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Ed-Ventures provides custom tours for travelers worldwide. Check out this curated selection of their scheduled tour offerings to Europe. Book by October 25, 2018, and you’ll receive $50 per person off your final bill. Contact us today for full itineraries and booking details. Please mention code FALL50 when booking.
Celtic Dream
From only $4099 per person*
April 22, 2019
We start this fully escorted tour in Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland, which features an imposing castle looming over the city. We’ll tour the highlights – the castle, Royal Mile, the Royal Yacht and more. Then it’s out into the lowlands to visit Stirling Castle, tour through the hills and lochs of the countryside, and spend some time on the Isle of Skye. There will be whiskey tastings, sheering demonstrations, and a chance to try your hand at bagpipes. We’ll continue our journey with a tour of Glasgow.
Taking a ferry across the Irish Sea to Belfast, we’ll begin our exploration of Northern Ireland in Belfast, before continuing along the rocky coast and charming small towns to Londonderry and eventually Sligo. From there, it’s south into Ireland’s charming Dublin. We’ll see the best of the Emerald Isle, from Kilkenny to Kerry to Galway. This escorted tour includes all your tour stops, breakfast daily, two lunches and five dinners.
Itinerary
Day 1: Flight to Edinburgh (not included in price)
Day 2: Edinburgh City Tour | Castle Tour |
Welcome Dinner
Day 3: Royal Yacht | Free Time
Day 4: Stirling Castle | Scottish Wool | Loch Lomond | Ft. William
Day 5: Ben Nevis | Distillery | Isle of Skye
Day 6: Isle of Skye Tour | Waterfalls | Tannery | Mallaig
Day 7: Glasgow City Tour
Day 8: Bagpipe Center | Ferry to Belfast
Day 9: Belfast City Tour | Titanic Experience | Pub Tour Dinner
Day 10: Scenic Coastal Route | Londonderry
Day 11: West Coast Parke Castle | Folk Village
Day 12: Belvedere House NewGrange Prehistoric Site | Dublin
Day 13: Dublin Touring | Cathedral | Garden & Stud Farm | Music Dinner
Day 14: Kilkenny | Dunbrody | Waterford | Castle Hotel Stay
Day 15: Dingle Peninsula | County Kerry | Farmhouse Stay
Day 16: Bunratty Castle | Galway Peninsula | Castle Dinner
Day 17: Return to Airport
Vienna to the Passion Play in Oberammergau 2020
From only $3742 per person*
August 2, 2020
It is not too early to get your reservations made for this once a decade performance of the Passion Play. The people of the tiny village of Oberammergau Germany have been hosting this event since 1634, when God spared them from the ravages of the plague. For this special itinerary, we are combining the play with visits to Vienna, Salzburg, and Munich. The fully escorted tour includes entry to all your tour stops, preferred seating at the Passion Play, breakfast daily, one lunch and six dinners.
Itinerary
Day 1: Flight to Vienna (not included in the price)
Day 2: Vienna city tour and Welcome dinner
Day 3: Walking tour | City Center | Winery Dinner
Day 4: Palace tour | free time | Optional Classical Concert
Day 5: Danube Cruise | Melk | Salzburg
Day 6: Walking tour | Mirabelle Gardens | Mozart Museum
Day 7: Linderhoff Palace | Oberammergau village
Day 8: Passion Play
Day 9: Munich | City Tour | Beer Hall Dinner
Day 10: Transfer to Airport
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Belgium: Beer, Blooms and Bon-Bon's
From only $2492 per person*
September 12, 2019
Visit some of the best and most famous breweries in a country that sets a high standard for beer around the world. Taste chocolates strait from the kitchens of Godiva, Neuhaus and Galler. Experience the riot of color at the flower market in Grand Place and the gardens of the Benguinage. These are all highlight experiences of our exclusive group tour to Belgium.
This tiny country has made its mark on history, from early Flemish painters, mechanical advances in windmills and dike systems that drained the coastline, and in the production of both beer and chocolate. Our tour is fully escorted, with breakfast daily, one lunch, and three dinners included. Your entrance fees, private tours, and tips are all included in the tour. Sit back, relax and be amazed at all that Belgium has to offer.
Itinerary
Day 1: Flight to Brussels (not included in price)
Day 2: Brussels | Chocolate Village-Garden - Timmermans Brewery
Day3: Waterloo | Leuven Garden – Stella Artois- Mussels Dinner
Day 4: Brussels | Grand Place | Chocolate Shops | Brewers House
Day 5: Bruges | Flanders Field | Westvleteren Abbey/Brewery
Day 6: Bruges | Historic Center | Great Beer Wall | Chocolates de Clerek
Day 7: Bruges | Free Day to Explore | Dinner at Zeebrugge Coast
Day 8: Transfer to Brussels Airport
Harry Potter's Scotland
& England
From only $2340 per person*
June 18, 2019
It's been 20 years since J.K. Rowling introduced the world of Harry Potter to us and young readers stood in line at midnight for each new book and movie release. We will be celebrating Harry Potter on this timely tour to his favorite haunts throughout England and Scotland. See London highlights that featured prominently in the stories, and the secret track 9 3/4 at Kings Cross Station. We'll visit the Harry Potter film studios and take a day trip to Oxford. We'll take the train north to Scotland, where we will be able to visit the place the books were written. A special treat will be a ride on the Jacobite steam train that doubles as the Harry Potter Express. All on-board!
Itinerary
Day 1: Flight to London (not included in price)
Day 2: London | Big Ben | Parliament
Day 3: London | Harry Potter sites | Buckingham Palace | Madame Tussauds
Day 4: Oxford | Bodleian Library | New College
Day 5: London | Warner Bros Studio | Medieval Banquet
Day 6: Train to Edinburgh | City Tour | Ghost Walk
Day 7: Edinburgh Castle | Loch Ness | Ft. William
Day 8: Steam Train | Scottish Lakes | Glenfinnan
Day 9: Transfer to airport
An Odyssey Thru Ancient Greece
From only $3519 per person*
April 18, 2019
On this escorted tour of Greece, you’ll discover the magic that puts the music in the hearts and souls of the people. We’ll explore Athens, Napflion, and the Mt. Olympia areas on the mainland. We’ll see the ancient structures on the acropolis in Athens, the new museum at it’s base, the Parthenon and the Temple of Poseidon and the coast at Cape Sounion. There will be time to shop the market district and explore the pedestrian walkways on your own.
Then, it’s off on a 4-night cruise of the islands, visiting Mykonos, Kusadasi, Patmos, Rhodes, Crete, and Santorini. You will be well-cared for by cruise staff as we pass through hundreds of islands. There will be time on shore to discover the highlights of each stop, before returning to the welcoming smiles of the ship’s staff.
Back on the Greek mainland, you’ll head out to explore more of the ancient Greek world (including some Roman ruins) and take in more pampering at a local resort. You’ll visit Sparta, Mt. Olympia, Delphi and Corinth before returning to Athens for a final taverna dinner.
Itinerary
Day 1: Flight to Athens (not included in price)
Day 2: Athens- Museum | Plaka
Day 3: Acropolis | City Tour | Agora
Day 4: Coastal Tour | Poseidon | Winery
Day 5: Cruise to Mykonos
Day 6: Cruise to Kusadasi and Patmos
Day 7: Cruise to Rhodes
Day 8: Cruise to Crete and Santorini
Day 9: Peloponnese | Corinth | Navplio
Day 10: Olympia | Sparta
Day 11: Mt. Olympia | Delphi
Day 12: Athens
Day 13: Return to the airport
*Ed-Ventures reserves the right to cancel this trip due to lack of subscription. In the event of cancellation of the trip in its entirety, a full refund of all deposits will be made to passengers enrolled at the time of cancellation. Tour price is based on the value of the dollar and the cost of airfare and is subject to change without notice. Extensions are usually available, but must be requested when booking the tour. Any changes in airfare booking may result in a processing fee. It may be possible, that due to unforeseen events, conditions, or changes in airline schedules, the land portion of the trip may be extended or shortened. Any savings realized by such occurrences will be refunded, however any extra expenses incurred must be borne by the client. Trip cancellation insurance is available. This low-cost protection can save you money if you are forced to cancel or alter your trip for a medical reason only. You will be mailed trip cancellation insurance information with the brochure or upon receipt of your deposit. Responsibility: Ed-Ventures, Inc., their officers and employees, tour hosts, or any other persons or vendors connected with the tour shall not under any circumstances be liable to the client under or by reason of this agreement directly or indirectly for any accidents, injury, delay, damage, or inconvenience caused to the client by negligence of others, by malfunctions of transportation systems or equipment, by acts of war, terrorism, or rebellion, strikes, theft, itinerary changes, extreme weather conditions, or cancellations, and the client hereby releases the above mentioned corporation and persons from any and all such liability. The airline(s) concerned are not held responsible for any act, omission, or event during the time passengers are not on their planes or conveyances. The passenger's contract in use by the airlines concerned, when issued, shall constitute the sole contract between the airlines and the purchaser of this tour and/or passenger. Any and/or all transportation companies herein mentioned shall not have nor incur any responsibility to any traveler aside from their liability as common carriers. Air and land costs are subject to change without notice. Air transportation is via special, non refundable airfare. Any additional airfare assessments made by the airlines for any changes whatsoever shall be the responsibility of the client. Other rules may also apply. Services of any A.R.C. or I.A.T.A. carrier may be used in conjunction with this tour. If there is a change in air prices and/or currency exchange rates, we reserve the right to adjust prices.
†See individual brochures for full itinerary, inclusions, and conditions. FALL50 discount is per person, applicable to final payment on these promotional tours, when booking is received by Ed-Ventures office by 5:00 pm central time October 25, 2018. Booking must be made through a MAST travel agent member.