11 days/10 nights · Czestochowa, pilgrimage center of Poland , to visit the Jasna Gora Monastery...

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Tour Cost Includes: • Accommodations in 1st class hotels • Meals as specifed: B-breakfast, L-lunch, D-dinner • Air conditioned coach • Sightseeing tours as specified • English speaking guide in each country • Whisper technology for enhanced touring • Baggage handling, one piece per person • All entrance fees to sites specified • Hotel charges and taxes 2020 TOUR DATES AND PRICES 11 days/10 nights For Tour Conditions and Reservation Form see 2nd Page. YOUR HOTELS: TALLINN- Park Inn Radisson or similar RIGA - Radisson Blu Latvija VILNIUS - Artis Centrum Hotel or similar WARSAW - Hotel Mercure Grand Hotel KRAKOW - Mercure Krakow Stare Miasto For reservations call: 1-800-388-0988 1446 Riverdale Street West Springfield, MA 01089 e-mail: [email protected] 1st Day - Depart for Tallinn, Estonia. 2nd Day - TALLINN. Upon arrival, trans- fer to your hotel (optional). Check-in at the hotel. Time to unpack and relax. This eve- ning enjoy a welcome dinner and orienta- tion. (D) 3rd Day - TALLINN. Our morning city tour of Tallinn, begins with a drive along the park of Kadriorg, the Song Festival grounds and the ruins of the 15th century Brigit's con- vent in Pirita. We continue on a walking tour, visiting the Old Town of Tallinn - an example of Gothic architecture in the Bal- tic and Nordic countries. The tour includes Toompea Castle fortifications, the Gothic Town Hall (14th century) and the Russian Orthodox Cathedral of Alexander Nevskij (19th century). (B, D) 4th Day - TALLINN - RIGA. This morn- ing we depart for Riga, the capital of Latvia, situated at the mouth of the Dougave River. Enjoy the rest of the day at leisure to catch a first glimpse of the city. (B, D) 5th Day - RIGA. Start the day with a city tour of Riga, visiting medieval Hanseatic town, Riga castle, St. Jacob's Cathedral and the Liberty Monument. Afternoon at leisure or you can take an optional excursion to an Open Air Ethnographic Museum. (B) 6th Day - RIGA-VILNIUS. This morning our motor coach heads for Vilnius, capital of Lithuania for more than 600 years. Enjoy the scenic countryside along the way. Arrival in Vilnius, check-in at the hotel. The remainder of the day is at leisure to rest, explore Vilnus on your own or take an optional tour of the KGB Museum. (B, D) 7th Day - VILNIUS. Today we will spend discovering this amazing city. Our tour in- cludes: St. Peter and Paul's Church, Cathe- dral Square, St. Ann and Bernardine Church, the Gates of Dawn with a holy image of the Virgin Mary, Russian Orthodox Church of the Holy Spirit, Town Hall Square and Vilni- us University (founded in 1579.In the after- noon an optional excursion to Trakai Castle located 16 miles from Vilnius. This14th century Castle for ages served as a defensive structure and residence of Lithuanian Grand Dukes. (B) CLASSIC BALTICS AND POLAND 8th Day - VILNIUS-WARSAW. After break- fast we depart Lithuania and cross the bor- der into Poland. We continue our journey to Warsaw, admiring the scenery along the way. Balance of the day at leisure. (B,L,D) 9th Day - WARSAW. This morning, we in- troduce you to the highlights of Warsaw. Drive along the beautifully renovated Royal Route with its historical monuments, pass by the Palace of Science and Culture, the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Monument to the Heroes of the Warsaw Getto and the Bar- bican. We continue with a walking tour of the Old Town, beautifully rebuilt after World War II with impressive Royal Castle, seat of Polish kings, the Old Market Square with fashionable shops and cozy cafes and St. John's Cathedral. This evening, an optional Chopin piano recital. (B) 10th Day - WARSAW-Czestochowa-KRA- KOW. This morning we journey south to the medieval city of Krakow. En route, stop in Czestochowa, pilgrimage center of Poland , to visit the Jasna Gora Monastery and the Black Madonna Shrine with its miraculous icon. In the afternoon, visit to Auschwitz martyrdom Museum which was established in 1947 on the location of the largest for- mer Nazi concentration camp. Overnight in Krakow. (B, D) 11th Day - KRAKOW. Today we discover the medieval treasures of Krakow Our tour features Wawel Hill with the Royal Castle, home to three dynasties of Poland’s mon- archs. Its stately chambers are filled with priceless medieval treasures. You will also visit the Wawel Cathedral, where Polish kings were crowned and buried. We spend time in the Old Town with its medieval Mar- ket Square, one of the largest in Europe, full of souvenir shops, sidewalk cafes, museums and restaurants. At St. Mary’s Basilica see the largest wooden altar and at the arcaded Cloth Hall, dating back to the 14th century, you can shop for souvenirs. Afternoon at leisure. (B) 12th Day - KRAKOW. After breakfast ter- mination of tour services. Transfer to the airport optional. (B) May 02/Sat - May 12/Tue Tour Cost: $1,949 May 16/Sat - May 26/Tue Tour Cost: $1,849 May 23/Sat - Jun. 02/Tue Tour Cost: $1,849 May 30/Sat - Jun. 09/Tue Tour Cost: $1,849 Jun. 06/Sat - Jun. 16/Tue Tour Cost: $1,849 Jun. 20/Sat - Jun. 30/Tue Tour Cost: $1,799 Jun. 27/Sat - Jul. 07/Tue Tour Cost: $1,799 Jul. 04/Sat - Jul. 14/Tue Tour Cost: $1,799 Jul. 18/Sat - Jul. 28/Tue Tour Cost: $1,799 Aug. 01/Sat - Aug. 11/Tue Tour Cost: $1,799 Aug. 08/Sat - Aug. 18/Tue Tour Cost: $1,799 Aug. 15/Sat - Aug. 25/Tue Tour Cost: $1,799 Aug. 22/Sat - Sep. 01/Tue Tour Cost: $1,849 Aug. 29/Sat - Sep. 08/Tue Tour Cost: $1,849 Sep. 12/Sat - Sep. 22/Tue Tour Cost: $1,849 Sep. 26/Sat - Oct. 06/Tue Tour Cost: $1,799 Oct. 03/Sat - Oct. 13/Tue Tour Cost: $1,799 Oct. 10/Sat - Oct. 20/Tue Tour Cost: $1,749 Krakow - Wawel Castle Tallinn Single and triple rates on request. Additional departure dates on Mondays are available in peak season. Call for details. If Booked by Dec.12, 2019 Starts in Tallinn:

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Tour Cost Includes: • Accommodations in 1st class hotels• Meals as specifed: B-breakfast, L-lunch, D-dinner • Air conditioned coach • Sightseeing tours as specified• English speaking guide in each country• Whisper technology for enhanced touring• Baggage handling, one piece per person• All entrance fees to sites specified• Hotel charges and taxes

2020 TOUR DATES AND PRICES

11 days/10 nights

For Tour Conditions and Reservation Form see 2nd Page.

YOUR HOTELS: TALLINN- Park Inn Radisson or similarRIGA - Radisson Blu LatvijaVILNIUS - Artis Centrum Hotel or similarWARSAW - Hotel Mercure Grand HotelKRAKOW - Mercure Krakow Stare Miasto

For reservations call: 1-800-388-0988

1446 Riverdale StreetWest Springfield, MA 01089e-mail: [email protected]

1st Day - Depart for Tallinn, Estonia.2nd Day - TALLINN. Upon arrival, trans-fer to your hotel (optional). Check-in at the hotel. Time to unpack and relax. This eve-ning enjoy a welcome dinner and orienta-tion. (D) 3rd Day - TALLINN. Our morning city tour of Tallinn, begins with a drive along the park of Kadriorg, the Song Festival grounds and the ruins of the 15th century Brigit's con-vent in Pirita. We continue on a walking tour, visiting the Old Town of Tallinn - an example of Gothic architecture in the Bal-tic and Nordic countries. The tour includes Toompea Castle fortifications, the Gothic Town Hall (14th century) and the Russian Orthodox Cathedral of Alexander Nevskij (19th century). (B, D) 4th Day - TALLINN - RIGA. This morn-ing we depart for Riga, the capital of Latvia, situated at the mouth of the Dougave River. Enjoy the rest of the day at leisure to catch a first glimpse of the city. (B, D) 5th Day - RIGA. Start the day with a city tour of Riga, visiting medieval Hanseatic town, Riga castle, St. Jacob's Cathedral and the Liberty Monument. Afternoon at leisure or you can take an optional excursion to an Open Air Ethnographic Museum. (B) 6th Day - RIGA-VILNIUS. This morning our motor coach heads for Vilnius, capital of Lithuania for more than 600 years. Enjoy the scenic countryside along the way. Arrival in Vilnius, check-in at the hotel. The remainder of the day is at leisure to rest, explore Vilnus on your own or take an optional tour of the KGB Museum. (B, D) 7th Day - VILNIUS. Today we will spend discovering this amazing city. Our tour in-cludes: St. Peter and Paul's Church, Cathe-dral Square, St. Ann and Bernardine Church, the Gates of Dawn with a holy image of the Virgin Mary, Russian Orthodox Church of the Holy Spirit, Town Hall Square and Vilni-us University (founded in 1579.In the after-noon an optional excursion to Trakai Castle located 16 miles from Vilnius. This14th century Castle for ages served as a defensive structure and residence of Lithuanian Grand Dukes. (B)

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8th Day - VILNIUS-WARSAW. After break-fast we depart Lithuania and cross the bor-der into Poland. We continue our journey to Warsaw, admiring the scenery along the way. Balance of the day at leisure. (B,L,D) 9th Day - WARSAW. This morning, we in-troduce you to the highlights of Warsaw. Drive along the beautifully renovated Royal Route with its historical monuments, pass by the Palace of Science and Culture, the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Monument to the Heroes of the Warsaw Getto and the Bar-bican. We continue with a walking tour of the Old Town, beautifully rebuilt after World War II with impressive Royal Castle, seat of Polish kings, the Old Market Square with fashionable shops and cozy cafes and St. John's Cathedral. This evening, an optional Chopin piano recital. (B) 10th Day - WARSAW-Czestochowa-KRA-KOW. This morning we journey south to the medieval city of Krakow. En route, stop in Czestochowa, pilgrimage center of Poland , to visit the Jasna Gora Monastery and the Black Madonna Shrine with its miraculous icon. In the afternoon, visit to Auschwitz martyrdom Museum which was established in 1947 on the location of the largest for-mer Nazi concentration camp. Overnight in Krakow. (B, D) 11th Day - KRAKOW. Today we discover the medieval treasures of Krakow Our tour features Wawel Hill with the Royal Castle, home to three dynasties of Poland’s mon-archs. Its stately chambers are filled with priceless medieval treasures. You will also visit the Wawel Cathedral, where Polish kings were crowned and buried. We spend time in the Old Town with its medieval Mar-ket Square, one of the largest in Europe, full of souvenir shops, sidewalk cafes, museums and restaurants. At St. Mary’s Basilica see the largest wooden altar and at the arcaded Cloth Hall, dating back to the 14th century, you can shop for souvenirs. Afternoon at leisure. (B) 12th Day - KRAKOW. After breakfast ter-mination of tour services. Transfer to the airport optional. (B)

May 02/Sat - May 12/Tue Tour Cost: $1,949

May 16/Sat - May 26/Tue Tour Cost: $1,849

May 23/Sat - Jun. 02/Tue Tour Cost: $1,849

May 30/Sat - Jun. 09/Tue Tour Cost: $1,849

Jun. 06/Sat - Jun. 16/Tue Tour Cost: $1,849

Jun. 20/Sat - Jun. 30/Tue Tour Cost: $1,799

Jun. 27/Sat - Jul. 07/Tue Tour Cost: $1,799

Jul. 04/Sat - Jul. 14/Tue Tour Cost: $1,799

Jul. 18/Sat - Jul. 28/Tue Tour Cost: $1,799

Aug. 01/Sat - Aug. 11/Tue Tour Cost: $1,799

Aug. 08/Sat - Aug. 18/Tue Tour Cost: $1,799

Aug. 15/Sat - Aug. 25/Tue Tour Cost: $1,799

Aug. 22/Sat - Sep. 01/Tue Tour Cost: $1,849

Aug. 29/Sat - Sep. 08/Tue Tour Cost: $1,849

Sep. 12/Sat - Sep. 22/Tue Tour Cost: $1,849

Sep. 26/Sat - Oct. 06/Tue Tour Cost: $1,799

Oct. 03/Sat - Oct. 13/Tue Tour Cost: $1,799

Oct. 10/Sat - Oct. 20/Tue Tour Cost: $1,749 Krakow - Wawel Castle

Tallinn

Single and triple rates on request.Additional departure dates on Mondays

are available in peak season. Call for details.

If Booked by Dec.12, 2019

Starts in Tallinn:

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2020 Tour Reservation Form: CLASSIC BALTICS AND POLAND

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TOUR CONDITIONSRESERVATIONS/PAYMENTS: A deposit of $200 per person is required at the time of booking. Full payment is due 45 days before departure.TOUR COST: Tour price is based on currency exchange levels in effect at the time of printing. It is subject to adjustment in the event of significant changes. Children discount: Children 7 - 11 years old receive 20% discount of the total tour price i sharing room with parents. Children under the age of seven are not accepted on motor coach tours. TOUR/AIR ARRANGEMENTS: Every effort will be made to provide lowest possible airfare available at the time of booking. Hotel accommodations will be provided in twin bedded rooms with private bath or shower. Single rooms are available at the supplement shown. While every effort will be made to provide sharing of accommodations for persons booking alone, when requested, it cannot be guaranteed and single supplement must be paid before departure when billed. Triple rooms are not available except for children under 11 yrs. Hotels specified can be changed within the same category. Unused hotel accommodations or any other unused features of this tour are not refundable nor exchangeable for other services. The right is reserved to substitute hotels and sightseeing features if it becomes necessary. Smoking on motor coaches is not permitted. Each tour member must be able to get on and off the motorcoach unaided and not require walking devices or wheelchairs. Please note that some sites may require walking on cobblestone streets and staircases which will present difficulties for tour members with physical limitations. NOT INCLUDED IN THE TOUR COST: Cost of passports, transfers on arrival and departure, meals not specified, items of a personal nature; phone calls, laundry, optional insurance, gratuities to escorts, and drivers.BAGGAGE: Free baggage allowance on transatlan-tic flights is one suitcase per person not exceeding 50 lbs. and 62 in. (sum of three sides). NO VACCINATIONS are required by law.DOCUMENTS: A valid U.S. or foreign passport is required. To apply for passport, contact your local U.S. Post Office. Your passport must be valid for at least six months after your return date.

CANCELLATIONS: All cancellations must be made in writing to PAT TOURS. For cancellations received prior to departure charges are: up to 61 days - $50 is non refundable. Between 60 and 40 days - 10% of the tour cost; 39 and 16 days - 40%; 15 and 8 days 80%, within 7 days prior to departure there is no refund. AIRLINE TICKETS, if issued, are subject to the airline cancellation policy applicable to the airfare used. After completion of the tour, claims for refund must be made in writing within 30 days.INSURANCE: All inclusive travel protection (cancel-lation, accident/health, baggage, delays) is strongly recommended and will be offered to all tour partici-pants with confirmation. If you have a pre-existing condition, insurance must be purchased within 7 days of deposit. Call PAT TOURS to enroll.RESPONSIBILITY: The travel agency, PAT TOURS, 1446 Riverdale St, W. Springfield, MA 01089, acts only as an agent for tour operator, Gate1, who provide arrangements for hotels, sightseeing tours, and transportation or any other service in connec-tion with the itineraries of individual tour members who by acceptance thereof, acknowledges that the travel agency or its agents and suppliers shall not be liable for injury, damage, loss, accident, delay or irregularity, liability or expense to person or property due to act or default of any hotel, carrier or other company or person providing or rendering of services included in the tours. Further, the travel agency or its agents accept no responsibility for any sickness, pilferage, labor disputes, machinery breakdown, government restraints, wars, whether declared or not, riots, theft, weather condition, defect in any vehicle of transportation or for any misadventure or casualty or any other causes be-yond their control. PAT TOURS reserves the right to cancel, change, substitute any service and to decline to accept or retain any tour member at any time for any reason including insufficient number of participants.

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Travel Tips . . . .

Printed in Oct. '19

TIME: Seven hours ahead of US Eastern Daylight Time, 6 hrs in Poland. The 24-hour clock is used.

ELECTRICITY: 220V/50 cycles. All purpose converter and 2-prong adapter are required for US appliances.

WARDROBE: Dress comfortably. Casual clothes of wrinkle-free fabrics are suggested for daily wear. Valuable jewelry should be left at home. Take a warm sweater or jacket, an umbrella or a raincoat. Comfortable walking shoes are a must. Laundry service is available in hotels.

WEATHER: Average temperatures in the summer 700F - 800F.

CREDIT CARDS: Most hotels, major restau-rants and shops, accept major credits cards including Master card, Visa and rarely Ameri-can Express. To exchange money you can use ATM ma-chines available in major cities in tourist areas or Exchange places.

Enclosed is my deposit check $ ________ ($200 per person, non-refundable) payable to PAT TOURS to reserve _______ seat(s) on the above tour starting in TALLINN on _______________. Deposit can also be made by credit card. Flight reservation: Need round trip flights departing on ______________________ from ______________________________________returning on ________________________________. Preferred airline (if any) _______________________________________________.Please charge the amount of $ ________ to my (AX, VI, MC, DS) # ______________________________________ Exp. Date _________;