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Czech and Slovak Heritage Tours
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FESTIVAL TOUR
June 25 to July 7 or 9, 12 or 14 days
Offered by Heritage Tours Inc.
4219 Thornhill
St. Paul, MN 55127-7822
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Wine Cellars
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Buchlov Castle
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Straznice Festival
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 Prague rooftops |
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Straznice Festival |
Straznice Festival
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Straznice Festival |
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vv Tour officially start in Prague, Czech Republic. I suggest you fly into Prague the day before the tours starts. ( as a option ) We have booked space in a very nice hotel in the historic center the day before the tour start. ( we can easily book additional nights at the hotels – no problem )
June 26, Friday vvv Tour starts at 9 AM - in the lobby of our hotel in Central Prague. 9 AM Depart the hotel in Prague, and travel to Brno – for lunch, and a walking tour of the historic city center PM Check-in to hotel, dinner and attend the grand opening program of the 63rd Straznice International folk festival.
June 27, Saturday AM All day at the festival considered one of the best in Europe, with over 2,000 performers from the Czech Republic PM alone, plus many groups from other countries. A fabulous parade, over 30 major performances, all set in a large Chateau park. I found this video of the festival : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KrQNY8x4KbI ( to be considered a good Czech or Slovak folkdance group you have to be able to sing and dance )
June 28, Sunday AM Optional church service, or sleep in. Then a boat ride on a local river, and visit a family wine cellar. PM Visit the Valtice-Lednice (UNESCO) area, stroll the gardens, and tour the charming Chateau.
June 29, Monday AM Off to Uherské Hradiste, tour the local area museum, with kroje ( folk costumes ), walking tour of the town PM lunch, then we will visit the famous Jelinek distillery - web site : http://www.rjelinek.us/rj_story.php After they help us on the bus, we will depart for our hotel in Novy Jicin, dinner and evening walk of the square
June 30, Tuesday AM We visit a very unique museum of hats, and tour the other sites in Novy Jicin, After lunch we will depart for PM Roznov the largest open-air museum in Central Europe, Then up the mountain ( don’t worry it’s by bus ! ) for a walk to a tremendous view, dinner in a historic 100 year old restored mountain-top wooden restaurant.
July 1, Wednesday AM Off to taste a local specialty "Stramberské usi", stop a local viewing tower, then tour a car museum. PM Then to a local bobbin-lace folk artist, see the house where Sigmund Freud was born, and a special Event unique to Heritage Tours ! a private performance of the local folk dance group, in a Chateau !
July 2, Thursday AM Excursion to a manufacture of etched crystal, and factory store. Next to visit the only wooden shingle maker PM in the Czech Republic, then off to Slovakia to see the historic village of Vlkolínce, check-in to our hotel at the base of the majestic Tatra Mountains
July 3, Friday AM Departure for alpine lake - Strbské pleso, stroll around lake or optional: cable car to a magnificent viewpoint PM then to historic medieval Levoca to see the tallest gothic altar in the World. And take photo’s of Spis castle, Dinner and off to the spectacular opening performance of the 54th Vychodna folklore festival !
July 4, Saturday AM & PM Full day at the Vychodna folklore festival, a great parade, programs, music, dancing, singing ! I found this video of the festival : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iKnes-r7TX8&feature=related
July 5, Sunday
PM visit historic
Olomouc, for a walking tour of the picturesque square. Arrive to Svitavy,
dinner and a rest.
PM Then a rare stop : a
smoking pipe museum. Then a walking tour and dinner in the walled city of
Policka. PM renaissance chateau and or optional visit of local museum. Check-in to our hotel, dinner - optional walk.
July 8, Wednesday vv June tour ends with breakfast OR you can extend your tour with the Prague program listed below AM Walking tour through the Prague Castle complex - the largest in the world, lunch and continued sightseeing of PM Karluv Most (Charles Bridge), and Stare Mesto (Old Town). till about 2 PM, evening free - for concerts, etc
July 9, Thursday AM Optional Guided tour of Vysehrad Castle and/or Josefov (Jewish Town) or Museums or opt out - to explore on PM your own, visit family or shop. Dinner is a cruise on the Vltava river, around Charles bridge. Optional walking tour, ( after boat ride ) when the lights of the historic city come on – magical – something you will never forget.
July 10, Friday vvv Tours ends with breakfast this morning, and a lifetime of good memories !
v The final itinerary will have more stops, and much more detail. I do not publish this in advanced because we don’t want our out-of-the-way places to be swamped with tourists. Our secret places are for you - our valued guests.
PRICES FOR THIS ONE OF KIND TRAVEL EXPERENCE ARE ONLY:
FULL 12+ DAY TOUR June 25 – July 7 is : $ 2649.00* per-person, double. Single is $700 extra.
FULL 14+ DAY TOUR June 25 – July 9 is : $ 2995.00* per-person, double. Single for both is $800 extra. Tour price is based on double room occupancy. ( most times it’s two beds in a room ) Single supplement price is for a single room, with a single bed. Triple rooms are available too. Tour price includes : Hotel rooms with private bath, in small select superior class hotels ( 3 stars or above ). Almost all meals, every breakfast, and most all evening meals, ( which are large ). Professional driver, in a nice new 48 passenger modern air-conditioned motor coach - ( with LOTS of room to relax and spread out on all those empty seats, this is a real luxury – as most tours will cram you in, every seat is full ) Or a smaller vehicle in case of a small group. This is a fully guided tour, with a full time licensed local Czech guide. You will not be left on your own - with no clue. ( unless you want to ) Your admission to places and events, on the itinerary. Plus lots of entertainment, ( due to our extensive expertise, almost all entertainment we have is exclusive to Heritage Tours ) This is a Land only tour. Program is subject to change, tour price based on currency exchange rates as of Nov. 1st, 2008. No two tours have ever been the same, each is unique and custom designed around the local calendar of events. No one else will offer a tour like ours, period Tour size is limited to around 10 – 20 people – again this is a real luxury, as many of my competitors have 35 to 50 people on one tour. Tour space is held by deposit only. *Listed tour price is by personal or bank check, final payment can be made by credit card, and 4 % will be added to your total for credit card fees. ( the 4 % is NOT added to your tour deposit ) You may charge your tour deposit to your credit card, by phone or email. Or by personal check sent by postal mail. To place a credit card tour deposit, and or to book your flights to Europe ONLY call Forest Lake Travel at : (651) 464-5092 or Toll Free 1-888-427-8687 (Central Time Zone)
or by phone at 480-982-7994 in AZ till mid April, then 651-426-1222 in MN.
Those very few extras are: A. One meal a day, mostly lunches ( with two BIG meals a day, its not missed by most people) Beverages other than breakfast. B. Car, drivers, translators, for family visits and personal reasons, and additional services done by the genealogical service. C. An occasional evening cultural program, or extra stops at places or events we come across. D. Gratuities during the tour. E. Transport to or from the Prague airport.
Elizabeth
Miller in NC (704) 364-4857 email,
emiller@vnet.net
Kathryn Betlach
(415) 479-8483 in Calif.
Barb Bening ( 507
) 964-2739 in MN Betsey McCalley ( 319 ) 363-9163 in Iowa Doreen McKenny 952-941-0426 in MN Doreenlouise@aol.com
Gerry Payette in
ILL. ( 708 ) 478-1247
Marge Duffy in
MN email, Mduffy38@aol.com
Carol & George
Bisek in MN Cbisek@hazelden.org
Susan Tesauro
in ILL 708-597-8822
Elaine Jones in
Neb email : ekathryn@cox.net
for more family history information please contact the national Genealogical Society I founded the : CzechoSlovak Genealogical Society Int. PO Box 16225 St. Paul MN 55116 or visit their web site at:
www.cgsi.org ( a not-for-profit,
totally volunteer organization ) |
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