Adventure Tours
Summerset Adventure Tours Plans October 2008 Excursion
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Reward yourself with this delightful two week excursion into the wine country of Spain and Italy. Treat your senses to an experience of a lifetime as you step into a Barcelona cellar to sip Cava, stroll the beach of a Spanish Mediterranean village, and explore the famous Sagrada Familia.
Then, check into your balcony room on the MSC Orchestra, MSC Cruise’s new flagship. With its airy open spaces, it is easily the most congenial cruise ship in Italy. Your on-ship needs will be met with luxurious offerings on the 18 decks: a fitness/relaxation area, a jogging track, a sauna, turkish bath, swimming pools, jacuzzis, restaurants, pizzerias, theatres, nightclubs, shopping areas and a mini club. Take advantage of wonderful shopping and reserve time for relaxing.
During our seven days at sea, our tempting ports of call will thrill you with new experiences, and fun, fun, fun!
Our final days of touring, sipping, and playing in Italy, including magnificent Florence, will be pleasurable and memorable. The mix of beautiful scenery, works of art, fine wine, exquisite meals, and delightful companions is magical.
All of this, two weeks of exploring and fun, for less than it would cost you to spend a week in Tuscany!
Cheers!
Dates:
September 30th – October 15, 2008.
Cost:
$4,960.00 (per person/ double occupancy)
Limited Availability
More Info:
Call Summerset Winery 515-961-3545 for more info.
- ITINERARY -
Sep. 30 - Departure on Delta airlines from Des Moines to Barcelona, with connecting flight in Atlanta
Oct 1 11:05AM Group will arrive at BCN airport on DL114. Where we will meet our English speaking assistant and transfer by private bus to the 4 start Hotel in Barcelona. After check in at the hotel, spend the rest of the day at leisure. Welcome dinner in typical restaurant that evening and overnight stay.
Oct 2 Today drive south to Barcelona wine and cava country to the villages of Saint Sadumi, to visit a cellar and taste wine or Cava (cava is the typical sparkling wine from Catalonia).
Then drive to a lovely fishermen and Mediterranean village of Sitgeswith where there is a great beach promenade and city center for a walking tour and shopping. Lunch and dinner on your own.
Oct 3 This Morning we will have a guided tour of Barcelona, with a visit to the Sagrada Familia. That afternoon we will transfer to Pier to board the MSC cruise Orchestra. The ship will depart at 6pm.
Oct 3 - 10 7 nights on board of MSC cruise Orchestra
Oct 10 9AM Cruise ship will be arriving at the Barcelona pier. After debarking we will transfer to the Barcelona airport for a one way flight to Florence departing at 2:05PM. We will arrive at 3:40PM on Meridiana airlines at the Florence airport where we will meet our tour escort and board a private bus to take us to the hotel in Portovenere. If time permits we will stop in Lerici for a panoramic tour with escort. Welcome dinner that evening and overnight stay in Portovenere.
Oct 11 This is a full day excursion to Cinque Terre villages (by train and/or boat depending on weather conditions) including a wine tasting! Yum!
Oct 12 Full day excursion to Viareggio and Lucca (*this day has other possible options for tours).
Oct 13 Full day excursion to Florence, including half day private guided city tour (entrance fees )to the Academy of Fine Arts, followed by free time for shopping and relaxing before returning to our hotel in Portovenere (*this day has other possible options for tours).
Oct 14 Today spend the morning at leisure in Portovenere to explore the city and relax, or take an optional cooking class. Later in the afternoon we will transfer to Hotel near Malpensa airport fo our final and farewell dinner.
Oct 15 Breakfast at the hotel, then transfer to Malpensa airport for our return flight to the USA on flight DL75 departing at 11AM.
