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Welcome!Europa 2016
Agenda for the Next Hour
• Why Travel?• Why Explorica? Who are they?• What is our itinerary?• Who should go?• What are the costs?• How do we register and when?• Will we meet again?
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Please sign in at the door with Mrs. Allan, and help yourself to a brochure. Thanks!
FYI…• Why Travel?– History / curriculum: “next best thing to being there is
being there…”– Language / culture– Life experience / independence/ Relationships
• Why Explorica?– 15 year track record– Excellent guides and good pre-trip service– 24/7 support on the road
• https://www.explorica.ca/
FYI…cont’d• Who gets to Go?
– Attitude is Everything– Maturity, fitness, flexibility, teachability
• How much will it Cost?– Advertised and actual costs
• When (and How) do we Register?– 2 weeks to get site up and running, participants in place– https://
www.explorica.ca/My-Account/My-Tours/TourCenter.aspx
• Will we meet again?– Yes, we’ll announce another meeting early in June for registrants
Itinerary
Italy & France March 20, 2016 - March 31, 2016
Included: Round-trip airfare, all transportation,
sightseeing tours and site visits, all hotels with private bathroom, breakfast and
dinner daily, full-time multi-lingual tour director. All-inclusive insurance available.
TOUR ITINERARY:
Day 1 Start Tour
Day 2 Ciao Rome› Meet your tour director and check into hotel› Rome city walk: Spanish Steps, Trevi
Fountain, Pantheon, Piazza Navona
Day 3 Pompeii Excursion› Pompeii guided excursion› Authentic trattoria dinner
Day 4 Rome Landmarks › Rome guided walking sightseeing tour with Whisper
headsets: Vatican Museums & Sistine Chapel visit, St. Peter’s Basilica visit, Colosseum visit, Piazza Venezia, Forum Romanum visit
› Ostia Lido visit
Day 5 Rome› Basilica San Clemente visit› Catacombs of San Calista visit
Day 6 Rome—Florence › Travel to Florence› Uffizi Gallery visit› Florence city walk
Day 7 Florence—Genoa › Duomo visit; Travel to Genoa
Day 8 Genoa—Provence › Avignon tour director-led sightseeing: See
Palais des Papes, Pont d'Avignon
Day 9 Provence Landmarks› Provence tour director-led sightseeing: Pont
du Gard visit, Visit Nîmes amphitheatre, Les Baux de Provence
Day 10 Provence—Paris › Travel to Paris on the TGV (Europe’s fastest
train)› Paris city walk: Île de la Cité, Notre Dame
Cathedral visit, Île St. Louis, Latin Quarter visit
› Visit Louvre› Dinner in Latin Quarter
Day 11 Paris Landmarks› Paris guided sightseeing tour: Arc de
Triomphe, Champs-Élysées, Eiffel Tower, Champ de Mars, École Militaire, Les Invalides, Conciergerie, Tuileries, Place Vendôme, Opera House
› Eiffel Tower ascent› Seine River cruise
Day 12 End Tour
Visit the Louvre!
Enjoy Italian Cuisine!
Cruise on the Seine River!3080 Yonge Street, Toronto, ON M4N 3N1 tel: 1.888.378.8845 fax:1.888.378.8846
Italy & France March 20, 2016 - March 31, 2016
Requirement:
Our destinations required a valid Canadian Passport at 99 days before departure. (most countries need a valid passport expiration date with at least 6 months
from your return date) Please make sure that travelers who do not hold a Canadian passport have the correct Visa or transfer visas. (including connection flights)
Sign up information will be posted on Monday 25 May
3080 Yonge Street, Toronto, ON M4N 3N1 tel: 1.888.378.8845 fax:1.888.378.8846
INCLUDED Round-trip airfare, all transportation, sightseeing tours and site visits, all hotels with private bathroom, breakfast and dinner daily, full-time multi-lingual tour director.
INVESTMENTTravellers under 23 years $4,185.00* +
*Please note that the total cost is already reflecting 75 discount by using voucher code: 75Spring before 05/31/2015+ Also note that this price does not include tips, lunches or spending money at airports, souvenir shops, rest areas, etc.
Only for limited time! Sign up before 05/31/2015 and pay $15 deposit on monthly automated Plan! * restrictions applies
REGISTRATION• After selection process (application, interview, background check) parents will be invited to
register on-line with Explorica.• The site will contain all the information about payment plans, itinerary, insurance, etc. All
money and payments except for tips and daily lunches is made on-line through Explorica.• We hope to have the site available and start registration by Monday 25 May 2015. Thank you!• Questions? Please email [email protected]
TRAVEL PROTECTION (optional)Travel Protection Plan: $12/day~Covers most on-tour emergencies*Travel Protection Plan Plus: $18/day~Same as above and includes a “Cancel for any Reason” benefit**Please go to www.explorica.ca for full details regarding the travel protection plans coverage.
FLEXIBLE PAYMENT PLANSMonthly Automated Plan: 1. $15 non-refundable deposit (and optional travel protection)
paid upon registration *After 05/31/2015 the deposit is $1952. Billed automatically to your credit card or chequing account3. Balance divided into equal monthly payments until 35 days prior
to departure with your chequing account only. 4. Credit cards until 65 days prior to departure. Full Payment Plan:
Pay in full at time of enrollment.3-Step Manual Plan (not automatic): 5. $195 non-refundable deposit (and optional travel protection)
paid upon registration6. 30 days after registration, 2nd payment of $600 is due7. Remainder balance due 99 days prior to departure
