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Day 1: TOULOUSE
Arrival at
Toulouse airport. Welcome and transfer to your hotel. Time
at leisure. Overnight in Toulouse 3* Hotel. |
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Day 2: TOULOUSE (B,D)
Breakfast at
your hotel. Guided tour of the
Airbus assembly
line.
The Airbus A380, largest passenger airliner in the world, at
your feet! The Airbus factory lies at the northern end of a
great swathe of land to the east of Toulouse known as
'aerospace valley': this contains Airbus, Astrium, Alcatel
Space and the CNES (Europe's equivalent to 'NASA') and a
number of Aerospace universities (ENAC, Sup-Aero). Bang in
the middle of this, in Toulouse's eastern suburbs, is the
Space Centre -
la Cité de l'Espace.
The
Space centre contains a wealth of exhibits, interactive
resources, planetarium, IMAX cinema and other space-related
games and documents to keep young and old entranced for
hours.
Dinner & Overnight in Toulouse, Hotel Le Capoul (or
similar).
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Day 3: TOULOUSE
/ ALBI / ROQUEFORT/ MILLAU / PEYRELEAU (B,D)
Drive over
through the Gaillac vineyards to Albi, magnificent
pinkbricked town on the banks of the Tarn. Admire the
fortified cathedral of Ste Cecile,
a masterpiece of the Southern Gothic style, before touring
the Toulouse Lautrec museum in the old Bishop's
Palace, imposing fortress (XIIIth century). On the road to
Millau you’ll pass the village of Roquefort and its famous
caves. Visit of the ”Papillon” caves to discover the secrets
of the Roquefort cheese.
Dinner & Overnight in your hotel at Peyreleau.
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Day 4: THE TARN
GORGES (B,D)
After breakfast
we cross the Jonte gorges to get to the plateau of
Mejean to visit the cavern of Aven Armand. Discovered
in 1897, the cavern comprises just one enormous space into
which one could place the entire church of Notre Dame de
Paris! More than 400 stalagmites dot the cave, some reaching
30 metres in height.
Following the course of the Tarn River for 50 kilometres,
the Tarn Gorges are the deepest gorges to be
found anywhere in Europe. Perhaps the best of all views is
from Saint-Georges-de-Levejac, 15 km north of Le Rosier, at
the so called 'point sublime' which has very far-reaching
views down the canyon, with cliffs on either side soaring to
over 500 metres. There are also several attractive villages
in scenic locations along the route to visit, including
Sainte Enimie and St Chely du Tarn, and the 'built in a
cliff village' of Pougnadoires.
Dinner and Overnight in your hotel at Peyreleau.
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Day 5: MILLAU / CARCASSONNE / TOULOUSE (B,D)
Breakfast at
your hotel. Visit to Millau and its viaduct (20 minutes run
from the hotel). The Viaduct of Millau: Tallest in
the world and taller than the Eiffel Tower, slung across the
valley of the river Tarn, the Viaduct de Millau, designed by
Norman Foster, was designed to take the A75 motorway from
Clermont-Ferrand south to Beziers. The Millau Viaduct is
currently the longest cable-stayed bridge in the world. It
has a steel deck, rather than the more usual concrete
roadbed. Carcassonne : Visit of the citadel which
dominates the old town. It's a town within a town, a maze of
narrow cobbled streets within severe ramparts of thick walls
and turreted towers, but bustling with life and colour.
Dinner and Overnight in Toulouse, 3* hotel.
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Day 6: TOULOUSE (B)
Breakfast at
your hotel. 2 hours walking tour “Discovering Toulouse”:
this tour offers a comprehensive overview of the main sites
and monuments. During the tour, you will be able to admire
the Capitole town hall and Saint- Sernin basilica, as well
as many churches and private mansions, and appreciate
wonderful views along the Garonne River. Transfer to
airport.
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Rates
Programme for individuals (2 to 6 pax) –
Prices per person in $ (AUD)
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Heritage & High Tech |
Basis 6 pax |
Basis 4 pax |
Basis 2 pax |
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Package
FALC-HHT |
$ 2,109 pp |
$ 2,506 pp |
$ 3,164 pp |
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Suppl. single-room |
$ 612 pp |
$ 612 pp |
$ 612 pp |
Programme for groups (from 7 to 20+) – Price
per person in $ (AUD)
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Heritage & High Tech
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7 to 9 |
10 to 14 |
15 to 19 |
20
+ |
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Package
FALC-HHT |
$ 2,483 pp |
$ 2,188 pp |
$ 1,871 pp |
$ 1,746 pp |
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Suppl. Single |
$ 612 pp |
$ 612 pp |
$ 612 pp |
$ 612 pp |
Included
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Transport
in luxury mini van or luxury coach
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The
services of a professional driver guide throughout the
tour with commentaries in English
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Accommodation and meals for the driver
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Accommodation in 3*
hotels
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Breakfast
from day 2 to day 6
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4 dinners
(day 2, 3, 4, 5)
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Visits as
mentioned:
Not included
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Flights
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Drinks,
other meals not mentioned in the programme
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Any other
options, tips or personal expenses, luggage handling
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Insurance
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