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Below is the brochure. Please get in touch ASAP if you want to experience this great trip.
Bear in mind that price is quoted in CANADIAN dollars. The US$ equivalent will be about 25% less.
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
Berlin
and Dresden
13
- 21 April 2016
9
days, 8 nights
4
ballet performances
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| Sanssouci Palace |
Wednesday
April 13 BERLIN
Arrive
Berlin. Check into the superior 4-star Arcotel John F hotel in the
Unter den Linden district of central Berlin, 10 minutes walk from the
Komische Oper.
Thursday
April 14 BERLIN
Morning:
Day excursion to Potsdam (45 minutes from Berlin) by private coach to
see the magnificent Unesco World Heritage Sanssouci Palace, home of
Frederick the Great, followed by 2-hour private guided coach tour of
the highlights of Berlin. Evening: 3-course welcome dinner before
Berlin
State Ballet performance: Nacho Duato's Multiplicity,
Forms of Silence and
Emptiness, set
to music by J.S. Bach.
Friday
April 15 BERLIN
Day
at leisure. Evening: 3-course dinner before Berlin
State Ballet performance: Romeo and
Juliet
(Cranko).
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| Brandenburg
Gate, Berlin |
Saturday
April 16 BERLIN
Day at leisure.
Evening: buffet dinner before Berlin State
Ballet performance: Giselle
Sunday
April 17 BERLIN-DRESDEN
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| Dresden
Semperoper Ballet Sleeping Beauty ©
Costin Radu |
Check
out of hotel. Morning at leisure. Mid-afternoon: Transfer by private
coach to Dresden (approx. 2 ½ hours). Check in to five-star
Swissotel Dresden am Schloss, 5 minute walk from opera house.
2-course dinner before evening performance of
Semperoper Ballet Dresden Sleeping
Beauty.
Monday
April 18 DRESDEN
Morning: Private
guided walking tour of historic Dresden, with a visit to the “Green
Vault” priceless treasure chamber of the Saxon dukes. Rest of day
at leisure.
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| Semperoper
Dresden |
Tuesday
April 19 DRESDEN
Attend
daily ballet class and working rehearsals of Dresden Semperoper
Ballet. Private guided tour of the spectacular Semperoper.
Evening at leisure.
Wednesday
April 20 DRESDEN
Day
trip to MEISSEN
Morning:
depart by train for Meissen (45 minutes from Dresden), where
Europeans first discovered the secret to making porcelain in 1708.
Guided tour of the Meissen Porcelain demonstration workshops and
museum. Time for lunch, then 90-minute walking tour of historic
Meissen. Return to Dresden. Rest of afternoon at leisure. Evening:
3-course farewell dinner.
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| Meissen |
Thursday
April 21 DRESDEN
Check
out of hotel and depart Dresden
GROUP
SIZE LIMITED TO 20!
Total
Package CA$3298 per person
based
on double occupancy
Single
supplement: CA$675
All
prices valid till 26 August 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
LAND-ONLY
PACKAGE 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 assist you with
flight
arrangements.
Package
includes:
8
nights double-share accommodation
Daily
breakfast
Premium
seats for 4 ballets
Transfer
by private luxury coach from Berlin to Dresden
Day
excursion by private luxury coach to Potsdam with private tour guide
Private
guided bus tour of Berlin
Admission
to Sanssouci Palace
Day
excursion by train to Meissen
Private
guided walking tours of Dresden, Meissen, and the Meissen porcelain
workshops
Visit
to Semperoper Ballet daily class and rehearsals, and private guided
tour of Semperoper opera house
Four
3-course dinners; one 2-course dinner
Beverages
with group meals (mineral water, tea or coffee, and 1 glass wine or
beer or soft drink)
Tips
for group meals, bus excursions, and guides
Free
wifi in hotels
Ballet
enrichment program: ballet notes and informal pre-performance talks
and post-performance reviews with tour leader
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 in this brochure
Terms
and Conditions:
Non-refundable
deposit of CA$1750 per person is required at time of registration,
no later than 26
August 2015,
to secure your space for this package**.
Single
supplement, optional airfare (price available on request) and
optional cancellation and hospital/medical insurance are also
payable at this time.
Final
payment due 24 February 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.
**The
deposit is fully refundable in the event of cancellation of the trip
by the travel agent
This
program must be sold as a package. Extra hotel nights can be added on
(subject to availability), but we cannot offer individual components
separately or break the package into shorter installments. As a
significant benefit of the Tours en l'air package is sharing the
complete experience with those with common interests, we do not offer
an “accommodation only” option.
Travellers
wishing to share will be
put
in touch with one another.
Mobility
issues should be discussed with the travel agent before registering
What
the critics say:
“Semperoper
Ballett, under the direction of Aaron S. Watkin, is a company
that
can take anything on.”
Deborah
Weiss, Dance Europe, July
2015
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Meissen
porcelain
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For
more information about this trip:
email:
toursenlair@gmail.com
phone:
416.693.4496
