MONTECARLO toPARIS

24 DAY FLY/CRUISE/LAND PACKAGE Including a luxury , Rhône & Moselle River Cruise 21 Sep - 14 Oct 14

2014 Join our Founder and Chairman Chris Paulsen and his wife Maureen as hosts on this stunning journey. A memorable three-night stay in stunning Monte Carlo sets the scene for the journey ahead. Monte Carlo’s location is spectacular, tucked between French medieval villages and the Alps. On your luxury river cruise you’ll explore the colourful world of Van Gogh; discover cultural and historical treasures; and experience ancient grandeur and natural splendours as you cruise three of Europe’s most incredible rivers – the Rhine, Rhône & Moselle. Your journey ends with three fun-fi lled nights in Paris!

INCLUSIONS

Your 24 day holiday price includes: • Economy airfare from AKL/WLG/CHC to Nice and return from Paris • Three nights at the Fairmont Monte Carlo • Fourteen nights cruising on luxurious Aria River Ships • Three nights at the Hôtel du Louvre, Paris • 20 breakfasts (B), 13 lunches (L) and 16 dinners (D) • All meals while cruising starting with champagne breakfast each morning • Complimentary beverages served at your discretion while cruising* • Captain’s Gala Welcome Dinner • Transfers, port taxes, air taxes and tipping included

Freedom of Choice Sightseeing Inclusions – Choose your activity in these locations: • Arles – visit Les Baux de Provence & explore a working olive mill and farm; or visit the olive farm & tour Saint Paul de Mausole Asylum • Avignon – tour the Palace of the Popes; or see the Pont du Gard and visit Uzès • Tournon – visit Eden Parc Garden; head to Boucieu-le-Roi and explore its local market; or enjoy a bicycle ride • Lyon – enjoy a city tour and visit Parc de la Tête d’Or; take a bicycle tour along the banks of the Rhône River; or a guided culinary walk of Lyon • Breisach – visit Colmar in France; or explore the Black Forest region in • Rüdesheim – visit a musical instrument museum; enjoy a winery visit; or ride a gondola over the Rhine Valley • Cochem – explore the town on a guided bicycle ride; or enjoy a walking tour and visit Reichsburg Castle • Cologne – take a walking tour; or enjoy a bicycle tour from • Amsterdam – Guided canal boat cruise and explore the fl ower markets; visit the Van Gogh Museum; take a bicycle tour; or enjoy an excursion to Zaanse Schans windmill village • Paris – take a walking tour of Montmartre and see Sacré-Coeur Basilica; discover the city’s off-the-beaten-paths aboard your very own 2CV driven by a knowledgeable chauffeur; enjoy the outdoors on a guided tour with Segways; or join a French cooking class at the Atelier des Dens

Signature Experiences included: • Explore the artist village of Saint-Paul de Vence and enjoy a special lunch • In Grignan, head out in search of truffl es with the dogs on a local truffl e farm, including truffl e tasting • Visit a charming family-owned winery in the Beaujolais region for a guided tour and tasting • Discover Speyer on a guided walking tour & visit a local family for morning tea • Explore the rooms and gardens of Burg Namedy castle at your leisure before a lavish royal banquet • An exciting evening at Paradis Latin including dinner and a spectacular cabaret show • A memorable farewell dinner cruise on the River Seine you may like to step out after dinner and go for a stroll. gondola for views over the Rhine Valley. Or explore the Itinerary BLD Rhine Gorge on what is known as the most beautiful Day 1 - Sun 21st September stretch of the Rhine. After dinner tonight, perhaps Day 9 - Mon 29th September Depart NZ. Board your Singapore Airlines flight via disembark in for a stroll. BLD Tournon, Freedom of Choice, Vienne. This morning Singapore & Frankfurt to Nice. perhaps visit Eden Parc garden and delight in its Day 16 - Mon 6th October Day 2 - Mon 22nd September fabulous views of Tournon. Or you may like to travel Cochem, Freedom of Choice, , by coach to the Ardèche Mountains and onto Arrive Nice. On arrival in Nice, you’ll be met and A Royal Invitation. Arrive in Cochem today, possibly Boucieu-le-Roi, where you’ll visit its local market. transferred to your hotel. Meet your hosts and fellow the prettiest town in the Moselle Valley. You may wish Another option is a bicycle tour through this guests at a Welcome Reception this evening. to explore the town on a walking tour, then visit the pretty region. Later today, cruise to Vienne Three night stay: Fairmont Monte Carlo in Deluxe Sea Reichsburg Castle perched on a hill overlooking and upon arrival this evening enjoy a tour. View Rooms. the town. Alternatively, enjoy a guided bicycle ride. BLD Afterwards, return to your ship and set off cruising along Day 3 - Tue 23rd September the Moselle River, a winding and picturesque waterway. Day 10 - Tue 30th September Monte Carlo. Explore Monte Carlo on a sightseeing tour Absorb the scenery of the Moselle Valley as you pass Belleville, Beaujolais Region, Lyon. Disembark this morning. Visit the Prince’s Palace of Monaco and landscapes of lush vineyards and rolling hills, then at Belleville this morning, where a tour will take you venture into the lavish State Apartments which feature cruise onto the Rhine River. Disembark in the 2,000 year- through the Baujolais wine region, the Pays d’Or or 15th-century frescoes and many spectacular rooms. The old town of Andernach and head to the 14th-century ‘land of the golden stones’ – named for the ochre rest of the day is at leisure to relax or explore some more. Burg Namedy Castle for a decadent evening of royal limestone of its homes and castles. After visiting the B delights. Princess Heide von Hohenzollern has opened medieval hilltop village of Oingt, head to a family the doors of her castle exclusively for APT guests. Enjoy Day 4 - Wed 24th September owned and run winery. Here, a member of the family time to wander the castle’s opulent rooms, hidden will take you on a tour and shed light on age-old Grasse, Saint-Paul de Vence. This morning, travel to nooks and manicured gardens. Later, savour a lavish traditions they employ to produce their wine. Enjoy a Grasse. A city surrounded by jasmine flowers and banquet prepared especially for APT guests. wine tasting then continue to Lyon. BLD roses, Grasse has been the capital of the perfume BLD industry since the Renaissance. Enjoy a guided tour Day 11 - Wed 1st October of the Fragonar perfumery, then continue to Saint Day 17 - Tue 7th October Lyon, Freedom of Choice. Today presents you with the Paul de Vence, a postcard-perfect hilltop village that’s Cologne, Freedom of Choice. In Cologne, enjoy a unique opportunity to experience Lyon, considered to home to artist workshops and impressive galleries. choice of included sightseeing options. Select from be the gastronomic centre of France. Perhaps take a Explore the village’s hidden gems and enjoy a special a variety of walking tours ranging from a historic city tour and visit Lyon’s expansive botanical gardens, lunch. Return to Monte Carlo later this afternoon. architecture tour or a chocolate tour. Alternatively, BL the Parc de la Tête d’Or. Alternatively take a guided take a bicycle tour from Bonn to Cologne. bicycle tour along the banks of the Rhône River to the BLD Day 5 - Thu 25th September pretty botanical gardens. Another option is a guided Nice, Arles (embark cruise). Depart Monte Carlo to culinary walk to explore Lyon’s fresh food markets. Day 18 - Wed 8th October travel to the exclusive Cap Ferrat Peninsula where you’ll BLD Amsterdam, Freedom of Choice. Perhaps take a canal cruise and glide past 17th-century homes, churches visit Villa Ephrussi de Rothschild, a historic palazzo. Tour Cross the Stunning Swiss Alps the magnificent themed gardens that surround this and merchant houses. Then visit Amsterdam’s famed art-laden mansion then continue to Nice and enjoy a Day 12 - Thu 2nd October flower market along the banks of the canal. Or visit walking tour. Continue your journey through Provence Lyon, Disembark, Basel, Embark Ship. Disembark the the Van Gogh Museum, home to the world’s largest to Arles where you board your luxurious river ship. MS AmaDagio for the last time in Lyon and journey by collection of Van Gogh paintings. Alternatively, take a Tonight, enjoy the Captain’s Gala Welcome Dinner. road via Switzerland’s beautiful Lake Geneva to Basel. bicycle tour, or perhaps an excursion to the village of BD Upon arrival board the MS AmaCello to cruise the Zaanse Scans, famous for its windmills. After a farewell Seven nights: APT’s luxurious Aria River Ship – the MS Rhine & Moselle rivers. BD dinner tonight, perhaps step out to experience the AmaDagio. Seven nights: APT’s luxurious Aria River Ship – the MS city’s famous nightlife at your leisure. BLD AmaCello Cruising the Rhône and Saône Day 19 - Thu 9th October Cruising the Legendary Rhine and the Day 6 - Fri 26th September Amsterdam, disembark ship, Paris. Disembark after Arles, Freedom of Choice, Avignon. This morning, Beautiful Moselle breakfast this morning for the coach journey through you may like to visit Les Baux de Provence one of Day 13 - Fri 3rd October Belgium and across France to its enchanting capital the most beautiful villages in France. Here enjoy a Breisach, Freedom of Choice. On arrival in Breisach, city, Paris. B tour of the castle and free time. Then visit Moulin du choose from two options: The first, an excursion to Three night stay: Hôtel du Louvre Calanquet, a working olive mill and farm in Saint- the Black Forest region in Germany will take you by Rémy de Provence. Discover the Provençal tradition of coach through a lovely scenic forested area, past a Day 20 - Fri 10th October olive growing during a tour and tasting. Alternatively, number of lakes as well as several brilliant examples Paris. Enjoy a sightseeing tour of the French capital tour the olive farm then visit Saint Paul de Mausole of rural German architecture. You’ll also visit a quaint today. See the major sites and monuments including Asylum where Van Gogh spent many of his later little cuckoo clock factory before returning to your Avenue des Champs Élysées, the Arc de Triomphe, years. Both groups will then embark on a tour to the ship. Your second option is a trip to the medieval city Eiffel Tower, Louvre Museum and more. This evening ancient Roman relics of Arles, such as the Baths of of Colmar, situated along the Alsatian Wine Route. enjoy an evening at the iconic Parisian cabaret, Constantine, the Romanesque Cathedral and more, See half-timbered houses, the German-influenced Paradis Latin for a memorable dinner and show. collectively listed as UNESCO World Heritage sites. old quarter, the Launch River and more. You’ll also BD BLD enjoy a wine cellar visit and wine tasting. After dinner tonight, perhaps set out for a stroll in Breisach. Day 21 - Sat 11th October Day 7 - Sat 27th September BLD Paris. Explore a different side to Paris today with your Avignon, Freedom of Choice. Cruise to Avignon selected activity. You may choose to visit the historic today, once an important centre of the Catholic Day 14 - Sat 4th October neighbourhood of Montmartre with a guided walking Church. Take a sightseeing tour upon arrival before Speyer. This morning, explore the quaint medieval town tour and see Sacré-Coeur Basilica; discover the city’s exploring this medieval city at your own pace. of Speyer on a guided walking tour. Later, visit a local off-the-beaten-paths aboard your very own 2CV driven Later, you may like to join a tour of the Palace of the family for a special morning tea. Afterwards, travel to by a knowledgeable chauffeur; enjoy the outdoors on Popes, which served as a fortress, a church and a Europe’s largest private technology museum, the a guided tour with Segways; or perhaps join a cooking residence to the Popes that once governed the Technik Museum Speyer, featuring more than 3,000 class at the Atelier des Dens for a 2-course menu. This Christian world. Alternatively, visit the Pont du Gard, exhibits from all areas of technical history. Spread over evening enjoy a farewell dinner on the River Seine for a a Roman aqueduct, before time at leisure in Uzès. more than 30,000 square meters of indoor and outdoor last look at the cities’ iconic monuments. BD BLD space, exhibits include a space shuttle, 60 aeroplanes and more. Later, continue cruising along the Rhine River. Day 22 - Sun 12th October Day 8 - Sun 28th September BLD Depart Paris. Your holiday ends after breakfast this Viviers, Grignan, Tournon. Disembark in Viviers today, morning with a transfer to Paris Charles de Gaulle and travel to Grignan, a quaint village perched upon a Day 15 - Sun 5th October airport for your onward flight. B hill surrounded by lavender fields. Here, visit a truffle farm Rüdesheim, Freedom of Choice, Koblenz. for an insight into this unique industry. Head out with the In Rüdesheim, board the Winzerexpress mini-train to Day 23 - Mon 13th October dogs in search of truffles then enjoy a tasting of these travel to your selected sightseeing activity. Perhaps tour In transit. delicacies. Re-board your ship and cruise to Tournon Siegfried’s Mechanical Musical Instrument Museum, and Tain L’Hermitage, twin towns that face each other home to one of Germany’s most beautiful collections Day 24 - Tues 14th October across the Rhône River. With your ship docked tonight, of automated musical instruments. Alternatively, ride a Arrive in NZ. Your hosts: Chris & Maureen Paulsen

Chris Paulsen has worked in the New Zealand travel industry for 45 years and is recognised as a leader, innovator and visionary within the industry. He founded House of Travel in 1987 when he saw an opportunity to create a travel company that is focussed on the customer, understands the unique nature of kiwi travellers and whose purpose is to enrich lives through travel. All of which are as true today as they were 26 years ago when the company was formed. And as the saying goes “behind every great man is a great woman” and that is true of Maureen who has shared and supported Chris’ vision and passion for 40 years. Chris and Maureen look forward to joining you as hosts on this spectacular journey.

PRICES 24 day Monte Carlo to Paris

$ per person $ 19,955 share twin from 28,255 solo traveller Based on Category E Twin Window Suite (Piano Deck) To upgrade, add per person: Category Suite Type Deck Twin Share Solo Traveller D Twin Window Piano $595 $895 C Panoramic Balcony Cello/Violin $2095 $3150 B Panoramic Balcony Cello/Violin $2495 $3750 A Panoramic Balcony Violin $2595 $3895 Owners Panoramic Balcony Violin $4195 $8390

CONDITIONS: Valid for new bookings only until sold out • Prices are correct as at 15 Oct 13 but may vary on subsequent tax, fees & surcharge increases or exchange rates • Prices include port charges and gratuities on included services • Amsterdam to Paris sector is organised by House of Travel based on a minimum of 30 people travelling. In the event minimum numbers are not achieved, House of Travel reserves the right to cancel or amend the land segment at a minimum of 120 days notice • Offers are not combinable and may be withdrawn at any time • Amendment and cancellation fees apply • First non-refundable deposit of $1500pp is due within 7 days of booking being made • Final payment is due 110 days prior to departure • *Complimentary beverages on the river cruise exclude French Champagne, premium spirits & selected wines • Flights with Singapore Airlines from Auckland, Wellington or Christchurch to Frankfurt and return from Paris, and Frankfurt to Nice with Lufthansa, subject to availability of airline and booking class • Once class sold out, surcharges apply • Requested changes to air dates and/or sectors may incur additional charges • Airline cancellation and revalidation conditions apply – please enquire at time of booking • Prices include air taxes which are subject to change until air ticket has been issued • We strongly recommend comprehensive travel insurance to be taken at the time of paying a deposit • To be read in conjunction with APT Europe River Cruising 2014 brochure which passengers are bound by • Please ask your House of Travel consultant for full details.

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