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2010
International Farm Tour |
We're Leaving On Our "Farming in
France" Tour on Monday, April 26th.
If you'd like to follow our Day-by-Day
Itinerary, here it is, note that we will be moving "clockwise" on the map.
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Our Daily Itinerary
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Monday, April 26th - Depart at 5:10 p.m. on Air France Flight
667 with Dinner and Flight Entertainment en route. Arrive in Paris at 8:20
a.m. on Tuesday.
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Tuesday, April 27th - (LD) We will be met by Mary Salaun, our
English speaking guide, and will depart by air conditioned motor coach for
Rennes, a major city in Brittany. We will have lunch en route and enjoy
the travel wet through the French countryside. Dinner and overnight at the
Hotel Mercure.
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Wednesday, April 28th - (BLD) We will have breakfacst at the
hotel and then visit a grain farm and then have lunch at a farm restaurant.
In the afternoon we will visit a sheep farm with 200 ewes, and tour the medieval
town of Dinan. Our dinner will be at the popular resort town of St. Malo,
and we will spend the night there.
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Thursday, April 29th - (BLD)
After breakfast at the hotel, we will visit the Vegetable Auction Market, and
then off to visit a Vegetable farm. We will have lunch at a local restaurant and
then visit an Oyster Farm in Cancale. A
guided tour of St. Malo will conclude the day’s program and we will have dinner
and overnight at our hotel.
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Friday, April 30th - (BLD)
Breakfast and the motor coach
will take us to Mont St. Michel, one of France’s most revered historic sites.
Following lunch, we will visit one of the farms in the area. Dinner will be in Caen and we will spend the night at
our hotel.
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Saturday, May 1st - (This is a Bank Holiday) (BLD)
Breakfast before departing for a visit to the D-Day Museum, followed by a visit
to the nearby Colleville Military Cemetery.
After lunch we will travel to visit the Bayeux Tapestry Museum.
Afterwards we will head for Rouen, dinner, and overnight at our hotel.
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Sunday, May 2nd - (BLD)
After breakfast, we will enjoy a city tour of Rouen, have lunch, and make the
short trip to Paris and check in at our hotel near the Eiffel Tower, the Mercure
Suffren, then be ready for a Seine cruise, passing under the many lovely bridges
and taking in the riverbank sights.
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Monday, May 3rd - (B)
Transfer to the Airport in time for the Air France Flight No. 664, departing at
10:30 a.m. and arriving at O’Hare at 12:35 p.m.
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Note:
This itinerary is the AgriPass best effort to recover the original program with
a 8 day shift of plans, and attractions may vary. We have to be “flexible” and
understanding that the “volcano problem” has caused extreme hardships! Thanks! |
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Map of Tour Programm |
Rouen Cathedral |
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D-Day Beach |
Orchard in Normandy |
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Hayfield in Normandy |
Harbor Scene |
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Included: Six hotel nights in hotels
shown in the program or equivalent, with breakfast,
lunch and dinner as keyed daily (B, L, and D). Coach
transportation during the entire tour. An AGRIPASS
English speaking interpreter during the entire tour,
plus a local English speaking guide in Rouen and Saint
Malo. Entrance fees will be included to the five
attractions: Port of Rouen, Arromanches D-Day Museum,
Abbey in Le Mont Saint Michel, Bayeux Tapestry Museum and the Seine Cruise.
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Not Included: Beverages during the
meals. Any expenditure of a personal nature. Telephone
calls. Laundry or Gratuities.
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Pricing for Our 2010 Tour
As of the preparation of our pricing for 2010, we are
using current, August 31, 2009 currency exchange rates
to set our tour price and current, August 31, 2009,
contract rate information from AirFrance. If these rates
change, we reserve the right to increase/decrease the
final payment amounts for each service. In these times
of economic instability, there is a possibility this may
occur.
You begin your trip by sending the “Registration Fee” of
$100 directly to our Administrative Offices at the
address shown below. This is applicable to payment of
your Group Ticket Price of $875, or if we do not obtain
15 passengers for the tour, it will be refunded. If we
do obtain 15 or more passengers, the $775 balance of
your Air Fare will be due on Dec. 15th, 2009. The
group will be limited to 20 passengers. Stand bys will
be taken after 20 seats are sold.
The Ground Tour Price is $2,100; No. 1 payment will be
due on January 16th, 2010, of $1050. And another payment
of $1,050 will be due on February 15th. Until February
15th, 30% of the January payment will be refundable.
After the February 15th date, there will be no refunds.
The Chicago Farmers strongly encourages you to purchase
travel insurance to protect yourself from loss in the
event you must cancel your travel plans. Travel Guard
Insurance of Stephens Point, Wisconsin, is our
recommended company to use if you wish to protect
yourself from loss. Travel Guard Insurance is available
through Hinsdale Travel at competitive rates, and their
“Gold-Protect Assist” program is explained in the
enclosed brochure. (Deadline for signup for this is Dec.
15th, when your Group Air Fare payment is due.)
Our guide, Mary Salaun is waiting for our Chicago Farm
Tour Group in France!
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(No Visa is required for travel to France.)
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If you have questions about the tour, please call the TCF Travel
Chairman, Jim Ward at 630-469-4054, or the TCF Administrative
Office, at 312-388-FARM (3276). This is the 8th Study Tour in our
21st Century series and we invite you to join us to explore the
Agriculture, Culture and Hospitality of France.
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