2019 Mike and Kristene Fitzgerald - Spain

Driven PartRidges in spain hosted trip

Join Mike & Kristene Fitzgerald October 21 - 26, 2019

Shooting Partridges at Ventosilla Castle

We Share Your Passion

Take Your Travel Experience Further: The Hosted Trip Difference Unparalleled Service and Knowledge Every Step of the Way Dear Shooter, Since 1976, Frontiers has led the US travel industry in offering the best quality and most diversified bird shooting in Europe. For thousands of shotgunners, the name, “Frontiers” has become synonymous with excellence. Constant research, exploration, refining and modification of the shoots, along with the ongoing pursuit of quality, sums up the Frontiers philosophy. By joining a Frontiers European shoot, you will enjoy all of the elements that make driven shooting so popular and enduring.

We have been invited to host a shoot at Ventosilla Castle. With thousands of wild hectares, this property is the most emblematic partridge shooting estate in Spain. We have operated many lines of guns at Ventosilla through the years and our clients all return with rave reviews! We will enjoy world-class field services complemented with incredible cuisine and top quality accommodations. The Palace can accommodate up to 10 guns along with our non-shooting partners, in historic, but tastefully modernized en-suite bedrooms.

This is a rare life experience and is one of the best shooting venues in Europe to share with non-shooting companions. We hope that you will join us on this great autumn shoot!

Sincerely,

Mike & Kristene Fitzgerald

Get Your Gear

Neutral colored European-style shooting clothing is required along with appropriate eye and ear protection. Shotguns are provided in 12 and 20-gauge and all shells are included. Evening wear is casual, but most shooters will wear a sport coat (no tie).

Mike and Kristene

What to Expect

• Our shoot offers the finest driven partridges in Spain to a line of 10 guns for a total anticipated bag of 1400 birds over two days.

• Luxury accommodations (all ensuite) are provided in the impressive 15th century Palace.

• Guests are treated to gourmet dining, exceptional wines and exquisite service.

• Beginning and ending the trip in Madrid at the Relais & Chateaux Heritage Hotel. We will enjoy the city and visit the historic town of Toledo.

About Ventosilla

Ventosilla: Home to the first ever driven partridge shoot in Spain, the Palace was built in the 15th century by the wealthily and powerful cardinals of Toledo as their private hunting estate and their descendants still own and run the estate to this day.

The estate has 60 drives covering many thousands of acres enabling guests to decide what type of birds and shooting they would like to experience.

Proposed Itinerary for Driven Shoot in Spain October 21- 26, 2019

Monday, October 21

Depart your home city via overnight flight service to Madrid, Spain.

Tuesday, October 22

On arrival in Madrid, you will be met and transferred to the Heritage Hotel Madrid where a Superior Room has been reserved for the night. This is a Relais & Châteaux hotel located in the heart of downtown. Lunch taken independently. Enjoy the afternoon at leisure to rest and relax after the overnight flight. Join the group for a welcome dinner this evening at Amparito Roca, a lovely 60-seat restaurant where we will be dining privately. The restaurant has a delightful menu where we will enjoy fine Spanish cuisine and wines.

Wednesday, October 23

Following breakfast at the hotel and check-out, the group will be met late in the morning by representatives of Ventosilla and transferred to the historic city of Toledo. We will enjoy a tapas lunch and have a walking tour of the town. Late in the afternoon, the group will be collected and driven to Ventosilla for our 6:00 PM check in. After being shown to our rooms, everyone will gather for cocktails and dinner.

Thursday, October 24

Following breakfast, we will enjoy a full day of driven shooting. A typical shooting day is made up of four to five drives which are broken up with a break for tapas and lunch. Each drive will last about 25 minutes and there will be plenty of action across the line. The nonshooters will join the hunters in the field. Continued overnight at Ventosilla.

Friday, October 25

Following breakfast, the group will enjoy another full day in the field. Following the last drive of the day, the group will check out and be transferred back to Madrid. Non-shooters today will have a full day sightseeing tour in the region with lunch. Returning to Madrid, the group will check in at the Heritage Hotel and enjoy dinner this evening on-site at Haroma, with a two star Michelin Chef.

Saturday, October 26

Following breakfast and check-out, the group will be met at the Heritage Hotel and transferred to the airport for return flights home or onward travels in Spain or Europe .

Rates

The cost is $12,875 per gun. The non-shooter rate is $2,495 per person. This price is based on the current rate of exchange between the US Dollar and the Euro, subject to change. Rates are based on a party of 10 guns and 10 non-shooters.

Inclusions: Airport meet and greet service in Madrid; all ground transfers in the country; two nights of accommodations at Heritage Hotel Madrid in Superior Rooms; breakfast in Madrid both mornings; guided tour of Toledo; lunch in Toledo on Oct. 23; two nights of double occupancy accommodations at Ventosilla Castle; two full days of driven shooting with 1,400 birds to ten guns; shotgun rental; all shells; all meals at the

Castle; all beverages at the Castle; a full day sightseeing tour for the non-shooters in Spain; welcome and farewell dinners in Spain with wine.

Exclusions: Round-trip airline transportation to/from Madrid; any other meals not mentioned; tip for the Ventosilla house staff at EUR50 per room; tip for loader EUR70 per gun per day; tip for secretario EUR70 per gun per day; extra birds shot EUR40 per bird handled per gun over the 1400 bag; gratuities in Madrid and any items of a personal nature such as laundry, gift purchases, etc.

Your Frontiers Contact

Our team of highly specialized agents coordinate every last detail of your trip.

For this hosted departure, please contact:

Mike Fitzgerald Jr.

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The air holidays and flights in this brochure are ATOL protected by the Civil Aviation Authority. Our ATOL number is ATOL 3315.

Copyright © 2019. Frontiers International Travel. All rights reserved.

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