BALLET, LAKE DISTRICT, & MORE! SIGN UP JUNE 14

Victor Travel

101 - 8800 Dufferin Street, Concord, ON L4K 0C5

TICO Ontario registration #1892647

presents

Tours en l'air

Ballet Holidays

an exclusive ballet-lovers' tour planned with care

and escorted by Canada's Word Lady, Katherine Barber

England

21 – 28 September 2012

8 days, 7 nights

3 ballet performances (+1 optional)

Sightseeing in the picturesque Lake District and Yorkshire Dales

and beautiful ballets performed by

Birmingham Royal Ballet and Northern Ballet

BALLET MAKES LIFE BETTER - GET MORE BALLET OUT OF LIFE

Fri. 21 September: MANCHESTER

Arrive in Manchester's newly redeveloped docklands area known as Salford Quays, 20 minutes by taxi from Manchester airport or 10 minutes by taxi from Manchester Piccadilly central train station.

The Quays is now a major centre of film and TV production (a new studio for Coronation Street – set in Salford's fictional alter ego of “Weatherfield” – is currently under construction there).

Check in to the 4-star Holiday Inn Media City, 5 minutes walk from the very comfortable Lowry theatre. If you have time, you can shop at the Lowry Outlet Mall opposite the theatre, pop in to the nearby Imperial War Museum, take a studio tour at the BBC, or hop on the tram (tram stop 4 minutes walk from hotel) into central Manchester to visit the Art Gallery with its large collection of Pre-Raphaelite paintings, or the Costume Museum. Football fans can visit the home of Manchester United just down the road.

Sat. 22 September: MANCHESTER

Morning: Watch Birmingham Royal Ballet company class, followed by a “Meet the Dancer” Q&A. Afternoon: Optional performance of Birmingham Royal Ballet: Swan Lake. Evening: Welcome 3-course dinner followed by performance of Birmingham Royal Ballet: Swan Lake.

Sun. 23 September: MANCHESTER

Day trip to YORKSHIRE

Our private luxury coach takes you to the Brontë Parsonage Museum in Haworth, Yorkshire to learn more about the authors of Jane Eyre and Wuthering Heights. Then drive through the elegant Regency spa town of Harrogate and the beautiful Yorkshire Dales before visiting the magnificent baroque palace and grounds of Castle Howard, where the TV series Brideshead Revisited was filmed. Return to Salford.

Mon. 24 September: MANCHESTER

Day at leisure. Suggested day trips (frequent train service): the well-preserved medieval city of York (90 minutes), home of the awe-inspiring York Minster, the largest Gothic church in England. Chester (90 minutes) is a picturesque city full of half-timbered houses. Or you can visit the centre of English ceramics, Stoke-on-Trent (40 minutes), shop for china at the factory outlets, and tour the Wedgwood factory.

Tues. 25 September: MANCHESTER

Day trip to the beautiful LAKE DISTRICT

Our private luxury coach takes you along Lake Windermere to Beatrix Potter's home. Morning coffee in the Tower Bank Arms, a traditional 17th-century Lakeland inn featured in The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck. Visit the enchanting medieval village of Hawkshead, then cruise on Coniston Water (the lake immortalized in the Swallows and Amazons children's books), in the completely restored opulent Victorian steam yacht Gondola, to Brantwood, home of the art critic John Ruskin. You can have a cream tea here surrounded by pre-Raphaelite art and looking out over the stunning gardens and spectacular view. Then proceed to William Wordsworth's home at Rydal Mount for a private guided tour of the gardens landscaped by the poet, a poetry reading accompanied by a glass of wine and some famous Grasmere gingerbread in his library, and a visit of the rest of the house outside of regular opening hours. Return to Salford.

Wed. 26 September: MANCHESTER

Day at leisure. Perhaps visit the museums and Manchester's Victorian downtown, or take a canal boat cruise. Evening: 3-course dinner, then performance of Northern Ballet: Madame Butterfly, choreographed by Northern Ballet's Canadian artistic director, former National Ballet of Canada principal David Nixon. Post-performance reception with Northern Ballet dancers.

Thurs. 27 September: MANCHESTER

Day trip to BIRMINGHAM

Our private luxury coach takes you to Birmingham. Morning: Visit to Elmhurst School for Dance, the feeder school of Birmingham Royal Ballet, for a tour and an opportunity to watch class. Afternoon: 3-course lunch and performance of Birmingham Royal Ballet mixed program: David Bintley's jazzy and fun Take Five, Hans van Manen's sexy Grosse Fuge (performed in the clip below by Dutch National Ballet), and Jessica Lang's Lyric Pieces, set to music by Grieg. Return to Salford.
 

Fri. 28 September:

MANCHESTER

Check out of hotel and depart Salford.

REGISTRATION AND DEPOSIT DUE DATE: 14 JUNE 2012

GROUP SIZE LIMITED! DON'T DELAY IN SIGNING UP

Total Package CA$2299 per person based on double occupancy

Single supplement: CA$675

All prices valid till 14 JUNE 2012

LAND-ONLY PACKAGE allows you the flexibility of arranging

travel from your most convenient departure point,

on the dates and times you prefer, and to extend your stay if you wish.

Victor Travel's experienced agents will be happy to

assist you with flight arrangements.

Package price includes:

7 nights twin share accommodation in the 4-star Holiday Inn Manchester Media City (travellers wishing to share will be put in touch with one another)

Daily full hot and cold buffet breakfast

Premium orchestra seats for 3 ballets

Birmingham Royal Ballet company class

Birmingham Royal Ballet “Meet the Dancer” event

Post-performance reception with Northern Ballet dancers

Northern Ballet souvenir program

One-year membership in the Friends of Birmingham Royal Ballet and the

Friends of Northern Ballet, including two issues of the BRB magazine Entrechat and the Northern Ballet magazine Inside

Day excursion by luxury coach to the Lake District

Boat cruise on Coniston Water

Day excursion by luxury coach to Haworth, Harrogate, and Castle Howard

Admission to Bronte Parsonage Museum, Castle Howard house and grounds, Beatrix Potter house at Hill Top, and Brantwood

Private guided tour of Rydal Mount

Day excursion to Birmingham

Two 3-course dinners; one 3-course lunch; one morning coffee

Ballet enrichment program: ballet notes and informal pre-performance talks and post-performance reviews with tour leader

Please note that this program must be sold as a package.

We cannot offer individual components separately

or break the package into shorter installments.

Not included:

Airfare

Meals and transfers not specifically mentioned in this itinerary

Beverages with dinners and lunch

Items of a personal nature, e.g. phone calls

Cancellation and hospital/medical insurance

Terms and Conditions:

Non-refundable deposit of CA$1000 per person is required at time of registration, no later than 14 JUNE 2012, to secure your space for this package**.

Single supplement and optional cancellation and hospital/medical insurance are also payable at this time.

Final payment due 1 August 2012, and total package price is fully

non-refundable.

All cancellations must be received in writing at Carlson Wagonlit Victor Travel to the attention of Lucy Nati (lucy@cwtvictortravel.ca).

RBC out-of-province health insurance and trip cancellation insurance are available through Victor Travel and STRONGLY RECOMMENDED.

Price will vary according to birthdate.

Premium must accompany the deposit and is non-refundable.

For more information and a registration form:

email: toursenlair@gmail.com

phone: 416.693.4496

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**The deposit is fully refundable in the event of cancellation of the trip by the travel agent