final meeting information

Tour information packet for group leaders
Prepared for Lesley Liversidge
France and Spain
Tour Centre ID: Liversidge-746
March 10, 2016 - March 23, 2016
IMPORTANT PHONE NUMBERS FOR CANADIAN TRAVELLERS
Emergency Phone Number: 1.617.210.6194
International Tours: 1.888.378.8845 (Toll-free within Canada)
1.416.485.1200 (Outside Canada)
USA & Canada Tours: 1.888.378.8845 (Toll-free within Canada)
1.416.485.1200 (Outside Canada)
Customer Service:
1.888.378.8845, select option #3 (Toll-free within Canada)
Itinerary
Day 1 Start tour
Mar 10, 2016
LUFTHANSA 493
(VANCOUVER) Mar 10, 2016 1:25PM
(FRANKFURT) Mar 11, 2016 8:20AM
LUFTHANSA 1034
(FRANKFURT) Mar 11, 2016 12:20PM
(PARIS) Mar 11, 2016 1:35PM
Day 2 Bonjour Paris
Mar 11, 2016 - Mar 12, 2016
Meet your tour director and check into hotel
Paris city walk
Île de la Cité, Notre Dame Cathedral visit, Île St. Louis, Latin Quarter visit
Dinner in Latin Quarter: Le Marathon
Hotel: B&B Hotel Paris Malakoff
Day 3 Paris
Mar 12, 2016 - Mar 13, 2016
Paris guided sightseeing tour
Arc de Triomphe, Champs-Élysées, Eiffel Tower, Champ de Mars, École Militaire, Les Invalides,
Conciergerie, Tuileries, Place Vendôme, Opera House
Versailles guided excursion
State Apartments, Hall of Mirrors, Gardens of Versailles
Dinner: L’Auberge du Pere Louis
Hotel: B&B Hotel Paris Malakoff
Day 4 Paris
Mar 13, 2016 - Mar 14, 2016
Visit Louvre
Montmartre tour director-led sightseeing
Sacre Couer visit
Dinner: Flam’s Colisée
Hotel: B&B Hotel Paris Malakoff
Day 5 Paris
Mar 14, 2016 - Mar 15, 2016
Eiffel Tower ascent
Free Time in Gallerie Lafayette
Opera Garnier guided visit
Seine River cruise
Dinner: Entrecote les Halles
Hotel: B&B Hotel Paris Malakoff
Day 6 Paris—Nice
Mar 15, 2016 - Mar 16, 2016
Travel to Nice on the TGV (Europe’s fastest train)
Monaco & Èze tour director-led sightseeing
Prince’s Palace, parfumerie visit in Èze
Dinner: Piccola Italia
Hotel Nicea
Day 7 Nice
Mar 16, 2016 - Mar 17, 2016
Nice tour director-led sightseeing
Vieux Nice, Promenade des Anglais
St. Paul de Vence excursion
Dinner ??
Hotel Nicea
Day 8 Nice—Provence
Mar 17, 2016 - Mar 18, 2016
Travel to Provence via Aix-en-Provence & Orange
Orange Roman Theatre visit
RESTAURANT LE CINTRA AVIGNON
Hotel Adonis Avignon
Day 9 Provence
Mar 18, 2016 - Mar 19, 2016
Provence tour director-led sightseeing
Avignon, Pont du Gard visit, Visit Nîmes amphitheatre, Les Baux de Provence
Ancient History Museum visit
Dinner: Bistrot Romain
Hotel Adonis Avignon
Day 10 Provence—Carcassonne
Mar 19, 2016 - Mar 20, 2016
Travel to Carcassonne
Carcassonne Treasure Hunt
La Table Ronde
Hotel Adonis la Barbacane Carcassonne
Day 11 Carcassonne--Barcelona
Mar 20, 2016 - Mar 21, 2016
Travel to Barcelona via Figueres
Salvador Dalí Theater Museum visit
Dinner: Marina Moncho's
Hotel Ibis Barcelona 22@
Day 12 Barcelona
Mar 21, 2016 - Mar 22, 2016
Barcelona guided sightseeing tour
Gaudí’s Sagrada Família, Montjuïc Hill, Park Güell visit
Dinner: Costa Gallega
Hotel Ibis Barcelona 22@
Day 13 Barcelona
Mar 22, 2016 - Mar 23, 2016
Barcelona city walk
Dinner: Mercat de la Boquería, Las Ramblas, Columbus Monument
Flamenco evening
Dinner: El Chipiron de Moncho's
Hotel Ibis Barcelona 22@
Day 14 End tour
March 23
LUFTHANSA 1139
(BARCELONA) Mar 23, 2016 6:00AM
(FRANKFURT) Mar 23, 2016 8:20AM
LUFTHANSA 492
(FRANKFURT) Mar 23, 2016 10:20AM
(VANCOUVER) Mar 23, 2016 12:30PM
TripMate Contact Details:
Explorica's insurance options are administered by TripMate.
Plan inquiry prior to departure
1.800.888.7292
Website: www.tripmate.com/wpF433C
Your plan number is F433C
Plan assistance while on Tour (if you have purchased Travel Protection)
1.800.555.9095 (Within USA and Canada)
1.603.894.4710 call collect
On Call Group Number: F433C
Certificate of Coverage:
Please review and print the Certificate of Coverage at: www.tripmate.com/wpF433C
Final meeting information:
Daily budget and $$ on the trip:
Tipping:
On international tours, it is customary to tip your full-time Tour Director a minimum of 4 euros/
day and your bus driver 2 euros / day.
We will have local tour guide and short term bus drivers as well. Fees and tips for these people
are covered by our school based account.
Student tip envelopes - to be kept in your suitcases until we are in Carcassonne.
Tour director 12 days x 4 euros = 48 euros
Bus driver 7 days x 2 euros = 14 euros
Total = 62 euros / student
If the kids have 60 euros in their tip envelope I will cover the other 2 euros / student.
Packing and Airport security:
Safety and Supervision:
Phone trees:
Departure and pick up information: