ALPINE WONDERS our 66th year | first-class and fully escorted journeys
april-october 2011
Neuschwanstein Castle
INFORMATION AND RESERVATIONS. TERMS AND CONDITIONS. RESERVATIONS AND PAYMENT. Receipt of a deposit of $350 per person, and signed contract is required to hold your reservation. The balance is due 60 days before departure. Certified bank checks or credit cards are required for reservations and final payments made within 30 days of departure. For reservations and payments received within 21 days of departure, you will be charged the cost of sending documents by express mail, now in the range of $10 to $25. PRICES. All prices are subject to increase due to any increase in our costs, such as, but not limited to: increases in air, land or sea fares, fuel cost, and currency fluctuations. All taxes, fuel surcharges, security charges and any other taxes or charges imposed by airlines, airports, cruise lines, governments, etc. are not included in price. Gratuities not specifically mentioned are excluded. AIR DEVIATING TOUR MEMBERS must arrange their own transportation from airport to hotel and hotel to airport. UNUSED TOUR ELEMENTS. No refund will be given for any unused tour features, by reason of customer’s choice, for operational reasons, or because of bad weather. ERRORS. In case of printing, typographical error, computer error, verbal or human billing error, we reserve the right to invoice or re-invoice participants with corrected billing. TICKET REVISION/CANCELLATION FEE. Once tickets are issued, a $200 per ticket revision/cancellation fee will apply to each ticket plus the cost of express mail charges. This charge is not covered by the Perillo Protection Plan and subject to change. HOLIDAYS AND CHANGES. During local or national holidays abroad, certain facilities such as museums, sightseeing tours and shopping may be limited. In such instances, and whenever possible, slight itinerary adjustments are made by Perillo Tours to minimize inconvenience to tour members. If, however, your enjoyment might be diminished by such minor limitations, please check with the appropriate tourist office before selecting a departure. Holidays, closing days and other circumstances may change the day of the week for scheduled “dining out”, sightseeing and other activities.
TRAVEL DOCUMENTS. United States citizens require a valid passport only, when traveling to Europe. Non-citizens have other requirements which should be checked immediately. BAGGAGE. Each tour member is limited to one large suitcase and one small carryon due to limited baggage area on buses. Some airlines are now charging for all checked luggage as well as overweight suitcases. Please check your airline’s website for current information. As Perillo Tours cannot take responsibility for lost or damaged luggage, the Perillo Protection Plan outlined below is highly recommended. SINGLE ROOMS. A limited number of single rooms are available at the supplement rate shown for each tour. While single rooms provide privacy, they are often smaller than twin bedrooms and sometimes poorly located, especially in older hotels. CANCELLATION AND INSURANCE. Because of the extraordinary savings being offered, if you cancel your reservations, the penalties shown below will apply depending on the length of time remaining before departure. Your right to receive a refund is limited. All cancellations and refund requests must be sent to us in writing and are subject to the following cancellation charges which are based on the price of the tour and the number of weeks prior to departure we receive your notice. MOST CHARGES MAY BE AVOIDED BY YOUR ACCEPTING THE PERILLO PROTECTION PLAN EXPLAINED BELOW. CANCELLATION CHARGES PRIOR TO DEPARTURE CANCELLATION CHARGES 61 OR MORE DAYS
$50
60–31 DAYS
30% OF TOUR COST
30–2 DAYS
60% OF TOUR COST
1 DAY BEFORE DEPART AND NO SHOWS
100% OF TOUR COST
All charges indicated above are per person.
REFUND. All refunds are conditioned upon your understanding that your acceptance of a refund is on the express condition that you release us from all further liability and you thereby waive all additional rights and remedies under this contract or any applicable state, federal or foreign law. TOUR MEMBERS NEEDING SPECIAL ASSISTANCE. We regret that we cannot
provide individual assistance to a tour member for walking, dining, getting on and off motorcoaches and other transportation vehicles, or other personal needs. Travelers who need such assistance must be accompanied by a qualified companion. RESPONSIBILITY. Perillo Tours, Inc., and their employees, shareholders, subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, directors, successors, agents, and assigns (collectively “Perillo Tours”), does not own or operate any entity which is to or does provide goods or services for your trip including, for example, lodging facilities, airline, vessel, motorcoach, or other transportation companies, guides or guide services, local ground operators, providers or organizers of optional excursions, food service providers, etc. All such persons and entities are independent contractors. As a result, Perillo Tours is not liable for any negligent or willful act or failure to act of any such person or entity or of any third party. Tour members are also subject to the terms and conditions set forth on their airline, rail or cruise line ticket. These conditions are available upon request. You may see the name PERILLO TOURS affixed to motor vehicles, on signs around the hotel or elsewhere. This use of our name is purely for reasons of identification and does not denote ownership, supervision, or control by Perillo Tours in any way. In addition and without limitation, Perillo Tours is not responsible for any injury, loss, death, inconvenience, delay, or damage to person or property in connection with the provision of any goods or services whether resulting from, but not limited to, acts of God or force majeure, illness, disease, acts of war or civil unrest, insurrection or revolt, animals, strikes or other labor activities, criminal or terrorist activities of any kind, overbooking or downgrading of accommodations, mechanical or other failure of airplanes or other means of transportation, or for any failure of any transportation mechanism to arrive or depart on time. Also be advised that foreign air-conditioning systems in public places, hotels and motorcoaches are not up to U.S. standards. If due to weather, flight schedules or other uncontrollable factors, you are required to spend an additional night(s), you will be responsible for your own hotel, transfers and meal costs. Baggage is entirely at owner’s risk. The right is reserved to decline,
to accept or retain any person as a member of these trips at any time. In any such event, Perillo Tour’s sole obligation is to refund for any unused accommodations or other trip features. Passenger certifies not to have any mental, physical or other condition or disability that would create a hazard for himself/herself or other passengers. Perillo Tours reserves the right to change the itinerary or trip features at any time and for any reason, with or without notice and/ or to substitute airlines or hotels of a similar category for those listed in this brochure, and Perillo Tours shall not be liable for any such changes. By your knowing the above, you can purchase the Perillo Protection Plan and there will be no misunderstanding before, during or after your vacation. From time-to-time a tour departure may be cancelled for lack of participation. In such a case, the operator’s sole responsibility is to provide a refund without any other liability whatsoever. Operator will have no further responsibility for any conjunction tickets, non-refundable or otherwise. ARBITRATION AGREEMENT. Any controversy or claim arising out of or relating in any way to these Terms and Conditions, to the Responsibility Clause, to the brochure, or any other information relating in any way to the trip, or to the trip itself, shall be settled solely and exclusively by binding arbitration in New Jersey, in accordance with the commercial rules of the American Arbitration Association then existent. Upon payment of a deposit, tour participant indicates acceptance of the above Terms and Conditions and of the Arbitration Agreement. OPERATOR/TOUR MEMBER AGREEMENT. Fu r t h e r i n f ormation concerning t h e conditions of this tour is contained in an agreement that will be signed between the tour member and tour operator at the time of tour deposit.
Perillo Tours, Perillo Plaza, Woodcliff Lake, NJ 07677 Phone: 1-800-431-1515 www.PerilloTours.com
Perillo Protection Plan: tr avel with peace of mind. Perillo Tours Pre-Departure Protection: Covers cancellations for any reason. This will protect you against cancellation charges stated above. No-shows are not covered by this plan. A $200 fee to change or cancel your air ticket once tickets are issued is not covered by this plan. The following post-departure insurance is provided by AIG Travel Guard. Tour Cost Trip Interruption: Pays for the financial loss you incur while on tour if you must cancel due to illness, injury, or death of you, a family member, or traveling companion as well as named unforeseen circumstances which may arise.
$600 Travel Delay: Pays up to $300 per day up to the maximum limit of coverage (if the insured’s trip is delayed for more than 12 hours) for reasonable, additional accommodations until travel becomes possible. This benefit is payable for only one delay for all insureds. $1,000 Baggage and Personal Effects: Pays for covered items, lost, stolen, or broken on your trip. $300 Baggage Delay: Pays for the purchase of essential items if your bags are delayed for more than 24 hours while on your trip. $25,000 Medical Expenses: Pays for covered accident, sickness, and emergency dental with no deductibles.
$50,000 Emergency Medical Transportation: Pays evacuation and transportation expense as directed by a physician to the nearest adequate medical facility. $25,000 Accidental Death and Dismemberment: Pays for direct accidental death and dismemberment 24 hours a day while you are on your trip. $100,000 Flight Accident: Applies only to injury sustained by you while in or on, boarding or alighting from an air conveyance organized and licensed for the transportation of passengers for hire and/ or as a result of being struck or run down by an aircraft.
AIG Travel Assist: Provides 24-hour assistance to you worldwide. This coverage is non-refundable and can only be purchased with your tour deposit for $199. If purchased, you will receive a Description of Coverage with your final documents which describe the coverage and exclusions in detail. If you have any questions about the insurance, call AIG Travel Guard toll-free: 1-866-221-8078, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
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Belvedere Garden in Vienna, Austria
ALPINE WONDERS 15 DAYS TO GERMANY, AUSTRIA, ITALY & MONACO
Munich (2 nights) Salzburg (1) Vienna (2) Venice (2) Portofino Area (3) Lago Maggiore (3) Also Visiting: Parma, Portofino, Gulf of Poets, Cinque Terre, Monte Carlo, Monaco, Borromean Islands, Lake Como, Bellagio, Cernobbio, Milan & more! WHAT’S INCLUDED: Great Hotels. Centrally-located, First-Class & deluxe hotels, exclusively. Smaller Groups. 20 to 40 guests per tour. More Legroom. Deluxe, state-of-the-art motorcoaches with EXTRA legroom. Airport Transfers. Arrival and departure transfers in Europe. Buffet Breakfast Daily. A very hearty start to each day! 9 Dinners. Including 3 courses with a choice of entrée, mineral water, wine, coffee and dessert. · 1 welcome dinner in Munich with Bavarian specialties and beer. · 1 candle light dinner with show “The Sound of Music.” · 1 traditional dinner with wine and music at a Heurige in Vienna. · 1 farewell dinner at the beautiful Villa Crespi at Orta Lake. Wine & Food Tastings in 4 great locations: · San Daniele ham tasting · Venice Cicchetti (finger foods) · Parma ham and cheese tasting · Aperitif and snacks in Monte Carlo 1 Tote Bag Per Person, baggage tags and travel documents included. Baggage Handling. Never touch your bag! (except at airports) Hotel Taxes and Hotel Service Charges. All Tips for hotel and restaurant personnel. Professional Tour Directors and licensed local guides. BB=Buffet Breakfast L=Lunch D=Dinner
DAY 1: USA
› Munich
Today we begin our adventure with our overnight flight to Munich.
DAY 2: Arrive Munich Out Tonight
› Dinner
Arrival at Munich airport and individual transfers to the hotel. Time to relax. In the evening transfer to the Hofbrauhaus, the world famous beer hall, built in 1607 by the Bavarian Duke Maximilian I. Most Bavarians’ favorite room is called the ‘schwemme’ which is housed on the ground floor of the Hofbrauhaus. This is the only ‘schwemme’ not destroyed by the bombing during World War II and where Adolf Hitler held the first of several propaganda events starting on February 24, 1920. Welcome dinner with many typical and delicious specialties. B, D
DAY 3: Munich
After breakfast, a guided city tour of the Bavarian Capital, one of the main German cultural centers. In the afternoon we’ll visit the beautiful baroque Nymphenburg Palace, originally Ferdinand Maria’s present to his wife Henriette Adelaide on the birth of his heir, in 1675. It was built by Italian architects as a summer residence for the Bavarian monarchs. You shouldn’t miss the Marstall Museum and Porcelain Museum. B
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DAY 4: Munich Neuschwanstein Castle Salzburg ”Sound Of Music” Dinner Tonight
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Departure for Hohenschwangau to visit the fairytale Neuschwanstein Castle, featured
in several Walt Disney films, such as “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.” Continue on to the lovely baroque town of Salzburg, Mozart’s birthplace. We’ll enjoy a candlelight dinner & show, “The Sound of Music” at a very nice restaurant downtown. B, D
DAY 5: Salzburg
› Vienna
We enjoy a guided tour of Salzburg’s Hohensalzburg Fortress, the Residenz Palace, former Prince-Archbishop’s residence, Mirabell Palace, the Salzburg Cathedral and Mozart’s house. We then depart for imperial Vienna, gateway between the East and the West for over two thousand years. We’ll enjoy dinner at our hotel.
DAY 6: Vienna Sightseeing Out Tonight
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This morning, a guided city tour featuring St. Stephan’s Cathedral, the Hofburg, Belvedere and the magnificent Schoenbrunn Palace. Afternoon at leisure. We suggest you visit the new Kunsthaus Wien with the beautiful Hundertwasser collection, let a Fiaker take you for a ride through Vienna or shopping downtown. In between, don’t forget to enjoy a coffee break including a piece of Sachertorte. For over 175 years, this world - famous chocolate cake has been a specialty of the luxurious Sacher Hotel. Tonight, a typical dinner with wine and music at one of the famous “Heuriger” in Grinzing, on Vienna’s outskirts, which was famous for its viticulture. B, D
Munich Fuessen
Vienna Salzburg
Lago Maggiore Como Milan Parma Portofino
Cinque Terre
San Daniele del Friuli Venice
Monte Carlo
DAY TRIP/ VISIT OVERNIGHT STAY
Munich, Germany
DAY 7: Vienna › Venice › Dinner in Hotel
After breakfast, we depart for Venice with a stop over in San Daniele del Friuli for a light lunch including wine and tasting of San Daniele ham. Together with Parma ham, this is probably the world’s most famous raw ham. Dinner and overnight in Venice. B, D
DAY 8: Venice
After a guided walking tour through Venice, it’s time for “cicchetti,” the famous Venetian finger food and, of course, wine! Excursion by boat to Murano to visit one of the best glass blowing factories. B
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DAY 9: Venice Parma Dinner in Hotel
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› Tigullio Gulf
After breakfast we’re off to the Tigullio Gulf with its gems, Portofino and Rapallo. We’ll stop over in the Parma area to taste two of the world’s most famous gastronomic products: Parma ham and Parmesan cheese. Then, on to the Tigullio Gulf for dinner! B, D
DAY 10: Tigullio Gulf Tigullio Gulf
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› Cinque Terre
Full day guided tour to the charming Cinque Terre (5 Lands). We’ll travel by train from Levanto to Riomaggiore, from where you walk along the famous Via dell’Amore all the way up to Manarola with a great view over the bay. From here you reach Monterosso by boat and then go back to Levanto by train. B
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DAY 11: Tigullio Gulf Monte Carlo Tigullio Gulf Dinner in Hotel
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Full day excursion to Monte Carlo, the world famous quarter of the principality of Monaco on the Cote d’Azur. This tiny State, with its fabulous gardens and parks, sumptuous boutiques, luxury hotels and restaurants, is a little paradise for the international jet set. Next, aperitif and snacks at the magnificent Hotel de Paris and later, entry to the worldfamous Monaco Casino! Look out for James Bond! Return to our hotel for dinner. B, D
DAY 12: Portofino Dinner in Hotel
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› Lago Maggiore
After breakfast we depart for Lago Maggiore. We’ll enjoy an excursion by boat to the manicured Borromean Islands: Isola Madre, Isola Bella, Isola dei Pescatori, a former fishers’ village, which had a population of 208 only 40 years ago and is now completely uninhabited. Their name comes from the Borromeo family, which bought them in the early 16th century. Return to our hotel for dinner. B, D
DAY 13: Lago Maggiore Lago Maggiore
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› Milan
Full day excursion to Milan and a guided tour of Italy’s most important city for industry, business and banking. The Duomo, the beautiful cathedral, La Scala, one of the world’s most famous opera houses, the “Last Supper”of Leonardo da Vinci and the fantastic shopping area will reveal a much more pleasant and totally unexpected side of this very lively city.
YOUR FIRST-CLASS & DELUXE HOTELS Munich - Hilton Munich City Salzburg - Sheraton Vienna - Hilton Stadtpark Venice - Hilton Molino Stucky or Westin Europa & Regina Tigullio Gulf - Portofino Kulm or Cenobio Dei Dogi in Camogli Lago Maggiore - Hotel Simplon or Hotel Splendid NOTE: If a change in hotels becomes necessary for any reason, the hotel substituted will be equivalent of those shown.
DEPARTURE DATES & LAND RATES April 2011 - October 2011
TO MUNICH, RETURN FROM MILAN Depart USA Saturday - Return Saturday
Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct
The rest of the day is at leisure. A shuttle bus will take you back to Lago Maggiore at 6:30 pm, 9:30 pm and 12:00 pm. B
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DAY 14: Lago Maggiore Lugano Lake Como Lago Maggiore Farewell Dinner
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Full day excursion to Lake Lugano and Lake Como. You’ll get to know charming little towns like Menaggio and Bellagio, and one of the most beautiful towns in Europe Cernobbio, where George Clooney recently bought a villa. We’ll also drop in on Como, with its rich Roman and medieval history. We’ll return to Lago Maggiore and transfer to the beautiful Hotel Villa Crespi on Orta Lake. The hotel restaurant has been awarded 2 Michelin Stars and we’re sure you’ll agree after enjoying a great farewell dinner! B, D
DAY 15: Lago Maggiore
› Milan › USA
Individual transfers to the airport for your flight home, returning to the States on the same day.
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Single Double Room Supplement BLACK DATES
$4490
$1500
RED DATES
$4690
$1500
GREEN DATES
$4890
$1500
NOTE: Rates are per person and include roundtrip airport transfers in Munich and Milan at scheduled times. Airfare available from your hometown.
LET PERILLO BOOK YOUR FLIGHTS! For a seamless travel experience, let our professional air department book your flights from your hometown to Munich and your return home from Milan.
BOOK YOUR TOUR NOW. See your travel agent,visit us on the web at www.PerilloTours.com or call us toll free at 1.800.431.1515