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Multi-Day Specific Interest Itineraries for Art and Wine Lovers: France: *The Grand Tour of Bordeaux: 6 days/5 nights; Multiple Departure Dates; Discover the very best Bordeaux has to offer! The ultimate wine tour for Bordeaux lovers! Can you believe that tastings and visits to all five First Growths and Superior First Growth Chateau d’Yquem are included?! *Bordeaux Harvest Tour: 6 days/5 nights; 20 - 25 Sept, 2010; This unparalleled wine tour includes visits and tastings at First Growths Chateau Mouton Rothschild and Haut Brion. You will even be invited to pick some of the holy grapes yourselves! *Barge Cruising through the Wine Regions of France: most 7 days days/6 nights; Multiple Departure Dates; Travel the rivers & rural canals of France. Many of these luxury hotel barges began service as working barges, but have now been magically transformed into luxurious floating hotels for 4 to 12 passengers (a few carry more), complete with amazing gourmet cuisine prepared by an on-board master chef, and a very attentive crew. A full week to enjoy life, fine wines, friends, gourmet cuisine, and the best of all possible excursions. Choose itineraries in Alsace/Bordeaux, Burgundy, Champagne, Loire Valley, Upper Loire, Paris and Provence. Contact us for full details on rates and day to day itineraries: specialgrouptours@yahoo.com *Bordeaux, Best of Both Worlds; 3 days/2 nights; Private chauffeur-driven wine tour package available when you want it! *La Belle France: 12 days from/to Paris; Multiple Departure Dates; Discover the Inspirations de Artists! See Normandy, Brittany, some of the Loire Valley and more...castles, cathedrals, mystical Celtic ruins, the D-Day Landing Beaches and the areas that inspired Monet, Cezanne, Rablais, George Sands and other greats. *Chateaux and Palaces: 6 days from/to Paris; Multiple Departure Dates; Chateaux of the Loire, Chartres and Fontainebleau. The delights of Central France! *Alsace, Lorraine, Burgundy & Champagne: 12 days from/to Paris; Scenery, History, Culture, Fine Wines & Gourmet Eating! An unsurpassed experience for wine lovers as we visit three of the greatest wine growing areas in the world and so much more!
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ITALY: *Luxury Custom Culinary & Wine Tours of Italy: Enjoy a luxurious, private culinary vacation of Tuscany, Cinque Terre villages, Piedmont, Veneto, Marche, Umbria, the Amalfi Coast, Sicily...choose your focus on wine, cooking classes, local markets or specific foods such as truffles, chocolate, cheese, olive oil, balsamic vinegar, pastries, saffron and other delicious choices! You'll be shown Italy's most facinating cities, extraordinary places closed to the general public as well as little known local secrets and authentic spots. Discover the soul of Italy! Day trips, weekends, up to week long adventures are available. Private chauffeur-driven tour packages available when you want them! Contact us for further details on: specialgrouptours@yahoo.com Barges in Italy -- Cruise the Venetian Lagoon and the Brenta River (with the feel of a canal in France!) in and around Venice, Italy, aboard La Dolce Vita! The most unique travel experience in Italy ... with Italian chef and crew to show you the most captivating side of Venice few have ever seen.
Belgium & Holland: *Exploring the Low Countries: Flemish Artists and Culinary Delights: New! 12 days from Brussels; Multiple Departure Dates; Masterpieces of art - amazing blossoms and blooms, fine cuisine and beers plus the works of the Masters, Rubens, Vermeer, Van Gogh and Rembrandt. August departure links with Grande Palace Flower Carpet (next viewing is 2012) & September departure links with Brussels Weekend of Beer! *Holland Tulip Time Barge Cruise: 7 days, Haarlem, Holland to Brugge, Belgium; Multiple Departure Dates; Tour the Low Countries in style on this gourmet, luxury barge, the Marjorie II. For garden lovers, Holland’s famed bulb fields, Keukenhof gardens & Aalsmeer Flower Auction; fans of art & artists, there’s Haarlem, Leiden, Delft, Antwerp, Ghent and Brugge to enjoy. A feast for all! *Southern Belgium & Ardennes Barge Cruise: 7 days, transfers from Brussels (Givet, France to Maastricht, Holland;) Multiple Departure Dates; Tour Southern Belgium in style on this gourmet, luxury barge, the Marjorie II. Cruise through stunning scenery, visit stately homes & gardens, enjoy the finest of cuisine and wines along the river Meuse. There’s excellent and ample opportunity for cycling, walking and golfing too! *Barge Cruising through Belgium and Holland: most 7 days days/6 nights; Multiple Departure Dates; From the end of March through May, luxury barge cruises accommodating from just 4 - 12 guests offer the most unique and pampered way to visit Belgium and Holland. With a knowledgeable crew to cater to your every need, you can relax and enjoy a week of cruising and leisurely paced, personalized touring to places such as the tulips of Keukenhof, the artist cities of Ghent, Antwerp, Delft and Amsterdam, cheesemaking in Gouda. Experience exceptional cuisine prepared by a master chef, fine wines and walking or cycling through the countryside dotted with windmills and flower fields. A cruise on the luxury hotel barge is quite unlike any other way to travel!
Private chauffeur-driven tour packages in Belgium & Holland available when you want them: *Gastronomic Flanders: 4 days from/to Brussels; Discover the culinary delights of Flanders; visit breweries, discover Jenerver, sample fine wines and experience world class, unique cuisine. WHY NOT INCLUDE A COOKERY CLASS TOO? *Medieval Belgium: 4 days from/to Brussels or Lille; The best of Belgium, art galleries, cobbled streets, awe-inspiring cathedrals and an amazing selection of world class chocolates and beers! Visit Bruges, Antwerp, Ghent, Louven, the mediaeval towns of the ancient land of Flanders. *Holland's Art Cities: 5 days from Amserdam; 2010 is the year that several of Holland's cities become art galleries! Visit Amsterdam, The Hague, Utrecht, Rotterdam plus Delft, Leiden and Haarlem.
Multi-Country Tour: *Both Sides of the Channel: 14 days from/to London; 4 countries, each with its own unique culture and traditions! The counties of Suffolk, Cambridgshire and Kent in England, Holland, Belgium and Northern France - regions of Gainsborough, Vermeer, Rubens and Rembrandt to name a few. |
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Selections from our “A Brit Different” Collection... England: *England's Quilts, Textiles and Antiques: Special Departure! 14 days from London; 9 - 22 May, 2010; Enjoy a selection of lovely countryside, antique shops, stately homes, traditional working mills, the famous potteries and…did you say you want to see quilts?! Spend time in the special V&A Quilt Exhibit, the Quilt UK shows in Malvern and Wimbledon, and special viewings in small museums across the country. Tour Bath, Cotswolds, Stratford-Upon-Avon, Peak District, York and Cambridge. Barges in England -- from London afloat on the elegant Thames River from Hampton Court Palace to Henley-on-Thames, the 8-passenger deluxe hotel barge Magna Carta offers pampered travelling, cruising routes of unusual beauty. Even if you have been to England many times in your life, this is the most memorable way to explore England -- a cruise experience that clients tell us is a "lifetime memory." *Cornwall: 7 days from/to London; Multiple Departure Dates; A week long adventure in the Western counties of England - Somerset, Dorset, Devon and Cornwall. Enjoy unique, regional cuisine, rugged cliffs, unspoilt beaches and the artist’s haven of St Ives. *The Suffolk Canvas: 3 days from/to London; Discover why this region has provided such an inspiration for artists over at least four centuries - picture-postcard villages, stunning scenery, gardens, stately homes and the homes of some great artists. Private chauffeur-driven tour package available when you want it! *Art and Artists: 15 days from/to London; Our tour is designed to please all levels of art lover - see sites of our own world class artists such as Hogarth, Reynolds, Gainsborough, Turner, Constable, Spencer and Lowry plus a selection of general tourist sites, tour diverse attractions, and a range of lovely English scenery. Private chauffeur-driven tour package available when you want it!
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We offer a full range of tours, both general sightseeing as well as special interest themed itineraries, in Continental Europe, England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales and the World.
Barges in Europe, Danube Cruises -- Join the 88-passenger River Cloud II as it cruises between Hungary and Germany on glorious 3 or 4-country Danube River cruises. The River Cloud II offers a delightful and elegant alternative to larger river cruisers. Also cruises in Amsterdam at the beginning of the season, and on the Rhine River between Amsterdam and Basel mid-year. There is also the choice of a Trans-Europe, Multi Country Barge Cruises.
How about Independant City Stays and/or Self-Drive Holidays in Europe? We are happy to assist you with your holiday plans, whatever style is best for you!
*Private, Tailor-Made Tours for Art & Wine Lovers: Please click here for information on custom designed tours. All of our tour itineraries can be modified for private groups. *Bordeaux & Dordogne: 14 days from/to Bordeaux; Gourmet food 'to die for' throughout South West France plus sites from Prehistory, miles of vineyards & the Cathars - the original Da Vinci Code country. Private chauffeur-driven tour package available when you want it!
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