Family Experiences 2018 for UK

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We have carefully crafted our Family Experiences to ensure every member of you family has as much fun as possible.

Here are 5 of the best activities guaranteed to put a smile on your face: 1

Meet a Real Life Gladiator

Imagine the applause as you enter the crowded amphitheatre and learn about life as Maximus, before mastering the basics of sword fighting, and go on to Challenge your opponent to a duel Gladiators, Gondolas and Gold

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Swim in the Hot Springs of an Ancient Volcano

Learn all about the myths and legends which surround Nea Kameni’s hot springs, the site of a once-active volcano.

Greek Island Hopper

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Enjoy a family cooking experience, learning to make the perfect Italian pizza with all the trimmings.

Family experiences give you the real thing, without worrying about a thing. Have all the details taken care of, so you and your family are free to just be – be happy, be in the moment, be together.

From awe-inspiring journeys to epic adventures, Trafalgar connects you with the local soul of a destination like no other.

Learn to Make Pizza the Italian Way

European Wonderland

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Channel Your Inner Cowboy

Ride into the sunset with the Rocky Mountains as your backdrop, then hang up your hat at a working Montana homestead and learn about the lives of real cowboys who still call this place home.

It’s the people and places we’ve known since 1947, with feedback from over five million guests like you that fuel our innovation to craft simply the best holidays and bring you and your family, the good life.

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Wild West, Cowboys and Buffalos

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Zipline Through the Jungle

Come face-to-face with the colourful toucans and chattering monkeys as you zipline through the Costa Rican jungle.

Monkeys, Jungles and Volcanoes

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COSTA RICA Monkeys, Jungles and Volcanoes COSTA RICA Monkeys, Jungles and Volcanoes

THE ESSENTIALS

TRAVEL STYLE

Family Experiences

9 nights

Greek Island Hopper

THE ESSENTIALS

TRAVEL STYLE

All Taken care of

All Taken care of

Family Experiences

Hotel accomodation

10 nights

European Wonderland

12 meals

9 Buffet breakfasts 3 Dinners

On-trip transport

Hotel accomodation

16 meals

10 hot buffet breakfasts 6 Dinners

On-trip transport

All transport as shown

10 Days - 1 Country Code: FGIH

FROM

£2095

PER PERSON TWIN SHARE

Departures 3 May – 25 August 2018

Take your family on a journey through the ages. Myths and legends, tales of gods and goddesses follow your jaunt from the ruins of the Parthenon and Acropolis in Athens to languid island life on the Aegean islands of Mykonos and Santorini. You’ll also embark on a volcanic adventure to uninhabited Nea Kameni to bathe in its hot springs.

All transport as shown

11 Days - 4 Countries THE REAL THING Trafalgar Highlights

Code: FSPL

Local Specialist For included sightseeing in Athens

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£2525

PER PERSON TWIN SHARE

Departures 31 May – 20 September 2018

See Europe through the eyes of your ever-curious children as you embark on a family road trip from Rome to London filled with lashings of lion fights, carnival masks, chariot racing and cheesy pizza you’ll learn to make yourself.

This is an unforgettable, hands-on exploration of Europe that will bring the destination to life for all ages.

Hidden Treasure Enjoy at least one Hidden Treasure

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FOR THE KIDS

• View the ancient sites of Rome > Juliet’s Balcony > St Mark’s Basilica in Venice > the Alpine scenery of Switzerland > the Chapel Bridge in Lucerne > the white cliffs of Dover

ENGLAND LONDON

Swim the hot springs of an ancient volcano

Dover

• See the Vineyards of Burgundy > The Somme battlefields

Calais

PARIS

SWITZERLAND

Cyclades

FRANCE

MYKONOS

FOR THE KIDS

Lucerne

ENGELBERG Verona

VENICE

ITALYBologna

High-Speed Ferry

FLORENCE

A cooking experience with all the trimmings! Learn to make authentic Italian pizza from an expert and then eat it. Learn the traditional art of Venetian carnival masks and paint and decorate your own

Siena

ROME

Mediterranean Sea 4

Family breakfast, Athens

THE ICONS

• Visit the St Peter’s Basilica and the Colosseum in Rome > the Eiffel Tower in Paris

• View the Parthenon > Hadrian’s Arch > the 1896 Olympic Stadium in Athens

Piraeus

Hidden Treasure Enjoy at least one Hidden Treasure

• Orientation of Siena > Venice > Lucerne

• Visit the Acropolis in Athens

ATHENS

Local Specialist For included sightseeing in Athens

• City tour in Rome > Florence > Bologna > Paris

• Orientation of Mykonos > Santorini

Aegean Sea

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• City tour in Athens

GREECE

THE REAL THING

High-Speed Ferry

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Sightseeing stops

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Traditional gelato, Athens

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Sightseeing stops

THE ESSENTIALS

TRAVEL STYLE

Gladiators, Gondolas and Gold

Family Experiences

TRAVEL STYLE

All Taken care of

9 nights

Family Experiences

Hotel accomodation

14 meals

9 hot buffet breakfasts 5 Dinners

On-trip transport

THE ESSENTIALS All Taken care of

Monkeys, Jungles and Volcanoes

7 nights

Hotel accomodation

15 meals

7 Breakfasts 3 Lunches 5 Dinners

On-trip transport

All transport as shown

10 Days - 1 Country

FROM

Code: FGIC

£2225

PER PERSON TWIN SHARE

Departures 01 June – 14 September 2018

Hold on to your helmet for this family expedition marching through the Eternal City of Rome, illustrious Florence and the historic lagoon of Venice. Experience life as a Roman gladiator and learn the basics of sword-fighting, toss a coin in the Trevi Fountain and devour the pizza you’ve just learnt to make before creating your own Venetian Carnival mask.

All transport as shown

8 Days - 1 Country THE REAL THING Trafalgar Highlights

Code: LFCA

Be My Guest Enjoy local Tuscan cuisine with Count Miari Fulcis on his 15th century organic olive oil estate in the Tuscan hills, featured in famous films such as ‘Room with a View’ and ‘Tea with Mussolini’

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£1750

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Departures 02 March – 11 August 2018

Under the watchful eyes of colourful toucans and the lush canopy of dense rainforests, enjoy an unforgettable encounter with the vibrant landscapes and creatures of Costa Rica. Glide along the canals of Tortuguero, trek up the slopes of the steaming Arenal Volcano and note the diverse species you encounter along the way.

Small Group Sightseeing A guided walking tour of ‘Secret Venice’ to the Rialto food market with a group size of no more than 25 guests

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Local Specialist Learn about some of Tortuguero’s most famous residents, its nesting sea turtles Hidden Treasure Enjoy at least one Hidden Treasure

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Trafalgar Hightlights

• Visit Tortuguero National Park > a wildlife centre near Sarapiqui > Arenal National Park > Manuel Antonio National Park

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Trafalgar Hightlights

• City tour in Rome > Florence > Bologna > Venice

FOR THE KIDS

• Orientation of Pisa • Visit the St Peters Basilica > Vatican museums > the Sistine Chapel > the Colloseum in Rome > the Academy of Fine arts in Florence

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ITALY

Bologna Pisa

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FOR THE KIDS

FLORENCE

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ARENAL NATIONAL 2 PARK

ROME

TORTUGUERO NATIONAL PARK 2

Sarapiqui

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COSTA RICA 2

Gladiator School, Rome

Horquetas

Braulio Carrillo National Park

Experience life as a gladiator with an included trip to a Gladiator School in Rome

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Come face-to-face with the colourful toucans and chattering monkeys as you zipline through the Costa Rican jungle

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Zip lining, Costa Rica

MANUEL ANTONIO NATIONAL PARK

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Sightseeing stops

TRAVEL STYLE

Family Experiences

THE ESSENTIALS

Wild West Cowboys and Buffalos

THE ESSENTIALS

TRAVEL STYLE

All Taken care of

8 nights

All Taken care of

8 nights

Family Experiences

Hotel accomodation

14 meals

Hotel accomodation

Pilgrims and Patriots

8 Breakfasts 2 Lunches 4 Dinners

On-trip transport

13 meals

8 Breakfasts 1 Lunch 4 Dinners

On-trip transport

All transport as shown

9 Days - 1 Country

FROM

Code: DWWA

£2395

PER PERSON TWIN SHARE

Departures 28 May – 24 September 2018

Calling all wranglers for a ride into the sunset, through the mighty Rocky Mountains to the Badlands of South Dakota.

Trot through Montana’s Big Sky Country where you’ll stay at an 1898 homestead and watch as Old Faithful spouts steam in Yellowstone. You’ll also see the American presidents sculpted at Mount Rushmore and say hi to Buffalo Bill in Cody.

All transport as shown

9 Days - 1 Country

FROM

THE REAL THING Trafalgar Highlights

Code: DBWF

Cultural Insight A son of the Lakota and Iroquois Nations, meet Stephen Yellowhawk who is helping to keep the important traditions and history of his tribe alive through song and dance

£2595

PER PERSON TWIN SHARE

Departures 01 June – 18 August 2018

Take the same brave steps that shaped the land of the free, discovering a treasure trove of pioneer and revolutionary tragedies and triumphs, from the battlefields of Gettysburg to the symbols of American independence and a new nation’s tenacious spirit shared with family and friends.

Authentic Accommodation Spend the night in an authentic 1800s Montana homestead to relive the early Western atmosphere

THE ICONS

• Visit the Oregon Trail Centre in Montpelier > Jackson > Grand Teton National Park > 320 Guest Ranch > Yellowstone National Park > Cody > the black Hills > Bear Country USA

THE ICONS

NEW YORK

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Cody

Grand Teton National Park

IDAHO

SHERIDAN

Black Hills

JACKSON

Montpelier

WYOMING

2

FOR THE KIDS

RAPID CITY

Keystone Mount Rushmore

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OPTIONAL DEPARTURE CITY

Cowboy country, Montana

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PHILADELPHIA 1

GETTYSBURG

NEW JERSEY

• City tour in Boston aboard the Boston Duck Tour

WASHINGTON, D.C.

Ride into the sunset with the Rocky Mountains as your backdrop, then hang up your hat at a working Montana homestead and learn about the lives of real cowboys who still call this place home

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COLORADO

NEW YORK CITY

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SALT LAKE CITY

UTAH

• Visit Harvard University > Fenway Park > Brooklyn Ice Cream Factory > Freedom Tower > the famed Rocky Balboa Steps > Hershey’s Chocolate Factory > Lancaster > Gettysburg Battlefield > International Spy Museum

Hershey

SOUTH DAKOTA

Crazy Horse 1

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• City tour in Boston aboard the Boston Duck Tour

CONNECTICUT

PENNSYLVANIA

MONTANA YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK

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BOSTON 2

MASSACHUSETTS

• View Crazy Horse Memorial > Mount Rushmore

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Denver Airport Arrival at 5 p.m.

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Sightseeing stops

Be My Guest Enjoy lunch this afternoon with three generations of an Amish family who treat you to homemade Pennsylvania Dutch cooking. The Amish children are the stars of the show and will regale you with stories of what it is really like to live the Amish way

Local Specialists On Gettysburg Battlefield where stories of this iconic battle will be brought to life to relive the early Western atmosphere

Trafalgar Hightlights

320 GUEST RANCH

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Hidden Treasure Enjoy at least one Hidden Treasure

Hidden Treasure Enjoy at least one Hidden Treasure

West Yellowstone

THE REAL THING

MARYLAND

FOR THE KIDS Create your own bar of chocolate at the Hershey’s chocolate factory 9

Statue of Liberty, New York

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Sightseeing stops

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