Sunday, October 9, 2011

2013 Tour General Information


East Europe tour to Berlin, Prague, Krakow, and Budapest
(Germany, Czech Republic, Poland, and Hungary)
--We are traveling with EF Educational Tours.
--This is a 10-day private tour June 17-26, 2013 especially for our adult group.
--The current all-inclusive tour price is $3,915 per adult.  This includes the $95 enrollment fee, current departure fees*, program fee, private bus, adult supplement, 8 overnight stays in double rooms with private baths, roundtrip airfare from DFW, all breakfasts and dinners, 4 sightseeing tours led by licensed local guides, 1 sightseeing tour led by our tour director, 3 walking tours, admissions to sights per itinerary, and full-time EF tour director. Included entrance admissions are: Checkpoint Charlie Museum, St. Vitus Cathedral, Golden Lane, Auschwitz and Birkenau, Wawel Cathedral, Matthias Church, Budapest Basilica, Wieliczka Salt Mine near Krakow, and an evening Danube River cruise in Budapest.  *Departure fees are subject to change according to the airport tax. 
--The $95 enrollment fee is waived for those who have previously traveled with EF.
--The optional $145 All-Inclusive Insurance Plan covers medical and accident, baggage and property, flight delay, 24-hour emergency assistance, and tour cancellation and interruption. The insurance is not required, but I do recommend it. The insurance is automatically billed to all travelers and must be paid upon enrollment or within 30 days of enrollment. If you do not want it, you must decline in writing. Once you decline it, you cannot get it back.
--This tour requires at least 25 participants for the private bus at this price. If there are fewer, the fee increases by approximately $30 per traveler.
--Each participant must have a roommate or be subject to a single supplement charge. (However, there are several who have signed up without roommates, so it is possible that those who sign up now as a singles will have roommates later and save a single charge.)
--The minimum amount required at the time of enrollment is $95 (or $240 with insurance).
--Enrollment options:
1. Internet: enroll online quickly and easily at http://www.eftours.com/enroll. Our tour number is 1115941. (The lower student price appears first; the adult supplement appears on the next page after you register with your birthday to provide your age)
2. Phone: call 1-800-665-5364.
3. Mail: send in the enrollment form in the prepaid envelope provided.
4. Fax: complete the enrollment form and fax to 1-800-318-3732.
--Payment options:
1. Manual payment: pay $95 ($240 with insurance) with enrollment, required $250 due 30 days later, and the rest you may pay as you please as long as the balance is paid by March 1, 2013.
2. Credit card or direct bank debit: pay $95 ($240 with insurance) with enrollment, then the balance is automatically divided into small, manageable monthly payments deducted monthly from your checking account or credit card. With this plan you have 2 more months (until May 16, 2013) to make payments (30 days prior to departure) and do not have to worry about late fees.
--When registering, you MUST put your name on the application EXACTLY as it is on your passport or birth certificate. This is the same name that will be put on your airplane tickets (and passport if you don’t have one yet) and the names must match. Married women use your married name. EF requires you include a middle name (or maiden name if that is on your passport) for enrollment.
--You will need a passport to travel abroad. If you have one, make sure it will be valid at least six months after our return in 2013. Adult passports are good for 10 years; children’s passports are good for five years. If you do not have a passport, then wait until about 6 months prior to departure to apply.
--Once we have organized our traveling group, I will keep you informed of everything you need to know. I will have meetings a few months prior to departure. Until then I will keep you informed on sites we will see, what to expect, what to pack, how to obtain currency, where to shop, how to get passports, inform you of airline flights and hotels…everything you need to know through my travel blog at http://luv2go.blogspot.com.
Right now you just need to decide if you want to join us…and we hope you do!

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