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An international tour is a life time dream for many people and we at Paradise bring you the best Europe tour anyone can dream. Sample Itinerary is given here and you may send your queries to sales@paradise-kerala.com which will be attended by our International tour division.
EAST EUROPE GRANDEUR
09 Nights / 10 Days
Covering: Prague, Salzburg, Vienna, Bratislava, Budapest
Welcome to the tour of Central Europe, or as is more popularly known in India, East Europe. Central Europe is a region in the heart of Europe. It includes the German-speaking countries, four former Warsaw Pact member states, and Slovenia, a former Yugoslav republic, now all of them are member of the EU and the Schengen Zone, giving you a unique opportunity to visit all of these places with one single visa. These countries share close economic and cultural ties with the region. Central Europe has some of the oldest and best preserved cities on the continent.
Central Europe is the region lying between the variously defined areas of Eastern and Western Europe. The term and widespread interest in the region itself came back into fashion after the end of the Cold War, which, along with the Iron Curtain, had divided Europe politically into East and West, splitting Central Europe in half. Rather than a physical entity, Central Europe is a concept of shared history which contrasts with that of the surrounding regions.
This holiday takes you across the major cities of Central Europe and enables you to discover this region in its fullest glory!
| Day 01
Places Include : Cochin Sightseeing | Athirapilly Vazhachal Waterfalls | Guruvayoor | VeegaLand |
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INDIA-PRAGUE
• Check in at the airport at Delhi / Bombay.
• Departure to Prague. We reach Prague by in the evening. Arrive at the Prague airport, clear your immigration and there will be a guide waiting for you outside the airport to greet you and transfer you to the hotel.
• Welcome to Prague! Prague is a city of unusual beauty. It is a natural amphitheater through which the Vltava River flows, filled with a thousand years' worth of manmade structures with aspirations greater than simply satisfying basic human needs. Its prime, yet sensitive, location in the heart of Europe is at the confluence of trade routes, political interests, and cultural influences. While this has never assured the city of a peaceful history, it has certainly guaranteed it an eventful one. Prague's history is one written by fire and sword, as well as by pen, paintbrush, chisel, carpenter's axe, and stonemason's trowel. As a reference point in the classification of cityscapes, Prague is often likened to Rome. In the sense that both cities are ageless, this is a suitable comparison.
• Arrive at the hotel, check-in, freshen up and then proceed for your transfer for dinner at an Indian Restaurant. You dinner includes one complimentary drink.
• Overnight at hotel
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| Day 02
Places Include : Cochin | Aleppy House Boat | Athirapilly Vazhachal Waterfalls | Munnar | Thekkady | Cherai Beach |
| PRAGUE
• After breakfast, we take you on a city tour of Prague today.
• The guided city tour of Prague includes the Golden Prague: State Opera, the National Museum and Wenceslas Square & Charles Square to the Banks of the river Vltava and across the river to Prague Castle. There a walk around the castle courtyards awaits you. Where among other things, you will have a chance to see the St. Vitus Cathedral. Later in the old town, we see the St. Nicholas Church, the Tyn Church and the Old Town Hall with its Astronomical Clock (horologe) and the 12 Apostles.
• A history of more than 1100 years speaks for itself. The story of the Prague Castle identifies itself with the story of Prague and Christianity (860s, Chyril and Methodius) in the Czech Republic. In 870s AD the Prince Borivoj, one of the first Czech rulers from the Royal Dynasty of Premyslids ordered the building of the Castle, originally out of timber and with a soil rampart fortification. Since 1918 the Prague Castle has served as the official residence of the president of the Republic.
• Evening we return to the city of Prague, where you have time free till dinner. You can explore the township on your own or shop around for gifts and other items. One of the Czech Republic's most famous products, Bohemian Crystal, is sold in shops throughout Prague. Czech glass is of excellent quality and much of it is hand made. Wrought iron products are another things you can look for in Prague. Bargaining in smaller shops is rampant and expected.
• Post shopping, we enjoy a Fountain Light show where we listen to nice music and at the same time follow a fascinating experience of the singing fountain. Join us for a show of the Krizik’s fountain. It is one of most monumental illuminated fountains with music in Europe.
• After the show we proceed for dinner. We have an Indian Dinner at an Indian Restaurant and then proceed to the hotel.
• Overnight at the hotel
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| Day 03
Places Include : Cochin | Munnar | Thekkady | Athirapilly Vazhachal | Aleppy House Boat |
| PRAGUE
• Breakfast at the hotel
• Today morning we take a tour to a small town located about 40 kms from Prague, where one of the Czech’s most famous Glass Factory is situated. You will see the operation and steps of hand made crystal production as well as metal works and the processing, decorating and cutting of glass. You will have an opportunity to buy crystal products at the the Factory’s discount shop. We will also present each guest with a souvenir.
• A bus will take you to the Vltava River where an air conditioned pleasure boat awaits you. The hour long cruise along the Vltava with refreshments (Coffee or Tea & Cake) offers fantastic views of the river, lined with exquisite historic monuments. At the end of the cruise, your guide will take you along Parizska Street, through the former Jewish Quarter to the old town square.
• Post tour, we will proceed for dinner and then return to our hotel.
• Overnight at hotel in Prague.
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| Day 04
Places Include : Cochin | Munnar | Thekkady | Fort Cochin | Aleppy House Boat |
| PRAGUE-VIENNA
• After Breakfast, we depart to Vienna.
• Welcome to Vienna! Vienna, also described as Europe's cultural capital, is a metropolis with unique charm, vibrancy and flair. It boasts outstanding infrastructure, is clean and safe, and has all the inspiration that you could wish for in order to discover this wonderful part of Europe. It is the capital of Austria, 2 million inhabitants, is situated on the banks of the Danube. The influx of visitors from all over the world has made Vienna the most popular urban tourist destination in Austria.
• Arrive at the hotel, check-in, freshen up and then proceed for dinner at an Indian Restaurant. There is some time for shopping in Vienna here.
• Overnight at hotel
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| Day 05
Places Include : Cochin
| Munnar | Thekkady | Aleppy House Boat | Fort Cochin | Kovalam |
Trivandrum | Athirapilly Vazhachal | Kumarakam | Kanyakumari | Varkala |
| VIENNA-SALZBURG-VIENNA
• Breakfast at hotel
• Today we visit the birthplace of Mozart. The city of Salzburg became famous from the musical Sound of Music and has retained till date an aura of the past and romance of the present.
• Welcome to Salzburg! Salzburg means "salt castle", referring to its massive fortress and the white gold from the mountains in the South. It is the capital of a federal province of Austria with the same name. Its approximately 150,000 residents make it the fourth biggest Austrian city. Beyond that, it is Austria′s most beautiful spot - as the residents will arguably claim. The city′s magnificent Baroque town centre is rated as a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage site and can easily be explored by foot. A classic music festival, the city′s most famous son Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and the heart-warming musical "The Sound of Music" created the area′s fame and popularity with music enthusiasts all over the world
• On our way to Mozart’s birthplace, you become acquainted with the beautiful Salzkammergut Landscape with its mountains and numerous lakes. Reaching Salzburg, you will have time for lunch.
• The afternoon will be dedicated to a stroll through the old city, showing you the most important sights of this Bishops’ Seat. We see the cathedral, the Festival Hall, St. Peter’s Abbey Church and of course the birth place of Mozart at Getreidegasse. The Edelweiss song from the movie Sound of Music will come to your mind while passing the horse pond, and from the gardens of the Mirabell Palace you will have a magnificent view of the Hohensalzburg Fortress.
• We return late evening, and have an Indian Dinner at a restaurant before proceeding to the hotel.
• Overnight at hotel
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| Day 06
Places Include : Cochin | Athirapilly Vazhachal | Fort Cochin | Munnar | Thekkady | Aleppy Houseboat | Varkala | Kovalam | Trivandrum |
| VIENNA
• Enjoy a buffet breakfast at the hotel.
• After breakfast, we proceed on a guided city tour of Vienna. The city tour will take us along the Ringstrasse, the State Opera House, the magnificent Museum of Fine Arts with its world famous art treasures of the Habsburgs and the National History Museum, the cultural district of the Museums Quartier, the Hofburg, the Parliament, the City Hall & the Burgtheater.
• The highlight of this tour will be a visit of the showrooms of Schonbrunn Palace. The Palace with its surrounding buildings and the huge park is one of the most significant cultural monuments in Austria. It was generally used as the summer residence of the Habsburg rulers.
• On the way back to the Opera we pass by the Belvedere Palace which houses the largest Gustav Klimt collection in the world. The two magnificent palaces on the Belvedere grounds lie in the middle of a splendid park. They were constructed for Prince Eugene of Savoy by J.L. von Hildebrandt, a famous Baroque architect.
• Thereafter we provide you with time on the shopping streets of Vienna. Vienna boasts of Porcelain, Glass items, coffee, chocolate, Antiques and collectible items. There is a high density of Souvenir Shops to carry some memories back home.
• We have an Indian Dinner in the evening with one complimentary drink. Post dinner we drive to the hotel.
• Overnight at hotel
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| Day 07
Places Include : Cochin
| Athirapilly Vazhachal | Munnar | Thekkady | Alleppy (House Boat) |
Trivandrum | Kovalam | Aleppy Resort | Thenmala | Palaruvi | Fort Cochin |
| VIENNA-BRATISLAVA-BUDAPEST
• Breakfast at hotel
• Today we head from Vienna to Budapest, and enroute visit the exciting and historic city of Bratislava.
• We take on a tour to Bratislava, Slovakia today.
• Welcome to Bratislava! Not only is Bratislava the largest city in Slovakia, it also serves as the state capital. Furthermore, Bratislava is the seat of the National Council of the Slovak Republic, the Government of the Slovak Republic, national ministries and the other central bodies of the state administration of the Slovak Republic. It is situated in the centre of Europe in the southwestern part of Slovakia. It borders with Hungary in the south and with Austria in the west. The town spreads like a fan on both banks of the Danube River, and at the foot of the Low Carpatians. Due to its position on the border between the mild and warm climatic zones, it ranks among the warmest spots in Slovakia with an average temperature of 9.9 C. A major industrial center, Bratislava is known for building VW cars and historically the manufacture of furniture, chemicals, tobacco products, musical instruments, woolen goods, and leather products.
• You will discover history alongside of the new Bratislava, which is a very vibrant and historical city. You will see the Government Palace, Presidential Palace, Opera House, Main Square, St. Martin’s Cathedral and other highlights of the city.
• Welcome to Budapest! Budapest, one of the most beautiful historical capitals in Europe, is situated on the banks of the Danube. The city actually consists of three cities: Óbuda, the oldest section, with Celtic and Roman ruins, Buda in hills on the western bank, famous for its historic Castle Hill and beautiful residential area, and bustling Pest with its shopping, government and commercial districts on the flat plain of the east bank. United in 1873, Budapest is renowned as the location of one of the most beautiful World Heritage sites.
• Budapest also has a host of Casinos for you to try your hand at some gambling.
• Arrival at Budapest, evening free for leisure. Dinner at an Indian restaurant.
• Overnight at hotel in Budapest.
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| Day 08
Places Include : Cochin
| Munnar | Thekkady | Alleppy HouseBoat | Trivandrum | Kanyakumari |
Fort Cochin | Thenmala | Palaruvi | Alleppey Resort | Pristine Island |
Athirapilly Vazhachal | Kovalam | Wayanad |
| BUDAPEST
• Breakfast at the hotel
• Today we take an exciting experience, a “Drive on the River”. On our new special sightseeing, you can see the sights of Budapest from a comfortable seat, first along its busy streets, and then from one second to the next, you splash into the lapping water of the river. Taking everything from the deck of a coach makes this ride very special. The tour covers Roosevelt Square (Chain Bridge), Academy of Sciences, Parliament, St. Stephen’s Cathedral, Opera House, Heroes Square, Millennium Monument, City Park, Szechecnyi Spa, Vajdahunyad Castle, Splash Point, Chain Bridge, Royal Palace, Liberty Statue & the Citadel.
• Today we enjoy a Wine Tour as Hungary is famous for its wines. We drive to the Haraszthy Vallejo Cellar (Etyek). Enjoy the view on the Etyek Buda hill in the wonderful surrounding. You will see the cellar, get a chance to taste the wines, and also have an opportunity to buy the famous wines.
• Evening is free for shopping & at leisure
• Dinner at an Indian restaurant.
• Overnight at hotel in Budapest
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| Day 09
Places Include : Cochin
| Kulamavu | Munnar | Thekkady| Alleppy HouseBoat | Alleppey resort |
Trivandrum | Kovalam | Kanyakumari | Thenmala | Palaruvi |
| BUDAPEST
• After breakfast at the hotel, we proceed to Szentendre the picturesque Mediterranean atmosphere village
• Szentendre is the first place going north from the capital on the Buda side of the River Danube. This town has always been favoured by artists as somewhere both to live and to work. It is still true today, as is witnessed by the number of museums and exhibitions devoted to the life and work of Szentendre-based artists. Probably the most famous of all, the ceramics of Margit Kovács are on display. Visitors are attracted to Szentendre not just by the charm and the atmosphere of the place, but by its excellent cuisine too. Szentendre is also the location of Hungary’s biggest outdoor museum. You can visit the Marzipan museum and a famous Jewellery
• Evening you need to rest for the upcoming fantastic evening we have in store for you.
• Tonight we have our dinner on a River Cruise with unlimited flow of local wines & beer for 2 hours and a Bollywood DJ playing your latest music. Dance your heart away as this beautiful tour comes to an end and you spend this last evening enjoying yourself on the river.
• Overnight at hotel in Budapest
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| Day 10
Places Include : Cochin
| Munnar | Thekkady | Alleppey Houseboat | Alleppey Resort | Kumarakam
Resort | Varkala | Kumarakam Resort | Trivandrum | Kovalam |
Kanyakumari | Athirapilly Vazhachal | Thenmala | Palaruvi |
| BUDAPEST-INDIA
• Breakfast at the hotel
• Free time till transfer to the airport
• Catch your flight back to India
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Package Inclusions:
• Return economy class airfare ex-India with taxes
• Cost of Schengen Visa and Overseas Travel Insurance valid for the duration of your travel
• 03 Nights stay in Vienna with daily hotel buffet breakfast @ Hotel Senator or similar
o Comprehensive Guided City tour of Vienna
o Guided Day tour of the city of Salzburg
o Full day tour to Bratislava, Slovakia
• 03 Nights stay in Prague with daily hotel buffet breakfast @ Hotel Centre Plaza or Hotel Arbes or similar
o Comprehensive Guided City tour of Prague
o River Cruise in Prague with Tea/Coffee and Cake
o Fountain Light Show
o Visit to the Glass Factory
• 03 Nights stay in Budapest with daily hotel buffet breakfast @ Hotel Mercure or Erzsébet or similar
o Comprehensive Guided Heritage tour of Budapest
o Wine Tour at Etyek
o Special “Drive on the River”
o Gala Dinner on a River Cruise with free flow wine and Bollywood DJ
• Daily Indian Dinner at an Indian Restaurant with one complimentary drink included
• Arrival transfers in Prague and departure transfers in Budapest
• All intercity transfers
• English Speaking guide for all your tours and transfers
Not Included:
• Any items not specifically mentioned above
• All items of personal nature, laundry, alcoholic drinks (except where mentioned)
• Lunch is not included on any day.
• Terms and Conditions apply. Please ask for your copy of the same.
• Visa is at the sole discretion of the respective consulate and we can merely represent your case to the embassy.
• TIPS have to be paid @ Euro 2 per person per day to the driver & guide. The same will have to be paid locally by the traveler.
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TERMS & CONDITIONS of INTERNATIONAL TOUR DIVISION
(Paradise Holidays Cochin (Regd.))
East Europe Fixed Departure 2010
Information Accuracy
Information given in this E-brochure is based on the information available at the time of publication. We reserve the right to change any brochure information before or after your booking the tour due to any events beyond our control. Where we know of these sufficiently in advance we will notify you, otherwise our Tour Managers or Local Representative will inform you of the changes on the spot.
Hotels
We have taken care to select convenient and comfortable hotels. They sometimes may be located away from the city centre. Rooms have private bath or shower. The hotels will either be those shown in the itinerary or of the same category. We may have to alter the hotels from the ones shown in the itinerary due to various reasons, including more than 1 group traveling at the same time, or hotel over bookings. Triple rooms are usually no larger than twin rooms and the third bed is often a rollaway cot. Most of the All baggage and personal effects are at all times your responsibility. Some hotels offer the facility of safe deposit lockers, which can be availed of. However we will not be liable for any loss/theft from the same. Any damages caused to the hotel rooms during your stay, shall be payable by you.
Meals
The menus are pre-set menus provided for meals on the tour. We reserve the right to change the meal arrangement if circumstances make it necessary to do so. In the event that the client wakes up late and misses the breakfast offered to him or the client is out on his own and reaches late or in case of delay of flights and misses any meal offered to him by the company, then no claim can be made for the meal, which he has missed and not utilized. Company will not be held liable for claims of damages or consequential loss if any special requests are not honored.
Airline
Any Loss of Baggage by the Airline is at the travelers’ risk, and also things like Failure to provide meal of the clients choice by the Airline, Overbooking of seats by the Airline, Failure on the part of Airline to accommodate client despite having confirmed tickets. If in the event that the client is booked on a particular Airline on a particular date and due to certain reasons beyond the control of the Company, the client is not allowed to board the flight, the client shall not hold the Company responsible for the same and no claim whatsoever can be made by the client against the Company.
Routing Changes
We may operate more than one coach per departure date. For the comfort and convenience of our passengers, we will sometimes amend the itinerary including the flight routing. We will advise you of these amendments, prior to the start of the tour or on tour. In the event that a client misses on any part of the sightseeing tour or any such tour due to delay on his part, he will not be entitled to claim refund of the same. The company shall not accept any liability or responsibility for any damages, loss, baggage loss, injury, accident, death, breakdown, or irregularity, which may occur in carrying out the tour arrangement, weather conditions, strikes, war, quarantine and any other cause whatsoever and all such loss or expense must be borne by the passengers. The management reserves the right to claim any additional expenses incurred due to delay or changes in schedules of train, plane, bus, ship or other services. We reserve the right to amend, alter, vary or withdraw any particular departure; excursions advertised or substitute a hotel of similar category if deemed necessary.
Coach
We use air-conditioned luxury coaches for Long Distance Travel. No seat numbers are allocated. We will not be responsible or liable in case of loss of any items from the coach. All baggage and personal effects are at all times and in all circumstances your responsibility. Any damages caused to the coach during your travel, shall be payable by you. The drivers are bound by specific rules, like maximum driving hours within a day and during a week, rest period per day, etc. Clients will have to strictly adhere to the prescribed timetable for the day so that the driver can complete the travel, otherwise certain sightseeing schedules may be missed due to your actions and the same will be non-refundable.
Cancellation due to visa rejection
All the clients traveling on this Holiday tour must be in possession of a valid visa. It is entirely at the discretion of the concerned Consulate / Authorities to grant / reject visa even after submitting all relevant documents and the company will not be held responsible for the same. It is a possibility that the consulate may ask the passengers to appear for a personal interview. This is at the sole discretion of the Consulate / Authorities.Passengers whose visas are not granted by the consulates will be charged INR 7,000/- per person towards Administrative Charges & visa expenses and refund the balance amount.
Registration
The signing of the Booking Form by the Client or by their travel agent shall mean acceptance in totality of the Terms and Conditions contained herein. No h Employee/s and the Agent/s of the Company other than the Company, in writing, has the authority to vary, add, amplify or waive any condition set forth in this Brochure. Any assurance given by any person shall have no consequence. The Company reserves the right to decline to register any person/s as Client/s for any Tour or to cancel their registration without assigning any reason.
Cancellations
All bookings made are Non-Cancellable.The company reserves the right to cancel any Tour prior to the departure, without assigning any reason. All monies paid by you will be fully refunded forthwith in Indian Rupees currency only (after deduction of the applicable visas done), and no compensation will be payable.
Payments
All payments made within 45 days prior to the tour departure date will have to be paid in Cash/Demand Draft. The PAN Card copy will be required when payments amounting Rs.25,000/- or above are made by cash.Refunds
It would take at least 30 days to process refunds. There is no refunds payable for any unutilized services. The refund for the foreign exchange component of the tour will be refunded in INR only & will be at the prevailing days rate of exchanges of the company.
Deviations
Deviations are not possible with this tour.
Scope of activity
We are travel and holiday organizers only. We do not control or operate any airline, neither do we own or control any shipping company, coach or coach company, hotel, transport or any other facility or service mentioned in this brochure. We take care in selecting all the ingredients in your holiday; but because we only select and inspect them and have no control in running of them, we cannot be responsible for any injury, death, loss or damage, which is caused by the act or default of the management or employees of any hoteliers, airlines, shipping company, coach owner / coach operator who are the company’s independent contractors arising outside our normal selection and inspection process.
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The Client will have to strictly follow the Tour Program and return to India as per the validity of the air ticket. There shall be no refund, if the client fails to join the group at the commencement of the tour, or joins the group later or leaves the group before culmination of the tour. In case if a client along with his family is compelled to discontinue the tour due to any reason whatsoever including illness, death or loss of passport or any travel documents, no claim shall be entertained for refund of unutilized services. |
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If a client avails pre - tour services or part thereof, or the air tickets (cost of which is included in the main tour cost) but fails to join the group for the main tour at the appointed place, or cancels the tour after using the air tickets or pre - tour arrangements or part thereof, it shall be treated as "no show" and there will be no refund whatsoever for the unutilized pre-tour or main tour services. |
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We reserve the right to withdraw tour membership from anyone whose behavior is deemed likely to affect the smooth operation of the tour or adversely affect the enjoyment or safety of other passengers and shall be under no liability to any such person. |
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Each of these conditions shall be severable from the other and if any provision be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the remaining provisions shall nevertheless have full force and effect. No liability on the part of the Company arising in any way out of the Contract in respect of any tour, holiday, excursion facilities shall exceed the total amount paid or agreed to be paid for the tour holiday, and shall in no case include any consequential loss or additional expense whatsoever. |
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If no complaint is brought against the Company within one month of the last day of the Tour, the Company shall be discharged from all liabilities under/or arising out of this Contract and the Client shall be deemed to have relinquished/abandoned all his rights under or arising from this Contract. |
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In the case of one or more but not all passengers signing 'Booking Form' it shall be deemed that others have duly authorized concerned signing passenger/(s) |
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Initial deposit just ensures seat or participation on the tour but does not entitle any services like Tickets, Visas, and Hotel Accommodation until full payment has been received. |
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Photo of sightseeing published in the Brochure are only for reference and may change from actual sights. |
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