Tour Discounts Available for 2013!

EF has notified me that they are offering a $150 discount to anyone who signs up for the Berlin, Prague, Krakow, and Budapest tour by February 29, 2012.

The current total adult price with this discount is $3,534 (excluding travel insurance). You can go here to enroll. The tour number is 1115941.

Rick Steves Europe TV Shows

Rick Steves' wonderful 30-minute TV episodes on traveling in Europe can be viewed online...on demand and free! Scroll through the many shows to find these episodes that will elaborate more on our destinations for our 2013 tour to East Europe.

Prague and the Czech Republic

Poland Rediscovered: Krakow

Budapest: The Best of Hungary

Berlin: Resilient and Reunited

The Czech Republic: Beyond Prague

I've found they view best for me when using Google Chrome.

Join Us for Our 2013 East Europe Tour - Slide Show

We are planning our next tour and it will be to East Europe to the countries of Germany, Czech Republic, Poland, Slovakia, and Hungary. The 10-day tour is June 17-26, 2013.

On this tour we will visit the great cities of Berlin, Prague, Krakow, and Budapest. Highlights will include the Berlin Wall, Prague Castle, Auschwitz-Berkinau, and an evening Danube River cruise!

And if you would like to see the slide presentation of the sites we will visit on this tour that I presented at our introduction meeting Oct. 9, simply click on this link, or click in the box below. (Note: I have found it works best when viewing with the Google Chrome browser.)

East Europe 2013 Tour

More PowerPoint presentations from Sharan Farmer

Click on the forward button in the middle of the screen to start the show. To advance the slides, click on the forward button at the bottom left to view this size. To view full screen, click on the square in the lower right corner of the slide show and simply click your mouse on the screen to advance the slide show. Enjoy!

2013 Tour Itinerary

Berlin, Prague, Krakow & Budapest Tour

(Germany, Czech Republic, Poland, and Hungary)

June 17-26, 2013

DAY 1

~Fly overnight to Berlin.

DAY 2

~Arrive in Berlin.

~Walking tour of Berlin

DAY 3

Berlin, Germany –

~Guided tour of Berlin.

~The Berlin Wall fell in 1989, the symbol of the Cold War.

~Visit Checkpoint Charlie Museum, named after the crossing point in the Berlin Wall, documents successful escape attempts from East Germany.

~Brandenburg Gate, former city gate, is the most well known landmark of Berlin.

Day4

Dresden, Germany –

~Travel to Dresden and tour the city.

~A city completely destroyed in WWII, today Theaterplatz square is graced by the Zwinger Palace, the most important late-baroque building in Germany.

~Continue travel to Prague.

DAY 5

Prague, Czech Republic –

~Take guided tour of city.

~Prague Castle complex, the largest medieval castle complex in Europe, is a mix of palaces, churches, and fortifications.

~Visit St. Vitus Cathedral, part of the castle complex, contains the tombs of many Bohemian kings and Holy Roman Emperors.

~Visit the Golden Lane, named for the many goldsmiths who did business there in the 15^th century, leads from the complex and is lined with medieval shops.

~The famous astronomical clock features the hourly procession of the twelve apostles led by Christ.

~Charles Bridge, built in 1357 over the Vitava River, is lined with 75 statues and connects old town to Prague Castle.

~Take walking tour of Prague.

DAY 6

~Travel to Olomouc, Czech Republic

~A step back in time to a 1,000-year-old city in Moravia, the Czech Republic’s most beautiful and historic region.

~Continue travel to Krakow, Poland

~Visit Auschwitz and Berkinau, Nazi concentration camps where over one million men, women, and children lost their lives during WWII.

DAY 7

~ Take guided tour of Krakow, Poland seeing Wawel Hill and Glowny Square

~Visit Wawel Cathedral, the 1,000-year-old coronation site of Polish monarchs, houses many of the nation’s treasures.

~Visit Wieliczka Salt Mines, continuously producing table salt from the 13^th century until 2007, features exquisitely carved statues and an entire chapel and chandeliers – completely carved from rock salt by the miners!

DAY 8

~Travel through Slovakia and the Tatra Mountains to Budapest, Hungary

DAY 9

~Take guided tour of Budapest.

~Visit Matthias Church, 14^th century church in the heart of the castle district, was the coronation site of the last two Hungarian Habsburg kings.

~Visit Budapest Basilica, the largest church in Hungary, is home to the sacred relic of King Stephen I.

~Take a walking tour of the city seeing Fisherman’s Bastion and Parliament.

~Enjoy an evening Danube River cruise to highlight all the city’s beautiful sites.

DAY 10

~Depart for home.

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!

2013 Tour to Eastern Europe

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