Morocco Tour

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VISION TRAVEL in association with AT HOME INN MOROCCO presents:

MOROCCO

HIGH  ATLAS AND SAHARA

April 26 to May 9, 2014

Experience Morocco’s many beautiful contrasts and its world renowned hospitality while travelling as part of a small group tour.  Begin by visiting the historic royal capital of Rabat before proceeding to the bustling and exotic Marrakech with its amazing Souks.

 

Leave the hustle and bustle behind as you traverse the High Atlas Mountains to reach the awe inspiring Sahara Desert.  You will have the option to ride a camel into the desert and stay overnight in a Berber Tent or sleep at an Auberge beside the dunes. 

Learn how saffron is grown and harvested when you visit the small town of Taliouine on the way to your Kasbah on majestic Mount Toubkal.

Enjoy your last few days of the tour relaxing in the peaceful, picturesque seaside fishing town of Essaouira.

SITES VISITED:

Rabat, Marrakech, Ouarzazate, M’Hamid, Agdz, Taliouine, Essaouira.

COST:

$2250.00 per person based on double occupancy (taxes included).  Single add $500.00

Minimum 12 people required

INCLUDED IN YOUR TRIP:

-13 nights accommodation with breakfast

-welcome snack and tea

- 6 dinners

-all land transportation and baggage handling

-airport transfers

-guides as per full itinerary

-entrance fees as per full itinerary

-services of a tour leader

 Flight cost not included ( approx. $1300.00 from Toronto)

 For a full itinerary or to attend a presentation, please contact Gerry at gerry.pitts@vision2000.ca or 416-463-5184 or Doris El Harchali at elharchali@hotmail.com.

PRESENTATION--NOV.23, 2013

SOUTH INDIA

Gerry@Vision2000

VISION 2000 TRAVEL GROUP

 

SOUTH INDIA- CHENNAI TO COCHIN

 

Jan.29 to Feb.16,2014

 

An escorted small group tour to the Hindu Heartland of India, a land of temples great and small on the Indian Ocean. See the Shore Temples at Mamallapuram, visit the silk centre of the south, Kanchipuram and enjoy the storied cuisine of Chettinad. Visit the great Meenakshi Temple at Madurai before climbing up to the tean and spice plantations of Thekkady.

 

 

Cross the Western Ghats and descend to the backwaters of Kerala State on the Arabian Sea. Enjoy a resort stay in Kumarakom and an overnight on a Houseboat on the backwaters before ending the trip in the Multi-Cult city of Cochin, with its Chinese Fishing Nets, Dutch Palace, Portuguese Church and Jewish Synagogue, as well as the Spice Bazaar area. A trip that is truly a feast for the senses.

 

 

COST: $2750.00 per person based on double occupancy. Single add $1000.00

Airfare is not included.

Cost includes services of a Tour Leader and Guide. Accomodation with all breakfasts and dinners. Welcoming Lunch. Travel in air-conditioned mini-bus. Bharatha and Kathakali Dance performances, boat tour and elephant ride in Thekkady and more.

Group size-12 persons

 

Optional 5-6 day Mumbai/Goa extension available on request

 

 

TOUR LEADER: Gerry Pitts-Vision 2000 Travel

Presentation Date: Oct. 17 at 7:30 p.m.
To attend:

 Contact Gerry at 416-463-5184 or by e-mail at gerry.pitts@vision2000.ca 

Whats coming up:

April/May 2014—Morocco off the beaten path

June 2014—to be determined, suggestions welcome.

Sept./Oct. 2014—Sicily and the Amalfi Coast

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Vision 2000

in association with

At Home Inn Morocco

Present

 

Medieval Fes & Sahara Desert

Oct. 21 to Nov.3, 2013

 

 

 

Experience Morocco's many beautiful contrasts and its world renowned hospitality while travelling as part of a small group tour.

 

 

Begin in the historic royal capital of Rabat before proceeding to the medieval city of Fes ( Fez)

 

 

where you will enjoy a full day guided tour of the Medina and lose yourself in the Souks.

 

 

 

From here an early start sets you on your way to the Sahara with a stop to see the Barbary Apes.

 

 

Overnight in a Kasbah in Midelt and continue on to Erfoud, a gateway to the desert.

 

 

 Depart for Merzouga and ride a camel into the desert with the local tribesmen.

 

 

 

Travel to the Valley of the Roses and Todra Gorge.

 

 

The next stop on your journey of discovery is amazing Marrakech, with a full day guided tour.

 

 

 

Drive on to Essaouira for a seaside relax

 

 

 and time to absorb the rich textures of your Morocco visit before returning to Rabat and preparing to pack your memories and head home.

 

 

 

TOUR COST:  $2460.00 per person based on double.

Single supplement of $440.00

 

Tour Includes:

13 nights accommodation with breakfast

Welcome snack and tea

8 dinners

All land transport and baggage handling

Airport transfers

Guides as per itinerary

Entrance fees as per itinerary

Services of a tour leader throughout

 

 

International airfare is not included--approx. $1100.00

 

 

Presentation Date:  June 27, 2013.

For further info contact Gerry at gerry.pitts@vision2000.ca  or 416-463-5184.

Or contact Doris or Bouchta El Harchali at 416-769-8041.

 

Keep an eye on the Blog for upcoming tours:

S.India--Jan-Feb. 2014

Amalfi Coast and Sicily--Sept., 2014 

 

 

 

Crete and Santorini-A Culinary and Cultural Odyssey

Vision 2000 Travel Group-Toronto

In association with Renaissance Hellas-Athens

 

Crete and Santorini-A Culinary and Cultural Odyssey

Sept. 25 to Oct.10, 2013

 

 

Please join me and our tour leader, Krysia Venetas, on a small group tour to Crete and Santorini focusing on both the food, and its preparation, and the glorious remnants of the Minoan Civilization and ancient Greece.

 

 

We begin with a brief stop in Chania, before driving into the marvellous countryside, stopping for an olive oil tasting, visiting Vouves with its 3000 year old olive tree,

 

 protected by Unesco and on to Milia, a stone built village and our home for 4 nights.

 

Over the next 4 days we will hike through the village, help prepare the evening meal around the monastery table, partake in workshops on Cretan food preparation and enjoy excursions to Elafonisi beach for an outdoor lunch,

 

 

visit a honey bee garden and Loupaki Winery for a tasting and simply relax in this beautiful village.

 

 

We leave this spot for another idyllic spot in the mountains, Zaros, and on the way we stop at Rethymno, where we will have lunch in one of the prettiest cities in Greece and visit a fylo maker

 

and stop at Spili village to try the spring water running through the rocks.

On reaching Zaros, our home for the next 3 nights, we will visit Maria the weaver and Antonis, the musical instrument maker.

 

During the next few days we will visit the Minoan ruins at Festos, and Matala, with its caves and beach.

 

 

 

There will be cooking lessons, we will make our own bread, and  visit a farm here as well.

 

 

Leaving Zaros, we will stop for a wine-tasting, continue on to Gortyna, a Roman site, and then continue to Heraklion.

 

 

 

  From here we will visit the legendary Palace of Knossos.

 

Also from Heraklion we will visit the Lasithi plateau, famous for its windmills

 

 
on the way to Aghios Nikolaos, a charming resort town and the capital of Eastern Crete,

where we will take a boat to Spinalonga to walk among the old Venetian houses, visit the fortress and have lunch on the bay.

 

From Heraklion we take the ferry to Santorini for 3 nights.

 

On Santorini we will visit the ruins at Akrotiri

and take boat ride in the Caldera on a traditional Caique

and visit Oia village to view the beautiful sunset.  A wonderful way to end a trip before departing for Athens to come home.

Please note that optional activities are available for non-foodies at NO EXTRA CHARGE ( no golfing).

COST: $3450.00 per person based on double, land only.  Air extra at approx. $1345.00, Toronto-Athens return, and Athens-Chania and Santorini-Athens.

WHATS INCLUDED:
-all accommodation and transportation including the ferry from Crete to Santorini.
-services of a tour leader.
-services of a guide as per detailed itinerary.
-14 breakfasts, 9 lunches and 9 dinners.
-all entrance fees for the sites as per the detailed itinerary.

Full detailed itinerary available on request.

To book, please call Gerry at 416-463-5184 or e-mail at gerry.pitts@vision2000.ca 
 

 

 

Venice and the Po River

Venice to Venice/8days

July13 to 21, 2013

Limited cabin availability.  Please contact me to book at gerry.pitts@vision2000.ca

 

 

Please join me on the Uniworld River Countess, a 132 passenger ship, as we celebrate the glories of Renaissance Italy with the Po River and the Venice Lagoon as our highway.

 

Unpack your bags, pour a glass of Prosecco, and watch as Renaiassance Palazzi float by.  A special walking tour will take you to the special sights of Venice.

 

 

But that's not all.  We will be enjoying day tours of Ravenna with its Byzantine Mosaics,

 

 

 

play Romeo and Juliet (but without the death scene, please) in classic Verona,

 

 

 

absorb the atmosphere and devour the fabulous food of Bologna,

 

 

 

and finally visit the historic city of Padua before returning to Venice

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 All this from your floating hotel.

The program on this cruise is part of the Epicurean Adventurer Program and includes a Pasta Making Workshop in Bologna/ Italian Dessert making Demonstrations and tasting/Olive Oil and Wine Tasting/Special Wine and Food Pairing Dinner.  For full day to day itinerary with all inclusions, please visit www.uniworld.com.

 

 

PRICING:

Cat. 1 Stateroom--$4628.00 per person in double.

Cat  2 Stateroom--$4383.00 per person in double.

Cat. 3 Stateroom--$4078.00 per person in double.

Air additional at approx. $1450.00

 

 

 

WHATS INCLUDED:

7 nights cruise in a riverview stateroom as well as transfer to and from airport.

Meals onboard including 7 breakfasts, 4 lunches, 7 dinners.

Captain's Dinner, fine wine and beer at lunch and dinner as per day to day itinerary.

6 excursions with local experts.

 Use of bicycles and Nordic walking sticks.

Onboard entertainment and more.

 

 

 

 There are limited cabins available.

 

To book, please call me, Gerry, at 416-463-5184 or via e-mail at gerry.pitts@vision2000.ca