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Y O U N GalumniT R I P S ALUMNI JOURNEYS FOR RECENT GRADS . THE SEPTEMBER 2 (land tour start date) - SEPTEMBER 8, 2018 Discover pain START YOUR ADVENTURE Dear Young Alumni and Friends! Can you think of a better way to travel than with fellow University of Illinois Young Alumni? The Illinois young alumni travel program offers you this opportunity by bringing you together with individuals in the same age range, with similar backgrounds and experiences, while enriching you on well-designed hassle-free tours of the world. Travel to Spain with young alumni and friends of peer institutions, ages 20 – 35. This program provides social, cultural, and recreational activities and many opportunities for learning enrichment and allow a connection back to Illinois. They are of great quality and value, operated by a travel company with over 40 years of experience in the young professional travel market. In this brochure you will find detailed itineraries, travel dates, pricing and how to book. If you have any questions about our young alumni travel program, please contact us by emailing [email protected] or call 800-556-2586. Sincerely, Bridget Doyle Bridget Doyle Travel Coordinator University of Illinois Alumni Association Base land package price: $1,695 per tour. Rates are based on two people sharing one room. A single room supplement of $395, $695 for the Destination Dubai tour applies. *Special Alumni Land price per person. Airfare priced separately for greater flexibility. Please call AESU Alumni World Travel for great low airfares from most U.S. cities. WWW.ALUMNIWORLDTRAVEL.COM/2018/ILLINOIS.HTML 2 WHAT DO I GET ? C O V E R A G E E D U C A T I O N & When you book your Young Alumni trip, the necessities of A D V E N T U R E travel are taken care of. These include: Whether you can’t wait to immerse yourself in the amazing S U P E R I O R T O U R I S T C L A S S H O T E L S scenery of lively Spain and enjoy its delcicious O R B E T T E R delicaies or you’re more inclined to soak up every bit of A L L L A N D T R A N S P O R T A T I O N ‘Game of Thrones’ magic you can, the tour provides a D A I L Y B R E A K F A S T beautiful balance of historical education and complete S P E C I A L C U L T U R A L D I N N E R S sensory and cultural immersion into the vivacious life of this K N O W L E D G A B L E T O U R D I R E C T O R country. B E H I N D - T H E - S C E N E S T O U R S (See more in the inclusions on pages 4, 7, 11 & 15) THE VERDICT? Don’t miss out on the opportunity of a lifetime to explore the places you have been dreaming of or reading about. Make new best friends from around the world and create memories that will keep these journeys alive forever. It’s not rocket science. Group travel is a safer way to explore the world. These trips provide you with an exciting approach to learning and taking in all the history and culture around you. Open your mind, see the world and have the most fun you’ve ever had. G O - E X P A N D Y O U R H O R I Z O N S WWW.ALUMNIWORLDTRAVEL.COM/2018/ILLINOIS.HTML 3 DISCOVER SPAIN 8 D A Y S September 2 (land tour start date) - September 8, 2018 A B O U T T H E T R I P : For over 20 years, George R.R. Martin’s Song of Ice and Fire books have transported us to exotic locales without leaving the library. Then the HBO TV series, Game of Thrones, showed us where to find these destinations in our own world. The stairs of the Great Sept, the fighting pits of Meereen, the Water Gardens of Dorne, they’re all real locations and they’re waiting for you in Spain! Discover Spain combines the best of Spain with exhilarating Game of Thrones filming locations. AESU will highlight our favorite GOT scenes within Spain’s best-known cities and take you to the hidden towns, forever changed by the GOT franchise. AESU organizes all the details so you can focus on immersing yourself in the scenery of Westeros and Essos and the beauty and culture of Spain. Experience the Spanish style of living in Madrid and the culture of Seville. Taste the cuisine of Granada and marvel at the architecture of Barcelona, all the while imagining yourself adventuring through Dorne, Braavos, King’s Landing, Meereen and more. H I G H L I G H T S : B A R C E L O N A M A D R I D The Sagrada Familia * Las Ramblas * Flamenco * Castillo de Almodóvar del Río * Ruins of Italica * The Alcazar * Late Night Tapas in Barcelona * The Sierra Nevada Mountains * The Alhambra * The Roman Bridge of Cordoba * The S E V I L L E Giralda Bell Tower * The Picasso Museum * The Costa Brava *... AND MUCH MORE G R A N A D A GAME OF THRONES FILMING LOCATIONS The Long Bridge of Volantis * The Stairs of the Sept of Baelor * The Citadel * Water W H A T ‘ S I N C L U D E D : Gardens of Dorne * Daznak’s Pit * The Streets of Braavos * The Dragon Pit * High Garden and the Reach * The Gardens of Quarth*... AND MUCH MORE • 6 nights in superior tourist class hotels, 2-share with private bath and shower • Daily continental breakfast O P T I O N A L E X C U R S I O N S : • 3 specialty dinners (Not included in package price) • Guided Tours in Seville, Cordoba and Granada, all led by a local, Game of Thrones savvy historian • Osuna Excursion • High-speed trains between cities as per itinerary • Braavos Market • Entrance to the Alcazar and the Alhambra • Mediterranean Sailing Trip Plus: • Private tour director for the duration of the land tour N O T E : Alhambra Palace tickets are in high demand and the number of daily visitors is restricted. • Transfers by private, air-conditioned motorcoach and Group tickets are therefore subject to availability and entrance cannot be guaranteed. A walking tour 2nd class train travel as per itinerary of Granada, including tapas brunch, will be provided as an alternate if tickets are not available. • All scheduled sight-seeing • All service charges and local taxes • Included tour highlights Please check with your tour director for detailed schedules. Some options may require a minimum number of participants to operate. Rates for options are per person, approximate and subject to change. WWW.ALUMNIWORLDTRAVEL.COM/2018/ILLINOIS.HTML 4 DISCOVER SPAIN I T I N E R A R Y September 2 (land tour start date) - September 8, 2018 DAY 1 - TRAVEL TO MADRID as the Long Bridge of Volantis. Then climb the Torre del Take off on your overnight flight to indescribable Madrid Oro and channel Samwell Tarley exploring the High and start a one-of-a-kind, European adventure, where you’ll Tower of Oldtown. This evening, a quick train ride takes us see the real-life cities and architecture that inspired the through the Sierra Nevada Mountains to the hilltop city of most exotic imagery in the Game of Thrones universe. Granada. Meals: In-flight Meals: Breakfast DAY 2 - MADRID DAY 6 - GRANADA - BARCELONA After breakfast, join us for a guided tour through Granada’s Use this free afternoon in Spain’s capital to explore Retiro historical sites, followed by a trip to the Alhambra. Be Park and Madrid’s colorful plazas. Visit the Puerta del Sol dazzled by the reflecting pools and carved walls and the Cervantes monument, perfect photo ops. Tonight that inspired the Dornish Water Gardens. Tonight we meet fellow travelers at our orientation and savor local board a high-speed train to Barcelona. With the blue specialties at a traditional Spanish tapas dinner. Mediterranean by our side, we zigzag along the Costa Meals: Breakfast Brava and in just over 5 hours we make our way to Barcelona, the ‘city of dreams’. Upon arrival, join us for a DAY 3 - MADRID - SEVILLE late night dinner at a local, Catalonian restaurant. This morning, we travel south by train to Seville where the Meals: Breakfast, Dinner Moorish architecture will inspire us as it did the Game of Thrones producers. On our city tour, we will visit places that DAY 7 - BARCELONA evoke the striking landscapes of Dorne and the imposing Use your free day in Barcelona to see Gaudi’s art nouveau architecture of Kings Landing. We’ll explore ancient Roman cathedral, the Picasso Museum, and the flower markets of fortresses and medieval palaces, all the while imagining Las Ramblas or take the funicular up to Montjuich for a ourselves feeding Daenerys’ dragons in the ruins of Italica panoramic view of the harbor. You can also join our final or challenging the Thirteen in the gardens of the Alcazar. optional excursion. It begins with one last GOT adventure Meals: Breakfast in Girona, the city where the Braavos market scenes are filmed. Deliberate over season 7 rumors on the stairs that Jaime rode up to challenge the High Sparrow or relive DAY 4 - SEVILLE Arya’s flight from the Waif in the winding, medieval streets.