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Rome And Paris Highlights

A Tale Of Three Cities

Mediterranean Mistries

Jolly Sicily Tour

Emerald Tour

Sicily highlights & Palermo

Best of Italy

Sicily in Depth

Affordable Italy

Italy & Spain with Toledo

Italia & Spain with Valencia

 

Travel to Spain

Madrid & Andalucia In Brief

Spanish Discovery

The Best of Spain

Spain And Portugal

Portugal- Andalucia & Morocco

Spain - Portugal & Morocco

Spain - Portugal & Mediterranean Coast

Madrid - Portugal with Fatima

Spain and Morocco

Spain and Morocco

Spain and Morocco

Spain & Mediterranean Coast

Spain, Andalucia & Costa del Sol

Spain, Andalucia & Toledo

Spain, Andalucia & Valencia

Morocco - The Imperial Cities

Morocco - Express

Morocco - Flash

Italy & Spain with Toledo

Italia & Spain with Valencia

 

Travel to Egypt

Affordable Egypt

Eternally Egypt

Wonders of The Nile

Best of Ancient Egypt

Grand Tour of Egypt

Egypt And Kenya Safari

Nile story

The Splendors of Egypt

A Mediterranean Story

Best of Egypt & Dubai

Egypt & Jordan in Depth

Highlight of Egypt and Jordan

 

Britain

Gems of Britain

London - Paris - Rome

 

Mediterranean

Mediterranean Mistries

A Mediterranean Story

 

Travel to Turkey

A Mediterranean Story

Classical Turkey

Highlights of Turkey

Turkish Riviera

Highlights of Turkey and Greece 

Grand Tour of Turkey and Russia

Wonders of Cappadocia

 

Travel to France

Paris with French Riviera

The Nature & Culture Of The South

A Real 'art de Vivre'

The French King's Route

Wine and Gastronomy

The Roman Route of Provence

The Magnificent South

The Secrets Of The Great Wines

1000 Years Of History

France In Depth (paris&normandy)

The Sky Of Paris

Paris with Lourdes & Lisieux

French Connection

 

Travel to Greece

Grand Tour Of Greece

Best Of Greece

A Mediterranean Story

 

Travel to Morocco

Big South & Kasbahs by 4x4 Land Rover

Imperial Cities

Discovery Of Morocco

 

Travel to Austria

Sound Of Music

 

Central Europe

Budapest - Prague By Rail

Budapest - Vienna Prague By Rail

 

South Africa

Wild life and the Cape

The Cape and Elephant Coast

Zulu and Safari

 

Lasting Impressions

 

Travel to Far East

All About China

Golden China

Golden Yangtze Discovery / 14 Days

Best Of Japan

Grand Tour Of Japan

West & East Japan

India Golden Triangle

India Heritage Discovery

India Palace On Wheels

Grand tour of Thailand

Highlights of Thailand & Cambodia

Crossing Indochina from Hong Kong

The Best of Southern Asia

The Golden Triangle & The Mekong River

North To South "Bangkok To Laos"

 

Travel to Jordan

Explore Jordan

Egypt & Jordan in Depth

 

Travel to Kenya

Kenya & Egypt Safari

Highlights of Kenya

Kenya & Tanzania in Depth

Grand Tour of Kenya & Tanzania

 

Pilgrimages

Rome And Medjugorie

Fatima, Spain And Lourdes

Paris with Lourdes & Lisieux

Pilgrimage in Italy

Apparition Centers & Holy Land Tour

 

Mediterranean Mysteries  8 days (Deluxe / Independant)

"Malta and Sicily Special"

"Daily Departure Guaranteed" All the year round

DAY 01

 

Depart USA

DAY 02

Arrive Malta

Arrival transfer from Airport to hotel

Day at leisure

Accommodation: Hotel Le Meridien or similar

DAY 03

Malta

After breakfast , Departure to Malta's Capital Valletta. The first experience in Malta will be a guided tour through the bustling streets of Valletta. At first you will be visiting the Barracca Gardens, from where you can admire, a great panorama of the Grand Harbour. Then you will visit St. John's Co-Cathedral a place adorned in riches that date back to the times of the Knights of Malta including the world famous Caravaggio painting that is on display in the Oratory of this Cathedral. Then you will be strolling along the streets down to The Malta Experience Show a multivision show depicting 7000 years of Maltese History. Overnight (B)

DAY 04

Malta

After breakfast , Day at leisure

Accommodation: Le Meridien or similar (B)

DAY 05

Malta to Sicily via catamaran or flight

After breakfast , Departure transfer to Sea Passenger Terminal or Airport in Malta , Travel from Malta to Sicily

Arrival transfer independently from port or Airport to hotel in Catania Accommodation: Katane Palace   or Similar (B)

DAY 06

Sicily    Etna/Catania/Riviera dei Ciclopi/Taormina

After breakfast,Off to discover the beauty and fascination of one of the most famous mountain in the world. Mount Etna, the highest active volcano in Europe, called the Mountain of the Mountain. With our coach we reach Rifugio Sapienza some 6000 ft (2000 metres) above sea level, driving across chestnut woods and a lunar type landscape. Weather and volcanic activity permitting you may choose an optional tour by cable car and Landrover until reaching 9000 ft (3000 metres) above sea level. Here a qualified vulcanology guide will show you the most recently formed craters. In the afternoon we reach Catania where you can sea the Cathedral dedicated to Saint Agata, placed in the most famous square of Catania, where the symbol of the town is, an ancient elephant in lava stone. You can walk on the via Etnea sided by its beautiful baroque buildings and a famous shopping area. On the way back to Taormina we drive along the famous Riviera dei Ciclopi, where according the mythology Odisseus arrived together with his companions. Here we stop in Acitrezza, a picturesque fishing village today become a famous resort. We will drive towards to Taormina. Accommodation: Katane Palace or similar (B)

DAY 07

Sicily to Malta via catamaran or flight

After breakfast , transfer independently to Sea Passenger Terminal or Airport in Sicily

Travel from Sicily to Malta .Arrival transfer in Malta from port or Airport to hotel

Accommodation: Hotel Le Meridien or similar (B)

DAY 08

Malta/USA

After breakfast , Departure transfer Le Meridien hotel to Airport (B)

Package Includes

 Scheduled transatlantic flight (round trip ticket) from & to NYC (Land & Air)

4 nights hotel accommodations in Malta 

2 nights hotel accommodations in Sicily

Round trip catamaran or Flight between Malta and Sicily (Land & Air)

Half day tour to Valleta

Half day tour to Etna/Catania/Riviera dei Ciclopi/Taormina

Continental daily breakfast

 All Transfers in Malta

Hotel taxes and service charges

Package Does not include

Airport taxes and fuel surcharge

 Transfers in Sicily (Arrival and Departure)  

Extras of personal nature

2011/2012  Mediterranean Mysteries 08 Days

Prices are Valid for the period

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Land Only FIRST CLASS

Land & Air FIRST CLASS

Jan 18

MAR 28

1095

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APR 01

APR 29

1245

2295

MAY 01

MAY 30

1395

2495

JUN 03

JUN 27

1345

2475

JUL 01

JUL 29

1275

2375

JUL 31

AUG 26

1255

2455

AUG 28

SEP 02

1075

2245

SEP 04

SEP 09

1285

2345

SEP 11

OCT 21

1245

2295

OCT 23

NOV 28

1195

2245

DEC 02

DEC 16

1145

2195

DEC 17

DEC 31

1595

2595

JAN 01(2012)

MAR 12

1175

2245

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    FIRST CLASS HOTELS

  Malta

   Le Meridien Phoenicia or similar
   Le Meridien St. Julian or similar
   Catania "Italy"
   Katane Palace or similar
   Jolly Bellini or similar

    Possibility for ext. to Naples , Sorrento , Rome and Tuscany

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Malta

It has been said that the Maltese islands are the 'open air museum of the Mediterranean', offering 7,000 years or more of history to explore with numerous cultural, historical and megalithic sites unique in the world. The islands boast prehistoric ruins older than Stonehenge and the Pyramids of Egypt, and are steeped in the legacy of the medieval order of the Knights of St John, who used the island as their stronghold for defending Christendom.

The main island of Malta, covering just 95 square miles (246 sq km), is also a popular holiday destination because of its secluded bays and sandy beaches, washed by unpolluted clear blue waters. Set against the backdrop of the island's scenery and its honey-coloured stone buildings, Malta is alluring and fascinating.

Malta and its little sister island, Gozo, are not stuck in a time warp, however. The islanders enjoy life to the full, and the calendar is filled with summertime 'festas' with fireworks and revelry in every little parish in honour of the village patron saints, as well as the major carnival in early spring every year. The capital, Valletta, besides offering some awesome Baroque buildings and fortifications as its main sightseeing attractions, is bustling and bursting with restaurants and cafes. The island's compact size is also a plus for visitors; it takes no more than an hour to drive between any two points on the main island, and there is very little open space. The dense population means that the island is virtually one large urban area, with buildings occupying every inch.

Malta lies about 60 miles (97km) south of Sicily and 160 miles (257km) north of Libya, a strategic position in the Mediterranean that has made the islands a crossroads of history. The last occupiers were the British, who granted Malta independence in 1964, but the biggest and most unique influence was left by the Knights of St John, to whom the island was donated in 1530; the Knights reigned supreme over the island for 270 years, building magnificent churches and monuments to themselves.

Malta has its mysteries too, in the form of 30 prehistoric sites boasting massive Neolithic temples, considered to be the oldest freestanding stone buildings known to man.