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Lisbon,Fatima & Porto

Visiting: Lisbon, Sintra, Cabo da Roca, Cascais, Estoril, Obidos, Fatima, Valinhos, Aljustrel, Batalha, Alcobaca, Nazare, Peniche, Coimbra, Braga, Guimaraes & Porto Tuesday 5th February: Meet the group at 1300hrs at the Malta International Airport for check-in on your Air Malta flight to Lisbon departing at 1515hrs. Upon arrival, your private coach will take you to the 4* Lutecia Smart Design Hotel for check in and room allocation. Later head to a local Portugese Restaurant for a welcome dinner (optional) before overnight.

Wednesday 6th February: Today, join your fellow group members for a day excursion to Lisbon. Built on seven hillsides overlooking the Rio Tejo, Lisbon’s postcardperfect panorama of cobbled alleyways, ancient ruins and white-domed cathedrals will await your discovery together with our English-speaking local guide. During your free time visit your favourite hotspot in Lisbon, before making your way towards Belem tower and the adjacent Jeronimo Monastery (entrance included).

Return to your hotel for dinner (optional) and overnight Thursday 7th February: After breakfast, enjoy a splendid day to Sintra, Cabo da Roca and Cascais. Drive along Portugal’s unspoiled Atlantic coast to the historical town of Sintra. Its UNESO world Heritage-listed centre, is dotted with pastel-hued manors folded into luxuriant hills that roll down to the blue Atlantic. Later head to Cabo da Roca cliffs to admire the breath-taking landscapes of the westernmost point on mainland Europe. Proceed towards Cascais, a popular fishingvillage-turned-resort-town, before returning to Lisbon for dinner (optional) and overnight.

Friday 8th February: After breakfast, and checkout, your private coach will head its way to Fatima, but not before a visit to Obidos. Surrounded by a classic crenellated wall, Óbidos’ gorgeous historic centre is a labyrinth of cobblestoned streets and flower-bedecked, whitewashed houses. Later head to Fatima for check-in and room allocation before a trip to Aljustrel to visit the house where the three little shepherds: Lucia, Jacinta and Francisco used to live in. Continue your way to Valinhos to take part in the Stations of the Cross and then continue your way back to Fatima for dinner (optional) and overnight Saturday 9th February: Today, after breakfast enjoy your free day in Fatima. Stand awe-struck in the middle of the Sanctuary of Fatima. It’s hard to believe that this grassy field is now where you will find the Sanctuary of Fátima, a massive, jaw-dropping religious complex that draws large crowds daily.

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Sunday 10th February: After breakfast we encourage you to join your tour leader for a full day excursion to the region west of Fatima. Start your day by driving towards Batalha for a chance to visit the abbey where solid rock has been carved into forms as delicate as snowflakes.

Then continue your way to Alcobaca for a chance to visit the famous monastery before continuing your way towards Nazare with its narrow-cobbled lanes running down to a wide, cliff-backed beach. Later head back to your hotel for dinner (optional) and overnight.

Monday 11th February: After breakfast join your fellow group members for an excursion to Tomar one of central Portugal’s most appealing small towns. With its pedestrian-friendly historic centre, its pretty riverside park frequented by swans, herons and families of ducks.

Later head to Portugal’s largest cave system (entrance included): Mira de Aira. Return back to Fatima for some free time before dinner (optional) and overnight.

Tuesday 12th February: Today after breakfast and checkout, start your way towards Porto, but not before a visit to Coimbra, a charming university town. The medieval capital of Portugal wears its weighty importance in Portuguese history with dignity. Its atmospheric, beautiful historic core cascades down a hillside in a lovely setting on the east bank of the Rio Mondego. Coimbra is also famous as it is here that sister Lucia used to live in the Carmelite convent within the city. Later you will arrive in Porto for check in, room allocation, dinner (optional) and overnight.

Wednesday 13th February: After breakfast, join your English-speaking local guide for a full day excursion to the second largest Portuguese city. Porto, also known as ‘Invicta’ is reputable as the working horse city of Portugal.

You will start the day by driving towards the city and visit the Avenue of Aliados and the train station of Sao Bento with its admirable and traditional white and blue tiles.

Then continue towards the district of Ribeira, declared a world heritage site by UNESCO. Together with the group you will have the opportunity to visit the Palacio de Bolsa/ Stock Exchange palace (entrance included), before lunch (extra). In the afternoon you may want to join your fellow group members for a mini cruise on the river Douro (extra).

Return to your hotel for dinner (optional) and overnight.

Thursday 14th February: After breakfast and Check out, your private coach will transfer you to Porto’s airport for your flight back to Malta departing at 1115hrs.

€759 in Triple Room

SPECIAL price

NORMAL price

€809 TWIN

€909 TWIN

€759 triple €909 SINGLE €309 CHID

€859 triple

€1009 SINGLE €359 CHILD

(under 12 years sharing with 2 Adults)

Price Includes: • Direct Air Malta flight to Lisbon • Direct Ryan Air flight from Porto • 1 Piece Checked- in Luggage (20kgs) • 10 Kgs Hand Luggage • All Excursions Transfers • 3 Nights at the 4* Lutecia Smart Design Hotel (or similar) in Lisbon on B&B Basis • 4 Nights at the 4* Hotel de Fatima (or similar) in Fatima on B&B Basis • 2 Nights at the 4* Eurostars das Artes Hotel (or similar) in Porto on B&B Basis • Tour Leader and Spiritual Director • Local English Speaking Guide • Entrances as per programme • Protection by the Insolvency Fund Optional Excursions: Adult & Child Lisbon €49 Sintra, Cabo da Roca and Cascais €59 Batalha, Alcobaca and Nazare €59 Tomar and Mira de Aira Caves €49 Porto €49 Rate for all Excursions €265 Half Board Supplement Adult & Child 9xDinners (drinks excluded) €115

*Special Price is only valid when the Excursion package and the Half Board supplement are taken

Tunisia

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Visiting: Sousse, Kairouan, Port El Kantaoui, Mahdia and El Jem

28 Feb - 04 Mar

€199 in Triple Room

Thursday 28th of February: Meet the Tour Leader at the Malta International Airport at 1500hrs for check in on your direct Air Malta flight to Tunis departing at 1700hrs. Upon arrival at 1800hrs, your private coach will transfer you to the 4* Riadh Palms Resort and Spa in Sousse for check in and room allocation. Dinner will follow before overnight.

Sunday 3rd March: Today, after breakfast enjoy your time in the hotel. Indulge in a moment of relaxation at the Serenity Spa Centre, or have a drink in one of the many bars and restaurants within the hotel precincts.

The Serenity SPA Centre offers you the opportunity to feel rejuvenated, refreshed and totally invigorated

NORMAL price

€249 TWIN

€349 TWIN

€199 triple €299 SINGLE

Friday 1st March: After breakfast, we encourage you to join the tour leader and fellow group members for a walking excursion to Sousse and its nearby attractions including the Medina which is listed as one of the UNESCO’s World heritage Sites. Later head back towards the hotel where you can embark on yet another excursion this time to Kairouan and Port El Kantaoui. Together with your English-speaking guide, visit the Great Mosque also known as Sidi Okba Mosque with its magnificent prayer hall that has 414 pillars supporting the horseshoe arches. Then make your way towards the Aghlabid basins before heading towards Port El Kantaoui, grafted onto the coast 14km north of Sousse and promoted as the Mediterranean’s pleasure port. Enjoy your free time in this popular marina, before heading towards your hotel for dinner and overnight.

Saturday 2nd March: Today, after breakfast join the tour leader for a full day excursion to Mahdia and El Jem. Mahdia is blessed with a truly spectacular setting and occupies a narrow peninsula jutting out into the Mediterranean. When exploring the pretty, whitewashed medina, you’ll enjoy wonderful views of the shimmering Mediterranean and the 16th-century El Kebir fortress (entrance included). Later head towards El Jem. The ancient amphitheatre at El Jem is a dramatic and impressive sight, both because of its awesome size and solidity in relation to the modern buildings surrounding it, and because, like all ruins, it’s a sober reminder of the inevitable fleetingness of achievement. Built on a low plateau halfway between Sousse and Sfax, the colosseum and mosaic-filled archaeological museum are all the evidence you need to begin to grasp the scope of Roman civilisation in Africa.

SPECIAL price

€99 CHID

€299 triple €399 SINGLE €149 CHILD

(under 12 years sharing with 2 Adults)

Price Includes: • Direct Air Malta flights to Tunis • 10Kgs hand luggage • 23Kgs checked in luggage • All Transfers • 4 Nights at the 4* Riadh Palms Resort and Spa (or similar) in Sousse on Half Board Basis • English Speaking Guide (as per itinerary) • Tour Leader • Protection by the Insolvency Fund Optional Excursions: Adult & Child Sousse Orientation Walk €19 Kairouan and Port El Kantaoui €39 Mahdia and El Jem €45 Rate for all Excursions €103 Soft All-Inclusive Package: Adult & Child (excluding alcoholic drinks) €59

thanks to its new temple of the pleasures of water, body sculpting, relaxation and wellbeing treatments. (extra charges may apply). Alternatively, you can wonder around Sousse and maybe have a dip in the clear Blue Mediterranean Sea at the long sandy Boujaffar Beach. Later re-join the group for your dinner before your short overnight.

Monday 4th March: After an early wake up call, and check out, your private coach will head towards Tunis Airport for your flight back to Malta departing at 0640hrs.

*Special Price is only valid when the Excursion package and the Soft All-Inclusive Package are taken

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Incredible India

Visiting: Delhi, Jaipur, Agra, Jhanshi, Orccha, Khajuraha and Varanasi

Saturday 16th March: Meet at the Malta International Airport at 1230hrs noon for check-in of your international flight to Delhi via Dubai with Emirates Airlines .

pale yellow, pink sandstone and white marble. On the way you will also have the opportunity to visit Hawa Mahal palace, the city palace and the Jantar mantar.

Return back to the hotel for dinner before overnight.

Sunday 17th March: Upon arrival in Delhi at 0855hrs, your private coach will transfer you directly to your 4* Deluxe Hotel Mantra Amaltas. After breakfast, check in and room allocation, enjoy some few hours of deserved rest time. After lunch (extra), join your English-speaking guide for a half day tour of New Delhi. Visit the Qutab Complex and Humayun’s tomb, and look in awe at the Parliament House, the India Gate, the Bahai temple and the President’s house.

Later return to your hotel for dinner and overnight.

Wednesday 20th March: Soon after breakfast and checkout, start your way towards the city of Agra, home to the world-famous Taj Mahal complex but not before a visit of Fatehpur Sikri a magnificent fortified ancient city. Upon arrival in Agra, check in and room allocation at the 4* Four Points by Sheraton Hotel, followed by an excursion under the guidance of your English-Speaking local guide of the Taj Mahal and Agra Fort. Described as a teardrop on the cheek of eternity, the Taj Mahal is visited by up to 4 million individuals a year and most leave such monumental surroundings with the conviction that they have visited the most beautiful building in the world. Later continue your way towards Agra Fort.

With the Taj Mahal overshadowing it, one can easily forget that Agra has one of the finest Mughal forts in India. Walking through courtyard after courtyard of this palatial red-sandstone and marble fortress, your amazement grows as the scale of what was built here begins to sink in. Back to the hotel for dinner and overnight.

Monday 18th March: Soon after breakfast enjoy a rickshaw ride (included) at Chandni Chowk. A rickshaw ride in Mughal emperor Shah Jahan’s Shahjahanabad city (old Delhi) is one of the prime attractions of Delhi. Chandni Chowk is a place to be explored and savored by all those who do not fear crowds and have always been attracted by mixed sounds. Soon after lunch (extra) take your private airconditioned coach towards Jaipur. On arrival at the 4* Lemon Tree Premier Hotel in Jaipur, check in and room allocation will follow. Dinner will be served in the hotel’s restaurant followed by overnight.

Tuesday 19th March: After breakfast take a trip to Amber Fort, on the decorated Jeeps/Elephant backs (subject to availability). This magnificent fort comprises of an extensive palace complex, built from

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Thursday 21st March: After breakfast and check out, head towards Agra’s train station in order to travel onboard the airconditioned train towards Jhansi.

On arrival head towards Orchha and its famous fort complex. This historic small town on the Betwa River showcases a supreme display of Mughal-influenced

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Rajput architecture in the shape of spectacular palaces and temples. Later continue your drive towards the city of Khajuraho. Upon arrival at the 4* Clarks Khajuraho hotel, check-in and room allocation will be followed by dinner and overnight.

Friday 22nd March: After early breakfast and checkout, proceed towards the Khajuraho’s World heritage listed temples. The erotic and other carvings that swathe Khajuraho’s temples are amongst the finest temple art in the world. The Western Group of temples, in particular, contains some stunning sculptures.

Later head towards Khajuraho’s airport for your internal flight towards Varanasi. On arrival, your private coach will head towards the 4* Amaya Hotel for check in and room allocation.

After some free time, join the Englishspeaking local guide for an evening visit of the Ghats of Varnasi, where Aarti is performed. Watch this beautiful, resonant, and majestic spectacle with a very precise choreography involving rituals performed by several priests with the sound of bells, drums, cymbals, and Sanskrit mantras. The river is also worshiped with flower petals. Soon after head back to the hotel for dinner and overnight

Saturday 23rd March: Early wake up call for a sunrise boat ride on the river Ganges. Enjoy such a boat ride, that is both mystical and spiritual. Watch people offering water to the sun god and devotees taking holy dip in the Ganges. Later head back to your hotel for breakfast before a full day trip to Varanasi with your English-speaking guide which will include visits to Durga Temple, Kashi Vishwanath Temple, Bharat Mara Temple and the Hindu University. Later head back to the hotel for dinner and overnight.

Sunday 24th March: After breakfast, enjoy your last few moments in Varanasi, before check out and private coach transfer towards Varanasi’s airport for your internal flight back to Delhi. Upon arrival, check in at your 4* Four Points by Sheraton Hotel before ample free time for your last-minute bargain shopping. Later head back to your hotel for dinner and overnight.

Monday 25th March: Early wake up call and check out followed by private transfer towards Delhi’s airport for check in of your Emirates flight back to Malta, via Dubai departing at 0410hrs, with an estimated time of arrival back in Malta at 1325hrs.

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€1469 triple €1499 TWIN €1899 SINGLE €1399 CHILD (under 12 years sharing with 2 Adults)

Price Includes: • International Flights to/and from Delhi with Emirates Airlines • Regional Internal Flights to/and from Varanasi • All Transfers, Excursions and Sightseeing by Air-conditioned Private Coach • English Speaking Guide as per itinerary • 9 Nights at 4* Deluxe Hotels as per programme (or similar) on HB Basis • Entrance to Museums (where applicable) • Airconditioned Seated Train Ticket as per programme • Rickshaw ride in Old Delhi • Jeep/Elephant ride in Jaipur • Boat ride in Varanasi • 1 litre mineral water per person per day • All Taxes including India’s Government Service Tax • Protection by the Insolvency Fund Not Included: • Lunches where applicable • Travel Insurance not included but highly recommended • Electronic Visa to India for Maltese Nationals • Tips and Other Personal Expenses • Any other expense not mentioned above

Tour Leader with minimum 18 booked guests

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Zakopane starting from

Visiting: Zakopane, Chocolaw and KRakow

18 - 22 MArch

€499 in Triple Room

Monday 18th March: Meet the Tour Leader at the Malta International Airport at 0500hrs for check in on your direct Ryan Air flight to Krakow departing at 0700hrs. Upon arrival at 0940hrs, your private coach will head towards one of the massive Outlet Villages in Krakow for the perfect shopping spree to start this marvellous holiday. Later re-join your group for your way towards Zakopane, for hotel check in, room allocation, dinner (optional) and overnight.

Thursday 21st March: Today, after breakfast, enjoy your surroundings in your free day. Enjoy the traditional Polish friendliness in the hotel or head towards Terma Bania a modern water park complex with indoor & outdoor thermal pools, plus saunas,

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NORMAL price

€539 TWIN

€639 TWIN

€499 triple €599 SINGLE €419 CHID

Tuesday 19th March: After breakfast, we encourage you to join the tour leader and a local Englishspeaking local guide for an excursion to Zakopane and its surroundings. Nestled in the foothills of the Tatras mountains, Zakopane is Poland’s best-known mountain resort. Originally a seventeenth century forestry settlement, Zakopane is now a sprawling town, close to the Slovak border at the edge of the Tatra Mountains National Park. Visit Chocholow, a village comprised almost exclusively of heritage Polish wooden houses. You will also have the opportunity to visit the sanctuary of Our Lady of Fatima in Krzeptowki, a place closely related to Saint John Paul II. Later head back to your hotel in time for dinner (optional) and overnight.

Wednesday 20th March: Today, after breakfast join the tour leader for a full day excursion to Krakow.

Wawel Castle is a major drawcard, while the Old Town contains soaring churches, impressive museums and the vast Rynek Główny, Europe’s largest market square. In the former Jewish quarter, Kazimierz, remnant synagogues reflect the tragedy of the 20th century, while lively squares and backstreets symbolise the renewal of the 21st. Here and throughout the Old Town are hundreds of restaurants, bars and clubs. However, there’s more to the former royal capital than history. During your free time, walk through the Old Town, and you might be overwhelmed by the harmony of a quiet backstreet, the ‘just so’ nature of the architecture and light. At times like these Kraków reveals its harmonious blend of past and present, an essential part of any visit to Poland.

Later head back to your hotel for dinner (optional) and overnight.

SPECIAL price

€599 triple €699 SINGLE €469 CHILD

(under 12 years sharing with 2 Adults)

Price Includes: • Direct Ryan Air flights to Krakow • 10 Kgs hand luggage • All Transfers • 4 Nights at the 3* Hotel Willa Pod Skocznia (or similar) in Zakopane on Bed & Breakfast Basis • English Speaking Guide (as per itinerary) • Tour Leader • Protection by the Insolvency Fund Optional Excursions: Adult & Child Zakopane €39 Krakow €39 Rate for all Excursions €78 Half Board Supplement Adult & Child 4xBuffet Dinners (drinks excluded) €65 Extra: • Requested seats or seats next to each other will incur an additional charge • Extra Checked in Luggage at €30 per person per way

steam rooms & spa. You may also opt to visit the Bania Ski and Fun area. This is the ideal ski centre for people who start their adventure with skiing or snowboarding. A day full of great fun and relaxation for all ages. Later head back to the hotel to join the rest of the group for dinner (optional) and overnight.

Friday 22nd March: After a relaxed breakfast, prepare for your check out before heading towards Krakow for your direct flight back to Malta departing at 1715hrs.

*Special Price is only valid when the Excursion package and the Half Board supplement are taken

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The French Riviera & Mini-Cruise on Board the Costa Fascinosa

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Visiting: Menton, San Remo, Monaco, Savona, Naples and Catania Friday 29th March: Meet the tour leader at the Malta International Airport for check in on your direct Ryan Air flight to Marseille departing at 0820hrs. Upon arrival your private coach will take you to your Ibis Styles Hotel in Menton, for check in and room allocation. The seaside town of Menton offers a glimpse of what the high life on the Riviera must have been like before the developers moved in. With its sunny climate, shady streets and pastel mansions – not to mention a lovely old port – it’s one of the most attractive towns on the entire coast. Menton’s old town is a cascade of pastelcoloured buildings. To French people, the town is also known for its lemons, which are renowned for their particular flavour. Later join your tour leader and the English-speaking local guide for a short excursion to the Italian town of San Remo. Italy’s own Monte Carlo, a sun-dappled Mediterranean resort with a casino, a clutch of ostentatious villas and lashings of Rivierastyle grandeur. Known colloquially as the City of Flowers for its colourful summer blooms, San Remo also stages an annual music festival (the supposed inspiration for the Eurovision Song Contest) and the world’s longest professional one-day cycling race, the 298km Milan– San Remo classic. Later head back to Menton for dinner (optional) and overnight.

Saturday 30th March: Today we offer you an unforgettable full day excursion to Monaco. Monaco might be the world’s second-smallest country (only the Vatican is smaller), but what it lacks in size it makes up for in attitude. A magnet for high-rollers and hedonists since the early 20th century, it’s also renowned as one of the world’s most notorious tax havens and home to the annual Formula One Grand Prix. During the mid-19th century the city became a magnet for regal European exiles, such as Empress Elisabeth of Austria and Tsar Nicola of Russia, who favoured the town’s balmy winters. Swedish inventor Alfred Nobel maintained a villa here, and an onion-domed Russian Orthodox church reminiscent of Moscow’s St Basil’s Cathedral still turns heads down by the seafront. Later head back to Menton for dinner (optional) and overnight.

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INSIDE IC

€699 €689 €849 €529

29 March - 03 April Sunday 31st March: After breakfast and checkout your private coach will transfer you to Savona’s Cruise liner terminal in time for your embarkation onboard Costa Fascinosa the most glamorous ship in Costa Crociere’s fleet. Travelling on Costa Fascinosa you’ll be surrounded by cinema legends from Luchino Visconti to David Lynch and their most famous creations. Refined and intriguing environments, charming and fascinating atmospheres for a cruise surrounded by the greatest starts of the best movies of all time.

Monday 1st April: From bow to stern, full enjoyment ahead for the active ones during your morning at sea.

Pamper yourself at the sauna or just relax by the pool.

Don’t miss out to shop for some variety name-brand and the duty-free shopping or try to discover the restaurants on board. In the afternoon, the ship will arrive in Naples for an afternoon/evening of pure bliss. Join one of the excursion packages (extra) organised by Costa’s onshore excursion team or wander around this raw, high-octane energy city blessed with rich volcanic soils, a bountiful sea, and countless generations of culinary know-how. It is here that you will find the country’s best pizza, pasta and espresso, its most appetising street markets, not to mention some of its most celebrated dishes.

Tuesday 2nd April: Enjoy your abundant breakfast before making landfall in the Sicilian city of Catania at around noon. For all the noise, chaos and scruffiness that hit the visitor at first glance, Catania has a strong magnetic pull. This is Sicily at its most youthful, a city packed with cool and gritty bars, abundant energy and an earthy spirit. Catania’s historic core is a UNESCOlisted wonder, where black-and-white palazzi tower over sweeping baroque piazzas.

Wednesday 3rd April: Make sure to head towards the Costa Fascinosa upper decks early in the morning, as the ship enters the magnificent Grand Harbour. Later enjoy your last breakfast before your disembarkation.

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€709 N/A €899 N/A

BALCONY BC

€749 N/A €949 N/A

BALCONY BP

€759 €749 €999 €529

€699 in Twin Cabin

Price Includes: • Direct Ryanir Flight to Marseille • 10 Kgs Hand Luggage • 20 Kgs Checked-In Luggage • 3 Nights on board the Costa Fascinosa on Full Board basis • 2 Nights at the Ibis Styles Hotel in Menton (or similar) on B&B basis • Coach Transfers (Airport/Hotel/Port) • All Taxes, Port Charges and Service Charge • Tour Leader • Protection by the Insolvency Fund Extras: • Gratuities to be paid on-board (Approx. €10 per night per person over 14 yrs & €5 per night for children between 4 & 12 yrs) • Travel insurance is optional but highly recommended • Excursions whilst cruising can only be purchased on board the ship • Infants (under 2) when sharing with two paying adults at€99 • Requested seats or seats next to each other will incur an additional charge • Classic Cabins might be at a lower deck and in the front or back of the ship • Drinks not included Optional Excursions: Adult Child San Remo €39 €34 Monaco €79 €69 Rate for all Excursions €118 €103 Half Board Supplement Adult Child 2xDinners (drinks excluded) €55 €50

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Kyrenia

in Northern Cyprus

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Visiting: Kyrenia, Trodos Mountains, Nicosia, Karpaz Peninsula and Famagusta

17 – 24 April

€379 in Triple Room

Wednesday 17th April: Meet the tour leader at 1330hrs at the Malta International Airport for check-in on your direct Emirates Airlines flight to Larnaca departing at 1530hrs. Upon arrival at 1855hrs, your private coach will head towards Kyrenia in Northern Cyprus. Check-in, room allocation and dinner (optional) will follow before overnight.

Thursday 18th April: Today, after breakfast, join the tour leader for a full day excursion to Kyrenia and its surroundings. Kyrenia has always been governed by the sea and its natural harbour, once coveted by anyone with dreams of empire and bustling with traders and exporters, is today just as popular with visitors whose only desire is to stroll the seaside strand. Stride up the honey-toned stone ramparts of Kyrenia Castle (entrance included), before heading towards Bellapais monastery (entrance included). Originally built in the 12th century by monks fleeing Palestine after the fall of Jerusalem, the site remains much as it was in 1976, when the last of the stoic Orthodox faithful had to leave. Later head towards St. Hilarion Castle (entrance included). The full fairy-tale outline of St Hilarion Castle only becomes apparent once you’re directly beneath it. The stone walls and halfruined buildings blend into the rocky landscape, creating a dreamscape castle plucked from a child’s imagination, complete with hidden rooms, tunnels and crumbling towers. Rumour has it that Walt Disney drew inspiration from the jagged contours of St Hilarion when he created the animated film Snow White. Return to your hotel in time for dinner (optional) and overnight.

Friday 19th April: After breakfast, we offer you a full day excursion to the Trodos Mountains area in the Republic of Cyprus. Home to Mount Olympus, the island’s highest peak, this stunning mountain range provides visitors with a forested flip side to the coastal resorts and big-city clamour. In addition to the natural beauty of the landscape, the Trodos Mountains are home to a variety of postcard-pretty villages with cobbled streets, terraced slopes and vernacular architecture. The region’s peaks and valleys also hide some of the island’s most important medieval frescoed churches, along with unexpected monasteries, museums and some of the Republic’s finest wineries including the Comandaria Wine and Hot Nuts tasting (entrance included). Later head back to your hotel for dinner (optional) and overnight.

Saturday 20th April: Soon after breakfast join your tour leader for another full day excursion to Lefkosa, the old

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city in North Nicosia. As you wander around northern Cyprus’ old town, unexpected architectural twists whisper of civilisations that took over from one another throughout the centuries - and nowhere is this more apparent than in the Cypriot capital, bisected since 1964 into Nicosia (Lefkosia)and North Nicosia (Lefkoşa).

The splendid Selimiye Mosque (entrance included), once the Gothic-style Cathedral of St Sofia, lords over the city with its twin minarets added by the Ottomans.

During your free time you can cross the no-man’s land from north to south at the Ledra Street checkpoint, where hectic bazaar stalls give way to fancy boutique windows, Turkish signs morph into Greek script, and street-side chatter switches to different sounds. Return back to your hotel for dinner (optional) and overnight.

Sunday 21st April: After breakfast a full day excursion to one’s of the island’s last true wilderness, the Karpaz peninsula awaits you today. A Mediterranean rural idyll of rolling fields, olive groves and remote white-sand beaches licked by shallow turquoise water. Set between a spine of undulating hills, country roads weave between forgotten archaeological sites, ruined churches and sleepy villages up to the thin tapering finger of land at the eastern tip where wild donkeys wander onto the roads and turtles’ nest on dune-backed Golden Beach. (make sure to bring along your swimming costumes - you might be lucky enough to open up your 2019’s swimming season). Later head back to your hotel for dinner (optional) and overnight.

Monday 22nd April: After breakfast join the tour leader for a full day excursion to the beautiful coastal walled city of Famagusta. Winding lanes rimmed with terrace rows of houses suddenly give way to ruined Gothic churches, the most famous of which is the former Cathedral of Saint Nicholas. You will also visit the monastery of Saint Barnabas; the founder of the Cypriot Orthodox Church and the ancient-city-kingdom of Salamis. Later head back to your hotel for dinner (optional) and overnight.

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NORMAL price

€399 TWIN

€499 TWIN

€379 triple €499 SINGLE €299 CHID

€479 triple €599 SINGLE €349 CHILD

(under 12 years sharing with 2 Adults)

Price Includes: • Return Emirates flights to Larnaca • 10 Kgs Hand Luggage • 23 Kgs Checked-In Luggage • All Transfers • 7 Nights at the 4* Pia Bella Hotel (or similar) on B&B Basis in Kyrenia • Tour Leader • English Speaking Guide as per itinerary • Protection by the Insolvency Fund Optional Excursions: Adult Kyrenia €39 Trodos Mountains €49 Nicosia €39 Karpaz Peninsula €49 Famagusta €35 Rate for all Excursions €211

Child €25 €35 €25 €35 €25 €145

Half Board Supplement Adult Child 7xDinners (drinks excluded) €89 €49

Tuesday 23rd April: After breakfast, enjoy your last day in Kyrenia. Take a much-deserved drink in the hotel’s pool bar, or head to Kyrenia’s old harbour (extra) and enjoy the local cuisine. You may also want to take a boat trip departing from the harbour. Later re-join the group for dinner (optional) and overnight.

Wednesday 24th April: After breakfast and checkout, head towards Larnaca airport for check in on your Emirates flight back to Malta departing at 1220hrs.

*Special Price is only valid when the Excursion and half board packages are taken

Thessaloniki Easter Weekend

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Visiting: Thessaloniki, Meteora, Philippi and Kavala

19 – 22 April

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Friday 19th April: GOOD FRIDAY: Meet the tour leader at 0430hrs at the Malta International Airport for check-in on your direct Ryan Air flight to Thessaloniki departing at 0625hrs. Upon arrival at 0910hrs, start this short yet marvelous holiday with a panoramic tour of Greece’s second largest city: Thessaloniki. With the assistance of a local English-speaking guide tour the city that is considered as Greece’s cultural capital, renowned for its events and vibrant cultural life.

With about a million inhabitants, this city with a continuous 3000 year old history preserves relics from its Roman, Byzantine and Ottoman past.

Later head to your 4* hotel for check-in and room allocation. After some free time, you may want to join the tour leader for a short walk within the hotel area, before your optional buffet dinner at the hotel.

Monday 22nd April: After your buffet breakfast, and check out (safe luggage room will be made

SPECIAL price

NORMAL price

€399 TWIN

€499 TWIN

€369 triple €499 SINGLE €249 CHID

€469 triple €549 SINGLE €299 CHILD

(under 12 years sharing with 2 Adults)

Price Includes: • Direct Ryan Air flights to Thessaloniki • 10 Kgs Hand Luggage • All Transfers • 3 Nights at the 4* Anatolia Hotel (or similar) on B&B Basis • Tour Leader • English Speaking Guide as per itinerary • Protection by the Insolvency Fund

Saturday 20th April: After buffet breakfast we offer you an optional excursion to Meteora.

Without any doubt the highlight of your stay in Greece would be the visit to the Meteora monasteries. One of the most important complexes of Eastern Orthodox monasteries, it consists of a number of rock pinnacles topped with a total of 24 monasteries. These immense, solid rocks, split by earthquakes, weathered by water and wind over millions of years are nature’s authentic masterpieces. Together with your local English-speaking guide, visit two of the only six monasteries that are still well preserved before returning to your hotel in time for your optional buffet dinner and overnight.

Sunday 21st April: EASTER SUNDAY: After breakfast we offer you the chance to join the group for a full day excursion to Philippi and Kavala. Relive the glory of Philippi’s archaeological site and its incredible ruins, which reveal the importance and wealth of this ancient Macedonian city. See magnificent places such as St. Lydia’s Baptistry and marvel in the beauty of the Forum Romanum before heading to the city of Kavala for a short drive around the town to see the famous churches dedicated to St. Paul and the beautiful harbour. After some free time, head back to Thessaloniki for your optional buffet dinner and overnight.

€369

Optional Excursions: Adult Meteora €69 Philippi and Kavala €59 Rate for all Excursions €128

Child €59 €54 €113

Half Board Supplement Adult Child 3xBuffet Dinners (drinks excluded) €49 €39 Extra: • Requested seats or seats next to each other will incur an additional charge • Extra Checked in Luggage at €30 per person per way

available), enjoy your last few hours in such beautiful surroundings, before your private coach transfer to Thessaloniki’s airport in time for your check-in of your direct flight back to Malta departing at 1445hrs.

*Special Price is only valid when the Excursion and half board packages are taken

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Umbrian

Easter Chocolate Bonanza

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Visiting: Perugia, Bevagna, Casa del Cioccolato Perugina , Assisi and Lake Trasimeno ®

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€299 in Triple Room

Friday 19th April: GOOD FRIDAY: Meet the tour leader at 1200hrs (noon) at the Malta International Airport for check-in on your direct Ryan Air flight to Perugia departing at 1400hrs. Upon arrival your private coach will transfer you to your 3* Etruscan Chocolate Hotel in Perugia. Hotel Perugia Etruscan Chocohotel, is the only hotel in the world dedicated to chocolate and is distinguished by its originality and excellent location.

After room check in and allocation, familiarise yourself with the area and the hotel before dinner (optional).

Soon after dinner join your tour leader for a transfer to Bevagna’s Good Friday Procession. The crowds along the streets await the arrival of the procession, thanks to the darkness and the silence broken by the sound of the drums and the heavy notes of the band that precedes the passage of the Dead Christ and the Mother Mary, the atmosphere becomes suggestive, strong and emotional. Return to your hotel for overnight.

Saturday 20th April: After breakfast, join the tour leader for a full day excursion of the city that you will be calling home for these few days in Umbria. Lifted by a hill above a valley patterned with fields, where the river Tiber runs swift and clear, Perugia is Umbria’s petite and immediately likeable capital. With the guidance of an English-speaking guide appreciate the fact that history seeps through every shadowy corner of these streets and an aimless wander through them can feel like time travel. Later head towards the Casa del Cioccolato Perugina®, a unique place in the world, few kilometres from the center of Perugia, where anyone can breathe chocolate emotions and live a unique experience whilst experiencing the secrets of the food for the gods. It’s the ideal place for fans, where Perugina® shares its passion of all time and its creative art with all chocolate lovers. For a sweet souvenir, do not miss the Gift Shop with its proposals Casa del Cioccolato® Perugina® and personalised packaging where you can find all the variety of the best Perugina chocolates. Later head back to the hotel for dinner (optional) and overnight. (You might want to head towards Perugia’s Cathedral for the Easter mass concelebration in Italian - extra).

Sunday 21st April: EASTER SUNDAY: After breakfast we offer you the chance to join the group for a full day excursion to Assisi. Though certainly at its heart a religious destination, Assisi’s striking beauty and pristinely preserved medieval centro storico and UNESCO listed Franciscan structures are a fabled

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NORMAL price

€349 TWIN

€449 TWIN

€299 triple €399 SINGLE €259 CHID

€399 triple €499 SINGLE €309 CHILD

(under 12 years sharing with 2 Adults)

Price Includes: • Direct Ryan Air flights to Perugia • 10 Kgs Hand Luggage • All Transfers • 3 Nights at the 3* Etruscan Choco Hotel (or similar) on B&B Basis • Tour Leader • English Speaking Guide as per itinerary • Protection by the Insolvency Fund

haven that will compel and electrify visitors of any motive. Enjoy your day in such beautiful surroundings whilst experiencing a guided tour from our Englishspeaking local guide. Later head towards the Basilica of Santa Maria degli Angeli laying in the plain at the feet of the hills of Assisi protecting the Porziuncola, where San Francesco is said to have founded the first group of the Order of the Frati Minori, and the Chapel where the saint died on October 3rd 1226. Later head back to the hotel for dinner (optional) and overnight.

Monday 22nd April: After breakfast and checkout (luggage room will be made available), we offer you the opportunity to join the group for a morning excursion to Lake Trasimeno. Lake Trasimeno is the fourth largest in Italy and is immersed in lovely environment, surrounded by green rolling hills. The Etruscan people settled around the lake and established their sophisticated culture here. Visit Tuoro sul Trasimeno, an important landmark in the history of the Roman empire, since this is the site, where Hannibal defeated the Roman army in 217BC. Later head back to the hotel in order to collect your luggages before heading towards Perugia’s airport for your flight back to Malta departing at 1550hrs.

Optional Excursions: Adult Bevagna (Transfer to Procession) €29 Perugia inc.

Casa del Cioccolato Perugina® €50 Assisi €49 Lake Trasimeno €39 Rate for all Excursions €167

Child €25 €45 €45 €35 €150

Half Board Supplement Adult Child 3xDinners (drinks excluded) €55 €50 Extra: • Requested seats or seats next to each other will incur an additional charge • Extra Checked in Luggage at €30 per person per way

*Special Price is only valid when the Excursion and half board packages are taken

ViernesSanto

in Southern Spain

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Visiting: Malaga, Gibraltar, Ronda, Seville, Cordoba, Granada and Mijas Friday 19th April: GOOD FRIDAY: Meet the tour leader at 0330hrs at the Malta International Airport for checkin on your direct Air Malta flight to Malaga departing at 0525hrs. Upon arrival at 0820hrs, start this marvelous holiday by a FREE guided excursion of Malaga. Later head to your 4* hotel in Torremolinos, one of the most famous seaside town on the Costa de Sol and one of the most popular holiday destinations for many Europeans. After check in and room allocation, enjoy your free time in such beautiful surroundings. Soon after dinner (optional), your private coach will take you to Malaga to attend the impressive, and culturally rich evening procession. Return late to the hotel.

Saturday 20th April: After breakfast we offer you an optional excursion to the famous British colony of Gibraltar, which stands at the extreme south-western tip of Europe. A local licensed minibus tour (included) of ‘the rock’ will ensure that you will truly enjoy this day. Enjoy some free time for shopping or visit one of the famous sites such as the St. Michael ‘s Cave.

Return to your hotel in time for dinner (optional) and overnight.

Sunday 21st April: EASTER SUNDAY: After breakfast we offer you the chance to join the group for a full day excursion to Ronda, perched on an inland plateau, it has a superbly dramatic location, and owes its name to the encircling Serrande de Ronda. It is set in and around a deep gorge spanned by an impressive bridge, all the time whilst retaining a remarkably pretty town characteristic with beautiful architecture from the Islamic period up to the 19th century, romantic winding streets with white-washed houses, some interesting museums, and lots of good places to eat and drink. Such location is the ideal place for Easter Sunday’s Mass and the Resurrection Procession.

Return to your hotel in time for dinner (optional) and overnight.

Monday 22nd April: After breakfast, we offer you the opportunity to join the group for a full excursion of the city of Seville. Seville is the capital city of the Andalusian region in Spain, and offers its visitors numerous attractions and sites including the Giralda; the world’s largest belfry and Plaza de España; an immense beautiful square worth a visit. (entrances extra where applicable). During your free time, you will be able to visit a number of important attractions such as the third largest cathedral in the Catholic

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world or shop in the area known as Calle Sierpes, with its shaded, narrow and winding alleys, Return to the hotel in time for dinner (optional) and overnight.

Tuesday 23rd April: After breakfast, we encourage you to join the group for a full day visit to Cordoba.

Cordoba, located on the banks of the Guadalquivir River, was an important Roman city and major Islamic center in the Middle Ages. It is best known for La Mezquita, an immense mosque, featuring a columned prayer hall, which was transformed into a Cathedral after the Reconquista of 1236. (entrance extra). Free time for relaxation or shopping. Return to the hotel in time for dinner (optional) and overnight.

Wednesday 24th April: After breakfast join the tour leader and an English-speaking guide for an optional full day excursion to Granada, a city of immense historical importance. As a group you will visit the Alahambra (entrance included), a place where fountains trickle, leaves rustle and ancient spirits seem to mysteriously linger. During your free time you could visit the Cathedral (subject to opening times), which is a master piece of Spanish Renaissance style, with its impressive façade and stunning interior. You can also enjoy some tapas or paella at the Placa Neuva, Granada’s oldest square.

Return to the hotel in time for dinner (optional) and overnight.

Thursday 25th April: After breakfast enjoy your last day of this impressive holiday with a short excursion to Mijas. Originally a humble village, it is now the richest town in the province. Since finding favour with discerning bohemian artists and writers in the 1960’s, Mijas has sprawled across the surrounding hills and down to the coast, yet managed to retain the picturesque charm of the original pueblo (village).

Perched in the mountains above the coast, this village is a cluster of whitewashed buildings nestled into the mountainside. Mijas offers a glimpse of village life with its narrow cobblestoned streets and whitewashed buildings. Later head back to the hotel for a relaxed afternoon. (Make sure you pack your swimming costumes!) Dinner (optional) will be served before your last night.

Friday 26th April: After early cold breakfast, your private coach will head towards Malaga’s airport for your return flight to Malta departing at 0905hrs.

€539 in Triple Room

SPECIAL price

NORMAL price

€599 TWIN

€699 TWIN

€539 triple €759 SINGLE €419 CHID

€639 triple €859 SINGLE €469 CHILD

(under 12 years sharing with 2 Adults)

Price Includes: • Direct Air Malta flights to Malaga • 10 Kgs Hand Luggage • 23 Kgs Checked-In Luggage • All Transfers • 7 Nights at the 4* Sol Principe Melia Hotel (or similar) on B&B Basis • Tour Leader • English Speaking Guide as per itinerary • Protection by the Insolvency Fund Optional Excursions: Adult Malaga (Transfer to Procession) €20 Gibraltar €41 Ronda €39 Seville €41 Cordoba €41 Granada €52 Mijas €30 Rate for all Excursions €264

Child €10 €21 €20 €35 €35 €42 €15 €178

Half Board Supplement Adult Child 7xBuffet Dinners (drinks excluded) €95 €85

*Special Price is only valid when the Excursion and half board packages are taken

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Russia

for the Orthodox Easter

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Visiting: Visiting: Moscow, Sergiev Possad, St. Petersburg, Pushkin, Pavlosk and PeterHof Tuesday 23rd April: Meet the Tour leader at 2000hrs at the Malta International Airport for check-in on your direct Air Malta flight to Moscow departing at 2200hrs.

Wednesday 24th April: Upon arrival at 0320hrs, your private coach will make its way towards your centrally located hotel in Moscow for immediate check-in and room allocation. After a couple of hours for your deserved rest, head towards the hotel’s restaurant for your welcome buffet breakfast, before continuing your rest period. In the early afternoon, join the tour leader and a local English-speaking guide for an afternoon sightseeing excursion of Moscow. Later head back to your hotel for your welcome dinner (optional) and overnight.

Thursday 25th April: After breakfast join your other fellow group members for a very eventful day. During any season, at any hour of the day, Moscow thrills visitors with its artistry, history and majesty. The very founding site of the city the Kremlin and Red Square are still at the heart of Moscow – historically, geographically and spiritually. Feel the weight of this significance as you wander within the walls of the ancient fortress and marvel at the mind-boggling magnificence of St Basil’s Cathedral. The remains of the Soviet state are scattered all around the city.

Monuments remember fallen heroes and victorious battles. At nearly every turn in Moscow, there are colourful hidden gems, historic fortresses and gargantuan cathedrals. Later head to your hotel for dinner (optional) and overnight.

Friday 26th April: Today, after breakfast join the tour leader for yet another full day excursion. Visit Sergiev Possad. Blue-and-gold cupolas offset by snow-white walls – this colour scheme lies at the heart of the Russian perception of divinity and Sergiev Posad’s monastery is a textbook example. It doesn’t get any holier than this in Russia. After some free time in such beautiful surroundings head back to your hotel in Moscow for dinner (optional) and overnight.

Saturday 27th April: After breakfast and check out, your private coach will head towards one of Moscow’s train stations (an experience in itself), in order for you to board the Sapsan train in the direction of St. Petersburg.

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Upon arrival, your private coach, accompanied by a local English-speaking guide will start its panoramic/ orientation free tour of such grandiose city. Visit the Peter and Paul Fortress. Later head towards the Saviour of the Spilled Blood Church. This five-domed dazzler is St Petersburg’s most elaborate church with a classic Russian Orthodox exterior and an interior decorated with some 7000 square metres of mosaics. Later head towards your hotel for check in and room allocation before optional (dinner). Afterwards you can join the locals for the Orthodox Easter celebrations.

Sunday 28th April: After breakfast enjoy your free time in these beautiful surroundings, before (in the early afternoon) heading towards the Hermitage State Museum. The Hermitage fully lives up to its sterling reputation. The enormous collection (over three million items, only a fraction of which are on display in 360 rooms) amounts to a comprehensive history of Western European art. Later head back to your hotel for dinner (optional) and overnight.

Monday 29th April: Today, after breakfast join your fellow group members for a full day excursion to Pushkin and Pavsko. The grand imperial estate of Tsarskoe Selo is often combined with the palace and sprawling park at Pavlovsk. The town changed its name to Pushkin in 1937 after Russia’s favourite poet.

Tuesday 30th April: After breakfast join the tour leader for your coach transfer in the direction of Peterhof. Board the hydrofoil: The fastest and most convenient way to the famous Kingdom of Fountains - along the Neva and the Gulf of Finland. The hydrofoil will take you to the pier near the Lower Park of Peterhof with comfort and along the way you can see Saint Petersburg and its surroundings from an unusual angle and admire the panoramas of the Gulf of Finland. Peterhof is often referred to as “the Russian Versailles”. Later head back to the hotel for some free time, before late check out before boarding your private coach that will head towards the Train Station for your transfer back to Moscow. A packed dinner will be provided.

Wednesday 1st of May: Upon arrival in Moscow continue your way towards Moscow Airport for your direct flight back to Malta leaving at 0420hrs.

€899 in Triple Room

SPECIAL price

NORMAL price

€949 TWIN

€1049 TWIN

€799 CHID

€849 CHILD

€899 triple

€1299 SINGLE

€999 triple

€1399 SINGLE

(under 12 years sharing with 2 Adults)

Price Includes: • Direct Return Air Malta flights to Moscow • 10Kgs Hand Luggage • 23 Kgs Checked In Luggage • All Transfers • 4 Nights at the 4* Hotel Pushkin (or similar) in Moscow on B&B Basis inc. early check in • 3 Nights at the 4* Hotel Moscow (or similar) in St. Petersburg on Bed and Breakfast Basis inc. late check out • Tour Leader • English Speaking Guide as per itinerary • Protection by the Insolvency Fund Optional Excursions: Panoramic Moscow Moscow Sergiev Possad Hermitage Pushkin & Pavlovsk Petergrof Rate for all Excursions

€49 €39 €59 €49 €59 €49 €59 €49 €59 €49 €59 €49 €344 €284

Half Board Supplement Adult & Child 6 x Dinners + 1 x Pkd Dinner €120 (drinks exc) Notes • Russian Entry Visa – Extra at €51 (subject to change) *Special Price is only valid when the Excursion package and the Half Board supplement are taken

Cinque Terre

& Mini-Cruise on Board the Costa Fascinosa

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Visiting: Barcelona, Marseille, Savona, St Margherita Ligure, Portofino, Vernazza, Monterosso, Porto Venere, La Spezia and Pisa Wednesday 8th May: Check in at the Sea Passenger Terminal in Valletta to embark on Costa Fascinosa the most glamorous ship in Costa Crociere’s fleet.

Travelling on Costa Fascinosa you’ll be surrounded by cinema legends from Luchino Visconti to David Lynch and their most famous creations. Refined and intriguing environments, charming and fascinating atmospheres for a cruise surrounded by the greatest stars of the best movies of all time. Do not miss the wonderful scenery as the ship set sail from Valletta around 1400hrs.

Thursday 9th May: From bow to stern, full enjoyment ahead for the active ones during your day at sea. Pamper yourself at the sauna or just relax by the pool. Don’t miss out to shop for some variety name-brand and the dutyfree shopping or try to discover the restaurants on board.

Friday 10th May: After an abundant and healthy breakfast, disembark the ship in Barcelona, the cosmopolitan capital of Spain’s Catalonian region, known for its art and architecture. The fantastical Sagrada Família church and other modernist landmarks designed by Antoni Gaudí dot the city Saturday 11th May: You will visit the French town of Marseille today. Marseille, a port city in southern France, has been a crossroads of immigration and trade since its founding days. At its heart is the old Port, where fishmongers sell their catch along the boat-lined quay.

Basilique Notre-Dame-de-la-Garde is a RomanesqueByzantine church. Modern landmarks include Le Corbusier’s influential Cité Radieuse complex and Zaha Hadid’s CMA CGM Tower.

Sunday 12th May: After breakfast meet the Tour leader at the designated post (to be communicated at a later stage), in order to disembark the ship in Savona. Your private coach will await you at the pier so that together with fellow group members you will start your FREE full day excursion to Santa Margherita Ligure and Portofino.

Portofino is a famous Italian fishing village and vacation

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€699 €689 €849 €529

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resort famous for its picturesque harbour and historical association with celebrity and artistic visitors. Pastel coloured houses, high-end boutiques and seafood restaurants fringe its piazzetta, a small cobbled square overlooking the harbour which is lined with super yachts. Later make your way to your hotel in Sarzana in the province of La Spezia for check in, room allocation, dinner (optional) and overnight.

Monday 13th May: After breakfast we encourage you to join the tour leader for an unforgettable full day excursion to the picturesque Cinque Terre. You start your day, by visiting the port city of La Spezia where you would embark on a boat to visit the beautiful bays of Vernazza, Monterosso and Porto Venere, which form part of the so called ‘Cinque Terre’. If the weather does not permit, such tour will be done with local train. Return to the hotel in time for dinner (optional) and overnight.

Tuesday 14th May: After breakfast and checkout (luggage safe room will be made available), join your fellow group members for a morning excursion to La Spezia. An important port city on the western coast of Italy, La Spezia is a major and most important harbour and military hub. As a tourist destination, La Spezia has a great combination of historical buildings, beautiful scenery, and fantastic surrounding sites. Later head back to the hotel to collect your luggage before continuing your way towards the central Italian city of Pisa. Pisa is a city in Italy’s Tuscany region best known for its iconic Leaning Tower. Already tilting when it was completed in 1372, the 56m white-marble cylinder is the bell tower of the Romanesque, striped-marble cathedral that rises next to it in the Piazza dei Miracoli. Also in the piazza is the Baptistry and the Caposanto Monumentale cemetery. Enjoy your holiday’s last few hours, exploring these sites or head to Corso Italia for a last minute shopping spree. Later rejoin the tour leader for your transfer to Pisa’s airport for your Ryan Air flight back to Malta leaving Pisa at 1825hrs with an estimated time of arrival back in Malta at 2010hrs

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€709 N/A €899 N/A

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€749 N/A €949 N/A

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€759 €749 €999 €529

€699 in Twin Cabin

Price Includes: • 4 Nights on board the Costa Fascinosa on Full Board basis • 2 Nights at the 3* Santa Caterina Park hotel in Sarzana (or similar) on Bed and Breakfast basis • 10 Kgs Hand Luggage • 20 Kgs Checked-In Luggage • Coach Transfers (Port/Hotel/Airport) • Direct Flight Pisa-Malta with Ryan Air • Free Excursion to Portofino and Santa Margherita Ligure • All Taxes, Port Charges and Service Charge • Tour Leader • Protection by the Insolvency Fund Extras: • Gratuities to be paid on-board (Approx. €10 per night per person over 14 yrs & €5 per night for children between 4 & 12 yrs) • Travel insurance is optional but highly recommended • Excursions whilst cruising can only be purchased on board the ship • Infants (under 2) when sharing with two paying adults at€99 • Requested seats or seats next to each other will incur an additional charge • Classic Cabins might be at a lower deck and in the front or back of the ship • Drinks not included Optional Excursions: Adult Cinque Terre by Boat €79 La Spezia €29 Rate for all Excursions €108

Child €69 €19 €88

Half Board Supplement Adult Child 2xDinners (drinks excluded) €55 €50

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Cappadocia & Istanbul

Visiting: Neveshir, Dervent Valley, Pasabag, Goreme Open Air Museum, Uchisar Castle, Cavusin, Kaymakli Underground City, Pigeon Valley and Istanbul Tuesday 30th April: Meet the tour leader at 0830hrs at the Malta International Airport for check-in on your flight to Neveshir Airport in Turkey, via Istanbul.

During your short stop at the new Istanbul’s airport considered by many as a destination in itself, enjoy the massive duty-free shopping and the impressive terminal building which reflects the artistic richness of Istanbul’s historic structures. Upon arrival in Neveshir, your private coach will transfer you to your 4* Hotel in the Cappadocia region. After check-in and room allocation, you may want to join the group for dinner (optional) before overnight.

Wednesday 1st of May – Public Holiday: After breakfast, join your other group members for an excursion to the Cappadocian region. Travel the region with an informative local guide and immerse yourself in some of the most historic and cultural sites in the country. Your first real encounter with Cappadocia almost Martian landscape is in the Dervent valley. Visit Pasabag’s fairy chimneys and then continue on your way towards Avanos center of terracotta art which is a popular destination because of its attractive old town and views over the river and its production of earthenware pottery. Later visit the famous Goreme Open Air Museum (entrance extra) to see the best examples of Byzantine art in Cappadocia.

A visit to the area of the Uchisar castle, where you can enjoy a sweeping view of the area from the highest point in the region is also included. Return to your hotel in time for dinner (optional) and overnight.

Thursday 2nd May: An early wakeup call awaits you today. The fairy tale chimneys of Cappadocia rank as one of the world’s most magical destinations, but the most spectacular views are by air. During this sunrise hot air balloon ride, you’ll float above rock-cut churches, scenic valleys, and centuries-old beehive homes for an unforgettable bird’s eye panorama. After this once in a lifetime experience, head back to your hotel for your deserved breakfast before re-joining the tour leader for another memorable excursion.

Visit Çavuşin, an abandoned rock village known for its old Christian churches and houses. Later drive to Kaymakli Underground City (entrance extra), the

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widest and one of the best-preserved underground cities in the region. Roam this subterranean network of homes, stables, cellars and kitchens and learn how it was used by early Christians to escape persecution.

Return to your hotel in time for dinner (optional), but not before visiting the Pigeon Valley, known for its pigeon houses carved from the cliffs and rocks.

Friday 3rd May: After early packed breakfast, your private coach will transfer you to Neveshir’s airport for your domestic flight to Istanbul. Upon arrival, head to your 4* hotel in Istanbul. After check in and room allocation enjoy your free time in this magical city. Some cities are the sum of their monuments, but İstanbul factors a lot more. Chief among its manifold attractions are the locals, who have an infectious love of life and generosity of spirit. This vibrant, inclusive and expanding community is full of people who have no problem melding tradition and modernity in their everyday lives. Join them in their favourite haunts whilst doing some bargain shopping from one of the many bazaars scattered along the city.

Saturday 4th May: After breakfast join the tour leader for an excursion to Istanbul’s main attractions, culminating with a bot ride along the Bosphorus.

Start your day with a brief visit to the 17th century Spice Bazaar, one of Istanbul’s most colorful, bustling attractions. Later head towards the Golden Horn before an unforgettable cruise along the Bosphorus, the majestic strait that runs through Istanbul, linking Europe and Asia. View the dramatic sights lining the Bosphorus’ wooded shores: mosques, a bridge that for a time was the world’s longest and Rumeli Hisari, a massive fortress built by Mehmet the Conqueror in just three months as he prepared to take Istanbul.

Also noteworthy on this tour are the 19th century mansions of the Ottoman elite and the Sultans’ fanciful gingerbread palaces and hunting lodges.

Sunday 5th May: After breakfast and check out (safe luggage room will be made available), enjoy your last few hours in Istanbul before heading to Istanbul’s airport in time for your check-in on your direct flight back to Malta departing at 1635hrs.

€579 in Triple Room

SPECIAL price

NORMAL price

€599 TWIN

€699 TWIN

€579 triple €749 SINGLE €499 CHID

€679 triple €849 SINGLE €549 CHILD

(under 12 years sharing with 2 Adults)

Price Includes: • Turkish Airlines flight to Neveshir (via Istanbul) • 10 Kgs Hand Luggage • 20 Kgs Check in Luggage • All Transfers • 3 Nights at the 4* Kapodokia Lodge (or similar) on HB Basis • 2 Nights at the 4* Konak hotel (or similar) on B&B Basis • Tour Leader • English Speaking Guide as per itinerary • Protection by the Insolvency Fund Optional Excursions: Adult Child Cappadocia €49 €44 Underground Cappadocia €35 €34 Istanbul €45 €39 Rate for all Excursions €129 €117 Extra Excursion Adult Child Sunrise hot Air balloon ride €129 €129

*Special Price is only valid when the Excursion package is taken

Jordan

A trip of a Lifetime

Visiting: Petra, Wadi Rum, Dead Sea, Moses’ Mount Nebo, Jerash, Bethany – John the Baptist Site, the Castles of Aljoun & Kerak & Amman Saturday 8th June: Meet the Tour Leader at Malta International Airport at 04:45hrs for check-in on your direct Ryanair flight to Amman departing at 06:45hrs.

Upon arrival at Amman Airport at 09:55hrs, your local representative and English-speaking guide will be waiting for you to assist you with the visa procedures.

Visa is included. Collection of luggage and proceed to the coach for the transfer to your central Hotel in Petra. During the transfer you will stop en route to visit Kerak Castle and have some free time for lunch (not included). Afterwards you will proceed to La Maison Hotel (or similar) for dinner (included) & overnight.

Sunday 9th June: Breakfast at the hotel and depart for your full day to explore Petra (with your Englishspeaking Guide), one of the Seven Wonders of the World. This “rose-red city half as old as time” was hewn from sandstone thousands of years ago. Entry by the Siq and visit the Treasury, Street of Facades, Theatre, Colonnaded Street etc. Free time for lunch (not included) inside the site and in the afternoon, you will return to your hotel for short rest & dinner. This will be for sure a day you will always remember, the magical emotion experienced today at the first sight of the Treasury will accompany you during all the duration of this trip. Optional activities for today: Petra Kitchen cooking course, Local Turkish Bath, 1.5/2.5 hours horse ride around the mountains of Petra.

Monday 10th June: After breakfast, you will depart for your second day visiting Petra with Guide. With the vastness of the site, there is so much to discover that it is impossible to see all in a day. Option to visit also the Monastery and/or the High Place of Sacrifice today. It is a lot of climbing, almost 1000 steps to climb up to the Monastery and the steps are quite uneven and slippery but definitely worth the views and the experience! And for the less fit, you can enjoy a less hectic visit of Petra. Free time for lunch (not included) and early return to hotel for rest and dinner. Optional Petra by Night ($25 per person) from 20.30 to 22.30, which is a magical way to see part of the rock city by candlelight. Explore the old city, by walking the entire Siq to the Treasury, which is lit by over 1,500 candles.

Tuesday 11th June: Breakfast & leave to Wadi Rum, a spectacularly scenic desert valley, cut into sandstone and granite rock. 4 hrs Jeep Tour & Picnic (lunch box)

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in Wadi Rum. A jeep tour is the best way to discover lots of sites in Wadi Rum. The jeep will stop at each site giving you time to walk/scramble around and maybe even climb up on some of the beautiful natural formed bridges in Wadi Rum. (Optional Stargazing Project by night, which can be arranged on the spot) Overnight at the Mazayen Luxury Camp and enjoy the Bedouin hospitality over dinner.

Wednesday 12th June: Breakfast & depart from camp for more touring of Wadi Rum. Barbecue Lunch at a beautiful spot in Wadi Rum. After lunch you will depart to the Dead Sea, stopping mid-way for coffee & some souvenir shopping. The Dead Sea is the lowest point on the earth’s surface. You will arrive in the late afternoon at Holiday Inn Resort Dead Sea, room allocation, dinner & overnight at the hotel.

Thursday 13th June: Morning for relaxation and to experience a dip in Dead Sea, float in the salty waters and try out the famous healing mud. Around 11:00hrs you will depart for the excursion of Mount Nebo, from where Moses viewed the Promised Land. Visit the Sanctuary: the memorial of Moses, the presumed site of his death and burial place, and a centre for pilgrimages since earliest Christian times. Lunch at Mazayen Restaurant in Mount Nebo (not included) and late afternoon transfer back to hotel for dinner & overnight.

Friday 14th June: Early morning breakfast and depart for your last full day of sightseeing which will start at Bethany beyond Jordan, the Baptism site of Jesus Christ, where John the Baptist prepared the way for the arrival of the Messiah. You will continue to visit Aljoun Castle and after to Jerash for some free time for lunch. After lunch, you will discover the roman site of Jerash, conquered by the General Pompey in 63 B.C., it was one of the ten great Roman cities. From Jerash you will proceed to Amman downtown for some free time and then dinner in Amman at a good local restaurant. Back to the Holiday Inn for overnight.

Saturday 15th June: Enjoy your last breakfast and at about 07:00hrs you will be transferred to Amman International Airport, for your direct Ryanair flight to Malta departing at 10:20hrs and arrival in Malta at 13:30hrs.

€1279 in Triple Room price

€1279 triple €1299 TWIN €1559 SINGLE Price Includes: • Direct Ryanair Flights to Amman • 10Kgs Hand Luggage & 20Kgs Luggage • Single Entry Visa • English speaking Guide Throughout the tour • All sightseeing and entrance fees as mentioned in the programme • 2 Nights at Le Maison Hotel in Petra including dinners and breakfasts • 1 Night at the Mazayen Luxury Camp including dinner and breakfast • Two days (6 hours in total) jeep tour in Wadi Rum including entrance fees • Lunch box during the Jeep Tour • Barbecue Lunch during the second day in Wadi Rum • 3 Nights at the Holiday Inn Dead Sea, including 2 dinners and breakfasts • Amman by Night City Tour & dinner at Tawaheen al Hawa restaurant in Amman (excluding drinks) • 1 bottle of water per person per day • Tour Leader • Protection by the Insolvency Fund

Note : This tour is not suitable for guests with walking difficulties.

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Thursday

Flight to Rome & embarkation in Civitavecchia

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Friday

La Spezia (Italy)

08:30

20:30 18:00

Saturday

Savona (Italy)

07:00

Sunday

Marseille (France)

08:30

17:00

Monday

Barcelona (Spain)

08:00

19:00

08:00

18:00

Tuesday

Palma de Mallorca (Spain)

Wednesday

Day at Sea

Thursday

Civitavecchia disembarkation & Return flight to Malta

08:00

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