
All participants and their registered guests can attend the following events. Registration fees cover all events
Sunday event choices
1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Choice
#1 Land Rover
Experience Driving School
Buckle up and prepare to have
the time of your life navigating off-road obstacles
with a certified instructor in a Land Rover
vehicle. Includes professional individualized
instruction on a set off-road course. With
a duration of 2 hours, off-road lessons are
fun hands-on experience and cover ascents,
descents, side-tilts, log crossings, ditch
crossings, Tread Lightly! Principles and other
low range techniques.
Choice #2 Guided Garden Walks
Enjoy a meandering walk through the Biltmore
House Shrub & Azalea Gardens. Our
professional naturalist will provide you
and your group with an excellent insight
into the landscaping history behind Biltmore's
world-renowned gardens and conservatory.
Learn of the many important planning decisions
made by Mr. Vanderbilt and acclaimed landscape
architect Fredrick Law Olmsted and see how
their design has endured for over 100 years
Choice #3 Wine Tour
and Tasting
Take
your time on a self-guided tour and learn about
the art of winemaking with a bird’s eye
view of the bottling room. A walk through
the cellars finishes with the opportunity to
sample wines in the tasting room.
Choice #4 Guided French Broad River Float
Trip
Join us for a scenic
float down the beautiful French Broad River
and see the Estate from a whole new perspective. This
quiet section of the French Broad River provides
an excellent setting to relax and enjoy a delightful
group experience. Groups will be divided
into paddle rafts of 4-7 people per raft. A
professional Explore Biltmore Estate Guide
will guide each raft and interpret Biltmore
Estate history along the way.
Transportation
to and from the Inn are included in all choices.
Sunday night - welcome reception and dinner
We’ll come together for a welcome reception and dinner on Sunday evening at the River Bend Barn on the estate. Step into the everyday life of families who lived on the estate raising livestock, tending crops, and working at Biltmore Dairy in the 1890's. River Bend Barn – once the social and work center for these families – is alive again with blacksmiths, woodworkers, and other craft demonstrations; an old-fashioned Mercantile shop; a Creamery offering ice cream treats; live bluegrass bands, and more.

Monday night - tour, reception and dinner
Take a private tour of
the Biltmore House followed by a sunset reception
on the Library Terrace of the House, and then
a candlelight dinner in the glorious Italian
Garden with a breathtaking evening view of the
Biltmore House.
Be
inspired by the relaxed elegance of George and
Edith Vanderbilt's 250-room family home and country
retreat in Asheville, NC. Discover original art
from masters such as Renoir, magnificent 16th-century
tapestries, Napoleon's chess set, a library with
10,000 volumes, a Banquet Hall with a 70-foot
ceiling, 65 fireplaces, an indoor pool, bowling
alley, and priceless antiques. Opened to friends
on Christmas Eve 1895, this French Renaissance
chateau remains America's
largest privately owned home. Wear comfortable
shoes for the tour.

Tuesday night - dinner
Following the conclusion of
the day's meeting, walk across the yard to the
Deerpark restaurant. This charming, rustic restaurant
was originally an historic barn designed by Richard
Morris Hunt. Now transformed into a courtyard
restaurant with walls of windows, you'll
enjoy cocktails in the courtyard and a gourmet
dinner in the barn. |