ESCORTED - COMPLETE

Distinctive 

holidays from an 

airport near you! 

escorted holidays Collection 

2018 to March 2019

Welcome to our collection of escorted holidays for 2018 – the 

year we turn 18! Since 2000 we have been designing holidays for 

discerning travellers from all over the U.K. ‘Distinctive holidays 

from an airport near you’ pretty much sums up our approach when 

creating itineraries which are not only jam-packed with interest, but 

which also leave enough free time for you to enjoy the places you 

visit at your own pace. 

From the National Parks and bustling cities of Estonia and Latvia 

to the North, the ancient civilizations of Crete and Cyprus to the 

South, the mountain ranges and old-world traditions of Romania and 

Poland to the East, to the sunshine and dramatic scenery of Portugal 

and the Canaries to the West, and much more in between - there is 

a wonderful variety of landscapes, culture and history right on your 

doorstep just waiting to be discovered! And one of our experienced 

Tour Directors, local guides, or resort representatives will be on hand 

to help you do just that. 

With departures from over twenty airports, you’ll save time and 

money travelling to one of the major hubs. For added value, most 

holidays are on a half-board basis, and all of them have captivating, 

included trips and visits. You also have the comfort of knowing that 

our holidays are ATOL-protected, and we promise not to increase 

the price of your holiday after you have booked. As well as browsing 

through this brochure, you can see more detail and live availability 

on our website. But you can also talk to us – give us a call on 0116 

279 3929. This will also be a different experience - no hanging 

around listening to a series of options, no ‘please wait for the next 

available operator’ – a real person will answer you straight away! 

We also offer walking holidays in Europe, many of which operate 

in tandem with itineraries in this brochure. If you would like details 

of these please call us on 0116 279 3929 or visit www.preferredts. 

com 

We have negotiated no single supplement deals on some departures with hotels in Catalonia, Cyprus, Crete, Portugal and on the Costa Blanca. 

But be sure to book early as availability is limited and spaces always sell out very quickly. 

We are very proud of, and grateful for the level of repeat custom we enjoy. here are some comments from customers who have 

travelled with us recently. 

Thank you for two lovely holidays with your company. 

Crete - a beautiful, scenic Island full of fl owers in May. The excursion to 

Spinalonga was amazing. 

Western Andalucia - a pleasant, peaceful resort and area. The hotel had an 

ideal position, with a beach of golden sand (7km) at the back and a pretty 

harbour at the front. The excursions were good. Concha, our guide was 

pleasant and helpful. Many thanks, keep up the good work. 

Mr and Mrs W, West Yorkshire 

Had a fantastic week. Everything very well organised. Special thank you to 

John, very knowledgeable and great tour guide. 

Mr & Mrs H, Kent (A Week on the Algarve) 

As this was the fi rst holiday that I booked with Preferred Travel Services 

after a recommendation, I was very pleased with the speed and 

professionalism that you dealt with the disastrous situation involving my 

initial fl ights with Monarch Airlines. That you organised a replacement 

fl ight the same day and telephoned me only some 4 hours after it had been 

announced that Monarch had ceased trading is extremely appreciated as 

I thought that my holiday had been lost. The holiday was a success and I 

enjoyed the content very much. 

Mr W, West Midlands (Carcassonne, Cathar Country and Catalonia) 

We thoroughly enjoyed the holiday and would have no hesitation in using 

you again. 

Mr & Mrs D, Ayrshire (Provence & Camargue) 

Thank you very much for organising an amazing holiday at Lake Maggiore. 

We had a fantastic time and all arrangements etc. were perfect. Really 

commend your organisation. I am already looking at your recent brochure 

and am confi dent that whatever we choose it will be just as good as our 

recent tour with Preferred Travel Services. Apart from arrangements we 

highly commend your tour escort Pauline, who made this trip so lovely and 

relaxing. 

Mr & Mrs S, Vale of Glamorgan (The Islands and Gardens of Lake 

Maggiore) 

The excursion to the Alt Camp countryside was excellent and a grand way 

to fi nish the holiday. 

Mrs S, Northumberland (Montserrat, Roman Tarragona & Gaudi’s Reus) 

We had a marvellous time. We particularly wanted to comment on the 

wonderful job that our Tour Director, Manuel carried out. He is an excellent 

ambassador for Preferred Travel Services and his attitude, knowledge and 

sense of humour were perfect for the group. Manuel was ably assisted by 

Salva who drove us on all the trips. Thank you Preferred Travel Services for 

another lovely holiday with you. 

Mr and Mrs R, Essex (Andalucia’s Eastern Coast) 

Joanna’s knowledge is amazing - also her command of English. A great 

holiday of which she was a major part. Excellent coach driving too! 

Mrs S, Glasgow (A Week in Crete) 

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hOLiDay COLLeCTiOn 

4 Carcassonne, Cathar Country & Catalonia 20 The Tuscan Coast, Lucca & Florence 

5 Jaca, Pamplona & the Spanish Pyrenees 21 Isle of Elba, Siena & the Medieval Cities of Tuscany 

6 Montserrat, Roman Tarragona & Gaudi's Reus 22 Apulia & Royal Caserta 

7 The Costa Blanca, Valencia & Guadalest 23 A Week in Crete - No Single Supplement 

8 Mallorca's North East Coast 24 Highlights of Crete - from Mirabello to Chania 

9 Andalucia's Eastern Coast, Granada & Almeria 25 Crete's Beautiful West 

10 Mijas, Cordoba & the White Villages of Andalucia 26 The Slovenian Alps, Lake Bled, Trieste & Venice 

11 Seville, Mijas & Ronda 27 Best of the Baltics 

12 Western Andalucia - Isla Canela, Rio Tinto 

28 Berlin, Potsdam & the Harz Mountains 

& the Guadiana River 

13 A Week on the Algarve 29 Krakow, Zakopane & the High Tatras 

14 A Week on the Lisbon Coast 30 Bucharest & Transylvania 

15 Provence - Arles, Avignon & the Camargue 31 Cyprus - Aphrodite's Ancient Isle 

16 The Cinque Terre, Portofino & the Italian Lakes 32 Tenerife - Islands of Contrasts 

17 Bordighera - the Italian Riviera & Monte Carlo 33 Landscapes of Lanzarote & Fuerteventura 

18 The Islands & Gardens of Lake Maggiore 34 General Information 

19 Lake Iseo & the Camonica Valley 35 Booking form 

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No single 

supplement 

in April & 

October 

8 days from £699 April to June, September & October 

Carcassonne, Cathar Country & Catalonia 

The ramparts of Carcassonne, the mystery of Rennes-le-Château, the surrealism of Dalì’s Theatre Museum, combined 

with a visit to modernist Barcelona, and stays in unspoilt locations on the Catalan coast and in a pleasant spa town in 

the hills of Roussillon - this is a holiday to one of the most scenic parts of the Mediterranean. The area is also fabulously 

rich in history, legend and stunning castles. Discover the land of the heretical Cathars and solve the mystery of Rennes le 

Chateau – inspiration for Dan Brown’s da Vinci Code. 

• 3 nights hb in Spanish Catalonia, 4 nights hb in the Roussillon area of France • Visits to Rennes-le- 

Château, Carcassonne, The Dalì Museum in Figueres, and Barcelona 

PROGRAMME 

Day One: Flight to Catalonia. On arrival, transfer to your hotel on the 

Catalan coast for two nights half board accommodation. Transfer time 

50 minutes. 

Day TWO: Optional half day excursion to the Roman city of Tarragona 

where you can see the amphitheatre, port and beach and stroll through 

the medieval centre. Under the Romans, Tarragona was the capital of 

the Province of Northern Spain and home to the Emperor Augustus – a 

Temple in his honour stood on the site of the current Cathedral. Your 

excursion includes a walk with expert guide. 

Day Three: Today you depart for France. En route you will stop in 

Dalì’s home town of Figueras with its surreal (in the truest sense!) 

theatre-museum (entrance included). The Dalì Museum, with its 

luminous-egg façade, seems to want to stretch your mind even before 

you enter! From there you proceed to your hotel in Amelie-les-Bains, 

for four nights half board accommodation. Distance today is 156 miles, 

mainly motorway. 

Day Four: Full-day included excursion to Carcassonne and Rennesle- 

Château. Although a longish day, it is packed with interest. You start 

with a scenic drive past two spectacular Cathar castles – Puilaurens, 

perched high above the valley, and Quéribus, whose rocky spur saw 

the last stand of the Cathars in 1255. In Rennes-le-Château you will 

see the church, presbytery, villa, tower and grounds built by the priest, 

Abbé Sauniere, at the end of the 19th century. You will discover the true 

extent of the mystery that has spawned so many books and several tv 

programmes. You will not be the first to try and solve the mystery – a 

byelaw had to be passed to stop unauthorised digging in the village by 

treasure-hunters! 

You continue to Carcassonne for lunch (not included), and a free 

afternoon in the most spectacular walled city on earth. A UNESCO 

Heritage site, the cité is a remarkable defensive structure with 

barbican, dry moat, outer and inner walls, inaccessible watch-towers, 

posterns, loopholes and arrow slits. The last part of your circular route 

is motorway, and you arrive back at the hotel at approx 1830. Total 

today is just under 200 miles. 

Days Five and Six: There is an optional half day excursion to the 

walled village of Prats de Mollo, just 12 miles up the Vallespir valley, 

on the side of Mount Canigou. There is also an optional excursion to 

nearby Perpignan, the capital of the Roussillon, and to the artists’ 

resort of Collioure. A port since Roman times, many crusades to the 

Holy Land set off from here, and reproductions of works by artists who 

painted in Collioure (Matisse and Dérain in particular) will be found on 

the quaysides. 

Day Seven: Today you return to the Costa Dorada for your last night, 

again on a half board basis. En route there is a short tour of, and free 

time to explore, the exciting city of Barcelona, capital of Catalonia. 

Distance today is similar to Day Three, approx 160 miles. 

Day Eight: Free time until your transfer to the airport for your return 

flight. 

YOUR HOTELS 

NUBAHOTEL HHHH, Coma-Ruga, Costa Dorada (first two and last nights) 

See page 6 for hotel description. 

HOTEL DE LA REINE AMELIE HHH, Amélie-les-Bains (four nights) 

Four nights are spent in the Hotel de la Reine Amélie in the Vallespir 

Valley. Situated close to the River Tech, Amélie is a spa town 19 miles 

from the coast and surrounded by pleasant mountain scenery. The hotel 

has a bar, lounge area, restaurant, free wifi, and comfortable bedrooms 

with private bath/shower, wc, tv and phone. Some have a balcony too. 

(www.reineamelie.com) 

We have prepared some brief historical notes about Rennes-le-Chateau 

and Carcassonne. These are available online at www.preferredts.com/ 

pdfs/camhist.pdf or on request. 

A WALKING HOLIDAY is also available from these hotels. Please ask for a 

copy of our Walking Holidays brochure or download one at preferredts.com. 

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Please refer to the enclosed ‘Dates and Flight Information’ for details of departure dates, prices and flights.

8 days from £699 

May & September 

Jaca, Pamplona & the Spanish Pyrenees 

The highest peaks of the Pyrenees are on the Spanish side in Aragon. This holiday takes you off the beaten tourist track into these 

magnificent mountains, with a host of things to see along the way! You will see a bodega on the Barbastro wine road, medieval 

stone villages, Canfranc’s huge ‘ghost’ train station, Hemingway’s Pamplona, and an imposing 11th-century Romanesque castle. 

You spend four nights in Jaca, ‘Pearl of the Pyrenees’, and three nights on the coast, including one in historic Tarragona. 

• 2 nights hb Costa Dorada, 4 nights hb in Jaca, 1 night bb Tarragona • Visits to a Somontano winery and to the walled 

town of Ainsa • Excursion to Canfranc and Candanchu mountain resort • Excursion to Pamplona • Visit to Loarre Castle 

PROGRAMME 

Day One: Flight to Reus or Barcelona. Transfer to your hotel on the Costa 

Dorada, under an hour away, for two nights’ half-board accommodation. 

Day Two: Free day in resort. 

Day Three: Today you leave the coast and head north through the hilly winecountry 

of Catalonia and then into the Aragonese Pyrenees. You make a short 

stop at a Somontano winery for a tasting in one of Spain’s oldest wine regions, 

magnificently set against a spectacular Pyrenean backdrop. From here you 

climb into the Pyrenees proper towards the unspoilt and historic walled town 

of Ainsa. At the confluence of two rivers, and at an altitude of nearly 2000ft, 

Ainsa nestles between three different protected natural park areas. From the 

11th-century castle, you can stroll the short distance to the arcaded medieval 

town square, lined with old stone houses, the church of Santa Maria – and 

welcoming bars and restaurants! There are impressive views down to the two 

rivers and up to the (often) snow-streaked 7500ft. crag of Peña Montañesa. 

You continue on your dramatic route to Jaca, where you spend 4 nights on 

a half-board basis. 200 miles today, mainly on excellent new highways, and 

always through wonderful scenery: towering mountains, rocky outcrops and 

sparkling waters are all in evidence. 

Jaca is an interesting town with a pleasant pedestrianised main street, 

medieval town wall, Romanesque 11th-century cathedral and 16th-century 

citadel as well as other notable historic buildings. Jaca has bid three times to 

host the winter Olympics, and is on the Aragonese Way of St James - pilgrims 

on their way to Santiago de Compostela are regular visitors in the historic 

town centre. 

Day four: In the morning, you have a brief orientation walk in the old centre 

of Jaca. In the afternoon, there is a short, but fascinating, included excursion to 

Canfranc-Estacion. Following the River Aragon up the mountain, you arrive at 

the enormous, mainly disused, former international railway station at the exit 

of the Somport Tunnel on the Spanish side. Its size (more than twice the width 

of Buckingham Palace and with no less than 156 doors!) is explained by the 

necessity to handle the transit of passengers, luggage and freight switching to 

and from the different gauges of French and Spanish tracks: though national 

pride must have had something to do with it as well! On a short tour of the 

station you will hear about its construction, stories of Nazi gold passing 

through, of the exodus during the Spanish Civil War, and about its final closure 

in 1970. Afterwards, you take the short scenic drive up to the nearby French 

border and through the ski resort of Candanchu. 18 miles each way. 

Days Five and Six: In Jaca with one included and one optional excursion. The 

included excursion is to Pamplona, the capital of Navarre, famed worldwide for 

the ‘Running of the Bulls’, featured by Hemingway in ‘The Sun Also Rises.’ Your 

local guide will walk you along the bulls’ route to the bullring and show you the 

town’s focal point, the Plaza del Castillo, near to which lies the former Jewish 

Quarter and the Gothic Cathedral of Santa Maria. Part of the old city wall is still 

intact. The city centre is pleasantly compact and there are myriad places for 

tapas, lunch, strolling or hunting for souvenirs. 70 miles each way. 

The optional excursion is to the French side of the mighty Pyrenees. The first 

stop is in the pretty village of Biescas. From there you drive – as ever - through 

impressive mountain scenery, skirting two reservoirs and reaching the French 

border at Portelet and on to Artouste, on Fabreges Lake. A cable car takes you 

up to the ‘Petit Train’- a 55-minute narrow-gauge run of spectacular views at 

an altitude of over 6000ft. The line was built to aid the construction of another 

dam and reservoir, and opened to tourism in the 1930s. The road journey, 

again on good roads through impressive mountains, is 43 miles each way. 

Day Seven: Today you bid farewell to the mountains, passing the impressive 

1000ft high rock formations of Los Mallos de Riglos, and stopping at the 

equally impressive castle of Loarre – the best preserved Romanesque castle 

in Europe, and set on a rocky outcrop offering great views. You continue on to 

Tarragona, where your last night is on a bed and breakfast basis. 

Tarragona’s walled town centre is a UNESCO world heritage site. It boasts a 

fine medieval cathedral as well as Roman remains: these include a stunning 

2nd-century amphitheatre, Circus Maximus, and two forums. 190 miles today. 

Day Eight: Free time until your departure transfer to the airport for your flight 

home. Transfer time: 15 minutes to Reus, just over one hour to Barcelona. 

YOUR HOTELS 

NUBAHOTEL HHHH, Coma-Ruga (two nights) 

The description of the hotel is on page 6. 

HOTEL EUROSTARS REINA FELICIA HHHH, Jaca (four nights) 

The modern and comfortable Hotel Reina Felicia is situated in a quiet 

residential area, yet just a 20-minute stroll (less than a mile) from the old 

centre of Jaca. The spacious rooms have satellite TV, air-conditioning, terrace 

and bath or shower and WC. There is lounge, bar, coffee shop, restaurant and 

indoor and outdoor pools. Spa treatments may be available at extra cost (www. 

eurostarshotels.com). 

HOTEL ASTARI HHH, Tarragona (one night) 

Just a 10-minute walk (half a mile) from the amphitheatre and cathedral, 

this comfortable modern hotel offers bedrooms with full facilities, lounge 

area with free wifi, garden and outdoor pool. (www.hotelastari.com) 

Please refer to the enclosed ‘Dates and Flight Information’ for details of departure dates, prices and flights. 


NO SINGLE 

SUPPLEMENT 

IN APRIL 

& OCT ’18, 

MARCH ‘19 

8 days from £649 April, May, September & October 2018, March 2019 

Montserrat, Roman Tarragona & Gaudi’s Reus 

A week in a four-star hotel on the Catalan coast, with three varied and interesting excursions to show you different 

aspects of Catalonia from your comfortable holiday base – this is the recipe for this holiday. Catalonia has an incredibly 

rich variety of landscapes. As well as sandy beaches, such as the wide, sandy one in front of your hotel, there are 

mountains, vineyards, rivers and picturesque villages all waiting to be discovered. As is one of the world’s great cities, 

Barcelona - easily accessible by train, with half-hourly departures. 

• 7 nights hb on the Catalan coast, wine included with dinner • Excursion to Montserrat and Sitges 

• Excursion to Roman Tarragona & Reus • Entrance to the Gaudi Centre in Reus • Excursion into the Alt 

Camp Countryside • Entrances to the Espluga wine cellar and Santes Creus Monastery 

PROGRAMME 

Day One: Flight to Reus or Barcelona. Transfer to your hotel, just under an 

hour away. Seven nights half board accommodation is reserved for you. 

Days Two to Seven: In resort with three included excursions. 

Montserrat & Sitges: just an hour away, Montserrat is one of Spain’s 

most spectacular sights, with its astonishing rock formations, 

monastery, and fabulous views of the Llobregat Valley: Montserrat 

has been a major destination for pilgrims through the centuries. The 

basilica, home of the famous ‘Black Madonna’, dates from the 16th 

century and (subject to confirmation) you will be able to hear the boys’ 

choir sing in the church. You could also go up to the nature area on the 

funicular railway to explore the walking trails. On the return journey we 

make a stop in the modernist resort of Sitges. 110 miles today. 

Roman Tarragona & Gaudi’s Reus: just 20 miles away, Tarragona 

was the capital of the Province of Northern Spain and home to 

the Emperor Augustus – a temple in his honour stood on the site 

of the current cathedral. You will spend the morning in the old 

city in the company of an expert guide, take the view from the 

Pretorium (entrance fee included), and see the amphitheatre, 

the Circus Maximus, the forum, and pretty streets and squares as you 

stroll through the medieval centre. You will also have free time for 

lunch, and to explore the market area and new Rambla area with its 

statue of the ‘Castell’, the ‘Human Tower’. On the return journey we will 

make a short detour to make stop in Gaudi’s home city of Reus, with 

a visit to the Gaudi Centre where you will learn something of the great 

modernist architect’s work. 57 miles today. 

Your third included excursion may be the one that surprises you most. 

You go off the beaten tourist track to visit the nearby ‘Alt Camp’ area 

– home to some lesser-known but no less impressive attractions - the 

jewel that is the medieval, walled town of Montblanc where you have 

a short orientation walk and free time to explore, sightsee, and have 

lunch; the unspoilt market town of l’Espluga de Francoli, which boasts 

what they call the ‘Wine Cathedral’ - the modernist building that 

houses the oldest wine co-operative in Catalonia; and the Cistercian 

Monastery of Santes Creus, one of the three great Catalan monasteries, 

founded in the 12th century and housing two royal tombs. From Santes 

Creus you transfer back to your hotel, with an en-route photo stop at 

the unusual modernist Sanctuary at Montferri. 86 miles today. 

Day Eight: Departure to the airport for your flight home. 

YOUR HOTEL 

NUBAHOTEL HHHH, Coma-Ruga (seven nights) 

The hotel stands close to the broad sandy beach. This unspoilt resort is 

quiet out of season, rather busier at weekends. A reasonable selection 

of shops, bars and restaurants is about 10 minutes walk (700m) away, 

and the railway station with half-hourly departures to Barcelona is about 

15 minutes walk. There is also a local bus service to the nearby county 

town of El Vendrell, birthplace of Pablo Casals: his villa, now an interesting 

museum, is within walking distance of the hotel. The hotel has a spa 

centre (a reasonable extra charge applies), restaurant, bar, lounge, and 

outdoor pool. Rooms, which all have balcony, also have 2 queen size beds, 

bathroom with hairdryer, phone, air-conditioning/heating, satellite LCD tv, 

and safety deposit box (charge applies). Free wifi in public areas. (www. 

nubahotelcomarruga.com) 

Extend your holiday - extra week available in Catalonia. 

A WALKING HOLIDAY is also available from this hotel. Please ask for a copy 

of our Walking Holidays brochure or download one at preferredts.com. 



NO SINGLE 

SUPPLEMENT 

IN NOVEMBER 

8 days from £699 May, September & November 

The Costa Blanca, Valencia & Guadalest 

The popular Costa Blanca resort of Calpe has a bit of everything – beautiful beaches, a lively and picturesque old town, 

stunning scenery in the shape of the immense Rock of Ifach and varied wildlife, both on the Rock and on the saltpans. 

Inland from Calpe, the mountainous countryside is spectacular and gentle at the same time and contains the spectacular, 

historic village of Guadalest and the mediaeval city of Alcoy. Thriving Valencia is Spain’s third city, behind Madrid and 

Barcelona, but is at least their equal in terms of history and cultural diversity. 

• 7 nights hb Calpe • Excursion to Valencia • Excursion to Guadalest and Alcoy • Excursion to Denia • One 

free spa circuit in the hotel 

PROGRAMME 

Day One: Flight to Alicante, transfer to your hotel (one hour depending 

on traffic) for seven nights half board accommodation. 

DAYS TWO TO SEVEN: In Calpe. Your hotel is situated in the Levante 

Beach area from where it is a pleasant stroll along the beach and 

promenade to the Rock of Ifach, the working harbour or a longer walk 

up to the picturesque old quarter. The Rock of Ifach rises Gibraltar-like 

1,100ft from the sea and is a haven for wildlife. A marked trail through 

and around the Rock will take about 2 ½ hours to complete. As well as 

the old quarter you should visit the Roman Queen’s Baths and the old 

walls built to protect Calpe from pirates. 

There are three included excursions during your stay in Calpe. 

Serra Aitana Hills, Guadalest and Alcoy. This drive is as scenic as you 

will find anywhere in Spain. You pass through lemon groves and vast 

swathes of fine netting which cover the hillsides, underneath which are 

‘nispero’ trees whose sweet fruit is protected from the winter hailstorms 

in the mountains. The mountains themselves are a haven for wildlife 

including wild cats and genets, badgers and weasels and even golden 

eagles. Guadalest, an ancient Moorish stronghold, is in a spectacular 

setting with fantastic views from the remains of the Muslim fortress. 

Further along the valley is the town of Alcoy where five rivers meet. 

Around the Plaza de Espana is the medieval quarter but you’ll also find a 

modernist and industrial heritage in the town. 95 miles today. 

Denia. On this pleasant half-day trip to Denia you can stroll down the 

tree-lined Avenida del Marques de Campo, walk up to the castle or 

down to the harbour and snack on some famous Denia gambas. 

DAY EIGHT: Free time until departure for the airport and your flight home. 

YOUR HOTEL 

DIAMANTE BEACH HOTEL HHHH, Calpe (seven nights) 

The hotel is located just a few metres from the Levante Beach promenade. 

The hotel’s modern style is characterised by its spectacular glass façade. 

Rooms are equipped with a full bathroom with hairdryer, air-conditioning, 

safety deposit box, mini-bar, telephone, satellite tv, wifi and internet 

connection, and large balcony. There are three outdoor pools, cafeteria, 

piano bar, and the Mediterranean cuisine buffet restaurant with “Show 

Cooking”. The spa centre offers a large heated pool with a vast range of 

spa amenities. Our guests receive one free circuit of the spa consisting of 

16 elements including hydromassage, turkish bath, ice fountain, thermal 

bath, jacuzzi, sauna and 5 different sorts of shower. (www.diamantebeach. 

com) 



Valencia. 75 motorway miles from Calpe is the historic, but also 

trendy city of Valencia. Valencia’s historic buildings cluster around the 

14th-century cathedral in the Plaza de la Reina. Your search for the Holy 

Grail is over - the gold chalice is in the cathedral museum! A short walk 

away is the so-called ‘real’ Valencia in the Barrio del Carmen where 

you’ll find a host of cafes, bars and restaurants in the captivating narrow 

streets. The Central Market, one of the oldest food markets in Europe, 

houses a thousand stalls under its decorated iron and glass dome. Food 

is very important in Valencia, the home of paella, and you should find 

time to call in at one of the ‘horchaterias’ and sip on a nutty ‘milkshake’. 



NO SINGLE 

SUPPLEMENT 

IN MARCH ‘19 


April, May, September & October 2018, March 2019 

Mallorca’s North East Coast 

Majorca – Mallorca, Majorca – Mallorca, which is it? In English, it has a j and conjures images of tourist hordes sizzling 

in the hot sun. Whereas the Spanish spelling and much more refined pronunciation of Mallorca reflect the beautiful island 

much loved by the likes of Chopin, Grace Kelly, Princess Diana, and the Spanish Royal Family. The area around the resort 

of Cala Ratjada in the northeast of the island falls very much into the latter category. You won’t find high-rise hotel blocks 

here, but golden beaches, azure seas, quiet coves and the tranquil pine forest. 

• 7 nights hb in the Bella Playa Hotel in Cala Ratjada • Walking tour of Sa Torre Cega • Excursion to Palma 

• Excursion to the Drach Caves 

PROGRAMME 

Day One: Flight to Palma. On arrival, you will be met at the airport and 

transferred to your hotel, the Bella Playa, for seven nights half-board 

accommodation. Transfer time one hour. 

Cala Ratjada is an old fishing port on the north-east coast of the island 

which has developed into a pleasant resort with a busy harbour, craggy 

coves and pretty beaches. As well as a host of shops, cafes, bars and 

restaurants, Cala Ratjada has attractive natural areas right on its 

doorstep. A variety of bird species thrives in the protected area of Cala 

Agulla beach close to your hotel. While a pleasant walk through the 

pine forest will take you to the lighthouse at Capdepera from where, on 

a clear day, you can see across to the neighbouring island of Menorca. 

Days two to Seven: In Cala Ratjada with three included activities 

during your stay. 

Walking Tour of Sa Torre Cega: A twenty-minute walk from your 

hotel is Sa Torre Cega, an early 20th-century villa built for the March 

banking family. In an ideal spot overlooking the tiny bay of Cala Gat, 

the gardens at Sa Torre Cega were landscaped by Russell Page, the 

English designer whose clients included the Duke of Windsor, King 

Leopold of Belgium, and the Frick Art Collection in New York. And art 

is an integral feature of the Sa Torre Cega gardens where you will 

see forty sculptures of the March collection. The gardens were closed 

after being severely damaged in a storm in 2001, and, after extensive 

restoration, were reopened by King Juan Carlos in 2015. 

Palma: On a day trip to Palma fifty miles away, you’ll have plenty of 

time to explore the delights of the island’s capital. A short orientation 

tour on arrival will show you where things are, after which you can 

choose how you will spend your free time. Many will make a beeline 

for the ultra-impressive Gothic Cathedral. Dating from the 13th 

century, the building has been modified through the ages right up to 

the changes made in the early 1900’s by Antoni Gaudi. Or you could 

make your way to the Palau March Museum which houses the rest of 

the March sculpture collection including works by Rodin, Henry Moore 

and Barbara Hepworth. Don’t forget to leave time for a delicious tapas 

lunch in the narrow streets of the old centre. 

Drach Caves: A short 18-mile trip to the famous caves where you 

have a tour of the deep caves including the blue waters of the Baths 

of Diana, incredible stalactites and stalagmites, and a boat trip and 

classical concert on one the world’s largest underground lakes. 

In your spare time you can enjoy the facilities of the hotel, or maybe 

hire a bike and visit the market town of Arta. 

Day Eight: Free time until your departure transfer to the airport for 

your flight home. 

YOUR HOTEL 

HOTEL BELLA PLAYA HHHH, Cala Ratjada (seven nights) 

The hotel, on the edge of the resort, adjoins the Levante Natural Park area. 

The hotel offers plenty of sporting activities (tennis courts, swimming pool, 

gymnasium and discounts for the nearby golf course among others) as 

well as well-furnished rooms (satellite tv, telephone and full bathroom). 

Prices are based on standard rooms. Superior rooms are available at a 

supplement. The hotel has an outdoor pool and a wellness centre with 

sauna, 2 Turkish baths and relaxation room – free of charge for hotel 

guests - and free wifi access on the Terrace Bar and in Reception. There 

is a buffet meal each night with a huge selection of food, including local 

specialities (www. bellaplaya.com). 

Extend your holiday – extra week available in Cala Ratjada. 





8 days from £569 February to November 2018, February & March 2019 

Andalucia’s Eastern Coast – Granada & Almeria 

Granada was the last city to be re-conquered by the Catholic Kings in 1492 and Spain’s Moorish legacy is nowhere more 

evident than in Granada and its province. On this holiday, not only will you visit the Alhambra complex in Granada, but also 

the city of Almeria. Your base is the coastal city of Almunecar. This is a city whose Phoenician, Roman and Moorish past is 

still much in evidence. The wonderful sub-tropical climate will help you enjoy the city’s rich artistic and cultural heritage 

as well as the pretty historic centre. In and around Almunecar the sierras plunge spectacularly into the sea and you will 

find no less than 25 beaches and coves within the boundary of the municipality. 

• 7 nights hb in Almunecar • Visit to Granada and the Alhambra • Tour along the Costa Tropical to Almeria 

• 1 entrance free of charge to the hotel’s spa centre 

PROGRAMME 

Day One: Flight to Malaga and transfer to your hotel (55 miles) in Almunecar 

on the beach east of the city for seven nights half board accommodation. 

Days Two to Seven: During your stay there are two included full day 

excursions. The first is to the wonderful city of Granada just 45 miles 

away. There is surely no more spectacular setting than Granada whose 

extraordinary Alhambra complex is dominated by the snow-capped peaks 

of the Sierra Nevada. A local guide will ensure you make the most of your 

visit of the Alhambra and the Generalife Gardens. (Please note that, due to 

restrictions on group visits, the Nasrid Palaces part of the complex may not 

be included in the visit.) As well as visiting the complex, you will also have 

plenty of time to see some of the city’s other attractions such as the cathedral 

and the old Moorish quarter of Albaicin, now a UNESCO World Heritage Site 

together with the Alhambra and the Generalife. The second excursion is a 

trip along the east coast to see the ancient city of Almeria and (80 miles away 

by motorway). Almeria also has Phoenician and Roman origins and one of 

the greatest citadels ever built by the Moors as well as an unusual fortified 

cathedral constructed as defence against pirate attacks. The whitewashed 

walls of the old town have the unmistakable Al-Andalus atmosphere. 

The rest of your time is free to enjoy Almunecar. You can visit the Arab 

fortress built on top of a Roman castle or stroll through the delightful 

botanical gardens of Majuelo Park where there is a huge collection of 

tropical and subtropical plants, bushes and trees as well as the remains 

of the Roman fish-salting pits. Other attractions include the exotic bird 

park and the network of defensive towers built by the Moors and later 

strengthened in the 18th century as defence against British raids. Or just 

stroll through the busy commercial district in the old centre where you can 

admire the city’s monuments – look out for the plaque dedicated to Laurie 

Lee who spent time here during and after the Civil War. There will also 

be the chance to join an optional excursion to Nerja with its magnificent 

Balcon de Europa and its nearby famous caves - an enormous cavern 

reminiscent of an underground cathedral featuring stalactites, stalagmites 

and wonderful rock formations and the white-painted, hill-top village of 

Frigiliana. 

Day Eight: Free time until your transfer to the airport and your return flight. 

YOUR HOTEL 

HOTEL BAHIA TROPICAL HHHH, Taramay, Almunecar (seven nights) 

The hotel is situated on the small Pozuelo beach in Taramay on the eastern 

edge of Almunecar, 3 km from the city centre. There is a frequent, cheap 

bus service to town if you do not want to take the extremely pleasant 

walk along the seafront. Its spacious rooms all have bath and wc, minibar, 

satellite tv, safe (chargeable) and hairdryer - most have balcony or 

terrace. The restaurant serves buffet style food and there is a bar with 

entertainment on some nights. The hotel has a large outdoor pool and a 

spa. One entrance to the spa is included during your stay (one hour use to 

include active pool with water massages, sauna, Turkish bath, pediluvium 

and sensation shower). Health and body treatments are also available at 

extra cost. (www.hotelbahiatropical.es) 

Extend your holiday – extra week available in Taramay. 





8 days from £639 March, April & October 2018, March 2019 

Mijas, Cordoba & the White Villages of Andalucia 

The whitewashed villages of Andalucia have long entranced visitors; and the charm remains to this day. On this holiday you will 

not just see some of these iconic landscapes, you will spend a week in white-painted Mijas itself. From Mijas there are guided 

visits to the timeless old UNESCO city of Cordoba, with its Mezquita church, and to Picasso’s home city of Malaga. All these 

remarkable sights are bathed in the year-round warmth of the Andalucian sunshine! 

• 7 nights hb in Mijas • Excursion to Cordoba with guided tour of the Mezquita • Circular Andalucian tour 

featuring some of the ‘White Villages’ • Orientation walk in Mijas • Visit to Malaga with orientation drive 

and walking tour through the historic centre 

PROGRAMME 

Day One: Direct flight to Malaga, transfer (approx. 30 minutes) to your 

hotel in Mijas for seven nights half board accommodation. 

Although only a few kilometres from the hustle and bustle of the 

seaside towns of the Costa del Sol, Mijas Pueblo has managed to 

retain a good deal of its Andalucian character. From the slopes of its 

Sierra, pretty white-painted Mijas looks down imperiously over the 

resorts of Fuengirola and Benalmadena and, up in the hills, on a clear 

day you can see as far as Gibraltar and Africa! The old village plazas 

are difficult to resist – whether it’s a drink with some tapas, browsing 

artists’ studios and craft shops or visiting one of the museums. The 

Local History Museum is well worth a visit, as is the Contemporary Arts 

Centre which has works by Picasso, Dali and Miro. 

Days Two to SEVEN: In Mijas with a short, guided orientation walk 

and three included excursions. 

Cordoba: Just over two hours away is Cordoba, one of the not-to-bemissed 

sights of Andalucia. There will be a walking tour of the historic 

city where, 1000 years ago, Jews, Arabs and Christians lived side by 

side in harmony. You will see a statue of Maimonides, the famous 

Jewish philosopher and the author of Mishneh Torah. Above all, though, 

you will visit the world-famous Mezquita (entrance fee included) with 

an expert guide The church/mosque was founded in 785 by Abd ar- 

Rahman I, and then adapted and adopted by the Christian Kings of 

Spain – who built a cathedral inside it! You will also have free time 

for lunch and sightseeing before returning to Mijas. 235 miles today, 

mainly dual carriageway. 

Malaga: In recent years Picasso’s birthplace of Malaga has undergone 

a major facelift. You travel up the coast to this fine city with scenic 

sea views, before reaching the city centre. There you have a walking 

tour of the centre, with included entrance to the house on Plaza de 

la Merced where, on 25th October 1881, the city’s most famous 

son, Pablo Picasso, was born. The city now has a score of museums 

including the Museo Carmen Thijssen, the Picasso Museum, and the 

Pompidou Centre (yes, there is one here as well as in Paris!). In the old 

centre you will find the city’s impressive cathedral, pleasant pedestrian 

shopping streets and lots of tapas bars offering reasonably-priced 

lunches. Shoppers may make for the El Corte Ingles department store, 

or the new Muelle Uno (Pier One) complex in the revitalised port area. 

You will have free time for lunch, and to take in the attractions of your 

choice before you return to Mijas. 50 miles today. 

The White Villages: Your third included excursion is a circular trip 

through the landscapes of the Andalucian countryside. You start by 

heading south, passing close to Marbella before stopping in Ojen 

which is famed for its aniseed liqueur. Like Cordoba, its church is 

built on a mosque and the belfry used to be a minaret. From Ojen you 

continue to Monda. There was a Roman settlement here, and the locals 

claim that in 45BC Caesar won a final battle nearby. The town fell to 

the Christians in 1485, and the old hilltop fortress was destroyed in an 

Arab uprising in the 16th century. The third white village is Alhaurin el 

Grande. 50 miles today. 

An optional excursion, to historic Antequera and the astonishing 

limestone formations of El Torcal may also be available. 


flight. 

YOUR HOTEL 

HOTEL TRH HHHH, Mijas (seven nights) 

The hotel enjoys an excellent location close to town (5 minutes’ walk 

away), but set amid palms and pines in the rolling landscapes of the Sierra 

as well. Built in Andalucian style, the hotel has a bar, buffet restaurant, 

outdoor pool and spacious gardens and terraces. Rooms have bath/ 

shower, wc, satelliteTV, direct dial phone, safety deposit box, internet 

connection and hairdryer. Superior rooms are available at a supplement. 

(www.trhhoteles.com) 

Extend your holiday - extra week available in Mijas. 





8 days from £649 March, May, June & September 2018, March 2019 

Seville, Mijas & Ronda 

This superb value holiday gives you the chance to relax in a pretty white-painted village overlooking the Costa del Sol and 

enjoy some of the wonders of Andalucia. Five nights are spent in delightful Mijas Pueblo, and two in magical Seville. In 

winter, spring and early summer, southern Spain is warm and sunny, though the stifling temperatures of high summer are 

still some time away – this is the perfect time to take in some of the remarkable sights of Andalucia. 

• 5 nights hb Mijas, 2 nights bb Seville • Visits to Ronda, Marbella and glitzy Puerto Banus 

PROGRAMME 

Day One: Flight to Malaga. On arrival transfer to your hotel in Mijas (approx. 30 

minutes) for four nights half board accommodation. 

Mijas: The white painted centre of Mijas still has the look of an old Andalucian 

village. The old village has now grown into a small town with all facilities 

and good transport connections. Why not stroll and enjoy the views from the 

Muralla Gardens at the top of the village where there are superb views over 

the Mediterranean, linger over a quiet drink on one of the old town squares, or 

browse in the artists’ studios and craft shops? The folk museum is well worth a 

visit as is the new Contemporary Arts Centre showcasing Picasso’s ceramics as 

well as some of his paintings and works by Dali, Braque and Miro. 

Days Two to Four: Free in Mijas, with an included half-day excursion just 

down the road to see the plush resort of Marbella and the billionaire’s marina of 

Puerto Banus. Marbella, although one of Europe’s most chic resorts, retains an 

attractive 15th-century old-town with narrow streets leading off its picturesque 

plazas. Puerto Banus, on the other hand, is unapologetically brash where the 

glitterati park their Ferraris next to their yachts and then do a little shopping in 

the designer stores. At least window shopping is free! 

There is also the chance to join an optional excursion to the ‘British Corner’, 

Gibraltar, one of the ‘Pillars of Hercules’. British since 1704, ‘Gib’ has a 

fascinating history, to which the Siege Tunnels bear witness. The rock is home 

to the natural site of St Michael’s Cave, and to the Barbary apes who are the 

colony’s symbol of freedom. Also easily accessible is Picasso’s home city of 

Malaga, with an impressive new museum featuring the work of its most famous 

son. 

Day Five: Today the transfer to Seville is just under three hours. There will be 

an included orientation tour of the city on arrival, with a stop in the pretty Triana 

district, the traditional cradle of Flamenco, prior to check-in to your hotel for two 

nights bed and breakfast accommodation. 146 miles today. 

Seville, in a splendid location on the Guadalquivir River, is a lively city and 

the capital of Flamenco. Wandering through the narrow streets you will soon 

understand how Seville inspired Bizet’s Carmen and Mozart’s Marriage of Figaro. 

Be sure to sample the excellent tapas in Seville - the tour is accompanied by a 

bilingual Tour Director, who will assist with booking nearby reasonably priced 

restaurants, if required. 

Day Six: There are two optional excursions during your stay in Seville. The first 

is a morning walking tour with a local guide, with entrance to the cathedral, 

Columbus’ last resting place. The other excursion features an evening trip to a 

Flamenco show. 

Day Seven: Today you leave Seville and drive to Ronda. The spectacular 600ft 

deep Tajo Gorge is spanned by the spectacular Puente Nuevo (new bridge). 

The city’s bullring in the ‘’new’’ town is 230 years old, about the same age 

as the new bridge! You will have free time for sightseeing in this interesting, 

atmospheric and dramatic city. After lunch (not included), you continue through 

the scenic Sierra to Mijas for your last night’s accommodation, again on a half 

board basis. 140 miles today. 

Day Eight: Transfer to the airport for your return flight. 

YOUR HOTEL 

HOTEL TRH HHHH, Mijas (first four and last nights) 

This hotel enjoys an excellent location close to town (5 minutes walk away), 

but set amid palms and pines in the rolling landscapes of the Sierra as well. 

Built in Andalucian style, the hotel has a bar, buffet restaurant, outdoor pool 

and spacious gardens and terraces. Rooms have bath/shower, wc, satellite 

TV, direct dial phone, safety deposit box, internet connection and hairdryer. 

Superior rooms are available at a supplement. (www.trhhoteles.com) 

HOTEL SEVILLA MACARENA HHHH, Seville (two nights) 

The hotel is next to the old city walls opposite the Parliament and close 

to the river and the historic centre. Bedrooms have bath/shower and 

wc, hairdryer, tv with satellite channels, free wifi, and safety deposit 

box. There is a restaurant and a sports-themed bar offering snacks. 

(www.hotelsevillamacarena.com) 



8 days from £699 May & September 

Western Andalucia - Isla Canela, Rio Tinto & the Guadiana River 

This holiday has the perfect balance of relaxation beside the dunes along Spain’s Atlantic coast and on the banks of the 

Guadiana river and scenic sightseeing jam-packed with historical and cultural interest. Your holiday base is the 4* Playamarina 

Hotel on Punta del Moral on Isla Canela in Spain, just over the Portuguese border. From here you visit the beautiful coastline 

of the Donana Natural Park, enjoy the fascinating Columbus sites and the stunning scenery of the British Rio Tinto mines and 

have a lazy day on a boat sailing up the River Guadiana which marks the border between Spain and Portugal. 

• 7 nights hb in a 4* hotel on Isla Canela • One included spa entrance • Full day excursion to the Rio Tinto mines 

with train ride • Full day excursion to the Columbus sites and El Rocio • Boat cruise on the Guadiana River 

PROGRAMME 

Day One: Flight to Faro in Portugal and transfer to your hotel on Isla Canela in 

Spain for seven nights half board accommodation. The transfer takes around an 

hour, but you have to put your watches on an hour when you cross the Guadiana 

which is the border. 

Days Two to Seven: In resort with three included excursions. There is plenty 

to do in your free time. The front of the hotel looks across to the thriving fishing 

village and marina of Punta del Moral. You can have a pleasant stroll around the 

harbour or take a little ferry ride across to Isla Cristina. The rear of the hotel backs 

on to the promenade from where there are wooden boardwalks across the dunes 

to the beach and the sea. Walking past the inviting chiringuito (beach bar) might 

be difficult! There is a frequent bus service which makes the 5-mile journey to 

Ayamonte on the Guadiana river. Ayamonte is a bustling ‘frontier’ town with a 

compact old centre, marina and port. The ‘frontier’ is the river and for under 3 

euros you can get a return ferry across to the pretty town of Vila Real de San 

Antonio in Portugal. If you can find the time, a complimentary 1 ½ hour circuit of 

the hotel’s extensive spa facilities is included for you! 

The first included excursion is to La Rabida Monastery, Caravelle Wharf and El 

Rocio. Just over an hour to the east of your hotel lies the monastery of La Rabida, 

where Columbus stayed with the monks before his voyage to the New World in 

1492. The King and Queen of Spain had rejected his request for funding to seek a 

westward route to China, but with the intercession of the monks (who were to get 

a percentage!), funding was granted…and the rest, as they say, is history. Nearby 

lies Caravelle Wharf, with full-size replicas of Columbus’ three ships – the Pinto, 

the Nina, and the Santa Maria (entrance fee included). All are much smaller than 

you might expect – but they actually travelled across the Atlantic in 1992, for the 

500th anniversary. You then travel to the strange town of El Rocio, which seems 

like something out of the Tex-Mex West, with clapboard houses, sand covered 

squares and avenues and rails to tie your horse to! But this is no tourist movie set 

- in fact it is a major pilgrimage site, and lies at the edge of the Donana Natural 

Park. There is free time for a late lunch here before returning to your hotel. 

Another included excursion takes you to the unique landscape and ecosystem 

that are the Rio Tinto mines. There has been mining in the hills 80 miles northeast 

of Isla Canela for over 5000 years. In the museum in the town of Rio Tinto 

there is an excellent re-creation of the Roman mine. There is British influence in 

many parts of Spain but nowhere as pronounced than in this remote corner of 

Andalucia. The pinnacle of mining in the area began in 1873 with the arrival of 

the British Rio Tinto Mining Company Ltd who paid £3.68 million for the rights to 

exploit the disused copper mines. The company employed up to 20,000 men, laid 

300km of rail track, built houses for employees and management, a Protestant 

church and a Social Club which had a cricket team and introduced football to 

Spain. The museum is housed in the company’s hospital and its offices are now 

the town hall. Highlight of the tour is the rail journey through the open cast mines 

where you’ll see an amazing ‘Martian’ landscape with the red (bright red!) Rio 

Tinto river running through it. (NB the train is accessed down a long flight of 

steps – no ramp). 

You really chill out and relax on your third excursion – a boat ride up the Guadiana 

river. The boat leaves from Ayamonte and poodles upstream through the soporific 

scenery of the gentle hills of the Guadiana valley. The captain might stop in 

Portugal on the left – then again, it might be Spain on the right – either way, you’ll 

have the chance to enjoy the hospitality of one of the riparian communities. The 

return to your hotel will be by coach. 

Day Eight: Transfer back to Faro Airport for your flight home. You can put your 

watch back an hour after crossing the river. 

YOUR HOTEL 

HOTEL PLAYAMARINA SPA HHHH, Punta del Moral, Isla Canela 

(seven nights) 

An excellent hotel in a quiet position located between the beach and the 

marina on Punta del Moral. The hotel has a buffet restaurant with show 

cooking, indoor and outdoor pool. There is also a spa (a free 1 ½ circuit 

is included for you), bar and entertainment on most evenings. Rooms 

have bath with shower over and separate shower and wc, hairdryer, 

LCD tv, air-conditioning, ceiling fan and safe (chargeable), terrace 

or balcony. Free Wi-Fi in reception (30 mins) – chargeable in room. 

(www.playasenator.com/en/hoteles/playamarina/) 

Extend your holiday – extra week available in Isla Canela 





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8 days from £729 February to May, September to November 2018, February & March 2019 

A Week on the Algarve 

A relaxing week in an excellent hotel amid the beauty of the Algarve is the recipe for this Portuguese holiday. You will 

discover not just the spectacular coastline, but also the unspoilt countryside of the hinterland, with historic sites such as 

Silves, the former Moorish capital of the Algarve, with its Roman Bridge and 16th century church. Your resort, Armação 

de Pêra, boasts one of the most beautiful beaches in the Algarve, with pretty coves and a panorama of brightly coloured 

fishing boats. Your base is the 4-star Holiday Inn (formerly Hotel Garbe), right on the beach. 

• 7 nights hb in the 4* Holiday Inn on the beach at Armação de Pêra • 3 included guided excursions visiting 

Portimao, Silves, Cape St Vincent and Lagos 

PROGRAMME 

Day One: Flight to Faro and transfer to your hotel in Armação de 

Pêra, just 45 minutes away from the airport. Seven nights half board 

accommodation is reserved for you. 

Days Two to Seven: In resort with three included excursions: 

Your first excursion (half-day) is an orientation tour, showing you the 

coast to the west of your resort. After a photo stop at the impressive 

Algar Seco rock formations, you continue to the pretty fishing village 

of Carvoeiro (coffee stop) and the town and beach resort of Portimao. 

The second excursion takes you inland, into the rolling countryside, 

where you will also stop in one of the Algarve’s most picturesque 

villages, Alte, and in the former Moorish stronghold of Silves. Alte 

stands at the foot of the Serra do Calderao, with white houses 

clustered in the narrow streets around the church. There are natural 

springs, too, with a series of little waterfalls, grassy banks, and a 

much-painted bridge over the stream. Silves is bigger than Alte, but 

no less pretty, beautifully set under its well-preserved Moorish castle 

and its cathedral, and on the Arade River. 

YOUR HOTEL 

THE HOLIDAY INN ALGARVE (formerly the Hotel Garbe) HHHH, 

Armação de Pêra (seven nights) 

This well-appointed 4* hotel commands a prime position with a stunning 

panoramic view of the bay of Armação de Pêra, within strolling distance 

of shops, restaurants and entertainment. Its facilities include a restaurant 

serving buffet-style meals, lounge, bar, free wifi in reception and 

swimming pool. Rooms are equipped with bath/shower, wc, hairdryer, 

direct dial telephone, individually controlled air-conditioning, safe, minibar, 

tea and coffee making facilities and satellite tv. Sea view rooms are 

available at a supplement. Entertainment is provided on certain evenings. 

(www.hialgarve.com) 

Extend your holiday – extra week available on the Algarve. 



Your other included trip is to the Algarve’s Wild West, Cape St Vincent, 

the south-west extremity of Portugal, and with its 75m high cliffs, 

a major landmark for Atlantic shipping. The area is rich in birdlife. 

Nearby is the village of Sagres, popular with surfers, with a fort, 

lighthouse and good beaches. Today you will also visit Lagos, a town 

which is closely associated with Henry the Navigator, and was the 

starting port of many Portuguese voyages of discovery in the 15th 

and 16th centuries. 


flight. 




A Week on the Lisbon Coast 

Cascais and Estoril, side by side and connected by a seafront promenade, are the two main resorts on the Lisbon Coast. 

Estoril, with its plush villas and Belle Époque casino is the more traditional of the two, while lively Cascais still retains 

some of its character as a traditional fishing town. Just sixteen miles from Lisbon, this part of the coast is a great base for 

exploring the capital and attractions further afield such as Fatima, Tomar and Obidos. 

• 7 nights hb Monte Estoril • Excursion to Lisbon • Excursion to Obidos and Mafra • Excursion to Fatima, 

Batalha and Tomar 

PROGRAMME 

Day One: Flight to Lisbon. Thirty-minute transfer to your hotel in 

Monte Estoril. 

Days Two to seven: Your hotel is in Monte Estoril between Estoril 

and Cascais, a 25-minute walk from the centre of either or you can 

take the frequent local bus. There are plenty of shops and cafés close 

by as is Monte Estoril train station from where there is a regular service 

to Lisbon. There are three included excursions during your stay. 

Lisbon: Everywhere you go in Lisbon you will find evidence of the city’s 

historic links with the Age of Discovery from where intrepid explorers 

opened up the sea-trading routes to India, Brazil, China and Japan in 

the 15th-century. Today, the city is a mix of old quarters such as the 

Alfama, a maze of steep cobbled streets, the wide avenues leading to 

the 18th century Rossio square and modern developments with fine 

shops. This is a half day trip by coach but you can stay on in Lisbon 

and take the train back to your hotel. 

Mafra and Obidos: Mafra’s grandiose palace-monastery was 

commissioned by King João V in 1717 to celebrate the birth of his first 

child and has 5000 doorways, 2500 windows, 880 rooms, 154 grand 

staircases, 29 courtyards and 330 monks’ cells. The two bell towers 

together house over 100 bells (the largest collection in the world), still 

played every Sunday and audible across a distance of 15 miles. In 

pretty little Obidos you have free time to walk the perfectly preserved 

walls that surround cobbled streets, whitewashed houses, and ancient 

terracotta roofs. Above the town is a picture-book 13th-century castle 

which has been converted into a pousada. 130 miles. 

Fatima, Batalha and Tomar: The pilgrimage site of Fatima caught 

the media attention in 1917 with the first appearance of Our Lady 

of Fatima to three shepherd children in Irene´s Cove where currently 

the Chapel of the Apparitions is located. The apparitions took place 

every 13th day from May until October. From here you continue to 

Batalha which owes its origin to the building of the Battle Abbey after 

the battle of Aljubarrota in 1385 between Portuguese and Spanish 

armies. In thanks to the Virgin Mary for the victory over the Castilians, 

D. João I ordered the construction of the Monastery which is one of 

the most significant buildings of the Portuguese Gothic and Manueline 

style. The next stop is the Templar city of Tomar. The city was taken 

from the Moors in the middle of the 12th-century and donated to the 

Knights Templar. In 1160 Dom Gualdim Pais, Great Master of the order, 

began construction of the Castle and Monastery that would come to be 

the headquarters of the Templars in Portugal. The stunning Convent 

of Christ dates from 1162 and dominates the attractive town below. 

During the reign of Prince Henry the Navigator, the cloisters between 

the Great Cloister and the fortress of the Knights Templar were built. 

237 miles today. 

There will also be an optional excursion to Sintra. The whole town is a 

UNESCO World Heritage site on account of its 19th-century Romantic 

architecture. Upon arrival you first visit Sintra National Palace, also 

known as Palácio da Vila, famous for its magnificent painted ceilings. 

The palace is the only survivor of the country’s Royal Halls, dating from 

the Middle Ages. One of the palace highlights is its kitchen complete 

with huge 110 feet high conical chimneys. 

Day Eight: Departure for the airport and your flight home. 

YOUR HOTEL 

ESTORIL EDEN HOTEL HHHH, Monte Estoril (seven nights) 

The resorts of Cascais and Estoril are now one municipality and Monte 

Estoril stands between the two old centres. The hotel has an indoor and 

outdoor pool, fitness room, sauna, bar and restaurant. The spacious 

bedrooms are aparthotel style with balcony, equipped kitchenette/dining 

area, tv, air-conditioning, minibar, and bathroom with hairdryer. (www. 

estoriledenhotel.com) 






May, September & October 

Provence - Arles, Avignon, Nîmes & the Camargue 

The base for our exploration of this enchanting and captivating part of France is the Roman city of Arles, renowned for its 

complete amphitheatre, medieval centre and scenes and landscapes famously portrayed in the works of van Gogh. Other 

highlights of the holiday include the old papal seat of Avignon, the ancient monuments of Nîmes, the Camargue port towns 

of Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer and Aigues-Mortes, and the iconic symbol of the south, the Pont du Gard. 

• 7 nights in Arles – 2 hb and 5 bb • Walking tour of Arles • Excursion to Nîmes, Pont du Gard and Avignon 

• Boat trip in the Camargue with lunch • Visits to Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer and Aigues-Mortes 

PROGRAMME 

Day One: Flight to Marseille or Nîmes, transfer to your hotel in Arles 

(one hour from Marseille, 40 minutes from Nîmes) for seven nights 

hotel accommodation. Two dinners in the hotel are included during 

your stay, leaving five nights to sample the delights of the local 

restaurants. Your Tour Director will be on hand to assist. 

DAYS TWO TO SEVEN: In Arles. A walking tour of the city will acquaint 

you with all the major sights and attractions of this splendid city - 

Place du Forum, Espace van Gogh, amphitheatre and theatre, the 

Roman baths and the Musée Réattu on the bank of the river Rhône. 

Arles’ golden age began under Caesar when it became an important 

regional capital of the Roman Empire. Evidence of this is everywhere, 

but brazenly obvious at ‘les Arènes’ – the wonderfully preserved 

amphitheatre which is now used for bullfights. The special light 

in Provence has always attracted painters and Arles will be forever 

associated with Vincent van Gogh for his spat with Gaugin, severing 

his ear, but, above all, his incredible artistic output while in the city. He 

arrived in Arles in February 1888 and in the prolific fifteen months that 

followed he created more than three hundred works including some 

of his best known – the Arles Sunflowers series, his Chair, Bedroom. 

You can follow a walking trail in Arles featuring van Gogh scenes such 

as the Amphitheatre, Café Terrace at Night and Starry Night over the 

Rhone. 

As well as the walking tour, there are two included excursions during 

your stay in Arles. The first is a tour of the Camargue by coach and 

boat. The Camargue is Europe’s largest wetland and as well as birds, 

its other famous residents are the white horses and black bulls. 

The day starts with a short coach transfer through the Camargue to 

Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer. On the way you’ll hear the story of the 

Three Marys (Jacob, Salome and Magdalene) and their servant Sarah, 

patron saint of Gypsies, thousands of whom have been making the 

annual pilgrimage to Stes-Maries for centuries. A boat cruise on the 

Petit Rhone will show you aspects of the Camargue and its wildlife 

only accessible by river. After a lunch (included) in Stes-Maries you 

continue west across the Camargue to Aigues-Mortes, where the 

immense city walls still protect the medieval city within. After a guided 

tour you return to Arles. 75 miles today. 

The second included excursion is a grand tour of the region to Nîmes, 

the Pont du Gard and Avignon – an 80-mile round trip packed with 

interest. Nîmes has a complete Roman amphitheatre to rival, even 

better, that of Arles. Both were built in 1st century AD and became 

residential areas post-empire until they were cleared out in the first 

half of the 19th century. As well as an ancient centre Nîmes has 

excellent modern architecture by Norman Foster. From Nîmes, you 

head to Avignon, stopping en route to admire the 3-tier arches of the 

Pont du Gard, part of the 50km Roman aqueduct built to carry water 

to Nîmes. In Avignon you’ll have plenty of time to admire the sights 

of the magnificent former papal capital – Palais des Papes, Place de 

l’Horloge, the ramparts or maybe even dance ‘sur le pont’! After your 

time in Avignon you return to Arles. 

There is also an optional excursion into the Alpilles hills just 12 miles 

from Arles. The day includes a visit to the spectacular hilltop village 

of Les-Baux-de-Provence, the extraordinary artistic sound and light 

show of Carrières de Lumières in the Les Baux underground limestone 

quarry, the beautiful provençal town of St Remy and the clinic at 

Saint Paul-de-Mausole where van Gogh painted another series of 

masterpieces while a voluntary patient in the asylum. 

DAY EIGHT: Free time until departure for the airport and your flight 

home. 

YOUR HOTEL 

BEST WESTERN ATRIUM HHH, Arles (seven nights) 

This is a modern hotel built around an old town house. The hotel is centrally 

located opposite the Tourist Office. Its 90 rooms are on 4 floors and have 

air-conditioning, bath or shower and wc, satellite tv, hairdryer. Rooms 

have internal atrium view or a view of the town. Wifi is complimentary 

throughout the hotel. There is an airy restaurant with a glass roof and a bar. 

(www.hotelatrium.com) 






The Cinque Terre, Portofino & the Italian Lakes 

This Italian holiday takes you to the millionaires’ haunts of Portofino and Santa Margherita Ligure and the spectacular 

landscapes of the Cinque Terre and Lake Maggiore, perhaps the most impressive of Italy’s sparkling lakes. Along the way 

you will travel on the picturesque ‘Three Valleys Railway’ into the heart of Columbus’ maritime city of Genoa, and visit 

Pavia, a medieval city with a Visconti castle, and whose cathedral boasts one of Italy’s largest domes. While in Santa 

Margherita, you will enjoy a boat trip to Portofino and a train journey through the Cinque Terre. 

• 3 nights hb Lake Maggiore, 4 nights hb in Santa Margherita Ligure • Visits to Portofino, the Cinque Terre, 

Genoa and Pavia • Journey on the historic Three Valleys Railway 

PROGRAMME 

Day One: Flight to Milan, transfer to your hotel on Lake Maggiore for 

two nights half board accommodation. Transfer times from Malpensa, 

Linate and Bergamo are 30 minutes, 1 hour and 1 hour 30 minutes 

respectively. 

Day Two: Free day to explore Lake Maggiore. Why not take a boat trip 

on the lake? 

Day Three: Today you travel south to the Riviera di Levante. Your first 

stop is Vercelli, a historic town surrounded by paddy-fields (its rice 

is exported worldwide). You then continue south to Casella, north of 

Genoa, arriving after lunch to board the ‘Three Valleys Train’. Since 1929 

the red and white carriages of this narrow gauge service has linked 

Columbus’ home city with the villages and valleys of its hinterland. The 

trip down to the city takes about an hour, and there are excellent views 

of the coastline. In Genoa you will see something of the restored port 

and old city centre before you complete your journey by coach to the 

chic resort of Santa Margherita Ligure, where you spend four nights on 

a half board basis. 

Santa Margherita lies in a sheltered bay, close to Portofino. Its harbour 

is home to many luxury yachts. The journey today is 160 miles. 

Days Four to Six: In Santa Margherita with included excursions by 

boat to Portofino (half day) and by train to the Spectacular Cinque Terre 

(full day). 

Portofino: like the millionaires, you travel to the world’s most beautiful 

harbour by boat (15-minute trip) from the landing stage just 500m 

from your hotel. Portofino’s colourful hotchpotch of fishermen’s houses 

embraces its harbour and the luxury craft of the nearby villa-owners – 

Portofino is the select retreat of Italy’s powerful! Above the harbour is 

Brown’s Castle, and there are good views from the church. You can see 

why Disney copied it – the original is stunning! 

Cinque Terre: the spectacular coastline, hills and villages landscapes 

of the Cinque Terre are UNESCO listed and within the National Park, 

where the mountains drop almost vertically into the sea. You will travel 

by the train from Santa Margherita (the station is 600m from the hotel). 

The ‘Five Lands’ are about an hour away, and comprise the unspoilt 

traffic-free villages of Monterosso, Vernazza, Corniglia, Manarola, and 

Riomaggiore, which nestle in tiny coves, set below the ingeniously 

terraced vineyards that, together with the fishing, gave the area its 

livelihood. 

Day Seven: You leave Santa Margherita and travel north, following 

a slightly different route to take in the cathedral city of Pavia. Pavia 

rivalled Milan as the capital of the Lombard kings until the 11th century, 

but was then ruled variously by Austrians, Spanish and French. There 

were 100 medieval towers, just two remain – but there is still plenty to 

see! La Certosa, a notable Renaissance monastery, lies just to the north 

of the city. You arrive at Lake Maggiore in the afternoon, for one night, 

again on a half board basis. Total today 152 miles, mainly motorway. 

Day Eight: Free time until your transfer to the airport and your return 

flight. 

YOUR HOTELS 

HOTEL MILAN SPERANZA AU LAC HHHH, Stresa (first two and 

last nights) 

The hotel description is on page 18. 

HOTEL JOLANDA HHH, Santa Margherita Ligure (four nights) 

The Hotel Jolanda is ideally located in a quiet street in the heart of Santa 

Margherita, just 200 yards from the pedestrianised town centre. The 

boat stop and railway station are 8-10 minutes walk away. Rooms are 

comfortably furnished with bath/shower, wc, hairdryer, minibar, safety box, 

and satellite tv. There is a garden area, fitness room, safe, spa area and wifi 

(charges apply to the last two). (www.hoteljolanda.it) 





8 days from £839 April, May, June & September 

Bordighera - the Italian Riviera & Monte Carlo 

The sun-seeking British of the 19th century left their mark all along the Riviera but perhaps nowhere more so than in the 

Italian town of Bordighera – famous for its perfect climate, seafront promenade, and palm trees. It was also a favourite 

resort of Claude Monet who stayed ten weeks here and painted thirty-five landscapes in Bordighera and the neighbouring 

hills. Just a few miles along the coast we find two more popular British haunts – Monte Carlo and Nice. 

• 7 nights hb in Bordighera • Excursion to Taggia and San Remo • Excursion to Monte Carlo • Excursion to 

Dolceacqua • Walking tour of Bordighera 

PROGRAMME 

Day One: Flight to Nice and transfer to your hotel (45-minutes) in 

Bordighera for seven nights half board accommodation. 

Bordighera is a pleasant, typically Ligurian seaside town with a superb 

pedestrianized promenade. Walking through the town you become 

aware of its British connection with signs to the Museo Biblioteca 

Bicknell or to the Giardini Lowe. These are echoes of a past when 

British visitors outnumbered the locals by 3 to 2 and had their own 

Anglican church, tennis club, theatre, weekly newspaper, banks and 

shops. As well as for its idyllic scenery and climate, Bordighera is noted 

for the palm trees along the Lungomare (Promenade) from which the 

Vatican selects its palms for Palm Sunday. 

Days Two to Seven: On Day 2 there is a late morning walking 

tour pointing out the highlights of the town. Free in resort with three 

included excursions. 

The first included excursion will be to Taggia, another example of a 

Ligurian old town, and San Remo, the ‘Pearl of the Riviera of Flowers’, 

with its old centre, impressive villas and pleasant market area. 

The second included excursion will be to Monte Carlo. No holiday to 

the Riviera would be complete without a visit to the Principality of 

Monaco. This little country is divided into four areas, only one of which 

is truly ‘Monte Carlo’, with its plush hotels and fin-de-siecle Casino (try 

and break the bank if you wish, but we don’t recommend it!). Along the 

harbour-side, where the Grand Prix cars race each May, are yachts of 

incredible opulence; and on the rock above is the Palace where Grace 

Kelly lived with Prince Rainier and where they still ‘change the guard’ 

daily. There is also the Jardin Exotique (entrance not included) where 

the 2400 hours of yearly sunshine allow exotic plants and cacti to 

flourish, and also a fine Oceanographic Museum. 

The third included excursion is to the Nervia Valley. You drive through 

Camporosso, a pretty village, and stop in medieval Dolceaqua, 

dominated by the Dorias’ Castle. The bridge, over the Nervia river, 

was painted by Monet in 1884. You will visit the ‘Visionarium’ – it will 

surprise you, we promise! You continue up the valley to Pigna, a pretty 

mountain village. 

Also available will be an optional excursion to the Villa Rothschild, with 

its superb gardens, and Nice, with its famous ‘Promenade des Anglais’. 

You travel along the spectacular lower corniche passing Beaulieu to 

the Villa Ephrussi de Rothschild located on Cap-Ferrat. The Italianate, 

pink-coloured property is luxuriously furnished, has splendid sea views 

and is encircled by no less than nine splendid gardens, each following 

a different theme. After your visit, you continue to Nice for lunch and 

free time, returning to the hotel via the even more spectacular middle 

corniche in the late afternoon. 

Other days: Free to enjoy the delights of Bordighera as others have 

done in the past. Your hotel is handily situated for the station, with 

services to Ventimiglia, and to San Remo and beyond. On Thursday 

there is a market on the seafront near the hotel. There are also local 

bus services. 

Day Eight: Free time until you depart for the airport. Dependent on 

traffic conditions and flight timings, there may be time for some lastminute 

shopping in Nice en route. 

YOUR HOTEL 

HOTEL PARIGI HHHH, Bordighera (seven nights) 

This comfortable hotel is family-run and stands right on the seafront 

promenade, just a short stroll from the town centre. Rooms have flatscreen 

tv with satellite channels, air-conditioning, private bath or shower, wc and 

hairdryer. Although the railway line passes 20 metres behind the hotel, 

there are very few trains overnight and in any case rooms are doubleglazed. 

The holiday price is based on hill view rooms. Side and full sea 

view rooms are available at a supplement. (www.hotelparigi.com). Free 

one-hour session in the hotel wellness centre. 





8 days from £949 May, September & October 

The Islands & Gardens of Lake Maggiore 

This holiday includes a week on Lago Maggiore, Italy’s second largest lake, which stretches north from Lombardy and up 

into Switzerland. It lies, sheltered, on the south side of the Alps, making for a mild climate and consequent lush vegetation. 

Famed gardens feature Mediterranean and exotic flora, including azaleas, rhododendrons and camelias. 

• 7 nights hb Lake Maggiore • Full day excursion by boat to the Borromean Islands • Excursion by boat to 

Captain McEacharn’s fabulous Villa Taranto garden • Excursion to Lake Orta 

PROGRAMME 

Day One: Flight to Milan, transfer to your Lake Maggiore Hotel 

for seven nights half board accommodation. Transfer times from 

Malpensa, Linate and Bergamo are 45 minutes, 1 ¼ hours and 1 ¾ 

hours respectively. 

Days Two to Seven: These are spent on Lago Maggiore, where 

beautiful villas line the shores. Our hotel is in Stresa, the lake’s main 

resort, halfway up the lake and from where boats and steamers 

frequently traverse the lake from the landing quay close to the hotel. 

The lakeside promenade near the hotel allows for a pleasant stroll to 

the pretty town centre - around the main Piazza there is a good range 

of shops, bars, and restaurants. As long as it is operating, you will 

have the chance to travel high onto Mount Mottarone by cable car – 

fabulous views! 

We have included three excursions during your stay. 

1. The Borromean Islands. Your first excursion features Lake 

Maggiore’s three best-known islands, which lie in the bay, a short way 

from the shore. Your first island Isola Madre, ‘Mother Island’, has an 

impressive villa and gardens with towering palm trees – the tallest in 

Italy. You then have free time for lunch on the pleasant quays of Isola 

dei Pescatori, the ‘Fishermen’s Island. It is a very short crossing to Isola 

Bella, the ‘Beautiful Island’, with its 17th-century palace – you are 

following in the holiday footsteps of Goethe, Byron, Stendhal, Wagner 

and Hemingway! The formal gardens, patrolled by peacocks, contain 

plants from all over the world. Entrance fees and Guide Service on both 

Isola Madre and Isola Bella are included. 

2. The Villa Taranto Botanic Garden. You take the boat across the 

bay to Pallanza. Although supposedly created as an ‘English’ garden, 

Villa Taranto’s heritage is very much Scottish – its creator, Captain 

McEacharn, was a proud Scot: the Taranto name comes from one of 

his Macdonald ancestors, who was given the title ’Duke of Taranto’ by 

Napoleon and whose father sped ‘over the sea to Skye’ with Bonnie 

Prince Charlie! The entrance to the garden is through ‘Conifer Alley’. 

Highlights include the water gardens, the Dahlia Garden and the 

herbarium and the fine terraces. 

3. Lake Orta. A relaxing trip to one of the most beautiful lakes in Europe: 

Lake Orta. Surrounded by lush woodland Orta really is a hidden secret. 

There is free time to stroll and admire the quaint cobbled streets of Orta 

S. Giulio and for taking a coffee at a café in the picturesque lakeside 

piazza. There is also the opportunity for a boat ride to the enchanting 

S. Giulio’s Island, where you can visit the 12th-century Basilica and 

crypt of S. Giulio (ferry not included). The afternoon continues through 

the scenic countryside of the Vergante Hills and along the southern tip 

of Lake Maggiore and the towering statue of S. Carlo Borromeo, said to 

be the largest in the world, with panoramic views of the lake. 

Optional excursions will also be available. 

Day Eight: Free time until you depart for the airport for your flight 

home. 

YOUR HOTEL 

HOTEL MILAN SPERANZA AU LAC HHHH, Stresa (seven nights) 

This four-star hotel is in two adjacent buildings in the centre of Stresa, 

overlooking the lake and opposite the boat station. The Speranza has a 

pleasant street-front café while the Milan houses the hotel restaurant. All 

rooms have bath or shower, wc, hairdryer and satellite tv. Lake view rooms 

are available at a supplement. Milan Speranza guests have use of the 

swimming pool at the nearby Hotel Regina Palace. (www.milansperanza.it) 

A WALKING HOLIDAY is also available from this hotel. Please ask for a copy of 

our Walking Holidays brochure or download one at preferredts.com. 



8 days from £899 June & September 

Lake Iseo & the Camonica Valley 

At 15 miles long, it is smaller than its more famous neighbours but just as perfectly-formed! Nestling amid the scenic 

mountains at the gorgeous northern end of the lake is the resort of Lovere. There is a full day out on the lake to visit the 

appropriately named Monte Isola, ‘Mountain Island’ – Italy’s largest lake-island, which rises a full 420m above Iseo’s 

shimmering waters. On another full day excursion, you can enjoy the alpine scenery of the Camonica valley from your train 

window, visiting the pretty towns of Edolo and Pisogne which is home to famous prehistoric rock carvings. 

• 7 nights hb in Lovere, Lake Iseo • Boat trip down the lake, with time to explore Monte Isola • Full day 

excursion in the Camonica valley by boat, train and coach 

PROGRAMME 

Day One: Flight to Bergamo or Malpensa Airports. Transfer to 

your resort of Lovere (40 minutes from Bergamo, 90 minutes from 

Malpensa). 

Lovere: Set on a bay of Lake Iseo, with a semi-circle of mountains 

behind, the setting is wonderful. A member of ‘I Borghi Piu Belli 

d’Italia’, ‘Italy’s Most Beautiful Villages’, this pretty little town of 5000 

people has Italian-style arcaded streets, but with Swiss-style wooden 

overhanging roofs. Along the lakeside are grand old palaces, a modern 

yachting marina and a good selection of shops, bars and restaurants. 

Climbing up into the old town, you are soon in an old-fashioned Italy 

of shady squares and ancient church towers. There is good public 

transport for getting around on local buses and a boat service which 

links Lovere with Pisogne (15-minute trip), which has a railway station 

on the line between Brescia and Edolo. 

Days Two to Seven: At leisure in resort with two included excursions. 

The first is a full day cruise on the lake. In the morning you sail south 

calling at the little lakeside villages, right down to Iseo town at the 

southern end where there is free time for lunch. Retracing its wake, 

the boat calls in at Monte Isola where you have a little time to explore. 

Monte Isola is also in the list of Italy’s Most Beautiful Villages, but there 

are in fact 2000 inhabitants in the islands several villages and hamlets. 

The ‘island mountain’ reaches 420m above the lake (600m above sea 

level), with a fortress on top. You then cruise back to Lovere. 

The second included excursion takes you on a full day tour of the 

beautiful Camonica valley, by train, coach and boat! You depart by 

coach to the Naquane Archaeological Park, 20 miles away. Please 

note there is a walk on cobbles mainly uphill from the bus parking 

place to the entrance of the Park. Your guide will show the highlights of 

the pre-historic rock art of animals and people dating from the stone 

age through to the Roman period before you continue to Edolo. Edolo, 

the ‘Granite Village’ at the top of the valley, is set amid mountains 

reaching 3300m. You have time to stroll the medieval town centre 

and have lunch here before taking the train back down the valley to 

Pisogne. In Pisogne you visit the medieval tower in the main square 

and the church of Santa Maria della Neve. Referred to as the ‘poor 

man’s Sistine Chapel’, the church has wonderful frescoes painted by 

Romanino between 1532 and 1534. You also have free time in Pisogne 

before taking the 15 minute ferry trip back to Lovere. 

Optional excursions, including a scenic trip to St Moritz aboard the 

Bernina Express Train and a coach trip to Bergamo’s magnificent Citta 

Alta and the mountain village of Clusone in the Valle Seriana, will also 

be available. 

Day Eight: Free time until your departure to the airport. Depending 

on flight times, there may be time for a spot of last-minute shopping 

en route. 

YOUR HOTEL 

HOTEL LOVERE HHHH, Lovere, Lake Iseo (seven nights) 

This hotel has 55 rooms. Standard rooms have private bath or shower, 

no view or balcony, wc, tea/coffee making facilities, telephone, satellite tv 

and minibar. Classic rooms with balcony overlooking the hotel forecourt, 

and Superior rooms with balcony and partial lake-view are available at 

supplements. The hotel has a restaurant, gym, and the restaurant terrace 

has a view of the lake. There is also a spa area (charges apply) with indoor 

SPA small relaxing pool, Sauna, Turkish Bath, Hydrojet, etc. There is a 

bar adjacent to the hotel which offers a discount to hotel guests. (www. 

hotellovere.it) 






The Tuscan Coast, Lucca & Florence 

The Versilia Coast is a favourite holiday destination of Italy’s rich and famous. Your holiday base, Marina di Pietrasanta, 

has excellent beaches and a backdrop of the Apuan Alps. Your holiday includes three contrasting excursions: to the mighty 

Florence of Dante, Boccaccio and Machiavelli; to the stunningly beautiful ‘Gulf of Poets’ of Byron and Shelley; and a circular 

trip by coach and rail through the Apuan Alps and Serchio valley, with an afternoon in the wonderful walled city of Lucca. 

• 7 nights hb Marina di Pietrasanta, on the Versilian coast • Excursion to Florence • Excursion to the scenic 

Gulf of Poets • Train trip through the Apuan Alps with a visit to Lucca 

PROGRAMME 

Day One: Flight to Pisa and a short transfer to your hotel for seven 

nights half board accommodation in Marina di Pietrasanta. 

Marina di Pietrasanta: the more modern beach resort is 3km from the 

old town of Pietrasanta, and has shops, bars, restaurants and pier. 

The resort centre is 700m from your hotel, and there is a regular bus 

service which stops near the hotel to Viareggio and beyond. 

Days Two to Seven: At leisure on the coast, with three included 

excursions. You have an included full day trip to Florence where your 

guide will show you some of the masterpieces including the Cathedral, 

Piazza della Signoria, and Santa Croce – where Galileo insisted to the 

end that the earth moved around the sun, rather than vice-versa. You 

will also have free time for shopping and sightseeing. Florence is 68 

miles away: you will cover the last few miles by local train to get right 

into the city centre. 

The second trip takes you into the nearby Apuan Alps – the ‘marble 

mountains’ – and Lucca. You take the motorway to Aulla (32 miles), 

where there is time to explore, before catching the train down the 

valley to the exquisite walled town of Lucca (journey time 2 hours). 

In Lucca there is free time for lunch, and then a guided walking tour 

of the main sights. In the late afternoon, you travel back to your hotel 

by coach (25 minutes). Please note that if for any reason the train is 

not operating, the excursion will concentrate on Lucca rather than the 

valley. 

There is also the chance to join an optional excursion to Torre del Lago 

Puccini, just half an hour south of your resort. Puccini called this area 

“paradise” - he converted an old watchtower by the lake to a villa, now 

a museum: the town has added ‘Puccini’ to its name in his honour. 

Day Eight: Transfer to Pisa airport and your flight home. 

YOUR HOTEL 

HOTEL JOSEPH HHH, Marina di Pietrasanta (seven nights) 

The Hotel Joseph, recently-refurbished, offers spacious lounge areas, lift, 

bar, restaurant, terraces, and outdoor pool area with terrace and fine views 

of the Versilia Coast. There is a wellness centre, with treatments available 

(charges apply). Bedrooms are in two adjacent buildings, and have shower, 

wc, safety deposit box, and wifi. Twin rooms also have balcony. (www. 

hoteljoseph.net) 



The other included excursion takes you 40 minutes north to the azure 

‘Gulf of Poets’, a glorious bay of verdant hills and colourful coastal 

villages, of ancient towns huddled around and beneath their castle. 

It is a coast rich in history, art, wildlife: the ‘Gulf of Poets’ so named 

because so many writers came and sang its praises – Dante and 

Petrarch, George Sand and D. H. Lawrence, Byron and Shelley (who 

died while sailing from Livorno to the Gulf). You travel by coach to 

Lerici, on the east side of the Gulf (23 miles), but return boat tickets 

will be provided for the crossing to Portovenere, the ‘Port of Venus’ on 

the other side (weather permitting). 




Isle of Elba, Siena & the Medieval Cities of Tuscany 

Napoleon was famously banished to Elba – and what an extremely nice place to be exiled to! He was there for 300 days. 

You spend three nights there before returning from exile to enjoy some of the most scenic landscapes and unspoiled, 

walled cities anywhere! We focus on some of the less-discovered Tuscan cities, but you will also have time to visit mighty 

Florence - easily accessible from your mainland base – too. 

• 3 nights hb on Napoleon’s Isle of Elba • 4 nights bb Tuscany (1 Livorno, 3 Prato) • Visits to Siena and 

Volterra • Walking tour of Prato • 2 sightseeing excursions on Elba, with entrance to Napoleon’s Villa Martino 

PROGRAMME 

Day One: Flight to Pisa. There is a short transfer to Livorno, Tuscany’s 

second city, which has a Medici Fortress and mercantile ‘Little Venice’ area, 

for one nights bed and breakfast accommodation. 

Day Two: After breakfast, depart Livorno and head inland to Volterra, 45 

miles away, an ancient walled town on a hilltop dominating the rolling 

Tuscan countryside, with medieval and Renaissance buildings, Roman 

theatre, forum and baths. D.H. Lawrence called Volterra ‘an inland island’; 

it has a unique atmosphere and the popular vampire novel ‘New Moon’ 

(part of the Twilight Saga) was set here – and you can see why! 

In the afternoon, you leave Volterra and drive to Piombino, 55 miles away, 

to board the roll-on, roll-off ferry to Elba, less than 10 miles offshore – the 

crossing takes just under an hour. 

You continue the short distance to your hotel in Procchio for 3 nights half 

board accommodation. Your hotel is in a quiet location on the beautiful bay 

of Procchio on the north coast of the island, seven miles west of Portoferraio. 

Days Three and Four: While in Procchio you have two included 

excursions: 

1 – Half day circular tour of western Elba, including a scenic drive around 

the coast, passing through Zanca, Pomonte and Cavoli to Marino di Campo. 

2 – Full day tour of eastern Elba, featuring Lacona, Porto Azzurro, Napoleon’s 

Villa at San Martino, with time in Portoferraio, Elba’s main town, which has 

a scenic harbour setting below its historic hilltop fortress. 

Day Five: Today you leave Elba and return to mainland Tuscany. A stop 

is made in Siena before continuing to the walled city of Prato where you 

spend three nights on bed and breakfast basis (total today 150 miles). 

Siena is best known as the city of the Palio Horse race, when the districts 

of the city compete in a spectacular bareback horse race – the horse can 

win for its district even if riderless at the finish! The race takes place on 

the spectacular, shell-shaped Piazza del Campo, betopped by the 100m 

high bell tower of the graceful Palazzo Publico. St Catherine of Siena is, 

with St Francis, one of Italy’s two patron saints – her head was supposedly 

smuggled out of Rome and is stored in the church of St Dominic. Don’t miss 

the cathedral, one of Italy’s most stunning Gothic churches. 

Prato is just 10 miles from Florence (frequent train services take 25 

minutes) and is historic in its own right. Although Prato is an important 

modern centre for textiles, the old town within the walls is a world apart – a 

lovely place to stroll and enjoy the real Italy. Your hotel is just a few steps 

from the town walls, so it’s easy to explore. 

Days Six and Seven: There is an included half day walking tour of the old 

city of Prato. After the tour, your Tour Director will accompany those who 

wish to the equally impressive nearby city of Pistoia, where once again 

the old city is close to the station and has a lovely cathedral square. On 

the other day, again, your Tour Director will accompany those who wish to 

Florence – arrival by train is at the conveniently central Santa Maria Novella 

Station, close to the cathedral. The train journey time to both Pistoia and 

Florence is approx. 20 minutes and the current fare is 5 euros return. 

Day Eight: Free time until your transfer to the airport and your flight 

home. Depending on flight times, there may be time for some last minute 

shopping/sightseeing en route. 

YOUR HOTELS 

HOTEL GRAN DUCA HHHH, Livorno (one night) 

The first night is spent at the Gran Duca in the centre of Livorno, overlooking 

the harbour and just 100m from the Port. It has a restaurant and there 

are plenty of bars and restaurants nearby. Rooms are air-conditioned with 

bath/shower, wc, tv and fridge. (www.granduca.it) 

HOTEL BRIGANTINO HHH, Procchio, Elba (three nights) 

A pleasant, family-run hotel 250m from the beautiful Procchio beach and 

a 15 minute walk to the small town centre. The hotel is set in attractive 

grounds and has a bar, lounge, reading room, restaurant and outdoor pool. 

Bedrooms have balcony, tv, shower and wc. The hotel has an agreement 

with a private area on the beach where sun loungers and parasols are free 

to hotel guests (May to September). (www.hotelbrigantino.com) 

ART HOTEL MILANO HHHH, Prato (three nights) 

The hotel is very handily situated close to medieval centre (the magnificent 

13th-century Palazzo Pretorio re-opened in late 2013 after a 20-year 

restoration) the other side of the river to the train station. The hotel 

has a lobby bar and breakfast room. Bedrooms have air conditioning, 

direct dial phone, hairdryer, free wi-fi connection, safe, digital tv. 

(www.arthotel-milano.it) 






Apulia & Royal Caserta 

Venture into the southern Adriatic region of Apulia on the heel of Italy and you will be well rewarded in terms of the natural 

beauty of the landscapes and the richness of the heritage of a varied history. This holiday includes visits to no less than 

five UNESCO World Heritage sites, all very different in character – the conical ‘trulli’ homes of Alberobello, the ancient stone 

‘sassi’ houses of the Matera ravines, the Swabian castle of Castel del Monte, Santa Sofia in Benevento, and the Royal Palace 

at Caserta. As well as staying in Caserta itself you also spend time in Barletta on the coast in Apulia. Travelling between the 

two gives you the opportunity to see the Roman town of Benevento and to enjoy the countryside of the southern Apennines. 

• 3 nights hb Caserta, 4 nights hb Barletta • Walking tour of Caserta and entrance to the Royal Palace 

• Excursion to Trani and Castel del Monte • Visits to Alberobello, Matera and Benevento 

PROGRAMME 

Day One: Flight to Naples. On arrival, transfer to your hotel in Caserta (30 

minutes approx) for one nights half board accommodation. 

Day TWO: Depart for Barletta. Crossing the Apennines, your main stop 

today is in the pleasant town of Benevento. It has a compact centre and 

enjoyed prominence during three main periods, each of which left its mark 

on the town. The Romans left Trajan’s Arch, and Caracalla’s theatre; after 

the Romans, the Longobards left the cloistered church of Santa Sofia. 

Benevento then became part of the Papal States and this period leaves us 

two fine basilicas, Madonna delle Grazie and Saint Bartholomew. 

In the afternoon, you continue into Apulia along the motorway, stretches of 

which are very scenic as it wends its way through the southern Italian hills 

as far as the Adriatic. 135 miles today. Four nights are spent in Barletta on 

a half board basis. 

Days THREE TO FIVE: In Barletta with two included excursions. A full day 

excursion includes visits to Apulia’s capital city, Bari, with its 12th-century 

cathedral of St Nicholas, a major destination for both Orthodox and Roman 

Catholic pilgrimages. Nicholas’ relics were moved here from Turkey in the 

11th century. Also called Nicholas the Wonderworker, he was known for 

his generous giving and lends his name to the Santa Claus tradition. You 

continue to Alberobello, into one of the most unusual landscapes you will 

ever see, that of the trulli. These circular white houses have conical slate 

roofs and are built without mortar – some say this was done so they could 

be easily demolished and rebuilt if the tax collector was coming! In any 

event, the thick walls help keep them cool in summer, warm in winter; they 

are often decorated with planetary symbols. 146 miles today. 

There is also a shorter but equally fascinating included tour to Trani and 

Frederick II’s Castel del Monte. Trani is a particularly pleasant maritime town 

with a fine cathedral and old quarter right on the azure sea. This was a 

crusaders’ port and the Knights Templar built a church here. The geometry 

at Castel del Monte is perfect : it consists of eight octagonal towers around 

two rectangles which form another octagon – the ‘golden ratio’ is everpresent 

as are the magic numbers of Fibonacci – the Pisa mathematician 

who visited Frederick’s court. If these ring ‘da Vinci Code’ bells, then why not 

add that Frederick (excommunicated twice and a Crusader) and his castle 

have also been linked with the Arthurian legend and the Holy Grail! 50 miles 

today. 

DAY SIX Today you begin to head back towards Naples taking a different 

road through Apulia. You go first to Matera, just outside Apulia in 

neighbouring Basilicata. In the ravines which cut starkly through the town 

are the primitive ‘sassi’ (stone) houses in which half the town’s populace 

lived until the 1950’s, when they were forcibly moved to more modern 

housing. The suffering of the malaria-ridden, starving people of the ‘sassi’ 

was immortalised in Carlo Levi’s ‘Christ stopped at Eboli’. From there you 

head back to Caserta, passing by Potenza and Salerno, for two nights on a 

half board basis. 233 miles today. 

DAY SEVEN: Included Caserta walking tour with entrance to the Royal 

Palace and its lovely gardens. Known as the Italian Versailles, the palace 

has 1,200 rooms and is probably the largest royal palace in the world. It has 

been used as a set for several movies, including two of the Star Wars films. 

Outside, you can explore the park and formal English garden, with several 

impressive water features. 

Day eight: Free time till your transfer to the airport for your flight home. 

YOUR HOTELS 

HOTEL EUROPA HHHH, Caserta (first and last two nights) 

The hotel is centrally situated close to the pedestrian shopping area 

and just 200m from the Royal Palace. The hotel has a small lounge bar, 

breakfast room and fitness room. Bedrooms are air-conditioned and 

have shower, minibar and tv. Dinner is taken in a nearby restaurant. 

(www.hoteleuropacaserta.com) 

HOTEL ITACA HHHH, Barletta (four nights) 

The hotel is a 2-minute walk to the beach, 5 minutes from the Norman castle 

and gardens and a 15-minute walk to Barletta’s famous Colossus – a 13ft 

bronze statue in the old town. Bedrooms have air-conditioning, hairdryer, tv, 

bath or shower, and minibar. The hotel has a lift, restaurant and outdoor pool 

(seasonal) and lobby bar. Wifi is free throughout the hotel. Superior rooms are 

available at a supplement. (www.itacahotel.it) 




A Week in Crete - No Single Supplement 

This is a truly ‘laid-back’ holiday in Crete but with just the right amount of included visits to give you a flavour of what this 

‘fabulous’ island, steeped as it is in Greek Mythology and ancient history, has to offer. From your holiday base in Gouves you 

have two included day tours allowing you to really discover the wonderful history of the oldest civilisation in Europe and the 

truly beautiful landscapes of this island. The Minoan Palace of Knossos, the open-air museum at Lychnostatis, wine-tasting, an 

introduction to Cretan cooking – these are just a few of the highlights for you to enjoy. And when you’re not appreciating the 

magnificent Cretan countryside there is plenty of time to relax and enjoy the facilities of your four-star hotel in Gouves. 

• 7 nights hb in Gouves in double rooms for single occupancy • Tour of Northern Crete countryside 

• Traditional Crete and cooking excursion 

PROGRAMME 

Day One: Flight to Heraklion, short transfer to your hotel for seven 

nights half board accommodation in the resort of Gouves. 

Days Two to Seven: Free in Gouves with two included tours. 

The Northern Crete Countryside. An excursion with a visit to Knossos 

and wine-tasting! During this tour you will be taken back 4.000 years 

to the time of the oldest civilisation in Europe. The Minoan Palace of 

Knossos, centre of the Minoan Civilisation, will leave you breathless 

as you wonder over the technology and facilities of that period. Then 

experience a wonderful drive through the island’s hilly countryside 

where the olive groves, orchards and vineyards have changed little 

since Minoan times, before arriving at a local wine producer to learn 

about winemaking and taste local wines. There is free time for lunch 

and to see the day to day life in the traditional village of Skalani. 44 

miles today. 

Traditional Crete and cooking! After breakfast you visit the open-air 

museum at Lychnostatis which offers an insight into authentic Cretan 

life. In a guided tour you will marvel at Cretan architecture and the old 

traditional lifestyle. You can stroll in the gardens and admire the fruit 

trees and the bright coloured flowers. You then travel to a mountain 

village for an introduction to Cretan cooking and learn to prepare some 

Cretan specialities in the local style. As a reward for your efforts lunch 

is included today! If you prefer to leave all your cooking skills at home 

and not participate in the cooking workshop, the surroundings are 

ideal for walking or a sit-down in a coffee house in the village and 

meet the locals. 32 miles today. 

As well as the included tours there will be a full-day optional tour 

showcasing the history, culture and way of life, both in the mountains 

and along the coast. You drive west to the village of Tylissos where 

a short walk leads to the excavations of the Minoan settlement with 

beautiful views over the vineyards to the mountains. After a guided 

tour here, you continue by coach 2500ft up the slope of Mt. Psiloritis 

to the market town of Anogia for a short visit. Next stop is the Sfedoni 

Cave. A guided walking tour (270m) in this impressive cave reveals 

countless stalagmites and stalactites with a variety of shapes and 

colours in the labyrinthine chambers of the cave. 

Another optional tour takes you to Southern Crete and the outskirts of 

Mount Ida. In the village of Assites you discover an ancient technique, 

while in Gortys, the Roman capital and stepping stone between East 

and West, you see the famous law stones and the amphitheatre. In the 

coastal village of Matala, once the place to be for hippies, you may 

enjoy a refreshing swim in the Libyan Sea or a leisurely Cretan lunch 

at a beach tavern. 

Day Eight: Free time until departure for the airport and your flight 

home. 

YOUR HOTEL 

ASTIR BEACH HHHH, Gouves (seven nights) 

The hotel is situated on the beach in Gouves on the north coast, 10 miles from 

Heraklion airport. The hotel is modern in style and has a reception area, lounge 

with satellite tv, bar, spacious restaurant/dining room, two elevators, a pool 

bar, a snack bar, and a mini market. All of the 179 rooms are equipped with 

bath or shower/wc, hairdryer, direct dial telephone, safe box (weekly charge), 

radio, satellite tv, mini-fridge and balcony or terrace. Sea view rooms are 

available at a supplement. In the hotel grounds you will find a large sun terrace 

and a smartly designed freshwater swimming pool. Sporting facilities include 

volleyball, table tennis, and minigolf. There is also a gym with steam bath, 

sauna and whirlpool. Free wifi in the public areas, chargeable LAN access in 

the bedrooms. (www.astirbeach.gr) 

Extend your holiday – extra week at the Astir Beach Hotel. 






Highlights of Crete – from Mirabello to Chania 

The stunningly beautiful Bay of Mirabello, and the island of Spinalonga, will be familiar as the spectacular setting of ‘Who pays 

the Ferryman?’ and, more recently, Victoria Hislop’s novel ‘The Island’. But Cretan landscapes are much more than that – with 

olive groves, vines, sandy beaches, spectacular mountains and picturesque fishing harbours, all carrying tales of a fascinating 

history and offering, just as importantly, warm hospitality. Crete, specifically Phaestos, is home to Europe’s oldest civilization, 

that of the Minoans. Subsequently Romans, Venetians and Turks are an important part of Cretan tradition, too. This two-centre 

holiday will show you a wide variety of scenery and visits, and all within very reasonable travel distances. 

• 3 nights hb in Gouves, 4 nights hb in Rethymnon • Excursion to Agios Nikolaos, on the Gulf of Mirabello, 

with boat trip and entrance to Spinalonga island • Visits to Eleftherna, Arkadi Monastery and Margarites 

• Walking tour of Rethymnon • Excursion to Chania and the Botanical Park & Gardens with lunch 

PROGRAMME 

Day One: Flight to Heraklion. 20-minute transfer to your hotel in Gouves for three nights half 

board accommodation. 

Day TWO: At leisure in Gouves, or you can take an optional excursion in the afternoon to see 

the ancient ruins of the Minoan Palace of Malia. 

Day three: Full day excursion to the Gulf of Mirabello. This fabulous day begins with a trip 

through the spectacular St George ravine to the village of Kritsa, a whitewashed mountain 

village with brightly-coloured doors and shutters, famous for its woven handicrafts and its 

Byzantine church. You then continue to the picturesque port of Agios Nikolaos. Here you have 

free time over lunch to stroll around the Marina and Lake Vouliagmeni. Your trip continues to 

the town of Elounda from where you take a 20-minute boat trip across to the Venetian fortress 

island of Spinalonga which was a leper colony for the first half of the 20th century. After a 

guided tour of the island you return to your hotel. 72 miles today. 

Day four: Today you leave for Rethymnon in the west. First stop today is the remarkable 

Eleftherna Museum, Crete’s newest archaeological attraction. Opened in June 2016, this 

impressive museum houses exhibits discovered over a thirty year period in the surrounding 

area. The next stop is the Arkadi Monastery. There are still hundreds of working monasteries 

and convents around Crete and, as well as performing religious, social and educational 

functions, monasteries have been an important symbol of Cretan resistance during the 

centuries of Turkish rule. Arkadi is the best known because of the massacre which took place 

there in 1866. You then have time in the pretty village of Margarites which is famous for its 

pottery workshops still using ceramic techniques from the Minoan period. Arrival at your hotel 

in Rethymnon, where you have four nights half board accommodation, will be late afternoon. 

100 miles today. 

Rethymnon has a pleasant beach and resort area, but by contrast with your first centre, is 

quite a large town, with 40000 inhabitants, including a sizeable student population. It has an 

impressive Venetian fortress and harbour, and some interesting museums. 

Day five: Included morning walking tour of Rethymnon. Walk into town with your guide via 

the promenade through the charming old quarter to the Venetian harbour, and then through 

narrow streets and squares with Turkish and Venetian architecture. During this pleasant walk 

you’ll see in a local workshop how the Cretan musical instrument, the ‘lyra’, is made and, at a 

pastry shop, how to make the wafer-thin phyllo dough for traditional pastries. 

Days six and seven: At leisure in Rethymnon, with an included excursion to explore the 

varied landscapes of the west of the island. Your excursion to the west begins with a drive to 

Chania. The pearl of Crete, Chania, with its two harbours and historical city centre, is a little 

Alexandria in Europe. On a walking tour you see the covered market, the ghetto and Jewish, 

Christian, Muslim quarters of the city. The lighthouse of the king of Egypt Mehmet Ali stands 

at the entrance of the old city’s harbour. Chania like the whole island of Crete is drenched in 

history. From here you have a coach transfer to the Botanical Park and Gardens of Crete. Here 

you can walk the peaceful trails along the hill slope with herbs, shrubs and trees from all over 

the world. But don’t be late for your included lunch in the beautiful restaurant with magnificent 

views across to the mountains! 106 miles coach travel today. 

There is also the chance to take an optional excursion to Southern Crete. You visit Phaestos, 

the second largest Minoan Palace in Crete, on a hill and overlooking the olive trees and 

greenhouses of the Messara Plain. Your lunchtime break is at the seaside village of Matala. It 

still retains the charm and character of a quiet fishing village, and the laid-back, hippy lifestyle 

of the 60’s and 70’s lives on. Here, you can have a dip in the Libyan Sea and still have time 

for a leisurely Cretan lunch at a beach tavern. On the way back to your hotel you stop in the 

mountain village of Spili to see the Kefalovrisi, a series of 25 Venetian lions heads spraying 

water from their mouths. 

Day eight: Free time until your departure for the airport, just over an hour away. Depending 

on flight timings, there may be time for some last-minute sightseeing en-route. 

YOUR HOTELS 

ASTIR BEACH HHHH, Gouves (three nights) 

The description of the hotel is on page 23. 

THEARTEMIS PALACE HHHH, Rethymnon (four nights) 

The hotel is close to the town’s long sandy beach and boulevard, and 20 

minutes on foot from the old town of Rethymnon. It consists of 245 wellappointed 

and recently renovated rooms. All the rooms are equipped with 

satellite tv, direct dial telephone, refrigerator, safety deposit box, bath/ 

shower, wc and hairdryer. The restaurant offers a variety of Greek and 

international specialities. (www.theartemis.gr) 





8 days from £899 May & October 

Crete’s Beautiful West 

Western Crete, with its beautiful land and seascapes, tranquil countryside and mountain vistas, is a delightful holiday 

destination. You’ll enjoy an included trip to Chania and Souda Bay on the north coast. Another trip takes you inland to 

a winery and an olive oil farm, while on a tour to the south-west coast you’ll see the Chrisoskalitissa Convent and the 

amazing beach at Elafonissi. Your holiday base is the seaside resort of Platanias near Chania. 

• 7 nights hb in Platanias • Walking tour of Chania • Visit to Souda Bay WWII cemetery and Roman Aptera 

• Excursion to the Gonias Monastery and olive oil and wine tasting • Tour to the west coast 

PROGRAMME 

Day One: Flight to Chania. 40-minute transfer to your hotel in Platanias 

for seven nights half board accommodation. 

Day TWO: At leisure in Platanias. Seven miles west of Chania, Platanias 

is a busy resort with a long beach, small harbour and interesting old 

quarter with fine views over the coast. 

Days three to SEVEN: There are three included excursions. 

Chania, Souda Bay & Aptera: The tour starts with a 30-minute drive 

east to the ancient village of Aptera. The site has been occupied for 

nearly 3,500 years and there are remains of a Roman theatre, 12thcentury 

monastery and an Ottoman fortress. There are wonderful 

views across Souda Bay where you head next for a short visit to the 

Allied War Cemetery on the water’s edge, final resting place for 1,500 

casualties of the Battle of Crete in 1941. You then continue to Chania 

for a tour of Crete’s most pleasant city. During a guided walking tour 

you see the covered market, the Venetian harbour with its Turkish 

mosque, and the Jewish, Christian, and Muslim quarters of the city. 

You then have free time for lunch before returning to Platanias in the 

early afternoon. Or you can stay on in Chania and make your way back 

on the local bus. Just 34 miles on the coach today. 

Gonias Monastery, olive oil and wine: You first visit an organic olive 

oil producer for a tour and tasting on your way to the fortified Gonias 

Monastery in an ideal spot at the foot of the Rhodopos Peninsula. 

Within the walled complex are monks’ cells, refectory and stores, and 

a superb collection of icons in the church. After a guided visit you have 

free time for lunch in the pleasant coastal village of Kolymbari. Inland 

from here is the Vouves olive tree. Estimated to be 4,000 years old, it 

still bears fruit and has its own museum! From this ancient spot you 

continue to a modern, award-winning winery for a tour and tasting 

before returning to Platanias. 35 miles today. 

The West Coast: This is a scenic full-day excursion down to the extreme 

south-west of the island. After travelling west along the coast, you turn 

inland and follow the mountain road to Polyrenia from where there are 

panoramic views down to the sea. Now it’s just a small village, but you 

will see scattered ruins which are evidence of the former importance 

of the ancient city of Polyrenia from the Dorian period through to 

Roman times. From here your route takes you through green, lush but 

spectacular scenery through the Topolia Gorge, and over the mountains 

down to the white-painted Chrisoskalitissa Convent perched on a 120 

ft. rock above the Libyan Sea. Its name means ‘golden-stepped’, and 

if you can manage the 98 steps to the top you will be rewarded with 

a fabulous view. It’s then just a ten-minute drive to the pink sand of 

Elafonissi where you have free time to grab a snack and wade in the 

lagoon. 100 miles today. 

During your free time you can take the regular bus into Chania, join an 

optional excursion, or just spend time in Platanias. 

Day eight: Free time until your departure for the airport for your 

return flight home. 

YOUR HOTELS 

PORTO PLATANIAS VILLAGE RESORT HHHH, Platanias (seven nights) 

The hotel is located in the centre of the cosmopolitan village of Platanias. 

Recently renovated, accommodation is in two and three storey buildings. 

Rooms have kitchenette with kettle, coffee-maker and fridge, a marble 

bathroom with shower and a hairdryer, individually controlled airconditioning, 

satellite colour TV, direct dial telephone, and balcony or 

veranda. The hotel has an outdoor pool, restaurant and pool bar. The beach 

is a 5-minute walk away and can be accessed through the Village Resort’s 

sister hotel across the road whose facilities (some at a charge) are also 

available for use by Village Resort guests. (www.portoplataniasvillage.gr) 




The Slovenian Alps, Lake Bled, Trieste & Venice 

A tasty combination of Italian cities and coast with the mountains of the Julian Alps in Slovenia. The coast comes in the shape 

of the long sandy beaches of Lido di Jesolo . Two Italian port cities – the first is Venice, queen of the Adriatic, and the second is 

Trieste, perhaps not as Italian as you might think as it was the major maritime hub for the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Kranjska 

Gora is your mountain home for a few days – at 2500ft rising to over 9000ft in the Alps near the Austrian and Italian borders. 

• 3 nights hb on the Venetian coast, 4 nights hb in the Slovenian Alps • Included excursions to Lake Bled 

and to the Carinthian lakes in Austria • Visits to Venice, James Joyce’s Trieste and Udine 

PROGRAMME 

Day One: Flight to Venice or Treviso airports. Transfer to your hotel (40 

minutes from Venice airport, one hour from Treviso) for two nights half board 

accommodation in Lido di Jesolo, a resort town with 10 miles of beach. 

Day Two: After breakfast, you set off for a full day excursion to nearby 

Venice. There is a 40-minute coach transfer to Punta Sabbioni for the scenic 

boat trip across the lagoon – you arrive close to Piazza San Marco. After a 

walking tour with local guide, you will have time to explore the world’s most 

romantic city, the city of canals and islands. You return to your hotel, again 

by boat and coach, in time for dinner. 

Day Three: Today you drive east towards the border with the former 

Yugoslavia. Your main stop today is Trieste, once the major port of the 

Habsburg Austro-Hungarian Empire. While the maritime republic of Venice 

was the most important sea-trading centre of late medieval Europe, 

Trieste’s docks and dockyards were the outlet to the sea for the mighty 

Austrian Empire until WWI. After WWII, it was carved up between Italy and 

Yugoslavia, the main city being Italian. The wide avenues, squares and 

baroque buildings date from the early 18th century. Your entry into Trieste is 

an unusual one: a 25-minute ride on the hybrid tram and funicular railway 

from Vila Opicina, which descends 326m, with great views as it goes, 

and arrives right in the heart of the old city of fine buildings and spacious 

squares. You will have a guided tour of the town – have your photo taken 

with the statue of James Joyce (who lived, wrote and drank here for 10 

years) – and visit the ornate, beautiful Miramare Castle, seat of Maximilian 

from the time of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and with stunning sea views 

– as its name would suggest. You cross into Slovenia and head for the 

mountain resort of Kranjska Gora in the Upper Sava Valley, for four nights 

half board accommodation. 218 miles today. 

Days Four to Six: Free in Kranjska Gora to enjoy the dazzlingly beautiful 

valley with two included excursions. 

The first excursion is to Lake Bled and the Slovenian capital city of Ljubljana 

(or, if you prefer, spend the whole day at Lake Bled). Just half an hour away 

from Kranjska Gora is the shimmering magic of the lake. You can spend 

the whole day visiting the famous castle and the very pretty 15th-century 

church on Bled Island and relaxing. Or, after time for a coffee and a stroll, 

you can continue to Slovenia’s capital, with its town hall, cathedral, castle, 

parks and old quarter. Ljubljana was a Habsburg city, and evidence of this 

period can be seen in its skyline although many buildings were destroyed 

in the earthquake of 1895. Nowadays the architecture is a pleasant blend 

of Baroque, Art Nouveau and the wonderful buildings and bridges of Jože 

Plecnik. After a walking tour and boat ride through the city, you have free 

time until you return to Lake Bled and thence to Kranjska Gora. 120 miles 

return to Ljubljana, 50 miles return to Lake Bled. 

The second excursion is over the border to the Austrian region of Carinthia - 

a land of azure lakes, set before a backdrop of alpine splendour and unspoilt 

towns and villages. You will see three lakes – Faakersee, Ossiachersee, 

and Worthersee, where you will have time to explore the lakeside town of 

Velden. 74 miles today. 

Day Seven: Today you leave Slovenia for Italy. You cross the border and 

head to Udine, an interesting city with a long history. A Roman city in origin, 

it stands at a crossroads of languages and cultures: a mix of Italian, Slav and 

German elements, with a castle and stunning, marble, Romanesque Duomo. 

From there you continue back to Lido di Jesolo for one nights half board 

accommodation. 153 miles today. 

Day Eight: Transfer to the airport for your return flight. 

YOUR HOTELS 

HOTEL SALUS HHHH, Lido di Jesolo (first two and last nights) 

The hotel is a two-minute walk from the beach and has a bar, restaurant 

and lounge and an outdoor pool. Bedrooms have air-conditioning, 

satellite tv, minibar, and a bathroom with shower and hairdryer. 

(www.hotelsalus.com) 

HOTEL KOMPAS HHHH, Kranjska Gora (four nights) 

The hotel lies 200 yards from the village centre. It has a restaurant, 

lounge, bar, garden, indoor pool, and comfortable modern bedrooms 

with cable tv, phone, safety deposit box, hairdryer, and bath/shower 

and wc. There is also a spa (charges apply). The hotel is part of the HIT 

hotel group and guests are welcome to avail themselves of the facilities 

of nearby sister hotels including the wellness centre (charges apply). 

(www.hit-alpinea.si/en/kompas-hotel) 





8 days from £869 May & August 

The Best of the Baltics - Riga, Tallinn & National Parks of Latvia & Estonia 

Being 1 ½ times the size of the Benelux countries, Latvia and Estonia have a combined population of under four million, so there is 

lots of space for the ‘great outdoors’, much beloved by the locals. This holiday includes a visit to a National Park in both countries. 

But where there’s a coast there is trade and the Baltic gives us two of Europe’s most vibrant and colourful capitals. Riga and 

Tallinn have a history of being open to the outside world – both were members of the great Hanseatic League, channels for trade 

between Eastern and Western Europe, from the 13th century. There’s also the chance to hop across the Baltic to visit Helsinki. 

• 3 nights bb Riga, 4 nights bb Tallinn • Visit to the resort of Pärnu • Visit to Sigulda, in the Gauja National Park, with lunch 

• Walking tours of Riga and Tallinn • Excursion to Lahemaa National Park, with entrance to Palmse Manor and lunch 

PROGRAMME 

Day One: Flight to Riga, Latvia. Transfer to your hotel (20-minutes) for one night’s 

bed and breakfast accommodation. Riga is a city of contrasts. While there are 

hints of WWII damage and Soviet restoration, the UNESCO-protected Old Riga 

with fine buildings and a maze of cobbled streets and squares remind us of 

its medieval origins and its concentration of art nouveau architecture is unique. 

Don’t miss the 13th-century Dome cathedral, the biggest Church in the Baltics, 

or the Blackheads’ house, where the tradition of the Christmas tree supposedly 

originated – they covered a tree in flowers and then burned it, thankfully that 

part didn’t catch on! Nearby is the Art Nouveau centre, with no less than 750 

flamboyant twentieth-century buildings, more than anywhere else, festooned 

with goddesses and griffins, gargoyles and goblins, plants and flowers – many 

the creation of Mikhail Eisenstein, father of the great cinematographer, Sergei. 

DAY TWO: Depart after breakfast for Tallinn in Estonia. The main stop today is 

the pine-forested Gauja National Park forty miles outside Riga. Your tour in the 

park includes the ruins of the medieval castle of Sigulda, the fairy-tale red-brick 

castle of Turaida which has not just excellent views but also an interesting range 

of attractions in the castle grounds, and Gutman’s cave where your guide will tell 

you the tragic love story of the Turaida Rose. After an included lunch in a chalet 

restaurant in the park you head north to Tallinn, a further 182 miles away for four 

nights bed and breakfast accommodation. 

Tallinn: Whereas Riga has a slightly post-Communist feel to it, Tallinn – for all 

that it has its superbly pretty old town – feels much more Western. There is some 

enormous Russian-built architecture, but the modern business district seems 

almost American in its embrace of capitalism, and the Estonians certainly feel 

closer to Finland and the west than to anywhere else. Finland, after all, is just 

a couple of hours across the Gulf – the Gulf that featured the sailing during 

the 1980 Moscow Olympics. Tallinn’s Old Town lies within the city walls, and is 

an atmospheric place to stroll. Old merchant houses line the medieval cobbled 

streets, and hidden courtyards and impressive churches abound. Not far outside 

the old town are some very interesting museums: the futuristic Kumu Art Museum, 

the Ethnographic Open Air Museum, with an interesting collection of old cottages 

relocated from elsewhere in Estonia, and the impressive new Seaplane Museum, 

located in an enormous old Russian hangar. There is also a small KGB museum, 

located on the 23rd floor of the old Soviet Hotel – a floor which officially did not 

exist, but from where the KGB could keep a close eye on all the foreign guests! 

DAYS THREE TO FIVE: At leisure in Tallinn with two included excursions. One is 

a half day city tour of Tallinn, partly by coach and partly on foot through the old 

town. The other is a full day excursion to Lahemaa. An hour away eastwards 

along the northern Baltic coast towards Russia, the Lahemaa National Park (the 

first in the Soviet Union when it was designated in 1971) boasts a rich variety of 

flora and fauna, as well as fine coastal and rural landscapes. You will also visit 

Palmse Manor, with its large estate and varied attractions. Lunch is included in 

a thatched tavern. An optional excursion is also available to Helsinki. Finland’s 

capital is just two hours across the water. Helsinki has a long waterfront, and 

indeed the whole city seems to hover around a series of water-features – lakes, 

bays and inlets. There are several interesting museums and some impressive art 

nouveau buildings. You will have a walking tour and free time to explore as well. 

DAY SIX: Depart Tallinn for Riga. You break the journey in Parnu, Estonia’s 

foremost seaside resort. The main street, Ruutli, is pedestrianised with shops 

and cafes. Just off Ruutli is St Catherine’s Russian Orthodox church, regarded 

as Estonia’s finest baroque church. Built in 1768, it is named after Catherine 

the Great and still serves Parnu’s Russian speaking population. After Parnu, you 

continue to Riga for two night’s bed and breakfast accommodation. 195 miles 

today. 

DAY SEVEN: Morning half-day walking tour of old Riga followed by a scenic drive 

through the Art Nouveau district of Riga. The rest of the day is free. 

DAY EIGHT: Free time until you depart for the airport and your return flight home. 

YOUR HOTELS 

HOTEL RADISSON BLU DAUGAVA HHHH, Riga (first and last two 

nights) 

This refurbished hotel stands river-side, just across the ‘stone bridge’ 

from the old town centre. The hotel has coffee shop, bar, lifts, wifi, gym, 

indoor pool and spa (charges may apply) and comfortable bedrooms with 

tv (satellite channels), minibar, safe, air-conditioning, hairdryer and bath or 

shower and wc. (www.radissonblu.com/hotel-riga) 

HOTEL RADISSON BLU OLUMPIA HHHH, Tallinn (four nights) 

A 15-minute walk to Tallinn’s old town, the hotel has a bar, restaurant 

and café, free wifi, and comfortable bedrooms with air-conditioning, safe, 

minibar, hairdryer, tea/coffee, and bath or shower and wc. There is a health 

centre with pool and sauna, on the 26th floor (charges may apply). (www. 

radissonblu.com/en/olumpiahotel-tallin) 

Both hotels have restaurants. However, there are many nearby restaurants 

to suit all budgets and English is widely spoken. Naturally, your Tour 

Director will provide assistance if required. 



8 days from £799 July & August 

Berlin, Potsdam & the Harz Mountains 

The scenery and geology of the Harz Mountains, the medieval history amid the half-timbered houses of Goslar and 

Quedlinburg, the ‘iron curtain’ history of East Germany and Berlin, and the stunning new capital city that is emerging! 

What a combination – but it doesn’t stop there! You have to add in the splendour of the imperial city of Potsdam, and a tour 

around the Harz Mountains, to begin to grasp the picture of this unique holiday. 

• 3 nights bb Berlin, 3 nights in Goslar (1hb and 2bb), 1 night bb Potsdam • Sightseeing tour of Berlin • Walking 

tour of Goslar • Tour around the Harz Mountains • Tour of Potsdam • Visits to Wittenberg and Quedlinburg 

PROGRAMME 

Day One: Flight to Berlin, short transfer to your hotel for three nights 

bed and breakfast accommodation. Berlin’s Checkpoint Charlie, 

Brandenburg Gate and Jesse Owens’ Olympic Stadium spring 

immediately to mind, but this is also a thriving, newly European capital 

city with emblematic buildings such as the new Bundestag – well worth 

a visit (advance online registration required)! Berlin is also home to 

some of the best museums around – all conveniently clustered together 

on Museum Island – such as the marvellous Museum of Antiquities and 

the recently re-opened Neues Museum, with its wonderful Egyptology 

Collection. 

Days Two and Three: There is a half day city sightseeing tour. The 

rest of your time is free for you to explore the city and visit some of the 

wonderful museums. Your Tour Director will assist with plans. 

Day Four: You leave Berlin and travel through the former East Germany 

to Wittenberg where, in 1517, Luther famously nailed his “95 Theses’’ 

to the door of the Castle Church - challenging the teachings of the 

Church and the authority of the Pope. 

Today you also stop in picturesque Quedlinburg (like Wittenberg, also 

on the UNESCO World Heritage list), a maze of cobbled streets and 

quaint fairy-tale houses, overlooked by its 16th-century castle, before 

continuing to Goslar for three nights accommodation, with dinner 

included this evening. 190 miles today. 

Goslar is also on the UNESCO World Heritage list, thanks to its old town 

of decorated half-timbered houses, and was an important seat of the 

Holy Roman Empire - the Imperial Palace was founded in 1040, but 

reconstructed in the 19th-century. 

Days Five and Six: You are free in Goslar with an included walking 

tour of Goslar, and an included excursion around the Harz Mountains. 

This is a circular tour of 62 miles around the mysterious Brocken, the 

highest mountain in the Harz where witches convene every April 30th 

riding on broomsticks and goats. First you make a short stop in the 

neat spa resort of Bad Harzburg before climbing up to Torfhaus from 

where there are views across to the top of the Brocken and its tv mast, 

originally built to broadcast the 1936 Olympics. Crossing the old iron 

curtain border, you make a short stop in the pretty mountain village 

of Schierke (something you couldn’t do before 1989 without a special 

visa) before continuing to the charming old town of Wernigerode where 

you have free time for lunch and to explore. 

Day Seven: You leave the Harz and travel to Potsdam for a sightseeing 

tour of the city. The lakes and rivers contrast beautifully with the 

numerous palaces and castles – such as the Cecilienhof (which hosted 

the 1945 conference where the United States, Russia and Britain decided 

on the post-war future of Germany) and the UNESCO-listed Sanssouci 

Palace, in its enormous park. The walled-off “Forbidden City”, with its 

Russian villas, was once controlled by the KGB, and gives an insight 

into Cold War Potsdam. One night bed and breakfast accommodation 

has been reserved for you in Potsdam. 155 miles today. 

Day Eight: Free time until your transfer to the airport and your return 

flight. 

YOUR HOTELS 

LEONARDO HOTEL BERLIN CITY WEST HHHH, Berlin (three nights) 

This hotel has a super location in a quiet residential area with excellent 

access to all parts of the city – there is a metro stop just around the corner. 

The hotel has a bar/lounge area, lift and comfortable bedrooms with full 

facilities. (www.leonardo-hotels.com) 

HOTEL DER-ACHTERMANN HHHH, Goslar (three nights) 

Situated on the edge of the old town and convenient for all the sights, parts 

of this apparently modern hotel are 500 years old! All rooms have bath/ 

shower, wc, hairdryer, minibar, radio and tv. Free wifi in reception. There is 

a cafe/bar at the front of the hotel, and the hotel’s spa area with sauna and 

indoor pool is free to guests. (www.der-achtermann.de) 

MERCURE HOTEL HHHH, Potsdam (last night) 

The Mercure Hotel Potsdam offers 210 comfortable, air-conditioned rooms 

with shower, wc, hairdryer, tv, phone, safety deposit box, and minibar. 

There is bar, restaurant and free wifi in reception. It is located in the city 

centre, right by the wharf and 200m from the main train station. Sanssouci 

and all the major sights of Potsdam are 5-20 minutes walk away. 

(www.mercure-potsdam.com) 



8 days from £749 June & September 

Krakow, Zakopane & the High Tatras 

Two of Poland’s most spectacular sites, Krakow and Zakopane, are brought together in this holiday of contrasts. The 

medieval university city of Krakow, for centuries Poland’s capital, is combined with Zakopane, Poland’s highest city, set 

amidst the spectacular Tatra Mountains. 

• 3 nights bb in Krakow, 4 nights bb in Zakopane • Walking tours of both cities • Spectacular raft journey 

through the Dunajec gorge, in the Pieninski National Park 

PROGRAMME 

Day One: Flight to Krakow, short transfer to your hotel in Krakow for 

three nights bed and breakfast accommodation. 

Days Two and Three: Free in Krakow with an included half-day 

walking tour. Krakow is a very special place to visit. With over a 

thousand years of history, it is Poland’s cultural capital and is, of course, 

on the UNESCO World Heritage list. In the Middle Ages, Krakow’s walls 

had 55 defensive towers. The 14th century main gate survives and is 

the starting point of the ‘Royal Road’, which ends at Wawel Castle, and 

passes by the Town Square, St. Mary’s Basilica and the Czartoryski 

Museum. They claim the museum contains fragments from the grave 

of Romeo and Juliet, as well as the chair Shakespeare sat on to write 

about them! 

Krakow is also a university city – the Jagiellonian, one of Europe’s 

oldest, dates from 1364 and boasts many illustrious alumni including 

Karol Józef Wojtyła – better known to us as Pope John Paul II. 

You can also join an optional excursion to nearby Wieliczka Salt Mine 

and Auschwitz. Salt has been mined at Wieliczka since the 13th century. 

The result of centuries of mining is a huge network of underground 

passages, corridors and chambers whose crowning jewel is Kinga’s 

Chapel, 600ft underground and carved entirely out of rock salt – even 

the chandeliers are made of salt! From 14th June 1940 until January 

1945, Auschwitz Concentration Camp was the site of some of the worst 

atrocities of WWII. The visit includes a film showing the liberation of 

the camp and the chance to see the infamous Death wall, the national 

memorials and the cells where the inmates were held. Over 1.1 million 

people are thought to have died at Auschwitz and the visit is both 

moving and thought-provoking. 

Day Four: Today you travel to Zakopane. It may only be 63 miles from 

Krakow by road, but you spend 2-3 hours rafting gently through the 

stunning scenery of the Dunajec River Gorge, in the Pieninski National 

Park. Two hours from Krakow lies the village of Sromowce, on the 

Slovakian border, where you embark your rafts, which are operated 

by experienced raftsmen wearing traditional local costume. The gentle 

Dunajec River offers sightseeing as you go – you will see the 13th 

century Red Monastery and the gorge itself, with its spectacular 

limestone cliffs and rock formations. You disembark in the spa town 

of Szczawnica, and after some free time, continue to Zakopane 

(35 miles), arriving late afternoon for four nights bed and breakfast 

accommodation. 

Days Five to Seven: Free in Zakopane, with an included walking 

tour. Zakopane lies in the heart of the Tatra Mountains, a mountain 

range that many people believe to be among the most beautiful in the 

world. The scenery is spectacular and the mountains impressive – they 

were shaped by glacial erosion, which helps to explain the magnificent 

peaks, lakes and valleys. The Tatra National Park was created in 1955 

and hosts abundant flora and fauna, including bears and golden eagles. 

You can also join an optional excursion across the border into Slovakia, 

Poland’s southern neighbour. You go to Stary Smokovec, from where a 

cable car leaves for the mountain town of Hrebienok, 4000ft up and site 

of several waterfalls. 

Day Eight: Transfer to the airport for your flight home. Depending on 

your flight time you may have time for some last minute shopping in 

Krakow. Please note: throughout the tour you are on a bed and breakfast 

basis. There is a wide variety of lunch and dinner options available in 

all price ranges in Krakow and Zakopane and the other places you visit. 

Your Tour Director will be happy to assist and point you in the right 

direction. 

YOUR HOTELS 

Hotel Wyspianski HHH, Krakow (three nights) 

The hotel is named after the famous Polish artist, poet and playwright, 

Stanislaw Wyspianski, who once lived in a house at the site of the hotel. It 

is located right in the centre of Krakow, the proverbial stone’s throw from 

the main square. Rooms are fully equipped with bath/shower, wc, hairdryer, 

satellite tv, telephone and radio. There is also a restaurant and a bar. (www. 

hotel-wyspianski.pl) 

HOTEL WERSAL HHH, Zakopane (four nights) 

The hotel is located in a quiet, yet central, area of Zakopane. It has 

42 rooms with bath/shower, wc, hairdryer, satellite tv, radio and 

telephone. There is a restaurant offering both traditional Polish 

and international cuisine and a bar serving hot and cold drinks. 

(www.hotelwersal.pl) 





8 days from £799 May, June & September 

Bucharest & Transylvania 

The marbled halls of the Palace of Parliament in Bucharest, the charming baroque streets of medieval Brasov, the imposing 

pointed towers in Vlad the Impaler’s Sighisoara, the spectacular scenery of the Transylvanian Alps – these are just some of the 

highlights of this fascinating tour of Romania. On this holiday you’ll find that the bustling capital Bucharest contrasts superbly 

with the fortified churches and forbidding castles of Transylvania, while Brasov will reveal the Saxon heritage of this part of 

Romania. There’s also the chance to visit the old cultural centre of Sibiu. 

• 3 nights bb in Bucharest and 4 nights bb in Brasov with one dinner • Tour of Bucharest with entrance 

to the Palace of Parliament • Excursion to Sighisoara and Prince Charles’ Viscri • Tours of Bran and Peles 

castles and Pelisor Palace • Excursion to the fortified churches of Harman and Prejmer 

PROGRAMME 

Day One: Flight to Bucharest, transfer to your hotel in the centre of the city for two nights 

bed and breakfast hotel accommodation. There are plenty of restaurants in downtown 

Bucharest to suit all tastes and budgets. Your Tour Director will be on hand to assist. 

Day Two: Mid-morning walking tour of Bucharest. Romania’s cosmopolitan capital is 

well known for its wide boulevards and fine pre-World War I buildings that gave it the 

name of Little Paris. The tour will concentrate on the Old Town and the Calea Victoriei - 

Bucharest’s most famous avenue which leads to the beautiful Romanian Athenaeum, the 

Royal Palace and Revolution Square. Bucharest is also known for its stark Communist-era 

architecture, exemplified in Ceausescu’s monster House of the Republic, now known as 

the Palace of Parliament. A guided tour will show you some of 1,100 rooms of the world’s 

largest civilian administrative building. 

Day Three: Travel north through the Southern Carpathians to Brasov, stopping en route 

at Bran Castle. On a rocky outcrop guarding the entrance to a mountain pass, Bran Castle 

lives up to the Gothic fairytale image that Bram Stoker’s Dracula evokes. The castle 

was built by the Saxons in the late 14th century to defend Brasov from invasion by the 

Turks. Inside you’ll find displays of rich Western European furniture, which Queen Marie, 

granddaughter of Queen Victoria, purchased in the 1920s when the castle was used as 

a royal residence. Continue to Brasov (126 miles today) for four nights bed and breakfast 

with dinner in a local restaurant this evening. Arrival in Brasov will be late afternoon. Your 

Tour Director will conduct a short orientation walk of Brasov before dinner. 

Days Four to six: In Brasov. Brasov is a medieval town with ornate Saxon churches 

and townhouses. Local legend has it that when the Pied Piper lured away the children 

from Hamelin they re-emerged near Brasov’s main square, Piata Sfatului, in the heart 

of the medieval quarter. It is one of the finest Baroque squares in Romania. Here you 

can visit the 15th century Town Hall, with its quaint Trumpeter’s Tower on top, and the 

Lutheran Black Church - the largest Gothic church between Vienna and Istanbul with a 

6-tonne bell and a huge organ with 4000 pipes. The Romanian School Museum displays 

some of the first textbooks written in the Romanian language and printed in Brasov. 

There are two included excursions during your stay in Brasov. One is a full day trip to 

the birthplace of Vlad the Impaler, Sighisoara 81 miles away. Sighisoara was fortified by 

the Saxon guilds – the Blacksmiths’, Butchers’ and Cobblers’ are among the defensive 

towers which still survive and the beautifully preserved medieval citadel is on the 

UNESCO World Heritage List. In the belfry of the imposing Clock Tower which dates back 

to the 13th century, a drummer strikes every hour and every day at midnight a different 

wooden figure emerges. Close to the Clock Tower you’ll find the house where Vlad Dracul 

was born. On the return journey to Brasov, you’ll make a stop at Viscri where the Prince of 

Wales bought, restored and converted traditional dwellings into guesthouses. 

The second excursion is a pleasant half-day visit nearby to Harman and Prejmer. Under 

continuous threat of marauding Mongols and Turks, the Saxons not only fortified their 

towns, but the villages as well with defensive works centred around the church. Two 

fine examples are in Harman, where the church is surrounded by a 40ft wall with seven 

towers and Prejmer where the church defences include bastions, drawbridges and over 

270 rooms built into the outer wall in four storeys as refuge for the village’s families in 

times of attack. (25-mile round trip). 

There is also an optional excursion to Sibiu including lunch, the largest of the Saxon 

merchant towns. As well as a trade centre, Sibiu has always been the artistic and cultural 

capital of Transylvania. The former wealth of the city is evident in its grand squares, fine 

buildings and churches. 180 miles round trip. 

Day Seven: Return to Bucharest. The main stop today is the resort of Sinaia in the Bucegi 

Mountains 31 miles south of Brasov. Sinaia had a monastery and little else until the 

1870’s when King Carol I built a summer residence here. His ornate Peles Castle, built in 

German Renaissance style, is richly decorated with carved wood, tapestries and oriental 

ceramics. Next door is the Art Nouveau Pelisor Palace, built by King Carol for his nephew 

and consort. After a tour of both the Castle and the Palace you have free time to visit the 

resort and for lunch before continuing to Bucharest (a further 90 miles) for your last night 

on a bed and breakfast basis. 

Day eight: Departure for the airport and your flight home. 

YOUR HOTELS 

HOTEL CAPITOL HHH, Bucharest (first two and last nights) 

The historic Hotel Capitol is in an excellent position on Calea Victoriei. 

Rooms have free high-speed, wireless Internet, cable tv, individual climate 

control and bathroom equipped with bath/shower and hairdryer. The 

hotel has a restaurant which is popular with the locals and hotel guests. 

(www.hotelcapitol.ro/en) 

HOTEL COROANA BRASOVULUI HHH, Brasov (four nights) 

This small, friendly and modern hotel is in a quiet position but just a 15 

minute walk to Brasov’s main square. The hotel has a pleasant breakfast 

room and cosy English bar. Dinner at a local restaurant is included on the 

first night. Rooms have tv, wifi, direct dial telephone, shower and hairdryer. 

(www.coroana-brasovului.ro) 





NO SINGLE 

SUPPLEMENT 

IN NOV ‘18 & 

FEB ‘19 

8 days from £769 February & November 2018, February 2019 

Cyprus - Aphrodite’s Ancient Isle 

An ancient land of mystery, legend, beauty, and love: especially in and around Paphos, your holiday base. On the west coast 

of the Akamas Peninsula, Paphos was the island’s capital for 600 years and its visible archaeological legacy has led to the 

whole town being placed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List. Effectively parts of the town serve as an open-air museum, with 

remarkable mosaics, vaults and caves, the Pillar of St. Paul, the ancient theatre, the Tombs of the Kings and a Roman Agora 

are all amongst the sights to see. The area is steeped in Greek myth and legend. The goddess Aphrodite rose from the sea 

foam near Paphos and took pity on Pygmalion by bringing to life his statue of the beautiful Galatea – their son was Paphos. 

• 7 nights hb in Paphos • Paphos orientation walk • Excursion to Nicosia 

PROGRAMME 

Day One: Flight to Paphos, transfer to your hotel in Kato Paphos (20 

minutes away) where seven nights half board accommodation has 

been reserved for you. 

Cyprus has a long and varied history. At the crossroads of three 

continents, Cyprus was a stopping off point for Crusaders and has been 

ruled by the Greeks, Romans, Franks, Venetians, Turks and British. 

Day Two: Paphos orientation walk: your morning walk starts and 

finishes at the hotel, and will give you your bearings not only in the 

geography of Paphos, but also its history. You will walk along the sea 

front, and pass the ruins of an early Christian basilica en route to the 

harbour. Here you will be able to visit the archaeological area (entrance 

fee included) with its Roman mosaics. You return to the hotel via the 

lighthouse and the Christian catacomb of Solomoni. 

Days Three to Seven: In resort in Paphos, with free time to explore 

the town and its historic sites and also time to relax and enjoy the hotel’s 

facilities. One day is dedicated to the included excursion to Nicosia, the 

full day giving you a real taste of this fascinating and charming city. 

In the heart of Nicosia is the old city surrounded by walls dating back 

to the 16th century. Enclosed in this are countless museums, churches, 

monuments, sites of historic interest, narrow streets overlooked by 

the balconies of old houses and squares surrounded by cafes, shops 

and tavernas. The included tour of the city will take you along the 

dividing Green Line and allow you to see the major sights including 

the Famagusta Gate and the Archbishop’s Palace. Also whilst in Nicosia 

there will be visits to St. John’s Cathedral and the Byzantine Museum, 

and time in the picturesque old quarter and shopping centre of Laiki 

Yitonia. 

There may be other excursions available, into the Troodos Mountains 

and to the Bath of Aphrodite (a grotto pool where the goddess is said to 

have bathed before her marriage). 

Dancing and Bowls: together with the sister hotels nearby, the hotel has 

dance leaders and bowling coordinators who will assist with tuition and, 

on request, organise events for guests of all abilities. Lawn Bowls rinks 

(there may be 20 rinks, indoor and outdoor, all on synthetic surfaces). 

A charge (currently 5 euros) is made per session (includes equipment). 


flight. 

YOUR HOTEL 

PIONEER BEACH HOTEL HHHH Paphos (seven nights) November 

2018 and February 2019 

The Pioneer Beach is an impressive 4-star hotel with beautifully appointed 

bedrooms, public areas, international buffet style restaurant and colourful 

gardens. It is a pleasant 20-minute walk along the seafront to the shopping 

area and a further 10 minutes to Paphos harbour, or a short ride on the local 

bus. The hotel boasts a freshwater swimming pool with Jacuzzi, an indoor 

heated pool with Jacuzzi, indoor and outdoor short mat bowling facilities 

and outdoor Green Bowls facilities, and a floodlit tennis court. In the hotel’s 

Elixir Spa there is a heated pool, sauna, steam bath, a fully equipped gym 

and a hairdressing salon. Bedrooms have balcony, satellite tv, fridge, 

minibar, hairdryer, scales, make-up/shaving mirror, bathrobes and slippers, 

safety deposit box, ironing facilities, espresso machine as well as tea and 

coffee making facilities. (www.pioneer-cbh.com) 

Please note that in February 2018, accommodation will be at the 4-star 

Athena Beach, a sister hotel of the Pioneer Beach located along the seafront 

half a mile closer to the port area of Paphos. (www.athena-cbh.com) 

Extend your holiday – extra week available in Paphos. 





8 days from £549 £709 February, March & November 2018 

Tenerife - Island of Contrasts 

There are a host of reasons for visiting Tenerife – the largest of the Canaries, which the classicists rightly called ‘the Fortunate 

Isles’. Fortunate, too, in having such a wonderful winter and spring climate for visitors from the freezing north! An island of 

contrasts – the miles of sun-drenched coastline surround Spain’s highest mountain (over 12000 ft), Mount Teide. Accessible 

by cable car and often snow-capped, the desolate volcanic slopes within Teide’s National Park are a world away from the 

tropical vegetation of the green Orotava valley, and the botanical gardens below. You stay in the north part of the island where 

the traditional villages and the University town of La Laguna have a totally different feel to the commercial concreted resorts 

of the south – and the lush, tropical landscape with banana plantations also contrasts with the arid terrain of the south. 

• 7 nights hb on Tenerife • Excursions to La Laguna, the Botanic Garden and Orotava Valley, and Mount Teide 

PROGRAMME 

Day One: Flight to Tenerife, transfer to your hotel (about one hour 

away) for seven nights half board accommodation. 

Your holiday base is close to Puerto de la Cruz (with its agreeable 

and historical maritime area) and to the verdant Orotava valley, whose 

eponymous town boasts the attractive mansions of families who made 

their fortune trading with the New World – and then spent fortunes 

building fine houses and churches in their home town to show how 

successful they were! 

Tenerife still has undiscovered corners, like Garachico, out to the west. 

Garachico is a typical Canarian village, whose harbour was filled in by 

a lava flow in the 18th century – since when, as you stroll the shady 

square, you get the impression that, frankly, not a lot has changed! Also 

within easy reach is Santa Cruz de Tenerife, with Calatrava’s futuristic 

new ship-shaped auditorium and a pleasant old quarter: beyond the 

town lie the spectacular Anaga mountains. 

Days Two to Seven: In resort with three included excursions. 

Mount Teide: you will have a scenic drive on Mount Teide, with a stop 

to explore the volcanic landscape of the Ucanca plain, and the chance 

to take the cable car up the mountain (cost of cable car approx. 22E). 

La Laguna: an included excursion will take you to San Cristobal de la 

Laguna (to give it its full name). The fine Canarian Mansions scattered 

through the town offer the visitor their bright facades and impressive 

woodwork, which conceal cool patios and shady gardens. One of them 

houses the “Museum of the History of Tenerife” – well worth a look. 

This university town has been a UNESCO World Heritage site since 

1999; its layout, that of the first non-fortified Spanish colonial town, 

served as a model for many towns in the Americas. 

The Botanic Garden, with Puerto de la Cruz and La Orotava and 

its valley. You will see, with a knowledgeable guide, the “Jardin de 

Aclimatisación” of La Orotava – the Botanic Garden founded by Royal 

Decree in 1788 to house the plants being brought from the New World 

by the ‘Discoverers’ who (Columbus included) used Tenerife as a 

jumping-off point for their epic voyages. The garden’s role was as a 

trial ground for plants and trees that would be of important medical or 

economic benefit to Spain as a whole. Designed to a geometric plan, it 

has a particularly impressive collection of trees, including date palms 

and fig trees, as well as an enormous oriental plane tree (platanus 

orientalis), at the base of which the garden’s founder planted a box 

of coins and documents. There are also good collections of agave, 

hibiscus, orchids, poinsettia and jacaranda. This day will also include a 

visit to Orotava town and an orientation of Puerto de la Cruz. 

A further, optional excursion will also be available to Santa Cruz de 

Tenerife. 


flight. 

YOUR HOTEL 

BLUE SEA COSTA JARDIN & SPA HHHH, 

Puerto de la Cruz, Tenerife (seven nights) 

The hotel stands on the edge of Puerto de la Cruz, a 25 minute walk to 

the seaside promenade (free courtesy bus 6 days a week during the day). 

There are views to Mount Teide, the sea, and the Orotava valley from the 

hotel’s extensive tropical gardens (1500sqm). Rooms have bath/shower, 

wc, hairdryer, satellite tv, safety deposit box (charge applies), minibar, and 

balcony or terrace. There is an outdoor pool, spa (charges apply), poolside 

bar, entertainment programme, buffet restaurant, and lounge area (limited 

free wifi). Prices are based on standard rooms. Rooms with a view of Mount 

Teide are available at a supplement. 

(www.blueseahotels.com/en) 

Extend your holiday – extra week available in our hotel in Tenerife. 





8 days from £549 £919 March & November 2018 

Island Landscapes of Lanzarote & Fuerteventura 

The entire island of Lanzarote is a UNESCO biosphere reserve, and it contains no less than 13 ‘protected areas’ including a Spanish 

National Park - Timanfaya, where Raquel Welch was memorably filmed in ‘One Million Years BC’. As your base we have chosen Playa 

Blanca, a quieter resort in the extreme south of the island, close to the Papagayo nature reserve. The artist Cesar Manrique left an 

indelible mark on the island, not just in the artistic heritage, but in his (and his followers’) dedication to maintaining the unique 

landscapes of his island and opposition to tasteless over-development. As you explore Lanzarote, you will see that hi-rise building 

has been avoided, that the traditional rural architecture with its white buildings and striking green paintwork has been respected, and 

above all that the island’s extraordinary landscapes have been maintained unblemished. And all of this in a year-round warm climate. 

• 7 (or 14) nights hb in the H10 Lanzarote Princess in Playa Blanca • Included excursion to Fuerteventura 

• Included sightseeing excursion around Manrique’s Lanzarote • Excursion to southern Lanzarote 

PROGRAMME 

Day One: Flight to Lanzarote, transfer to your hotel for seven nights 

half board accommodation. Transfer time 40 minutes. 

Days Two to Seven: In Playa Blanca, with three included 

excursions, two within Lanzarote and one to the neighbouring island 

of Fuerteventura. 

Our chosen resort of Playa Blanca is quieter than most of the island’s 

resorts, yet has every amenity. A particular feature is the long 

promenade which runs close to the harbour, passing the stunning new 

upmarket development of Marina Rubicon and continuing out towards 

Papagayo. There are good island bus services, allowing you to get 

around by public transport if you wish. 

Manrique’s Lanzarote: your included excursion takes you to see 

different aspects of Manrique’s Isle, such as Teguise - the old inland 

capital, Bateria del Rio, and the artist’s stunning Cactus Garden. Cacti 

were important to the island: to this day there are fields of prickly pear 

cactus – this was grown to harvest cochineal beetles and the brilliant 

red dye they produce, one of the main industries of the island until the 

19th century. 

across the island is stunning. 


flight. 

YOUR HOTEL 

H10 LANZAROTE PRINCESS HHHH, Playa Blanca (seven nights) 

Located in Playa Blanca just a short walk to the promenade, the hotel has 

been recently refurbished. It has two restaurants, two bars and a coffee 

bar. There are two swimming pools, minigolf and tennis court. Free wifi in 

the lobby. Bedrooms have bath, hairdryer, terrace or balcony, fridge and flat 

screen tv. Standard rooms have garden or mountain view; superior rooms 

with pool or sea view are available at a supplement. (www.h10hotels.com) 

Extend your holiday – extra week available in Playa Blanca. 



The excursion in the south of Lanzarote includes a range of unlikely 

scenery. You will see the pretty white painted village of Yaiza, the 

coastal salt-pans of Janubio, and the cliffs near El Golfo. Then you 

drive amid the unique scenery of the Volcanoes Natural Park, and 

finish in the unusual vineyards of La Geria, where man’s ingenuity has 

made vines thrive in a hostile setting. 

Fuerteventura: your third excursion begins with a 20-minute walk 

(taxis are available) to the harbour where you catch the ferry to 

Corralejo, Fuerteventura. It is a 35-minute crossing, please keep an 

eye out for pods of dolphins which are frequently seen here. Just south 

of Corralejo is the natural park area of Las Dunas, an enormous sandy 

area similar to the Sahara Desert. Amongst other stops, you will also 

visit the island’s former capital, Betancuria. The scenery as you travel 



General Information 

ITINERARIES AND HOTELS: Accommodation has been reserved in the hotels 

mentioned, but we do reserve the right to substitute similar hotels should 

circumstances dictate. Please note that at the discretion of the hotels (and their 

view of the local climate), lido and pool areas, as well as air-conditioning, may not 

be operational, and hotels’ charging policies for access to spas, safety deposits, 

wifi, etc are always subject to change. Half board normally includes evening 

dinner and breakfast. We make group bookings in hotels. In some hotels this will 

mean a set menu at dinner with no or limited choice, so please make sure we are 

aware of any special dietary requirements. Where house wine is included with 

dinner, this will be limited in colour, type and quantity by the hotel! Please refer to 

Clause 19 of our Booking Conditions for further information regarding hotels. Hotel 

check-in times are usually between 2pm and 3pm, check-out times between 

10am and 12 noon on the day of departure. However, times do vary. Therefore, 

if you check-in immediately after a night flight this would normally count as one 

night’s accommodation. Similarly if your return flight is at night you will normally 

be required to vacate your room in the morning prior to leaving for the airport later 

on. Day rooms are subject to availability/cost and should be arranged locally with 

the hotel. The order of visits described may be subject to change. Where a train or 

boat journey features in a programme the journey will be made by road if, for any 

reason, the train or boat is not operating. Optional excursions operate at extra cost 

and are subject to minimum numbers. Changes may be made to the particulars in 

this brochure at any time. 

MOBILITY: Please note that in order to get the most from your visits to many of 

the attractions mentioned, reasonable amounts of walking will be necessary. The 

terrain of archaeological sites may be uneven, and scenic hill towns are....hilly! 

Please refer to Clause 12 of our booking conditions. 

EXTENDED STAYS: Where it is possible to extend your holiday and have an extra 

week, all excursions are planned to take place during the first week. Please note 

that in some cases during the second week an emergency contact number will be 

given in lieu of the services of a local representative. Naturally, your return airport 

transfer will be arranged for you. 

PRICES: These are subject to change - please see Clause 3 of our Booking 

Conditions. However, once we have confirmed your booking, your holiday price 

is guaranteed. Please note that optional excursions, porterage, drinks with main 

meals and travel insurance are not normally included in the holiday price. In some 

places tourist taxes are being introduced, which are paid in resort by hotel guests. 

These are not included in the holiday price and will have to be paid by you directly 

to the hotel. We shall let you know if such taxes apply when you book or as soon 

as we become aware if they are introduced after you booked. 

PAYMENTS BY COMMERCIAL CREDIT OR DEBIT CARD: Please note that all 

payments by commercial credit or debit card are subject to a charge of 2% of the 

payment being made. 

CUSTOMER CARE: Our customers can have complete confidence when booking 

an ATOL protected holiday with a tour operator which cares about its customers. 

Our customers were full of praise for the way our staff looked after them during 

the ash cloud crisis in 2010 and during various Air Traffic Control strikes since. 

More recently, when Monarch Airlines collapsed, none of our customers lost their 

holiday, and, those already abroad flew home without any delay. If your homeward 

flight is disrupted, we will get you home as soon as possible. If the airline has 

not made arrangements for accommodation and meals we shall do so. Please 

note that in order to offer this service we rely on your cooperation in dealing with 

claims for reimbursement from the airline concerned. Please see clause 18 for our 

general policy on flight cancellations and delays. 

FLEXIBLE ARRANGEMENTS: Obviously the departure dates of our holidays are 

set and as advertised. Occasionally extra dates will be added due to demand – 

please look at our website www.preferredts.com or call us. If you wish to combine 

two holidays into a longer break, or e.g. stay behind in your destination country to 

visit friends, we will try to assist and arrange special flight arrangements. Please 

note that for bookings including special flight arrangements there will be an 

administration fee of £15 per person, and the deposit payment (non-refundable) 

will be £250 per person. 

HEALTH REQUIREMENTS AND TRAVEL ADVICE: There are no compulsory 

health requirements for the countries we visit. For up to date UK government 

health and travel advice please visit www.dh.gov.uk/ travellers (020 7210 4850) 

or check with your GP, practice nurse or travel health clinic for advice. The Foreign 

& Commonwealth Office provides up-to-date travel advice at www.fco.gov.uk/ 

knowbeforeyougo 

EUROPEAN HEALTH INSURANCE CARD (EHIC):The EHIC replaced the old 

E111 in 2006. Your EHIC lets you get state healthcare at a reduced cost or 

sometimes for free. It will cover you for treatment that is needed to allow you 

to continue your stay until your planned return. The card is not an alternative 

to travel insurance. It will not cover any private medical healthcare or costs 

such as mountain rescue in ski resorts, being flown back to the UK, or lost 

or stolen property. Therefore, it is important to have both an EHIC and a valid 

private travel insurance policy. Most insurers now insist you hold an EHIC. The 

EHIC is valid in all European Economic Area (EEA) countries. The EEA is a free 

trade zone between countries of the European Union (EU), Iceland, Norway and 

Liechtenstein. The regulations on access to healthcare in the EEA also apply 

in Switzerland. Applying for an EHIC is free of charge. You can apply online at 

www.ehic.org.uk or by phoning the automated service on 0300 3301350. 

PASSPORTS/VISAS: Full British passport required. No visa requirements for UK 

citizens. Nationals of other countries should consult the appropriate authorities. 

For visits to countries in the EU, passports must be valid on the day of return, but 

you should give yourself some leeway. Furthermore, requirements for countries 

outside the EU vary so we suggest you have 6 months validity from the date of your 

return to cover all eventualities. Please call us if you would like information about a 

specific country. You must have a passport for travel to/from the UK. In case your 

passport is lost or stolen overseas, a photocopy of the photograph page will be 

of help in obtaining an emergency passport from the Consulate for return travel. 

Make sure you are insured for the costs of obtaining an emergency passport. 

These will be the application fees but may also include expensive transport costs 

getting to/from the Consulate. 

YOUR FINANCIAL PROTECTION: All the flights and flight-inclusive holidays 

in this brochure are financially protected by the ATOL scheme. When you pay 

you will be supplied with an ATOL Certificate. Please ask for it and check to 

ensure that everything you booked (flights, hotels and other services) is listed 

on it. Please see Clause 14 of our booking conditions for further information or 

for more information about financial protection and the ATOL Certificate go to: 

www.atol.org.uk/ATOLcertificate. 

DATA PROTECTION: Please be assured that we have measures in place to protect 

the personal booking information held by us. This information will be passed on to the 

principal and to the relevant suppliers of your travel arrangements. The information 

may also be provided to public authorities such as customs or immigration if required 

by them, or as required by law. Certain information may also be passed on to security 

or credit checking companies. If you travel outside the European Economic Area, 

controls on data protection may not be as strong as the legal requirements in this 

country. We will only pass your information on to persons responsible for your travel 

arrangements. This applies to any sensitive information that you give to us such as 

details of any disabilities, or dietary/religious requirements. (If we cannot pass this 

information to the relevant suppliers, whether in the EEA or not, we will be unable 

to provide your booking. In making this booking, you consent to this information 

being passed on to the relevant persons.) Full details of our data protection policy 

are available upon request. We may also send you from time to time details of our 

other products and services and/or those of our newspaper and carefully selected 

third parties which may be of interest to you. If you do not wish to receive such 

information please indicate this in the space provided on the booking form or call us. 

DECEMBER 2017 

HOW TO BOOK MADE EASY 

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and return it with deposit payment or full payment (plus insurance if applicable) to 

Preferred Travel Services, 41 High Street, Kibworth Beauchamp, Leicester, LE8 0HS. 

Cheques should be made payable to Preferred Travel Services. 

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ABOUT US: Preferred Travel Services is an award winning, independently 

owned, friendly company whose two directors share more than 60 years of 

travel industry experience and all this is put to use in designing holidays which 

have just the right balance of included visits and free time to explore on your 

own. 2018 is the eighteenth year Preferred Travel Services has produced 

Holiday Collections. Whichever holiday you choose, you’ll still have time to visit 

cities and places of interest in some of Europe’s most picturesque countryside 

and beauty spots. 

FLY DIRECT FROM LOCAL AIRPORTS: We offer holidays flying from over 

20 airports across the UK – the vast majority are direct flights. More and more 

of our customers are using our range of regional flights to meet up with friends 

and relatives from other parts of the UK on our holidays – if you would like us 

to send a brochure to a friend, just ask ... or they can download one at www. 

preferredts.com. 

GROUP TRAVEL: Group discounts are available from as few as 10 paying 

passengers. Exclusive departures are also available. Please contact us on 

0116 279 3929 or e-mail groups@preferredts.com for further details. 

EXTEND YOUR HOLIDAY: Holidays are of a 7 night duration, but if you would 

like to spend longer in warmer climes there is the option of an extra week’s 

relaxation in Crete, Cyprus, Andalucia, Catalonia, the Algarve, Tenerife and 

Lanzarote. 

SIGN UP online for our occasional e-mailshots – just select e-mail sign up at 

www.preferredts.com and add your email address! 

READING LIST: Our website www.preferredts.com has a reading list, mostly 

light reading, suggested by previous travellers and related to the destinations 

we offer. Please e-mail tony@preferredts.com if there is something you think 

we should add to it. 

YOUR FINANCIAL PROTECTION: All the flights and flight-inclusive holidays 

in this brochure are financially protected by the ATOL scheme. When you pay 

you will be supplied with an ATOL Certificate. Please ask for it and check to 

ensure that everything you booked (flights, hotels and other services) is listed 

on it. Please see Clause 14 of our booking conditions for further information or 

for more information about financial protection and the ATOL Certificate go to: 

www.atol.org.uk/ATOLcertificate. 

PTS PHOTO COMPETITION: Our photo competition introduced in 2017 was a great success with hundreds of high-quality entries. Many of these were posted on our website. The July winner 

was David Clark for his panorama of the Pyrenees. The image of Montserrat on page 6 is another of David’s images. Also on that page is Dennis Walton’s atmospheric shot of the cloisters in 

Santes Creus. The weird and wonderful trulli rooftops on page 22 is the work of Gw Vaughan. Special thanks to all who entered. The December winner is yet to be announced as we go to press. 

Thanks to everybody who entered. Look out for bigger and better prizes in 2018 – happy snapping! 

Acknowledgements: Images in our brochures and website appear courtesy of Turespana; Fototeca ENIT; Distretto Turistico dei Laghi-Stresa (VB); Foto Archivo Agencia in Liguria; Foto 

Archivo Provincia di Imperia – Riviera dei Fiori; Tourism Department of Lassithi; MDLF/R – CAST; Turismo de Portugal; Turismo y Deporte de Andalucia; GNTB; Visit Poland; VisitCyprus; Rafael 

Lopez-Monne; www.slovenia.info; www.visitandorra.com; Miquel Angel Torro/Turismo Costa del Sol/www.visitacostadelsol.com; l’Office de Tourisme d’Arles; Visit Estonia; Greek National 

Tourist Office/C_Moustafellou; Oficina de Turisme de Sant Feliu de Guixols/Alex Tremps, Josep Homs; Czech Tourism; Bergamo & Lovere Tourist Office/D. Salvi; Almunecar Tourist Board; Top 

Tours Romania; Atout France/Paul Palau; Greek National Tourist Office/Y_Skoulas; Patronat Municipal de Turisme de Tarragona/Alberich Fotografs; www.slovenia.info/B.Cvetkovic; Turismo 

de Canarias/Alex Martin Ros; Walk Hike Portugal; Turismo de Canarias/Alex Bramwell; Associata del Turismo dell’Isola d’Elba/VistElba.info; slovenia.info Alan Kosmac, Tomo Jesenicnik; 

visitcascais.com/cascaislive; Turismo de Canarias/Julio Gonzalez; algarvepromtion.pt; DIP Huelva. 

These holidays are operated by High Concepts Ltd t/a Preferred Travel Services, 41 High Street, Kibworth, Leicester. LE8 0HS. Tel: 0116 2793929. Fax: 0116 2793214. mail@preferredts. 

com. www.preferredts.com. Registered in England No. 4000185. ABTA Membership No. W3692. Atol Protected 5537. 

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Escorted Holidays 2018 to March 2019 

Dates, Prices and Flight Information 

0116 279 3929 

www.preferredts.com 

Holiday Prices and Insurance Premiums 

Prices shown are per person sharing a twin or double-bedded room. Supplements, including single room supplements, are shown for each holiday. The 

deposit for each holiday is £125 per person (please refer to How to Book). Insurance premiums are £44.95 per person under the age of 80 at the date of 

departure for holidays up to 10 days and £54.95 for two weeks. 

Flights 

We list all the airports available for each holiday. So if you have friends in other parts of the country who want to join you, you can check which is the best 

airport for them. We are even able to arrange for a friend travelling from a different airport to share a twin/double room with you for the holiday! Just ask 

us. Please note that while all airports are listed, by no means all of them will be used on the same date. Transfers to your hotel on arrival will be arranged 

by coach, minivan or car as appropriate. In the tables which follow for each holiday, ‘Dep’ times are departure times from the UK airport and ‘Rtn’ times 

are when you land back. 

Flight Details 

Airlines and timings are subject to change. Please refer to Clause 6 of the Booking Conditions. Our brochures are printed some time in 

advance and, in some cases, before the airline has published its timetable. In these cases timings shown are based on experience of 

previous years. While latest known flight timings will be given at the time of booking these can change. Sometimes an airline will add 

a new route: when possible, we may add this to our programme. Sometimes routes are withdrawn, in which case we will adjust our 

programme and offer alternatives if possible. In-flight meals are not included. Where airlines charge separately for checked baggage, 

carriage of one suitcase per person is included in the holiday price. Precise information on baggage allowances will be sent with your 

travel documents 10-14 days before departure along with your boarding passes for those airlines where we have checked you in on-line. 

Seating Preferences on Flights (including seats together) 

Specific seats, for example aisle or window seats, can be pre-booked at an extra cost. Otherwise, airlines will choose seats for you. 

While most airlines allocate seats together on the same booking free of charge, this is not guaranteed, and you could be seated away 

from your travelling companion(s). Therefore, if you have any seating preferences (including guaranteed seats together), it is important 

that you tell us when you book, and, in any event, at least four weeks before your departure date. We shall tell you if your preferences 

can be accommodated and at what extra cost, if any. Please note that any requests received within four weeks of your departure date 

may not be possible, even with payment of an extra cost. 

HOW TO BOOK MADE EASY - RESERVATIONS HOTLINE: 0116 279 3929 

We suggest you check availability and make a provisional booking before sending your booking form. Call our reservations hotline on 0116 279 3929 or 

e-mail sales@preferredts.com. Then complete the booking form and return it with the deposit payment of £125 per person (or full balance if applicable) 

plus insurance premium if required to Preferred Travel Services, 41 High Street, Kibworth, Leicester, LE8 0HS. Please make cheques payable to 

Preferred Travel Services.

2 

Carcassonne, Cathar Country & Catalonia (brochure page 4) 

Holiday Code: 7CAM 

Q Barcelona Date Day Airline Dep Rtn Price 

Aberdeen** 19-Apr-18 Thu BA 1105 1730 £819 

10-May-18 Thu BA 1105 1730 £869 

14-Jun-18 Thu BA 1105 1730 £879 

06-Sep-18 Thu BA 1105 1730 £879 

13-Sep-18 Thu BA 1105 1730 £869 

04-Oct-18 Thu BA 1105 1730 £849 

Birmingham 19-Apr-18 Thu Ryanair 1545 1520 £699 

10-May-18 Thu Ryanair 1545 1520 £749 

14-Jun-18 Thu Ryanair 1545 1520 £759 

06-Sep-18 Thu Ryanair 1545 1520 £759 


04-Oct-18 Thu Ryanair 1545 1520 £729 

Bristol 19-Apr-18 Thu Easyjet 1445 1410 £699 

10-May-18 Thu Easyjet 1445 1410 £749 

14-Jun-18 Thu Easyjet 1445 1410 £759 

06-Sep-18 Thu Easyjet 1445 1410 £759 


04-Oct-18 Thu Easyjet 1445 1410 £729 

Cardiff 19-Apr-18 Thu Vueling 1640 1605 £699 

10-May-18 Thu Vueling 1640 1605 £749 

14-Jun-18 Thu Vueling 1540 1505 £759 

06-Sep-18 Thu Vueling 1540 1505 £759 


04-Oct-18 Thu Vueling 1540 1505 £729 

Dublin 19-Apr-18 Thu Ryanair 1230 1820 £699 






East Midlands 19-Apr-18 Thu Ryanair 0935 1500 £699 






Edinburgh 19-Apr-18 Thu Ryanair 0630 1255 £699 






Gatwick 19-Apr-18 Thu Easyjet 1420 1650 £699 






Glasgow 19-Apr-18 Thu Jet2 0735 1410 £739 

10-May-18 Thu Jet2 0735 1410 £789 

14-Jun-18 Thu Jet2 0735 1410 £799 

06-Sep-18 Thu Jet2 0735 1410 £799 

13-Sep-18 Thu Jet2 0735 1410 £789 

04-Oct-18 Thu Jet2 0735 1410 £769 

Heathrow 19-Apr-18 Thu BA 1430 1300 £739 

10-May-18 Thu BA 1430 1300 £789 

14-Jun-18 Thu BA 1430 1300 £799 

06-Sep-18 Thu BA 1430 1300 £799 

13-Sep-18 Thu BA 1430 1300 £789 

04-Oct-18 Thu BA 1430 1300 £769 

Leeds-Bradford 19-Apr-18 Thu Jet2 0840 1445 £739 

10-May-18 Thu Jet2 0840 1445 £789 

14-Jun-18 Thu Jet2 0840 1445 £799 

06-Sep-18 Thu Jet2 0840 1445 £799 

13-Sep-18 Thu Jet2 0840 1445 £789 

04-Oct-18 Thu Jet2 0840 1445 £769 

Liverpool 19-Apr-18 Thu Easyjet 0705 1235 £699 






Luton 19-Apr-18 Thu Easyjet 0700 1205 £699 






Manchester 19-Apr-18 Thu Vueling 1425 1345 £699 






Prestwick 19-Apr-18 Thu Ryanair 1730 2345 £699 






Stansted 19-Apr-18 Thu Ryanair 0815 1220 £699 






** via Heathrow 

Supplements per person: 

Single room April, October £0 

Single room (other dates) £120 

Jaca, Pamplona & the Spanish Pyrenees (brochure page 5) 

Holiday Code: 7JAC 

Q Reus Date Day Airline Dep Rtn Price 

Belfast 12-May-18 Sat Jet2 1625 2240 £739 

22-Sep-18 Sat Jet2 1625 2240 £769 

29-Sep-18 Sat Jet2 1625 2240 £769 

Birmingham* 12-May-18 Sat Ryanair 0950 0925 £719 

22-Sep-18 Sat Ryanair 0950 0925 £749 


Bristol 12-May-18 Sat Thomson 0605 1120 £699 

22-Sep-18 Sat Thomson 0605 1120 £729 


Cardiff* 12-May-18 Sat Vueling 1640 1605 £719 

22-Sep-18 Sat Vueling 1640 1605 £749 

29-Sep-18 Sat Vueling 1640 1605 £749 

Dublin 12-May-18 Sat Ryanair 0940 1515 £699 



East Midlands* 12-May-18 Sat Ryanair 0935 1500 £719 



Edinburgh 12-May-18 Sat Jet2 0815 1445 £749 

22-Sep-18 Sat Jet2 0815 1445 £769 

29-Sep-18 Sat Jet2 0815 1445 £729 

Gatwick 12-May-18 Sat Thomson 0600 1110 £739 



Glasgow 12-May-18 Sat Jet2 1545 2205 £699 

22-Sep-18 Sat Jet2 1545 2205 £729 

29-Sep-18 Sat Jet2 1545 2205 £769 

Leeds-Bradford 12-May-18 Sat Jet2 0900 1455 £729 

22-Sep-18 Sat Jet2 1655 2250 £729 

29-Sep-18 Sat Jet2 1655 1455 £729 

Liverpool* 12-May-18 Sat Easyjet 0705 1235 £719 

22-Sep-18 Sat Easyjet 0705 1235 £749 


Manchester 12-May-18 Sat Jet2 1535 2150 £699 

22-Sep-18 Sat Jet2 1535 2150 £729 

29-Sep-18 Sat Jet2 1535 2150 £729 

Newcastle 12-May-18 Sat Jet2 0825 1440 £699 

22-Sep-18 Sat Jet2 0825 1440 £769 

29-Sep-18 Sat Jet2 0825 1440 £769 

Prestwick 12-May-18 Sat Ryanair 0725 1300 £699 



Stansted 12-May-18 Sat Ryanair 1145 1640 £699 



* to Barcelona 


Single room £120

Montserrat, Roman Tarragona & Gaudi’s Reus (brochure page 6) 

Holiday Code: 7RTE 

Q Barcelona Date Day Airline Dep Rtn Price 

Aberdeen** 18-Apr-18 Wed BA 1105 1730 £769 

09-May-18 Wed BA 1105 1730 £779 

19-Sep-18 Wed BA 1105 1730 £779 

03-Oct-18 Wed BA 1105 1730 £769 

13-Mar-19 Wed BA 0920 1825 £779 

Belfast Int 18-Apr-18 Wed Easyjet 0955 1555 £649 

09-May-18 Wed Easyjet 0955 1555 £659 

19-Sep-18 Wed Easyjet 0955 1555 £659 

03-Oct-18 Wed Easyjet 0955 1555 £649 

Birmingham 18-Apr-18 Wed Ryanair 0945 0920 £649 

09-May-18 Wed Ryanair 1540 1515 £659 

19-Sep-18 Wed Ryanair 1540 1515 £659 

03-Oct-18 Wed Ryanair 1540 1515 £649 

13-Mar-19 Wed Ryanair 0945 0920 £659 

Bristol 18-Apr-18 Wed Easyjet 1055 2325 £649 




13-Mar-19 Wed Easyjet 0720 1215 £659 




03-Oct-18 Wed Vueling 2145 2110 £649 

Dublin 18-Apr-18 Wed Ryanair 0615 1210 £649 





East Midlands 18-Apr-18 Wed Ryanair 0935 1500 £649 





Edinburgh 19-Apr-18 Thu Ryanair 0630 1245 £649 





Gatwick 18-Apr-18 Wed Easyjet 1420 1650 £649 





Glasgow 19-Apr-18 Thu Jet2 0735 1410 £689 

10-May-18 Thu Jet2 0735 1410 £709 

20-Sep-18 Thu Jet2 0735 1410 £709 

04-Oct-18 Thu Jet2 0735 1410 £699 

13-Mar-19 Wed Jet2 0745 1420 £699 

Heathrow 18-Apr-18 Wed BA 1420 1300 £689 

09-May-18 Wed BA 1420 1300 £699 

19-Sep-18 Wed BA 1420 1300 £699 

03-Oct-18 Wed BA 1420 1300 £689 

13-Mar-19 Wed BA 1320 1315 £699 

Leeds-Bradford 19-Apr-18 Thu Jet2 0840 1445 £689 

10-May-18 Thu Jet2 0840 1445 £709 

20-Sep-18 Thu Jet2 0840 1445 £709 

04-Oct-18 Thu Jet2 0840 1445 £699 

13-Mar-19 Wed Jet2 0900 1500 £699 

Liverpool 18-Apr-18 Wed Easyjet 0700 1230 £649 





Luton 18-Apr-18 Wed Easyjet 1250 1800 £649 





Manchester 18-Apr-18 Wed Ryanair 0625 1155 £649 





Newcastle 18-Apr-18 Wed Easyjet 1730 2325 £649 





Prestwick 19-Apr-18 Thu Ryanair 1730 2345 £649 




Southend 18-Apr-18 Wed Easyjet 0650 1150 £649 





Stansted 18-Apr-18 Wed Ryanair 1245 1530 £649 







Single room April, October, March £0 

Single room other dates £120 

Extra week in a single April, October 2018 £280 

Extra week in a single March 2019 £290 

Extra week in a single other dates £400 

Extra week in a twin/double 2018 £280 

Extra week in a twin/double March 2019 £290 

The Costa Blanca, Valencia & Guadalest (brochure page 7) 

Holiday Code: 7BCP 

Q Alicante Date Day Airline Dep Rtn Price 

Aberdeen 17-May-18 Thu Ryanair 1035 1010 £809 



08-Nov-18 Thu Ryanair 1025 1000 £699 

Belfast Int 17-May-18 Thu Jet2 0730 1430 £789 

06-Sep-18 Thu Jet2 0730 1430 £869 

27-Sep-18 Thu Jet2 0730 1430 £789 

08-Nov-18 Thu Easyjet 1600 2245 £699 

Birmingham 17-May-18 Thu Ryanair 1400 2000 £749 




Bristol 17-May-18 Thu Easyjet 1005 1545 £749 




Cardiff 17-May-18 Thu Vueling 1235 1155 £749 



Dublin 17-May-18 Thu Ryanair 1010 1640 £749 




East Midlands 17-May-18 Thu Ryanair 0630 1225 £749 




Edinburgh 17-May-18 Thu Ryanair 1655 2355 £749 



08-Nov-18 Thu Thomson 0715 1415 £699 

Gatwick 17-May-18 Thu Easyjet 1220 1805 £749 




Glasgow 17-May-18 Thu Easyjet 0925 1615 £749 




Leeds-Bradford 17-May-18 Thu Ryanair 1710 2330 £749 




Liverpool 17-May-18 Thu Ryanair 0645 1300 £749 




Luton 17-May-18 Thu Easyjet 0605 1205 £749 



Manchester 17-May-18 Thu Easyjet 0715 1330 £749 



08-Nov-18 Thu Thomson 0640 1320 £719 

Newcastle 17-May-18 Thu Easyjet 1850 0125 £749 




Prestwick 17-May-18 Thu Ryanair 1655 2340 £749 



Southend 17-May-18 Thu Easyjet 1300 1845 £749 




Stansted 17-May-18 Thu Ryanair 0605 1235 £749 





Single room November £0 


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Mallorca’s North East Coast (brochure page 8) 

Holiday Code: 7MNE 

Q Palma Date Day Airline Dep Rtn Price 

Aberdeen 11-May-18 Fri Thomson 1725 0030 £849 

28-Sep-18 Fri Thomson 1725 0030 £859 

05-Oct-18 Fri Thomson 1725 0030 £849 

Belfast Int 10-May-18 Thu Jet2 0815 1445 £769 

27-Sep-18 Thu Jet2 0815 1445 £779 

04-Oct-18 Thu Jet2 0815 1445 £769 

Birmingham 13-Apr-18 Fri Jet2 0730 1325 £739 

20-Apr-18 Fri Jet2 0730 1325 £759 

10-May-18 Thu Thomas Cook 0555 1205 £749 

27-Sep-18 Thu Thomas Cook 0555 1205 £759 

04-Oct-18 Thu Thomas Cook 0555 1205 £749 

15-Mar-19 Fri Jet2 0930 1535 £739 

Bournemouth 10-May-18 Thu Ryanair 0900 0830 £729 



Bristol 13-Apr-18 Fri Easyjet 0605 1125 £699 

20-Apr-18 Fri Easyjet 0605 1125 £719 




16-Mar-19 Sat Easyjet 1700 2255 £699 


19-Apr-18 Thu Vueling 1740 1655 £719 




Doncaster/Shef 13-Apr-18 Fri Thomson 0615 1250 £719 

20-Apr-18 Fri Thomson 0615 1250 £739 

Dublin 13-Apr-18 Fri Ryanair 1835 1810 £699 

20-Apr-18 Fri Ryanair 1835 1810 £719 




East Midlands 13-Apr-18 Fri Jet2 0955 1555 £739 

20-Apr-18 Fri Jet2 0955 1555 £759 




15-Mar-19 Fri Jet2 0945 1555 £739 

Edinburgh 13-Apr-18 Fri Ryanair 0735 1415 £699 





Gatwick 13-Apr-18 Fri Easyjet 1145 1720 £699 


11-May-18 Fri Easyjet 1145 1720 £729 



15-Mar-19 Fri Easyjet 0805 1330 £699 

Glasgow 13-Apr-18 Fri Jet2 0700 1410 £739 

10-May-18 Thu Thomas Cook 0620 1305 £729 

27-Sep-18 Thu Thomas Cook 0620 1305 £739 

04-Oct-18 Thu Thomas Cook 0620 1305 £729 

15-Mar-19 Fri Jet2 0930 1640 £739 

Heathrow 13-Apr-18 Fri BA 1550 2145 £699 

20-Apr-18 Fri BA 1550 2145 £719 

Leeds-Bradford 13-Apr-18 Fri Jet2 0825 1455 £739 

20-Apr-18 Fri Jet2 0825 1455 £759 




15-Mar-19 Fri Jet2 0700 1330 £739 

Liverpool 13-Apr-18 Fri Easyjet 0610 1205 £699 






Luton 13-Apr-18 Fri Easyjet 0600 1140 £699 






Manchester 13-Apr-18 Fri Ryanair 0620 1230 £699 





15-Mar-19 Fri Thomson 0605 1230 £719 

Newcastle 13-Apr-18 Fri Jet2 0650 1335 £739 

20-Apr-18 Fri Jet2 0650 1335 £759 




15-Mar-19 Fri Jet2 0935 1605 £739 

Prestwick 13-Apr-18 Fri Ryanair 0700 1330 £699 





Southend 13-Apr-18 Fri Easyjet 0645 1220 £699 





Stansted 13-Apr-18 Fri Jet2 0800 1340 £739 

20-Apr-18 Fri Jet2 0800 1340 £759 






Single room April 2018 

£0 (SOLD OUT) 

Single room March 2019 £0 


Superior per week 

£40 (twin/double rooms only) 

Extra week in a single 2018 £420 March 2019 £450 

Extra week in a twin/double 2018 £320 March 2019 £340 

There is a local tourist tax in Mallorca and Menorca of 1.65 euros per person per day. It is not included in the price of 

the holiday and will be payable by hotel guests directly to the hotel. 

Andalucia’s Eastern Coast, Granada & Almeria 

(brochure page 9) 

Holiday Code: 7GAE 

Q Malaga Date Day Airline Dep Rtn Price 

Aberdeen 24-Feb-18 Sat Ryanair 1830 1805 £659 

17-Mar-18 Sat Ryanair 1830 1805 £699 

12-Apr-18 Thu Ryanair 0925 0900 £709 





03-Nov-18 Sat Ryanair 1830 1805 £659 


23-Feb-19 Sat Ryanair 1830 1805 £689 


Belfast Int 24-Feb-18 Sat Ryanair 1640 2325 £599 


12-Apr-18 Thu Easyjet 0600 1255 £649 









Birmingham 24-Feb-18 Sat Ryanair 1035 1010 £599 

17-Mar-18 Sat Jet2 1430 2130 £679 






03-Nov-18 Sat Jet2 0745 1410 £639 

10-Nov-18 Sat Jet2 0745 1410 £609 



Bristol 24-Feb-18 Sat Easyjet 0605 1210 £599 







03-Nov-18 Sat Easyjet 0605 1205 £599 


23-Feb-19 Sat Easyjet 0605 1210 £629 


Cardiff 24-Feb-18 Sat Vueling 0850 0815 £599 

17-Mar-18 Sat Vueling 0850 0815 £639 






03-Nov-18 Sat Vueling 0850 0815 £599 

10-Nov-18 Sat Vueling 0850 0815 £569 

23-Feb-19 Sat Vueling 0850 0815 £629 


Doncaster/Shef 25-Feb-18 Sun Thomson 1440 1255 £599 

12-Apr-18 Thu Thomson 0700 1415 £669 

24-Feb-19 Sun Thomson 1440 1255 £649 

17-Mar-19 Sun Thomson 1440 1255 £689 

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Dublin 24-Feb-18 Sat Ryanair 0720 1420 £599 











East Midlands 24-Feb-18 Sat Jet2 0700 1345 £599 

17-Mar-18 Sat Jet2 0700 1345 £639 

12-Apr-18 Thu Jet2 0735 1425 £689 

03-May-18 Thu Jet2 0735 1425 £709 

07-Jun-18 Thu Jet2 0735 1425 £729 

13-Sep-18 Thu Jet2 0735 1425 £739 

04-Oct-18 Thu Jet2 0735 1425 £699 

03-Nov-18 Sat Jet2 1230 1915 £639 

10-Nov-18 Sat Jet2 1230 1915 £609 

23-Feb-19 Sat Jet2 0700 1345 £669 

16-Mar-19 Sat Jet2 0700 1345 £709 

Edinburgh 25-Feb-18 Sun Ryanair 1505 2225 £599 

18-Mar-18 Sun Ryanair 1505 2355 £639 



07-Jun-18 Thu Jet2 0655 1435 £729 

13-Sep-18 Thu Jet2 0655 1435 £739 

04-Oct-18 Thu Jet2 0655 1435 £699 

03-Nov-18 Sat Jet2 1415 2150 £639 

10-Nov-18 Sat Jet2 1415 2150 £609 

24-Feb-19 Sun Ryanair 1505 2225 £629 


Exeter 12-Apr-18 Thu Flybe 0600 2320 £689 

03-May-18 Thu Flybe 0600 2320 £709 

07-Jun-18 Thu Flybe 0600 2320 £729 

13-Sep-18 Thu Flybe 0600 2320 £739 

04-Oct-18 Thu Flybe 0600 2320 £699 

Gatwick 24-Feb-18 Sat Easyjet 0930 1555 £599 











Glasgow 25-Feb-18 Sun Easyjet 0700 1425 £599 

18-Mar-18 Sun Easyjet 0700 1345 £639 






03-Nov-18 Sat Jet2 1435 2205 £639 

10-Nov-18 Sat Jet2 1435 2205 £609 

24-Feb-19 Sun Easyjet 0700 1425 £629 


Leeds-Bradford 24-Feb-18 Sat Jet2 1000 1355 £599 

17-Mar-18 Sat Jet2 0655 1355 £639 

12-Apr-18 Thu Jet2 0935 1650 £689 

03-May-18 Thu Jet2 0935 1650 £709 

07-Jun-18 Thu Jet2 0700 2355 £729 

13-Sep-18 Thu Jet2 0700 2355 £739 

04-Oct-18 Thu Jet2 0700 1415 £699 

03-Nov-18 Sat Jet2 0955 1655 £639 

10-Nov-18 Sat Jet2 0955 1655 £609 

23-Feb-19 Sat Jet2 1000 1355 £669 

16-Mar-19 Sat Jet2 1000 1355 £709 

Liverpool 24-Feb-18 Sat Easyjet 0630 1310 £599 











Luton 24-Feb-18 Sat Easyjet 1430 1420 £599 











Manchester 24-Feb-18 Sat Easyjet 0705 1355 £599 











Newcastle 24-Feb-18 Sat Easyjet 0630 1345 £599 











Prestwick 25-Feb-18 Sun Ryanair 1640 2345 £599 






04-Nov-18 Sun Ryanair 1640 2345 £599 


24-Feb-19 Sun Ryanair 1640 2345 £629 


Southampton 13-Apr-18 Fri Flybe 1455 2100 £689 

Southend 25-Feb-18 Sun Easyjet 0630 1300 £599 







04-Nov-18 Sun Easyjet 0630 1245 £599 




Stansted 24-Feb-18 Sat Easyjet 0605 1245 £599 












Single room £120 

Extra week in a single February, November £330 

Extra week in a single March, May, October £350 


Extra week in a twin/double February, November £210 

Extra week in a twin/double March, May, October £230 

Extra week in a twin/double other dates £245 

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Mijas, Cordoba & the White Villages of Andalucia 


Holiday Code: 7MCW 


Aberdeen 10-Mar-18 Sat Ryanair 1830 1805 £699 





Belfast Int 10-Mar-18 Sat Ryanair 1640 2325 £639 





Birmingham 10-Mar-18 Sat Jet2 1430 2120 £679 




09-Mar-19 Sat Jet2 1430 2120 £699 

Bristol 10-Mar-18 Sat Easyjet 0605 1210 £639 





Cardiff 10-Mar-18 Sat Vueling 0900 0825 £639 





Doncaster/Shef 11-Mar-18 Sun Thomson 0600 1255 £639 

19-Apr-18 Thu Thomson 0700 1415 £689 

10-Mar-19 Sun Thomson 0600 1255 £679 

Dublin 10-Mar-18 Sat Ryanair 0720 1420 £639 





East Midlands 10-Mar-18 Sat Jet2 1230 1915 £679 

19-Apr-18 Thu Jet2 0915 1605 £709 

04-Oct-18 Thu Jet2 0735 1425 £709 

11-Oct-18 Thu Jet2 0735 1425 £699 

09-Mar-19 Sat Jet2 1230 1915 £699 

Edinburgh 11-Mar-18 Sun Ryanair 1505 2225 £679 


04-Oct-18 Thu Jet2 0655 1435 £709 

11-Oct-18 Thu Jet2 0655 1435 £699 


Exeter 19-Apr-18 Thu Flybe 0600 2320 £709 

04-Oct-18 Thu Flybe 0600 2320 £709 

11-Oct-18 Thu Flybe 0600 2320 £699 

Gatwick 10-Mar-18 Sat Easyjet 0930 1555 £639 





Glasgow 11-Mar-18 Sun Easyjet 0700 1425 £679 





Leeds-Bradford 10-Mar-18 Sat Jet2 0655 1355 £679 

19-Apr-18 Thu Jet2 0935 1650 £709 

04-Oct-18 Thu Jet2 0700 1415 £709 

11-Oct-18 Thu Jet2 0700 1415 £699 

09-Mar-19 Sat Jet2 0655 1355 £699 

Liverpool 10-Mar-18 Sat Easyjet 0630 1310 £639 





Luton 10-Mar-18 Sat Easyjet 1430 1420 £639 





Manchester 10-Mar-18 Sat Easyjet 0705 1355 £639 





Newcastle 10-Mar-18 Sat Easyjet 0630 1345 £639 





Prestwick 11-Mar-18 Sun Ryanair 1640 2345 £639 





Southend 19-Apr-18 Thu Easyjet 1645 2300 £669 



Stansted 10-Mar-18 Sat Easyjet 0605 1245 £639 







Superior per week 2018 £35 2019 £40 

Extra week in a single 2018 £395 2019 £405 

Extra week in a twin/double 2018 £285 2019 £295 

Seville, Mijas & Ronda (brochure page 11) 

Holiday Code: 7SMR 


Aberdeen 17-Mar-18 Sat Ryanair 1830 1805 £709 






Belfast Int 17-Mar-18 Sat Ryanair 1640 2325 £649 






Birmingham 17-Mar-18 Sat Jet2 1430 2120 £689 





16-Mar-19 Sat Jet2 1430 2120 £719 

Bristol 17-Mar-18 Sat Easyjet 0605 1210 £649 






Cardiff 17-Mar-18 Sat Vueling 0850 0815 £649 






Dublin 17-Mar-18 Sat Ryanair 0720 1420 £649 






East Midlands 17-Mar-18 Sat Jet2 1230 1915 £659 

10-May-18 Thu Jet2 0735 1425 £709 

14-Jun-18 Thu Jet2 0735 1425 £719 

20-Sep-18 Thu Jet2 0735 1425 £719 

27-Sep-18 Thu Jet2 0735 1425 £709 

16-Mar-19 Sat Jet2 1230 1915 £719 


14-Jun-18 Thu Jet2 0655 1435 £719 

20-Sep-18 Thu Jet2 0655 1435 £719 

27-Sep-18 Thu Jet2 0655 1435 £709 

Exeter 10-May-18 Thu Flybe 0600 2320 £709 

14-Jun-18 Thu Flybe 0600 2320 £719 

20-Sep-18 Thu Flybe 0600 2320 £719 

27-Sep-18 Thu Flybe 0600 2320 £709 

Gatwick 17-Mar-18 Sat Easyjet 0930 1555 £649 






Glasgow 17-Mar-18 Sat Ryanair 1850 1825 £689 






Leeds-Bradford 17-Mar-18 Sat Jet2 0655 1355 £689 

10-May-18 Thu Jet2 0935 1650 £709 

14-Jun-18 Thu Jet2 0700 2355 £719 

20-Sep-18 Thu Jet2 0700 1415 £719 

27-Sep-18 Thu Jet2 0700 1415 £709 

16-Mar-19 Sat Jet2 0655 1355 £719 

Liverpool 17-Mar-18 Sat Easyjet 0630 1310 £649 






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Luton 17-Mar-18 Sat Easyjet 1430 1420 £649 






Manchester 17-Mar-18 Sat Easyjet 0705 1355 £649 






Newcastle 17-Mar-18 Sat Easyjet 0635 1345 £649 






Prestwick 10-May-18 Thu Ryanair 0700 1405 £669 




Southend 10-May-18 Thu Easyjet 1645 2300 £669 




Stansted 17-Mar-18 Sat Easyjet 0605 1245 £649 








Superior room in Mijas 2018 £25 2019 £30 

Western Andalucia – Isla Canela, Rio Tinto & the 

Guadiana River (brochure page 12) 

Holiday Code: 7ISL 

Q Faro Date Day Airline Dep Rtn Price 

Aberdeen 01-May-18 Tue Ryanair 1155 1130 £759 

10-May-18 Thu Thomson 0600 1400 £859 


11-Sep-18 Tue Ryanair 1155 1130 £849 

20-Sep-18 Thu Thomson 0600 1400 £899 


Belfast Int 01-May-18 Tue Easyjet 1035 1710 £699 



11-Sep-18 Tue Easyjet 1035 1710 £789 



Birmingham 01-May-18 Tue Ryanair 1055 1030 £699 

10-May-18 Thu Jet2 0815 1500 £779 

17-May-18 Thu Jet2 0815 1500 £809 

11-Sep-18 Tue Jet2 0815 1500 £829 

20-Sep-18 Thu Jet2 0815 1500 £819 

27-Sep-18 Thu Jet2 0815 1500 £799 

Bristol 01-May-18 Tue Easyjet 0650 1240 £699 






Cardiff 01-May-18 Tue Flybe 1530 2120 £739 



11-Sep-18 Tue Flybe 1530 2120 £829 



Doncaster/Shef 01-May-18 Tue Flybe 1715 2355 £739 

10-May-18 Thu Flybe 1015 1655 £779 

17-May-18 Thu Flybe 1015 1655 £809 

11-Sep-18 Tue Flybe 1715 2355 £829 

20-Sep-18 Thu Flybe 1015 1655 £819 

27-Sep-18 Thu Flybe 1015 1655 £799 

Dublin 01-May-18 Tue Ryanair 0930 1545 £699 






East Midlands 01-May-18 Tue Ryanair 0655 1310 £699 






Edinburgh 01-May-18 Tue Jet2 0655 1430 £739 

10-May-18 Thu Jet2 0645 1430 £779 

17-May-18 Thu Jet2 0645 1430 £809 

11-Sep-18 Tue Jet2 0655 1430 £829 

20-Sep-18 Thu Jet2 0645 1430 £819 

27-Sep-18 Thu Jet2 0645 1430 £799 

Exeter 10-May-18 Thu Thomson 0730 1335 £759 




Gatwick 01-May-18 Tue Easyjet 0555 1810 £699 






Glasgow 01-May-18 Tue Jet2 0640 1430 £739 

10-May-18 Thu Jet2 0720 1450 £779 

17-May-18 Thu Jet2 0720 1450 £809 

11-Sep-18 Tue Jet2 0640 1430 £829 

20-Sep-18 Thu Jet2 0720 1450 £819 

27-Sep-18 Thu Jet2 0720 1450 £799 

Leeds-Bradford 10-May-18 Thu Jet2 0815 1535 £779 

17-May-18 Thu Jet2 0815 1535 £809 

11-Sep-18 Tue Thomas Cook 0710 1400 £829 

20-Sep-18 Thu Jet2 0815 1535 £819 

27-Sep-18 Thu Jet2 0815 1535 £799 

Liverpool 01-May-18 Tue Easyjet 0700 1315 £699 






Luton 01-May-18 Tue Easyjet 0635 1255 £699 






Manchester 01-May-18 Tue Jet2 0800 1510 £739 



11-Sep-18 Tue Jet2 0800 1510 £829 



Newcastle 01-May-18 Tue Jet2 0645 1410 £739 



11-Sep-18 Tue Jet2 0645 1410 £829 



Southampton 10-May-18 Thu Flybe 0835 1430 £779 

17-May-18 Thu Flybe 0835 1430 £809 

20-Sep-18 Thu Flybe 0835 1430 £819 

27-Sep-18 Thu Flybe 0835 1430 £799 

Southend 01-May-18 Tue Easyjet 1640 2250 £699 






Stansted 01-May-18 Tue Ryanair 0655 1320 £699 








Extra week in a single £400 

Extra week in a twin/double £260 

Sea view per week (on request) £50 

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8 

A Week on the Algarve (brochure page 13) 

Holiday Code: 7BAA 

Q Faro Date Day Airline Dep Rtn Price 

Aberdeen 08-May-18 Tue Ryanair 1155 1130 £849 


04-Oct-18 Thu Thomson 0600 1400 £949 

Belfast Int 10-Feb-18 Sat Easyjet 1355 2035 £729 

15-Mar-18 Thu Easyjet 0700 1405 £729 








Birmingham 15-Mar-18 Thu Jet2 1015 1710 £769 



27-Sep-18 Thu Jet2 0815 1500 £899 

04-Oct-18 Thu Jet2 0815 1500 £869 

11-Nov-18 Sun Jet2 1500 2155 £769 

14-Mar-19 Thu Jet2 1015 1710 £799 

Bournemouth 14-Mar-18 Wed Ryanair 1710 1645 £729 




Bristol 11-Feb-18 Sun Easyjet 0755 1345 £729 









Cardiff 11-Feb-18 Sun Flybe 1325 1920 £769 

15-Mar-18 Thu Flybe 1405 2000 £769 



11-Nov-18 Sun Flybe 1325 1925 £769 

17-Feb-19 Sun Flybe 1325 1920 £789 

14-Mar-19 Thu Flybe 1405 2000 £799 

Doncaster/Shef 27-Sep-18 Thu Flybe 1015 1655 £899 

04-Oct-18 Thu Flybe 1015 1655 £869 

Dublin 15-Mar-18 Thu Ryanair 0710 1340 £729 






14-Mar-19 Thu Ryanair 0710 1340 £759 

East Midlands 11-Feb-18 Sun Jet2 1435 2130 £729 

15-Mar-18 Thu Jet2 0900 1555 £729 






17-Feb-19 Sun Jet2 1435 2130 £789 

14-Mar-19 Thu Jet2 0820 1525 £799 

Edinburgh 10-Feb-18 Sat Ryanair 1645 1620 £729 

15-Mar-18 Thu Jet2 0940 1740 £729 



27-Sep-18 Thu Jet2 0645 1430 £899 

04-Oct-18 Thu Jet2 0645 1430 £869 

11-Nov-18 Sun Jet2 0940 1715 £769 


14-Mar-19 Thu Jet2 0940 1740 £799 

Exeter 09-May-18 Wed Flybe 0600 1155 £829 

16-May-18 Wed Flybe 0600 1155 £839 



10-Nov-18 Sat Flybe 0900 1455 £769 

Gatwick 11-Feb-18 Sun Easyjet 0630 1245 £729 









Glasgow 10-Feb-18 Sat Easyjet 1530 2150 £729 


09-May-18 Wed Jet2 0640 1430 £829 

16-May-18 Wed Jet2 0640 1430 £839 

27-Sep-18 Thu Jet2 0720 1450 £899 

04-Oct-18 Thu Jet2 0720 1450 £869 

11-Nov-18 Sun Jet2 0845 1635 £769 



Leeds-Bradford 11-Feb-18 Sun Jet2 0815 1520 £769 

15-Mar-18 Thu Jet2 0935 1640 £769 

09-May-18 Wed Jet2 0815 1535 £829 

16-May-18 Wed Jet2 0815 1535 £839 

27-Sep-18 Thu Jet2 0815 1535 £899 

04-Oct-18 Thu Jet2 0815 1535 £869 

11-Nov-18 Sun Jet2 0935 1655 £769 

17-Feb-19 Sun Jet2 0815 1520 £789 

14-Mar-19 Thu Jet2 0935 1640 £799 

Liverpool 10-Feb-18 Sat Easyjet 1630 2255 £729 









Luton 11-Feb-18 Sun Easyjet 0625 1245 £729 









Manchester 11-Feb-18 Sun Jet2 1030 2225 £729 






11-Nov-18 Sun Jet2 0930 1630 £769 

17-Feb-19 Sun Jet2 1030 2225 £789 


Newcastle 10-Feb-18 Sat Easyjet 1555 2255 £729 

15-Mar-18 Thu Jet2 0900 1640 £729 





11-Nov-18 Sun Jet2 0900 1625 £769 


14-Mar-19 Thu Jet2 0900 1640 £799 

Prestwick 14-Mar-18 Wed Ryanair 1405 2100 £729 




Southampton 27-Sep-18 Thu Flybe 0835 1430 £899 

04-Oct-18 Thu Flybe 0835 1430 £869 

Southend 15-Mar-18 Thu Easyjet 1335 1955 £729 







Stansted 11-Feb-18 Sun Jet2 1430 2100 £729 







17-Feb-19 Sun Jet2 1430 2100 £789 



Single room February 2018 

£0 (SOLD OUT) 

Single room February 2019 £0 


Sea view per week 


Extra week in single February 2019 £340 



A Week on the Lisbon Coast (brochure page 14) 

Holiday Code: 7LIS 

Q Lisbon Date Day Airline Dep Rtn Price 

Aberdeen** 13-May-18 Sun BA 1105 1740 £1,089 

23-Sep-18 Sun BA 1105 1740 £1,099 

30-Sep-18 Sun BA 1105 1740 £1,019 

Bristol 13-May-18 Sun Easyjet 0700 1225 £969 

23-Sep-18 Sun Easyjet 0700 1225 £979 


Dublin 13-May-18 Sun Aer Lingus 0700 1320 £969 

23-Sep-18 Sun Aer Lingus 0700 1320 £979 

30-Sep-18 Sun Aer Lingus 0700 1320 £899 

Edinburgh 13-May-18 Sun Easyjet 0620 1315 £969 


30-Sep-18 Sun Easyjet 0620 1315 £899

Gatwick 13-May-18 Sun Easyjet 1030 2310 £969 



Glasgow 13-May-18 Sun Ryanair 1720 2345 £969 

23-Sep-18 Sun Ryanair 1720 2345 £979 


Heathrow 13-May-18 Sun BA 1520 1345 £1,009 

23-Sep-18 Sun BA 1520 1345 £1,019 

30-Sep-18 Sun BA 1520 1345 £939 

Liverpool 13-May-18 Sun Easyjet 0940 1540 £969 



Luton 13-May-18 Sun Easyjet 0705 1310 £969 



Manchester 13-May-18 Sun TAP Portugal 1040 1710 £969 

23-Sep-18 Sun TAP Portugal 1040 1710 £979 

30-Sep-18 Sun TAP Portugal 1040 1710 £899 

Newcastle** 13-May-18 Sun BA 1135 1945 £1,089 

23-Sep-18 Sun BA 1135 1945 £1,099 

30-Sep-18 Sun BA 1135 1945 £1,019 

Stansted 13-May-18 Sun Ryanair 1015 1800 £969 





Single room 13 May, 23 September £315 

Single room 30 September £260 

Sea view per week (on request) £56 

There is a local tourist tax 1 euro per person per day. It is not included in the price of the holiday and will be payable by 

hotel guests directly to the hotel. 

Provence – Arles, Avignon & the Camargue (brochure page 15) 

Holiday Code: 7PAC 

Q Marseille Date Day Airline Dep Rtn Price 

Aberdeen** 12-May-18 Sat BA 1105 1555 £1,019 

29-Sep-18 Sat BA 1105 1555 £989 

06-Oct-18 Sat BA 1105 1555 £969 

Bristol 12-May-18 Sat Easyjet 1345 1810 £899 


06-Oct-18 Sat Easyjet 1345 1810 £849 

Edinburgh 11-May-18 Fri Ryanair 1120 1055 £899 

28-Sep-18 Fri Ryanair 1120 1055 £869 

05-Oct-18 Fri Ryanair 1120 1055 £849 

Gatwick 12-May-18 Sat Easyjet 0800 1215 £899 



Heathrow 12-May-18 Sat BA 1545 1215 £939 

29-Sep-18 Sat BA 1545 1215 £909 

06-Oct-18 Sat BA 1545 1215 £889 

Manchester 12-May-18 Sat Easyjet 1715 2205 £899 



Stansted 12-May-18 Sat Ryanair 0635 1535 £899 


06-Oct-18 Sat Ryanair 0635 1535 £849 




The Cinque Terre, Portofino & the Italian Lakes 


Holiday Code: 7PCT 

Q Milan Malpensa Date Day Airline Dep Rtn Price 

Aberdeen** 08-May-18 Tue BA 1105 1730 £1,069 

18-Sep-18 Tue BA 1105 1730 £1,069 

Birmingham 08-May-18 Tue Flybe 1205 1655 £989 

18-Sep-18 Tue Flybe 1205 1655 £989 

Bristol* 08-May-18 Tue Ryanair 0835 0810 £999 


Dublin* 08-May-18 Tue Ryanair 0615 1145 £999 


East Midlands* 08-May-18 Tue Ryanair 1200 1650 £999 


Edinburgh 08-May-18 Tue Easyjet 2015 1945 £949 




Glasgow 08-May-18 Tue Easyjet 0935 0905 £949 


Heathrow 08-May-18 Tue BA 1510 1245 £989 

18-Sep-18 Tue BA 1510 1245 £989 

Leeds-Bradford** 08-May-18 Tue BA 1430 1845 £1,069 

18-Sep-18 Tue BA 1430 1845 £1,069 

Liverpool 08-May-18 Tue Ryanair 1330 1305 £949 




Manchester 08-May-18 Tue Easyjet 1600 1530 £949 


Newcastle** 08-May-18 Tue BA 1140 1555 £1,069 

18-Sep-18 Tue BA 1140 1555 £1,069 



** via Heathrow * to Milan Bergamo 



Lake view on Maggiore 


There is a local tourist tax of 1.20 euros per person per day in Stresa. It is not included in the holiday price and will be 

payable by hotel guests directly to the hotel. 

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10 

Bordighera – the Italian Riviera & Monte Carlo (brochure page 17) 

Holiday Code: 7BIR 

Q Nice Date Day Airline Dep Rtn Price 

Aberdeen** 23-Apr-18 Mon BA 1125 1740 £959 

14-May-18 Mon BA 1125 1740 £969 

04-Jun-18 Mon BA 1125 1740 £1,009 

17-Sep-18 Mon BA 1125 1740 £989 

Bristol 23-Apr-18 Mon Easyjet 1250 1735 £839 

14-May-18 Mon Easyjet 1250 1735 £849 

04-Jun-18 Mon Easyjet 1250 1735 £889 

17-Sep-18 Mon Easyjet 1250 1735 £869 

Dublin 23-Apr-18 Mon Ryanair 1720 2310 £839 

14-May-18 Mon Ryanair 1720 2310 £849 

04-Jun-18 Mon Ryanair 1720 2310 £889 

17-Sep-18 Mon Ryanair 1720 2310 £869 

Edinburgh 23-Apr-18 Mon Easyjet 1755 2345 £839 




Gatwick 23-Apr-18 Mon Easyjet 1405 1845 £839 




Heathrow 23-Apr-18 Mon BA 1430 1305 £879 

14-May-18 Mon BA 1430 1305 £889 

04-Jun-18 Mon BA 1430 1305 £929 

17-Sep-18 Mon BA 1430 1305 £909 

Leeds-Bradford 23-Apr-18 Mon Jet2 1040 1615 £879 

14-May-18 Mon Jet2 1040 1615 £889 

04-Jun-18 Mon Jet2 1040 1615 £929 

17-Sep-18 Mon Jet2 1040 1615 £909 

Liverpool 23-Apr-18 Mon Easyjet 1250 1755 £839 




Luton 23-Apr-18 Mon Easyjet 0655 1140 £839 




Manchester 23-Apr-18 Mon Jet2 0815 1400 £879 

14-May-18 Mon Jet2 0815 1400 £889 

04-Jun-18 Mon Jet2 0815 1400 £929 

17-Sep-18 Mon Jet2 0815 1400 £909 

Newcastle** 23-Apr-18 Mon BA 1140 1555 £959 

14-May-18 Mon BA 1140 1555 £969 

04-Jun-18 Mon BA 1140 1555 £1,009 

17-Sep-18 Mon BA 1140 1555 £989 

Stansted 23-Apr-18 Mon Easyjet 0700 1140 £839 







Side sea view 


Front sea view £70 

The Islands & Gardens of Lake Maggiore (brochure page 18) 

Holiday Code: 7MAG 

Q Milan Malpensa Date Day Airline Dep Rtn Price 

Aberdeen** 15-May-18 Tue BA 1105 1730 £1,079 

11-Sep-18 Tue BA 1105 1730 £1,099 

04-Oct-18 Thu BA 1105 1555 £1,069 

Birmingham 15-May-18 Tue Flybe 1205 1655 £999 

11-Sep-18 Tue Flybe 1205 1655 £1,019 

04-Oct-18 Thu Flybe 1205 1655 £989 

Bristol* 15-May-18 Tue Ryanair 0835 0810 £1,009 

11-Sep-18 Tue Ryanair 0835 0810 £1,029 


Cardiff 14-May-18 Mon Flybe 1000 1445 £999 

10-Sep-18 Mon Flybe 1000 1445 £1,019 

04-Oct-18 Thu Flybe 1000 1445 £989 

Dublin* 15-May-18 Tue Ryanair 0615 1145 £1,009 



East Midlands* 15-May-18 Tue Ryanair 1200 1650 £1,009 









Glasgow 15-May-18 Tue Easyjet 0935 0905 £959 



Heathrow 15-May-18 Tue BA 1510 1245 £999 

11-Sep-18 Tue BA 1510 1245 £1,019 

04-Oct-18 Thu BA 1505 1300 £989 

Leeds-Bradford** 15-May-18 Tue BA 1430 1845 £1,079 

11-Sep-18 Tue BA 1430 1845 £1,099 

04-Oct-18 Thu BA 0930 1835 £1,069 

Liverpool* 14-May-18 Mon Blue Air 1115 1630 £1,009 

10-Sep-18 Mon Blue Air 1115 1630 £1,029 







Newcastle** 15-May-18 Tue BA 1140 1555 £1,079 

11-Sep-18 Tue BA 1140 1555 £1,099 

04-Oct-18 Thu BA 1125 1550 £1,069 




** via Heathrow * to Milan Bergamo 



Lake view 


There is a local tourist tax of 1.20 euros per person per day in Stresa. It is not included in the holiday price and will be 

payable by hotel guests directly to the hotel. 

Lake Iseo & the Camonica Valley (brochure page 19) 

Holiday Code: 7ISE 

Q Bergamo Date Day Airline Dep Rtn Price 

Belfast 09-Jun-18 Sat Ryanair 0620 1155 £899 


Bristol 09-Jun-18 Sat Ryanair 1255 1230 £899 


Dublin 08-Jun-18 Fri Ryanair 0615 1145 £899 


East Midlands 09-Jun-18 Sat Ryanair 1200 1650 £899 


Edinburgh 08-Jun-18 Fri Ryanair 1225 1200 £899 


Glasgow* 09-Jun-18 Sat Easyjet 1935 1905 £899 


Liverpool 08-Jun-18 Fri Blue Air 0630 1145 £899 

14-Sep-18 Fri Blue Air 0630 1145 £899 

Manchester 08-Jun-18 Fri Ryanair 1340 1840 £899 


Stansted 08-Jun-18 Fri Ryanair 1330 1535 £899 


* to Milan Malpensa 


Single room 

£140 (standard only) 

Classic room with Balcony £49 

Superior room with balcony (partial lake view) £70 

The Tuscan Coast, Lucca & Florence (brochure page 20) 

Holiday Code: 7TUF 

Q Pisa Date Day Airline Dep Rtn Price 

Bristol 15-May-18 Tue Easyjet 0720 1225 £849 



Dublin 15-May-18 Tue Ryanair 0945 0920 £849 



East Midlands 16-May-18 Wed Ryanair 1120 1625 £849 



Edinburgh 15-May-18 Tue Ryanair 1515 2130 £849 



Gatwick 16-May-18 Wed Easyjet 1420 1925 £849 



Heathrow 16-May-18 Wed BA 0850 1430 £889 

12-Sep-18 Wed BA 0850 1430 £899 

19-Sep-18 Wed BA 0850 1430 £889 

Leeds-Bradford 16-May-18 Wed Ryanair 1940 1915 £849 



Luton 16-May-18 Wed Easyjet 1235 1740 £849 







11-Sep-18 Tue Jet2 1605 2215 £899 

18-Sep-18 Tue Jet2 1605 2215 £889 

Prestwick 16-May-18 Wed Ryanair 1340 1315 £849 



Stansted 16-May-18 Wed Ryanair 1445 1420 £849 





Sea view (on request) £70

Isle of Elba, Siena & the Medieval Cities of Tuscany 


Holiday Code: 7ELB 

Q Pisa Date Day Airline Dep Rtn Price 

Birmingham 17-May-18 Thu Jet2 0800 1330 £939 

13-Sep-18 Thu Jet2 0800 1330 £939 

Bristol 17-May-18 Thu Easyjet 1420 1925 £899 


Dublin 17-May-18 Thu Ryanair 1230 1145 £899 




Gatwick 17-May-18 Thu Easyjet 1225 1730 £899 


Heathrow 17-May-18 Thu BA 0845 1435 £939 

13-Sep-18 Thu BA 0845 1435 £939 

Luton 17-May-18 Thu Easyjet 1235 1740 £899 


Manchester 17-May-18 Thu Easyjet 1225 1750 £939 


Stansted 17-May-18 Thu Ryanair 1445 1420 £899 




Apulia & Royal Caserta (brochure page 22) 

Holiday Code: 7PUC 

Q Naples Date Day Airline Dep Rtn Price 

Birmingham 07-May-18 Mon Thomson 0810 1445 £979 


01-Oct-18 Mon Thomson 0810 1445 £969 

Bristol 07-May-18 Mon Thomson 0700 1345 £979 



Dublin 07-May-18 Mon Aer Lingus 0630 1400 £899 

07-Sep-18 Fri Aer Lingus 0630 1400 £899 

01-Oct-18 Mon Aer Lingus 0630 1400 £889 

East Midlands 07-May-18 Mon Thomson 1520 1355 £979 



Edinburgh 06-May-18 Sun Easyjet 0615 1325 £899 


Gatwick 07-May-18 Mon Easyjet 0600 1200 £899 

07-Sep-18 Fri Easyjet 0600 1200 £899 

01-Oct-18 Mon Easyjet 0600 1200 £889 

Glasgow 07-Sep-18 Fri Thomson 1415 2150 £979 

Luton 07-May-18 Mon Easyjet 0615 1225 £899 



Manchester 07-May-18 Mon Thomson 0605 1305 £979 



Newcastle 07-May-18 Mon Thomson 1520 2235 £979 



Stansted 07-May-18 Mon Easyjet 0600 1200 £899 



*Sunday departures spend the first two and last night in Caserta 



Superior room in Barletta 


A Week in Crete – No Single Supplement (brochure page 23) 

Holiday Code: 7SHE 

Q Heraklion Date Day Airline Dep Rtn Price 

Birmingham 08-May-18 Tue Thomas Cook 1630 1515 £919 

15-May-18 Tue Thomas Cook 1630 1515 £949 


Bristol 08-May-18 Tue Thomas Cook 1425 2340 £899 



Cardiff 08-May-18 Tue Thomson 1245 2200 £919 

15-May-18 Tue Thomson 1245 2200 £949 

18-Sep-18 Tue Thomson 1245 2200 £969 

East Midlands 08-May-18 Tue Jet2 1640 0215 £939 

15-May-18 Tue Jet2 1640 0215 £969 

18-Sep-18 Tue Jet2 1640 0215 £989 


15-May-18 Tue Easyjet 1525 0110 £929 





Glasgow 08-May-18 Tue Thomas Cook 1440 0030 £899 







15-May-18 Tue Jet2 1510 0045 £969 

18-Sep-18 Tue Jet2 1510 0045 £989 

Stansted 08-May-18 Tue Jet2 0700 1600 £939 

15-May-18 Tue Jet2 0700 1600 £969 

18-Sep-18 Tue Jet2 0700 1600 £989 



Extra week £400 

Sea view per week £50 

A new tourism tax in Crete will come into effect in 2018. The amount is not yet known, but it is expected to be 3 euros per room 

per night. It is not included in the price of the holiday and will be payable by hotel guests directly to the hotel. 

Highlights of Crete – from Mirabello to Chania 


Holiday Code: 7HEN 

Q Heraklion Date Day Airline Dep Rtn Price 

Birmingham 22-May-18 Tue Thomas Cook 1630 1515 £959 


02-Oct-18 Tue Thomas Cook 1630 1515 £919 

Bristol 22-May-18 Tue Thomas Cook 1425 2340 £939 



Cardiff 22-May-18 Tue Thomson 1245 2200 £959 

25-Sep-18 Tue Thomson 1245 2200 £969 

02-Oct-18 Tue Thomson 1245 2200 £919 

East Midlands 22-May-18 Tue Jet2 1640 0215 £979 

25-Sep-18 Tue Jet2 1640 0215 £989 

02-Oct-18 Tue Jet2 1640 0215 £939 



02-Oct-18 Tue Easyjet 1525 0110 £899 




Glasgow 22-May-18 Tue Thomas Cook 1440 0030 £939 







25-Sep-18 Tue Jet2 1510 0045 £989 

02-Oct-18 Tue Jet2 1510 0045 £939 

Stansted 22-May-18 Tue Jet2 0700 1600 £979 

25-Sep-18 Tue Jet2 0700 1600 £989 

02-Oct-18 Tue Jet2 0700 1600 £939 



Sea view in Gouves £28 

A new tourism tax in Crete will come into effect in 2018. The amount is not yet known, but it is expected to be 3 euros 

per room per night. It is not included in the price of the holiday and will be payable by hotel guests directly to the hotel. 

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Crete’s Beautiful West (brochure page 25) 

Holiday Code: 7CHN 

Q Chania Date Day Airline Dep Rtn Price 

Birmingham 08-May-18 Tue Ryanair 1515 2359 £899 

09-Oct-18 Tue Ryanair 1515 2359 £899 

Bristol 08-May-18 Tue Thomson 0800 1655 £919 

09-Oct-18 Tue Thomson 0800 1655 £919 



Glasgow 09-May-18 Wed Ryanair 1425 2345 £899 


Leeds-Bradford 08-May-18 Tue Ryanair 0650 1550 £899 


Manchester 08-May-18 Tue Ryanair 1345 2250 £899 




A new tourism tax in Crete will come into effect in 2018. The amount is not yet known, but it is expected to be 3 euros 

per room per night. It is not included in the price of the holiday and will be payable by hotel guests directly to the hotel. 

The Slovenian Alps, Lake Bled, Trieste & Venice 


Holiday Code: 7VTS 

Q Venice Date Day Airline Dep Rtn Price 

Birmingham 10-Sep-18 Mon Jet2 0830 1355 £889 

Bristol 14-May-18 Mon Easyjet 1500 1430 £849 


Dublin 14-May-18 Mon Aer Lingus 0720 1330 £849 

10-Sep-18 Mon Aer Lingus 0720 1330 £849 

East Midlands* 14-May-18 Mon Ryanair 1215 1705 £849 


Edinburgh 14-May-18 Mon Easyjet 0950 0920 £849 


Gatwick 14-May-18 Mon Easyjet 1230 1725 £849 


Heathrow 14-May-18 Mon BA 0855 1425 £889 

10-Sep-18 Mon BA 0855 1425 £889 

Leeds-Bradford 14-May-18 Mon Jet2 0700 1250 £889 

10-Sep-18 Mon Jet2 0700 1250 £889 

Luton 14-May-18 Mon Easyjet 1325 1820 £849 


Manchester 14-May-18 Mon Jet2 0730 1335 £889 

10-Sep-18 Mon Jet2 0730 1335 £889 

Stansted* 14-May-18 Mon Ryanair 1310 2340 £849 


*to Treviso 



Best of the Baltics (brochure page 27) 

Holiday Code: 7RTL 

Q Riga Date Day Airline Dep Rtn Price 

Aberdeen 15-May-18 Tue Air Baltic 1705 1620 £869 

14-Aug-18 Tue Air Baltic 1705 1620 £869 

Doncaster/Shef 15-May-18 Tue Wizz Air 2000 1930 £869 

14-Aug-18 Tue Wizz Air 2000 1930 £869 

Dublin 16-May-18 Wed Ryanair 1705 2345 £869 

15-Aug-18 Wed Ryanair 1705 2345 £869 

East Midlands 16-May-18 Wed Ryanair 1720 2325 £869 


Gatwick 16-May-18 Wed Air Baltic 0925 0840 £869 

15-Aug-18 Wed Air Baltic 0925 0840 £869 

Glasgow 16-May-18 Wed Ryanair 0745 1335 £869 


Leeds-Bradford 16-May-18 Wed Ryanair 1610 2215 £869 


Liverpool 16-May-18 Wed Wizz Air 0725 0655 £869 

15-Aug-18 Wed Wizz Air 0725 0655 £869 

Luton 16-May-18 Wed Wizz Air 0750 1825 £869 

15-Aug-18 Wed Wizz Air 0750 1825 £869 

Manchester 15-May-18 Tue Ryanair 0620 1230 £869 

14-Aug-18 Tue Ryanair 0620 1230 £869 

Stansted 16-May-18 Wed Ryanair 0625 1215 £869 


* Tuesday departures spend the first two nights and last night in Riga 



Berlin, Potsdam & the Harz Mountains (brochure page 28) 

Holiday Code: 7BHA 

Q Berlin Schoenefeld Date Day Airline Dep Rtn Price 

Aberdeen** 30-Jul-18 Mon BA 1125 1740 £919 

13-Aug-18 Mon BA 1125 1740 £919 

Birmingham* 30-Jul-18 Mon Flybe 0800 1220 £839 

13-Aug-18 Mon Flybe 0800 1220 £839 

Bristol 30-Jul-18 Mon Easyjet 1305 1755 £799 

13-Aug-18 Mon Easyjet 1305 1755 £799 

Dublin 30-Jul-18 Mon Ryanair 0720 1230 £799 

13-Aug-18 Mon Ryanair 0720 1230 £799 

East Midlands 30-Jul-18 Mon Ryanair 0630 1115 £799 


Edinburgh 30-Jul-18 Mon Easyjet 0945 1440 £799 


Gatwick 30-Jul-18 Mon Easyjet 0840 1935 £799 


Glasgow 30-Jul-18 Mon Easyjet 1040 1550 £799 


Heathrow* 30-Jul-18 Mon BA 1530 1330 £839 

13-Aug-18 Mon BA 1530 1330 £839 

Leeds-Bradford 30-Jul-18 Mon Jet2 1700 2155 £839 

13-Aug-18 Mon Jet2 1700 2155 £839 

Liverpool 30-Jul-18 Mon Easyjet 1815 2245 £799 


Luton 30-Jul-18 Mon Easyjet 1340 1800 £799 


Manchester 30-Jul-18 Mon Easyjet 0650 1125 £799 


Newcastle** 30-Jul-18 Mon BA 1140 1550 £919 

13-Aug-18 Mon BA 1140 1550 £919 

Stansted 30-Jul-18 Mon Ryanair 0750 1855 £799 


* to Berlin Tegel ** to Berlin Tegel via Heathrow 



Krakow, Zakopane & the High Tatras (brochure page 29) 

Holiday Code: 7KZT 

Q Krakow Date Day Airline Dep Rtn Price 

Aberdeen** 26-Jun-18 Tue Lufthansa 1615 2245 £869 

18-Sep-18 Tue Lufthansa 1615 2245 £869 

Belfast Int 26-Jun-18 Tue Easyjet 1010 1615 £749 


Edinburgh 26-Jun-18 Tue Ryanair 1745 2340 £749 


Gatwick 26-Jun-18 Tue Easyjet 0925 1510 £749 


Heathrow 26-Jun-18 Tue BA 1645 2230 £789 

18-Sep-18 Tue BA 1645 2230 £789 

Leeds-Bradford 26-Jun-18 Tue Ryanair 2010 1945 £749 


Manchester 26-Jun-18 Tue Easyjet 1245 1835 £749 


Stansted 26-Jun-18 Tue Ryanair 0855 2325 £749 


** via Frankfurt 



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Bucharest & Transylvania (brochure page 30) 

Holiday Code: 7BUC 

Q Bucharest Date Day Airline Dep Rtn Price 

Aberdeen** 11-May-18 Fri BA 0700 1335 £919 

08-Jun-18 Fri BA 0700 1335 £929 

28-Sep-18 Fri BA 0700 1335 £919 

Belfast City** 11-May-18 Fri BA 0645 1435 £919 

08-Jun-18 Fri BA 0645 1435 £929 

28-Sep-18 Fri BA 0645 1435 £919 

Birmingham* 12-May-18 Sat Blue Air 1000 0915 £799 

09-Jun-18 Sat Blue Air 1000 0915 £849 

29-Sep-18 Sat Blue Air 1000 0915 £799 

Bristol* 12-May-18 Sat Ryanair 1700 1635 £799 

09-Jun-18 Sat Ryanair 1700 1635 £809 


Gatwick 11-May-18 Fri Wizz Air 2155 2115 £799 

08-Jun-18 Fri Wizz Air 2155 2115 £809 

28-Sep-18 Fri Wizz Air 2155 2115 £799 

Glasgow 11-May-18 Fri Wizz Air 2155 2125 £799 

08-Jun-18 Fri Wizz Air 2155 2125 £809 

28-Sep-18 Fri Wizz Air 2155 2125 £799 

Heathrow 11-May-18 Fri BA 1055 1010 £839 

08-Jun-18 Fri BA 1055 1010 £849 

28-Sep-18 Fri BA 1055 1010 £839 

Liverpool 11-May-18 Fri Blue Air 0925 0840 £799 

08-Jun-18 Fri Blue Air 0925 0840 £809 


Luton 11-May-18 Fri Blue Air 1035 1725 £799 

08-Jun-18 Fri Blue Air 1035 1725 £809 


Newcastle** 11-May-18 Fri BA 0605 1445 £919 

08-Jun-18 Fri BA 0605 1445 £929 

28-Sep-18 Fri BA 0605 1445 £919 

Stansted 11-May-18 Fri Ryanair 0840 1735 £799 

08-Jun-18 Fri Ryanair 0840 1735 £809 


** via Heathrow *Saturday departures spend the first and last two nights in Bucharest 



Cyprus – Aphrodite’s Ancient Isle (brochure page 31) 

Holiday Code: 7BCY 

Q Paphos Date Day Airline Dep Rtn Price 

Birmingham 21-Feb-18 Wed Thomson 0950 1955 £769 

21-Nov-18 Wed Thomson 0950 2035 £779 

20-Feb-19 Wed Thomson 0950 1955 £789 

Bristol 21-Feb-18 Wed Easyjet 0800 1820 £769 

21-Nov-18 Wed Easyjet 0800 1820 £779 

20-Feb-19 Wed Easyjet 0800 1820 £789 

Edinburgh 21-Feb-18 Wed Easyjet 1055 2155 £769 



Gatwick 21-Feb-18 Wed Easyjet 0710 1720 £769 



Luton 21-Feb-18 Wed Easyjet 1120 2130 £769 



Manchester 21-Feb-18 Wed Easyjet 1230 2300 £769 



Newcastle 21-Feb-18 Wed Thomson 1000 2055 £769 

21-Nov-18 Wed Thomson 1000 2105 £779 

20-Feb-19 Wed Thomson 1000 2055 £789 

Stansted 21-Feb-18 Wed Ryanair 0945 0920 £769 

21-Nov-18 Wed Ryanair 0945 0920 £779 

20-Feb-19 Wed Ryanair 0945 0920 £789 


Single room £0 (SOLD OUT IN FEB ’18) 

Sea view per week £49 



Departures in February 2018 will stay at the Athena beach Hotel 

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Tenerife – Island of Contrasts (brochure page 32) 

Holiday Code: 7BTE 

Q Tenerife Date Day Airline Dep Rtn Price 

Aberdeen 24-Feb-18 Sat Thomson 1315 1215 £829 

10-Mar-18 Sat Thomson 1315 1215 £859 

02-Nov-18 Fri Thomson 1315 1215 £849 

Belfast Int 23-Feb-18 Fri Thomas Cook 0900 1940 £729 

09-Mar-18 Fri Thomas Cook 0900 1940 £759 

02-Nov-18 Fri Thomas Cook 0900 1940 £729 

Birmingham 23-Feb-18 Fri Jet2 1125 2155 £749 


02-Nov-18 Fri Jet2 1425 1820 £769 

Bristol 23-Feb-18 Fri Thomas Cook 1000 1935 £729 



Cardiff 23-Feb-18 Fri Thomson 1030 1955 £729 



Doncaster/Shef 09-Mar-18 Fri Thomson 1420 0020 £759 


East Midlands 23-Feb-18 Fri Ryanair 1335 2305 £709 

09-Mar-18 Fri Ryanair 1335 2305 £739 

02-Nov-18 Fri Ryanair 1335 2305 £729 

Edinburgh 23-Feb-18 Fri Easyjet 1305 2330 £709 


02-Nov-18 Fri Easyjet 1305 2330 £729 

Exeter 23-Feb-18 Fri Thomson 0725 1645 £729 



Gatwick 23-Feb-18 Fri Thomas Cook 0935 1950 £709 



Glasgow 23-Feb-18 Fri Thomas Cook 1030 2110 £729 



Leeds-Bradford 23-Feb-18 Fri Jet2 0820 1855 £749 

09-Mar-18 Fri Jet2 0820 1855 £779 

02-Nov-18 Fri Jet2 0820 1855 £769 

Luton 24-Feb-18 Sat Easyjet 1230 2210 £709 



Manchester 23-Feb-18 Fri Easyjet 1245 1710 £709 



Newcastle 23-Feb-18 Fri Thomas Cook 0930 2000 £729 



Prestwick 24-Feb-18 Sat Ryanair 0615 1610 £709 



Southend 24-Feb-18 Sat Easyjet 1135 2125 £709 



Stansted 23-Feb-18 Fri Ryanair 1415 2355 £709 

09-Mar-18 Fri Ryanair 1415 2350 £739 




Mount Teide view per week £42 



Island Landscapes of Lanzarote & Fuerteventura 


Holiday Code: 7BLA 

Q Arrecife Date Day Airline Dep Rtn Price 

Belfast Int 04-Nov-18 Sun Thomas Cook 1015 2005 £949 

Birmingham 04-Mar-18 Sun Ryanair 0645 1545 £919 

04-Nov-18 Sun Thomas Cook 0905 1830 £969 

Bournemouth 04-Mar-18 Sun Thomson 1320 2215 £939 

Bristol 04-Mar-18 Sun Thomas Cook 0900 1810 £939 


Cardiff 04-Mar-18 Sun Thomson 1500 2350 £939 

Doncaster/Shef 04-Mar-18 Sun Thomson 1420 2355 £939 

Dublin 04-Mar-18 Sun Ryanair 1400 2300 £919 

04-Nov-18 Sun Aer Lingus 1315 2240 £949 

East Midlands 04-Mar-18 Sun Thomas Cook 1015 2010 £939 

04-Nov-18 Sun Jet2 1000 1950 £989 

Edinburgh 04-Mar-18 Sun Jet2 0900 1900 £959 

04-Nov-18 Sun Jet2 0900 1900 £989 

Exeter 04-Mar-18 Sun Thomson 0940 1725 £939 

04-Nov-18 Sun Thomson 1000 1840 £969 

Gatwick 04-Mar-18 Sun Easyjet 0740 1645 £919 


Glasgow 04-Mar-18 Sun Thomas Cook 0915 1910 £939 


Leeds-Bradford 04-Mar-18 Sun Jet2 0900 1855 £959 

04-Nov-18 Sun Jet2 1030 2045 £989 

Liverpool 04-Mar-18 Sun Easyjet 0700 1620 £919 


Luton 04-Mar-18 Sun Thomson 0825 1750 £939 

04-Nov-18 Sun Thomson 1435 2355 £969 

Manchester 04-Mar-18 Sun Ryanair 0625 1545 £919 

04-Nov-18 Sun Jet2 1015 2025 £989 

Newcastle 04-Mar-18 Sun Thomas Cook 0855 1920 £939 


Stansted 04-Mar-18 Sun Ryanair 0715 1620 £919 




Superior room per week 

£126 (on request - twin/double rooms only) 



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TRAVEL INSURANCE FOR BOOKINGS TAKEN UP TO 31 DECEMBER 2018 

This information is subject to change without notice. 

Travel insurance is a vital aspect to booking a holiday, giving you protection against unforeseen 

circumstances that could otherwise spoil your holiday. It is important that you purchase travel 

insurance that properly covers your participation in whatever activities you may undertake at the time 

that you make your booking. To assist you with this, we have arranged travel insurance from Travel 

& General Insurance Services Limited. Should you decide not to purchase our insurance, you must 

provide us with details of your alternative insurance with your final payment. 

The schedule of the cover opposite sets out a summary of the cover provided by our insurance. 

Preferred Travel Services is a trading name of High Concepts Limited. High Concepts Limited is an 

Appointed Representative of Travel & General Insurance Services Limited who are authorised and 

regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority, firm number 304788. Further details can be found at 

https://register.fca.org.uk or by calling 0800 111 6768. 

THIS SUMMARY APPLIES TO PERSONS UNDER THE AGE OF EIGHTY YEARS AT THE DATE OF 

DEPARTURE. 

Premiums for persons under the age of 80 years at the time of departure are shown elsewhere in the 

brochure. We regret cover is not available to persons aged over 80 years at the date of departure. 

These details are correct as at 1 December 2017 and are subject to change without notice. As cover 

under the Cancellation section commences immediately the holiday booking has been confirmed, no 

refund in premium can be allowed. In the unlikely event that we have to cancel your holiday, any 

insurance premiums paid to Preferred Travel Services will automatically be refunded. However, we 

cannot refund premiums paid to other insurers. If you have arranged your own insurance please check 

that the premium will be refunded in the event of cancellation by us. 

Walking Holidays. Please check with your insurer if in doubt. Our travel insurance covers you for group 

walks up to an altitude of 3000m. Some insurers have lower limits – usually 2000m. If you decide to 

walk separately from our group, or if you have not taken out our insurance please ensure your cover 

is valid. 

Important declaration 

An insurance policy can only provide cover in respect of an event/occurrence which is sudden, 

unforeseen and beyond your reasonable control. Any facts known to you, which could possibly 

result in you having to make a claim, must be disclosed otherwise you may not be covered. In 

addition, anyone named under the policy must have read and understood the following relating to 

Pre-Existing Medical Conditions which are defined as: 

a) Any respiratory condition (relating to the lungs or breathing), heart condition, stroke, Crohn’s disease, 

epilepsy, allergy, or cancer for which you (or any other person not necessarily travelling but upon 

whom travel depends such as a Close Relative) have ever received treatment (including surgery, 

tests or investigations by your doctor or a consultant/specialist, or prescribed drugs/medication). 

b) Any Medical Condition for which you (or any other person not necessarily travelling but upon 

whom travel depends such as a Close Relative) have received surgery, in-patient treatment or 

investigations in a hospital or clinic within the last twelve months, or prescribed drugs/medication. 

1. Have You or a Close Relative ever received treatment (including surgery, tests or investigations by 

Your doctor, a consultant or specialist), or been prescribed drugs or medication for any respiratory 

condition (relating to the lungs or breathing), heart condition, stroke, Crohn’s disease, epilepsy, 

allergy, or cancer? 

2. Have You or a Close Relative received surgery, in-patient treatment or investigations in a hospital or 

clinic or been prescribed drugs or medication, within the last twelve months, for any other medical 

condition? 

3. Are You aware of any circumstances that could reasonably be expected to give rise to a claim on 

this policy? 

If you have answered yes to any of these questions or are in any doubt you must call Healthcheck in 

confidence on: 01702 427 253. The medical screening helpline may be contacted between 09.00 and 

These Booking Conditions and the information in the brochure and 

our website form the basis of your contract with Preferred Travel 

Services (‘we’ and ‘us’). ‘You’ means the person making the booking 

(including anyone who is added or substituted at a later date). 

1.Your contract – when you make a booking you guarantee that you 

have the authority to accept and do accept on behalf of your party 

the terms of these booking conditions. A contract will exist as soon 

as we send our confirmation invoice. This contract is made on the 

terms of these booking conditions, which are governed by English 

Law, and the jurisdiction of the English Courts. You may however, 

choose the law and jurisdiction of Scotland or Northern Ireland if you 

wish to do so. 

2. Payment – in order to confirm your holiday, the appropriate deposit 

must be paid at the time of booking. The balance of the holiday cost 

must be received by the Balance Due Date which will be shown on 

our confirmation invoice. The Balance Due Date is 8 weeks before 

departure for Group A Holidays (holidays by air), 6 weeks before 

departure for Group B Holidays (holidays with no flight of more than 

4 days duration) and 4 weeks before departure for Group C Holidays 

(holidays with no flight of 4 days or less). If you are booking after that 

date full payment must accompany your booking form. Reminders are 

not sent. If we do not receive payments due in full, on time, we shall 

cancel your travel arrangements and retain your deposit. 

3. Your holiday price – we reserve the right to alter the prices of any 

of the holidays shown in our brochure. You will be advised of the 

current price of the holiday that you wish to book before your contract 

is confirmed. The price of your travel arrangements was calculated 

using exchange rates quoted in the Financial Times Guide to World 

Currencies on 21/08/17 in relation to the following currencies: £1 = 

Euro 1.09. The price of your travel arrangements is fully guaranteed 

and will not be subject to any surcharges. 

4. Changes by you – if, after our confirmation invoice has been issued, 

you wish to change your travel arrangements in any way, for example 

your chosen departure date or accommodation, we will do our utmost 

to make these changes but it may not always be possible. Any request 

A 

B 

C 

D 

E 

Single trip policy – Summary of Schedule of Standard Cover 

Section Sum insured per person Excess per person 

Cancellation and 

curtailment charges 

Up to £5,000 £75* 

Medical Expenses Up to £5,000,000 £75 

In Patient Benefit £500 Nil 

Criminal Injuries Benefit £5,000 Nil 

Personal Accident – 

disability 

£25,000 Nil 

Death £10,000 Nil 

Delayed Departure or 

Arrival, or 

Cancellation due to 

Delayed Departure 

Hi-jack of Aircraft, train 

or sea vessel 

£100 Nil 

£5,000 Nil 

£3,000 Nil 

Failure of Transport £1,000 Nil 

Missed Connection £1,000 Nil 

Personal Effects 

single item limit £400) 

(Valuables limited to 

£500 in total) 

£2,500 £75 

Money £500 £75 

Tickets £1,000 £75 

Passport or Visas £250 £75 

Temporary Loss of 

Baggage 

BOOKING CONDITIONS – 2018 SEASON 

for changes to be made must be in writing from the person who made 

the booking. You will be asked to pay an administration charge of £15 

per person, and any further cost we incur in making this alteration. 

You should be aware that these costs could increase the closer to the 

departure date that changes are made and you should contact us as 

soon as possible. 

Note: Certain travel arrangements (eg. Air Tickets) may not be 

changeable after a reservation has been made and any alteration 

request could incur a cancellation charge of up to 100% of that part 

of the arrangements. 

5. Cancellation by you – should you or a member of your party need to 

cancel the holiday once it has been confirmed, you must immediately 

advise us in writing. Notice of cancellation is only effective when it 

is received in writing at our offices (see Date Received in the table 

below). Since we incur costs in cancelling your travel arrangements, 

you will have to pay cancellation charges in the table below (shown 

as loss of deposit up to the Balance Due Date and percentages of the 

total holiday cost thereafter). Insurance premiums are non refundable. 

Date Received Group A Group B Group C 

More than 56 days loss of deposit loss of deposit loss of deposit 

More than 42 days 50% loss of deposi loss of deposit 

56-29 days 50% 50% loss of deposit 

42-29 days 50% 50% loss of deposit 

More than 28 days 50% 50% loss of deposit 

28-8 days 75% 75% 75% 

7 days or less 100% 100% 100% 

Please see clause 2 for definitions of Group A, B and C. The Date 

Received is the number of days before the departure date of the 

holiday we receive your cancellation in writing. Should one of the 

members of your party cancel who is sharing a double/twin room, 

the relevant single room supplement will become payable and added 

to your holiday cost. 

£100 Nil 

F Personal Liability £2,000,000 £250 

G Legal Expenses £15,000 Nil 

* Cancellation excess for loss of deposit on air holidays is nil. Cancellation excess for UK trips of three days or less is nil. 

17.00 Monday to Friday and 10.00 to 16.00 on Saturdays. Healthcheck will confirm whether or not 

cover is available for the condition. An additional premium may be payable. 

A policy document that fully defines the cover, conditions and exclusions will be sent to you with your 

booking confirmation. When you receive your policy, please take the time to read it carefully to ensure 

you understand what is and what is not covered, and that all activities that you may wish to participate 

in are included. If it does not meet your requirements, please return the policy, proof of premium and 

any other relevant documents to us within 14 days of receipt and we will refund the premium in full, 

provided you have not travelled or made a claim. 

Failure to comply with the terms & conditions of the policy may result in cover being restricted. 

6. If We Change or Cancel Your Holiday – As we plan your holiday 

arrangements many months in advance we may occasionally have to 

make changes or cancel your booking and we reserve the right to do 

so at any time. Changes If we make a major change to your holiday, 

we will inform you as soon as reasonably possible if there is time 

before your departure. You will have the choice of either accepting 

the change of arrangements, accepting an offer of alternative travel 

arrangements of comparable standard from us if available (we will 

refund any price difference if the alternative is of a lower value), or 

cancelling your holiday and receiving a full refund of all monies paid. 

In some cases we will also pay compensation (see below). These 

options don’t apply for minor changes. Examples of minor changes 

include alteration of your outward/return flights which reduce your stay 

in resort by less than 12 hours, a change of overseas airport, changes 

to aircraft type, change of accommodation to another of the same or 

higher standard, changes of carriers. Please note that carriers such 

as airlines used in the brochure are subject to change. Cancellation 

We will not cancel your travel arrangements after the Balance Due 

Date (see clause 2), except for reasons of force majeure or failure by 

you to pay the final balance. We may cancel your holiday before this 

date if, e.g., the minimum number of clients required for a particular 

travel arrangement is not reached. If your holiday is cancelled you can 

either have a refund of all monies paid or accept an offer of alternative 

travel arrangements of comparable standard from us, if available (we 

will refund any price difference if the alternative is of a lower value). 

In some cases we will pay compensation (see below). If we make 

a change to or cancel your travel arrangements for any reason, we 

will not reimburse any expenses, costs or losses including, but not 

limited to, payments to third parties such as insurance premiums, car 

parking, hotel accommodation, currency, connecting flights or other 

travel arrangements, kennelling fees etc. Compensation If we cancel 

or make a major change we will pay compensation as detailed below 

except where the major change or cancellation arises due to reasons 

of force majeure. The compensation that we offer does not exclude 

you from claiming more if you are entitled to do so. 

15

Number of days before departure Compensation for each 

we advise you of cancellation full fare paying Customer 

or major change Group A Group B Group C 

More than 56 days Nil Nil Nil 

56-43 days £10 Nil Nil 

42-29 days £20 £10 Nil 

28-15 days £30 £15 £10 

14-0 days £40 £20 £15 

Please see Clause 2 definitions of Group A, B and C. 

Force Majeure: We will not pay you compensation if we have to 

cancel or change your travel arrangements in any way because 

of unusual or unforeseeable circumstances beyond our control. 

These can include, for example, war, riot, industrial dispute, terrorist 

activity and its consequences, natural or nuclear disaster, fire, 

adverse weather conditions, epidemics and pandemics, unavoidable 

technical problems with transport. 

7. Our Liability to you – (a) We make every effort to ensure that 

all arrangements are made correctly and efficiently. We accept 

responsibility if any of the services which we have agreed to provide 

for you as part of our contract with you prove deficient or not of 

a reasonable standard. We also accept responsibility for what our 

employees, agents, suppliers and sub-contractors do or do not do 

(providing they were at the time carrying out work authorised by us) 

except for death, personal injury or illness results (dealt with below). 

This acceptance of responsibility is, however, subject to force 

majeure and the other terms of these Booking Conditions. 

(b) Subject to these Booking Conditions, we accept responsibility 

should you or any member of your party suffer death, personal 

injury, illness, loss or damage as a result of any failure to perform or 

improper performance of any part of our contract with you by any of 

our employees, agents, suppliers or sub-contractors (providing they 

were at the time carrying out work authorised by us) except in the 

following situations. We will not be liable where any failure to perform 

or improper performance was due to:- the act(s) and/or omission(s) 

of the person(s) affected; or those of a third party not connected 

with the provision of your holiday and which were unforeseeable or 

unavoidable or an event which either ourselves or the supplier of the 

service(s) in question could not have foreseen or avoided even with 

all due care. 

(c) It is a condition of the acceptance of liability set out in clauses 

7(a) and 7(b) of these Booking Conditions that you notify us in 

accordance with the terms of clause 9 of any claim made by you or 

any member of your party. Any person(s) to whom any payment is 

made (and their parent or guardian if that person is under 18 years 

of age) must assign to ourselves or our insurers any rights they may 

have to pursue any third party in connection with the claim. You must 

provide us and our insurers with all assistance we may reasonably 

require. 

(d) In all cases, we limit the maximum amount we may have to pay 

you and/or any member of your party for any or all claims or parts 

of claims which involve, air, sea, rail or road carriers and/or hotel 

keepers and other services they provide as if we were carriers/hotel 

keepers within the applicable international conventions (eg., Warsaw 

Convention as amended for travel by air, Athens Convention for 

travel by sea). Therefore for all claims which result from international 

carriage, compensation will only be paid for those conditions where 

the carriers concerned would be obliged to pay compensation at 

the relevant international convention were a claim made against 

that carrier in that particular situation. You must give credit for all 

payments received from the carrier or other suppliers. 

(e) This clause 7 is intended to set out our obligations to you as a 

tour operator in the light of the Package Travel, Package Holidays and 

Package Tours Regulations 1992. Please note, we regret we cannot 

make any payment to you or any member of your party if the person 

concerned is not entitled to one from us under these Regulations. 

8. Prompt assistance in resort – If the contract we have with you 

is not performed or is improperly performed as a result of failures 

attributable to a third party unconnected with the provision of the 

services, or as a result of failures due to unusual and unforeseeable 

circumstances beyond our control, the consequences of which could 

not have been avoided even if all due care had been exercised, or an 

event which we or our suppliers, even with all due care, could not 

foresee or forestall, and you suffer an injury or other material loss, 

we will offer you such prompt assistance as is reasonable in the 

circumstances. 

9. Complaints and problems – If you have a problem during your 

holiday, please inform the relevant supplier (e.g. your hotelier) and 

our resort representative immediately who will endeavour to put 

things right. If your complaint is not resolved locally, please follow 

this up within 28 days of your return home by writing by post to our 

Customer Services Department giving your booking reference and all 

other relevant information. Please keep your letter concise and to the 

point. This will assist us to quickly identify your concerns and speed 

up our response to you. 

It is strongly recommended that you communicate any complaint to 

the supplier of the services in question as well as to our representative 

without delay and complete a report form whilst in resort. If you fail 

to follow this simple procedure we will have been deprived of the 

opportunity to investigate and rectify your complaint whilst you were 

in resort and this may affect your rights under this contract. We are 

a Member of ABTA, membership number W3692. We are obliged 

to maintain a high standard of service to you by ABTA’s Code of 

Conduct. We can also offer you ABTA’s scheme for the resolution 

of disputes which is approved by the Chartered Trading Standards 

Institute. If we can’t resolve your complaint, go to www.abta.com 

to use ABTA’s simple procedure. Further information on the Code 

and ABTA’s assistance in resolving disputes can be found on www. 

abta.com. 

10. Behaviour – when you book with us, you accept responsibility for 

any damage or loss caused by you or any member of your party. Full 

payment for any such damage or loss must be paid direct at the time 

to the accommodation owner or manager or other supplier. If you fail 

to do so, you will be responsible for meeting any claims (including 

legal costs) subsequently made against us as a result of your actions. 

We expect all clients to have consideration for other people. If in our 

opinion or in the opinion of any other person in authority, you or any 

member of your party behaves in such a way as to cause or be likely 

to cause danger, annoyance or distress to any third party or damage 

to property, we are entitled, without prior notice, to terminate the 

holiday of the person(s) concerned. In this situation, the person(s) 

concerned will be required to leave the accommodation or other 

service. We will have no further responsibility toward such person(s) 

including any return travel arrangements. No refunds will be made 

and we will not pay any expenses or costs incurred as a result of 

the termination. 

11. Conditions of suppliers – many of the services which make up 

your holiday are provided by independent suppliers. Those suppliers 

provide these services in accordance with their own terms and 

conditions. Some of these terms and conditions may limit or exclude 

the supplier’s liability to you, usually in accordance with applicable 

International Conventions. Copies of the relevant parts of these terms 

and conditions are available on request from ourselves or the supplier 

concerned. 

12. Special requests and medical problems – if you have a request, 

you must advise us at time of booking and clearly note it on your 

booking form. Although we will try to pass any reasonable requests 

on to the relevant supplier, we regret we cannot guarantee any 

request will be met. Failure to meet any special request will not be a 

breach of contract; we cannot accept any booking which is specified 

to be conditional on the fulfillment of a particular request. All such 

bookings will be treated as standard bookings subject to the above 

provisions on special requests. If you or a member of your party has 

a medical problem/disability which may affect your holiday, please 

tell us before you book so that we can advise accordingly, also, you 

must give us full details in writing at the time of booking. Please note 

that to get the best out of your visit to certain places may involve 

walking on inclines, through cobbled streets etc. If we feel unable to 

accommodate the needs of the person concerned, or reasonably feel 

that the enjoyment of other travellers may be prejudiced, we reserve 

the right to decline/cancel their reservation. We regret we cannot 

accept any bookings from wheelchair users unless travelling with 

a companion able and willing to take responsibility when boarding 

coaches, trains etc and on excursions. If this proves not to be the 

case at the start of or during your holiday, we shall assist in making 

arrangements for your immediate return to the UK at your own cost 

and we shall not pay compensation or make any refund in respect 

holiday curtailment. Our representatives, guides, coach drivers etc. 

are not permitted to offer physical assistance. 

13. Passports, visas and health requirements. Your specific 

passport and visa requirements, and other immigration requirements 

are your responsibility and you should confirm these with the relevant 

Embassies and/or Consulates. We do not accept any responsibility if 

you cannot travel because you have not complied with any passport, 

visa or immigration requirements. 

Information on health is contained in a leaflet (Health Advice for 

Travellers) available from local Department of Health offices and most 

Post Offices. For holidays outside the UK you should have a European 

Health Insurance Card prior to departure. It is your responsibility 

to ensure that you are in possession of all necessary travel and 

health documents before departure. The Foreign & Commonwealth 

Travel Advice Unit may have issued information about your holiday 

destination. You are advised to check this information on the internet 

under the address https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice 

14. Your Financial Protection – We provide full financial protection 

for our package holidays. For flight-based holidays this is through our 

Air Travel Organiser’s Licence number 5537. When you buy an ATOL 

protected flight or flight inclusive holiday from us you will receive 

an ATOL Certificate. This lists what is financially protected, where 

you can get information on what this means for you and who to 

contact if things go wrong. We will provide you with the services 

listed on the ATOL Certificate (or a suitable alternative). In some 

cases, where neither we nor the supplier are able to do so for reasons 

of insolvency, an alternative ATOL holder may provide you with the 

services you have bought or a suitable alternative (at no extra cost to 

you). You agree to accept that in those circumstances the alternative 

ATOL holder will perform those obligations and you agree to pay any 

money outstanding to be paid by you under your contract to that 

alternative ATOL holder. However, you also agree that in some cases 

it will not be possible to appoint an alternative ATOL holder, in which 

case you will be entitled to make a claim under the ATOL scheme (or 

your credit card issuer where applicable). If we are unable to provide 

the services listed (or a suitable alternative, through an alternative 

ATOL holder or otherwise) for reasons of insolvency, the Trustees 

of the Air Travel Trust may make a payment to (or confer a benefit 

on) you under the ATOL scheme. You agree that in return for such 

a payment or benefit you assign absolutely to those Trustees any 

claims which you have or may have arising out of or relating to the 

non-provision of the services, including any claim against us, the 

travel agent (or your credit card issuer where applicable). You also 

agree that any such claims may be re-assigned to another body, if 

that other body has paid sums you have claimed under the ATOL 

scheme. 

When you buy a package holiday that doesn’t include a flight, 

protection is provided by way of a bond held by ABTA. 

15. Brochure Accuracy – the information and prices shown in this 

brochure may have changed by the time you come to book. Whilst 

every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of the brochure and prices 

at the time of printing, regrettably errors do occasionally occur. You 

must therefore ensure you check all details of your chosen holiday 

(including the price) with us at the time of booking. This brochure 

is our sole responsibility. It is not issued on behalf of and does not 

commit any other organisation/ carriers whose services are featured. 

16. Safety standards – please note, it is the requirements and 

standards of the country in which any services which make up your 

holiday are provided which apply to those services and not those of 

the UK. As a general rule, these requirements and standards will not 

be the same as the UK and may sometimes be lower. 

17. Brochure Information & Timings – all timings given are for 

general guidance only and are subject to change. Please note that 

changes to flight departure times which reduce your stay in resort 

by less than 12 hours are not major changes for the purposes of 

clause 6. Precise timings, intended order of excursions/visits and 

joining instructions will be sent with your tickets approximately 

ten days before departure. You are asked to remember that hotel, 

resort or other facilities may not be available during your stay 

due to seasonality or may be withdrawn for maintenance or other 

reasons beyond our control. In these circumstances we shall bear 

no resulting liability. Please note: the duration/number of days 

shown in the brochure includes the days of departure and return. 

Any photographs/ illustrations contained in this brochure are purely 

representative of the type of places visited, and do not necessarily 

depict your exact accommodation/destination. 

18. Flight Delays and Flights – While we shall try to assist in every 

way to minimise the effects of any delays we do not accept liability for 

any delays which occur. Where a delay does occur we shall consult 

with the airline concerned regarding the provision of appropriate 

refreshments. Some protection is afforded by our recommended 

travel insurance, and you should ensure your own insurance policy 

provides adequate cover for flight delays and cancellation. Under EU 

Regulation 261 you have rights in some circumstances to refunds 

and/or compensation from your airline in cases of denied boarding, 

cancellation or delay to flights. Full details of these rights will be 

publicised at EU airports and will also be available from airlines. If 

your airline does not comply with these rules you should complain 

to the CAA online at www.caa.co.uk. For assistance by phone call 

020 7453 6888. However reimbursement in such cases is the 

responsibility of the airline and will not automatically entitle you to 

a refund of your holiday cost from us. Your right to a refund and/ 

or compensation from us is set out in clause 6. If any payments to 

you are due from us, any payment made to you by the airline will be 

deducted from this amount. Please note that any claim for payments 

from an airline under EU Regulation 261 should be made by the 

passenger. However, if you ask us to make such a claim on your 

behalf, we shall deduct from any payment we obtain our reasonable 

costs incurred in connection with a delay or in re-arranging flights 

for you. Please note that very occasionally an airline may add a 

touchdown en route. In this case a flight with an intermediate stop 

not involving a change of aircraft is still considered a direct flight. 

19. Hotel Ratings, Bedrooms and Meals. We are required by law to 

state the star rating of hotels. All star ratings stated are those given 

by the authorities of the country concerned and are an indication 

only of relative standards. Actual standards can vary between hotels 

of the same category. Similarly, as the basis for star ratings varies 

from country to country, hotels with the same rating but in different 

countries may not be of the same standard. Facilities in single rooms 

may differ from double rooms. Hotels charge a supplement for single 

rooms even where there is only one single bed as the costs of the 

upkeep of the room is the same, regardless of how many people 

occupy it. Triple rooms may consist of a double bed and bed-settee 

or folding bed. Our aim of providing holidays with interesting and 

unusual itineraries takes us to places away from mass-market 

tourism. In some cases, where dinner is included, it may be on a 

fixed menu basis with no choice as opposed to buffet style. Please 

notify us of any dietary requirements. Depending on flight timings, 

dinner may consist of a cold plate on arrival at the hotel if the kitchens 

are closed. 

20. Third Party Websites – We are not responsible for the contents 

of websites of hotels or other suppliers and tourist boards etc. 

included in this brochure or on our website. Their contents do not 

form part of our contract with you nor can they be construed as 

representations by us. 

Preferred Travel Services 

is a Trading Name of High Concepts Limited. 

Reg. in England No. 4000185. 

Reg. Office: Christopher House, 94B London Road, 

Leicester LE2 0QS. 

ATOL 5537 ABTA No. W3692 

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Lead Passenger (who must sign this form 

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CAPITALS and return it with deposit payment or full payment (plus insurance if 

applicable) to Preferred Travel Services, 41 High Street, Kibworth Beauchamp, 

Leicester, LE8 0HS. Cheques should be made payable to Preferred Travel Services. 

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Lead Passenger (who must sign this form 

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with the brochure. Then COMPLETE THIS BOOKING FORM IN BLOCK 

CAPITALS and return it with deposit payment or full payment (plus insurance if 

applicable) to Preferred Travel Services, 41 High Street, Kibworth Beauchamp, 

Leicester, LE8 0HS. Cheques should be made payable to Preferred Travel Services. 

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