PILGRIMAGE TO ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, NORTHERN IRELAND & IRELAND

Itinerary

Sep 8 DAY 1 Depart Toronto to London.

Sep 9 DAY 2 From Heathrow Airport, we visit the National Shrine of St. Jude adjacent to Church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Faversham. Mass. After lunch, There will be a panoramic tour of London which includes Trafalgar Square, Houses of Parliament, Big Ben, etc, and we go inside London Tower to see the Kohinoor diamond. Brief stop for Choral evensong at St. Paul’s Cathedral if time permits. Dinner and overnight in London.

Sep 10 DAY 3 After breakfast, we visit Westminster Cathedral, then visit Westminster Abbey. Photo stop at Buckingham Palace [may watch changing guard 11 am if timing permits]. Then, travel to Stonehenge, we will visit the most architecturally sophisticated prehistoric stone circle in the world. Continue to Oxford area for dinner and overnight.

Sep 11 DAY 4 After breakfast, if timing permits, panorama tour the city of Oxford. Then, travel to Cambridge, we visit one of the oldest Catholic churches in the U.K., the Church of Our Lady and the English Martyrs in Cambridge, famous for its university with 32 colleges, founded in 1209 with famous alumni like Lord Tennyson, Lord Byron, Isaac Newton, and Charles Darwin. Visit the Shrine of Our Lady of Walsingham and the Slipper Chapel. Dinner and overnight in Sheffield/Workshop area.

Sep 12 DAY 5 After breakfast, travel to York, visit St. Wilfrid’s Church. Mass (to be confirmed). Guided tour of York including the Shambles and the York Minstrel. Travel to Durham, visit Durham Cathedral to venerate the tomb of Venerable Bede and the relic of St. Cuthbert, a most beloved English saint. Continue to Scotland to visit Roslyn Chapel. Dinner and overnight in Edinburgh.

Sep 13 DAY 6 Today visit St. Mary’s Catholic Cathedral in Edinburgh, then panoramic tour of Edinburgh, walk the Royal Mile then photo stop at Edinburgh Castle. See the impressive castle of Stirling. Visit the National Shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes in Carfin near Glasgow. Overnight in Glasgow area.

Sep 14 DAY 7 Morning, tour the city of Glasgow, the biggest city in Scotland famous for its Victorian and Art Noveau architecture. We photostop at Glasgow Cathedral and the Necropolis. Mass. Then, we depart Glasgow for Cairnryan. Take the ferry to Belfast, Ireland [arrive around 6 pm]. Dinner and overnight in Belfast.

Sep 15 Day 8 After breakfast, we will enjoy a panoramic city tour of Belfast, which will take us to the Leaning Albert Memorial Clock tower, the Opera House, the City Hall, The Crown Bar, Queens University and the Botanic Gardens. After lunch, we continue to Downpatrick, visit the tomb of St. Patrick on the grounds of Down Cathedral in Downpatrick, Northern Ireland. Dinner and overnight.

Sep 16 Day 9 Morning, visit St. Patrick Catholic Cathedral in Armagh. Continue to Knock, we visit the National Shrine and Sanctuary of Our Lady of Knock for the Virgin Mary’s apparition on August 21, 1879. Continue to Galway. Upon arrival, visit the Galway Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption and St. Nicholas. Dinner and overnight in Galway.

Sep 17 Day 10 After breakfast, travel to the charming village of Adar Tipperary, close by Limerick. Then travel to the spectacular Rock of Cashel, also called St. Patrick’s Rock, composed of Medieval buildings dating back to 12th to 13thc set on a limestone outcrop, a Round Tower, High Cross, Gothic Cathedral, the original Cross of St. Patrick. Pass through Kilkenny to the Monastic site of Glendalough, the center of Irish Celtic Christianity founded by St. Kevin. Dinner and overnight in Dublin.

Sep 18 DAY 11 After breakfast, sightseeing tour of Dublin takes us to statue lined O’Connell Street, elegant Georgian squares and St. Patrick’s Cathedral. Mass. In the afternoon we visit Oscar Wilde’s Trinity College famous for the twelve-hundred-year-old Book of Kells and magnificent Old Library. Some free time in the afternoon. Dinner and overnight in Dublin.

Sep 19 DAY 12 Today, we board flight from Dublin to Toronto.

TOUR COST CAD$5,890.00 INCLUDES:

– Air transportation – hotel accommodation first class or superior tourist class based on double occupancy
– All taxes and tips
– 2 meals breakfast and dinner daily
– All sightseeing as per itinerary with English speaking guide

NOT INCLUDED IN THE TOUR:
– Single supplement $1,400
– Meals not specified, insurance, documentation
– Drinks at dinners
– Application for ETA

HOW TO BOOK:
A non refundable deposit of $300.00 per person is required at time of booking. Insurance with premium(if desired) must be purchased at the time of booking.

BALANCE OF PAYMENT
Balance due is payable 105 days prior to departure
For late bookings /within 105 days/ full payment is due immediately.

CANCELLATION:
If cancellation is necessary, please advise QS Travel & Tours immediately in writing. Cancellation charges are as follows:
105 days before departure ………………………………………….$300.00 per person
Between 105 and 61 days before departure …………………… 40% of the total cost
Between 60 and 46 days before departure ……………………. 60% of the total cost
45 days or less ………………………………………… 100% of the total cost

IF YOU CHANGE YOUR BOOKING:
A $25 administration charge will be applied for changes you make to your booking outside the 90 days to departure period. Please note name changes are not allowed and such will be treated as cancellations.

IF QS TRAVEL & TOURS CHANGES YOUR BOOKING:
QS Travel & Tours will advise you of any change we feel significantly alters the holiday which you have purchased from us. Occasionally, changes might occur close to departure time. In such cases, you will be notified as early as possible. Due to circumstances beyond our control, the local tour operator may have to make last minute changes in hotel or schedule. In case the standard of the accommodation is changed, QS Travel & Tours will offer the choice of a full and immediate refund or comparable alternate travel services acceptable to you.

UNUSED SERVICES:
No refund or adjustment can be made for any portion of holiday not used.

GOOD VALUE AND EXPECTATIONS:
The Ministry of Consumer Relations requires that Ontarians traveling abroad be advised that they may encounter different living standards and practices than those at home.

FLIGHT CONNECTIONS:
In the event of a change in our flight times, with or without notice, we cannot accept responsibility for any special connecting fares which you might purchase and which cannot be changed without penalty.

TRAVEL DOCUMENTATION:
A valid Canadian passport is required for all visits outside of Canada. It is the sole responsibility of the passenger to ensure proper and valid documentation. Failure to provide valid documentation may result in denied boarding of the aircraft and cancellation of your flight arrangements without refund. If you are holding a passport other than Canadian, please contact QS Travel & Tours to determine whether or not a visa is required for entry into the country you will be visiting.

BAGGAGE ALLOWANCE
One piece of luggage of 23kg per person plus a carry-on-bag /weighting not more than 5 kg/

FLIGHT TIMES
All flight times are subject to change with or without prior notice to the passengers or his/her agent. QS Travel & Tours does not accept liability for missed connection or any expenses resulting from an off-schedule, rescheduled or late flight operations.

PRICES
Prices in this brochure are given in Canadian dollars unless otherwise stated. Prices are correct at the time of going to press. In the event of any change beyond QS Travel & Tours control, including but not limited to increase in the price of fuel, currency fluctuations affecting our costs, or increases in government taxes or levies. QS Travel & Tours reserves the right to surcharge the passenger/s up to 7% of a tour cost.

LIABILITY
QS Travel & Tours Inc. is a tour operator and has made the advertised holiday arrangements with the airline/s/, hotel/s/, cruiseship/s/, other operator/s/ and other. Each of these organizations has its own specific terms and conditions for doing business and you will be bound by them. QS Travel & Tours accepts no responsibility for /A/ the acts or omissions of any party/ies/ other than QS Travel & Tours employees./B/failure by the passenger to be properly documented; /C/ failure by the passenger to comply with departure or joining or baggage requirements;/D/ aircraft delays, government actions, priests change their commitments as spiritual directors, etc, act/s/ of God or any factor beyond our direct control; /E/ cancellation or delay to any tour or holiday or change to the itinerary; /F/ expenses resulting from lost or damaged baggage. QS Travel & Tours accepts no responsibility for additional expenses due to delays or changes in air, rail, road, sea or other service, quarantine, sickness, war, weather or other causes All such expenses will have to be borne by the passengers. QS Travel & Tours reserves the right to refuse any person as a member of these tours at its sole discretion. QS Travel & Tours reserves the right to cancel any or all departure/s/ with or without prior notice and QS Travel & Tours sole responsibility shall be to refund all monies paid for such cancelled departures. The laws and courts which govern this contract are those of the Province of Ontario.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION
When you book you QS Travel & Tours, an agreement is made between you and QS Travel & Tours and others who will provide services. Please read carefully the information on this page for it sets out the conditions governing the provision of these holidays.

TRAVEL INSURANCE 
Please contact our agents for insurance quote.
Insurance rates subject to change any time.
Once purchased insurance premiums are not refundable.

FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CALL:
Tel 905-412-2242, 1-800-565-3619
Email: group@qstours.com