Dresden Berlin Hamburg Ballet Trip Now Booking SIGNUP DEADLINE 8 DECEMBER

Hamburg. Photo by Patrick Baum on Unsplash

 

Presented in partnership with Carlson Wagonlit Victor Travel

101 - 8800 Dufferin Street, Concord, ON L4K 0C5

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Tours en l'air Ballet Holidays

escorted by

Canada's Word Lady,

Katherine Barber

presents

Dresden, Berlin, and Hamburg

29 June – 9 July 2018

11 days, 10 nights

6 ballet performances by four major ballet companies

BALLET-LOVERS' BUCKET LIST

♥ The Hamburg Ballet performing works by John Neumeier

♥ Neumeier's Illusions...like Swan Lake

♥ Jerome Robbins' Dances at a Gathering

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Semperoper Dresden

Friday June 29 DRESDEN

Arrive in spectacular Dresden. Check in to 5-star Hyperion Hotel Dresden am Schloss, 5-minute walk from opera house.

Saturday June 30 DRESDEN

Attend daily ballet class and working rehearsals of Dresden Semperoper Ballet. Afternoon: private guided walking tour of beautiful historic Dresden. Three-course welcome dinner.

Sunday July 1 DRESDEN

Morning at leisure. Afternoon: one-hour guided visit to the mind-boggling “Green Vault” priceless treasure chamber of the Saxon dukes. Rest of afternoon at leisure.

6 pm: performance of Dresden Semperoper Ballet: Gods and Dogs (Kylian), Heatscape (Peck), Political Mother (Schechter) at the palatial opera house. Three-course dinner.

Brandenburg Gate, Berlin

Monday July 2 DRESDEN – BERLIN

Morning: check out of hotel. Transfer by private coach to Berlin (approx. 2½ hours).

2-hour private guided coach tour of Berlin. Mid-afternoon: check into the superior 4-star Arcotel John F hotel in the Unter den Linden district of central Berlin. 3-course dinner before Berlin State Ballet: Don Quixote.

Tuesday July 3 BERLIN

Day at leisure. Suggested activities: Visit one or more of the museums on Berlin's famous Museum Island, about 5 minutes walk from the hotel. Evening: 3-course dinner.

Sanssouci Palace

Wednesday July 4 BERLIN – HAMBURG  

Morning: Check out of hotel. Transfer by luxury private coach to Potsdam (1 hour from Berlin). Private guided tour of the magnificent Unesco World Heritage Sanssouci Palace, home of Frederick the Great, and Cecilienhof Palace, the site of the Potsdam conference to end the Second World War. Afternoon: continue by express train (1 ½ hours) to Hamburg. Check in to Scandic Hotel Emporio Hamburg, a short walk from the Opera House. Evening: 3-course dinner before National Ballet of Canada performance: Dreamers Ever Leave You (Binet), Emergence (Pite), The Man in Black (Kudelka)

Colonnaden, Hamburg

Thursday July 5 HAMBURG

Morning: 2-hour walking tour of central Hamburg. Afternoon at leisure. Recommended activity: take a hop-on hop-off bus tour of Hamburg and its port or discover Hamburg's many canals on a boat tour. Take a tour through the City Hall or visit the chocolate museum. Go shopping along the elegant Colonnaden. Evening: Hamburg Ballet performance of John Neumeier's brilliant reinterpretation of Swan Lake.

Friday July 6 HAMBURG

day trip to LÜBECK

Morning: depart by train for the Unesco World Heritage medieval town of Lübeck (45 minutes from Hamburg). 2-hour walking tour, followed by free time to shop for or indulge in the famous local Niederegger marzipan. Late afternoon: return by train to Hamburg. Evening: Hamburg Ballet performance: Beethoven Project (Neumeier)

Market Square, Bremen

Saturday July 7 HAMBURG

Day trip to BREMEN

Morning: depart by train for Bremen (1 h 10 minutes from Hamburg), Germany's oldest maritime city, with one of its most beautiful market squares. 2-hour private guided walking tour of the old town followed by free time to explore. Mid-afternoon: return to Hamburg. Evening: Hamburg Ballet all-Robbins performance: The Concert, Dances at a Gathering.

Fischauktionshalle, Hamburg

Sunday July 8 HAMBURG

Day at leisure. Suggested activities: enjoy Hamburg's lively fish market (not just fish: fruit and vegetables, flowers, clothing, souvenirs...), a Sunday morning tradition since 1703. Visit the art galleries, go for a stroll in the botanical garden,or take a guided tour through the spectacular new Elbphilharmonie concert hall. Evening: Farewell three-course dinner.

Monday July 9 HAMBURG

Check out of hotel and depart Hamburg.

GROUP SIZE LIMITED TO 20!

SIGNUP DEADLINE 8 DECEMBER 2017

Total Package CA$4500 per person

based on double occupancy

Single supplement: CA$1000

TO BOOK

Call Eric Moe at CWT Victor Travel (416) 736-6010

toll-free 1-866-699-0199

All prices valid till 8 December 2017

You may use RBC reward points or RBC certificates towards the purchase of any or all components of these arrangements

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.

Dresden

Package includes:

10 nights double-share accommodation

Daily breakfast

Premium seats for 6 ballets

Watch daily class or rehearsals at Dresden Semperoper Ballet

Transfer by private luxury coach from Dresden to Berlin

Private guided coach tour of Berlin

Excursion by private luxury coach to Potsdam

Admission to Sanssouci Palace and Cecilienhof Palace with private tour

Train transfer from Berlin to Hamburg

Day excursions by train to Lübeck and Bremen

Private guided walking tours of Dresden (including admission to “Green Vault”), Hamburg, Lübeck, and Bremen

Visit to Dresden Semperoper Ballet daily class and rehearsals

Six 3-course dinners

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 or suggested in this brochure

Terms and Conditions:

This program is only 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 instalments, 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.

Non-refundable deposit of CA$1700 per person is required at time of booking, no later than 8 December 2017, to secure your space for this package. Single supplement & optional cancellation and medical insurance must also be paid at time of booking

Final payment due 7 May 2018. Total package price is fully non-refundable if you cancel.

All cancellations must be received in writing at CWT Victor Travel to the attention of Eric Moe (ericm@cwtvictortravel.ca)

Passports and any entry visas are the responsibility of the traveller and should be valid for at least 6 months after the date of the expected return. Even if in possession of these documents, entry into another country may still be refused.

If Your Booking is Changed by You: If you request a change to a booking more than 45 days prior to departure, it is subject to a $50 administration fee (including H.S.T.). A name correction, change of name or change of departure date requested within 45 days of departure makes the booking subject to full applicable cancellation charges as set out below. Once travel has commenced, no changes to the booking are permitted.

If You Cancel Your Booking: The following cancellation charges apply, as of the date on which we are informed of your cancellation (date of departure is excluded when calculating these cancellation charges):

More than 45 days: deposit of $2000 plus single supplement if applicable

0-44 days: 100% of total price

Cancellation charges include H.S.T. and are effective from the day we record your cancellation request. We reserve the right to re-sell any cancelled services, tickets, etc. without a refund to you.

If Your Booking is Changed by Us: This tour is prepared months in advance, and occasionally a part of it has to be modified or is not available. On occasion, even after your booking is confirmed, we may have to make changes to your requested arrangements. Most changes will be minor, however, we may need to make a major change prior to your departure. Major changes include:

1. change of departure or return by more than 24 hours;
2. change of accommodation and/or accommodation standard;
3. increase in your costs in excess of 7% (unless government imposed); and
4. change of route requiring additional traveler identification or documentation without sufficient time to obtain this documentation before departure

If we make a major change, we will advise you as soon as possible, and you may then:

a. accept the change as offered;
b. select an alternate tour with Us based on availability and the applicable price; or
c. cancel your trip completely with a refund of the price paid, minus the non-refundable deposit.

Sometimes the hotel reserved is not available due to unexpected maintenance or overbooking, and a substitute hotel of equal or greater quality will be provided. If the hotel standard is downgraded and you accept the change as offered, a refund for any difference in price will be issued. We reserve the right to change published prices without notice and/or to pass on government imposed taxes, transportation related fees or surcharges including those for fuel or currency fluctuations to you.

Force Majeure: We may not be able to refund you in full for some or all changes made because of war or threat of war, riots, civil disturbances, terrorist activity, industrial disputes, natural and nuclear disasters, fire, weather causing beach erosion, epidemics or health risks, technical or mechanical problems with transport, flight delays due to weather, government action, closed or congested airports or seaports, supplier insolvency and any events beyond our direct control.

Tour Escort: If the tour escort is unable to accompany the tour, she will be replaced and the tour will go ahead as scheduled.

It is Not the Same Away From Home: As Canadians, we enjoy a very high standard of living. In other parts of the world, uninterrupted supply of water and electricity, the local health conditions, levels of security and standards of food and drink differ from those we enjoy at home.

 

Travel Insurance

IT IS STRONGLY RECOMMENDED that

Manulife out-of-province health insurance

and trip cancellation insurance be

purchased. It is available through CWT

Victor Travel. Payment of the premium

must accompany the deposit and is nonrefundable.

You have the choice of purchasing

Manulife Insurance from CWT Victor

Travel. Alternatively, if you have your

own coverage, we require proof of

coverage from you stating the name of

the insurer and the policy number as well

as emergency contact number.

Non-medical Cancellation Insurance is

strongly recommended. Information

regarding out-of-province medical &

cancellation insurance is available

through CWT Victor Travel.

Estimated cost on fully non-refundable

land arrangements of CA$4500 based on a

50-year-old traveler is CA$339.12

including taxes. Price will vary based on

age and state of health.

If you do not wish to purchase Travel

Insurance, you must fill out and sign the

Liability Release Form which we provide

for you.

For more information about this trip, contact Katherine Barber

:

email: toursenlair@gmail.com

phone: 416.693.4496