Llandudno & Snowdonia National Park

3rd October- 5 Days

INCLUDED IN YOUR HOLIDAY PRICE

• Pick-up from your home and return
• All ferry and luxury coach travel
• 4 nights half board accommodation • Nightly entertainment
• Choice of starters and main course with tea/coffee after dinner
• Ticket on the Welsh Highland Railway
• Admission into Portmerion • Admission into Penrhyn Castle
• Excursions as listed • Services of our Kardan Travel Holidays Driver/Courier

The Merrion Hotel – 3 Star
The Merrion Hotel is located in a prime position on the promenade of Llandudno, nestled between the twin headlands of the Little and Great Ormes. All rooms are en-suite with TV, direct dial telephone and
complimentary tea/coffee making facilities. Other hotel facilities include lift, bar, lounge and restaurant.

Day One: After a taxi pick up from home, you join our luxury touring coach and head northwards, via the motorway network, towards North Wales, with comfort stops made en route. We arrive in Llandudno late afternoon.
Day Two to Day Four: At leisure in Llandudno with two included excursions. The resort of Llandudno is a bustling holiday centre, well served with shops and restaurants. Nearby you have the Great Orme, which you can ascend by cable car or tram. From the top you have magnificent views
of the town and the Irish Sea.
Day Five: After breakfast, you head southwards via the motorway network for the return journey to the Island, arriving early evening.

Included Excursions:
A grand circular tour of the Snowdonia National Park, which includes a train ride on the new Welsh Highland Railway line from Rhyd-Ddu to Portmadog. Here you rejoin your coach for the journey
to Italianate village of Portmeirion. You then return to Llandudno, via Blaenau Ffestiniog and Betws-y-Coed. A scenic tour first stopping at the picturesque town of Conwy before continuing to Penrhyn castle This enormous neo-Norman castle sits between Snowdonia and the Menai Strait. Built by Thomas Hopper
between 1820 and 1845 for the wealthy Pennant family, who made their fortune from Jamaican sugar and Welsh slate. The Victorian kitchen and other servants' rooms, including scullery, larders and chef's sitting room, have been restored to reveal the preparations for the banquet for the Prince of Wales's visit in 1894. The stable block houses an industrial railway museum, a model railway museum and a superb doll museum displaying a large collection of 19th- and 20th-century dolls. The 60 acres of grounds
include parkland, an extensive exotic tree and shrub collection and a Victorian walled garden. You then return to Llandudno mid afternoon where the rest of the day is free.

KARDAN TRAVEL PRICE £455 per person

BASED ON TWO ADULTS SHARING

No single supplement

Brugge - 'Venice of the North'

7th October - 4 Days

INCLUDED IN YOUR HOLIDAY PRICE

• Pick-up from your home and return
• All ferry and luxury coach travel
• 3 nights bed/breakfast accommodation
• Excursions as listed
• Services of our Kardan Travel Holidays Driver/Courier

The Park Hotel - 4 Star
A favourite with Kardan customers, the Park Hotel is conveniently situated in T'Zand Square, a 5 minute walk from the centre of this beautiful, romantic city. The luxurious en suite bedrooms include hairdryer, colour TV, clock radio and mini-bar and contribute to a high-class stay. There is a lift to all
floors.

Day One: After being picked up at home, you join our luxury touring coach, and head to Dover for the short sea crossing to Calais. We then travel the 1½hr journey to Brugge, arriving mid afternoon.
Days Two & Three: At leisure in Brugge with one included excursion. Take a boat cruise along the canals that encircle the city or maybe a ride on a horse drawn cab to see the sights. The museums and churches are too numerous to mention but what we can say is that there is something for everyone in this picturesque and historic city.
Day Four: After breakfast, we leave the hotel for a visit to Ypres, via some of the World War 1 battlefields and the Tyne Cot cemetery. The magnificent old town centre of Ypres has been restored to its former glory before the monumental events of 1916 and the Cloth Hall now houses a most evocative museum and visitor centre. We then return to Calais for the short crossing to Dover. We arrive back on the Island in the evening.
Included Excursion: A morning tour to the picturesque and fortified town of Sluis on the Dutch/ Belgian border in the Netherlands. This small town has some wonderful shops and restaurants and is open seven days a week.

KARDAN TRAVEL PRICE £349 per person

BASED ON TWO ADULTS SHARING

Single supplement £90

Themed War Time Kent

10th October – 5 Days

INCLUDED IN YOUR HOLIDAY PRICE

• Pick-up from your home and return • All ferry and luxury coach travel
• 4 nights half board accommodation
• with choice of menu plus tea/coffee after dinner
• Welcome gift. Afternoon tea with scones and clotted cream, on arrival
• Entrance into Hever Castle
• Full day on the Romney,Hythe & Dymchurch Railway
• inclusive of lunch and afternoon tea
• Entry into the Battle of Britain Museum
• Entrance into Dover Castle and guided tour of the war time tunnels
• Excursions as listed • Services of our Kardan Travel Holidays Driver/Courier

Mercure Hythe Imperial - 4 Star
This traditional four star hotel enjoys a fantastic panoramic seafront location in the upmarket seaside town of Hythe. With extensive gardens and golf course, this hotel makes the perfect destination for a quiet seaside break. The hotel’s leisure facilities include an indoor swimming pool, jacuzzi, sauna and gym. All bedrooms have TV, hairdryer and tea/coffee making facilities. They all enjoy excellent views of either
the sea or hotel gardens. There is a lift to all floors.

Day One: After a pick-up from home, you join our luxury touring coach and head eastwards first stopping at Hever Castle. The 13th century romantic castle was once the childhood home of Anne Boleyn. Set in magnificent gardens from the majestic formal Italian Garden and topiary, to the informal
meanderings of the lakeside and Sunday Walk. You then continue to Hythe your base for the next four nights.
Day Two to Day Four: At leisure with three included excursions.
Day Five: After breakfast, we leave Hythe and head westwards calling at Royal Tunbridge Wells for lunch and sightseeing. You arrive back on the Island early evening.

Included Excursions:
A day tour first visiting the ecclesiastical city of Canterbury with plenty of time for sightseeing and lunch. In the afternoon we visit the Battle of Britain Museum. Located on the hill top, this museum is sited on the former RAF station of Hawkinge and is dedicated to the wartime struggle fought in 1940.
A full day, guided war-time and steam railway themed tour with the Romney Hythe and Dymchurch Railway Company. Commentary accompanies your journey with morning refreshments, lunch and afternoon tea provided. You will have an opportunity to view the 1940’s exhibition at Romney, the secret
buildings at Dungeness (which played a vital role in the D-Day landings) and perhaps take a stroll to view the Dover Straits, one of the busiest shipping lanes in the world.
A half day tour to Dover Castle which includes the entrance into this magnificent building plus a guided tour of the secret war time tunnels.

KARDAN TRAVEL PRICE £425 per person

BASED ON TWO ADULTS SHARING

No single supplement