Italy and Greece and Turkey Trip Planned and More Participants are Sought

By Suzanne Camp

An exciting trip to Italy and Greece with an optional excursion to ancient Ephesus in Turkey is planned for June 2010.  This exciting trip will take participants to many historical landmarks as well as a 3 day Greek Island cruise.  The group leader of the trip is Bob Wallace who is assisted by Suzanne Camp.  Although geared toward high school and college students, teachers or other adults with an interest in cultural and educational experiences through international travel are welcome to participate.  Middle school aged students must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.

This fabulous vacation includes the first ten days spent in Italy and Greece with the last 3 days on a cruise around the Greek isles.  The trip will take participants to towns such as Florence, Rome, the ancient city of Pompeii, Athens, Vatican City, which is home to the Pope, Sorrento, Capri, Patras and Delphi.

Some highlights include visiting St. Peter's Basilica and the Sistine Chapel in Vatican City, the Colosseum, Pantheon and Trevi Fountain in Rome, a visit to Pompeii which is one of the richest archaeological sites in the world, the temple of Apollo and the Delphi museum, climbing the Acropolis to view the majestic Parthenon, visiting the temple of the Olympian Zeus, cruising around the beautiful Greek Isles with ports of call to several Greek isles.  One optional cruise excursion included a visit to Ephesus and the house where the Virgin Mary is believed to have lived her last years.

The current price is $4016 for students and $4651 for adults.  These prices are valid for people signed up by October 31st.  All prices include round trip air fare, hotel accommodations with double occupancy for adults and four students per room, breakfast and dinner daily, except on the cruise where 3 meals daily are included, all transportation including chartered bus, ferry and cruise ship, bilingual tour guide who accompanies the group for the entire trip, as well as local tour guides in specified areas, and entrances to exhibits, museums, etc., which are listed on the trip.  Lunch on 10 of the days, souvenirs and tips are not included. 

The trip is organized by EF Educational Tours.  Go to www.eftours.com/IAG for more information and a detailed itinerary.  The tour number is 698520.  Signup has already begun and we would love to add more people to our group.  Payment can be made conveniently on line by credit card, debit card, or automatic bank draft.  EF Tours offers a convenient payment plan where they will either do an automatic draft from a checking account or charge to a credit or debit card of equal payments through the end of April.  Once you have registered, your program fee is locked in.  Until you have signed up, the program fee is subject to change.  The closer to the date it gets, the price generally increases. 

If you have any questions or are interested in going on one of the trips, contact one of the sponsors via e-mail or phone at the numbers listed below for instructions on how to sign up.  Bob Wallace at rdwallace1@comcast.net  or 877-3111, cell 228-1841 or Suzanne Camp at camps@embarqmail.com or call 926-1550(home) or 251-9620(cell).

This article originally published on September 7, 2009.

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