Little England was what Barbados was called many years ago while still under British rule. While it is true that Barbados has been independent since 1966, there are still remnants of days gone by. Those days can be best seen in the gardens and great houses of the island. Andromeda Botanical Gardens is one of those gardens that spans back generations and is full of tropical colours and beautiful pathways that one can meander. Then head to St. Nicholas Abbey, one of the last remaining authentic houses of the 17th Century that exists anywhere in the "New World". Built around 1658, St. Nicholas Abbey is a phenomenal sight to behold. Along with the house tour and historic video, you will be invited to partake in a bit of Rum Tasting.
Stops on Tour:
St. Nicholas Abbey
East Coast
Andromeda Botanical Gardens
Transportation, entrance fees, and drinks are included.
See the historical centre of Berlin from a totally different perspective. Compliment your Famous Walk with an integrated one-hour open-top boat cruise on the river Spree. With more bridges than Venice, Berlin's waterways have much to offer.
Enjoy the sight of Berlin's iconic 'Dome' cathedral and the magnificent buildings of Museum Island from the water. We enable you to picture the full splendour of Berlin before the destruction and devastation of WWII and the subsequent tragedy of German partition. Learn how some waterways in this area are impassable due to the continued presence of munitions from WWII. Float by the Friedrichstrasse train station as we recount how the visa processing centre of this Cold War crossing point became known as the 'Palace of Tears'. Further on we see the building from where the East German border guards attempted to hinder escape attempts by operating a hydraulic underwater steel chain net across the Spree.
Further west, the stunning contrast between the historically significant Reichstag and its surrounding modern parliamentary buildings comes into full view. We cruise by the Premier's Office (Kanzleramt), a 300 year-old customs house (Zollstelle) and The House of World Cultures – America's gift to the Germans in 1957. Get a good look at Berlin's brash new glass and steel central railway station and learn how this 1990s building project earned the nickname 'The Knot'. We travel under the recently refurbished red sandstone Moltke bridge, where Soviet troops launched their final onslaught on the Reichstag in April 1945.
Tour Info
Apr 1st – Oct 31st: 10 am daily
Please make your way to the McDonald's opposite the main entrance to Zoo Station. Your guide will be there 15 minutes prior to tour time.
With your Paris la carte pass, valid 3 consecutive days, board and get out whenever you want from buses or boats.
Create your own itinerary from 58 possible stopping points:
- 8 Batobus stops on the Seine (Eiffel Tower, Muse dOrsay, St Germain, Notre-Dame, Jardin des Plantes, Htel de Ville, Louvre, Champs-Elyses)
- 50 Open Tour stops in Paris.
You will enjoy fantastic views of Paris monuments and the Seine from the rear decks of the boats and the open-air upper deck on buses. (No commentaries on boats)
With your Paris la carte pass, valid 2 consecutive days, board and get out whenever you want from buses or boats.
Create your own itinerary from 58 possible stopping points:
- 8 Batobus stops on the Seine (Eiffel Tower, Muse dOrsay, St Germain, Notre-Dame, Jardin des Plantes, Htel de Ville, Louvre, Champs-Elyses)
- 50 Open Tour stops in Paris.
You will enjoy fantastic views of Paris monuments and the Seine from the rear decks of the boats and the open-air upper deck on buses. (No commentaries on boats)
Paris Open Tour is a tourist route which covers the important sites of Paris. From the fleet of yellow and green double-decker buses youll enjoy fantastic views of the capital from the open upper decks!
Pass valid for 2 days enable you to get out as often as you want at 50 planned stops.
Original commentaries (French, English, Spanish, Italian, German, Japanese, Russian and Chinese/mandarin) over speakers on the 4 tours: Paris Grand Tour (green), Montparnasse Saint Germain (orange), Montmartre Grands Boulevards (red) and Bastille-Bercy (blue).
Paris Open Tour is a tourist route which covers the important sites of Paris. From the fleet of yellow and green double-decker buses youll enjoy fantastic views of the capital from the open upper decks!
Passes valid for 1 day enable you to get out as often as you want at 50 planned stops.
Original commentaries (French, English, Spanish, Italian, German, Japanese, Russian and Chinese/mandarin) over speakers on the 4 tours: Paris Grand Tour (green), Montparnasse Saint Germain (orange), Montmartre Grands Boulevards (red) and Bastille-Bercy (blue).
Do you want to immerse yourself in the magical world of Cava? We invite you to visit the Freixenet cava cellars.
The guided tours at Freixenet begin with a brief audioisual presentation of the history of a family business.
This is followed by a visit to the old part of the cellars, built in 1922. Here, the house guides will personally explain the process of cava production and will give advice on serving and drinking this sparkling beverage.
Visitors will board a small train to travel through part of the 20km of underground cava cellars. At the end of this journey, visitors arrive at the tasting room where they can taste the different cavas of the Freixenet range.
The visit finishes at the "Dolores Ferrer" store where visitors will have the chance to acquire many articles relating to the world of cava and wine.
Very close to Barcelona, we find Sitges, one of the most picturesque villages on the Catalan Coast. With the Garraf massif as a backdrop. Sitges is one of the favourite destinations for tourists visiting Catalonia.
Its microclimate with almost 300 days of sun per yer, seventeen beaches, an attractive range of cultural opportunities and its exceptional cuisine and shopping options make it the perfect choice for enjoying the Mediterranean coast.
The Full Island Tour gives you a chance to see the entire circumference of Antigua which includes over 100 miles of shoreline! See Antigua's natural beauty, from the popular beaches to the uninhabited islands. View the capital city of Antigua, St. John's. Get a glimpse of English Harbor, the site of Nelson's Dockyard National Park and Shirley Heights. Every beach, hotel, reef and historic fortification is along the route. Complete live narration by the pilot is included.
Available: Availability varies on a day to day basis. Please contact the tour operator to confirm a time and date. Departures begin at 9:00am Monday - Friday.
You will fly directly from Antigua to the East Coast of Montserrat.
The entire flying tour of Montserrat is over the "exclusion zone", which is an area that has been designated off limits to habitation or ground transportation for the last 5 years. At the center of the exclusion zone is the Soufrierre Hills Volcano, rising to 3000 feet above sea level, still active and frequently emitting a combination of ash, smoke and steam. One thousand feet below is the massive Tar River Gorge and Delta, which has formed over the last six years as a result of avalanches of hot gas, rock, ash, dust known as pyroclastic flows.
The helicopter will then allow a view of Plymouth, the former capital of Montserrat, which is now uninhabited and in some places buried in 40 feet of ash. You will also see villages trapped in the exclusion zone such as Long Ground, Windy Hill and Spanish Point. On the seaside, you will now find the W.H. Bramble Airport. Closed after being hit by a pyroclastic flow in the fall of 1997, you will fly low down the abandoned runway at 100mph to give you a feeling of what it is like to be on the ground in the vicinity of the volcano, but from the safety and comfort of a helicopter.***
After travelling along the East Coast, you will leave the island of Montserrat behind, taking vivid memories with you back to Antigua.
Available: Availability varies on a day to day basis. Please contact the tour operator to confirm a time and date. Departures begin at 9:00am Monday - Friday.
Duration: 45 minutes
Note: Tour route over the exclusion zone of Montserrat may vary depending on weather and volcanic conditions.
***On February 11th, 2010 a partial dome collapse occurred at Soufriere Hills volcano leaving only ash where Bramble Airport was once found. This part of the tour will now vary as a result.
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