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France & Spain France & Italy April 12, 2018 - April 21, 2018 Included: Round-trip airfare, all transportation, sightseeing tours and site visits, all hotels with private bathroom, breakfast and dinner daily, on-tour tipping, full-time multi-lingual tour director. All- inclusive insurance available. Explorica.com/Hellman-1308 TOUR ITINERARY: Day 6 Cote d'Azur--Florence › Travel to Florence Day 1 Start Tour › Baptistery visit & see the Leaning Tower of Pisa Day 2 Bonjour Paris › Italian Pizza dinner › Meet your Tour Director and check into hotel › Paris City Walk: Ile de la Cité, Notre Dame Day 7 Florence Landmarks Cathedral visit, Ile St. Louis, Latin Quarter visit › Florence Guided Walking Sightseeing Tour › Louvre visit with Whisper headsets: Palazzo Visit the Louvre! › Dinner in Latin Quarter Vecchio, Piazza della Signoria, Chiesa di Santa Croce, Ponte Vecchio, Duomo visit, Leather Day 3 Paris Landmarks workshop, Gates of Paradise, Giotto’s Bell › Paris Guided Sightseeing Tour: Arc de Tower, Dante's house Triomphe, Champs-Élysées, Eiffel Tower, Champ › Siena Guided Excursion: Piazza del de Mars, École Militaire, Les Campo, Palazzo Pubblico, Duomo, Church of St Invalides, Conciergerie, Tuileries, Place Catherine, Fortezza Medicea Vendôme, Opera House › Arc de Triomphe ascent Day 8 Florence--Rome › Seine River Sightseeing Cruise › Travel to Rome › St. Francis of Assisi Basilica visit Enjoy Italian Cuisine! Day 4 Paris--Nice › Rome City Walk: Spanish Steps, Trevi › Travel to Nice on the TGV (Europe’s Fountain, Pantheon, Piazza Navona fastest train) › Capitoline Museum visit Day 5 Monaco, Eze & Nice › Monaco & Eze Tour Director-Led Day 9 Rome Landmarks Sightseeing Tour: Prince’s Palace, Parfumerie › Rome Guided Walking Sightseeing Tour visit in Eze with Whisper headsets: Vatican Museums & › Nice Tour Director-Led Sightseeing Tour: Sistine Chapel visit, St. Peter’s Basilica Vieux Nice, Promenade des Anglais visit, Colosseum visit, Piazza Venezia, Forum Romanum visit › Authentic Trattoria Dinner Cruise on the Seine River! Day 10 End Tour 145 Tremont Street, 6th fl. Boston, MA 02111 tel: 1.888.310.7121 fax: 1.888.310.7088 France & Italy April 12, 2018 - April 21, 2018 to sign up go to: Explorica.com/Hellman-1308 “The World is a book, and those who do not travel read only a page.” -Saint Augustine INCLUDED Round-trip airfare, all transportation, sightseeing tours and site TRAVEL PROTECTION (optional) visits, all hotels with private bathroom, breakfast and dinner daily, Travel Protection Plan: $12/day on-tour tipping, full-time multi-lingual tour director. ~Covers most on-tour emergencies* Travel Protection Plan Plus: $18/day INVESTMENT ~Same as above and includes a “Cancel for any Reason” benefit* *Please go to www.explorica.com for full details regarding the travel protection Travelers under 23 years $3,486.00* plans coverage. Travelers 23 and above $3,896.00* *Sign up by 10/1/2016 and use voucher code 2018EarlyBird at enrollment to receive this discounted price! FLEXIBLE PAYMENT PLANS Monthly Automated Plan: RESERVE YOUR SPOT! 1. $50 Deposit (and optional travel protection) paid upon 1. Go to www.explorica.com/Hellman-1308 and click “Sign registration up now” 2. Billed automatically to your credit card or checking account 2. Fill out the application info and Emergency Contact info on the CONTACT page. Click Next. 3. Balance divided into equal monthly payments until 35 days prior to departure 3. Select your choice for the optional Travel Protection Plan on the INSURANCE page. Click Next. Full Payment Plan: 4. Review the optional excursions, rooming & travel plans on the Pay in full at time of enrollment. CUSTOMIZATION page. Simply select any of the options you 4-Step Manual Plan (not automatic): wish to have. Click Next. 1. $99 Deposit (and optional travel protection) paid upon 5. Choose a payment plan and method that is most convenient for you on the PAYMENT page. Enter voucher code, if registration applicable, and click Redeem. Click Next. 2. 30 days after registration, 2nd payment of $500 is due 6. Review all of your info and tick the boxes to confirm all of the 3. 75% of your balance due 105 days prior to departure legal info on the CONFIRMATION page. Click “submit 4. Remainder balance due 65 days prior to departure application” to complete enrollment 145 Tremont Street, 6th fl. Boston, MA 02111 tel: 1.888.310.7121 fax: 1.888.310.7088.
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