MARTINIQUE FRENCH AT L ÎLE AUX FLEURS 8 days / 7 nights March 24-31, 2018 (Travel dates to be confirmed upon flight booking)
DAY 1: USA / MARTINIQUE Fly to Fort de France, Martinique where France meets the Caribbean. A Forum representative will meet you at the airport to help you transfer by private motor coach to les Trois -Îlets. DAY 2: THE MANGROVE OF MARTINIQUE Meet your tour manager and enjoy a visit to the Pottery village. An authentic site of Martinique s heritage which focuses on the work of the earth. Enjoy lunch at a local restaurant. Continue on to Marin, a town on the East Coast of the Island. Enjoy riding your Kayak while discovering the mangrove of the island. The Mangrove is a coastal flooded, littoral forest that is only found in the tropics. DAY 3: NORD BOTANIQUE After, visit one Martinique s most famous sight: The Balata Gardens, also known as the Isle of Flowers. This private botanical garden is home to a staggering number of begonias, bromeliads, bamboo and over 300 different types of palm trees. It is now time to follow the Route de la Trace, a trail first used by Jesuits in the XVII Century. It leads from Fort de France to Morne Rouge and rich tropical forests with luxurious flora. Depart from Fort de France, in the direction of Morne Rouge. Enjoy lunch with your group in a local restaurant. Then, visit of the city of St-Pierre, which retains traces of the terrible eruption of Mount Pelee in 1902. The entire town was partially rebuilt upon the ruins of the volcanic eruption. Continue with a visit to the Musée Paul Gauguin. DAY 4: SCHOOL VISIT Spend the morning at a local High School and meet local high school students. Lunch with your group at a local restaurant. Then, participate in a Biguine Dance Class! Later, you will visit the sugarcane museum, located in an old distillery. It traces the evolution of sugarcane during the last three centuries.
DAY 5: PLONGEE SOUS MARINE / COURS DE CUISINE Embark on a half-day boat ride with scuba diving. Divers of all levels can enjoy a wonderful diving experience. Explore Martinique s under water beauty and discover corals, colourful fishes and turtles! Enjoy lunch with your group at a local restaurant. This afternoon, you will partake in a local cooking workshop. Learn to cook the Creole way and taste delicious dishes! DAY 6: FORT DE FRANCE After breakfast, get to know the unknown Fort de France while following your local guide on a guided walking tour of the city. Stroll along the Grand Marché in Fort-de-France. Enjoy an explosion of colours and scents beneath its vast metal and glass canopy. Enter the Bibliotheque Schoelcher, a Romanesque- and Byzantine-style library and architectural wonder (designed by Gustave Eiffel, after whom the Eiffel Tower was named). Originally built for the Paris Exposition of 1889, it was shipped in 1895, piece by piece, to Fort-de-France and reassembled. Lunch with your group in a local restaurant. Delve into the history and traditions of Martinique during a visit to la savane des esclaves, an old-time village with huts and traditional plantations dating from the 1800s. DAY 7: GORGES DE LA FALAISE After breakfast, head to the spectacular site of The Gorges de la Falaise. Take a walk along the river built between two huge cliffs. The "Gorges de la falaise" is in a region of dense forest and a natural paradise with magnificent crystal-clear waterfalls. After your walk (approximately 30 minutes), enjoy swimming in the waters! The gorges of the Cliff are located in the Ajoupa-Bouillon near Mont Pele. DAY 8: DEPART Today after breakfast, board your private motor coach and transfer to the airport for your flight back to the USA.
PRICE PER PERSON SHEET This is a privately operated tour - you will not be combined with another group! PRICE PER PERSON PAYMENT SCHEDULE 15+ participants $ 3,840 September 18, 2017 $ 500 November 18, 2017 $ 1500 December 5, 2017 Balance PRICE INCLUDES: Roundtrip airfare* from Chicago to Martinique Departure taxes and Airline fuel surcharges at $670 per person Associated transportation costs while in Martinique 7 nights multiple occupancy (3/4 per room with private bath) in tourist quality hotels 7 Breakfasts / 6 Lunches / 7 Dinners (Includes one beverage and a vegetarian option) All cultural and aforementioned visits, activities, tours and admissions as per itinerary Service of a dynamic professional bilingual Forum Tour Manager with the group on tour One free trip for every eight (8) full paying participants based on twin occupancy at the hotel PRICE DOES NOT INCLUDE: Meals not indicated in the daily program Tips are at your discretion these are standard guidelines - Forum Tour Manager: 3 Euro per day, per person - Bus Drivers: 1 Euro per day, per person ADULT AND ROOMING SUPPLEMENTS: Twin Room Guarantee Supplement $40 pp/night - Single Room Guarantee Supplement $80 pp/night Adult Activity Supplement $10 pp/day NOTES *Forum By Prometour has purchased the Student Protection Plan from Travel Insured International on behalf of all participants. Cancel For Any Reason is an available option that must be purchased at the time of trip deposit. *CFAR is not available to residents of NY* *Airlines have the legal right to increase fuel surcharges to flight tickets after bookings have been made. In the event of an increase in airline taxes and/or fuel surcharges, Forum reserves the right to update prices accordingly. *Forum has quoted this package at an exchange rate of 1 Euro = 1.15 USD. In the event of a significant change in the exchange rate, Forum reserves the right to update prices accordingly. Date of quote: Aug 10, 2017 Prices are valid until: First payment deadline Your Forum Tour Consultant: Jamye Sharp Forum Language Experience, Forum by Prométour and Forum are all used interchangeably. Forum Language Experience is a member company of Prométour Inc. California Seller of Travel Registration number: 2061627-40
REGISTRATION INSTRUCTIONS Registering for this trip is as easy as going to https://enrollment.forumlanguageexperience.com/tour/libertyville/ The registration process will take you about 10-15 min. During, you will be asked to: provide personal information, a valid passport number (don t worry if you do not have one yet, you will be able to continue without adding that information), and to choose a payment method and payment schedule. Make sure you have your passport with you (if you have one) and to have payment method ready at the time of registering for this trip. If you would like to purchase the Cancel For Any Reason benefit, you must choose it at the time of registration, and the additional fee MUST be included with your first trip deposit. The total cost for this upgrade is $40.50. After registering and your payment has been received, you will receive an email with a user name and password to access your personal web account. Here, you will be able to make: future payments, modify your personal information and access documents related to your trip. Please feel free to contact us with any questions you may have on 1.888.282.0991. You can reach us Monday through Friday from 8AM to 4:30PM PST We look forward to having you join this wonderful travel experience! Customer Care 2700 Adams Avenue, Suite 205, San Diego, CA 92116 Tel 888-282-0991 / 619-432-0249 ext. 302 - Fax 619-432-0261 www.forumbyprometour.com