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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Do not do three tours in one day. You'll be exhausted by the end and it won't matter how great the third tour guide is, you're not going to be into it.

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I was going to say this too. Especially in summer! The heat will wear you out. We did UNC and Duke in one day in August and we crawled back to the hotel covered in sweat.
This was our route, which was dictated by what tours we could get on:
Sunday night: stay in Charlottesville 
Monday am: UVA tour
Monday afternoon: drive to Winston-Salem, walk around Wake that afternoon/evening (no tour)
Tuesday am: tour UNC and Duke
Weds am: drive to Richmond, afternoon tour
Weds pm: drive home
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I am the PP who recommended the same route, but basically in reverse. We did it last year and this route (whichever direction is ok) worked really well for us. It was like a giant loop, and it was about the right pace for my DD, it was busy but not overwhelming and she enjoyed each school visit.

We did W&M as a separate trip (drove down Sun early and took kids to Busch Gardens that day. Monday toured W&M in the morning, had lunch in colonial williamsburg and drove home).[/quote]

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