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CWT Victor Travel
101
- 8800 Dufferin Street, Concord, ON L4K 0C5
TICO
Ontario registration #1892647
presents
Tours
en l'air
Ballet
Holidays
escorted
by
Canada's
Word Lady,
Katherine
Barber
Prague
and Vienna
(daytrip
to Bratislava)
29
April - 10 May 2016
12
days, 11 nights
6
ballet performances:
Czech
National Ballet
Vienna
State Ballet
Hamburg
Ballet
Slovak National Theatre Ballet
Slovak National Theatre Ballet
Visit
two of Europe's
most
beautiful historic capitals
GROUP
SIZE LIMITED TO 20!
Vienna:
a New York Times “top
place to travel in 2014”
Friday
April 29 PRAGUE
Arrive
Prague. Check in to 4-star Falkensteiner
Maria Prag hotel, 4 minutes walk from the Opera House.
Saturday
April 30 PRAGUE
Morning at
leisure. 2 pm: Czech National Ballet
performance: La Bayadere.
7 pm: Czech National Ballet performance
in the historic Estates Theatre, where Mozart's Don Giovanni
premiered: Valmont
(based on the novel Les Liaisons
Dangereuses).
Sunday
May 1 PRAGUE
Morning:
Private guided walking tour of picturesque Mala Strana (Prague's
“Little Quarter”). Afternoon at leisure. Evening: 3-course
welcome dinner in the spectacular Art Nouveau Sarah Bernhardt
Restaurant.
Monday
May 2 PRAGUE
Morning:
Private guided walking tour of Prague Old Town (2 hrs). Afternoon at
leisure.
Tuesday
May 3 PRAGUE
Morning
at leisure. Afternoon: private guided walking tour of Prague Castle
and Cathedral.
Wednesday
May 4 PRAGUE - VIENNA
Morning:
Check out of hotel. Transfer by private luxury washroom-equipped
coach to Vienna (approx. 5 hours from Prague), with midway stop to
watch
rehearsals of the Brno National Theatre ballet company and
for lunch (included). Arrive
Vienna. Check into the 4-star Das
Opernring hotel on Vienna's famous Ring boulevard, opposite the
Vienna State Opera House. Evening: dinner before Vienna
State Ballet performance: Mayerling
(MacMillan)
Thursday
May 5 VIENNA
Exploring
the world of Mayerling.
Day
trip to the Vienna Woods and the site of the events depicted in the
ballet. Our private luxury coach takes you first to Schönbrunn
Palace, the seat of the Hapsburgs, for a private guided tour. Then we
proceed to the Cistercian Abbey of Heiligenkreuz, built in 1133,
where Mary Vetsera is buried. Lunch
in the abbey guest house, then visit the site of the hunting lodge at
Mayerling where Prince Rudolf and Mary Vetsera met their end.
Evening: 3-course typically Viennese welcome dinner in the exquisite
Art Nouveau Palmenhaus (conservatory).
Friday
May 6 VIENNA
Morning:
2-hour private guided
walking tour of central Vienna. 7pm: performance
of Vienna State Ballet Marie-Antoinette
(de Bana).
Bratislava
Saturday
May 7 VIENNA
Morning at
leisure. Afternoon: daytrip by private luxury minibus to Bratislava,
Slovakia,1.5 hours from Vienna. Private walking tour of central
Bratislava (1.5 hours). 2-course dinner before evening Slovak
National Theatre Ballet performance: The
Sleeping Beauty. Return by
private coach directly to Vienna hotel.
Sunday
May 8 VIENNA
Day at leisure.
Suggested activities: For history buffs: Visit the Hofburg Imperial
palace or have coffee and cake at the world famous Demel café
nearby, both 10 minutes walk from hotel. Attend the daily training or
a performance of the world-famous Lippizaner stallions of the Spanish
Riding School (this is fascinating in its similarities
to ballet). Music lovers: Attend high mass in the Imperial
Palace Chapel, sung by the Vienna Choir Boys, then visit Mozart's
house and the golden hall of the Musikverein, home of the Vienna
Philharmonic. Art lovers: the Belvedere Museum (home to Klimt's The
Kiss), the Kunsthistorisches Museum, the Museum of Applied Arts,
and the Museumsquartier (contemporary art). Architecture aficionados:
stroll past Vienna's many Art Nouveau buildings or visit the
spectacular baroque Karlskirche. Cake lovers: a Viennese café crawl!
Monday
May 9 VIENNA
Morning:
2-hour private
guided
visit to the Albertina museum permanent Monet to Picasso exhibition
and sumptuous State Rooms. Afternoon: Private guided tour of Vienna
State Opera house. Rest of day
at leisure. Evening: farewell dinner before Hamburg
Ballet performance: Shakespeare
Dances
(Neumeier).
Tuesday
May 10
Check
out of hotel and depart Vienna.
For
more information:
email
toursenlair@gmail.com
phone:
416.693.4496
Total
Package Price:
Double
occupancy: CA$4795 per person
Single
supplement: CA$950 per person
All
prices valid till 27 October 2015
You
may use RBC reward points or RBC certificates towards the purchase
of any or all components of these travel arrangements
TO
BOOK: 416.736.6010 x. 234
SIGNUP
DEADLINE 27 OCTOBER 2015
LAND-ONLY
PACKAGE
allows you the flexibility of arranging travel from your most convenient departure point,
allows you the flexibility of arranging travel from your most convenient departure point,
on
the dates and times you prefer,
and
to extend your stay if you wish.
Victor
Travel's experienced agents
will
be happy to help you with
flight
arrangements.
This
program must be sold as a package. Extra hotel nights can be added on
at extra cost (subject to availability). We cannot offer individual
components separately, break the package into shorter
installments, or offer an “accommodation
only” option.
Mobility
issues should be discussed with the travel agent before registering.
Travellers
wishing to share will be put
in touch with one another.
Package
includes:
11
nights double-share 4* accommodation
Daily
buffet breakfast
Premium
seats for 6 ballets
Transfer
by private luxury washroom- equipped coach Prague to Vienna
Day
excursion by private luxury coach to Bratislava
Day
excursion with guide by private luxury coach to Schonbrunn,
Heiligenkreuz, and
Mayerling.
Admission
to and private guided tours of Schönbrunn, Heiligenkreuz Abbey and
Mayerling
5
private guided walking tours:
Vienna,
Bratislava, Prague Old Town, Prague Castle and Cathedral, Prague
Mala Strana.
Admission
to and private guided tour of Albertina Museum permanent and
temporary exhibition and state rooms
Admission
to Prague Castle sights:
Old
Royal Palace, St. George Basilica, Golden Lane with Daliborka Tower,
and Cathedral
Three
3-course dinners, two 2-course dinners, two 2-course lunches
Beverages
with group meals (mineral water, tea or coffee, and 1 glass wine or
beer or soft drink)
Free
wifi in hotels
Ballet
enrichment program: ballet notes and informal pre-performance talks
and post-performance reviews with tour leader
All
taxes, tips for group activities, service fees, and surcharges
Not
included:
Airfare
Meals
and transfers not specifically mentioned in this itinerary
Items
of a personal nature, e.g. phone calls
Cancellation
insurance
and
hospital/medical insurance
All
items and activities listed as “optional” or “suggested” in
this brochure
Terms
and Conditions:
Non-refundable
deposit of CA$1750 per person is required at time of registration,
no
later than 27 October 2015,
to secure your space
for this package**.
Single
supplement, optional airfare (price available on request) and
optional cancellation and hospital/medical insurance also payable
at this time.
Final
payment due 8 March 2016, and total
package price is fully
non-refundable.
Added
hotel nights are fully non-refundable
All
cancellations must be received in writing at CWT Victor Travel to
the attention of Lucy Nati(lucy@cwtvictortravel.ca)
Manulife
out-of-province health insurance (for Ontario residents holding an
OHIP card) and trip cancellation insurance are available through
Victor Travel and STRONGLY RECOMMENDED. Price will vary according
to birthdate. Premium must accompany the deposit and is
non-refundable.
**Deposit
is fully refundable in the event of cancellation of the trip by the
travel agent
Disclaimer
Victor Travel acts only as agents for the traveller and accepts no responsibility for the services of any aircraft, bus, hotel, concert agencies, etc. used in this tour, nor any delays, loss or accident to travellers or baggage occasioned by such services. While the organizers will do everything possible to assist travellers, they similarly disclaim any such responsibility.
Victor Travel acts only as agents for the traveller and accepts no responsibility for the services of any aircraft, bus, hotel, concert agencies, etc. used in this tour, nor any delays, loss or accident to travellers or baggage occasioned by such services. While the organizers will do everything possible to assist travellers, they similarly disclaim any such responsibility.
The
right is reserved to cancel or modify the tour.
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