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$1982
(non-member:
$2082)
Single Room–add
$621
Activity
Level:
70% Easy;
30% Moderate
TOUR INCLUDES:
• Services of WTT Tour Leader and local guides
• Breakfast daily, and 2 dinners
• Tour of London and Paris
• Train from London to Paris
• Transfers from London hotel to train station and from train station to Paris hotel.
• Time to explore on your own with
suggestions from the WTT tour leader
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Lodging:
London: Harrington Hall Hotel (4*) or similar
Paris:
Melia Alexander (4*) or
similar
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Air Information
Travelers will make their own air reservations and are requested to
arrive and depart as follows:
Arrival
Airport:
London Heathrow (LHR). A
Fast-train connects the airport to London.
Tour Begins:
At
the hotel
in London at 12:30pm on
Sunday, 11 April
(You will depart the US on 10 April)
Departure Airport: Paris
- Charles DeGaulle Airport (CDG).
Tour Ends:
At
the hotel in Paris on Saturday, 17 April. Depart at your convenience but no
later than 12 noon.
Early Arrival:
If you wish
to arrive into London a day early WTT can make your hotel reservation for you. The
room cost for this tour will be:
$95
dbl / $172sgl
Late Arrival: If
you wish to stay an extra night in Paris, WTT can make your hotel reservation for you. The
room cost for this tour will be:
$185
dbl / $325 sgl
Special Notes Regarding this Trip:
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You will need a valid passport for this trip. Check your expiration date. It cannot expire less than 6 months after your travel completes.
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To explore
London
and Paris during your free time requires walking and use of the subway system
or other public transportation.
- Public city tours (not private tours) may be used in both London and Paris.
Not Included in the Price of this Tour:
· Air from your home to the tour
starting point and return,
. Airport transfers
. Transportation during
unscheduled (free) time.
. Baggage Handling
· Meals and activities not specified in
the itinerary,
· Any personal expenses, and any
guide gratuities.
Travel and Cancellation Policies:
· A copy of the complete WTT travel policies can be found at:
Policies
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Sunday, 11 April: Arrive
London; City Tour; Welcome Dinner
The tour begins in the lobby of the hotel at 12:30pm. Transferring to the
hotel is easy to accomplish using the high-speed train to Piccadilly
Station in London. From Piccadilly Station the hotel is a short cab ride
away.
If you arrive earlier
in the day, the WTT tour leader will be at the hotel to greet you and to
make suggestions as how to best use your time before the group meeting.
Our city tour will depart from the hotel at 1:00pm and we'll see the
sights of London today. Upon return to the hotel relax or go out for a
bite to eat with the tour leader who will be going to a local pub for
light bite to eat on this first day in London.
Our home in
London is the 4 star Harrington Hall Hotel in the stylish area of
Knightsbridge. From the hotel you have easy walking access to Hyde Park, Buckingham Palace, shops, restaurants, pubs,
the subway, and
many other sights.
Monday, 12 April:
Full Day in London
After breakfast your WTT tour leader will be available to make
suggestions for your day. Since our hotel is close to Buckingham Palace
you can walk there and see the changing of the guards. Do some shopping, sightseeing, museum hopping, theater,
or
markets. The WTT tour leader will have a sightseeing itinerary if
you wish to spend the day with her. This evening would be a good time to
see a play if you are interested. (B)
Tuesday, 13 April: Full Day
in London
Meet your WTT tour leader in the hotel lobby for suggestions on
how best to use your last day in London. This is an excellent
opportunity to venture
outside the city. There are several public tour companies that offer day trips
to Windsor Castle, Stonehenge, Oxford, and many other well-know places.
We will gather later this evening and have dinner together at the hotel. (B,
D)
Wednesday, 14
April: Eurostar Train to Paris. Afternoon city tour
Today we
are up early to catch the Euro Star train to Paris. This 2 1/2 hour train trip will go
under the English Channel and emerge in the France countryside before
ending in Paris. After arriving in Paris we will be picked up at the rail
station by coach and enjoy a city tour that
concludes at the hotel. The rest of the day is yours to explore Paris. (B)
Our home in Paris is the lovely 4 star Melia
Alexander, located in an elegant residential area of Paris and close
to the famous Champs Elysées and the Victor Hugo Square with its
Fountains. The hotel is in walking distance to the Arc de Triomphe,
the Eiffel Tower, and the Seine river.
Thursday, 15 April: Full
Day in Paris
The WTT tour leader will be in the hotel lobby to offer suggestions
on how to best use your day in Paris. She will have
a sightseeing itinerary if you wish to spend the day with her. Today would
be a good day to venture outside the city to visit the Palace of Versailles, home of
Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette, or Giverney and home of Claude Monet, or
even a visit to the chateaus of the Loire Valley. Several public tour companies offer
excursions to these sights
on a daily basis. This evening is free.
(B)
Friday, 16 April: Full
Day in Paris; Farewell Dinner.
Meet your WTT tour leader in the hotel lobby for suggestions on
how to best use your last day in Paris. This day would be idea to
visit the Louver, climb the Eiffel Tower, or take a boat ride on the
Seine River. This evening we will have
dinner together and say farewell to a lovely city and new friends. (B, D)
Saturday, 17
April:
Return home from Paris
Depending on when your flight departs, you may have time for a last walk
around the city. The WTT tour leader will assist in coordinating
transfers to the airport. Our hotel is located near the Arc de
Triumph
stop for the Air France Shuttle, providing convenient, comfortable and reasonably
priced transfer services to the airport. (B)
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