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 Tours en l'air Ballet Holidays

In partnership with

CWT Victor Travel

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

TICO Ontario registration #1892647

presents

escorted by

Canada's Word Lady,

Katherine Barber

Paris and Amsterdam

in Tulip Time

(day trips to Giverny, Ghent, and The Hague)

29 March – 9 April 2020

12 days, 11 nights

4 ballet performances

Sunday March 29 PARIS

Arrive Paris. Check into the 4-star Citadines Opera Paris, 10 minutes walk from the Opera Garnier.

Monday March 30 PARIS

Evening: Two-course welcome dinner before performance of Paris Opera Ballet School: Coppelia at the historic Palais Garnier Opera House.

Tuesday March 31 PARIS

Day at leisure. 
 

Wednesday April 1 PARIS

Day at leisure. Evening: Paris Opera Ballet all-Balanchine: Concerto Barocco, The Four Temperaments, Serenade.

Thursday April 2 PARIS

Day trip by private coach to Claude Monet's house and garden at Giverny. Lunch. Private guided tour of the Musée des Impressionnismes. Return to Paris. Evening at leisure.

Friday April 3

PARIS – GHENT - AMSTERDAM

8 am: Check out of hotel. Transfer by luxury washroom-equipped private coach to Amsterdam. Noon: Arrive in the picturesque medieval city of Ghent, Belgium. 12-minute cruise by private boat along the canal to central Ghent. Two-course lunch, followed by private guided 90-minute walking tour of historic Ghent, with a visit to St. Bavo's Cathedral and van Eyck's masterpiece “The Adoration of the Mystic Lamb”. Free time to stock up on Belgian chocolate or stroll along the canals.

5 pm: Depart Ghent for Amsterdam

830 pm: Arrive at 4-star Manor Hotel Amsterdam.

Saturday April 4 AMSTERDAM

Morning: Private guided tour of the highlights of the Rijksmuseum. Rest of day at leisure.

Sunday April 5 AMSTERDAM

Day at leisure.

Monday April 6 AMSTERDAM

Morning: Visit to Dutch National Ballet. Watch company class and tour the backstage costume and wig workshops. Afternoon at leisure. Evening: 3-course dinner.
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Tuesday April 7 AMSTERDAM

Day at leisure. Evening: performance of Dutch National Ballet mixed program: Four Seasons (Dawson), Yugen (Wayne McGregor), new Juanjo Arques.

Wednesday April 8 AMSTERDAM

Day trip to Keukenhof and The Hague

Morning: Depart by private coach for the spectacular Keukenhof Garden, 32 hectares of spring flowers blooming from over 7 million bulbs, with a total of 800 varieties of tulip.

1030 am: depart Keukenhof for The Hague. Private guided tour of Mauritshuis Museum, home of Vermeer's Girl with a Pearl Earring. Time to stroll around The Hague's historic centre district. Farewell dinner before evening performance of Nederlands Dans Theater 2 mixed program.

10 pm (approx): Depart The Hague by private coach and return directly to hotel.

11 pm (approx): Arrive hotel

Thursday April 9

Check out of hotel and depart Amsterdam

GROUP SIZE LIMITED TO 22!

Total Package CA$5300 per person

based on double occupancy

Single supplement: CA$1999

All prices valid till October 8, 2019

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

TO BOOK

Contact Anna Buchnea at

CWT Victor Travel

(416) 736-6010 x. 280

toll-free 1-866-699-0199

or anna@victours.ca

Package includes:

11 nights double-share accommodation

Daily breakfast

Premium seats for 4 ballets

Transfer by private luxury coach from Paris to Amsterdam, with sightseeing stop in Ghent

Private guided walking tour of Ghent and canal boat cruise

Day excursion by private luxury coach to Giverny

Admission to Monet's house and garden with private guided tour of Musée des Impressionnismes in Giverny

Day excursion by private luxury coach to Keukenhof and The Hague

Admission to Keukenhof

Admission and Private guided tour of Mauritshuis Museum, The Hague

Admission and Private guided tour of Rijksmuseum

Three 3-course meals, two 2-course meals

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

4-day tram pass for Amsterdam

Wireless audio tour guide system for guided tours

Ballet enrichment program: ballet notes 

 

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

LAND-ONLY PACKAGE allows you the flexibility to arrange travel from your most convenient departure point,

on the dates and times you prefer,

to use your frequent flyer points,

or to extend your stay if you wish.

Victor Travel's experienced agents

will be happy to assist you with

flight arrangements.

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$1750 per person is required at time of booking, no later than October 8, 2019, to secure your space for this package. Single supplement (if applicable), any add-ons or upgrades, & optional cancellation and medical insurance must also be paid at time of booking

Final payment due 5 February 2020. Total package price is fully non-refundable if you cancel.

Added hotel nights are fully non-refundable

All cancellations must be received in writing at Carlson Wagonlit Victor Travel to the attention of Anna Buchnea (anna@victours.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 $1750 plus single supplement and upgrades 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;

or
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$5300 based on a

50-year-old traveller is CA$393.66

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:

email toursenlair@gmail.com

phone: 416.693.4496

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. 

The right is reserved to cancel or modify the tour.

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What happy ballet lovers have to say about Tours en l'air

"My most sincere thank you to you Katherine for a superb trip

filled with outstanding ballet,

wonderful side adventures, surprises, friendship and good cheer -- all due to your excellent planning."

A. H., 2012

"Just wanted to say the trip to Germany was fantastic. I have been on many ballet trips and this was the best thought out and best organised I have ever been on. Thank you so much. I had a wonderful time and I hope to travel with you many times in the future." - V. B., 2018