Let Us Help You!
CVB TOUR SERVICES
In addition to destination appeal and excellent accommodations, the Wilmington / Cape Fear Coast Convention and Visitors Bureau is proud of its reputation for providing excellent support and would like to assist you with your group tour arrangements.
Our services department is most willing to provide you with a "one-stop resource center" for the following services and any other customized services you believe may enhance your visit:
• Assistance with accommodation selections
• Individual attention with customized itineraries & tours
• Fam tours of the Cape Fear Coast
• Color slides, video and CD-ROM for marketing
• Visitors Guides, Guide Maps and Attraction Maps are available.
The following is a list of service providers:
Step-on Guides &
Receptive Operators
C.E. Fonvielle Co.
6101 Sweetgum Hollow Rd.
Wilmington, NC
28409
Contact: Chris Fonvielle
Phone: 910.792.9091 or 910.790.3035
E-mail:crefon@worldnet.att.net
Cape Fear Historical Institute
Post Office Box 328
Wilmington,
NC 28402
Contact: Bernhard Thuersam
Phone: 910.619.4619
E-mail:bernhard1848@att.net
Web:
www.cfhi.net
*Ghost Walk of Old Wilmington/Haunted Pub Crawl
4150 Appleton
Way
Wilmington, NC 28412
Contact: John Hirchak
Phone:
910-794-1866
Fax: 910-442-2039
Web:www.hauntedwilmington.com
Lower Cape Fear Historical Society
126 3rd St.
Wilmington,
NC 28401
Contact: Candace McGreevy
Phone: 910.762.0492
Fax:
910.763.5869
Web:www.latimerhouse.org
*McColl & Associates, Inc., Meetings, Events & Public Relation
Services
P.O. Box 3415
Wilmington, NC 28406
Contact: Louise
F. McColl
Phone: 910.350.1211
Fax: 910.350.0818
E-mail:louise@mccoll-associates.com
NU World Tours: An Authentic African American Experience
Contact:
Kenneth Davis
Phone: 910.232.6699
E-mail:kdavi71@bellsouth.net
Contact:
Harvard Jennings
Phone: 910.655.2588
*On Location Tours & Events
Contact: Francine DeCoursey
Phone:
910.763.0288
E-mail: onlocationnc@gmail.com
*Rich Tours Travel Inc.
714 Francis Marion Drive
Wilmington,
NC 28412
Contact: Neal Richardson
Phone: 910.796.1395 or
910.791.0554
Fax: 866.666.9202
E-mail:richtours@ec.rr.com
Web:
www.richtourstravel.com
*Tours By Degrees
307 N. 15th St.
Wilmington, NC 28401-3813
Contact:
Janet Seapker and Ed Turberg
Phone: 910.762.6301
E-mail:toursbydegrees@ec.rr.com
Wilmington Adventure Walking Tour Company
P.O. Box 2627
Wilmington,
NC 28402
Contact: Bob Jenkins
Phone: 910.763.1785
World War II History Tours of SE NC
4700 Chamberlain Lane
Wilmington,
NC 28409
Contact: Wilbur Jones
Phone: 910.793.6393
E-mail: joneswd@aol.com
* Both a step-on guide and receptive operator/others just step-on
Motorcoach Services
REPAIRS
Cardinal Coach
252 Charlie Frederick Rd.
Warsaw, NC 28398
Phone:
910.293.7695 or 888.216.3918
Fax: 910.293.6992
Covington Diesel
6725 Netherlands Dr.
Wilmington, NC 28405
Phone:
910.392.7220
DUMP STATIONS
Cardinal Coach
252 Charlie Frederick Rd.
Warsaw, NC 28398
Phone:
910.293.7695 or 888.216.3918
Fax: 910.293.6992
Carolina American Tours
314 Alexander St.
Fayetteville, NC
28301
Phone: 910.323.2765
WASH / DETAIL
Randy's RV*
4902 Market St.
Wilmington, NC 28405
Phone:
910.793.6666
*Also able to do repair work on the interior, a/c, and sewage. Motorcoach parking available on Nutt St. in Downtown Wilmington.
BUS & CHARTER RENTALS
American Charters Ltd: 800.232.5477
Eastern Tours & Charters: 910.772.9283
Highway Express Tours: 910.371.9809
Lagrange Bus Co: 800.234.3144
Rolling Tours Bus Line: 910.642.4099
United National Tours: 910.763.6070
NC Laws to Remember
• State law requires drivers to turn on headlights whenever windshield
wipers are used during inclement weather.
• Citywide speed limits are
35 mph unless otherwise posted. Out-of-town speed limits are 55 mph
unless otherwise posted. The statewide speed limit is 55 mph unless
otherwise posted on certain sections of interstate highways.
• Motor
carriers operating vehicles weighing more than 26,000 lbs., must
register their vehicles with the Motor Fuels Tax Division (919-733-3409)
and receive a fuel registration card and fuel decal. Carriers also may
register in the state where their vehicle is licensed.
• Legal
impairment is .08 or higher alcohol concentration, or a combination of
alcohol and/or other drugs. It is illegal for commercial drivers -
including truck drivers, school bus drivers or other child care vehicles
- to have any trace of alcohol in their system.
• The legal age for
purchasing and consuming liquor, beer and wine in North Carolina is 21.
Spirituous liquor and some fortified wines are sold in ABC stores, but
beer and wine may be purchased in licensed retail, convenience and
grocery stores. Alcoholic beverages may be served until 2 a.m. daily but
may not be served until noon on Sundays.
• The North Carolina Safe
Roads Act forbids a driver to consume an alcoholic beverage while
driving or for the driver or any passenger to have an open container of
an alcoholic beverage in the passenger area.
• To reach the State
Highway Patrol from anywhere in the state via cell phone, dial *HP. The
call is free.
