Europe: Top to Bottom

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1 Eurpe: Tp t Bttm. Eurpean Study Tur. Travelling t Germany, Czech Republic, Austria, Italy & Greece. APRIL/MAY-2019 asdlake Tuggeranng

2 . INVESTIGATOR COLLEGE EUROPEAN STUDY TOUR Sme things just can t be learnt in a classrm Investigatr Cllege is prud t annunce the 2019 EUROPEAN STUDY TOUR EUROPE: TOP TO BOTTOM Rme, Venice, Pmpeii, Berlin, Vienna, Prague, Hamburg, Flrence and Athens are just sme f the highlights f this 24 day tur. Students will experience, first-hand, the great events, mnuments, discveries, peple and places that underpin Western civilisatin. We begin ur tur in the nrth f Eurpe, in the icnic cities f Berlin and Hamburg then thrugh the elegant and artistic masterpieces f Prague and Vienna thrugh the unique miracle f Venice, then Flrence, the birthplace f the Renaissance, then nt the eternal city, Rme, befre visiting the cradle f Western Demcracy and civilisatin, Athens. Art, music, science, wrld wars, the great churches and, f curse, histry at every turn. It truly is Eurpe: Tp t Bttm! T begin t appreciate hw special this tur prmises t be, view the draft itinerary belw. Students will nt nly experience living histry, but will als see, feel, tuch and taste the cultures f ther lands and peples. Fr any student interested in Histry, Art, Music, Literature r Science, this is a nce in a lifetime tur nt t be missed! The majr landmarks all in ne tur: the Brandenburg Gate, the Reichstag, Berlin Wall, the Acrplis, Pmpeii, the Grand Canal f Venice, the Leaning Twer f Pisa, the Clsseum and Rman Frum, Prague Castle, the Vatican, Mzart s residence, Hfburg Palace, the Dum f Flrence, and St Peter s Basilica and the list ges n! In cnjunctin with tur experts, Hrizns Grup Travel, Investigatr Cllege is thrilled t be able t ffer this unfrgettable experience t students currently in Years Planning is already well underway and places are filling quickly, including a limited number f places fr parents. Students wh will be in Years 7-12 in 2019 will be permitted t apply. (Students in Years 7 r 8 may participate in the tur nly if accmpanied by a parent.) Led by highly experienced staff and guides, this study tur will truly bring t life what lessns in a classrm never culd! Tur Leader: Mr Andrew Panzz apanzz@investigatr.sa.edu.au Assistant Tur Leaders: Mrs Kerrin Panzz kpanzz@investigatr.sa.edu.au Mrs Belinda Delyster bdelyster@investigatr.sa.edu.au 1

3 Draft Tur Itinerary Day Date Details Lcatin 1 Saturday, 6 April 2019 Depart Adelaide n yur vernight flights t Hamburg, Germany. (In-flight meals) In-Flight 2 Sunday, 7 April 2019 Tday yur arrival int Hamburg will be mid-mrning. Upn arrival, yur private cach service will transfer yu t the city centre where yu will enjy a 2-hur guided walking tur f Hamburg t learn the Hamburg years f exciting histry as ne f the ld and great trading centres f Eurpe. The tur will visit the Kntrhauses, sites f the Hanseatic league & great fire f 1842, Hamburg Twn Hall, Hamburg city churches, the wrld war memrial and mre. This evening yu return t yur htel fr a pre-arranged meal and early night t recver frm yur lng-haul flights. (In-flight breakfast & dinner) Hamburg This mrning yu travel t Beatles-Platz, lcated in the St. Pauli quarter in Hamburg. Fr yur viewing and listening pleasure, yu will enjy a private 2.5hr Beatles in Hamburg walking & singing tur with tur guide & musician Stefanie Hempel. 3 Mnday, 8 April 2019 This afternn time is available t visit ne Hamburg s city centre museums.. This evening yu will enjy a visit t the Hamburg DOM, the largest public festival in Nrthern Germany. Held three times each year (including April), yu will enjy the fun, nstalgia and thrills f the festival. Frm vintage hrse-carusels t rller caster rides, there is smething fr everyne at Hamburg DOM. (Dinner at leisure at the Festival) Hamburg Tday yu will travel frm Hamburg t Berlin by cach (apprx. 4hrs). Alng the jurney yu will visit Schwerin Castle fr a guided tur. This Wrld Heritage listed Castle was hme f the dukes and grand dukes f Mecklenburg (Nrth Germany). Upn yur arrival int Berlin this afternn, yu will meet with a lcal guide t visit the Berlin Wall Memrial and enjy a Berlin City rientatin tur by cach that visits Kasier Wilhelm Memrial Church, the Berliner Dm, East-side Gallery, a drive dwn Karl-Marx-Allee, a stp at the Bebelplatz (a Nazi Bk Burning sight), and Checkpint Charlie. A dinner reservatin is included this evening at yur htel r nearby restaurant. (Htel breakfast & dinner) 4 Tuesday, 9 April 2019 Hamburg t Berlin 2

4 This mrning with a lcal Berlin guide yu will travel int the city centre t visit the Platz der Republik and the Reichstag. At the Reichstag a grup entry bking will be rganised fr yu t explre inside this histric building (with audi-guide) and have access t see the Reichstag glass dme. 5 Wednesday, 10 April 2019 Yur explring cntinues with a Berlin Walking Tur t visit sites such as the Brandenburg Gate, the Berlin Hlcaust Memrial, a walk ver Hitler s bunker, and the frmer headquarters f the Luftwaffe. After a lunch break, yu will cntinue n t the 'Tpgraphie des Terrrs' Museum fr a 1- hur guided tur plus free time t see the exhibits that identify hw the Nazis planned, rganised and implemented their terrr acrss Germany and ccupied territries. Berlin This evening, yur private cach service will transfer yu crss-twn t visit the Galleria at Alexanderplatz, where yu can enjy sme free time t explre ne f Berlin s best retail shpping and restaurant districts. 6 Thursday, 11 April 2019 This mrning yu travel t the Berlin suburb f Wannsee t visit the Haus Der Wannsee- Knferenz. Inside this cuntry estate, the fateful meeting f high Nazi fficials tk place n 20 January 1942 t discuss and negtiate the Final Slutin. Nw a public memrial site, the Wannsee Villa has permanent exhibitins and library items n display dcumenting the meeting itself and the hrrific crimes cmmitted in its wake. Later this mrning yu will travel t the Allied Museum. At this large scale museum with many hands-n and walk-thrugh histrical artefacts, the students will enjy a 60-minute guided tur that fcuses n the many plitical issues experienced during pst-war Berlin. This afternn yu will visit Berlin s Museumsinsel (Museum Island). Lcated n an island in the Spree River near the city centre, the 5 Museum cmplex riginates frm Germany s perid f Enlightenment and educatinal prsperity. Open until 9pm this evening, yu will enjy the remainder f the day explring the histrically significant cllectins hused at Museumsinsel. Berlin Tday yu will travel frm Berlin t Prague by cach (apprx. 5hrs). Alng the jurney yu will make a stp in Dresden fr a guided museum tur at the Bundeswehr Military Histry Museum. 7 Friday, 12 April 2019 Upn yur arrival int Prague, yu will visit the Prague Castle. A guided Castle tur will be arranged fr yu t visit the Prague Castle s Cathedral, Old Ryal Palace, St. Gerge's Basilica, Dalibrka Twer, Rsenberg Palace and mre. Berlin t Prague A dinner reservatin is included this evening at yur Prague htel r nearby restaurant. (Htel breakfast & dinner) 8 Saturday, 13 April 2019 This mrning yu will take part in the Prague Jewish Quarter Walking Tur. This guided tur traces the histry f Jsefv (Prague s Jewish Quarter) which was nce the largest Jewish cmmunity in Eurpe. Yur guide will highlight the histry, traditins and legends f the Jewish peple in Prague, frm their early settlements in the 10th century, thrugh t their enfrced islatin, pverty, evictin during Nazi ccupatin. The walking tur cncludes with admissin t the Jewish Museum in Prague. This afternn yu will enjy a Prague Old Twn walking tur which includes visits t Prague Twn hall, Klementinum s Barque Library, Meridian Hall, the Astrnmical Twer and the 14th century Charles Bridge. This evening free time is reserved fr a shpping pprtunity and dinner (at yur wn expense) in the Old Twn Square. Prague 3

5 9 Sunday, 14 April 2019 Tday yu will travel frm Prague t Vienna by cach (apprx.4.5hrs). Upn yur arrival in Vienna yu will transfer t the Burgtheater, the Austrian Natinal Theatre, t enjy a behindthe-scenes guided tur t see the theatre s grand staircases (cnstructed between ), the famus ceiling paintings by Gustav Klimt, the sculpture cllectin, prtrait gallery and the technical facilities that perate ne f Eurpe s largest theatre. After checking int yur Vienna htel and sme free time t refresh and change, this evening yu will be transferred int Vienna City and be treated t a traditinal Viennese Heuriger dinner. (Htel breakfast & dinner) Prague t Vienna 10 Mnday, 15 April 2019 This mrning yur Vienna highlights tur cntinues with a visit t Mzart s apartment, the largest and mst elegant residence that Mzart and his family ccupied and the nly prperty that has remained intact frm the 1780s. At this museum, yu will enjy a 50-minute presentatin that fcuses n the sci-plitical and histrical cntext f Mzart s life, wrk and travels. This afternn yu will visit Vienna City Hall and enjy a guided tur fr a clse-up lk at the Cuncil Chamber, Cat f Arms Halls, Festival Hall, Senate Chamber, Grand Staircases and a view inside the Rathausmann. After City Hall, yu will make the shrt walk t the Hfburg Palace. At the Palace yu will enjy an audi-guide tur f the Imperial Apartments and Silver Cllectin. This evening dinner (at yur wn expense) is available in Vienna city centre and we wuld als recmmend a visit t St. Stephen s Cathedral, pen t visitrs until 10pm every day. Vienna 11 Tuesday, 16 April 2019 This mrning yu depart Vienna and travel t Venice via train (r cach). Based n 2017 train schedules, the apprximate train travel time is 7.5hrs. (Cach travel is als 7.5hrs) Upn yur arrival int Venice, yu will make the shrt walk t yur htel and check-in fr the next 3 nights. A dinner reservatin is included this evening at yur Vienna htel r nearby restaurant. (Htel breakfast & dinner) Vienna t Venice 12 Wednesday, 17 April 2019 Tday yu will enjy a teacher-led tur f Venice, with the use f yur 2-day ACTV pass (Vaprett & Bus system). Als included in yur ticket package is a museum pass t visit the Dge s Palace, Muse Crrer, Muse Archelgic Nazinale, and Mnumental Rms f the Bibliteca Nazinale Marciana. Venice 13 Thursday, 18 April 2019 Tday yu will enjy a secnd full day f teacher-led turing f Venice. A wrkshp fr Language r Art students may als be available n this day with the Fndazine Musei Civici di Venezia. Venice This mrning yu depart Venice and travel t Pisa by train (r cach) via Flrence.(apprx.3.5hrs r 4hrs by cach). 14 Friday, 19 April 2019 Upn yur arrival int Pisa, yu will enjy the day explring the Field f Miracles, with passes included t visiting the Leaning Twer, the Dum, and anther histric building f yur chice. This evening yur private cach service will transfer yu frm Pisa t yur Flrence htel. A dinner reservatin is included at yur Flrence htel r nearby restaurant. (Htel breakfast & dinner) Venice t Pisa & Flrence 15 Saturday, 20 April 2019 This mrning yur Flrence tur begins with a teacher-led visit t the mnuments f the cmplex f Santa Maria del Fire. A 48hr mnument pass is included fr yu t explre the Santa Maria del Fire Cathedral & Dme, Baptistry f San Givanni, Gitt's bell twer, Crypt f Santa Reparata, and Opera Museum. This afternn, a grup entry time has been arranged t visit the Accademia Gallery. Dinner is available (at yur wn expense) near the museums r yur htel. Flrence 4

6 This mrning an early grup entry time has been arranged t visit the Uffizi Gallery. 16 Sunday, 21 April 2019 This afternn is reserved fr visiting any mnuments f the cmplex f Santa Maria del Fire that yu were unable t visit the day befre. This evening we suggest dinner (at yur wn expense) and suvenir shpping time near the Pnte Vecchi. Flrence This mrning yu depart Flrence and travel t Rme by train (apprx. 90mins) r by cach (apprx.3.5hrs) 17 Mnday, 22 April 2019 After a quick pprtunity t change at yur Rme htel, yu will begin using yur 3-Day Rme Metr pass and the remainder f the day is available fr teacher-led explratin f Rme t sites such as the Panthen, Piazza Navna, the Spanish Steps, Trevi Funtain and ther select churches. Flrence t Rme A dinner reservatin is included at yur Rme htel r nearby restaurant. (Htel breakfast & dinner) 18 Tuesday, 23 April 2019 Using yur Rme Metr pass, this mrning yu will travel t the Vatican City. A 3-hur private guided tur will be arranged fr yu t visit the highlights f the Vatican Museums, the Sistine Chapel and St Peter s Basilica. Free time is als available at the Vatican t visit Vatican Gardens and ther sites within the Vatican City. The remainder f the day is available fr teacher-led explratin f Rme. Rme 19 Wednesday, 24 April 2019 Using yur Rme Metr pass, this mrning yu will travel t the Clsseum and enjy a 3- hur private guided tur inside the Clsseum, and visit the Rman Frum and Palatine Hill. The remainder f the day is available fr teacher-led explratin f Rme. Rme 20 Thursday, 25 April 2019 This mrning yu will make the 3-hur cach drive suth t Pmpeii t visit the wrld renwned archelgical sites at Pmpeii and Herculaneum. Upn yur arrival, yu will meet with a lcal guide t enjy a full day f guided turing. This evening a dinner reservatin is included and will be scheduled fr a restaurant in Naples r n the return jurney back t Rme. (Htel breakfast & dinner) Rme This mrning we depart frm Rme and enjy a shrt 2 hur flight t Athens. 21 Friday, 26 April 2019 Upn arrival yu will meet with yur Athens guide and cach driver then travel t yur Athens htel fr an pprtunity t rest and change. This afternn/evening yu will enjy a guided tur at the Acrplis, the centrepiece f Athenian ancient histry. Later this evening yu will visit the Acrplis Museum, which is pen until 10pm t allw visitrs time t see the many ancient artefacts frm the Greek Brnze Age t Rman and Byzantine Greece perids. Rme t Athens 22 Saturday, 27 April 2019 This mrning with yur tur guide and private cach service yu will enjy a full-day tur f Athens. Yur tur starts with visits t the Ancient Agra, the Temple f Hephaestus, the Temple f Zeus and the Panathenaic Stadium. During the mid-day hurs yu will visit the Natinal Archaelgical Museum f Athens. In the afternn yu will see the mdern histry sites f Athens with visit t Syntagma Square/Parliament Huse, the Athenian Trilgy, Irdu Attiku Street and a visit t the neighbrhd f Exarcheia and a guided visit t Mnastiraki Market fr suvenir shpping. This evening an end f tur celebratin dinner reservatin is included, which will be at yur htel r nearby restaurant. (Htel breakfast & Dinner) Athens 5

7 . INVESTIGATOR COLLEGE EUROPEAN STUDY TOUR Sunday, 28 April 2019 Tday yu will enjy sme free time at yur htel in preparatin fr yur departure flight frm Athens. We expect the departure flight time t be 1pm r 2pm tday. Private cach transfers are prvided fr yur travel t Athens Airprt this afternn. (Htel breakfast & In-flight meals) Athens t Adelaide 24 Mnday, 29 April 2019 Based n 2017 schedules, yur expected arrival time int Adelaide will be 8pm r 10pm this evening. Thank yu fr turing with Hrizns Grup Travel. Adelaide TOUR COSTS We are hping t keep the tur cst t $7500 r less!* Due t a number f Museum surcharges, a $150AUD per persn supplement applies fr any student r guest aged 18yrs r lder. Tur Cst Inclusins: Airfares: Internatinal Airfares and Airfare taxes fr an Adelaide t/frm Eurpe itinerary are included. Accmmdatin: 21 nights f accmmdatin is included with students sharing twin r triple rms, adult guests sharing twin rms and teachers sharing twin rms. Meals: Htel breakfasts are prvided each mrning during the tur. 8 x pre-paid/pre-arranged dinner reservatins are included during the itinerary. Lunch meals and the remaining dinner meals are at yur wn expense. Grund Transprt: All cach transfers are bked as private cach charter services with mdern turist caches * As per the pricing structure, 3 x Italian Train Sectrs may be remved t reduce the tur package price. The transprt package currently includes: 1 x 2 Day Venice ACTV pass per persn 1 x 3 Day Rme Metr pass per persn Sightseeing and entry passes: Tickets and entry passes that are included in yur tur are: Hamburg City guided walking tur Beatles-in-Hamburg walking & singing guided tur Hamburg DOM festival (free entry) Schwerin Castle guided tur Berlin Wall Memrial visit with guide Berlin City rientatin tur by cach Reichstag Building audi-tur with Glass Dme access Histric Berlin Walking Tur with Guide Tpgraphie des Terrrs' Museum entry and 1-hur guided tur Wannsee Villa Museum entry Allied Museum entry with 1-hur guided tur Berlin s Museumsinsel visit (free entry) Bundeswehr Military Histry Museum entry 1-hur guided tur Prague Castle entry and guided tur Prague Jewish Quarter Walking Tur with Jewish Museum admissin Prague Old Twn walking tur Burgtheater behind-the-scenes guided tur Mzart s apartment Museum entry and presentatin Vienna City Hall guided tur (free entry) Hfburg Palace entry with audi-guide f Imperial Apartments and Silver Cllectin Venice Museum pass (Fndazine Musei Civici di Venezia) Pisa Field f Miracles Museum pass Flrence 48hr mnument pass fr Santa Maria del Fire cmplex Accademia Gallery grup entry bking Uffizi Gallery grup entry bking Vatican City Museums entry with 3-hur guided tur Clsseum/Rman Frum/Palatine Hill entry with 3-hur guided tur 6

8 Pmpeii and Herculaneum archelgical sites pass with 6-hur guiding service Acrplis & Acrplis Museum entry with guided tur 8-hur guiding service fr Athens Highlights city tur with Natinal Archaelgical Museum entry Series f newsletters t assist the grup prepare fr their travels t Eurpe. Administratin, planning and crdinatin f all details. A cmplete and detailed itinerary will be updated regularly until departure. Tur Cst Exclusins: Obtaining a valid passprt and any visa/entry requirements. Cmprehensive travel insurance available at a discunt price thrugh Hrizns. Entry fees t attractins nt listed abve. Spending mney fr meals nt listed abve and ther incidentals. Gratuities fr cach drivers and lcal guides. TOUR TERMS AND CONDITIONS In the later weeks f Term 4, a full tur package will be available fr yu t review, including the Hrizns Turs Terms & Cnditins dcument, payment schedule and infrmatin regarding Airlines itinerary selectins.