Escape No 8 this week's escape - if you are looking at an old newsletter please call us at 403277-6884 or email info@southtravel.ca
INDEPENDENT TRAVEL – LONDON, PARIS, BARCELONA & MADRID
This 12 night package to London, Paris, Barcelona, and Madrid includes your hotel reservations, daily breakfast, sightseeing, and transportation between cities with transfers. Plus, you have the services of a Local Host in each city. This "friend in the city" is on hand throughout your stays to answer questions, offer suggestions, and help ensure your vacation runs smoothly.
Your vacation begins when you arrive in London, where your Local Host will greet you with a warm welcome and a set of materials to help you get settled and familiar with the city. And it's not just London…on the day you arrive in each city, your Local Host will be waiting for you to help you get settled and to give you a Destination Guide full of useful information. Also included in each city is sightseeing with an expert local, someone who will share insider stories and who knows the fascinating history of the attractions you’ll see on your sightseeing tour.
29 April 2020 per person Cdn $3951
Includes: 3 night moderate accommodations in each city Local Host & Destination Guides with city maps Buffet breakfast daily Guided sightseeing Travel by high-speed Eurostar train (Standard class) London to Paris ( ask about upgrading to first class ) flight from Paris to Barcelona with transfers high-speed AVE train (first class) from Barcelona to Madrid transfers to/from train stations Taxes
SIGHTSEEING HIGHLIGHTS:
In London, sightseeing includes the famous landmarks, such as Big Ben and Westminster Abbey, where Kate Middleton and Prince William were married. You’ll go inside St. Paul's Cathedral, the iconic cathedral where Lady Diana and Prince Charles were married, before arriving in time for the Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace.
In Paris, your sightseeing includes its famous landmarks, such as the Arc de Triomphe and the Champs-Elysées. Capture photos of the Eiffel Tower. You’ll also go to Notre Dame Cathedral, where you’ll see its amazing 13th-century, stained-glass Rose Window, and the Louvre, the world's most visited art museum. Here, you’ll see Da Vinci's Mona Lisa and other amazing treasures.
In Barcelona, your exclusive sightseeing includes works by the famous architect Gaudí, including Casa Batlló and the unfinished La Sagrada Familia Basilica. This basilica was started over 130 years ago and still is not completed!
Your guided sightseeing with a local expert in Madrid includes its famous landmarks, such as the Parliament and the Plaza de España. You’ll also visit the Prado Museum, one of the world’s best-endowed museums with paintings by Spanish artists as well as renowned masters such as El Greco, Velázquez, and Goya. And don't worry—the inside visits included in each city feature VIP access, which means you get to skip the lines!
Don’t forget…your vacation includes transportation between the cities. You'll travel through the Chunnel, an engineering marvel, on the high-speed Eurostar train, and from Madrid, you’ll travel first-class on the high-speed AVE train.
