About Us Contact Us
Tours

Schools & Universities

Special Interest

En Espanol

Paris 2008

Pompidou Centre

PENN STATE YORK
TOUR# 1930
March 7 -March 15
From $ 1395.00

ITINERARY

Day 1 Friday, March 7 DEPARTURE
Depart from Washington-Dulles airport to Paris. Overnight flight with Air France.

Day 2 Saturday, March 8 PARIS
On arrival, transfer to your hotel located on the Grands Boulevards in the 9th district, by Rue Montmartre. Enjoy a bus tour with Cityrama or ParisVision. It is the best way for an overview of the city in order to select all the places you will visit in detail later on.

Day 3 Sunday, March 9 PARIS
You may want to visit the Louvre Museum. It is less than 20 minutes walk from your hotel as you follow the rue de Richelieu.

Day 4 Monday, March 10 PARIS
Among many areas you may want to see today “Le Marais” ,“Place des Vosges”,
the Ile Saint Louis and Ile de La Cité”, Notre Dame. Walk around the Latin
Quarter where students and intellectuals meet in the Cafés of Saint Michel, Saint
Germain or Montparnasse. Museums are closed either on Mondays or Tuesdays.
The Orsay museum closes on Mondays.

Sacre Coeur

Day 5 Tuesday, March 11 PARIS
There is much more to see in Paris: the Champs Elysées, the Eiffel Tower, the Sacré Coeur at Montmartre. You could also take a ride on the famous T.G.V., the famous French fast train which in less than 3 hours could take you to Dijon, Lyon, Reims or Strasbourg. Or you can experience the Eurostar which goes to England under the English Channel and spend the day in London.

Day 6 Wednesday, March 12 PARIS
Enjoy a day in Versailles to see the splendid Palace of Louis XIV, its gardens, The Grand and the Petit Trianon as well as the Hamlet of Marie Antoinette. The train to Versailles Rive Gauche leaves from Gare St. Michel.

Day 7 Thursday, March 13 PARIS
Full day excursion to the Loire Valley. This optional tour leaves at 7:00am and returns at 7:00pm. It includes a photo stop at Chambord the visit of Chenonceau and a stop in the small town of Amboise. The price is $95.00 with a minimum of 15 passengers.

Day 8 Friday, March 14 PARIS
Last day in Paris for shopping or see that last little museum you did not want to miss!

Day 9 Saturday, March 15 Return
Transfer to the Charles de Gaulle airport for your return flight to Washington Dulles.

PRICES

$ 1395.00 Tour with double room
$ 1910.00 Tour with single room
$ 95.00 Excursion to Loire Valley (with minimum of 15 passengers)

The price of $1395.00 includes:

  • Round trip flights from Washington- Dulles to Paris with AIR FRANCE
  • Airport, security taxes and “Q” tax for fuel surcharge at $250.00, subject to adjustment
    at time of ticketing.
  • Transfers between CDG airport and hotel
  • 7 nights accommodation with double or triple room @ Hotel Mercure Ronceray
  • Buffet breakfast daily
  • Assistance of Miss Flinchbaugh during your stay in Paris

The price of $1395.00 doesn’t include:

  • Single room supplement + $ 515.00.
  • Possible day excursions by speed train (T.G.V) to go to Dijon, Strasbourg, Reims or London.
  • Possible day excursion to Normandy with either Cityrama or Parisvision.
  • Optional excursion to the Loire Valley + $ 95.00 with minimum of 15 participants
  • Entrance fees to museums.
  • Cost of personal items such as phone, drinks, laundry, etc.
  • Meals other than specify
  • Optional travel insurance
  • Passport & visa fee
    Everyone needs a passport valid until September15, 2008. In case you are not an American citizen a visa may be required.

TERMS & CONDITIONS:

Registration by mail:
One reservation form per passenger is necessary. This form is available inside each brochure. Fill in the form and mail it with your deposit, copy of your passport if available, and the optional travel insurance to:
Celestial Voyagers, Inc.
79 Watermill Lane
Great Neck, NY 11021

Registration on line:
http://www.celestialvoyagers.com/html/reservations.htm
You can also register on line. Then you must mail your deposit within 7 days with copy of your passport, if available, and the optional travel insurance. In the comments please give the following information:

  • Roommate name(s)
  • Type of room (single, twin or triple)

Payments:

Deposit $150.00
Balance due no later than November 16, 2007
All payments to be made by check to Celestial Voyagers escrow account
Your deposit will assure your reservation with the airline, the hotel and other suppliers.
Your deposit must be sent with a copy of your passport, the registration here enclosed and the optional travel insurance premium if you choose so.

Cancellation:
In case of cancellation penalties will apply:

  • $150.00 processing fee if written cancellation is received prior to January 4, 2008.
  • Penalty of 50% of the cost of the trip if written cancellation is received between January 5 and February 1, 2008.
  • Penalty of 100% of the cost of the trip if written cancellation is received after February 2, 2008 and in case of no-show.

These policies must strictly apply. In case of cancellation for medical reasons penalties will be covered under "ACCESS AMERICA" travel insurance. Pre-existing conditions are covered only if insurance has been submitted with your deposit.

AIR SCHEDULE
The exact time of these flights is subject to change and will be reconfirmed.
Check-in at the airport should be 3 hours prior to departure time.
March 9 AF039 IAD/CDG 4:55pm 6:20am
March 17 AF028 CDG/IAD 10:15Am 1:50pm

HOTEL ADDRESS
Hotel Mercure Ronceray
10, Boulevard Montmartre
75009 Paris

CONTACTS:

Penn State Univeristy York
Miss Suzanne Flinchbaugh
Phone: 717 757 4757
E-mail: sxf23@psu.edu
Or
Celestial Voyagers
Francoise or Susy
516 829 1525 800 651 6262
Fax: 516 829 0703
Email : sales@celestialvoyagers.com

Family and/or friends of Penn State students, faculty and employees are
welcome on our trips!