Branson VIP Christmas Light Tour

Overview

See Branson’s magical, electrical, celebration of the holidays like a VIP from one of our luxury coaches. Our lights tour is limited to 14 passengers, so you’ll get an upscale, personal, experience from our guide. Your itinerary includes riding through two of Branson’s most eye-popping lighting displays. We kick things off by driving to see the beautiful Chateau on the Lake, to see their awesome display of Gingerbread Houses, and their beautiful atrium lobby...with a stream that actually has fish in it! Wow! When time allows, we will include other local lights, such as the Historic Downing Street in Hollister, MO. After the first Sunday in December we will also be able to see the Historic Nativity scene on Mount Branson. Tour length depends on traffic in the drive thru displays. Typically this tour lasts approximately 2 hours and 15 minutes.

City: Branson

Sun 27 Apr

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Starting at $66.50

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Sun 27 Apr

Starting at $66.50

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What's Included

Professional guide

Bottled water

Additional Info

Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Tours depart from and end at our new check in and departure location, at the Branson Event Center, located at The Shoppes at Branson Meadows, 4230 North Gretna Road, Branson, MO 65616
Please arrive 15 minutes prior to departure time. Call if you are running late.
Our check in counter is in the lobby of The Copeland Theater.

What To Expect

Branson

Enjoy the site of some of the richest history that Branson has to offer while being Dazzled by the Christmas lights display at the Shepherd of the Hill's Trail of Lights while comfortably touring through the Ozark Mountains in one of our VIP luxury vehicles.

Big Cedar Lodge

NEW in 2023! You will absolutely find displays that you love in this mile long display. There is such a variety of display styles, and "the trail" winds around and up and down the hills of the property, revealing more and more displays at every turn. The lights at Big Cedar Resort are simply spectacular!

Hollister

The lighted lamp posts and simple displays of this Old English Village are quaint and cute. The buildings on Downing Street are the same. You will also learn a little history about this unique little town.

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Reviews (85)

BHAMBound205

Dec 2018

Most importantly, Joe, our guide, was awesome, professional, and a great guy. The Mercedes was clean and comfortable. Now to the tour... I'd label the first 45 minutes "The Branson Hotel". There you were given the choice of a drink and had a cupcake waiting for you. It was made known to us that the "Cost" of this was not paid for by our ticket. Still I will review that the hot chocolate and coffee were ok, while the cupcake was underwhelming. To me it was dry, and just not impressive. Also, expect to tip the server for taking your drink order and then cleaning up when you leave ($5 seemed to be the average tip). We did a small detour to see Hollister, and learning about their history was pretty cool. The next stop was to see The Shepherd of the Hills lights. Unfortunately, we seemed to go on the busiest night of the year thus far. SO it was very slow moving, with a lot of stop and go. Nothing VIP could do about this obviously. Between that and the actual displays being underwhelming I nodded off halfway through. Last stop was the Gift of Lights. We enjoyed this one much more, even though it also was crowded. Overall, VIP tours in itself and Joe were great. His commentary and expertise on the area were interesting and informational. Personally, I would have excluded the Shepherd of the Hills and done the Promised Land Zoo lights instead. Would I do the Christmas light tour again? no. But would I do the Food or Explore Branson Tour through VIP tours? Absolutely!

Response from Host

Jan 2019

Thank you for the Honest Review. :-) In regards to the cupcakes that night, I agree with you. They were kind of dry that night. I found out later that the lady that makes them for us was going to be out of town for a few days, so she made enough for us, based on our estimated counts. So this particular evening the cupcakes were a couple days old. Though they were kept in the fridge and the topping added that evening, they were still not up to par. The drive thru display at Shepherd of the Hills was so much better this year than last (that's why we didn't include it last year), and we believe it will be even better next year. I think you would have enjoyed it much more if we hadn't been moving soooo sloooow!!! Wow, it truly was the busiest night of the year for traffic in the displays! I will look forward to having you take the Wine and Dinner Tour with us in 2019. Happy New Year and Thank You again! Joe Gunnels, Owner

Earline O

Dec 2018

The attractions visited were fantastic. The tour guide was very knowlegable & happy to share information and stories. However, we drove through the attractions so quickly, there was barely time to see & enjoy each of the lights. Enjoyed visiting Branson's first hotel & loved the cupcake, but maybe a little less time there would have allowed us to go a little slower to see the lights. Otherwise, very enjoyable.

Response from Host

Jan 2019

Earline, thank you for the review. As one of the tour guides/drivers myself, I can say that balancing the "too fast - too slow" speed of going through the displays is always a challenge. If you read the review I received on December 16 (My HOnest Experience...) you will see that the reviewer commented on how slowly we had to go through the displays, due to heavy traffic. I will tell you that we literally having to get new brakes for the bus due to such wear and tear on them during the Christmas season of having to use them so much in the displays. Thank you for touring with us. We hope you have a healthy and prosperous new year in 2019. Come back and see us soon! Joe Gunnels, Owner

Gary V

Dec 2017

We did the 3 hour Christmas Light tour. Very nice to not have to drive while looking at the wonderful light displays. Our tour guide, Bob, was a wealth of information about Branson in general and Branson history. Also about Branson's immediate future. Plan to take another of the tours they offer. Worth every dime we paid.