Illuminate Your Holidays With Colonial Williamsburg Programming and Value-Loaded Packages

WILLIAMSBURG, VA--(Marketwire - Oct 24, 2011) - Colonial Williamsburg invites guests to brighten up their holidays with more than 30 new seasonal programs, 100 holiday events, and two strong seasonal packages. Colonial Williamsburg has something for everyone this season, whether guests prefer to stroll along the cresset-lit Duke of Gloucester Street, revel in the all-natural decorations adorning Historic Area buildings, enjoy a glass of wine with Thomas Jefferson, or relax with a peppermint treatment at The Spa. With value-loaded lodging packages, Colonial Williamsburg is sure to dazzle and illuminate this season.

Couples can indulge in Colonial Williamsburg offerings from fine dining and culinary programs to special events at the Art Museums and seasonal concerts with the Holiday Stories Package. Starting at $119 per person, per night, the three-day, two-night package includes:

• Nightly accommodations at the Williamsburg Lodge, an Official Colonial Williamsburg Hotel
• Daily breakfast, including gratuity
• Colonial Williamsburg Length-of-stay ticket for the Historic Area and Art Museums
• $100 activities card that can be used at The Golden Horseshoe Golf Club, The Spa of Colonial Williamsburg, or dining/shopping at any Official Colonial Williamsburg location.
• Holiday Decorations Tour ticket

Pricing is based on a two-night stay at the Williamsburg Lodge in a superior guest room (one queen bed) for two adults with Sunday-Wednesday arrival. Pricing varies with room type and arrival date. The package is available Nov. 25-Dec. 31, 2011.

Families can make new traditions and extend current ones with the Holiday Bounce Package. This three day-two night package starts at $195 per night for a family of four, and includes:

• Nightly accommodations at the Williamsburg Woodlands Hotel & Suites, an Official Colonial Williamsburg Hotel
• General admission to Colonial Williamsburg's Historic Area and Art Museums.
• General admission to Christmas Town: A Busch Gardens Celebration; valid for up to seven consecutive days.

Package pricing is based on a two-night stay in a standard guest room (two double beds) for two adults and two children (under 17) with Sunday-Wednesday arrival. Pricing varies with room type and arrival date. The package is available November 25, 2011 through December 31, 2011. Admission to Busch Gardens is contingent upon the park schedule.

Holiday packages make it easy for guests to join in this year's festivities while fusing family traditions with storied customs for a holiday experience only Colonial Williamsburg can create.

The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation is a not-for-profit educational institution and cultural destination dedicated to the preservation, restoration, interpretation, and presentation of 18th-century Williamsburg, VA. Guests are invited to be part of the story as they enjoy: educational and entertaining programming in the Historic Area and at the Art Museums; the WILLIAMSBURG brand and shopping experience; The Spa of Colonial Williamsburg; the Golden Horseshoe Golf Club; fine dining; and the Colonial Williamsburg Hotels. www.colonialwilliamsburg.com.