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What's Included in Your TERC Tours:

All TERC Tour prices include:

• Confirmation packet with the following:
  • a confirmation letter/deposit receipt detailing: the date and destination of your tour, the amount we received from you, and the names of all members of your party.
  • a medical form/release & waiver agreement for each tour member (to be completed and returned prior to departure).
  • tour cancellation/interruption coverage details.
• Tour Handbook: Lots of useful information; bring with you on your tour.
• Accommodations for 14 nights (Provence + Paris), 14 nights (Paris, Loire, Normandy), 11nights (Best of Italy) 7 nights (Bath + London) or 10 nights (Italian Hill Towns).
• Meals: We include all breakfasts and half the lunches and dinners.  This does not mean exactly two meals a day. On some days all three meals are included and on others you will have only breakfast included. This is determined by each guide and the circumstances your tour is dealt. (Some of the tour lunches are picnics you will help shop for with tour funds). You are responsible for your own drinks with all meals.
• Tours and admissions to all group sightseeing (not sightseeing done on own during "free time").
  
  For A Taste of Paris & Provence this includes: Paris walking tour, Louvre Museum, Rodin Museum, Orsay Museum, Notre-Dame, Ste. Chapelle, Versailles, Latin Quarter visit, (plus more); Arles walking tour and entry to all sights, Avignon walking tour and Musee du Petit Palais, Pont du Gard, Les Baux, Roman Gullum, and other Provençal villages, Vaison la Romaine walking tour, Luberon Lavender Musee, plus Abbys, Côtes du Rhône region wine tasting, and more (itinerary specifics are subject to change).
  
  For Châteaux & Normandy Country plus Paris this includes: Monet's Garden and the Impressionest's Museum at Giverny, Rouen walking tour, Honfleur visit, D-Day beach sights , Bayeux Tapestry and cathedral, Mont St. Michel, Carnac Neolithic site, Fougeres castle and gardens, Troglodyte carved cliff dwellings, Chenonceau & Chambord châteaux, Joan of Arc musee in Chinon, Leonardo da Vinci's Amboise home, Loire wine tasting, Paris walking tour, Louvre Museum, Rodin Museum, Orsay Museum, Notre-Dame, Ste. Chapelle, Versailles, Latin Quarter visit, and more (itinerary specifics are subject to change).
  
  For The Best of Italy Tour this includes: All Train transportation for the tour, Cinque Terre Park pass, All Walking Tours, Vapareto tour of Grand Canal and lagoon boat ride in Venice, entrances to Doge's Palace and Basilica in Venice, Uffizi and Accademia museums in Florence, Tuscan wine and cooking tour, entrances in Pisa + local bus, Siena Cathedral and Museum, Civita Church and Oil Press Tour, Orvieto's Cathedral,  entrances to Roman Forum, Colosseum, Sistine Chapel, Pantheon,  plus more. (itinerary specifics are subject to change).
  
  For Italian Hill Towns this includes: All Walking Tours, One major museum of your choice in Florence, Siena Cathedral and Museum, Cortona Museums, Dureta Ceramic museum, Assisi's Basilica of San Francesco, Civita Church and Oil Press Tour, Orvieto's Cathedral, plus more. (itinerary specifics are subject to change).
  
  For Bath & London this includes: Bath Walking Tour, Roman Museum, Clothing Museum, Mini Van Tour to Avebury, Stone Henge & Cotswold village, Blenheim Palace, Double Decker Tour of London, Tower of London, British Museum, Greenwick Maritime Museum, Thames Boat Cruise, plus more. Theatre Tickets are not included.  (itinerary specifics are subject to change).
  
  All Transportation by train or auto or ferry or bus or ?? between tour destinations .  Your tour itinerary will determine the mode used. In cities where public transportation is needed, transportation is covered to and from tour sights and from and to train stations as needed.
• Interruption and cancellation coverage with each tour: $1,745. (Provence & Paris), $ (Chateux, Normandy, Paris), $ (Bath + London) or $1,345 (Tuscan & Umbrian Hill Town)
• All tips for guides and tour meals.
• Tour packet: see details below.
• Departure Letter: We'll send you a Bon voyage! letter with last-minute tour updates and tips, and an updated tour member roster and hotel list.

Tour Packet

Two months before your tour's departure date and when your balance has been paid in full, we will ship your tour packet to you. In our desire to make sure everyone is properly equipped for their tour, we are including the following items for free. Each tour member will receive:

Tour Handbook: Bring it with you and keep it handy in your day bag! It will be very helpful for sightseeing options, smart eating and shopping, public transportation, telephoning, etc.

Phrase Book & Dictionary: While it's not necessary to become fluent, it's always nice to know the basics such as: Hello, Goodbye, Please, Thank you, Where is the nearest toilette?

Hotel lists: Two copies of your tour hotel information, including addresses, fax numbers and phone numbers. Leave one with friends or family, and carry the smaller one in your moneybelt at all times.

Moneybelt: Everyone receives a moneybelt and each person should wear his or her own. For comfort, carry only the essential documents and cards: passport, plane ticket, ATM/credit cards, and extra cash. We move fast and walk through some places (like Arles and Paris and London) that have highly-skilled pickpockets. Tourists generally don't get mugged- but they do get their pockets picked and their purses snatched. Because all of our tour members use a moneybelt, we've rarely had anyone lose their valuables (usually a time-consuming and expensive hassle to replace).

Maps: Sometimes (if we have them), we throw in a map or two of the areas you'll be visiting.

Getting ready for these tours--

See Day-to-Day Itineraries for:

Bath + London

Taste of Provence & Paris

Loire Chateau, Normandy + Paris

Explore the Best of Italy

Tuscany & Umbria Italian Hill Towns

Roman Ramble add on Tour

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