SPECIAL PROGRAM LONG STAY PORTUGAL ACCOMPANIED By Johanne Dion and Don Belford

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1 SPECIAL PROGRAM LONG STAY PORTUGAL ACCOMPANIED By Johanne Dion and Don Belford LONG STAY ALGARVE PORTUGAL AND LISBON Long Stay Portugal Fall 2016 This long stay in Portugal will be accompanied by Ms. Johanne Dion and Mr. Don Belford. They are true regulars of the region. Ms. They will be on site to organize activities and sell optional tours ($). Please refer to them! Other city departure: price on request ($) Quantity Limited. Upgrade to One-Bedroom apartment from +$150* / Upgrade to a Pool View from: +$85* Prices in this document are for information only; they were issued in February Please note that due to exchange rates and temporary promotions, they can change anytime. Contact your travel agent for the price and promotion of the moment. IMPORTANT: PRE-ASSIGNED SEAT SELECTION IS NOT POSSIBLE ON THIS DEPARTURE. SEAT SELECTION AT CHECK-IN ONLY (see note next page)

2 ITINERARY Day 1 DEPARTURE FROM CANADA Present yourself 3 hours before your flight at the airport from your departure city and register your luggage directly to Lisbon. Flight to Lisbon. (Maximum checked baggage 23 kg per person). Day 2 LISBON - ALGARVE Transfer to your accommodation in Algarve, delivery of the keys and free evening. Soon, a meeting will be scheduled with Johanne in order to give you as much information about the services in the hotel and its surroundings and talk about the optional excursions ($) available during the stay. Accommodation: Vila Petra for the next 3 weeks. Day 3 (20 to 21 nights Studio or one-bedroom apart stay ) STAY IN ALGARVE Stay in the Algarve region in a studio or an apartment without meals. Optional excursions ($) will be suggested on the spot. 2 days prior return ALGARVE LISBON Transfer to Hotel Real Parque 4 * or similar in Lisbon. Today a bilingual city tour is planned. We will discover Lisbon and its historic neighborhoods; Park Edward VII Avenue de la Liberté, Rossio Square and Central Station. Then we will see the Belem neighborhood by the sea. The Jeronimo Monastery and Belem Tower whose origins date back to the 16th century and protected by the Unesco heritage. Enjoy the rest of the day at leisure in Lisbon. One day prior return LISBON Today is leisure day in Lisbon. Breakfast is included at your hotel. (B) Last day LISBON - CANADA After breakfast, transfer to Lisbon airport for your flight home. (B) NOTE. The exact times of appointments and meetings will be provided on location. THIS PACKAGE INCLUDES Inclusions : Flights from a Canadian gateway, all group transfers, from 20 to 21 nights in a studio or an apartment ($) with kitchenette, 2 nights in Lisbon at a 4 * hotel with breakfast, one half-day city tour of Lisbon, meet and greet services by local representative to assist with local excursions and providing destination information, Johanne & Don will plan activities on location. This package does not include: Meals, gratuities to guides, drivers, representatives, optional excursions, travel insurance and any other item not mentioned in this itinerary. Seats selection : Exotik Tours is not responsible for seat selections. One month in advance, we send the list of passengers to the airline in order to ensure that guests traveling together and couples are seated together. Seat selection cannot be guaranteed before departure. Thank you for your understanding.

3 TOURS FROM ALGARVE Excursions (payable locally in cash - EURO only) via the representative Prices can change according to the number of participants. LOULÉ MARKET - 16 A visit to this beautiful inland town to get involved with the locals at the weekly markets. Plenty of free time to visit the Moorish castle, browse around the quaint narrow shopping streets or hustle and bustle with the locals in the Gypsy market. This is for those who love a bargain!!! HALF DAY TOUR CORK FACTORY & TRADITIONS - 32 A tour to discover the interior of the Algarve. Arrival at São Brás de Alportel and visit the Ethnografic Museum that hosts a very interesting dress collection. This private residence, from the 19th century, was owned by a rich cork merchant. The village of São Brás is one of the main centres of the cork industry in the country. Discover the mysteries of the ancient relationship between man and the cork oak tree. Visit a factory and learn about the techniques of processing the cork. The tour ends with a visit to the factory shop, where you may find unique design manufactured items made out of cork skin. Return to hotel. FULL DAY TOUR ÉVORA WITH WINE AND OLIVE OIL TASTING - 49 A journey through the widest cork region: find the lovely charming town of Évora, World Heritage of Unesco, a beautiful town full of tradition and history, handicrafts and gastronomy. On the way we will stop in Reguengos in search of the sweet aromas of the alentejano wine, on the Esporão Wine Estate wine and olive oil producer, blending ancient and modern winemaking techniques, for a visit to the wine cellar with 2 wines and 4 olive oils tasting. After we follow to Évora for lunch at leisure, Évora is the perfect place to taste the delicious Alentejo cuisine. A guided visit will follow (entrances fees not included): walking tour to see the Roman Temple, the Romanesque Gothic Cathedral, Giraldo square and St Francis Church with its unique Bones Chapel. After you will have free time to explore and shop on your own, you can find a great variety of items, such as the hand painted pottery, cork work, copper items and the colourful furniture.

4 BOAT TOUR IN THE CAVES - TBA Discover the most beautiful spots of the Algarvian coast in a boat trip, Catamaran Mara is very safe and stable offering you the best way to explore the enchanting rock formations caves and beaches of the Algarve. Departing from Albufeira Marina at 14:00. We will cruise along the coast up to the area of Galé and Benagil. Relaxed on our confortable boat you will get the experience of a tour alongside and inside the caves and rock formations (weather permitting). Duration: 2h30. FULL DAY HISTORICAL ALGARVE - 32 A chance to visit the mountains and see some remains of its Moorish and Roman existence. Silves (the old Moorish Capital) castle and cathedral. Climb the Monchique Mountains to Fóia - the highest point of the Algarve. Free time for wine tasting and taking spectacular photos. We will then make our way down to the mountains to our lunch stop. After lunch (not included), we will journey over to the beautiful town of Lagos - indoor slave market (the first in Europe), Saint Anthony's golden church, fort and old town. Afterwards, we continue on to Cap Saint Vincent, the most south-westerly point of Europe, known as "the End of the World". Visit the strongest lighthouse in Europe, Baleeira - beautiful fishing harbour and passing by the Fortaleza (home of Prince Henry's School of Navigation). FULL DAY EASTERN ALGARVE - 32 A visit to Faro, the capital of the Algarve province with its 13th century city centre. Then, we follow on to the Moorish town of Olhão, a key town for fishing and its important fish market. Visit the attractive and charming old town of Tavira with a 4th Century Roman Bridge and its many churches. Then on to Gilão and Cacela Velha. Finally to Monte Gordo and Vila Real de Santo António, the border town with Spain, separated by the generous mouth of the River Guadiana. FULL DAY FÁTIMA - 49 We start our tour with a visit to the village of Aljustrel (site of the Angel's well), where the shepherd children lived and grew up (see the site of an Apparition in Valinhos). Free time to have lunch (not included), shop and attend mass at the Basilica or at the Chapel of the Apparitions in the Sanctuary of Fátima.

5 FULL DAY SEVILLE CITY TOUR & SHOPPING - 38 A day not to be missed in the beautiful city of Seville, (capital of the Andalusia region). Pass by the outstanding architecture of the 1929 Expo and the latest Expo site of 1992, the Macarena Basilica and the typical Jewish Quarter. Stops at the Maria Luisa Park, American and Spanish Squares. We also give you time to visit the shops, the largest Gothic cathedral in the world and the Royal Alcazar palaces. FULL DAY GIBRALTAR - 49 Driving through the Spanish Andalucia region, passing the capital Seville, towards Jerez de la Frontera (home of the famous sherry) passing by the cotton fields onwards through the Route of the Bull. On arrival, 5 hours free time for shopping and optional Rock Tour: the Little Britain of the Spanish Coastline. HALF DAY QUATEIRA MARKET - 16 Visit Vilamoura and it s Gypsy market. Free time for some nice bargains 3 DAY EXCURSION : SEVILLE, TANGIER & GIBRALTAR 2 NIGHTS/3 DAYS : 255 SINGLE SUPP. : + 50 *** PASSPORT REQUIRED *** Day 1 - Early morning departure from your hotel to SEVILLE. Sightseeing tour passing by the most important monuments: Torre del Oro, Maria Luisa Park and Plaza de España. Walk through the old streets of Barrio de Santa Cruz, originally the Jewish quarter, the 15th century Santa Maria Cathedral and the Reales Alcazares palaces. Time for lunch (at leisure) and departure to ALGECIRAS dinner included and overnight in a 3 star hotel for 2 nights. Day 2 - Departure in the morning to Tarifa, crossing to AFRICA by ferry through the Straight of Gibraltar. Sightseeing tour of TANGIER with lunch included. Walking guided visit to the Medina, Kasbah and Souq. Return to Algeciras for the night. Dinner included at the hotel. Day 3 - Early drive to GIBRALTAR, a territory of the United Kingdom, known in the past as "Mountain of Tarik". The Optional Gibraltar rock tour includes the visit of St. Michael s cave. Panoramic view over the African continent. Time for lunch (at leisure) and tax free shopping. In the afternoon, return to the Algarve.

6 Detailed information about the tours below will be provided by the representatives at the informative meeting COOKING CLASS - 25 Learn the Portuguese cuisine with a Chef and learn how to make the traditional Cataplana pot (similar to a Paella). Why not make a friendly competition out of it and taste all the other team chef d oeuvres! At the end, you will all seat together to enjoy this nice lunch you ve made with love and a lot of fun. (Wine will be served with lunch). FADO DINNER - 45 (including transfers) Dinner with music and Fado Songs FULL DAY JEEP TOUR (with lunch)- 52 Algarve Jeep Safari Full Day tour is a voyage to discover the deepest Algarve through off-road tracks, refreshing streams and old villages where time has stopped. The most beautiful landscapes, regional architecture and gastronomical tastes of Algarve. One of the musts of this tour is the gastronomical tasting of honey or jam. As well, the visit of an old firewater distillery and tasting of so famous Medronho drink. The day goes between hills and valleys, lowlands and villages, an unforgettable journey through the magical Algarve. The rates in this document are subject to change depending on the number of participants required. The tours are bilingual.

7 Vila Petra Albufeira (for information only- no contractual value) Vila Petra Aparthotel information Just 330 ft from Albufeira s main street, a few kilometers from the center of Albufeira and Oura Beach, this apartment-style hotel features indoor and outdoor swimming pools and a relaxing health club. Every apartment at Vila Petra has a private balcony with views out over the large grounds. All apartments have granite floors, a separate sitting area with satellite TV and full kitchen facilities. Vila Petra s restaurant has a menu throughout the day. There is also a poolside bar where you can relax with a drink. In Vila Petra the internet access is free in the reception and apartments. Note: The outdoor pool is not heated but there is an indoor heated pool free of charge for the guests. For children, there is a separate pool, a playground, and childcare services. Car and bike rentals are available for those who would like to explore the Algarve and its attractions. Vila Petra is 40 km from Faro International Airport and free on-site parking is available. For quality and style, Vila Petra is the ideal place to relax. Situated close to Praia da Oura, yet providing guests with seclusion and privacy.

8 Much thought has gone into the design of this quality, modern aparthotel, with polished granite floors, local stone and wood finishes. All apartments are equipped to the high standards you would expect, including kitchen, air conditioning and terrace, but it s the attention to detail that makes Vila Petra extra special. Vila Petra offers their guests various recreational areas, which they can use. Vila Petra How to get to downtown and beaches. A shuttle takes guests to the 2 beaches in the area 4 times a day (at 10:00 a.m. 12:00 p.m. 2:00 p.m. 5:00 p.m.) In addition, there are several utilities available and easy to use. A bus stop is only 150 from the residence. The ticket price 1.40 per direction. A prepaid ticket 0.70 A monthly pass passing frequency every 30 minutes during the day. At 300 meters there is also the stop for the tourist train in the region The day 3.00 per person 65+ senior fare passing frequency every 20 minutes during the day. Excellent Amenities at Vila Petra Free! Wi-Fi internet is available in public areas. Outside amenities: outdoor pool, garden, terrace. Activities: tennis court, golf course (within 3 km), billiards, table tennis, squash, sauna, fitness center, spa and wellness center, massage, hot tub, Turkish / Steam, indoor pool, bike rental, game room, library, children's playground, karaoke. Restaurants/bar: breakfast in the room, Restaurant (à la carte), snack bar, special diet menus (on request). Free parking! Free public parking is possible on location (reservation is not needed). Services: vending machine (drinks), car hire, shuttle service (free), airport shuttle (surcharge), reception 24h / 24, currency exchange bureau, luggage storage, babysitting, laundry, ironing service, rooms meeting / banquet facilities, fax / photocopying, barber / beauty. General: safety deposit box, non-smoking rooms, family rooms, elevator, all public and private spaces non-smoking, designated smoking area. Facilities for disabled. Languages spoken: Portuguese, English. Pets: Pets are not allowed.

9 Accommodation Gallery Studio- 2 beds - Ask for the pool view supplement! Apartment 1 bedroom Ask for the pool view supplement! Bathroom / Kitchen