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Glimpse of Cardiff — 5 Days, 4 Nights Commencing Daily from April to October Prices from $552 Per Person The Old Anchorage, Lochranza, Isle of Arran, Scotland “Our Britain — Your Choice” USA Cell Phone: 972 877 0082 E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.britainbychoice.com Britain by Choice is your resource for travel in Scotland, England, Ireland Wales and France. With 20 years experience, programs have been developed over the years. We can also customize an itinerary to suit cli- ent’s special needs and interests. All itineraries are designed to ensure the minimum number of hotel changes. Glimpse of Cardiff — 5 days, 4 nights Commencing Daily from April to October Prices from $552 per person Tour #: W-1 HIGHLIGHTS 4 nights 4* hotel Welsh Breakfast included 1 day City-Sightseeing tour 1 Taste of Wales evening 1 Cardiff Bay Cruise 1 Cardiff Haunted Ghost tour Cardiff Attractions Cardiff Castle Bute Park Caerphilly Castle Day 1: Arrive in Cardiff. Check in to the 4 star Angel for 4 nights, with Castell Coch full Welsh breakfast each morning. The rest of the day is at leisure to Cardiff Bay discover Cardiff on foot. Cardiff Castle Cardiff Market Day 2: City – Sightseeing Hop-on-hop-Off Tour of Cardiff. The tours Cardiff Story Museum take 1 hour and operate every 15 –20 minutes; your ticket is valid all Cosmeston Country Park day, so take the tour twice and visit your selected attractions on the Dr Who Experience second circuit. Dyffryn Gardens Llandaff Cathedral Day 3: Cardiff Bay Cruise—take in the sight’s of Cardiff’s majestic Bay Nantgarw Chinaworks Museum developments and city skyline on this 45 minute Cardiff Bay Boat National History Museum Tour. This afternoon visit some of the sites seen from the cruise. This National Museum Cardiff evening, discover haunting tales from Cardiff’s history on a guided Pierhead Building ghost walk. Principality Stadium Roald Dahl Plass Day 4: Full day at leisure to explore the city at your own pace. Roath Park This evening attend the Spirit of Wales Dinner Show at the Corner- Senedd stone Center for an evening of traditional Welsh music and song. St Fagans National Museum of History Techniquest Day 5: Depart Cardiff, perhaps to enjoy dramatic scenery on the self Wales Millennium Centre drive Glimpse of Pembroke. Terms and Conditions: All accommodation is offered subject to availability. Alternate hotels will be offered when necessary. A deposit of $250 per person is required within 7 days of confirmation. Final payment must be received 60 days prior to departure from the USA. All documentation will be received approximately 4 weeks prior to arrival in Britain. Full Terms and conditions available on line at http://www.britainbychoice.com/terms/ .
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