic cars, cheerleaders, mascots, award-winning marching bands and much, much more! 

The parade route is a few blocks (0.4 mi) from the hotel, so feel free to walk over and grab your spot to watch!

FanFest

3:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Georgia World Congress Center Hall C, located a few blocks from Mercedes-Benz Stadium

Admission: $10      Purchase Tickets 

FanFest is a giant indoor fan experience featuring 200,000 sq. feet of interactive attractions like punting, passing and kicking games, obstacle courses and zip lining. It will also feature sponsor displays, sponsor sampling, merchandise and live entertainment from the main stage. The highlight of the event will be the Pep Rallies, which include the cheerleaders, bands and mascots from both participating schools.

Visit at your leisure!

Team Walks

5:30 pm - 6:00 pm

Location: Mercedes-Benz Stadium, The Home Depot Backyard

Stadium Gates Open

6:00 pm

In the interest of enhancing existing security measures at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl and FanFest will strictly enforce a bag policy regulating the size and type of permissible bags.

ONLY THE FOLLOWING BAGS WILL BE PERMITTED:

  • Bags that are clear plastic, vinyl or PVC and do not exceed 12" x 6" x 12"

  • One-gallon clear plastic freezer bags (Ziploc bag or similar)

  • Small clutch bags, with or without a handle or strap, that do not exceed 4.5" x 6.5" (approximately the size of a hand)

 

An exception will be made for medically necessary items after proper inspection at a gate designated for this purpose.

Fans will continue to be able to carry items allowed into the stadium in a permissible clear bag, such as binoculars and cameras.

Complete list of prohibited items

Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl

8:00 pm

 

#4 Ohio State vs #1 Georgia

GO BUCKS!

Sunday, January 1

Breakfast Bar

7:00 am - 9:00 am

Start your day with complimentary breakfast at the hotel before heading home.

Motorcoach Departure

8:45 am

Bring your luggage with you to the lobby. Check-out of the hotel at the front desk and pay all incidental charges before boarding the coach

9:00 am

Motorcoaches depart for Columbus

Tour Assistance

​If you have questions, please contact Reynolds Travel at

(614) 847-8008 or (866) 880-0577

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We would like to thank you for traveling with us on this year’s
Ohio State CFP Semi-final Peach Bowl Tour!

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