Experience Hungarian Cowboys, Wine Tours, and Centuries Old Palaces on GLP Worldwide Expedition’s Black Sea Voyage
Toronto, August, 2009 – AMA Waterways, represented in Canada by GLP Worldwide Expedition Travel and Tours, is offering an intriguing 15 day Black Sea Voyage cruise and land program that combines the best of old and new Europe to areas many Canadians have yet to experience. Best of all this voyage comes with a significant discount for a limited time.
Book the 15 day Black Sea Voyage with GLP Worldwide Expedition by August 30, 2009 for the October 14, 2009 departure date and you will receive a $2,000 CAD per couple discount for the purchase of a land, cruise, and air package.
“This cruise is ideal for those individuals, couples and groups that want to truly experience a part of Europe that for most Canadians has not been visited and who enjoy discovering the rich and changing history of the Balkans region and its stunning and diverse landscape,” said Patrick Tsung, president of GLP Worldwide Expedition Travel and Tours.
The 15 day Black Sea Voyage for the October 14, 2009 departure date starts from $2,420 CAD per person (Cruise only), or $3,800 CAD (Cruise & Air), or $4,840 CAD per person for Air, Cruise, and Land. All prices are for Toronto or Montreal air departures based on double occupancy and exclude air taxes, fuel surcharges and related fees.. Please consult GLP Worldwide for add-on fares from other Canadian gateways.
The October 14th 15 day Black Sea Voyage departs from Istanbul and covers the fascinating and culture rich countries of Turkey, Bulgaria, Serbia, Romania, Croatia and Hungary.
Features of the Black Sea Voyage include:
- 2 nights accommodation in Budapest with daily buffet breakfast
- 7-night deluxe cruise accommodation in an outside stateroom aboard the elegant MS Amadante (which joined the AMA Waterways fleet in 2008)
- Superb dining with all meals included during your cruise with unlimited wine with every dinner onboard
- Fully escorted motorcoach tour from the Ship in Rousse, Bulgaria to Istanbul
- 1 night hotel accommodation in Bulgaria including buffet breakfast
- 3 nights hotel accommodation in Istanbul including daily buffet breakfast
- All transfers with the purchase of the Cruise, Land, and Air Package
- Use of Bicycles to explore on your own
Special tour highlights include:
- Observe and interact with the famous Hungarian cowboys in the Puszta region of Hungary and enjoy their hospitality along with some brandy and scones
- Visit historic religious churches, mosques, and synagogues in the Pecs region of Croatia
- Cruise through the spectacular Iron Gates where the Danube narrows and winds it way through stunning gorges and between the Carpathian Mountains and the foothills of the Balkan Mountains
- Visit the impressive 14th century Bada Vida Fortress in Vidin, Bulgaria and a visit to the Parliament Palace – the world’s largest palace
- Take a city tour of Istanbul and visit the Ottoman Sultan’s Grand Palace of Topkapi, smell the sweet aroma of the Spice Bazaar, and marvel at the Blue Mosque.
AMA Waterways has redefined European river cruising since its founding in 2002. In 2009, two brand-new 148-passenger vessels, MS Amalyra and MS Amadolce, joined the luxurious
AMA Waterways fleet in Europe, which consists of the MS Amacello and MS Amadante (2008), MS Amalegro (2007) and MS Amadagio (2006). In 2010 AMA Waterways will welcome MS Amabella and continue to offer popular itineraries on the historic Danube, Main, Rhine and Mosel rivers, as well as the Douro River in Portugal, the RhГґne in France and the Volga-Baltic waterways in Russia.
To obtain a copy of the AMA Waterways brochure, please contact GLP Worldwide Expedition Travel and Tours. You can also visit the website www.europeanwaterways.ca for complete details on the various cruises and pricing or email: info@europeanwaterways.ca
GLP Worldwide Expedition Travel and Tours is based in Toronto, Ontario and acts as the Canadian representative for various niche cruise operators such as AMA Waterways, Go Barging, Hurtigruten, Fred. Olsen Cruises and LГјftner Cruises. Information on GLP Worldwide Expedition Travel and Tours can be accessed at www.glpworldwide.com or by calling (866) 760-1987.
August 19, 2009
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