b'WHAT TO EXPECT ADDED VALUESYOUR GUIDES TRANSPORTATION At the Cultural Experience we can offer many additional extras to your holiday to enhance the overall experience, please ask us for further details and the costs. Here are just some of the elements we can arrange to make your tour tailored Your Guide historians are all experts in their ownFlight inclusive tour prices provide return scheduledspecifically to you. Think of us as your personal travel agent.fieldchosen based on their ability to bring historyinternational flights from London (usually Heathrow) to life in an interesting, enthusiastic and, wherein economy class with cabin and hold luggage appropriate, humorous way. Your tour hosts (Guideallowances. Train inclusive prices provide returnFLIGHTSa three course gourmet meal and drinks served at historians, Tour Managers and/or Local Guides) will beEurostar rail travel from London St Pancras in StandardThe Cultural Experience are a British Airwaysyour seat, together with complimentary newspapers available to answer your questions whilst conductingPremier class. Flight/train exclusive prices oblige youAppointed Operator. In most instances and where itand magazines, then why not upgrade to Business tours during the day or when socialising in theto arrange your own travel to the start point indicatedis practical, we fly out of London Heathrow for ourPremierthe ultimate Eurostar Experience.evenings. These hosts will be there to keep you bothin the itinerary. Regional or internal flights and trainoverseas tours. We have access to the majority of theROOM UPGRADEinformed and to attend to your wellbeing throughout. journeys required for the tour are provided regardlessworlds airlines.of where you start or leave the tour (unless youWe often stay in hotel accommodation where it is GUESTS instruct us to the contrary) and will be in economyREGIONAL CONNECTING OR possible to upgrade your room to a superior room, class with cabin and hold luggage allowances DuringDIRECT FLIGHTS scenic view room or suite, please ask if you would like Your Fellow Guests will typically be a refreshingthe tours we use modern, comfortable and spaciousus to enquire on your behalf. and diverse group of individuals and couples fromcoaches (subject to local availability and conditions,We are able to offer regional connections to our a wide range of backgrounds and professions. Nowe aim to provide 1 to 2 coach seats per person)London flights, or when available, direct flights fromHOLIDAY EXTRASspecial prior knowledge is assumed or requiredjustand, depending upon its size, the coach may offer anairports around the UK. Please contact us for prices. We worked very closely with our partner Holiday a general interest in the subject.Whilst respectingon-board WC. We take regular comfort stops duringExtras to assist with additional arrangements such individual privacy, we work hard to make everyoneFLIGHT UPGRADESlong coach journeys. as car parking, airport lounges around the world and feel welcomeand normally find the group quicklyEnjoy an enhanced in-flight experience by upgradingtravel insurance. For more details, please see our comes together in a very informal and inclusive way.OTHER INCLUSIONS to Premium Economy, Business or First Class. For morewebsite.For this reason, we typically restrict the size of ourinformation please see our website or telephone us.groups to between All entrance fees to places listed in the itinerary, aREADING LISTS622 people.tour booklet containing useful historical informationTRAINS to assist you better appreciate the places visited,We have compiled suggested reading lists for each access to our Tripcast social media app throughOur tours to Europe by train include Standard Premierof our tours, although certainly not essential to have FOOD & ACCOMMODATION which you can share pictures and commentsEurostar seats and 1st class TGV (where applicable). Inprepared for any of our tours in this way, it may improve Most of our tours are on a half-board basis i.e., Thewith your fellow tour travellers and bottled waterStandard Premier you will enjoy comfortable, spaciousand add to your enjoyment of your trip to your selected tour price includes a good breakfast before settingthroughout. seats and a light meal with hot and cold drinks but, ifdestination. They are available on our website.out each day, and in the evenings we all get togetheryou prefer to travel in even more comfort, and enjoy in our hotel or local restaurant for a dinner. This diningJOINING YOUR TOURexperience will be comprised of several coursesThe way you will join your tour will be dependent (usually based on regional specialities) and a limitedupon its destination, mode of travel required to getACTIVITY LEVELSamount of wine, beer and soft drinks included (2xthere and your own place of residence: details will be glasses of wine or 2x small beers). On tours of moreincluded in your joining instructions letter which is than five nights we often will allow one evening forsent to you 23 weeks prior to departure. However, asAll tours involve a fair amount of walking often over uneven cobbled streets, hillsides or steps. Participants on all tours clients to find their own restaurants and dine at theira guide you can expect: must be able to walk or stand for at least sixty minutes without aid or requiring a rest. Use our Activity Level Guide below to own expense. Unless the tour is on a full board basis,measure your ability to join a tour. If you have any concerns in this regard, please contact us for advice. You must be able at lunchtimes we will find you a local town square or Tours requiring international flights: you will eitherto carry your own luggage as porterage is not provided. For tours travelling by rail we recommend a suitcase with wheels.caf where you can enjoy a light lunch and a drink. join at London (usually Heathrow) and/or rally at Occasionally where the tour benefits, we will providethe arrivals hall of the destination airport if you are a picnic lunch which will be detailed in the itinerary.arranging your own flights. Level 1: Tours where the group is generally conveyedLevel 3: These are tours involving a higher level of You will be accommodated in the best affordable Tours requiring international rail: you will either joinby coach between standswith walking confined to afitness and stamina i.e. our walking tours or those tours hotels available, and wherever possible hotels whichshort stroll to each observation point. Although staminaregularly involving uphill stretches or walks of more than at London St Pancras station and/or rally at the arrivalsis required for the standing/walking involved at anda few miles a day (occasionally up to ten miles). Such have a historic connection to the heritage and eventshall at Lille Europe, Paris Gare du Nord or Brussels Gare we are covering, and/or which are representative ofaround each observation point, museum, etc., the tour istours take participants off the normal tourist trail, so du Midi. generally untaxing physically. suitable walking gear and a day pack will be required.the style and culture of the region. Single travellers UK tours: this will be tour specific and may requireBut again, there is nothing here that a regular walker will be accommodated in a double room for soleyou to make your own way to a hotel or meet at aLevel 2: This is our standard tour type which necessarilycould not cope with. occupancy. Often it is possible to upgrade to superiorinvolves a certain amount of walking along country rooms or suites. Please enquire when booking. regional rail station. We will always be able to assisttracks and up slopes in order to reach vantage points. AsHybrid: Where a walk is described as e.g. Level 2/3, this you in making the requisite arrangements. these vantage points may be exposed to the elements,means it is a Level 2 tour with one or two short Level 3By prior advance agreement we may be able tosensible shoes and outdoor clothing are neededbut nopitches (e.g. a steep climb) which could be avoided by arrange other meeting and departure points. We canmore than on a country ramble at home.Distances of upless able participants rather than holding up the rest of also arrange pre and post tour hotel accommodationto a few miles a day may be involved, occasionally up tothe group. and airport transfers. 6 miles - which any reasonably fit person should be able to cope with.4 www.theculturalexperience.com I info@theculturalexperience.com I UK0345 475 1815 I USA(toll-free) 877 209 5620 www.theculturalexperience.com I info@theculturalexperience.com I UK0345 475 1815 I USA(toll-free) 877 209 5620 5'