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INCLUDED PREMIUM HIGHLIGHTSAMSTERDAM: Be amazed by the millions of fl owers being prepared for export at the Aalsmeer Flower auction!
Enjoy a fl ower arranging demonstration by Neville himself!
Visit Volendam. See diamond cutting, clog and cheese-making.
ROTTERDAM: Stroll through the Trompenburg Arboretum Garden and enjoy an afternoon tea!
MAASTRICHT: Enjoy a private garden visit in the fortifi ed town of Maastricht.
BRUSSELS: Catch the elaborate Flower Carpet show that only takes place every two years!
Walk through the Grand Place to the Mannekin Pis.
Visit the world’s largest botanical gardens!
Stop and smell the roses at the Coloma Rose Gardens
BRUGES: Stroll by canals and along cobbled streets of the medieval town.
GIVERNY: Visit the charming house, former home Claude Monet.
PARIS: Skip the queue to ascent the iconic Eiffel Tower.
Tour the Notre Dame Cathedral, the Place de la concord, Opera House, Champs Elysees and Arc de triopmphe.
PREMIUM HOTEL & LOCATION: 9 nights’ accommodation. The hotels are modern or traditional and are well located in desirable areas for your maximum enjoyment.
DELICIOUS DINING EXPERIENCES9 Buffet breakfasts at our hotel (BB)
1 Welcome Dinner at our hotel (WD)
1 Highlight Dinner (HD) - Enjoy Dutch specialties with drinks on a canal cruise!
2 Local Restaurant Dinners (D) - Enjoy dinner at a local restaurant in Brussels and Bruges, coffee or tea included.
1 Celebration Dinner (CD) - Renedezvous with your friends for a Celebration Dinner with wine in a typical Parisian bistro. Bon Appetit!
INCLUDED FIRST CLASS SERVICES Escorted by a professional Tour Director
Hotels includes all services charges, taxes and porterage
Tips and gratuities on tour provide by dining room waiters, chambermaids
One group arrival transfer and departure transfers on Day 1 and Day 10
WHAT’S INCLUDED:*
For more details, contact Flight Centre’s JENNA BROWN | T: 902.461.3015 | E: [email protected]
E U RO P E I N B LO O M
*TERMS & CONDITIONS: The price shown is land only based on Twin Share per person. Single supplement is an additional $1145 on a request basis only. Please inquire about airfare. Operation of tour is based on a minimum of 20 people travelling. A non-refundable, non-transferrable deposit of $250 per person is required before March 30, 2014. Balance in full due June 1, 2014. Cancellation and medical insurance highly recommended. Canadian passport holders require a visa for this itinerary. Valid Canadian passport required. We reserve the right to make changes to the itinerary should the need arise.
See the Netherlands through the eyes of one of world’s best fl oral designers. Neville MacKay, affectionately referred to as “That Bloomin’ Neville!” (among other things!) has been “pushing petals” for more than 30 years.
As the fi rst and only Canadian Design Director with Smithers Oasis (North America), Neville travels the world speaking, teaching and presenting on fl oral design.
He is a member of the Canadian Academy of Floral Art and the World Flower Council, and he is only one of two Professional Floral Communicators International members in Canada.
Neville has designed fl oral works for celebrities including Sir Elton John, Sir Paul McCartney and Celine Dion, as well as members of the British Royal family. He is a writer for Canadian Florist Magazine, is a regular guest on CTV Atlantic’s Morning Live, and also is a weekly guest of C100fm radio.
Owner of successful fl orist shop My Mother’s Bloomers for more than 20 years, he loves to show the world the beauty of fl owers and how important it is to “Stop and Smell the Roses!”
Travel from the Canals of Amsterdam to the beautiful Flower Carpet show of Brussels and elegant boulevards of Paris!
10 DAYS - AUGUST 11-20, 2014
PRICE: $3475 PER PERSON | LAND ONLY | TWIN SHARE*
WITH SPECIAL GUEST HOST:
NEVILLE MACKAY
RATES & CONTACT
DAY 1 – MON AUG 11, 2014 - ARRIVE AMSTERDAM
On arrival group transfer takes you to your tour hotel, home for three nights. Orientation to see Dam Square and pass the Royal Palace to see diamonds being cut and polished. We also visit the fl oating fl ower market Bloemen Market. Now, embark on an included drive through pleasant Dutch countryside to the traditional fi shing village of Volendam. This is followed by a photo-stop at one of the windmills. Also, visit to a cheese farm and then see where wooden clogs are made. Tonight, join your Tour director and fellow travellers for a Welcome Dinner and drink.
Hotel: Moevenpick Amsterdam City Centre
Meal: Welcome Dinner
DAY 2 – TUES AUG 12, 2014 - AALSMEER FLOWER AUCTION &FLORAL DEMONSTRATION
Each day, 19 million fl owers and 2 million plants are sold at ‘Bloemenveil-ing Aalsmeer’. This is the world’s largest fl ower auction and you will ex-perience the excitement of a live ‘Dutch auction’ from a specially designed viewing gallery. You will be dazzled by the millions of fl owers being pre-pared for export. (the best time to view the Dutch auction process is from 7.00-9.00am Monday-Friday) followed by a fl oral demonstration. We also visit Ann Frank’s House. Later, we see the Red Light District before our savory meal of typical Dutch specialities with drinks on our canal cruise. We glide gently along illuminated canals, past traditional Dutch-gabled houses built right on the water’s edge and under picturesque bridges.
Hotel: Moevenpick Amsterdam City Centre
Meals: Buffet Breakfast / Highlight Dinner
DAY 3 – WED AUG 13, 2014 – AMSTERDAM AT LEISURE
Today is yours some free time at leisure.
Hotel: Moevenpick Amsterdam City Centre
Meals: Buffet Breakfast
DAY 4 – THURS AUG 14, 2014 - AMSTERDAM – ROTTERDAM
This morning we depart for Rotterdam for your orientation and visit the Trompenburg Arboretum Garden and enjoy afternoon tea.
Hotel: The Manhattan Hotel Rotterdam
Meals: Buffet Breakfast
DAY 5 – FRI AUG 15, 2014 - ROTTERDAM – MAASTRICHT – BRUSSELS
Continue your journey to visit the historic city of Maastricht for an
opportunity to visit a private garden. Say goodbye to the Netherlands as we cross into Belguim’s capital Brussels. Today we’ll see the Grand Place and the cheeky Mannekin Pis statue. Tonight we enjoy dinner at a local restaurant.
Hotel: Brussels Marriot
Meals: Buffet Breakfast/Dinner
DAY 6 – SAT AUG 16, 2014 - BELGIUM ON THE GRAND PLACE
Today we return to the Grand Place Square where you will be truly amazed by the Flower Carpet! This event takes place every 2 years and is prepared by 120 volunteers who use a million begonias to create this beautiful work of art, measuring 77x24 metres in size! Later, visit to one of the world’s largest botanical gardens, The National Botanical Garden of Belgium. We also have the opportunity to visit the Coloma Rose Gardens. Rest of the day at leisure.
Hotel: Brussels Marriot
Meals: Buffet Breakfast
DAY 7 – SUN AUG 17, 2014 - BELGIUM – BRUGES
Drive along the Belgium countryside and stop in medieval Bruges. Stroll by canals and along cobbled streets to the Main Square, overlooked by the town belfry. Tonight we enjoy dinner together a local restaurant.
Hotel: Hotel Aragon Bruges
Meals: Buffet Breakfast/Dinner
DAY 8 – MON AUG 18, 2014 - BRUGES – GIVERNY - PARIS
Today we travel to France! On-route a visit to the former home of one of the greatest impressionist painters - Claude Monet. This charming house with its spectacular gardens gave Monet inspiration for his famous lily paintings. We will visit the town of Giverny where we will also get to see the famous Japanese bridge.
Hotel: Saint James and Albany Hotel Spa Paris
Meals: Buffet Breakfast
DAY 9 – TUES AUG 19, 2014 - PARIS SIGHTSEEING
Paris In the morning, sightseeing with a local expert takes you by Notre Dame Cathedral, the imposing façades of the Louvre and Garnier’s Opera House. See the obelisk in the centre of the Place de la Concorde and drive along the Champs Élysées to the Arc de Triomphe. Now survey the city from the heights of the Eiffel Tower, built for the World’s Exhibition of 1889. The afternoon is at leisure for shopping or your own pursuits. Tonight head for the Latin Quarter, famous for its Sorbonne University and Boulevards St Michel and St Germain where you enjoy a ‘Diner de Célébration’ served with wine in a typical Parisian bistro.
Hotel: Saint James and Albany Hotel Spa Paris
Meals: Buffet Breakfast / Celebration Dinner
DAY 10 – WED AUG 20, 2014 - DEPART FOR CANADAAfter breakfast our tour comes to an end. Group transfer to Charles de Gaulle Airport.
Meals: Buffet Breakfast
Land only $3475 PP Twin Share*
Single Supplement: + $1145
Triple Rate: Available upon request
(itinerary subject to changes.)
EUROPE IN BLOOMAUGUST 11-20, 2014
FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT JENNA BROWN:
Phone: 902.461.3015 | Toll-Free: 1 866.945.5068Email: jenna.brown@fl ightcentre.ca
Mic Mac Mall, Dartmouth, NS
